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Come Let Us Break Bread Together

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Sep 22, 2003

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Come on in this house the table is set and the feast of the Lord is going on, but in order to eat at this table you must be His friend. Servants don’t eat at the master’s table, but friends do.

“Come Let Us Break Bread Together” Luke 14:15-24 Naturally my mind began to think about the Lord’s Supper when on the night He was betrayed took bread: and when He had given thanks, he break it and said , Take eat: this is my body, which is broken for you, then he took the cup and said this ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:15-24

Denomination: Apostolic

"Where Vision Starts" Series

Contributed by Paul Atwater on Jun 26, 2004

based on 4 ratings

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This first Sunday of the year challenge was designed to remind members of the reason why our church exists.

Text: MT 22:36-40. 22:18-20 Title: “Where Vision Starts ” Date: January 4, 2004 Series: VISION & VALUES – 1 Intro: A golfer’s errant shot ended up on an ant hill. So he found the ball, squared up, took a big swing – and missed. Thousands of innocent ants were killed. Then the golfer took ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Sharpening Your Leading Edge

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 9, 2004

based on 9 ratings

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Seeking counsel and a continually sharpening focus to see God’s work in your life.

Question: What are the primary objectives God has given you in this season of your life…. and what are you doing to fulfill them? This morning I want to talk about sharpening the leading edge of our lives. > I believe every one of us in this room has a unique calling… a unique part to play in God’s ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Finding A Mate– God's Way! Series

Contributed by Mark Magee on Aug 16, 2004

based on 27 ratings

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I’d like to encourage God’s people to find the answer on ’how to find a mate’ from the Bible rather than our culture.

A. Bad date when... Hey guys, you know you are on a bad date when.... 1. She whispers to the waiter, “Please kill me!” 2. You catch her giving her phone number to the guy cleaning your windshield. 3. She keeps calling you, “Bachelor number two”. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:15-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Grounded In Love Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Aug 19, 2004

based on 30 ratings

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We as Christians, need to be people that are grounded in love as it is expressed all throughout Scripture. We need to know the source of love and what it means in our lives.

Grounded in Love 1 John 4:7-21 INTRODUCTION... “Doc, When Do I Die?” from Robert Coleman, Written in Blood In his book Written In Blood, Robert Coleman tells the story of a little boy whose sister needed a blood transfusion. She had a rare blood type which she shared with her little brother. The ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How Do I Accept Forgiveness

Contributed by Jim Kane on Aug 31, 2004

based on 18 ratings

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Questions about forgiveness and growth in grace are answered.

(As I begin this morning, I am letting you know that I will be making an invitation to come forward to the altar at the conclusion of the sermon.) In our text for this morning, many people are in a desperate place and only Jesus can truly save them. The woman who is dragged before Jesus and ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Church Of God

Attitudes Of Spiritual Growth

Contributed by Mike Turner on Jan 16, 2005

based on 78 ratings

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This sermon deals with attitudes that will be seen in our life as a result of spiritual growth.

Attitudes Of Spiritual Growth 1 Pet. 3:8 8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: . Joke: Daddy, are you still growing ? the little girl asked ? No honey, why do you ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:8

Denomination: Baptist

Part 1 - Where Do We Go From Here? Series

Contributed by Rev. Bruce A. Shields on Jan 31, 2005

based on 14 ratings

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PART 1 - this is the first part of a series on finding our purpose as God’s people in todays world. Where should we be? Where are we? How do we get where God wants us, and what tools has He given us to get there?

FINDING PURPOSE Part 1 – Where Do We Go From Here? † SCRIPTURE READING Habakkuk 3:2 “O Lord, I have heard the report of you and was afraid, O Lord, revive your work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make yourself known! In wrath remember love, pity, and mercy.” PRAYER † So ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 3:2

Denomination: Bible Church

Prevenient Grace Series

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Feb 2, 2005

based on 24 ratings

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This is a clergy talk I give for Men’s Walks to Emmaus but with slight modification a sermon I preach on Prevenient Grace from a Wesleyan-Armenian perspective.

Prevenient Grace Jeremiah 1:4-5 “Home is the place where, when you have to go there, They have to take you in.” “I should have called it Something you somehow haven’t to deserve,” [--Robert Frost, “The Death of the Hired Man,” lines 118-121] This conversation between husband Warren and wife ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 1:4-5

Denomination: Methodist

Nick At Night

Contributed by Tim Zukas on Feb 20, 2005

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Nicodemus - religion vs relationship

Nick at Night This passage is one of the most familiar in scripture. You see John 3:16 advertised on road signs and sporting events. Luther called John 3:16, “the gospel in microcosm” It is one of the first passages that we memorize, usually in a Sunday School class. Now don’t get me wrong, I love ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Ultimate Test Series

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 1, 2005

based on 16 ratings

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Abraham’s final test - and he passed with flying colours

The Ultimate Test Genesis 22:1-22:19 The Ultimate Test This week I want to look at Gen 22: 1-19 1. The test (Gen 22:10-12) Here the Lord speaks to Abraham and tells him to offer that which he holds dearest to God, his son Isaac. This reminded me of the first commandment in Ex. 20: You ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:1-19

Denomination: Anglican

How Do You Recognize Faith?

Contributed by William Mouser on Mar 11, 2005

based on 6 ratings

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The "Faith Hall of Fame" shows us how we recognize faith -- not by the success or failure of those who have it, nor by their joy or sadness, but by the way they clothed their faith in works.

18th Sunday in Trinity Hebrews 11:1-39 "How do you recognize faith?" Many years ago, a pornography case came before the United States Supreme Court. Justice Potter Stewart said this: “I shall not today attempt further to define [obscenity]; and perhaps I could never succeed in intelligibly ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-39

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Sharing Our Lives

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 2, 2004

based on 37 ratings

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A sermon on 1 Thessalonians 2:8 as a challenge to the church for the new year

Sermon for 12/28/2003 1 Thessalonians 2:7-8 Introduction: William Wilberforce was born in 1759. In 1780 he was elected to the House of Commons in the English Parliament. James Boswell called him a shrimp because he was so short. But in 1807 the little representative of Yorkshire sat stunned as the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:8, 1 Thessalonians 2:7-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Paul's Levels Of Persuasive Power In The Presentation Of The Gospel - Acts

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 21, 2001

based on 9 ratings

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Paul’s Levels of Persuasive Power in the Presentation of the Gospel - Acts 26

Paul’s Levels of Persuasive Power in the Presentation of the Gospel - Acts 26 On the vertical scale we want to look into the levels of how people speak about the case studies. While some people may speak with a high level of emotional involvement others may speak with a detached sense of calm. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 26:1-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Keeps A Church From Growing?

Contributed by Bob Briggs on Dec 12, 2000

based on 65 ratings

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Often we want to see church growth, but have we looked to see what we need to do to sustain growth?

I have asked myself the question over the past two years, what is it that has kept the churches from having sustained growth, what has kept them from keeping pastors for any length of time, what is it that has such a vise over Northeastern Washington preventing the excitement and revival other ...read more

Scripture: John 21:15-17, Revelation 2:1-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

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