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  • Pat Damiani avatar

    How To Keep Sex From Becoming Your God Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Feb 25, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,731 views

    43rd in a series from Ephesians. How to view sex from God’s perspective.

    I don’t really know if there is intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. That’s not an issue that the Bible addresses either way. But let’s just suppose for a moment that an alien from elsewhere in the universe was to make his way to the earth, and to the United States in particular. And this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Andy Flowers avatar

    How To Have Peace With God Series

    Contributed by Andy Flowers on Feb 25, 2008
     | 5,431 views

    Series in Romans

    Text: Romans 5:1-11 Title: How to Have Peace with God Romans 5:1-11 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    Rejoicing In Suffering Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Feb 29, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,261 views

    In this sermon we see a fourth blessing of justification, which is rejoicing in suffering.

    Scripture In Romans 5:1-11 we read of several blessings of justification. Let’s read Romans 5:1-11, paying special attention to verses 3-5, which is our text for today: "1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Neil Richardson avatar

    Christ: The Perfect Teacher, Example, Sacrifice And Advocate

    Contributed by Neil Richardson on Mar 12, 2008
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    Christ: the Perfect Teacher, Example, Sacrifice and Advocate, also considering some of the heresies surrounding his person and nature

    John 1:14-18 Verse 14 "And the Word was made flesh" (KJV) "The Word became a human being" (GNB) "The Word became flesh" (NIV, RSV, Ricker Berry) In becoming human, Christ becomes... 1. The Perfect Teacher, a model of how God thinks and how we should think (Phil. 2:5-11). 2. The Perfect Example, a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Crucifixion, The Foundation Of Our Faith

    Contributed by J. Allen Lucas on Mar 17, 2008
    based on 24 ratings
     | 10,454 views

    If Jesus had refused to suffer the shame and reproach of the Cross, and if the Crucifixion had never taken place, then our sins could not be forgiven … remitted. As a matter of fact, there wouldn’t be a gospel, for the gospel stands on the foundation of t

    The Crucifixion, The Foundation Of Our Faith John 19:1 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. 2 And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, 3 And said, Hail, King of the Jews: and they smote him with their hands. 4 Pilate ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    Unreliable Evidences Of Saving Faith Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Nov 29, 2007
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     | 3,180 views

    In this sermon we consider some unreliable evidences of saving faith.

    Scripture When I was a seminary student at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School I had a class with D. A. Carson, Professor of New Testament. Dr. Carson was teaching us that God saves sinners by his grace, and that there is nothing that we can do to earn salvation. One student challenged Dr. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Blessed Are Those Who Mourn Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 26, 2007
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    Friend of Sinners. Pt. 2

    BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO MOURN (LUKE 7:36-50) I had known for quite a while an elderly man who had two sons. The older son was the valedictorian of his school, a researcher at a Forbes 500 company and a visiting professor at a graduate school. The younger son paled in comparison; he was an average ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    There Comes A Reckoning Day!

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 15, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,908 views

    Let us study three men? There comes a reckoning day, choices? Three men and their life style choices? ONE MAN DIED DECEMBER 25, 2006. ONE MAN DIED DECEMBER 26, 2006. ONE MAN DIED DECEMBER 30, 2006. Brown, Hussein, Ford.

    THERE COMES A RECKONING DAY! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Proverbs 22:1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. Eccles. 7:1 A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Ray Searan avatar

    Four Characteristics Of A Healthy Church

    Contributed by Ray Searan on Feb 21, 2007
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     | 13,340 views

    If we observe the days, times, and seasons that we live in there are many things that we as a church family can come to conclude. One conclusion that I have come to is that if there has ever been a time that the church must be genuinely healthy, now is th

    Four Characteristics of a Healthy Church Text: Acts 2:37-47 Introduction: If we observe the days, times, and seasons that we live in there are many things that we as a church family can come to conclude. One conclusion that I have come to is that if there has ever been a time that the church ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Living Beyond Myself Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jun 27, 2007
    based on 44 ratings
     | 26,473 views

    17th in a series on Ephesians. When I become a Christian God makes me a part of something bigger than myself.

    I ran across this question that was posted on Yahoo! Answers this week: How do you raise a Christian without going to church? My wife and I are Christian and we have a 10 month old daughter. I want her to have Christian beliefs and thoughts but I hate organized religion. I pray on my own. I thank ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Philip Harrelson avatar

    The Foolishness Of Hidden Sin

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Nov 9, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 15,294 views

    Sin has a devastating effect on the conscience. No matter how carefully covered, it will ultimately be exposed.

    The Foolishness of Hidden Sin John 15:22 John 15:22 -- “If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.” Ps 19:9-14 -- “The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.” “More to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    The Clash Between Two Church Leaders Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Mar 19, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 7,495 views

    This sermon examines the controversy between the apostle Paul and the apostle Peter. We learn how Paul preserved the integrity of the gospel at a crucial point in the Early Church’s infancy.

    Scripture A man was stranded on a deserted island in the Pacific for many years. One day a boat came sailing into view, and the man frantically waved and got the skipper’s attention. The boat landed on the beach, the skipper got out and greeted the stranded man. After a while the skipper asked ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Timothy Smith avatar

    The Starving That Satisfies Series

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 15, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 19,127 views

    4th sermon in an 8 part series on the Beatitudes. This series challenges us to "Shift" our thinking in what really brings true happiness. (*Refreshed in 8/08. PowerPoint and Video Clips available on request.)

    Shift Week 4 THE STARVING THAT SATISFIES MATTHEW 5:6, John 6:35 INTRODUCTION: (:33 intro) {Play 45 seconds of “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction”} Every time I hear that song by I think, “Wow, our music in the 60’s was so much deeper than the music today...” Okay, maybe not but I do believe that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Ken Harris avatar

    "God Sees And God Cares"

    Contributed by Ken Harris on Aug 12, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,478 views

    The purpose of this sermon is to motivate the hearers which are dealing with depression OR feeling discouraged to affirm to others that GOD sees, their adversities, and He will make the necessary provisions for them.

    13 August 2006 U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris Presidio of Monterey (ORD Military Chapel) Monterey California, 93940 BIG IDEA: DISCOURAGED BELIEVERS, while in the midst of their crisis, need to affirm to others that GOD sees, their adversities, and He will make the necessary provisions for ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Steve Rutherford avatar

    How To Make Straight A's In Christian Unity

    Contributed by Steve Rutherford on Aug 18, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,646 views

    This sermon challenges listener to Christian unity through our absolute example, Jesus Christ.

    School starts this week and I’m sure there are a lot of happy parents and grandparents and sad students. When I was in school I only cared about two subjects, sports and Rachel. So it would come as no surprise that I was an average student at best. I start back to school at the end of this week for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist