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  • Jaco Bester avatar

    Responding To The Story

    Contributed by Jaco Bester on Jan 10, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 10,658 views

    Discovering the ’right’ response to the story of our reconciliation to the Father in the birth of Jesus.

    RESPONDING TO THE STORY… PSALM 126 Introduction: In a northern section of Berlin lies a Protestant church whose front yard used to straddle the Communist wall. Its ironic name: the Church of the Reconciliation. The building itself used to be in East Berlin, while the sidewalk was in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Writing Is On The Wall Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Nov 30, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,658 views

    God requires more of us if we are "in the know." He expects our reverence of the sacred.

    Singing the Songs of The Lord In A Strange Land November 21, 2004 Daniel 5 “The handwriting is on the wall” “Your days are numbered” You have been weighed and measured and been found wanting” This story has shaped English idiom, but not too many people actually know the story! Jesus tells this ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Lost Luxury's Lament

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Dec 23, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,778 views

    Babylon’s fall will incite lamentation on the part of her dependents. A loss of luxury produces lamentation in her constituents. What lamentations come to those who are economically dependent? A lament of the economically dependent is for a LOSS OF...

    LOST LUXURY’S LAMENT—Revelation 18:9-19 Babylon’s fall will incite lamentation on the part of her dependents. Lost luxury produces lamentation in her economic dependents. What lamentations come to those who are economically dependent? 3 lamentations of the economically dependent. 1—A lament of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Father Where Are You?

    Contributed by Levi Wright on Jan 17, 2006
    based on 105 ratings
     | 33,823 views

    A sermon is to encourage fathers to be responsible to their family.

    BANNER OF HOLINESS MINISTRIES Dr. Levi Howard Wright, Pastor “Fathers Where Are You?” Genesis 3:7-15 [7] And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. [8] And they heard the voice of the Lord God ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Sword And The Cross

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Apr 29, 2007
     | 3,143 views

    Tells how Jesus took symbols of death and terror, the sword and the cross, and changed them into symbols of life and love.

    “The Sword and the Cross” April 8, 2007 The Romans had perfected execution by crucifixion to an art. It was carried out in such a way as to inflict a maximum amount of pain on the condemned prior to death. One of the objectives was to strike terror into the enemies of Roman. No one wanted to ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    God's Letter Of Recommendation

    Contributed by Mark Adams on Oct 21, 2006
    based on 24 ratings
     | 15,171 views

    This sermon relies heavily on a visual illustration. It is based on the passage in 2 Cor. 3 which says we are letters from God. It calls for serious dedication to living for Christ.

    ______________________________________________________ NOTE: This sermon relies heavily upon a visual illustration. It’s based on Paul’s statement that we are a ’letter from Christ’. Here is a description of the visual I made for this lesson: Before the sermon, I prepared a manilla envelope, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God Is Please With You

    Contributed by Joseph Shubert on Oct 21, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,436 views

    Have you ever felt like God was just a little bit upset with you about something? In our world it is very common for people to be walking around carrying guilt, even for the Christian. As a matter of fact, I believe most Christians, most of the time, carr

    Approach: I like to start off with something funny A man goes to Africa on a safari. While there, he comes upon an elephant, in great pain, with a giant thorn in its foot. The man very carefully approaches the elephant, and gingerly removes the thorn from its foot. The elephant begins to walk ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    First Things First (2) Series

    Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 1, 2008
    based on 21 ratings
     | 9,901 views

    what “seeking first his kingdom and his righteousness” means and how we might go about.

    First Things First … continued Last week we talked about how Jesus turned Abraham Maslow’s “Hierarchy of Human Needs” pyramid upside-down and flattened it with a single statement: “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well” (Matthew ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Mantle I Series

    Contributed by Bill Versteeg on May 7, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,089 views

    Luke in his account of the Ascension draws the listener to remember the story of Elijah’s Ascension. Pentecost is the day the church received the Mantle of the Spirit as Elisha received Elijah’s Mantle.

    The Mantle I (Copyright: Rev. Bill Versteeg 2008) The disciples had been arrested by miracles. First there was the crucifixion, an offering offered in righteousness and purity, even the Roman Centurion had to admit that this crucified one was “the Son of God.” But many doubted. Thomas, one of ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Stuff That Counts Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on May 11, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,184 views

    Do the stuff that counts.

    THE STUFF THAT COUNTS I Corinthians 3.12-13 S: Mother’s Day C: Parents and Children Th: Choose the Fire Pr: D0 THE STUFF THAT COUNTS. ?: What is this stuff? KW: Treasures TS: We will find in our study of Scripture two treasures that are worth doing. Type: Propositional The ____ treasure ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Thanks, Mom

    Contributed by Darrin Hunt on May 10, 2007
    based on 28 ratings
     | 25,410 views

    A Special Mother’s Day message based on 2 Tim. 1:5-7.

    Thanks, Mom 2 Tim. 1:5-7 Show Mother’s Day Video Illus. (Scott Malone, SC.com) A little boy forgot his lines in a Sunday school presentation. His mother was in the front row to prompt him. She gestured and tried to mouth the words silently, but it did not help. Her son’s memory was blank. Finally, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tyler Edwards avatar

    The Death Of Christ Series

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Apr 15, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,435 views

    How did the Cross get to be the central theme of Christianity?

    The Death of Christ The cross: it is the central theme to Christianity. We identify ourselves, our Lord, our God by particularly cruel form of execution. Yet we display the cross with pride. We wear it on t-shirts, on jewelry, some of us even tattoo it on our bodies. Why is it that we ...read more

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  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    Future Glory

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on May 24, 2008
    based on 38 ratings
     | 19,329 views

    God’s word gives encouragement by assuring us that God is still in control.

    Future Glory Text: Haggai 2:1-9 Introduction 1. Illustration: There is a legend that the devil was having a yard sale. People were buying articles such as lying, cheating. etc. An article was on the end of the table that had a sign not for sale. What is this item that is not for sale, people ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Steven Simala Grant avatar

    A City Without Walls Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jul 30, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 19,266 views

    thinking outside the box, or outside the wall.

    A City Without Walls: Zech 2 July 20, 2008 Intro: Here is a simple little puzzle to get you thinking: can you draw a continuous line through each of these nine dots in only four strokes (straight lines only)? (solution is at the end) O O O O O O O O O This is the classic ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steven Simala Grant avatar

    A New King - Zechariah 9 Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jul 30, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,609 views

    Zechariah 9-14 is mostly Hebrew Poetry. One commentator has called these "perhaps the most problematic 6 chapters in the bible"

    A New King Zech 9 October 5, 2008 Intro: This morning we are going to continue our study of Zechariah by looking at chapter 9, and we might need to work hard with it so before we dive in, let me begin with these: The Sunday School teacher was describing how Lot’s wife looked back and turned ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist