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  • Davon Huss avatar

    Pray For These Guys

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 30, 2012
     | 3,740 views

    A sermon on the elders responsibilities to their congregation (Much material taken from BIBLICAL ELDERSHIP by Alexander Strauch, Chapter 7 The Acts of the Apostles)

    HoHum: Lynn Anderson- Several years ago, Carolyn and I rode a tour bus through Israel's countryside, spellbound by Ahim, our unusually gifted tour guide. Ahim, who likes to laugh at himself, told how one of his tours fizzled. Ahim said he was reeling off his spiel about shepherds, who don't drive ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "Christianity Equals Service"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 1, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,742 views

    A sermon about "being raised with Christ" in order to "serve."

    Mark 1:29-39 “Christianity Equals Service” In November of 2010 a wedding party was unexpectedly called into action right after the ceremony. While they were posing for pictures on a scenic ledge, a woman who was not involved in the wedding fell into the water and started ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Sheep Among Wolves

    Contributed by David Mcnally on Jun 26, 2011
     | 12,067 views

    Jesus did not call us to an easy, comfortable life, but one of challenge and opposition, and possibly even suffering and death. He gives us forgiveness of sin and eternal life, but requires us to take up our cross as we follow him.

    Jesus would have fallen foul of the Health and Safety laws if he had been around today, and I imagine it would have been hard for him to advertise on TV. Just imagine someone saying today: ‘Come and follow me, and the chances are you will be spat upon, thumped, sworn at, and maybe ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Soil Of Your Heart

    Contributed by Jay Bunting on Jul 9, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,105 views

    Do we live our lives open to God? We need to allow the seed of God's word to penetrate into fertile soil of our heart.

    4th Pentecost 11 The soil of your heart. Matthew 13:1-13:23 In the 19th Century and into the first part of the 20th (before radar was invented) ships avoided each other by looking out for beacons or lights on other ships. And they communicated with each other by flashing messages to each other by ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Scott Chambers avatar

    What Exactly Is An Elder? Series

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Jan 26, 2009
    based on 18 ratings
     | 7,963 views

    This message looks into exactly how the Bible describes an elder.

    God is concerned about leadership. Consider some of the great leaders from the Old Testament. One of the first names that come to mind is Moses. God’s hand was on him from the time of his birth. God put Moses through a rigorous eighty year training course before calling him to lead His people. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Servant Leadership Charecterestics

    Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Jan 31, 2009
     | 7,555 views

    What are the charecterestics that make us a true servant leader?

    Servant Leadership Characteristics The following set of 10 characteristics are viewed as being critical to the development of servant-leaders. These are based on the study by Mr Larry Spears, while he was the CEO of Greenleaf Center of Servant Leadership, USA. I have used Mr Spears’ ideas with ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Pilgrim's Path Part-6 Pure In Heart

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Feb 5, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,590 views

    God has called us to be transformed from the inside out.

    The Pilgrim’s Path Part-6, Mathew 5:1-12 The Pure in Heart Introduction In the forests of Northern Europe lives the ermine, a small animal known best for its snow-white fur. Legend has it that instinctively; this animal protects its glossy coat of fur with great care lest it become soiled. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    The First Disciples

    Contributed by Carl Greene on Feb 16, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,829 views

    There is often a misconception of the first disciples. Many are lead to believe they didn’t have anything to loose by following Jesus. Quite the opposite is true. These were successful businessmen,likely well educated and of fairly prominent social posi

    If you ever have, or every thought of opening your own business, you know there must be a plan. And you probably discovered what most entrepreneurs know … starting a business requires some help… and almost always, its from their friends. (SLIDE) How many remember when the Beatles sang “With a ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Writer & Readers Of James Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jul 13, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 12,795 views

    An introductory message to a study of the book of James.

    JAMES 1:1 THE WRITER AND READERS OF JAMES [Hebrews 5:11-14] The book of James belongs to the wisdom literature of the Bible. This sort of literature was common to the writings of the Old Testament but James is the only book of this genre or type in the New Testament. Wisdom literature is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Wardrobe For Living With People Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jul 19, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,150 views

    July 19, 09 The virtues we must "put on" as Christians.

    Jesus and Toxic People July 19, 2009 Wardrobe for living with people Colossians 3:12-17 (NLT) 12 Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. 13 Make allowance for each other’s faults, ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Thinking Outside The Crib Series

    Contributed by Bob Gillchrest on Dec 29, 2008
     | 3,548 views

    Fourth in a series of sermons developed around and following the Magnificat (Luke 1)

    Thinking Outside the Crib Luke 2:4-7 INTRODUCTION: What was God thinking? Why did God choose the time and place He did for the birth of his son, the savior of the world? To quote Victor Hugo in Les Miserables, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” What he said about eighteenth ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Building The Kingdom Of God Series

    Contributed by C Jordan on Mar 8, 2009
    based on 25 ratings
     | 67,141 views

    Noah. Moses. Ezra. Nehemiah. What did these four men have in common? They were building an invisible Kingdom, and nothing was going to stop them from accomplishing that task.

    THE KINGDOM #2: BUILDING THE KINGDOM OPENING TEXT: Discuss building metaphor in the Scriptures. “Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    The Divine Rescue

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Mar 21, 2009
    based on 11 ratings
     | 7,592 views

    Lent 4: Apart from God we are spiritually dead. In this condition there is no ability to do anything to help ourselves. But God reanimates us through the Gospel - the voice of Jesus - and saves us and makes us his workmanship.

    As a little boy, I spent a lot of time with my dad. My father owned a taxis business and I was his constant companion. One of places we often went to was Reynosa, Mexico. This is a large border city not too far away from where we lived. Dad would go there to buy stuff or to go have lunch or ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Church - The Body Of Christ

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Dec 18, 2009
     | 7,286 views

    Compares the church to the Body of Christ

    THE CHURCH - THE BODY OF CHRIST 1 Corinthians 12:12-26 SEPTEMBER 21, 2008 One of the most vivid word pictures of the New Testament is the Apostle Paul’s description of the Church as the Body of Christ. The human body is something everyone is familiar with. And it plays such an important role in ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Advent Is Like A Alarm Clock - Salvation Is Near Series

    Contributed by Dustin T Parker on Dec 27, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,615 views

    Do we realize how close it is?

    Concordia Lutheran Church 1st Sunday of Advent, November 29,2009 Advent is like a….Alarm Clock? Salvation is Near! Romans 13:11-14 † In Immanu-El’s Name † To all here today, the beloved of God, called to be saints. Grace to you and peace!!, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran