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  • Ronnie Thrower avatar

    Are We Living With The Dead?

    Contributed by Ronnie Thrower on Apr 29, 2002
    based on 30 ratings
     | 7,850 views

    Last Sunday night on television, CBS ran a movie that the title intrigued me. The Title was, “Living With The Dead!”

    ARE WE LIVING WITH THE DEAD? Text: John 11:25 “Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:” Luke 24:5 “And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    It's All About The People

    Contributed by Neal Gray on Apr 30, 2002
    based on 31 ratings
     | 5,158 views

    God’s interest is people. Do I love what Jesus loves? That is, do I love people as much as Jesus loves people?

    "It’s All About the People" Author: Dr. Neal Gray Passage: Romans 15:1-7 Purpose: God’s interest is people. Do I love what Jesus loves? That is, do I love people as much as Jesus loves people? As God’s ambassador, and as the pastor of His flock, or as a brother in the family of God, the truest way ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    God Wants You Rich?

    Contributed by Don Spooner on May 9, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,448 views

    A balanced view of scripture concerning giving and receiving.

    Let me make it clear. I have nothing against success or riches. I believe in tithing and giving to God’s work. I believe that God loves a cheerful giver and that you cannot outgive Him. My wife and I are not rich, but we’re not hurting either. God blessed us with jobs. He also gave us the drive ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Self-Help Is No Help At All

    Contributed by Joe Harding on Apr 22, 2001
    based on 47 ratings
     | 5,754 views

    To be ashamed of Jesus in this life is to forfeit knowing HIM in the Life to COME!

    SELF-HELP IS NO HELP AT ALL II TIMOTHY 1:3-18(preaching text Luke 9:23-27) FEBRURAY 11, 2001 INTRODUCTION: I was almost your person today, LORD. Then I thought what it would have been like if Jesus had done the same thing. What if God had almost revealed himself in Jesus Christ? What if Christ ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christmas Colors

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Dec 4, 2000
    based on 58 ratings
     | 8,291 views

    A Christmas Eve Sermon about the colors of Christmas in the manger.

    Christmas Eve Lk. 2:1-20 “Christmas Colors” A window opened in the yellow straw, as a black nose, two pinkish ears and a gray paw poked out to see the strange sound in that stable. The gray little mouse saw the brown hues of the ox, the donkey and the camel in the silver glow of that star. In ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Why Christmas

    Contributed by Joe Durai on Nov 13, 2001
    based on 90 ratings
     | 13,560 views

    Know the real meaning and purpose of Christmas

    It is Christmas time once again. From as early as the last week of November, Christmas plays, concerts and carol services usher in the Christmas season. Folks go on carol rounds, singing about the joyful occasion. Homes are cleaned, painted and decorated. Christmas trees are beautifully ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    The Potential Of Faith. Series

    Contributed by Ronnie Smith on Jul 15, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 7,208 views

    Chick-fa-la has an advertising campaign that displays cows holding up signs saying “eat more chicken”. This is cute because the cows are trying to save their own lives by convincing others to “eat more chicken”. If we as Christians expect to be all God

    Mark 9 23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. You have an untapped potential in Christ! · A father brought his son; we have no idea the age of the boy, to Jesus. · He first encountered the Disciples and they could not help him. · So now he ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "When Prayer Is Not Working" Things To Check Series

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Jul 18, 2005
    based on 45 ratings
     | 10,699 views

    Do you feel the heavens are brass and your prayers don’t get any higher than the ceiling? Here are some things that hinder our prayers. We need to check to see if they are causing us problems in getting answers.

    Iliff and Saltillo UM Churches August 7, 2005 “When Prayer is Not Working--Some things to Check” Mark 11:22-26 INTRODUCTION: A father and his 10 year old son were looking at books one day at WalMart. His father said, “Here’s an interesting book,” ‘The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Prayer.’” The ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Lent

    Contributed by Steven Ostrowski on Feb 26, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 17,011 views

    Fasting during Lent and why it’s Biblical.

    Lent is a common practice among Christian denominations. In the Eastern churches they consider Advent to be Lent, and the western Lent to be the Great Lent. In most western churches Lent is the 40 days not counting Sundays before Easter. The word Lent comes from the Anglo Saxon word lencten, ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Richard Tow avatar

    Lighten Up

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 22, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,525 views

    An examination of how fear limits our fulfillment in life. Clip from movie, "Parenthood", used as illustration.

    Lighten Up John 10:10 9-19-04 EPIC Only I want to begin this morning by posing a question for your consideration. Before I ask the question think of something that you would really like to do—something you would find very challenging, something you know would be personally enriching—but you’ve ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    The Trinity Answers Three Questions

    Contributed by William Mouser on Jun 6, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 4,652 views

    Rather than explaining the Trinity, a better approach is to turn the matter on its head, and to set forth the questions for which the Trinity is the answer.

    The Trinity Answers Three Questions Genesis 1:1-2:3, 2 Corinthians 13:5 -14, Matthew 28:16-20 William Phelps taught English literature at Yale for forty-one years until his retirement in 1933. As he was marking an examination paper shortly before Christmas one year, Phelps came across the note ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Is Greed A Poor Man's Vice?

    Contributed by William Mouser on Mar 3, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,057 views

    Greed is every bit as much -- maybe more -- a poor man’s vice as it is a rich man’s folly.

    Fifthteenth Sunday in Trinity: Scripture: Luke 12:13-21, Ecclesiasticus 5:1-10 "Is Greed a Poor Man’s Vice?" The lessons appointed for today have three things in common. First of all, both contain teaching from men who were named Jesus. Jesus ben Sirach composed the passage from the apocryphal ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Waiting On God

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jan 15, 2005
    based on 36 ratings
     | 10,444 views

    This is a sermon about waiting for God’s guidance and direction through prayer and not running ahead of Him.

    Waiting on the Lord --Psalm 27:14 --Psalm 37:7-9 --Isaiah 40:30-31 Usually I am a patient person. During Christmas Breaks from Asbury College in 1968 and 1969, it was my privilege to work with my friends V. G. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Ewen Huffman avatar

    Looking For Something More? (Christmas) Series

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Dec 18, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,188 views

    An evangelistic sermon for a Carols by Candlelight service.

    Looking for something more, this Christmas? Carols by Candlelight Sun 21 Dec 2003 pm According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Othey McNew Jr. avatar

    The First Christmas

    Contributed by Othey Mcnew Jr. on Dec 26, 2003
    based on 18 ratings
     | 10,043 views

    We as a nation, and as a world have increasingly tried to cut religion completely out of CHRISTmas.

    The First Christmas Luke 2: 1-14 Luke 2 1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. 2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist