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  • Alan McCann avatar

    God In The Christian Life Series

    Contributed by Alan Mccann on Jun 28, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,805 views

    God’s role in our life and faith

    God in the Christian Life Today people speak very freely and easily about belief in God. In fact it actually rare now to come across someone who does not believe in God. Unfortunately when people speak about God they are not all speaking about the same thing. Hence Prince Charles wants to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Narnia: "Saving The World: Lion On The Move” Series

    Contributed by Harper Brady on Dec 13, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 2,573 views

    3rd sermon in 3 part series on "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe." #1 was on the wardrobe, #2 was on the Witch, and this one deals with the Lion. Aslan came to set Narnia free from the spell of the witch. Jesus is the one who has come to set us fr

    “SAVING THE WORLD: LION ON THE MOVE” Matthew 1:18-25 [Sermon 3 of 3] “Always winter and never Christmas” is the way that Narnia is described at the beginning of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Narnia is that way because of the spell of the White Witch. It is truly a dreary and dismal ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Living Between The Advents

    Contributed by William Mouser on Dec 13, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 10,933 views

    Psalm 126 shows us two advents of God’s redemptive blessing of his people, and provides advice for how to between the advents.

    Third Sunday in Advent 2005 Psalm 126, Isaiah 65:17-25, 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28, John 1:6-8,19-28 Living Between the Advents Psalm 126 – the Psalm appointed for this third Sunday in Advent – is one of 15 psalms grouped together in the Psalter which all bear the designation “a psalm of ascents.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    A Great Light

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 18, 2005
    based on 54 ratings
     | 7,056 views

    The message of Christmas is: 1. God is the sovereign ruler of the world. 2. Evil cannot win. 3. The world is coming to a wonderful conclusion.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, each year displays a twenty-foot blue spruce Christmas tree covered with angels, with a beautiful eighteenth century Neapolitan nativity scene underneath. In many ways it is a very familiar scene. There are shepherds who have been jarred awake by the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Narnia: Have You Met The Lion? Series

    Contributed by Daniel Driggs on Dec 23, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,408 views

    An examination of some of the characteristics of the Lion of Judah as displayed in Aslan the lion in C. S. Lewis’The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

    TITLE: Have you met the Lion? TEXT: Revelation 5:5 Through the years there have been a number of famous lions on television and in the movies. • Leo debuted on July 31, 1928 as the MGM lion mascot seen at the beginning of every MGM feature film. • In the film adaptation The Wizard of Oz ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Wounds From A Friend

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 27, 2006
    based on 141 ratings
     | 29,293 views

    Are you a trusted friend?

    Friends and enemies. Are you a friend or enemy? How can we tell which from which? Some things are rather obvious. Some are not so obvious. ILL.- Pepper Rogers, coach of UCLA’s football team suffered through a poor season back in the 1970’s. He came under intense criticism and pressure from ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • William R. Nabaza avatar

    Never Received The Promises But Died In Faith Series

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Sep 28, 2014
     | 3,624 views

    To show that we learn from the examples of Old Testament people: (1) we wait in faith for the rapture, (2) we treat ourselves as temporary residents of this earth.

    I. EXORDIUM: Are you waiting for the rapture in faith? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that we learn from the examples of Old Testament people: (1) we wait in faith for the rapture, (2) we treat ourselves as temporary residents of this earth. IV. TEXT: Hebrews 11:13 ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Breakthrough Prayer For My Church

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 7, 2014
     | 6,163 views

    As people of faith we need to be people of prayer but even more than that, people of breakthrough prayer, asking God to break through in situations where there is nothing else we can do. We need breakthrough prayer in our churches.

    It was July of 2012 and was a sad day for me. In my first sermon here I told you about Elwood, my first appointment. Elwood was a nice, quiet, quaint little church in Madison County. A pretty stereotypical white framed country church on a quiet Farm to Market road. In the spring the pastures ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    You Shall Love

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Oct 23, 2014
    based on 39 ratings
     | 18,464 views

    Make a Friend -- Be A Friend -- Bring A Friend To Christ. Loving your neighbor is at the heart .of making a Friend.You're not living if you're not loving. You Shall Love!

    For Those not familiar with an Anglican Service there are four Scripture readings Prior to the Message. Today's readings are Deuteronomy 34:1-12; Psalm 90; 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8; Matthew 22:34-46. It has been said .....that love...... may not make the world go around, .....but it sure makes the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Earthquake In Nepal

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on May 6, 2015
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,158 views

    Sermon the week after the earthquake in Nepal in April 2015. Does God cause all earthquakes or are some just the result of an aging world in a death spiral? How does a Christian respond to 6,000 deaths in one disaster?

    When I was in my 20’s I worked with a man in his 50’s. I thought he was old but he was in great health until he fell backwards on ice, hit his head and died instantly. We were shocked at the loss of Bob. Last Saturday, April 24, 2015, there was a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Nepal. Here ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Are You Stagnant?

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Nov 2, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 56,455 views

    Stagnant means sluggish, motionless and inactive. This might be an accurate description of some people’s Christian walk. They’re not living; they’re simply existing. They’re not doing anything with the new life that God gave them. If that describes any of

    ARE YOU STAGNANT? INTRODUCTION: Stagnant means sluggish, motionless and inactive. This might be an accurate description of some people’s Christian walk. Line in a movie: “I just want to live mindlessly from day to day.” Some people are doing just that. They’re not living; ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Maurice McCarthy avatar

    3 Proofs Baptism Doesn't Save

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Nov 5, 2012
    based on 14 ratings
     | 21,436 views

    3 arguments water baptism does not equivocate to salvation.

    3 Proofs Water Baptism Doesn't Save Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God: Most of our preaching is, and should be about the careful laying forth of Christian truth, but every now and then we need to discuss why certain beliefs are ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Steve Ely avatar

    Framed - Pt. 3 - Mind Frames Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Dec 4, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,901 views

    You are shaped by these forces. They determine your outlook, actions, and habits. Are you framed correctly?

    Framed Pt. 3 – Mind Frames As I have stated there are many forces trying to wield influence to shape us or frame us. There are billions of dollars spent each year in an attempt to frame our desires, our style, our wants and our likes. However, I also told you that although I know that your ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Pastor Jeff Hughes avatar

    Grace That Is Greater Than All Our Sin Series

    Contributed by Pastor Jeff Hughes on Jan 9, 2014
     | 5,614 views

    God is the God of Grace, Unmerited Favor

    Over the past two weeks, we have discovered some of the many attributes of God, and this week we will wrap up our study. So far, we discovered God's "Omni" attributes--Omniscience (all knowing), Omnipresence (ever and all present) and Omnipotence (all powerful) in our first message. Last week ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    The Armor Of God Series

    Contributed by Pastor Jeff Hughes on Jan 9, 2014
     | 11,428 views

    Part I of 2 about being prepared for spiritual battle

    Over the years, I have talked to many Christians that are down and out, or perhaps better put, down for the count. In other words, I have met many defeated Christians. Hey, let's be honest; we all have our "down moments", our "weak times", those times when we struggle in the faith. I guess the ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church