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  • Christian Cheong avatar

    The Heart Of The Matter Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jul 17, 2005
    based on 27 ratings
     | 7,317 views

    Learn from the mistakes of the Pharisees: (1) Don’t be too caught up by the outward, it’s the heart that counts; (2) Don’t be too caught up by what man thinks; it’s what God thinks that counts.

    We are all creatures of habit. We do many things over and over again. • There is nothing wrong with that. There will surely be routines in life. • But the danger comes when we get so accustomed to them, that we no longer understand the reason why we are doing them. • If fact, we may have lost its ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    0805 Trinity V: Failed Prayer Series

    Contributed by Mark Woolsey on Aug 5, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,409 views

    Peter’s prayer of Luke 5:1-11 failed because he had too much faith!

    Sermon: Failed prayer Text: Luke 5:1-11 Occasion: Trinity V Who: Mark Woolsey Where: Arbor House When: Sunday, July 3, 2005 (which is really Trinity VI, I know) Where: TI Morning Prayer When: Friday, July 8, 2005 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    The Importance Of Love

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Sep 7, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,372 views

    Love is important because it is essential, expressive, and eternal.

    THE IMPORTANCE OF LOVE 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (NRSV) 1/ If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2/ And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Life Without Grace Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Dec 25, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,076 views

    Christmas Eve Meditation: We can experience grace because of Jesus.

    WHAT IF JESUS HAD NEVER BEEN BORN? LIFE WITHOUT GRACE II Corinthians 5:17 S: Jesus’ Importance in all of Life C: The essentiality of the Incarnation Th: What If Jesus Had Never Been Born? Pr: WE CAN EXPERIENCE GRACE BECAUSE OF JESUS. ?: Who? Who can? KW: Examples TS: We will find five examples ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Greater Promise Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Mar 7, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 7,866 views

    The New Covenant is Greater because it is an INNER, RELATIONAL, INCLUSIVE, and ETERNAL Covenant.

    The Greater Promise Hebrews 8 SCRIPTURE READING: Hebrews 8:6-13 INTRODUCTION: I was talking to one of the Pueblo Group leaders this week and they mentioned that their group “had a lot of fun last week with Melchizedek.” Maybe we should have called the lesson, “fun with Melchizedek.” To ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Jesus, The Perfect Sacrifice Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Apr 15, 2002
    based on 104 ratings
     | 28,985 views

    Jesus Christ was the perfect sacrifice, because: 1. He was one of us. 2. He was sinless. 3. He was deathless.

    I have just returned from a trip to England where a friend and I walked part of the Pilgrim Way. The Pilgrim Way is one of the many footpaths throughout England, but it is unique in that it was the path that Christians, for hundreds of years, took as a pilgrimage. For some it was a way to do ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Fruit Worthy Of Repentance Series

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Dec 9, 2009
    based on 16 ratings
     | 21,530 views

    Bear fruit worthy of the gift of grace in repentance.

    Fruit Worthy of Repentance, Luke 3:7-18 Introduction In his book Living Faith Jimmy Carter writes: A group of Christian laymen involved in missionary work approached a small village near an Amish settlement. Seeking a possible convert, they confronted an Amish farmer and asked him, “Brother, are ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    God's Message Of Salvation

    Contributed by Leonard Davis on Jul 23, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,611 views

    Picking yourself up by your bootstraps is a great idea but the impossibility of doing that is like finding salvation by your own efforts.

    GOD’S MESSAGE OF SALVATION A Call to Faith We have heard the expression "Pick yourself up by your bootstraps." The picture this brings to mind is that of someone pulling on his or her shoes and as a results being lifted off the ground. In a way, this is rather humorous when we realized the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Passing In Review Series

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jun 2, 2009
    based on 18 ratings
     | 8,915 views

    One day, every believer will give an account to their Supreme Commander. 2 Corinthians 5:10 could be rendered “For we must all ‘pass in review’ before the judgment seat of Christ..."

    PASSING IN REVIEW 2 CORINTHIANS 5:1-11 Anyone who has been in the military is familiar with “pass in review”. The pass in review has been a long-standing military tradition that began as a way for a newly assigned commander to inspect his troops. It refers to that moment in a military parade when ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Chosen By Grace Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Feb 6, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,685 views

    Those who are chosen by God are valued by God and responsible to God.

    [If you would like to receive sermons each week by email, please contact jonrmcleod@gmail.com.] VALUED How does a child feel when he or she is chosen first to be on a team? The child feels valued. Ephesians 1:4 says that believers have been chosen by God. (However, God’s choosing is not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Commitment To God The Father Series

    Contributed by Rule Digal on Apr 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,878 views

    Our commitment and priority must first be to God. Some materials are taken from sermoncentral.com and higherpraise.com

    Theme: COMMITTED TO THE FATHER Text: 1 Corinthians 8: 6 Introduction A. In our message last Sunday the closest disciple of Jesus, John the Beloved, told us what it means to be a committed follower of the Lord. It is to be committed to the claims of Jesus about Himself, committed to live as Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Jesus Gets Dunked

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jan 14, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,303 views

    Why would the son of God be baptized? I was told that it was an example. But there has to be more to it than this. And there is.

    This is the season in the church year of Epiphany, which means coming in the flesh. It is the season where the scriptures focus on the life of Jesus starting with the beginning of his ministry when Jesus was baptized. So we are going to look at the passage where Jesus got dunked. The scriptures ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Heavenly Focus Series

    Contributed by David Welch on Jul 21, 2018
     | 8,773 views

    Message 11 in our study of Colossians dealing with the command to focus on things above.

    Chico Alliance Church “A Heavenly Focus”” Today I want us to spend our time thinking about Paul’s second application of the co-death and co-resurrection with Christ principle found in Chapter 3. Paul said all things all lawful. Christ declared all things clean. The issue now becomes one of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Before The Harvest

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jan 12, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,978 views

    The wheat and the weeds, then, grow side by side – and will, until the harvest. Then, according to Jesus, there will be a separation.

    This is a simple tale, isn’t it? Or, so it seems. But there’s actually more to Jesus’ story than meets the eye. If you and I were to look down the page just a few verses, what we would find is Jesus’ explanation of this parable and what it means. As he lays it out, he ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Gospel: Preaching With Compassion Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Nov 19, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,573 views

    The Galatians responded to the gospel, grew in their faith and had a close relationship with Paul. For some unknown reason after receiving their freedom in Christ they took a turn back to bondage. They started following the regulations of the law.

    Whales are one of the most impressive creatures on earth. It’s amazing even to watch a film of them swimming in the ocean. They are an inspiration with their strength, majesty and freedom. But tragically with their immense size they become trapped when they have come too close to shore. For ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist