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  • Steven Simala Grant avatar

    Trust, But Still Do Your Homework Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 28, 2002
    based on 261 ratings
     | 74,670 views

    Trusting God means both letting go and listening, and it means getting busy and going in the direction He leads

    Trust, But Still Do Your Homework Joshua 2 Intro: There is an old Persian proverb, which says: “Trust in God, but tie your camel.” It acknowledges the tension we often come up against when we talk about trust – what is God’s part and what is our part? When does trust mean that we do nothing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    3 Strikes And You're Out!

    Contributed by Ralf Bergmann on May 30, 2002
    based on 35 ratings
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    A Palm Sunday message that relates the fact as a Christian we would rather think of the cute and safe vision of a babe in the manger rather then the gruesome and brutal death that Jesus suffered.

    Sermon Title: 3 Strikes and You’re Out! Scripture: Luke 19:29-44 Wesleyan Community Church Terry, Mississippi Sunday Morning - March 24, 2002 Scripture Introduction: It would come only natural to preach about the triumphant entry of Jesus into the city of Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, the day the ...read more

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    There Is A Purpose In The Storm Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Jun 9, 2002
    based on 90 ratings
     | 25,346 views

    This story in the life of Jesus and His disciples, in the boat upon the sea, conveys another world, a world where storms rise up out of nowhere and life itself is put at peril.

    A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 20 There Is A Purpose In The Storm. Luke 8:22-25 In 1976 Gordon Lightfoot recorded a haunting ballad entitled “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.” [1976, Moose Music, Ltd.] The Edmund Fitzgerald ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Powerful Old Covenant (Part 1)

    Contributed by Neal Gray on Jun 19, 2002
    based on 131 ratings
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    God loves His people. We are His creation. And He desires that we live in right relationship with Him. God knows that He will have to make the "first moves," and He has done so.

    "The Powerful Old Covenant (Part 1)" Author: Dr. Neal Gray Passage: Genesis 15:1-21, KJV Purpose: God loves His people. We are His creation. And He desires that we live in right relationship with Him. God knows that He will have to make the "first moves," and He has done so. In the powerful old ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    God Reconciles The World To Himself Through Christ

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Jun 28, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
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    PENTECOST 5(B) - June 23, 2002 - As God is reconciling the world to himself through Christ: This is God’s message to the world and our ministry into the world.

    GOD WAS RECONCILING THE WORLD TO HIMSELF THROUGH CHRIST 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 - June 23, 2002 2 CORINTHIANS 5:14-21 14For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. 15And he died for all, that those who live should ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Classic Problems That The Disciples Faced Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Jul 1, 2002
    based on 123 ratings
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    The text reveals several problems that the disciples had to deal with, they are not only problems they had to face, but are problems that have plagued the church all down through the centuries.

    A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 24 “Classic Problems That The Disciples Faced” Luke 9:11-17, 28-32, 37-42, 46-52 Jesus had revealed that the following him will involve a radical change of perspective. The life of a disciple is different ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Following Jesus Is Not Easy

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Jul 8, 2002
    based on 184 ratings
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    We follow Jesus (no matter how hard it is!).

    WHY FOLLOWING JESUS IS NOT EASY John 6:60-71 S: Discipleship Th: Following Jesus Pr: WE FOLLOW JESUS (no matter how hard it is). ?: Inductive KW: Turns TS: In the recorded incident of John 6:60-71, we will find six turn of events of what it is like to follow Jesus. The _____ turn ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Worship:what A Way To Live!

    Contributed by Abraham Shanklin on Aug 1, 2003
    based on 69 ratings
     | 8,123 views

    Worship is the spiritual, intellectual, and emotional response to who God is and what God does. God is the focus of worship.

    Worship: What A Way To Live! Acts 17:16 – 23 Introduction Last week we looked at Discipleship. It was defined as the lifelong process of learning and following Jesus, going where He would go, doing what He would do, and saying what He would say. How did you do this past week? Where did you go ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    The Lily: Sprawling Weed Or Medicinal Herb Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 2, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,609 views

    God comes in Christ to heal our disloyalty, to judge and yet cure our sin, to help us flourish. Illustrated with Chrismons.

    When I was twelve years old, our family moved to a house larger than the one we had been in. With a larger house came more yard, and with more yard came more plants to care for and more lawn to mow. If anybody was going to do any gardening at our home, it would have to be my father. My mother, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Uzziah's Death

    Contributed by James May on Sep 3, 2003
    based on 57 ratings
     | 17,017 views

    King Uzziah died and the hope of Judah seemed to die with him in the hearts of most of the people. But Isaiah had a greater vision. He knew that the hope of Judah was in the Lord.

    Disclaimer: Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. These sermons are original to the author and the leading of the Holy Spirit. While ideas and illustrations are often gleaned from many ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Loud And Clear Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Jan 18, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 4,366 views

    Our worship is to be intelligible.

    LOUD AND CLEAR I Corinthians 14:1-5 S: Prophesy C: Intelligibility Th: Orderly Worship Pr: OUR WORSHIP IS TO BE INTELLIGIBLE. ?: How? How do we make worship intelligible? KW: Practices TS: We will find in our study of I Corinthians 14:1-5 five practices that will help our worship to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Taking Risks For Homeland Security

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 29, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 3,537 views

    For Men’s Day at Emmaus Baptist Church, Quinton, VA. Aquila is an example of taking risks to secure his self-knowledge, his relationships, and his contribution to the church.

    Anything worth doing involves risk, doesn’t it? Nothing great has ever been accomplished by people afraid to take risks. I have seen a poster that showed a small fish, closing in on a worm and a fishhook, but unaware that he was about to be gobbled up by a large fish, which was itself about to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Decker avatar

    Order In The Church! Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Feb 1, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 16,298 views

    We are to build faith in one another.

    ORDER IN THE CHURCH I Corinthians 14:26-40 S: Worship C: Understanding, not confusion Th: Orderly Worship Pr: WE ARE TO BUILD FAITH IN ONE ANOTHER. ?: How? How do we do that? KW: Need TS: We will find in our study of I Corinthians 14:26-40 five specifications that will direct our worship toward ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Luke avatar

    Unleashng The Power Of Prayer Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Feb 6, 2005
    based on 94 ratings
     | 21,154 views

    Spiritual lifelessness is bound up in faithlessness which is exhibited in powerless prayer.

    (some material from Bill Hybels) SERIES: “THE CHALLENGE TO THE CHURCH FOR 2005” TEXT: MATTHEW 21:18-22 TITLE: “UNLEASHING THE POWER OF PRAYER” INTRODUCTION: A. Prayer has been called “communicating with God” --Here are some prayers from kids written ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A New Beginning

    Contributed by Thomas Dibble on May 13, 2003
    based on 61 ratings
     | 33,402 views

    We have all made mistakes in our walk with God. None of us are perfect. This sermon will help those who desire a new beginning in the Lord.

    A New Beginning JOHN 8:1-11 1Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. 2And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. 3And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal