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Becoming A Holy Versus Healthy Church

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Jan 27, 2003

based on 152 ratings

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The dangers of evangelistic outreach and church growth that are driven by purpose rather than God's presence are explored.

"Consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am the LORD your God. Keep my decrees and follow them. I am the LORD, who makes you holy." (Leviticus 20:7-8 NIV) Multiplied numbers of books on church growth have been written that try to explain the characteristics of so called ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:16-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Can Use You To Draw People To Him

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Apr 30, 2002

based on 89 ratings

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A practical look at relational evangelism that frees people to share their faith without going through a total personality change.

Matthew 5:12-14 April 28, 2002 God Can Use You to Draw People To Him. Last week I talked about God’s heart for the lost: how God loves us desperately and wants to be in relationship with us, how people are spiritually lost, and how they need Jesus. We can know all that, but still have a very ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Denomination: *other

Don't Be Afraid

Contributed by Steve Gladwell on Dec 2, 2001

based on 57 ratings

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How a christian deals with fear.

Do you know; I used to like the carol “While shepherds watched”. Both the words and Crimond the music it was set too. As a teenager, I used to go carol singing with the Church in Darlington and that would be sung most nights. We were even fortunate enough to have some good enough singers that we ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:10

Denomination: Baptist

Communication With Hq Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on May 7, 2004

based on 39 ratings

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If we are going to win the spiritual war, we need to communicate with HQ on a continual basis

INTRODUCTION • Over the last three weeks we have been looking at how we can be victorious in the spiritual battles we all fight each and every day. We looked at the importance of knowing who we are fighting along with learning about the protective armor and weapons for war we have been ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:18-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Job: Victim Or Victor

Contributed by Brandon Robards on Aug 25, 2004

based on 7 ratings

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Victimhood is a choice, but not the right choice.

Job: Victim or Victor? When I was 12 years old I tried out for my first basketball team. It was my sixth grade year, and I was struggling to make new friends. Two elementary schools fed into the middle school, and my sixth grade class had over 250 students. Of those 250 students, only 20 came ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:13-22

Denomination: Baptist

Enemy At The Gates Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004

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Continuing in looking at Jesus the King (5th in Worship the King series), we see He was our tempted King, and how He can help us when we are tempted.

Luke 4:1-13 – Enemy at the Gates The devotional Today in the Word for January 5, 1997, tells the story of Manfred von Richthofen. Maybe you don’t know him by that name. Maybe you know him better as the Red Baron. Richthofen was the celebrated World War I pilot who was responsible for shooting ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Learning To Play Hurt #2 Series

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 15, 2004

based on 24 ratings

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Just think of the examples of sports hero’s that had to play their best games hurt. Well, you may have to learn to keep on even when you are hurt.

LEARNING TO PLAY HURT? (This is part two of a two part series) By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Many of the thoughts and illustrations in this series I adapted from a sermon by Pastor Wayne B. Smith of Lexington, KY. TEXT: John 6:60 THIS IS A HARD SAYING... John 6:66 From that time ...read more

Scripture: John 6:60-66

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Emmanuel - God With Us Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Dec 22, 2003

based on 64 ratings

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8th in series. Much of this sermon comes from a sermon titled "The Drama of Christmas" by Stephan Chapman. You can find it on Sermon Central

The Many Names of God Review Emmanuel In our day there is a cultural and social battle over the meaning of Christmas. The battle has extended from the schoolyard to the courtyard. However, the battle over Christmas has not only impacted schools and public places. The struggle over the meaning ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:1-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Before Series

Contributed by Peter Langerman on Oct 21, 2003

based on 49 ratings

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Before you wre interested in God he had already called and appointed you!

1 Before Knowing that the fully developed, passionate humanity of Jeremiah necessarily had a complex and intricate background, we prepare to examine it. But we are brought up short. We are told next to nothing: three bare, unadorned background items — his father’s name, Hilkiah; his father’s ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 1:3-5

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Hanging On Part 1

Contributed by Joe Harding on Nov 12, 2003

based on 30 ratings

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OUR GOD CALLS US TO STAND IN THE BATTLE, NOT FALL AWAY!

HANGING ON PART 1: TAKING A STAND EPHESIANS 6: 10-20 NOVEMBER 9, 2003 INTRODUCTION: Josh Turner - Long Black Train Buy this album! There’s a long black train Coming down the line Feeding off the souls that are lost and crying Tails of sin only evil remains Watch out brother for that long Black ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20

Denomination: Baptist

Walking With God, Like Noah Good For Your Health.

Contributed by John Gullick on Jan 22, 2004

based on 35 ratings

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A sermon that considers three important attributes required for a walk with God. Peace, price and place.

Walking with God, good for your health. Peace, price, place. GE 6:9 This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God. 10 Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth. GE 6:11 Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:9-22

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Yahweh - Teh Self Existent One Series

Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Oct 24, 2005

based on 88 ratings

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A message on the name YAHWEH - the Self Existent One

Hello I Love You YAHWEH – Exodus 3:1-15 Intro: My full name is Joseph Italo Rodgers. I was named after my German and Italian grandparents. When I was a boy I didn’t appreciate my name b/c some people gave me a hard time about my middle name. Not only was it mispronounced – “I-talo” or ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Faith Without Works

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Feb 18, 2007

based on 4 ratings

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James says, "The very moment you separate body and spirit, you end up with a corpse (2:26 - The Message).

Faith Without Works James 2:14-26 February 18, 2007 This message is really a continuation of last week’s, when we discussed the necessity of getting off the bench and into the game. In other words, as James said in 1:22: “Don’t fool yourself into thinking that you are a listener when you are ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Methodist

Do It Again Lord – Do It Again!

Contributed by Jon Earls on Mar 13, 2007

based on 15 ratings

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This is a sermon which deals with our need for the Pentecost experience in our own lives. What God did for the 120 in the Upper Room He wants to do for us!

I heard a story about an older couple that had finished their lunch and made their way into the living room to prepare themselves for an afternoon nap in their recliners. They were both about to doze off when the grandfather clock began to chime signifying the new hour. It began one chime, two ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-4

Denomination: Holiness

Why Am I Here?

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Feb 3, 2007

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Looking at the world around us it would be so easy to give up. The cycles of problems and the ever declining situations we wittness. Persons of faith look through the problems and find God in the mists of trouble and pain and we can keep going.

Why am I here? Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 This week we are looking at the first chapter of Ecclesiastes and it sounds like the most depressing scripture you could ever find. Reading the Book of Job is pretty bad, but today’s reading is so much worse. I think it is because in many ways it sounds so ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-11

Denomination: Congregational

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