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  • Rodney Buchanan avatar

    Developing A Grateful Heart

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 24, 2002
    based on 66 ratings
     | 30,822 views

    We need to ask God to change our hearts from 1. Complaints to Praise. 2. Criticism to Encouragement. 3. Cynicism to Faith.

    Two men were walking through a field one day when they spotted an enraged bull. Immediately they ran toward the nearest fence. The storming bull ran after them in hot pursuit, and they realized that they were not going to make it. Terrified, one man shouted to his friend, “Say a prayer, John. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    What Makes A Great Church

    Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Sep 12, 2002
    based on 56 ratings
     | 8,689 views

    Sermon on the qualities that make a dynamic church that people will want to be part of.

    TITLE: What Makes a Great Church, part 1 TEXT: Acts 2:42 THEME: Church growth. Health, evangelise P.S. Rick Warren states, and I agree, that the key issue for churches in the 21st Century will be church health, not growth. Because when a congregation is healthy it will grow. INTRODUCTION: We all ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Remember The Resurrection Series

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Oct 1, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
     | 6,030 views

    how we are to think and talk about the resurrection

    Sermon Series on the End Times: The Resurrection of the Dead It seems that in life we are always looking forward to something. When you’re single, you look forward to getting married. When you get married, you look forward to having children. When you have children, you look forward to sending ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Where Do God & Country Meet?

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Oct 31, 2002
    based on 264 ratings
     | 29,888 views

    Where do God & country meet? How can we be good Christians & yet good citizens? Can we be both, or do we have to be one or the other? Do we have to sacrifice our love of God for love of country, or vice-versa?

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED: 2022) TEXT: Romans 13:1-7; 2 Chronicles 7:14; 1 Timothy 2:1-4; Philippians 3:17-21 ILL. A few years ago Dr. James Dobson began his Focus on the Family Newsletter with words as important, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What About The Violence In Christian History? Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 9, 2002
    based on 37 ratings
     | 6,362 views

    We need to ask: 1) Why is there violence in Christian history? 2) Why is there violence in present day Christianity? 3) What can be done about it today?

    Sadly, there are many people today who reject Christianity because of the hypocrisy and inconsistencies of the church and individual Christians throughout history. They point to some of the ugly parts of the church’s past like the Crusades, the witch trials, and the Inquisition. The Spanish ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Persecution Is Sure To Come Series

    Contributed by Bruce Landry on Jul 13, 2002
    based on 25 ratings
     | 7,352 views

    We will begin our walk with the nation of Israel through the book of Exodus. In the first chapter we will see that the persecutions of yesterday are not that different than some of our persecutions today. Hopefully you will take away a better way of wal

    Persecution Sure to Come a. Reasons b. Results DBF Sunday Sermon 7/13/02 These last few weeks seems to have been ripe with what seems to be persecutions. Brother Mike Procter sent many e-mails from brothers and sisters in Christ that have had several ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Compromise While On The Way Series

    Contributed by Robert Massey on Jul 15, 2002
    based on 98 ratings
     | 16,606 views

    Compromise has deadly results. Here are three lessons each believer needs to remember when tempted to compromise their faith.

    For the last several weeks, I have been preaching out of Joshua a series of messages on “Receiving Your Inheritance.” During this series of messages, God has given me several positive ones, such as “Pulling Down Strongholds” and “The Faithfulness of God”. However there are several messages that I ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Fear Of Loneliness Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jul 22, 2002
    based on 41 ratings
     | 6,596 views

    Third in series on fears

    The Fear Factor WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? Fear Factor Fear is one of the primary weapons of the enemy. This has turned out to be a lot tougher series of messages to bring than I thought it would be. There is an oppressive burden whenever I have preached or taught on the enemy. Fear is one of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Give Us A King Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Aug 6, 2002
    based on 99 ratings
     | 35,467 views

    The problems that Israel faced when they stepped outside of God’s will and demanded a king immediately.

    A Study of the Life of Samuel Sermon # 6 ”Give Us a King!” 1 Samuel 8:1-18 Many People are painfully aware that things would be far better in their lives if they had made wiser decisions. It is especially frustrating to realize what ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Part Iv: You Are Good To Go For Ministry Series

    Contributed by Chris Carroll on Oct 1, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,285 views

    But my prayer is that over the last three weeks you and I have discovered that as believers you and I have been given spiritual gifts by God. And these gifts have been divinely given to us based not on anything we have done but on God’s mercy and grace be

    Gladys Dunn recently moved into a retirement community in a small town. One beautiful Sunday morning she walked down the street to a church not far from her apartment. Gladys was in awe of the big beautiful church building as she stepped inside to attend the worship service. Gladys however, wasn’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Ctwccofgw #2 - The Guarantee Of Answered Prayer Series

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Aug 9, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,205 views

    Second in the series based on The Navigators’ "Lessons on Assurance."

    Cool Things We Can Count On from God’s Word #2 – The Guarantee of Answered Prayer John 16:24 Have you ever bought anything on a “money-back, satisfaction guaranteed” deal? Usually those are a good thing, and I’m optimistic (or maybe naïve) enough to believe that most companies honor that. A ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Finding Our Native Tongue Series

    Contributed by Eldon Reich on Aug 24, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,854 views

    This sermon deals with the lost language of the Christian. We have become a part of the world so much that we no longer have a distintive language.

    FINDING OUR NATIVE TONGUE John 8:42-44 Friends, did you know that there are 6000 languages in the world One is said to disappear every fortnight—2 weeks. 200 years ago the German explorer Alexander von Humboldt stumbled upon a village in what is now Venezuela. While there he heard a parrot ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Is Your Church A Cruise-Ship Or A Battleship?

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jan 5, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 16,946 views

    Which image better describes a church? Your church? I know, it’s a metaphor. All metaphors break down at some point. When making a choice, our natural inclination is to choose the cruise ship over the battleship any day.

    Opening illustration: watch an illustrative audio-video clip Introduction: On the surface we would believe that the early church in Acts was blessed with outstanding growth due to the anointed preaching of the apostles; their balanced practices that would evolve into much of our church programming ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Horace Wimpey avatar

    Integrity Is .....

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Jan 31, 2012
    based on 8 ratings
     | 18,097 views

    Jesus teaches us in the sermon on the mount to be people of integrity.

    Integrity Is… Matthew 5:33-37 Introduction: A wealthy businessman lay on his deathbed. His pastor came to visit and talked about Gods healing power and prayed for his parishioner. When the pastor was done, the businessman said, "Preacher, if God heals me, I’ll give the church a million ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Real Deal

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Feb 4, 2011
    based on 318 ratings
     | 86,720 views

    Far to many times I have heard someone share that they know someone who says they are a Christian, but their life is impure. It literally destroys the witness of Christ when believers do not live out their faith. So, are you the real deal? Updated February 2023.

    Dr. Evan Kane ... was the chief surgeon ... of Kane Summit Hospital ... in New York City. He had practiced his specialty ... for 37 years. Over the course of time, ... he came to question the wisdom of using general anesthesia ... for every surgery. He believed people would recover quicker ... ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican