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What Do You Believe

Contributed by Mark Perryman on May 10, 2006

based on 9 ratings

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Some foundational principles of money.

INTRO: This past January the pastors were at a retreat in Duluth and the speaker told of a missionary friend who was trying to reach this group of people in Mexico. They had a difficult time because these villagers had what he phrased “a scarcity mentality.” The missionary said their belief ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:6-12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Consider Your Ways

Contributed by Mickey Bell on Dec 28, 2005

based on 11 ratings

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When the work gets slow and workers are getting discouraged, a little motivation comes to us from the book of Haggai.

Consider Your Ways Haggai was given four messages from the Lord for the people who returned from captivity in Babylon. But before we talk about the messages that he delivered, we must first understand the situation at hand. Background: To get the setup to the book of Haggai, you must go back to ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 1:1

Denomination: Baptist

Joseph And The Nativity

Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Dec 14, 2005

based on 5 ratings

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A Christmas Eve sermon emphasizing the untold story of Joseph - in poetry

Christmas Eve December 24, 2005 Luke 2: 1-20 Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, Creator of the universe and author of life on this planet we call earth, we gather in your presence this holy night to lift ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Lutheran

Make Room For Christ In Your Heart

Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Dec 16, 2008

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A Sermon for Christmas,in poetic verse, based on Luke’s Gospel

Christmas Eve, December 24, 2008 - Luke 2: 1-20 Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, Creator of the Universe and author of life on this planet we call earth, we gather in your presence this holy night to lift ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Lutheran

Heaven - An Indescribable Gift

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jan 5, 2009

based on 3 ratings

| 5,365 views

❶ What Qualifies You for Heaven ❷ The Gift of Heaven ❸ Heaven Is Our Home ❹ A Brand New Start ❺ What Difference Does Heaven Make?

2 Corinthians 9:15KJV 15 Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift. Ecclesiastes 3:11NKJV He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end. Into Eternity - 3 people die every ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 22:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Heart Of God Seeks The Lost

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Sep 13, 2007

based on 10 ratings

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The mission of God is to search for those who are spiritually lost or living under a false theology. God sought out Adam and Eve, invited the children of Israel to join him in his mission and so does Jesus. Jesus confronts the Pharisees with parables re

In Jesus Holy Name September 16, 2007 Text: Luke 15:1-6 Redeemer Lutheran “The Heart of God Seeks the Lost” Scores of tiny figures moving up and down the rubble, back and forth. It’s hard to see the ground beneath them. They came from all over America. Like an army of ants, they worked ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-6

Denomination: Lutheran

I Love The Commercialism Of Christmas--No Joke!

Contributed by Don Hawks on Dec 9, 2007

based on 14 ratings

| 5,941 views

I don’t think any of us are really ready to give up the traditions of this holiday season. So why not think about what we love about this time of the year? (Based on an article by Rev. Thomas Shepherd) ________________________________________

How do you like this time of the year? Shopping center parking lots clogged with car headlights like a starry night sky in the country. Mindless, but welcoming music drifting over hordes of harried, hopeful, hesitantly happy holiday hunters. Shop ’til you’re top-heavy, arms full of packages, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 35:1-10

Denomination: Methodist

We Will See A Great Light

Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Dec 27, 2007

based on 1 rating

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Isaish prophesied about the coming of the Christ Child some 700 years before He was born in Bethlehem. He described this Christ Child as our Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, and our Prince of Peace (Many ideas for this sermon come from a C

Two shopping days before Christmas- are we ready? More important perhaps, have we prepared ourselves for the true Christmas celebration? Dec 17, 1903- Orville/Wilbur Wright- made first flight of an airplane at Kitty Hawk, NC. On their fifth attempt- the plane flew for 12 seconds. Wilbur- ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6

Denomination: Charismatic

The Fine Art Of Generosity Series

Contributed by Scott Chambers on Oct 3, 2008

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The message looks at the Christians need for Generosity.

The test for many Christians becomes evident in the reaction they display when the topic turns from being Christ-like with our morals to being Christ-like with our money. Living in a society that is saturated with a materialistic mentality definitely does not help matters. Our culture portrays ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Chose Me

Contributed by Jesse Bennett on Nov 9, 2008

based on 4 ratings

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Travel with me as we explore God’s wonderful grace. A grace that you can’t see with your spiritually blind human eyes. Only by the power of the Holy Spirit.

God Chose Me Jeston Bennett Bible Baptist Church 700N. Tucker Shawnee OK 74840 Ephesians 1:1-6 True story... A 12 year old girl in rural Ethiopia was kidnapped from her family. Her captors yelled at her, beat her, and almost raped her during her 7 day ordeal. They wanted to force her into ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Of And The Oppostion To The Gospel Series

Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Aug 15, 2008

based on 9 ratings

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the power of the gospel causes opposition

The Power Of And The Opposition To The Gospel Acts 19:21-41 Our text records the story of a riot in Ephesus instigated against Paul and the new church there. Although Paul was not at the center of the action, it must have been an unforgettably frightening ordeal. Most of us have never had to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 19:21-41

Denomination: Baptist

Our Surprising God Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 26, 2008

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Isn’t life based solely upon the laws of nature and cause and effect? Most of the time, yes -- but sometimes God surprises us.

Our Surprising God (Acts 3:1-10) 1. This week has been a rough, depressing week for many people. 2. Keith & Aimey Williams were through an awful ordeal… 3. Last week, a teenager in our community committed suicide after losing a brother a year ago in an accident… 4. Hundreds of Engineers and White ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:1-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Daniel Chapter 11b Series

Contributed by Darren Rogers on Jan 22, 2009

based on 4 ratings

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If you thinks this ruler was bad, wait until you see the Antichrist...

Daniel – Chapter 11b Chapter 11 Outline I. A Chronology of Atheistic kings (11:2-20) a. 4 Persian Kings (11:1-2) b. 1 Powerful King – Alexander (11:3-4) c. 2 Perverse Kings – South & North (11:5-9) 1. The Egyptian Prince (11:5) 2. The Egyptian Princess (11:6) 3. The Egyptian Protest ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 11:21-35

Denomination: Baptist

Be Thankful Series

Contributed by Charles Cockroft on Mar 17, 2008

based on 84 ratings

| 75,405 views

The Bible teaches that "GRATEFULNESS" is the normal quality of a Christian’s life

"BE THANKFUL!" One of the most important qualities we can develop as a Christian is that of "Thankfulness!" There are few characteristics that will influence our lives more than this one ... it can affect every area of our lives positively if we are careful to nurture it in our life! For the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Luke 17:11-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Camel The Eye And The Faith To Get Through

Contributed by Philip Gill on May 29, 2008

based on 4 ratings

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This rich man stands in stark contrast with the many whose lives were changed through their encounter with Jesus. From Andrew to Zacchaeus, men and women shared in the joy Jesus offered them through a renewed relationship with God. That joy is for those

The Camel the eye and the faith to get through A Sermon for the 22nd Sunday of Pentecost Luke 18.18-30 This story of the joylessly religious rich man is a setting for the most memorable of images - that of the camel trying to get through the eye of a needle. To our ears this is hyperbole of the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:18-30

Denomination: Anglican

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