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  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    Is Jesus Standing Under Your Tree?

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Apr 16, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 5,503 views

    How did Jesus first get your attention? Was it through circumstances, another person’s witness, or is He still trying to get your attention. This sermon is a salvation message to anyone anywhere.

    April, 2007 Is Jesus Standing Under Your Tree? Luke 19:1-10 INTRODUCTION: When Jesus went to Jericho to teach, there was already quite a crowd of people who had gathered there. In fact, one man went early so he could get a seat--in a tree of all places Zacchaeus, a short person, couldn’t see ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Jesus The One And Only - Accept No Substitute Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jan 10, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 13,659 views

    Colossians 2 explains that Philosophy, Ritualism, Mysticism, and Legalism are counterfeits of the real thing: Jesus Christ

    Colossians Series # 2 Jesus the One and Only Accept No Substitute Scripture Reading: Colossians 2:2-8 INTRODUCTION: Last week we looked at Colossians chapter 1 where Paul talked about the Supremacy of Christ. In Chapter 2, Paul warns the Colossian church about some teachings that are ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Bloom Where You Are Planted Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 22, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,280 views

    Parables for Seekers, Pt. 1

    BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED (LUKE 8:4-15) Motivational writer Dennis Kimbro says that some people are like wheels - they don't work unless they are pushed. Some people are like trailers - they have to be pulled. Some people are like kites - always up in the air, and if you don't keep a ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Produce Or Perish Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 22, 2007
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     | 3,697 views

    Parables for Stewards, Pt. 4

    PRODUCE OR PERISH (LUKE 13:6-9) The fig is highly valued not only by the Jews but also her neighbors (Ps 105:33). The Israelites were promised fig trees in the Promised Land (Deut 8:8). In Palestine and other warm climates the fig yields two crops annually, one in June and one in August. Figs can ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Preparing For The Storms Of '07

    Contributed by Scott Carmer on Jan 8, 2007
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     | 5,955 views

    The question is not "if" storms will come in our lives, but "when" will they come. How do we prepare ourselves beforehand to be ready?

    Preparing for the Storms of ‘07 Acts 27:13-14, 39-44 January 7, 2007 Toni and I have some very good friends who just retired to Florida. They moved during the first week of November into a lovely home in Port Charlotte, on the Gulf Coast. They had built a very successful business and were able ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    It's Friday, But Sunday's Coming Series

    Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jul 20, 2006
    based on 20 ratings
     | 27,366 views

    Good Friday is a problem. First, there is the name. We call it good. No one called it good then. Then there’s what happened. They killed Jesus.

    Day by Day with Jesus Series It’s Friday, But Sunday’s Coming Luke 23:33-46 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Good Friday is a problem. First, there is the name. We call it good. No one called it good then. Then there’s what happened. They ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "The Requirements Of Following Jesus!” Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Aug 28, 2006
    based on 18 ratings
     | 11,078 views

    # 4 in series - A Study of the Book of John -“That You May Believe.” Three things about following Jesus from the text.

    A Study of the Book of John “That You May Believe” Sermon # 4 “The Requirements of Following Jesus!” John 1:35-42 When it comes to sharing our faith, two things are true of us. First, we all desire to see our friends ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Happy All The Day?

    Contributed by William Mouser on Sep 17, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,057 views

    Jesus rebuked his disciples’ inaccurate expectations of his Messiahship, and warns them (and us) that the spiritual life includes persecution and struggle.

    Psalm 116:1-9, Isaiah 50:4-9, James 2:14-26, Mark 8:27-38 There is a wonderful hymn by Isaac Watts, usually entitled “Alas, and did my savior bleed.” Those of us who were evangelized and nurtured by the Southern Baptists or those similar to them have probably heard is hundreds of times. What is ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Christian Compassion Believes The Best About The Worst

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 12, 2009
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     | 2,670 views

    Delivered as if Ananias were telling his story about encountering Paul: The Spirit calls us to believe that others can be changed, that if we do not go to them the consequences are large, and that others need a human touch from us.

    I had always prided myself on understanding people. I had always thought I knew enough about the human mind that I could predict what a man would be like on the basis of what he had always done. After all, if a person is a thief when he is a child, you expect that he will be a cheating thief when ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Limit Of Love

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Sep 5, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,317 views

    Love must be expressed in the flesh in order for it to be real.

    September 7, 2008 Morning Worship Text: Luke 10:25-35 Subject: The Fruit of the Spirit Title: The Limit of Love Turn to Luke 10. What kind of love do you have in you? As I shared with you last week from Galatians 5:22-23, if you are born again you have certain attributes that now are alive ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Unexpected Guests

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jan 22, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,393 views

    Jesus wants us to always be ready and unafraid of helping the lost come to Him.

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Have you ever come home from a long day at work, just wanting to relax? Maybe you have put in many hours at the office or in the factory. • On your way home, you envision a scene where you come home and put up your feet turn on the television and read ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Bramble For President!

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Feb 6, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,654 views

    The politician who sells out to special interests and who has no regard for life is not worthy of our loyalty. We need to get involved in the political process with a servant mentality.

    We have here in our church a long-standing tradition of the separation of church and state. We do not get involved in partisan politics. We do not support candidates, we do not give platforms to those running for political office. This sets us off from some other churches, where it is not at all ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Stanley Vasu avatar

    Exemplary Children In The Bible : Guidelines For Raising Children

    Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Nov 14, 2010
    based on 9 ratings
     | 17,610 views

    1. JESUS 2. SAMUEL 3. THE YOUNG GIRL IN THE HOUSE OF NAAMAN 4. THE BOY WITH THE FIVE LOAVES AND TWO FISHES 5. MIRIAM , THE SISTER OF MOSES 6. JOHN THE BAPTIST 7. JEREMIAH THE PROPHET

    EXEMPLARY CHILDREN IN THE BIBLE : BIBLICAL GUIDELINES FOR RAISING CHILDREN ***************************************************************************************** OUTLINE 1. JESUS 2. SAMUEL 3. THE YOUNG GIRL IN THE HOUSE OF NAAMAN 4. THE BOY WITH THE FIVE LOAVES AND TWO FISHES 5. MIRIAM ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    'the End Of The Beginning'.

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
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    'The End of The Beginning'. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: Acts chapter 28 verses 23-31. ill: Train story - focus on the wrong thing. Ill: • Then 'War Time Speeches of Winston Churchill'. • During the second world war November 1942: • As Hitler's Luftwaffe had invaded English skies, • Britain was feeling the ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Steve Ely avatar

    What Men & Women Want - Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Feb 4, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,716 views

    We are built and designed for relationship. Yet, we often struggle to know what the person we love needs or wants. Examine 4 areas that must be dealt with in order to have a healthy relationship.

    “What Men and Women Want” Pt. 1 Steve: We want to begin this morning by reading a couple of passages of Scripture. The first is: Matt. 19:11 – 12 11But Jesus said, “Not everyone is mature enough to live a married life. It requires a certain aptitude and grace. Marriage isn’t for everyone. 12Some, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal