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  • Lee Henry avatar

    Surpassing Righteousness

    Contributed by Lee Henry on Jul 7, 2006
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    In Matt. 5:17-48, Jesus challenges his audience to have a righteousness that flows from the heart and thus surpassess the external righteousness displayed by the Pharisees.

    Surpassing Righteousness Matt. 5:17-48 Introduction: In the beginning verses of Matt. 5, Jesus is preaching to the multitude and is sharing revolutionary thoughts. He has taught them how to be blessed by God by changing from the inside out. He has told them how to establish a relationship with ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Pictures Of Community

    Contributed by Dan Brown on Nov 22, 2006
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    3 Biblical Pictures of the community that we are to live out at the church, the body of Christ.

    Sermon-7/30/06-Community PART 1 Phil. 2:4 “Each of you should look not only to your own interests but also to the interests of others.” (NIV) This morning talk about what God has been teaching me about the kind of community that He desires for us to have in Him-Look @ 3 pictures/metaphors for ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Christian Obedience

    Contributed by Dan Santiago on Aug 31, 2009
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    Obedience is one evidence of our fellowship with God.

    CHRISTIAN OBEDIENCE 1 John 2:3-11 Today, we are going to study another test of fellowship with God and that is obeying His commands. Please open your Bibles to 1 John 2:3-11. EXPOSITION Read 1 John 2:3. 3We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. What does the phrase ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Promise Belongs To You!

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Nov 5, 2008
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     | 3,074 views

    Faith and Grace go hand n hand. Verse upon verse teaching in the book of Romans.

    The Promise Belongs to You! Romans 4:13-25 13 For the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. 14 For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise made of no effect, 15 ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Good Shepherd

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on May 2, 2009
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    Jesus rather unflatteringly compares us to sheep

    “I am the Good Shepherd” John 10:1-21 Story: A shepherd was looking after his sheep one day on the side of a deserted road, when suddenly a brand new Porsche screeches to a halt. The driver, a man dressed in an Armani suit, Esquivel shoes, Ray-Ban sunglasses, Rolex watch, and a Pierre ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Regarding Our Enemies

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Jun 5, 2007
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     | 2,530 views

    Bless those who persecute you! Learn to reverse the process of evil by incorporating a God-empowered response towards your enemies!

    THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CHRISTIANITY AND OTHER RELIGIONS. ONE OF THOSE DIFFERENCES IS THE WAY WE TREAT THOSE WHO ARE OUR ENEMIES. THIS IS ONE OF THE CONSISTENT TEACHINGS OF JESUS. JESUS MODELED FOR US THE WAY HE WANTS US TO DEAL WITH OUR ENEMIES. JESUS’ SAYS THAT WE SHOULD NEVER ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Obligation Or Love?

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Jul 20, 2007
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    Learn from the lesson of Mary and Martha. Be steadfast in your obligations and fulfill your responsibilities. But do so out of a sense of appreciation for wonder and beauty of God’s love. Be careful about being distracted by too many obligations. Be f

    Obligation or Love? (Luke 10:38-42) Introduction I remember one Sunday morning when I was serving as the Associate Pastor of a Community Church in Dunedin in Florida. My wife and I had arrived just a few minutes before the worship service was to begin. This was much later than was usual for me ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Answering The Call

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Jul 25, 2007
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     | 5,732 views

    I delivered this sermon following my own ordination ceremony. It encourages people to answer the call of God on their life.

    Answering the Call, Mathew 16:24-26 Introduction When I met Bill Ellerman I was a Sergeant in the Marine Corps, stationed in Yuma Arizona. Bill was a retired Baptist preacher who happened to be the father in law of a woman who my wife worked with at the time. Bill was a wonderful man. He was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Eagles' Wings Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 7, 2007
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     | 6,810 views

    The bond between God and His people is intense.

    Eagles’ Wings (Exodus 19:1-8) 1. We now approach the part in our series when God is preparing to give the Children of Israel the 10 Commandments, the heart of the 613 Mitzvot /Commandments of the Torah. 2. There is an old joke about why God gave Israel the 10 Commandments. The Lord goes to ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Way, Has Risen!

    Contributed by Scott Bradford on Mar 17, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,846 views

    The sequel to "The Crucifixion of Christ" is "He’s Alive!

    Recently the world has been a buzz with the frenzy over seeing Mel Gibson’s rendition of the last twelve hours of Christ life. The movie called "The Passion of Christ" has opened in Theaters, even in predominatly non-Christian nations, to sell out crowds. Most sit in stunned silence in their seats ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    The Blessedness Of Perseverance Series

    Contributed by Jeremias Fababier on Sep 1, 2008
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     | 6,268 views

    We are in a journey and this journey is not easy and we need to keep onso that we can able to finish the journey God set before us.

    TOPIC: THE BLESSEDNESS OF PERSEVERANCE Text: James 5:7-12 Introduction: (Show Facing Your Giant Clips) (ILL. Finish It – The life of a Christian can be described in one of four ways: as a journey, as a battle, as a pilgrimage, and as a race. Select your own metaphor, but the necessity to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Not Under The Law, But Led By The Spirit Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jan 27, 2009
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     | 2,895 views

    Just as Israel was saved from slavery in Egypt and Saved into the Promised Land, so we are saved from our sin and saved into the life of the Spirit

    Rules and Relationship January 25, 2009 Galatians 5:16-26 Not under the law, but led by the Spirit Recap - Series because of some passages in the novel, “The Shack” that speak about rules verses relationship. Young gets something, but it needs further investigation Galatians – convinced that ...read more

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    A Shepherd!

    Contributed by Norbert Haukenfrers on Apr 30, 2008
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     | 8,724 views

    Jesus is our great Shepherd, he cares for his sheep, he knows us.

    A shepherd was looking after his sheep one day on the side of a deserted road, when suddenly a brand new Porsche screeches to a halt. The driver, a man dressed in an Armani suit , Cerutti shoes, Dolce and Gabanna sunglasses, Longines wrist-watch, gets out and asks the shepherd: "If I can tell ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Daniel Austin avatar

    The New Self

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Jul 31, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,964 views

    What does a New Self in Christ look like? The New Self is Sacrificial; The New Self is a Servant; The New Self is Sanctified; The New Self is Spirit-led

    The New Self 060709 PM Text: Colossians 3:9 - 10 Introduction I think we can easily find Christians who don’t seem to be different from the rest of the world. I bet it would be difficult to pick them out as Christians at a party or a ball game. This is part of the reason that the world views ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "Bearing Fruit"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 7, 2010
    based on 9 ratings
     | 17,337 views

    A sermon about abiding in Christ.

    John 15:1-10 “Bearing Fruit” Over and over again in the Old Testament, Israel is described as being the Vine or the Vineyard of God. In Isaiah 5:7 the prophet declares: “The vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel.” In fact, the vine had actually become ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist