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Let Jesus' Light Shine In You Always PRO Sermon

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Christ calls us to shine His light in everyday life, so that our actions reflect His love and guide others toward God’s glory.

Some nights feel too dark. The text pings at midnight. The doctor’s tone is flat. The worry refuses to sleep. Yet even in a midnight room, a small nightlight steadies a child. A single candle hushes a whole room of shadows. That’s the math of heaven: a little light makes a life-sized difference. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:16, Matthew 5:14, John 1:4-5

Topics: Light, World, Witness

Can't See The Forest For The Tree

Contributed by John Beehler on Jan 8, 2002

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A tree in the garden did in Adam and Eve and allowed sin to gain it’s hold on us. But it was another tree, the one Jesus was nailed to, that rescued us from death.

Can’t See the Forest for the Tree I’m here to tell you, Adam and Eve had it made. They lived in a perfect world created by the hand of God. They had unlimited access to God and full enjoyment with only one stipulation. Adam and Eve could eat the fruit of any of the trees in the garden, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:15-17, Genesis 3:1-7

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Kingdom Attitudes

Contributed by Greg Nance on Feb 4, 2002

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The Beattitudes present eight steps to mature Christian living. Jesus gives us four internals and four externals that lead to strength and joy.

Attitudes that Please God Someone has called Matthew 5:1-12 the “Be” attitudes of the Faith. What’s your attitude toward God? Jesus lists several attitudes here in the first part of the Sermon on the Mount that challenge us all. Actually, they show the way to spiritual maturity in 8 steps. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What's In, What's Out

Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 10, 2005

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The seventh of a series through the book of Acts in the Fall 2005

It used to be that to find out who or what was ‘in’ or ‘out’ you consulted the society section of the local newspaper, or Look magazine, or a well-known celebrity reporter for the latest on whatever was deemed the latest ‘in’ and ‘out.’ Now we have the Internet to help us determine what is ‘in’ and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:15

Denomination: Church Of God

The Transforming Touch

Contributed by Tim Patrick on Aug 22, 2005

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See how Jesus can transform doubting, discouraged, defeated disciples into passionate followers.

Introducion- Have you ever seen someone transformed from a pessimistic defeated person into a passionate enthusiastic person? (Show the congregation two sections from the movie “It’s A Wonderful Life”. The first section is when George is considering suicide. The second section is after George has ...read more

Scripture: John 20:24-28

Denomination: Baptist

Trouble In Paradise Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Mar 13, 2003

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This is the 6th study in the study "Intimacy". This study looks at the fact that every marriage must contend with problems.

TROUBLE IN PARADISE? Song of Solomon 5:2-8 Every marriage is begun with the idea that life will be perfect. After all you have finally found that one person that makes you happier than you have ever been. Nothing could be so bad to ever ruin that. Unfortunately, marriage is full of trials ...read more

Scripture: Song of Songs 5:2-8

Denomination: Baptist

Dead Man Talking: The Reality Of A Place Called Hell

Contributed by Michael Dephillips on Feb 5, 2003

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What would the dead tell us if they could speak to us from beyond the grave?

"Dead Man Talking: the reality of a place called Hell" Matthew 7:13-23 In 1875 General William Booth shared what happened to be a prophetic message of the greatest danger facing the Church in the 20th Century of being a false gospel that would preach Conversion without Conviction, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31, Matthew 7:13-23

Denomination: Baptist

Waiting On The Harvest

Contributed by Michael Murdock on Oct 21, 2002

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Sermon on Evangelism and growing a church from a farmers point of view.

“Waiting on the Harvest” Evangelism: How to Grow the Church 1 Corinthians 3:5-9 Introduction: There is a story about two men from New York City who had never been out of the city. They decided they had enough of city life and so they would head out west and try to live off the land like their ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:5-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Getting Involved In Mission Series

Contributed by Art Campbell on May 26, 2007

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If we truly have a heart for what’s on God’s heart, then we must get involved in missions.

There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought that Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Spirit Within, The Spirit Without

Contributed by Tim Zingale on May 10, 2005

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A sermon for The Day of Pentecost

The Day of Pentecost Acts 2:1-21 John 20:19-23 "The Spirit Within, the Spirit Without" "When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly a sound came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-23

Denomination: Lutheran

I Will Sing Of My Redeemer Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on May 16, 2005

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5th in series on what Pentecost means. This was also a Mother’s Day sermon about the need to have a Redeemer. Ruth had Boaz, we have Jesus, as evidenced by Pentecost.

Galatians 3:10-14 – I Will Sing of My Redeemer Turn with me to the book of Ruth. Today’s message was fairly difficult to bring together. Not because there’s not much to say on Mother’s Day, but rather there is so much to say. We’ve been looking at the holiday of Pentecost. That in itself is ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:10-14

Denomination: Baptist

Grace That Is Greater

Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Aug 28, 2003

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God’s grace is shown in the fact that He would allow Jesus to be born through the line of Judah. Taken from Jim Cymbala’s book Fresh Faith.

If you would turn your Bibles to the very first page of the New Testament, where the opening lines say, A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham: Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, Judah the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:1-3, Genesis 38:1-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How Christians Can Stop Worry

Contributed by Robin Fletcher on May 31, 2004

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Summary of four ways Christians can stop worry.

How Christians can STOP Worry Opening Prayer Scripture from Matthew 6:25-33 "So I tell you, do not worry about your life --what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-33

Denomination: Baptist

Burn Series

Contributed by Todd Pugh on Jan 14, 2008

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Knowing Jesus is an all consuming, burning passion.

Burn Series: Turn on the Light!!! Christmas Sunday / December 23rd 2007 Intro: Merry Christmas!!! What are you getting for Christmas!? Wow. That’s what this is all about isn’t? Christmas is actually about a gift. On the last day of school before Christmas break, children were bringing ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-19

Denomination: Pentecostal

"Were Not Our Hearts Burning?"

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Aug 9, 2007

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Easter message based on the conversation between Jesus and two men on the road to Emmaus.

“Were Not Our Hearts Burning?” Luke 24:13-35 Easter Sunday, April 8, 2007 We come here each Sunday and we sing about Jesus, we pray to Him, we read about Him and listen to sermons about Him, and I hope we go out of here loving Him a bit more. But for the average person in the seats, does it ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35

Denomination: Wesleyan

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