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  • Richard Gardner avatar

    God Wants You Any Way You Are

    Contributed by Richard Gardner on Jul 19, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 3,700 views

    We can know the Bible front to back and still not personally know Jesus as Lord.It’s a personal relationship that binds us to Christ.

    God wants you any way you are A few years ago we were studying the Book of Revelation in a church where I was pastoring. I have studied it before and taught it before, but now it has an all new impact and meaning. For a reason I will ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Trust And Obey - The Only Way Series

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Dec 29, 2000
    based on 221 ratings
     | 23,906 views

    Trusting in God's commands will bring about the healing, restoration, and reconciliation needed in every relationship you have had or will ever have

    Remember the time the Disciples were with Jesus on the lake and a storm came that was so strong that men who had spent most of their life as fishermen, were terrified. This was one serious storm! “One day Jesus said to his disciples, "Let’s cross over to the other side of the lake." So ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Forgiveness: The Hardest Choice Series

    Contributed by Doug Johnston on Mar 14, 2001
    based on 104 ratings
     | 5,078 views

    We will fail to grow healthy relationships unless we purpose to forgive other’s mistakes and move beyond constantly reminding them of their errors.

    Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. Ephesians 4:31-32 Forgiveness is a skill, a choice we purposefully ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Tale Of Two Sins Series

    Contributed by Kyle Meador on Feb 1, 2002
    based on 49 ratings
     | 4,281 views

    Adam and Eve face temptation and fall pray to two present and powerful sins. Notice each and also notice how this affects their relationship with God.

    From the Very Start A Look at the Ancient Text of Genesis that speaks with Amazing Present-day Relevance A Tale of Two Sins This is one of those stories which everyone seems to know a little about. Yet it amazes me how skewed of a picture we sometimes have. Let’s walk through this story and see ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Realized Forgiveness-Part 2

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Feb 25, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,416 views

    Realized forgiveness is a gauge of one’s relationship to God. Realized forgiveness plays out in our... Part 2 of a 2 part sermon.

    REALIZED FORGIVENESS II—Luke 7:36-50 Verses :36-38 unveils the “sinner’s” gift, which is promptly challenged in :39 by the Pharisee. To which Jesus responds with a lesson in :40-50 highlighting a Pharisaical lack of spiritual insight to the truth about personal sin & ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Molenaar avatar

    Family Ties

    Contributed by Mike Molenaar on May 9, 2001
    based on 40 ratings
     | 5,238 views

    True family ties are experienced through our relationship with Jesus Christ. If there is a true tie with Jesus nothing, not even persecution, can break that bond.

    John 15:18-27 I’m sure this has been a busy day for many people. Mother’s Day is a time when people do get together with their families. The family unit is important. When you are part of a family, you wear that family name and all the good and bad things of the family come with the name. Legally ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Kenneth Bailey avatar

    The Master's Table

    Contributed by Kenneth Bailey on Jun 15, 2001
    based on 85 ratings
     | 12,727 views

    Sermon for the Second Sunday in Lent 1928 Prayer Book. Seeks to understand our relationship to god through Christ as we come to His Table.

    The Master’s Table How many of us have ever had a dog? Most of us probably have had at least one in our lifetime. Dogs love to do three things. They love to play. They love to sleep. They love to eat. Most sacred of all to a dog, though, is the “holy” food that comes directly from his ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    The Covenant Of The King

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jan 2, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
     | 3,752 views

    How God’s relationship and covenant with Abraham display how God works - not by asking us to come to him, but by him coming down to us.

    The Return of the King is a recently released movie about a king who reunites the world of elves, trolls, and humans to fight against the evil king of Mordor in a battle to the finish. It has grossed millions of dollars as people of the world came out in droves to see the third and final climax ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Claiming Your Inheritance

    Contributed by Kent Lenard on Oct 25, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
     | 6,599 views

    This sermon encourages Christians to be wachful in their relationship with God, so they can live in compliance with God’s comaands and recieve their full inheritance as children of God

    Claiming Your Inheritance Philippians 3:17 - 19, Acts 17:18, Philippians 3:12, 8-9, 16, Galatians 6:7 - 8, 4:1-9, Philippians 3:20 - 21, Romans 8:19, 23, 25, 1 Corinthians 1:7, Galatians 5:5, Hebrews 9:28, 1 John 3:2 July 8, 2004 I. So far in Philippians 3 we have heard Paul say that we are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rodney Buchanan avatar

    Families And Forgiveness

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 14, 2004
    based on 47 ratings
     | 10,821 views

    In order to model Jesus and bring healing to family relationships, you must practice: 1. Humility 2. Forgiveness 3. Being an agent of reconciliation

    The holidays are fast approaching, and it is a time for families to come together. For many, this will be a wonderful time of shared love and fellowship where people can get caught up on the latest of what is happening in each other’s lives. It will be a good time of support and caring. But for ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Jim Black avatar

    Honor Marriage! Series

    Contributed by Jim Black on Mar 14, 2003
    based on 21 ratings
     | 6,521 views

    Christians are called to submit to one another; to put the other’s will over & above your own out of reverence for Christ; especially in the marriage relationship.

    Honor Marriage! Ephesians 5:21-33 Focus: Christians are called to submit to one another; to put the other’s will over & above your own out of reverence for Christ; especially in the marriage relationship. Function: To honor the institution of Christian Marriage. Open by recognizing folks ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Naveen Balakrishnan avatar

    Come, You Are Invited!!!

    Contributed by Naveen Balakrishnan on May 18, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 4,270 views

    What a marvelous picture of communion is made manifest between David and Mephibosheth in 2 Samuel 9 picturing Christ’s relationship with His children.

    “Come, You Are Invited!” 2 Samuel 9:1-13 A. Mephibosheth’s RESTRAINED Condition. (vv. 1-4) 2 Samuel 4:4; 19:24-26; John 8:34; Romans 6:12-13, 16 Jeremiah 13:23; Psalm 51:5; Genesis 6:5; 8:21; John 8:44; 1 John 3:8, 10 B. Mephibosheth’s RESCUE/REDEMPTION by King David. (vv. 5-10) 1 Samuel ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Randy Bennett avatar

    Sex: The Emotional Consequences

    Contributed by Randy Bennett on Aug 17, 2004
    based on 59 ratings
     | 3,753 views

    Sometimes you can break all of the rules and have no physical consequences, but you will most likely never escape the emotional consequences of inappropriate relationships.

    SEX: The Emotional Consequences Intro: We talk a lot about the physical aspects of sex. You guys go through sex ed in school, and we talk about it here at church. We talk about sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy, abortion, and other physical aspects of sex. What we don’t talk about a lot ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Eloy Gonzalez avatar

    About Lightning, Anger And Forgiveness

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Mar 23, 2004
    based on 77 ratings
     | 5,345 views

    Lent 4: Anger is a powerful emotion that can damage relationships and lives. In Christ, God gives us the capacity to deal with our feelings of anger.

    Malcolm, a man with a terrible temper, was playing a round of golf with his pastor. After leaving three straight putts on the edge of the cup, Malcolm exploded. “I missed!” he screamed. “How could I miss?” With that he heaved his putter into a nearby lake, kicked a wheel on the golf cart and drove ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Paul Cull avatar

    Spiritual Disciplines - Silence

    Contributed by Paul Cull on Apr 5, 2004
    based on 63 ratings
     | 12,369 views

    Time of silence alone with God: · deepens our relationship with him · restores us in our life for Him · focuses us in our work for Him

    Spiritual Discplines Silence and Solitude It is a well-known fact that the people of this Church are extremely well read! I know that you all have the great classics of literature in your well-stocked libraries. I know that your children will reach Chaucer and Dickens instead of the ‘Cat in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican