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  • Mitchell Skelton avatar

    Blessed Are The Merciful Series

    Contributed by Mitchell Skelton on Jan 1, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,328 views

    In our last installment of this series on The Beatitudes we looked at "hungering and thirsting for righteousness." Showing mercy is the outward expression of the inner hungering and thirsting after righteousness.

    Blessed are the Merciful The Beatitudes Matthew 5:7 #5 of 8 in Series INTRODUCTION While walking home from school, Mark noticed the boy ahead of him had stumbled to the ground and dropped everything he was carrying. Mark hurried to the boy’s side and helped him collect his belongings. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Roots And Leaves Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Feb 19, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 4,924 views

    Growth comes in our lives as we meditate on God’s word.

    GOD, WATER AND LIFE OCTOBER 3, 2004 Psalm 1 “Roots and Leaves” INTRODUCTION The desert is abundant with life, but there is a stark contrast between plants that are near water and plants that are in the drier parts of the landscape. Those plants near the water display abundant growth. Those ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Birds And The Bees

    Contributed by Keith Tankersley on Jul 3, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,242 views

    A sermon teaching from nature how to bee stress free!

    “Let’s Talk About the Birds & the Bees” Matthew 6:25-34 Theme; a picture of a Christian life in this world in the presence of God, actively submissive, and entirely dependent upon Him. Simply put, a picture of children in relationship to their father as they travel on this pilgrimage called ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "American Idol”

    Contributed by Keith Tankersley on Jul 7, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,142 views

    It has been said that the eye is the closest to soul and is the agent used to judge right from wrong. So if the eye & heart are in conflict, how can the body function properly.

    “American Idol” Matthew 6:22-24 Theme; a picture of a Christian life in this world in the presence of God, actively submissive, and entirely dependent upon Him. Simply put, a picture of children in relationship to their father as they travel on this pilgrimage called life! * Chapter 6 broke ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Unity In Oneness

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on May 15, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,817 views

    A sermon for the 7th Sunday of Eastertide on acceptance and unity.

    Unity in Oneness – John 17: 20 – 26 Intro: I don’t believe Jesus was naïve enough to think that people in his church are going to agree on how many candles to put on the communion table, whether a wooden cross or metal is more appropriate or whether to use styrofoam, paper, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    And Yet

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jan 28, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,874 views

    God had chosen to work with the nation of Israel and yet they refused to do as God asked.

    And Yet . . . / Luke 4: 21 – 30 Intro: There was once a family that owned a treasure that had been handed down from one generation to another for decades. It was a genuine antique Tiffany vase. It was kept on the mantel in the living room as a special object of enjoyment. One day when ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Prayer--An Intimate Conversation Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Mar 9, 2006
    based on 21 ratings
     | 3,523 views

    Prayer is a powerful spiritual discipline, which God uses to change us, and to enable us to experience the fulness of the abundant life.

    Acts 2:42-47, Philippians 4:4-7, 1Thessalonians 5:16-17 “Prayer—An Intimate Conversation” INTRODUCTION Paul writes, “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8). This is a critical verse in our understanding of ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    "Get Up, Go, Set Beside, And Guide"

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on May 4, 2015
     | 4,445 views

    How come a soul got saved? Because Phillip Got up, went, set beside, and guided some one to Christ .

    “Get up, Go, Set Beside, and Guide” Acts 8:26-40 1. Phillip is told by an angel to Get Up 26Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, " Arise” or Get Up, get ready • “To Get Up” is making yourself available I am ready God for use • Phillip has made ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Praise Psalm Of David

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 7, 2014
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,068 views

    The LORD preserves all who love Him. This is the flip side of our own perseverance.

    DAVID’S PSALM OF PRAISE. Psalm 145:8-9; Psalm 145:14-21. Psalm 145:8. Proclamation. “The LORD is gracious, compassionate, slow to anger, and merciful” (Psalm 145:8). This is similar to the self-revelation of the LORD to Moses (Exodus 34:6). It is an integral part of Israel’s understanding of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Slave Auction

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on May 28, 2013
     | 2,669 views

    We need to create a relationship with God that is so strong that it can dominate any other passion of life.

    Video - (History Channel clip on American Slave Auction) “We want to do more, but we do less. We want to reach higher, but we fall lower. We want to be better, but we turn out worse.” We cry out – v. 24 “O wretched man am I…” 1. A Slave To Sin - A slave to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Faith And Love

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 14, 2013
     | 2,230 views

    Like Zechariah and Elizabeth, we must learn the interaction between faith and love in the head and heart

    Thursday of 3rd Week in Advent 2013 Lumen Fidei The story we have in the first chapter of St. Luke’s Gospel is a kind of midrash on the story we read today in the Book of Judges. In both cases a childless couple experiences a miraculous intervention of God to give them a child. But the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    A Slave Auction

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on May 23, 2013
     | 3,147 views

    “We want to do more, but we do less. We want to reach higher, but we fall lower. We want to be better, but we turn out worse. We are a slave to sin. Freedom only found in Christ”

    Video - (History Channel clip on American Slave Auction) “We want to do more, but we do less. We want to reach higher, but we fall lower. We want to be better, but we turn out worse.” We cry out – v. 24 “O wretched man am I…” 1. A Slave To Sin - A slave to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Something New Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jan 29, 2013
     | 6,287 views

    Bound by traditions and laws, Jesus breathes new life and love into an old religion and the lives of God's people.

    Luke 6:1-16 “Something New” INTRODUCTION I think that one of the great joys in life is to be able to give a gift and then watch the recipient enjoy the gift. As a grandparent, I love giving a gift to my granddaughters and then watch them play with it. I can’t imagine what ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    A Call--Accepted Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jan 29, 2013
     | 4,566 views

    Astonished at Jesus' teaching and amazed by his authority and power, Peter, James and John accept Jesus' invitation to follow him even though they do not know what the future holds.

    Luke 6:1-16 “Something New” INTRODUCTION I think that one of the great joys in life is to be able to give a gift and then watch the recipient enjoy the gift. As a grandparent, I love giving a gift to my granddaughters and then watch them play with it. I can’t imagine what ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    A Bridge To Cross Or A Barrier

    Contributed by Michael Adams on Jun 16, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,014 views

    Father's Day 2018, time for father's to take charge. A bridge can be a barrier or a route to safety which is it for you?

    Fathers, by the time you’re grown and became husbands and now dads you have encountered many changes. Life hasn’t always been kind. Careers may not have gone as you had planned. You have came upon many obstacles and bridges to cross. How many times have you fought off the distractions? How many ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist