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  • Victor Yap avatar

    The Greatest Love Of All

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 23, 2011
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     | 14,228 views

    Shema

    THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL (DEUTERONOMY 6:1-9) What is your favorite Bible verse or golden verse? Two verses shaped my life, one led to my conversion and the other to seminary. The first, from Matt 10:32-33, convinced me not to delay accepting Christ: “Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Discouraged Series

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Apr 23, 2012
    based on 6 ratings
     | 17,435 views

    10 times their own people sought to discourage them. The need to fight discouragement, especially when its the "burden bearers," who are in trouble. The burden bearers are those who usually do the work.

    Dis-couraged Last week we preached on Handling dirty laundry. We said that one dictionary says that the name Sanballat means: sin has given life to. Sin will give life to condemnation, discouragement, alienation etc. The cure is twofold: Stop sinning, and 2. learn how to deal with your dirty ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Pathway To Purity

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on May 6, 2012
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     | 6,628 views

    A challenge to keep a pure mind in a sinful world.

    CHEAP GRACE (defined and adapted from Dietrich Bonhoeffer) a). Cheap grace is the deadly enemy of our Church. We are fighting today for costly grace. b). Cheap grace means grace as a doctrine, a principle, a system. It means forgiveness of sins proclaimed as a general truth, the love of God ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Exorcising A Demonic Faith Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on May 10, 2012
     | 3,698 views

    James continues the warning against having a lifeless, dead faith by reminding us that even the Adversary and his legion believe in God but do not obey him in proper actions.

    1. Johnny Carson Exorcist Joke When the movie, “The Exorcist” came out, Johnny Carson was the host of the Tonight Show. My very favorite joke he told was about the movie. He asked Ed McMahon, “What happens if you don’t pay your exorcist?” Ed repeated the question and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Armor Of God #1 Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 19, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,112 views

    A sermon on the armor of God from Ephesians 6:14-15 (Introduction adapted from Sermons4Kids and illustrations adapted from The Christian’s Armor by Betty Lukens)

    Sermon for 10/18/2009 The Armor of God Part #1 (Ephesians 6:10-15) Introduction: Have the children come up front and sit on front pew. Have at least two teenagers help demonstrate skateboards and protective gear. Let’s pretend that you have just gotten your first skateboard and you are ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Fresh Encounter

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 24, 2009
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     | 4,770 views

    All of us need to hear God’s love in a fresh way. Some say they do not want an encounter, but they do. Some do not expect anything new. Some are just past their first thrill of knowing Christ. Some have never exercised faith. Christ waits to receive

    Just about everybody ought to get married, at least once. There’s nothing quite like it in all the world. Everybody ought to have the experience of learning the difference between fantasy and reality. That’s what happens when you get married. Everything up to marriage is fantasy. It’s romance, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Funeral Sermon For Eleanor

    Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Oct 28, 2009
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     | 9,510 views

    A funeral sermon preached for a long time member of our congregation who has been a shut in for several years. She died at 94

    Eleanor, October 29, 2009 Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, through the power of your Holy Spirit, open out hearts and minds to your Word, granting us a renewed and strengthened faith, that we might find ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Aquarius: Pointing The Way

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 16, 2010
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    The anonymous water-carrier whom Jesus asked Peter and John to watch for is like a sure signpost because he was available for God's purpose, immune to ridicule, and credible.

    Takoma Park Baptist Church, Washington, DC March 29, 1987 When you are lost and do not know the way, nothing is as reassuring as a timely and well-placed signpost. You are roiling down the highway and suddenly you come to a place where the sign says, "Road Closed Ahead - Detour". Aside from ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How New Is New?

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 4, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,409 views

    We live in a revolutionary time. Can we seize it for Christ. God is doing something new and is calling us to join Him in it, as walls and barriers come down.

    If this winter is like most winters, you will wake up one morning, peer out your window, and find the whole scene blanketed in pure white snow. It will seem like a fairyland to you, and for a little while, at least, the whole world will appear to be new. Brand new, clean and fresh, sparkling and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    You Can Live On Top Even When The Bottom Drops Out Series

    Contributed by Vera Hughes on Jan 20, 2010
    based on 14 ratings
     | 14,239 views

    Are you experiencing times in your life where you feel the bottom has dropped out? Are you ready to give up? Dr. Hughes encourages you in this teaching to never give up -- your destiny and purpose will come to pass no matter what trials come your way.

    Introduction I never will forget that day. We had all the belongings we could carry in our car. We were driving down the street trying to figure out what we were going to do. We had no where to go. We couldn’t believe it. Had we now become part of the homeless population? As my husband ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Jesus Is Angry Series

    Contributed by David Smith on Jun 18, 2009
     | 7,652 views

    The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both the shee

    We’re in John chapter 2 today, following the Lentern pattern of jumping around into different sections of the Gospels and landing upon passages that are appropriately sombre and challenging. And we’ve landed on a dousie this week - a passage that contains not one but two rather unique and entirely ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    A Line In The Sand Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Jun 19, 2009
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     | 4,932 views

    Jesus presents an opportunity to choose. His message drew the line, fear warns us away, but it is up to our choice whether we follow Him.

    * Remember, this man was born blind. * Jesus’ disciples asked the current-day riddle, “what sin caused this man to be born blind?” * Jesus said, “Not his sin nor his parents, but for the glory of God to be seen.” * Then Jesus spit, applied and instructed. * The man obeyed and could see. * Those who ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Keep This In Mind

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Mar 8, 2009
     | 4,486 views

    Jesus rebukes Peter saying "You do not have in mind the things of God..." This one is about keeping the things of God in mind

    Dakota Community Church March 08, 2009 am Keep This in Mind Mark 8:31-38 He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again. He spoke plainly about ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Good Words For Bad Days Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Mar 18, 2009
    based on 84 ratings
     | 20,090 views

    Bad words may be the first to come to mind when times are hard. But our text has some encouraging good words, particularly right now. Link inc. to formatted text, audio, PowerPoint.

    Good Words for Bad Days II Thessalonians 1 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/BadDays.html Bad words may be the first to come to mind when times are hard and things come crashing down on you. But our text has some encouragingly good words God wants to remind us of, particularly right now. Have you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dave McFadden avatar

    "Gain The Proper Perspective On Spirituality” Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Mar 25, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,109 views

    What characterizes the life of the truly spiritual Christian?

    As we have considered the beatitudes thus far, we have talked about how Jesus says that happiness is found in brokenness, happiness is found in mourning, happiness is found in meekness, and now, we will look at what Jesus had to say about how happiness is found in hungering and thirsting after ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist