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  • Clarence Eisberg avatar

    "Fruitful Branches”

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Apr 23, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,110 views

    Opening story: 230 old vine at Hampton Court. And an illustration of running on empty when we are not connected to the vine of Jesus. How to imitate Jesus and let Him produce fruit on our branch. Illustration from Dallas Willard

    In Jesus Holy Name April 2, 2024 Text: John 15:1-8 Easter V “Fruitful Branches” In Hampton Court, near London, there is a grapevine that is reported to be the oldest living vine in the world. It is over 230 years old. It was planted in 1768. This grapevine has one root which is 12 feet ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Is My Faith Real? Series

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Feb 19, 2001
    based on 129 ratings
     | 6,194 views

    Faith is either alive or dead. You know yours is alive if your actions speak as loud as your words.

    Is My Faith Real? (Christian Survivor Series; Living Godly in a Godless World) A reality check to help our actions be more like our beliefs. James 2.14-26 February 18, 2001 14What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? 15If a brother ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Let The Spirit Direct You To Help People At The Point Of Their Need

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 5, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 4,984 views

    The Holy Spirit gives supernatural wisdom, understanding and sensitivity to help people at the precise point of their most essential need. The following are eleven ways that the Spirit of God enables, enlightens and engages us in the process of helping to

    Let the Spirit Direct You to Help People at the Point of Their Need - John 16:13-27 "But when He, the Spirit of Truth (The Truth-giving Spirit) comes, He will guide you into all the Truth (The whole truth). For He will not speak HIs own message (on his own authority) but He will tell whatever He ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Pass It On

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jan 9, 2006
    based on 24 ratings
     | 9,582 views

    A sermon for the 2nd Sunday after Epiphany The call of Philip and Nathanael

    2 Sunday after the Ephipany I Samuel 3:1-10, John 1:43-51 "Pass it On"   43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. And he found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.”  44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.  45 Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, “We have ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Perry Greene avatar

    Creed Or Deed? Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Feb 29, 2012
     | 5,760 views

    What matters the most in our walk with God? Faith is not just metnal acknowledgement of the living God but actions to affirm him in our lives.

    Did you ever wonder where that expression The Real McCoy comes from? According to the folks at phrases.org, nobody really knows for sure. Several possibilities are often cited. • Some think it came from the advertisements for a brand of Scottish whiskey from the 1870’s. To combat cheap ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Tim White avatar

    Figs And False Promises Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Mar 19, 2014
     | 5,435 views

    Jesus used a fig tree to demonstrate the importance of producing fruit in this life.

    • You can’t judge a book by its cover. That goes both ways. • A book with a tattered cover may be so because it has been often read. • Yet it may be so because it is often tossed aside and abused. • Ill. Two ranchers were in the city bank to get an extension of their ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    "Occupy Till Come”

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Dec 18, 2025
     | 230 views

    In the parable of the distribution of pounds, in Luke 19:13, Jesus tells us how Christians should live until He returns. • He tells believers to OCCUPY TILL HE COMES!

    Also, this verse of scripture tells us how long we are to OCCUPY….UNTIL HE COMES. This phrase comes from a parable in Luke 19:12-27 called “The Parable of the Pounds”. Jesus told this story because the people thought He was on earth to set up His kingdom right then. Jesus wanted them to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ryan Johnson avatar

    Because Of Him

    Contributed by Ryan Johnson on Mar 6, 2002
    based on 450 ratings
     | 61,103 views

    Post Easter Seeker message..Answers Now What?

    Because Of HIM (Revelation 1:5-7) (Salvation, Will) (Topical) Intro: Judas is dead. Pilate wishes he was. The Cross has been taken down… The empty tomb is. Still empty. Now what? What has this last 4 weeks accompolished. As a third-century man was anticipating death, he penned these last ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Joe Harding avatar

    The Deeper Walk Part Ii

    Contributed by Joe Harding on Aug 4, 2003
    based on 114 ratings
     | 11,926 views

    THE DEEPER WALK IS THE RESULT OF A LIVING SACRIFICE

    THE DEEPER WALK PART II: A LIVING SACRIFICE ROMANS 12: 1-21 AUGUST 3, 2003 INTRODUCTION: JUDGE NOT . . . A small-town prosecuting attorney called his first witness to the stand in a trial -- a grand-motherly, elderly woman. He approached her and asked, "Mrs. Jones, do you know me?" She responded, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dana Visneskie avatar

    The Key To Happiness

    Contributed by Dana Visneskie on Jul 6, 2004
    based on 41 ratings
     | 8,128 views

    The key to happiness is resting in the fact that God never changes. I give 3 areas most Christians put there happiness and how it leads to dissatisfaction. I also give 3 areas where God does not change and how that leads to true happiness.

    Title: The Key To Happiness Text: Psalm 102:25-28 Read Text!!! Pray!!! Introduction: - God never changes! He remains the same. And with that knowledge there should come to the believer a sense of joy and contentment. - It should bring a sense of security and peace to the believers heart. - It ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jeremy Poling avatar

    Drink More Water

    Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Jan 14, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 25,412 views

    Drink More Water

    Drink More Water john 4:10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. 11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Vic Folkert avatar

    The Scapegoat Reboot Series

    Contributed by Vic Folkert on Oct 3, 2018
     | 5,463 views

    The two goats of the Day of Atonement represent two aspects of a "reboot": Making atonement for sin, thus rebooting the relationship with God, and 2) the scapegoat, rebooting ourselves by removing our guilt. The two aspects of atonement are both needed.

    THE SCAPEGOAT REBOOT—Leviticus 16 Your computer or phone is slow, or acting strangely. Is it a virus, or malware? Do you have a poor connection? What do you do? REBOOT. If that doesn’t work, recover or update, and then reboot. (Note to preacher: Scott Adams has a book on the comic strip, Dilbert: ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Ken Henson avatar

    Bearing Fruit For The Kingdom Of God Series

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Sep 23, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 29,893 views

    God expects us to bear fruit in His Kingdom. It primarily comes through a relationship with Jesus Christ. Then there is the fruit of the Spirit as we abide in the Vine. Finally, we have the fruit of our lips in praise and adoration to our Lord & Savior Je

    In the US they do a lot of research and one such research was on Perspective. Research was done on mice. They put them in buckets of water and let them swim around to see how long it would take for them to drown. They found on average mice would swim for about 30 minutes and then give up. Then ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Jack Perkins, D.Min., LADC, CSAC, CCLC avatar

    Love, The Infallible Test Of Salvation Series

    Contributed by Jack Perkins, D.min., Ladc, Csac, Cclc on Aug 5, 2021
     | 2,029 views

    The church has a different goal–we are to model for the world the authentic way to love. The spiritual quest we must follow is that Jesus calls us to be different. John suggest the failure to love extravagantly, as God first loved us, is perhaps one of the greatest sins.

    How do you explain the hatred and evilness in our society? How do you comprehend the hatred between the Jews and Palestinians? How can we support the evilness we see on the political scene? How we process the anarchy in our society? How do you explain Columbine? Families wounded by divorce? ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Sword Of The Spirit

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jan 29, 2014
    based on 8 ratings
     | 10,336 views

    armor of God. Link inc. to formatted text, audio.

    Sword of the Spirit Ephesians 6:17b http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/SwordOfSpirit.html Romans 13:12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. It has all been defensive gear thus far. Now, how about an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist