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  • Lew Slade avatar

    Action And Reaction

    Contributed by Lew Slade on Dec 22, 2008
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     | 13,072 views

    Why is it that we so often look for the negative in situations and fall back on fault-finding and grumbling?

    Action and Reaction I am not a scientist by any stretch of the imagination but I have, for some unknown reason, always remembered since my school-going days Sir Isaacs Newton’s third law of motion. I know that all of you are thoroughly familiar with it – but just in case you’ve momentarily ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    A Church's Medical History Series

    Contributed by Todd Leupold on Jan 12, 2009
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    Introduction and overview to a study of 1 Corinthians using the Body and medical analogy to understand what it means to be a healthy and holy church.

    SERIES: PRESCRIPTIONS FOR A HEALTHY & HOLY CHURCH: A Study in 1 Corinthians Applied To The Church Today I. A CHURCH’S MEDICAL HISTORY (Intro., 1:1-9) Rev. Todd G. Leupold, Perth Bible Church, January 11, 2009 AM INTRODUCTION: It’s 2009 and what a world we have made for ourselves! Given the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Scott Chambers avatar

    Whatever Happened To Biblical Leadership? Series

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Jan 13, 2009
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     | 4,774 views

    This message compares the biblical plan for leadership with some of the wrong turns we have taken in the area of church leadership.

    Over the years we have managed to lose sight of God’s plan for leadership in the church. In fact we have modeled the leadership structure of the church more after our nation’s government than the Biblical plan. Our leadership strategies have the tendency to look more like corporate America instead ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    For Whom The Bell Tolls

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Jun 3, 2007
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    The bell of justification tolls not for our death, but for our life in Christ.

    20070603 Title: For Whom the Bell Tolls Text: Romans 5:1-5 Thesis: The bell of justification tolls not for death… but for life! Introduction Over the centuries, bells have been used in every culture. Bells have been attached around the necks of free-roaming livestock so the herdsmen would know ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Study The Bible

    Contributed by Bruce Allen on Jun 9, 2007
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     | 9,958 views

    We are commanded to "Study God’s Word" - the Greek verb in our text is second person "imperative." This means "I command you."

    Study the Bible 2 TIMOTHY 2:15 Study to [show] thyself approved unto God, a workman that needed not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. [KJV] OPENING REMARKS A. Bible Availability – 1. In the United States of America – approximately 82 | 83% identify themselves as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lost

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Apr 26, 2010
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    Even when our efforts are not always aligned with his intentions and we make mistakes and sometimes make a mess of things, he knows the heart

    LOST 2 Kings 22:1-20; key verse: 13 INTRO Pastor Wayne Cordeiro, Leading on Empty writes of his daughter, adopted when only three days old. The apple of his eye, Abby, compromised her faith and morality, making choices that expelled her from College and for two years was searching for her ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Let God Shine Through / Beatitudes

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Jan 27, 2011
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    A little boy was asked, "What is a saint?" He replied, "A Saint is a person who lets the light shine through." Evidently he got this idea by watching the sun shine through the prophets of God in the stained-glass windows of his church.

    For those not familiar with an Anglican Service there are four Scripture readings prior to the Message. The assigned readings for today are: Micah 6:1-8; Psalm 15; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 and Matthew 5:1-12. At the last session ... on the last morning of a two-week seminar on Greek culture, ... Dr. ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Jesus Followers Guide

    Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on Aug 28, 2010
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     | 4,003 views

    An honest look at following Jesus

    Good morning Calvary, are you ready for the word of God. We will be looking at Ephesians 3:1-13 today. As you find this passage in your Bibles I want to confess to you when I began my ministry over 28 years ago, I was clueless. I had no idea what ministry involved. I did not really know all ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Status Update Series

    Contributed by James E. Parks on Aug 30, 2010
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     | 7,915 views

    This sermon is specific to my congregation as I remind us of our mission, vision and core values. This message is also about over growing from a pastoral size church to a program size church.

    facebook was created to help us share and connect with the people in our lives. One of the ways people share and connect on facebook is through their status. The status is simply a post of what is on your mind or what is going on in your life. There are not requirements for what you post as ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Fire Series

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 4, 2010
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     | 5,652 views

    TO BE TRULY SUCCESSFUL IN OUR LIVES REQUIRES A CONSUMING RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.

    Mosaic Four Metaphors for a Discipled Life Fire Heb 12:28-29 In just seconds, a spark or even the sun's heat alone sets off an inferno. The wildfire quickly spreads, consuming the thick, dried-out vegetation and almost everything else in its path. What was once a forest becomes a virtual powder ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Psalm 42 God Is Always With Us.

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Oct 5, 2009
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     | 11,022 views

    Psalm 42, we are coping with grief, after whats been a horrible week.

    Sermon 041009 Psalm 42 I’ve had a few things to celebrate this week…..etc. But it doesn’t always go according to plan; in fact some days do anything but go according to plan. I can remember a day when I was on faults (I was for years a faults-man in the power distribution industry) I was called out ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Branches Broken Off And Branches Grafted On

    Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Nov 4, 2009
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     | 7,943 views

    To show that while gentiles have not suffered as God’s people, the Jews, have suffered, we cannot be arrogant or unbelieving and presume upon God but must come together with the Jews in humble faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

    1. The Sadness of the Broken off Branches and the Future Triumph (15,16,23,24,26,27) What a storm we might have seen or experienced! The images in this part of Romans speak so clearly to the sadness of the situation of those branches broken off from the Tree. Have you seen trees whose branches ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Use It Or Lose It

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 15, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,880 views

    A sermon about using the gifts of God for God’s Kingdom.

    Matthew 25:14-30 “Use It Or Lose It” By: Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor of Grace UMC, Soddy Daisy, TN www.graceumcsd.org Author Dan Kimball is quoted as saying: “You can’t do nothing. Whatever it is that you try, at least you will be able to stand before Christ one day and say ‘We gave it our best ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Scott Chambers avatar

    Being A Non-Conformist Series

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Dec 1, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,567 views

    This message examines the necessity for Christians not to conform to the world.

    These words were scribbled on the tomb of an Anglican bishop in the crypts of Westminster Abbey..."When I was young and free and my imagination had no limits, I dreamed of changing the world. As I grew older and wiser, I discovered the world would not change so I shortened my sights somewhat and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Thanksgiving Is Our Dialect

    Contributed by William Sigmon on Dec 6, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,945 views

    In the midst of trouble and strife, we are commanded to give thanks to God for the gift of his holy word, even when it seems to make no sense.

    Thanksgiving is Our Dialect This is a difficult time and a blessed time - all at the same time - for our church. It is a difficult time because there is incredible strife in the world around us, and no small amount of strife within the church. People are struggling around us, watching their jobs ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed