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  • Joo-Ching Chng avatar

    Jesus - Man With A Mission

    Contributed by Joo-Ching Chng on Jan 4, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,924 views

    Jesus, the Man with a mission is our model to fulfil the mission given to us.

    Text: Hebrews 3:1-4 Subject: Mission Theme: Modelling after Jesus Propositional Truth (P.T.): We can accomplish the mission God gives to the church. Transitional Sentence (T.S.): We can accomplish the mission God gives to the church by following Jesus’ examples. MAIN POINTS: I. Jesus was ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Plan To Win! Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Jan 7, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 16,411 views

    Intentionally plan to win!

    PLAN TO WIN! I Corinthians 9.24 S: Church Purpose Th: Plan to Win! Pr: INTENTIONALLY PLAN TO WIN! ?: How? How do we win? KW: Movement TS: We will find in our study the movement we must make in order to fulfill our plan to win. Type: Proposition The ____ movement ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Arrested By Love Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 10, 2008
    based on 24 ratings
     | 35,941 views

    God wants to put a stop to our old way of living so that we might experience His restoration and know His love.

    Arrested by Love Acts 9:1-19 Intro: In my nearly 40 years, I’ve never been arrested. I did receive 3 speeding tickets and a traffic violation soon after I turned 16. Then I got another speeding ticket 3 years later- back when the interstate was still 55 MPH in ID, rather than 75. Of course I ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Never Grow Weary

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Dec 18, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 12,129 views

    We grow tired of many things in life, but Paul urges Christians to never grow weary of doing good.

    NEVER GROW WEARY A. Christ as a SERVANT ILLUSTRATION: In Matthew 20:20-28, the mother of James and John comes to Jesus asking if He would allow her two sons to sit on his RIGHT and LEFT in His KINGDOM. Upon hearing the mother’s request, the other DISCIPLES became very INDIGNANT toward James ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Church At Thessalonica Series

    Contributed by Doug Henry on Dec 30, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,216 views

    Lessons we can learn from those at the Thessalonian Church.

    Warnings, Exaltations & Instructions: The Church at Thessalonica 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 A few years ago, I had the privilege of going to a Penguin’s game at the Mellon Arena with a few of my friends. As we waited for the game to begin, we decided to go to our favorite food stand to get the game ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Relationships Are Everything - Forgiveness Series

    Contributed by Doug Henry on Dec 30, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,565 views

    A Biblical look at the importance of forgiveness.

    Relationships Are Everything Forgiveness is Key Mark 12:31 When Narvaez, the Spanish patriot, lay dying, his father-confessor asked him whether he had forgiven all his enemies. Narvaez looked astonished and said, “Father, I have no enemies. I have shot them all.” If I were to ask you this ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What If God Was One Of Us?

    Contributed by Tommy Davis on Jan 7, 2007
    based on 18 ratings
     | 33,368 views

    This sermon looks at the horror of life if God was one of us.

    What If God Was One of Us? Text: Numbers 23:19-20 19 "God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good? 20 Behold, I have received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Origens Of Death Series

    Contributed by Robert Higgins on May 1, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,945 views

    Death is not a dead end street, it is not an end but a doorway to eternal life.

    Life After Death – Part One Overview There have been quite a number of folks (5 families in the past two months – Bernita Sample’s husband passed on Wednesday morning) in our congregation who have had loved ones die in the past few months. My own family had to come to grips with saying goodbye to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Blessing Of Unfulfilled Dreams

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on May 1, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,276 views

    Sometimes when dreams don’t come to pass, it is for your own good.

    THE BLESSING OF UNFULFILLED DREAMS TEXT: 2 Chronicles 6:7-8 2 Chronicles 6:7-8 -- Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel But the LORD said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Shrewd Christianity

    Contributed by Stephen Evoy on May 10, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,581 views

    Does "accidental" repentance "count?"

    Shrewd Christianity The Parable of the Shred Manager (Luke 16:1-9) 1There was once a rich man who had a manager. He got reports that the manager had been taking advantage of his position by running up huge personal expenses. 2So he called him in and said, “What’s this I hear about you? ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Ministry Of Marriage Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 28, 2008
     | 6,238 views

    When it comes to love in our lives, we need to quit focusing on our feelings and instead focus on the mission. There are times in every relationship where you’re going to feel high levels of passionate love for one another. But there are also times when y

    The Ministry of Christian Marriage Joshua 24:14-15 and Colossians 3:12-17 Les and Leslie Parrott tell the story of Jennifer and Michael. After graduating from college, they married and began their individual career pursuits- she as an account executive and he as a social worker. They had put off ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Making Love Last Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 28, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,814 views

    Every relationship starts with romantic, passionate love and sexual desire and that fire is still burning when they meet at the altar. But what do you do when those fires burn down. So what happens 5 or 10 years down the road when they wake up one morning

    Making Love Last a Lifetime Colossians 3:5-10, 12-17 Many have voiced their opinions on marriage throughout the years. Here are a just a few: Mae West- “Marriage is a great institution. I’m not ready for an institution yet!” Comedian Joy Behar “I want a man in my life, but not in my house. I’m a ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Robert Cox avatar

    What's Your Sacrifice Like?

    Contributed by Robert Cox on Oct 28, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,738 views

    Why was Cain’s sacrifice unacceptable to God?

    GENESIS 4:1 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, “I have acquired a man from the LORD.” 2 Then she bore again, this time his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3 And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Joel Smith avatar

    Now Matter Who Wins, You Will Lose

    Contributed by Joel Smith on Oct 30, 2008
    based on 17 ratings
     | 7,192 views

    This sermon is a relentless drum beat of negativity concerning America’s political predicament with a brief flicker of hope at the end. Theme: Demigods disappoint and enslave.

    In the early days of our Republic pastors would set aside the Sunday before election day to preach a sermon about the coming vote. In those days they would name names and tell the congregation who to vote for. Now, thanks to a 1954 law, churches can no longer speak out in the same way. If they ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Darryl Klassen avatar

    The Meaning Of Life...and Death Series

    Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Oct 30, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,937 views

    To live is Christ; to die is gain. This is the great creed of the Christian who wants to live a joyful life whether in this life or the next.

    THE MEANING OF LIFE…AND DEATH I emailed a friend recently who is an adventurer. I told him that I look back on his exploits with awe and sometimes I live vicariously through his ventures. He emailed back and said, “Don’t live through me… early in July I started tearing my dad’s old barn down (to ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite