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  • Stephen Woody avatar

    Where We Stand Together

    Contributed by Stephen Woody on May 24, 2005
    based on 26 ratings
     | 7,502 views

    As Christians and as the Church, we will often disagree, but there is one place where we all stand together, at the foot of the cross!

    "WHERE WE STAND TOGETHER" (1 Corinthians 1:10-18) Introduction: LET THERE BE NO DIVISIONS AMONG YOU Paul says) Let All of You Agree With One Another Paul says) Be perfectly united and of one mind! In other words, Paul is saying that the church should stand ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Bruce Landry avatar

    What Have You Done For Me Lately? Series

    Contributed by Bruce Landry on May 25, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 17,435 views

    We are called to walk above the fray in a manner that brings glory and honor to God. Our lesson today asks the question that we must all ask ourselves, What have you done for me(Jesus) lately? Come and lets look into this.

    What have You done for ME lately?Are You Devoted? (v.1).Are You a worthy offering? (v.1).Are You not conformed to this world? (v.2).Are You being transformed (v.2). On a wall near the main entrance to the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, is a portrait with the following inscription: "James Butler ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jack Harris avatar

    A Word From God For Sensible People

    Contributed by Jack Harris on Dec 15, 2004
    based on 48 ratings
     | 6,499 views

    This sermon is designed to emphasize the importance and the benefits of the Lord’s Supper.

    A WORD FROM GOD FOR SENSIBLE PEOPLE. 1 Cor. 10:14-21 Int: The Apostle Paul was a man whose approach to life was totally reordered by his personal experience with the Lord. The wisdom, which he gained through this experience, had enabled him to see through the pressures and preferences that tend to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Kenneth Trent avatar

    Christmas Candlelight Service

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Dec 22, 2004
    based on 101 ratings
     | 41,257 views

    Our Candlelight Service for 2004 as will be presented Christmas Eve. This is submitted to share an idea that might be beneficial to smaller churches.

    CHRISTMAS CANDLELIGHT SERVICE PRELUDE: “HALLELUJAH CHORUS” WELCOME TO WORSHIPPERS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS HYMN # 89 “O COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL” (verses 1, 2, 3) “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Johnston avatar

    Where Did Those Baskets Come From?

    Contributed by David Johnston on May 31, 2005
    based on 127 ratings
     | 25,269 views

    A great miracle took place with 5 loaves and 2 fishes, but where did the baskets come from to take up the leftovers?

    Where did those baskets come from? Luke 9:10-17 Let’s look at vs. 10 again: 10 And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. Meaning “house of fish” it was a ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    What A Wife Should Be...

    Contributed by Donny Tatimu on Apr 12, 2003
    based on 17 ratings
     | 7,918 views

    It’s all about what a psalmist said what is God’s heart about what kind of a wife you should be... And, please, feel free to read my "What Is A Family Should Be..."

    WHAT A WIFE SHOULD BE… Psalms 128:3, “Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine in the very heart of your house.” From this passage we can learn two things about a wife. First, a wife like a FRUITFUL vine. Not just as a vine, but as a fruitful vine. All the family members must get something from ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Why Worry

    Contributed by Michael Sampson on Apr 15, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,188 views

    What does the bible say about worry?

    Seek ye First Matt 6:25-34 25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? 26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

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    Why? Or How? Series

    Contributed by Damien Spikereit on Mar 2, 2001
    based on 134 ratings
     | 5,545 views

    God can use every situation for his good.

    - On December 29th, 2000 during the middle of the afternoon 34 year (anonymous name), a father, husband, son, friend took his own life. Many of you knew him, and loved him. And even if you didn’t know him, the question is still on your mind about such an unfortunate incident... why? I remember ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Mark Winter avatar

    Three Parades

    Contributed by Mark Winter on Mar 14, 2001
    based on 169 ratings
     | 6,480 views

    The parade that wound into Jerusalem on that long ago Sunday was exciting -- but it can’t hold a candle to the parade that took place on Friday.

    The parade route begins near the twin towns of Bethpage and Bethany, less than two miles from Jerusalem and winds into the Holy City. The Grand Marshal is an unlikely hero – a rustic from a blue-collar town up north, the son of a woodworker. In keeping with his “common man” image, he decides to ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Roy Hughes avatar

    Finding Jesus, Part Ii: Shine! Series

    Contributed by Roy Hughes on Mar 22, 2001
    based on 37 ratings
     | 5,473 views

    Part 2 of the"Finding Jesus" series where we discover that we can’t separate ourselves and accomplish God’s plan.

    Finding Jesus, Part 2 “A Shining City” Tonight we continue our series on Finding Jesus. WE LEARNED LAST WEEK THAT JESUS BECAME THE SON OF MAN SO THAT WE COULD IDENTIFY WITH HIM. JESUS WAS TEMPTED IN EVERY WAY THAT WE ARE. IF WE FIND HIM IN OUR TEMPTATIONS, WE WILL FIND AN EXAMPLE THAT WE CAN ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • William Baeta avatar

    I Am Doing A New Thing Series

    Contributed by William Baeta on Mar 22, 2001
    based on 87 ratings
     | 29,616 views

    The new life in Christ

    Theme: I am doing a new deed Text: Is. 43:16-21; Phil. 3:8-14; Jn. 8:1-11 Read Isaiah 43:18 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See I am doing a new thing!” God is doing a new thing and this is evident all around us. We see it in the changed lives of many people who have ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Andrew Chan avatar

    Mission: Impossible Grace

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Sep 24, 2001
    based on 51 ratings
     | 3,942 views

    Encouragement to encounter Christ’s grace and to go forth in His mission

    MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE GRACE Matt.9:9-13 By Andrew Chan, Senior Pastor, PBC Sept.23, 2001 PM Contemporary Service The old saying goes "truth is stranger than fiction." And, there are many stories in our newspapers and on television that bear out that statement. Some of my favorite examples are "dumb ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Gary Shockley avatar

    Living Large-In The Potter's Hand Series

    Contributed by Gary Shockley on Sep 26, 2001
    based on 80 ratings
     | 8,561 views

    Through adversity and pain God, as a potter, is at work to shape our lives in a new way.

    Living Large- In the Potter’s Hand The Beatitudes: Part 3 Cornerstone Church Rev. Gary A. Shockley, Lead Pastor September 23, 2001 (During the entire service we had a young man working with clay on a potter’s wheel. This was the principle image we referred to throughout our service) As I ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Joe Harding avatar

    Radiate Series

    Contributed by Joe Harding on Oct 8, 2001
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,475 views

    Our text for this day speaks to us of being different. It calls us to be God’s People in this present world! It calls us to stick out, to make a statement, to live with reckless abandon.

    RADIATE MATTHEW 5: 1-16 OCTOBER 7, 2001 BRIGHTEST DAY/RALLY DAY INTRODUCTION: Is this normal? This is a statement by Max Lucado after the event of September 11, 2001. Also read “The letter from Hell.” TRANSITION THOUGHT: Our text for this day speaks to us of being different. It calls us to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Neal Gray avatar

    Kindred Spirits For The Work Of Christ

    Contributed by Neal Gray on Oct 10, 2001
    based on 47 ratings
     | 7,602 views

    Entire sanctification means that I am willing to lay down my life for the brethren. Can God be any more pleased than when we have this attitude?

    The Holiness Lifestyle: "Kindred Spirits for the Work of Christ" Author: Dr. Neal Gray Passage: Philippians 2:19-30 Purpose: Entire sanctification means that I am willing to lay down my life for the brethren. Can God be any more pleased than when we have this attitude? INTRODUCTION Opening ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness