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  • George Durham avatar

    Are You Just A Fan Or A Follower?

    Contributed by George Durham on Jul 8, 2014
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    Are you just a fan of Jesus, as a good teacher? Or are you a committed disciple of Christ.

    Are you Just a Fan or a Follower? Matt.4:18-22 Most common answer when I ask people, “How do you know you are a Christian? “Because I believe in Jesus!” • Hindu’s believe in Jesus + 330 million other gods! • Muslims believe Jesus was a ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    The Jewishness Of Jesus

    Contributed by Samuel Fulkerson on Sep 19, 2013
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    The Bible was written by Jews for Jews thousands of years ago, in ancient languages and cultures that are vastly different from ours today. Making it all the more important to understand as much of those cultures as we can.

    Quotes: “I am more than ever certain that a great place belongs to him in Israel's history of faith and that this place cannot be described by any of the usual categories.” -Martin Buber, leading Jewish writer, thinker, philosopher, and theologian (1878-1965). “No one can read the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Call Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 29, 2013
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    They may be the three most powerful words in all of spoken language. You hear these words and life may never be the same, changing who you are, the life you’ve known, how you will look at life and the people in your life as well.

    The Call Matthew 4:18-22 They may be the three most powerful words in all of spoken language. You hear these words and life may never be the same, changing who you are, the life you’ve known, how you will look at life and the people in your life as well. When these words were first spoken, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Discipleship

    Contributed by Perry Anderson on Sep 29, 2013
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    We are called to be disciples of Jesus Christ. A true disciple displays various traits and qualities that reflect the love and grace of Jesus Christ.

    It was Saturday, March 23, 2002. The following Monday my wife, Kim, and I would be celebrating our 14th wedding anniversary. I’ll have to say that year Kim made it very easy for me. She told me up front and very clearly what she wanted for our anniversary. She didn’t ask for ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Calling Of Jesus Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Oct 11, 2013
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    Here we read of the calling of some of the first disciples. The call of Jesus is a call to FOLLOW HIM.

    The Calling of Jesus Brad Bailey - September 8, 2013 Intro football season officially started this past week... it unleashes the energy of fans. Lives that have been in slumber seem to awaken. What it means to be a "fan" really bears a breadth of intensity...default fan... the weekend fan... the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Galilee Of The Nations

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 25, 2013
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    Jesus reaches out beyond the borders of life.

    GALILEE OF THE NATIONS. Matthew 4:12-23. In Egypt, Joseph Ben-David was instructed to take the holy family back to Israel, because Jesus had things to do there. Joseph took Jesus and Mary to Nazareth in Galilee. There they dwelt, and there Jesus grew up (Matthew 2:20-23). The years passed by, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Power Of A Call

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jan 6, 2012
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    The church has to respond to the general call of discipleship and the specific call to leadership.

    Matthew 4:17-22 KJV From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. [18] And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. [19] And he saith ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Go Deep, Grow Strong And Bear Fruit #2

    Contributed by C Jordan on Jan 7, 2012
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    God is calling us to go deeper into His love, His Word and relationships with one another. He is calling us to grow strong. And He is calling us to bear fruit in our lives – the fruit of the Spirit, the harvest, and ministry and service.

    GO DEEP, GROW STRONG, AND BEAR FRUIT #2 VISION FOR 2012: THE BIG IDEA: God is calling us to go deeper into His love, His Word and relationships with one another. He is calling us to grow strong. And He is calling us to bear fruit in our lives – the fruit of the Spirit, the harvest, and ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Repentance Of Sinners Series

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Jan 30, 2012
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    In this series on ‘Repentance’ I intend to categorize the subject into II parts. I) Repentance of Sinners & strange as it seems II) Repentance of Saints.

    CLARION CALL FOR REPENTANCE – SERIES-PART I “This is one small step for a man, one giant step for mankind.” These epochal words spoken by Neil Armstrong immediately after laying his foot on the crusty moon surface still echo in our minds, for they represent a ...read more

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    Kingdom Of Heaven Is Near Series

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Feb 2, 2012
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    After focussing on the word "REPENT", to now focus on the remainder of the launch pad of Jesus’ ministry (Matt 4:17) ...FOR THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS NEAR.

    CLARION CALL FOR REPENTANCE – SERIES-PART III THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS NEAR My dear Church would recall that in the previous sermons, I had expounded the ‘very first word’ –Repent- of the clarion call of Jesus as he launched His ...read more

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    The Dawning Of The Kingdom Of Heaven Series

    Contributed by Ron Tuit on Feb 5, 2013
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    Matthew writes his commentary from a historical Jewish viewpoint, but God is the "ghost-writer" through the Holy Spirit. Jesus reveals the light of God's Kingdom and of His grace. In This study we see the Light of the Gospel in the beginning of Jesus' M

    The Dawning of the Kingdom of Heaven Matthew 4:12-22 If you have spent one hour watching TV or a movie in the last week, please take 15 minutes to read this! The question MOST people ask themselves when ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Kingdom Come Series

    Contributed by Larry Turner on Feb 22, 2013
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    In the Garden of Eden sin decided to invade and seperate man from the Kingdom rule of God. However two thousand years ago Jesus came to re-establish that Kingdom rule through us. The Kingdom has come and the battle has begun.

    Sermon preached after a presentation by New Horizons. We are beginning a series on Kingdom living today. Often when we hear about the Kingdom of God or the Kingdom of Heaven we envision a future Kingdom that will one day either take us up to it or will descend upon us. However the Bible teaches us ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    The Purpose Of Liturgy Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 4, 2013
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    We need to understand what the Council Fathers intended for Liturgy, and the two things most people think they wanted which are not what they actually said they wanted.

    Monday after Epiphany 7 January 2012 Sacrosanctum Concilium The mission of the Church on earth is exactly the same as the mission of Jesus during His thirty-some years on earth. He was, and we must be, the fulfillment of the twin commandment of God: love God with all our hearts and love our ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    “a Necessary Ingredient”

    Contributed by George Yates on Apr 10, 2012
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    Repentence is a necessary ingredient in our salvation and our continuing sanctification

    I. The last time I used a cooking illustration I ended up with several dozen tollhouse cookies. A. With a little bit of in trepidation I use another cooking example. 1. Suppose we get together this afternoon and we try to make those tollhouse cookies but we look in the cupboard and find we have ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    They Should Have Known Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Apr 11, 2012
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    A study of the Gospel of Matthew 4: 12 – 17

    Matthew 4: 12 – 17 They Should Have Known 12 Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, He departed to Galilee. 13 And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel