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Grace From Faith

Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Jan 14, 2001

based on 96 ratings

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Year C Third Sunday After the Epiphany January 21, 2001

Year C Third Sunday After the Epiphany January 21, 2001 Lord of the Lake Lutheran Church Web page http://lordofthelake.org By The Rev. Jerry Morrissey, Esq., Pastor E-mail pastor@southshore.com Text: Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 Title: “Grace from Faith” Lord Jesus, I want to know you personally. Thank ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:4-14, Luke 4:14-21

Denomination: Lutheran

Disciplined Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 19, 2001

based on 91 ratings

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6th in a series on shepherding/mentoring in the church

Sermon for 2/18/2001 Disciplined Titus 1:8 Introduction: At 86, Jack La Lanne has dipped, chinned, pushed, pulled, and lifted more often than anyone in recorded history. His present training regimen is tailor-made for only superheroes. While many of his contemporaries are content to sit on the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, 1 Timothy 4:7-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Power Of The Holy Spirit Series

Contributed by Glenn Newton on Jun 18, 2004

based on 35 ratings

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As Christians we need to be filled with the Holy Spirit….. And as His Church, we need to be Spirit filled and led as we work for the Kingdom.

The Power of the Holy Spirit Pastor Glenn Newton June 6, 2004 AC 1:1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. 3 After his ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-9, Acts 2:1-4

Denomination: Nazarene

Running A Faith Race

Contributed by Neil Olcott on Jun 29, 2004

based on 30 ratings

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This is a sermon about our life of faith with an outline somewhat borrowed from Chuck Swindoll.

Intro: The New Testament often describes the Christian life as a race to be run or a fight to be fought. These metaphors stem from the literal reality of the athletic events that were conducted in ancient arenas. Physical training was an important part of Greek education and centered in the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Modern Day Disciples Series

Contributed by Glenn Newton on Jul 13, 2004

based on 67 ratings

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I start with the Question, "Is there a difference between a Christian and a Disciple?" This sermon talks about the cost involved in Discipleship, it’s not easy being a Modern Day Disciple.. it will cost you everything.

Modern Day Disciples Pastor Glenn Newton July 4, 2004 Text: Luke 14:25-33 LK 14:25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: 26 "If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters--yes, even his own life--he ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:24-33

Denomination: Nazarene

Childlike Or Childish Part One

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Sep 2, 2003

based on 36 ratings

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Christ commanded us to be childlike, Paul rebuked beleivers for being childish what’s the difference?

Can you remember being a kid? Can you remember the thrill of each new morning and the wonder of each new day? Can you remember when a week seemed like an eternity, and it was a lifetime between Christmases? Can you remember nursery rhymes and fairy tales, and thinking that all stories had a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:1-9

Denomination: Wesleyan

American Idols: Baal And Molech Today Series

Contributed by Jamie Greening on Apr 27, 2004

based on 68 ratings

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This sermon covers the background and current application of Baal and Molech worship.

BC-Jeremiah 32:30-35 FC-Jeremiah 32:35 Motif-“Baal and Molech have long arms” Title-“American Idols: Baal and Molech in our Culture” Enhancer: Today’s we talk about two bad guys from the Old Testament; Baal and Molech. These guys were like old luggage—they never went away and were always a ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 32:30-35

Denomination: Baptist

The Trouble With Rubble Series

Contributed by Byron Harvey on Oct 10, 2001

based on 60 ratings

| 6,703 views

This is the first installment of a series I preached on Nehemiah’s one holy passion, the glory of God.

One Holy Passion Nehemiah 1 February 11, 2001 ¡§The Trouble with Rubble¡¨ A Timeline to Understand Nehemiah (B.C.) 722 Assyria conquers the Northern Kingdom (Israel) 606 Babylon carries off first captives from Southern Kingdom (Judah) 598 Daniel and companions carried to Babylon 586 ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical Free

"What Are The Meanings Of Signs?”

Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Nov 9, 2001

based on 231 ratings

| 21,091 views

Year C. twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost Luke 21: 5-19, November 18, 2001 Heavenly Father thank you for giving us signs to find your hidden presence. Amen. Title: “What are the meanings of signs?”

Year C. twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost Luke 21: 5-19, November 18, 2001 Heavenly Father thank you for giving us signs to find your hidden presence. Amen. Title: “What are the meanings of signs?” In all three Synoptic gospels, just before the passion narrative, there is a “sermon” on ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:5-19

Denomination: Lutheran

"For God To Be God, The Leader-King-Lord In Our Lives, Requires Our Acquies

Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Nov 30, 2001

based on 59 ratings

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Year A. Second Sunday in Advent December 9th, 2001 Title: “For God to be God, the leader-king-lord in our lives, requires our acquiescence and requires it every minute of our lives.”

Year A. Second Sunday in Advent December 9th, 2001 Title: “For God to be God, the leader-king-lord in our lives, requires our acquiescence and requires it every minute of our lives.” FIRST READING: ISAIAH 11:1-10 A shoot shall come out from the stump ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-10

Denomination: Lutheran

"Listing To Human Advice Even When It Conflicts With The Divine Word.”

Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Dec 19, 2001

based on 84 ratings

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Year A. 4th Sunday of Advent –December 30th, 2001 Title: “Listing to human advice even when it conflicts with the Divine Word.” Isaiah 7: 10-14

Year A. 4th Sunday of Advent –December 30th, 2001 Title: “Listing to human advice even when it conflicts with the Divine Word.” Isaiah 7: 10-14 Ahaz was the Davidic king of Judah, the southern kingdom, from 735 until 715BC. Israel’s king, the northern kingdom, also called Ephraim, Pekah, and ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 7:10-14

Denomination: Lutheran

John 1.1-18: What If God Was One Of Us?

Contributed by Michael Bird on Dec 6, 2003

based on 46 ratings

| 14,402 views

This sermon attempts to demonstrate the importance, meaning and significance of the incarantion for Christian life.

John 1.1-18: What if God was One of Us? Introduction In J.B. Phillip’s New Testament Christianity, a senior angel is showing a very young angel around the splendours of the universe. They view the whirling galaxies and blazing suns, and then flit across the infinite distances of space until at ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Are You Ready For The Wedding Of The Lamb?

Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on Jan 30, 2004

based on 76 ratings

| 13,230 views

We have been invited to the wedding that will end all weddings. Are we ready to be a guest? Are we ready to be the bride?

“Are you ready for the wedding?” As you think of all the people involved with a typical wedding consider the different ways that they might answer that question. The bride would have one answer and the groom another. Friends of the bride and groom would answer differently depending on their part ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 19:5-9

Denomination: Lutheran

Hearing And Doing

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Mar 14, 2001

based on 67 ratings

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To be a genuine Christian we must be intentional about our spiritual lives, we must be consistent, and we must endure.

On February 18 of this year, we heard the disturbing news that Robert Hanssen, a 25-year veteran of the FBI and expert in counterintelligence, had been arrested on espionage charges. He is accused of passing top-secret information to the Soviet Union — and later Russia — starting in 1985. ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-25

Denomination: Methodist

He Knew Series

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 27, 2002

based on 57 ratings

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Psalm 22 is: 1. A word of prophecy. 2. An expression of human emotion. 3. A message of hope.

This morning I would like to read you some verses from a particular passage of Scripture and ask: To what event are these phrases referring, and from where do they come?: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” “All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads: ‘He trusts in ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 22:1-31

Denomination: Methodist

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