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  • Dan Brown avatar

    The Road To Happiness: Meekness Series

    Contributed by Dan Brown on Mar 12, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,431 views

    When we realize our need for God and our sinfulness-our pride is broken and only then can we begin to humbly submit ourselves to God and live under His control.

    The Road to Happiness-Matt. 5:5 Intro: Home Improvement-more power Similar to my experience with power tools. Power tools scare me. Too much power for me to control and feel safe. Today talk about power, power under control. Matt. 5:5 Pray -Read Matt. 5:3-5 Progression Being poor in spirit ...read more

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    Satisfaction Guaranteed Series

    Contributed by Dan Brown on Mar 12, 2007
     | 4,130 views

    Our deepest desire should be to hunger and thirst for righteousness, for the things of God.

    11/07-Matt. 5:6-Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness Turn to matt. 5:6 Christ follows a natural, logical progression through the beatitudes -poor in spirit-acknowledge our need for him, our spiritual bankruptcy -mourn-over the cause of that bankruptcy, our sin -meek-we are ...read more

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    The Road To Happiness: Merciful Series

    Contributed by Dan Brown on Mar 19, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,990 views

    As we receive mercy from God, he expects us to show mercy to others and as we do that then God in his faithfulness gives us even more mercy.

    Sermon-Matt. 5:7-The Road to Happiness: Meekness Intro: My name is Earl-show about karma, do good things and good things will happen to you. Many people misunderstand this passage as saying that type of thing. Read Matt. 5:7 Today help us understand that as we receive mercy from God, he expects ...read more

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    Five Were Wise And Five Were Foolish

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 21, 2007
    based on 84 ratings
     | 19,088 views

    This parable is about foolishness, wisdom and preparation.

    INTRO.- ILL.- A black American Baptist preacher from Richmond was attending a Baptist convention in Mississippi. A Mississippi preacher, reading the Scripture lesson for a morning session, read: “Now the Kingdom of Heaven was likened unto ten Virginians which took their lamps and went forth to meet ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Forgiven Series

    Contributed by Dale Miller on Mar 23, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,571 views

    This sermon deals with Jesus teaching concerning forgiveness.

    OCT. 15, 2006 LUKE 17;1-4 1Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to sin are bound to come, but woe to that person through whom they come. 2It would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around his neck than for him to cause one of these little ones to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Jesus And The Children Series

    Contributed by Dale Miller on Mar 23, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,602 views

    This is a sermon about relationships, with an emphasis on the example of Jesus and the little children.

    MUB NOV. 26, 2006 MARK 10;1-9 From there he went to the area of Judea across the Jordan. A crowd of people, as was so often the case, went along, and he, as he so often did, taught them. Pharisees came up, intending to give him a hard time. They asked, “Is it legal for a man to divorce his ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Good News For The Poor

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on May 14, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,309 views

    Here is a goal that everyone of us is called to work towards as a part of Christ’s body here on earth: to preach good news to the poor, to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, and to proclaim th

    I wonder how many people were here when we first sat down to work on a Parish Plan. I don’t think there were many of you around back then, though most were when we reviewed that plan a few years ago. But for those who weren’t it was one of the first things we did after I started here. But then that ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    A Symbol For Service

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Nov 17, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,855 views

    Jesus used a common Middle East practice of washing feet to teach the disciples about service.

    A SYMBOL FOR SERVICE John 13:1-20 INTRO: Throughout Christian history, there have been many symbols used in Christianity. Believers have used a fish, a cross, and other symbols. Christians could add the towel as another symbol for Christian service. Jesus’ disciples wanted a place of prominence ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Our Perfect Example

    Contributed by Bryan Dill on Nov 26, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 14,000 views

    Jesus Christ is perfect in so many ways. Peter explains to us how He is the only example we should follow.

    A couple with especially irregular church attendance had been asked by their preacher to host a visiting minister for lunch. The couple obliged and put together a very special meal for the guest preacher. When they all sat down to eat, their little boy, who was accustomed to diving right in, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Goodness Trap

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 9, 2007
    based on 121 ratings
     | 36,225 views

    The goodness trap: 1- a human question 2- A human response 3- The divine way

    INTRO.- ILL.- A young boy traveling by airplane to visit his grandparents sat beside a man who happened to be a seminary professor. The boy was reading a Sunday school take-home paper when the professor thought he would have some fun with the boy. "Young man," said the professor, "If you can tell ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Good News We Need To Hear Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jan 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,789 views

    We need to hear that Jesus came to declare God’s love, set the captives free, and heal the sic. We also need to realize that Jesus’ ministry is now our ministry.

    Luke 4:14-21 “Good News We Need to Hear” INTRODUCTION Though we have recently had a brutal cold snap, and some of us have yet to get down all of our Christmas decorations, it won’t be long before the month of May arrives and auditoriums around the country will reverberate with the strains of ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    C Is For Capstone Series

    Contributed by Larry Brincefield on May 30, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,422 views

    A study of the word "capstone" and "cornerstone" in Scripture.

    Introduction 1. (email funny) 2. ABC’s and XYZ’s of the Bible.... Does anyone remember what A was for? (Abundant) B is for Beginning C is for Cornerstone/Capstone... Someone requested “commitment”... But, did you realize that the word “commitment” is not in the Bible (NIV or KJV)? 3. ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    What About You?

    Contributed by Dr. Keion Parrish on Jun 9, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,496 views

    what have you done for christ?

    Sermon Joel 2:13 What about you? Introduction: We learn here that this is Joel son of Pethuel. He wrote to the people of Judah, the Southern Kingdom, and God’s people everywhere. He was writing for the purpose to warn Judah of God’s impending judgment because of its sins and to urge the people ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Hidden Treasure, The Precious Pearl, The Dragnet And The Householder Series

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Jul 8, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,272 views

    How do I really feel about the Gospel of Jesus Christ? What is it worth to me? Do I really care about it all that much? Important questions, all.

    The Smith House in Dahlonega, Georgia, has been sitting on a gold mine for more than a century. During renovation of the landmark hotel back in February of 2006, workers discovered the entrance to a four-foot wide hole under the concrete floor in the main dining room. The hole goes straight down ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Pharisee & The Tax-Collector (Luke 18:9-14 )

    Contributed by David Smith on Nov 12, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 42,967 views

    A Pharisee and a tax-collector bump into eachother at the temple. This looks like a sitcom! ...

    “Jesus told them another joke”, we are told, “and He told this one to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and looked down on others.’ Now, I suspect that your translation probably says ‘parable’ rather than ‘joke’, but I think ‘joke’ is actually a very good translation. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican