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  • Timm Meyer avatar

    I Know That Nothing Good Lives In Me

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Jul 20, 2004
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     | 5,706 views

    PENTECOST 7(A) - I know that nothing good lives in me because sin is alive and well but sin is also to be defeated.

    Romans 7:15-25a - July 18, 2004 – Pentecost 7 ROMANS 7:15-25a 15I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. 16And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. 17As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Virgin . . . Will Give Birth To A Son

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Dec 23, 2003
    based on 26 ratings
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    ADVENT 4(A) - The virgin will be with child and give birth to a son because man cannot change what God wants done.

    THE VIRGIN.....WILL GIVE BIRTH TO A SON Isaiah 7:10-14 - December 21, 2003 ISAIAH 7:10-14 10Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz, 11"Ask the LORD your God for a sign, whether in the deepest depths or in the highest heights." 12But Ahaz said, "I will not ask; I will not put the LORD to ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Inaugural Message Of Jesus

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 16, 2005
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    We need to repent because: 1. We have a problem. 2. Something better has come. 3. The Kingdom is here.

    One of my favorite cartoon strips is “Frank and Earnest.” Frank is in the courtroom standing before the judge who says to him, “It’s ‘guilty’ or ‘not guilty.’ You can’t plead ‘I gotta be me.’” The cartoon is humorous because it touches a reality in our culture which places the need for ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Why Study Prophecy

    Contributed by Paul George on Jan 29, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
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    Why Study prophecy is a question often asked by Christians. We should study prophecy because God considers prophecy important.

    Why Study Prophecy? Why Study prophecy is a question often asked by Christians. We should study prophecy because God considers prophecy important. If He didn’t He wouldn’t have revealed future events to His servants the prophets. Although prophecy is a large part of the Bible most Christians today ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Don't Pull The Weeds?

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 19, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,921 views

    Jesus leaves "weeds" in place to grow. Why don’t we? Because God loves better than we do!

    Some of Jesus’ parable is lost to us city dwellers. He was speaking to members of a much more agrarian society. They probably understood this in much more vivid terms than do we)but I think that we can learn some valuable lessons from this parable. I know that none of us here are farmers. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Set Apart...for Life

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Apr 25, 2004
    based on 44 ratings
     | 4,743 views

    The developing unborn child is the expression of God’s greatest creation. Because we are formed in the image of God, human life is sacred.

    "Set Apart--for Life"...Sanctity of Human Life Sunday -Text: Psalm 139 -Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts While serving as a hospital chaplain, I read President Reagan’s book Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation. He begins by observing: "We live at ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Peace Be With You!

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Apr 26, 2004
    based on 50 ratings
     | 8,356 views

    EASTER 2(A) - Jesus declares, "Peace be with you," because doubt destroys all peace BUT Jesus destroys all doubt.

    PEACE BE WITH YOU! John 20:19-31 - April 18, 2004 JOHN 20:19-31 19On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" 20After he said this, he showed ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Water From The Rock

    Contributed by Mark Holdcroft on May 16, 2004
    based on 77 ratings
     | 59,775 views

    Moses lost the chance to enter into the promised land because he was disobedient to God. That disobedience was caused by anger, pride, and lack of faith.

    Water from the Rock After Moses had led the people out of Egypt, he had sent twelve spies into the promised land to see what lay before them. Because of the report brought back by ten of those spies, the people lose their faith in the Lord and fail to take the land. In chapter 14 of Numbers, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Daniel And The Wisemen (Christmas) Series

    Contributed by Hal Seed on Dec 4, 2007
    based on 49 ratings
     | 15,780 views

    The reason the wisemen knew so much about Christ and Christmas was because Daniel was the Chief of the Magi (Wisemen) hundreds of years earlier.

    [This sermon is contributed by Hal Seed of New Song Church in Oceanside, California and of www.PastorMentor.com. Hal is the author of numerous books including The God Questions and The Bible Questions. If you are interested in The Bible Questions Church-wide Campaign, please visit and watch Hal’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Out Of This World Investments

    Contributed by Tim Stutler on Mar 27, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,653 views

    Why should we invest in the Kingdom of God? Paul tells us because the returns are not only out of this world...they are guaranteed.

    “Out of This World Investments” Colossians 3:1-4 Introduction: The resurrection of Jesus Christ changes everything about how we should view the world. That event brought about an entirely new reality, a whole new realm of possibility for those “in Christ.” That Sunday morning saw Christ defeat ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Does This Sermon Apply To You?"

    Contributed by Scott Carmer on Aug 6, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,109 views

    Parable of the Rich fool. Sometimes people have trouble identifying with this parable because we don’t see ourselves as rich.

    Does this Sermon Apply to You? Luke 12:13-21 August 5, 2007 I would like to take you this morning to a place in your imagination. There was this fellow named Ben. Ben was the first from his family to go to college. His parents had grown up during the depression and money had been so tight, that ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Wise Fool

    Contributed by Darren Rogers on Aug 15, 2007
    based on 19 ratings
     | 12,821 views

    We need to guard our hearts. Look at what happened to the wisest man in the world because his heart was turned away..

    Everyone knows the story in the New Testament of the wise and foolish men. The Wise man built his house upon the rock. The Foolish man built his house upon the sand. Do you know that there is a story in the Old Testament about a wise fool? 1 Kings 11:1- 14 No man began with more promise than ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Are You Waiting For?

    Contributed by Jerry Gatson on Nov 25, 2004
    based on 83 ratings
     | 26,846 views

    The delay to recieving from the Lord is often because we are waiting for God to do something when we should be doing something.

    What Are You Waiting For? TEXT – Isaiah 40:31 There is not one place in the bible that tells you to wait for the Lord. It says wait upon the Lord. The revelation of the difference between waiting for the Lord and waiting upon the Lord is the attitude with which we wait. There is waiting and ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Bill Sullivan avatar

    Eternity Stepped Into Time

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Dec 17, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 8,498 views

    Jesus stepped out of eternity into time because He loves us so much He wants us in eternity with Him.

    Eternity Stepped Into Time TCF Sermon December 5, 2004 sermon was preceded by song “The Final Word,” by Michael Card. I asked Lisa to sing that Michael Card song this morning, because one of the phrases that often comes to my mind, especially in the Christmas season, is that one little phrase ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Four Spiritual Qualities Of A Disciple Series

    Contributed by Rodney Owens on Nov 20, 2003
    based on 21 ratings
     | 22,460 views

    This sermon, the third in the series of three, discusses the spiritual qualities that should be evident in a disciple’s life because of their walk with Jesus Christ.

    The Discipleship of All Believers – Four Spiritual Qualities of a Disciple (Week Three) 11/16/2003 Introduction: We began our look two weeks ago at what is a disciple by looking at Mark 1:16- 18: And as He walked by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist