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  • Roger Haugen avatar

    16 Pentecost A

    Contributed by Roger Haugen on Sep 12, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 3,564 views

    For life in the church, Jesus gives us a process and promise to help us deal with conflict so that others may see Jesus clearly.

    16 Pentecost A Matthew 18:15-20 8 Sept.2002 Rev. Roger Haugen In my final year of university at Camrose Lutheran College, I was in charge of one of the dorms. There was one guy determined to get my goat. He was always at the centre of disturbances, always living just over the edge of the dorm ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Why Study The Bible

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Jun 2, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
     | 5,696 views

    This is an introduction to a Bible Study, THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS. Most of this is an answer to the question, "Why Study The Bible?"

    I have a poem I would like to recite. It’s a wonderful poem, and it was once put to music. Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip, That started from this tropic port, aboard this tiny ship. The mate was a mighty sailin’ man, the Skipper brave and sure. Five ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    What Is Jesus Doing Now?

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Nov 15, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,668 views

    What Is Jesus Doing Now? He is watching over us, ruling for us, and speaking to us.

    I’m not a fan of reality T.V. but one new reality show caught my interest as I was channel surfing the other day. I don’t remember the name of the show but it featured former pop stars like M.C. Hammer. The show brought together once-famous people to interact with one another for ten days in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    "Gracious!" Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Nov 16, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,395 views

    How to be gracious toward others.

    Today, we will conclude our series on "Finding Freedom In Forgiving Others." In doing so, I want us to think together about how our Savior tells us that we, as His followers, are called to live differently than the world. (READ TEXT) In our passage for today, Jesus encourages His followers to rise ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Married, But Not Best Friends, Pt. 4 Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Feb 23, 2006
    based on 128 ratings
     | 11,422 views

    Final in series. Features 3 ways wives will never change their husbands. Free link included to all 4 messages in formatted text, handouts, and PowerPoint resources.

    Married, But Not Best Friends, Pt. 4 Song of Solomon 5:16 3 Key Words to unlocking the door of marital friendship: • Companionship—time together. • Conversation—talking together. • Commitment—trying together. For our friendship to continue and grow, there must be a mutual respect for each ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Three Plains Of Life

    Contributed by Gerald Van Horn on Apr 6, 2006
    based on 27 ratings
     | 5,526 views

    Class and caste have always charactorized humanity

    Three Spiritual Plains by Gerald Van Horn I Corinthians 2:14. “But the natural man received not the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness unto him, neither can he know them. I Corinthians 3:1-2 “And I brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The High Point?

    Contributed by Carl Benge on Mar 26, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,148 views

    Jesus’ Entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.

    Before we begin this morning I would like to share a little story with you. A pastor was preaching in an unfamiliar church one Sunday morning. As he stood in the pulpit to begin the service, he tapped the microphone to make sure that it was on. He heard nothing, even though it was working fine. So ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    How Comfortable Are You?

    Contributed by Troy Richards on May 31, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,931 views

    A sermon asking do other peopel feel comfortable around you at church.

    HOW COMFORTABLE ARE YOU? -> RO. 12:13b -this is my question for you today. Through everything we talk about, just be thinking how comfortable are you. -but here’s the twist. I don’t mean how comfortable do you feel, I mean how comfortable to people feel around you. When we say this chair is ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    What Is Love

    Contributed by Keith Bowman on Jul 24, 2007
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     | 4,423 views

    Love is an expression, not a feeling. It involves personal sacrifice.

    I. Ideal Love a. There was a Dad who took his kids to do a little shopping. As they drove up, they spotted an eighteen-wheeler parked with a big sign on it that said, "Petting Zoo." The kids jumped up in a rush and asked, "Daddy, Daddy. Can we go? Please. Please. Can we go?" "Sure," He said ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    How Full Is Your Bucket Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Oct 18, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,983 views

    How to be an encourager. Filling others buckets.

    Bucket Filling Hebrews 10:23-25 October 1 In Uniontown, Pennsylvania, a little league baseball coach was accused of offering an 8-year-old money to intentional throw pitches at his own teammate, so he couldn’t play in a baseball game. The 8 year old boy was supposed to bean an autistic teammate ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Home Reveals Where The Heart Is Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Nov 7, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,840 views

    The key to our relationships in the home is focusing on how we can give to others rather than on what we can get from others.

    During the rehearsal for her wedding, a nervous bride was having a difficult time remembering all the details. Her kind pastor took her aside at the end of the rehearsal and said, “When you enter the church tomorrow, you will be walking down the same aisle you’ve walked down many times before. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Are We Lifting Up To Draw People

    Contributed by Douglas Duvall on Nov 13, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,240 views

    Devotion at state association meeting.

    WHAT ARE WE LIFTING UP TO DRAW PEOPLE? Illus: A POSSIBLE METHOD OF EVANGELISM A Christian man owned a barber shop. One night, at a revival meeting, the barber felt greatly burdened to do more with his testimony for Christ. The next evening, the barber began attending a "soul winner’s class" at his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    The Suffering Church Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 29, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,787 views

    The church was suffering, but Jesus was with them.

    INTRODUCTION  SLIDE #1  What would you do if not too long after you became a Christian, bad things started happening to you?  What would you do if when you became a Christian, people started persecuting you, you lost your job, you lost all of your possessions, and people ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Repairing A Broken Family Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on May 2, 2005
    based on 37 ratings
     | 17,444 views

    5 of 6 on Putting Family First. About dealing with rebellion. Several Sermon Central contributors were used in preparation for this message.

    Repairing Your Family This is going to be a hard lesson today. Everyone wants a perfect family – but they don’t exist. There is brokenness in every family. We are going to talk about repairing your family – and that implies that your family is first broken. Broken families are the result of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Resurrection Series

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 26, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 9,626 views

    The Resurrection of Jesus - what foolishness unless.........

    NR 27-03-05 Mt 28:1-10: A post Resurrection story of Jesus Story: On Maundy Thursday (24th March 2005) there was an article in the Daily Telegraph which stated: “Less than half of Britons know why Christians celebrate Easter, according to new research. Only 48 per cent of adults questioned for ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican