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  • Steven Kellett avatar

    The Marks Of A Martyr

    Contributed by Steven Kellett on Mar 18, 2002
    based on 146 ratings
     | 26,808 views

    Three characteristics of Stephen - the first Christian Martyr - that should be true of all believers.

    One dark January evening in 1944 Bruce Porterfield sat down in his home in Lansing, Michigan, to read the paper after a hard day’s work. The story of how five missionaries had presumably been killed by Stone-Age Indians in Bolivia caught his attention. That evening he committed himself to follow in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    An Undivided Church Series

    Contributed by Louis Bartet on Nov 16, 2003
    based on 67 ratings
     | 15,756 views

    Belonging and the desire to belong are not bad, but the desire to gain status by belonging is dangerous. This text explores Paul’s thoughts on preacher worship and the division it causes.

    SERMON TITLE: An Undivided Church SERMON TEXT: 1Corinthians 1:10-17 Preached by Louis Bartet on 11-16-03 at Point Assembly of God. ---- 10But, dear brothers, I beg you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ to stop arguing among yourselves. Let there be real harmony so that there won’t be splits in ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Bold Ways To Give Yourself To God

    Contributed by John Baggett on Sep 15, 2003
    based on 37 ratings
     | 7,229 views

    Bold Ways that believers can give themselves to God’s Kingdom and to the church. As A Leader, Follower, Mover & Shaker, and Loving Boldly

    BOLD WAYS TO GIVE YOURSELF Turn to Nehemiah 2 What comes to your mind when you think about boldness. One story is told of a very bold woman. An elderly lady was well-known in the community for her faith and for her boldness in talking about it. She would stand on her front porch and shout ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Get Out Of The Boat"

    Contributed by Ray Scott on Sep 24, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
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    Jesus is with you in the storms of life. Jesus wants you out of the boat and to come to Him.

    “Get Out Of The Boat” Matthew 14:22-33 INTRODUCTION: We continue in our series on ‘Great Events In The Life And Ministry Of Jesus’. The last few weeks, we have seen Jesus do a great many things. We have seen Him perform miracles … cleanse the Temple … heal the sick … forgive sins … change ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Ancient Words

    Contributed by Scott Cody on Sep 24, 2003
    based on 94 ratings
     | 24,699 views

    The Bible is more than ink and paper bound in leather. It is the ancient words of our Creator.

    Brigham Bryant was just a ten year old school boy, but in 2002, he discovered an ancient treasure. He had long admired the dusty painting hanging behind the librarian’s desk at his Connecticut school. It had hung there for seventy years without much notice, but Brigham’s curiosity led to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Can A Saved Person Ever Be Lost?

    Contributed by Julian Silva on Jan 24, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
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    How a Christian can know for a fact that he or she is saved according to the Scriptures.

    I. Scripture Introduction: 1 John 5:11-13 Body: Many times we have heard individual christians say, "Oh, God, at last in heaven, save us!" If we’re ever going to get to heaven, we’re going to have to get saved right here! That indicates that this individual does not know whether he or she is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    It's My Time To Be Blessed

    Contributed by Norris Harris I on Jan 24, 2003
    based on 114 ratings
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    I believe that if we would ask Jacob this, he would tell us: "ITS MY TIME TO BE BLESSED!" For I believe he has come to realize that in the Perfect Plan of God there are SEASONS OF BLESSINGS for the Children of God’s Cov

    "And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses." In the All-Inclusive, Perfect Plan of the All-Wise God our Savior, There is a Season for Every Thing, and a Time for Every Purpose. Every Thing has been allotted a Limited Span of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Christ In The Heart" Series

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jan 31, 2003
    based on 21 ratings
     | 4,737 views

    Christ wants to be the center of our lives, our personalities, our mind, our will. (#3 in the Unfathomable Love of Christ series)

    “...so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith...” We have come to a phrase of great significance that we cannot skip over lightly, thinking it has only a surface application and only joins one phrase or one thought to the next. If the reader is not careful, there is the danger ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    Desperation For The Presence Of God

    Contributed by Michael Dephillips on Feb 8, 2003
    based on 30 ratings
     | 10,159 views

    How desperate are you for God to move on your circumstances?

    " Desperation for the Presence of God " 1 Samuel 1:1-20 Billy Graham has been quoted as saying that he lives each day of his life with the knowledge that 80% of the people sitting in the church are lost yet in news polls across the nation almost 90% of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Low Can You Go? Series

    Contributed by Nate Barbour on Mar 25, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 8,979 views

    Learn about the first step to promotion in this enlightening sermon about humility.

    How Low Can You Go? Humility: The First Step to Promotion “Attitude” Series I. Introduction (The following is a parable that I made up as an introduction. It is fictional. For a story of similar proportion, see the movie RADIO.) He was never an all-star athlete, although he wanted to be. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    There Is A Purpose In The Storm Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Jun 9, 2002
    based on 90 ratings
     | 25,345 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

  • Neal Gray avatar

    The Powerful Old Covenant (Part 1)

    Contributed by Neal Gray on Jun 19, 2002
    based on 131 ratings
     | 19,671 views

    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
     | 8,315 views

    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

  • John Hamby avatar

    Classic Problems That The Disciples Faced Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Jul 1, 2002
    based on 123 ratings
     | 32,617 views

    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

  • A. Todd Coget avatar

    Do You See What Gabriel Saw? Series

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 19, 2003
    based on 70 ratings
     | 4,775 views

    This sermon emphasizes that God still does the impossible!

    Do You See What I See? Do You See What Gabriel Saw? Luke 1:26-38 December 21, 2003 Intro: A. [The Bike Before Christmas, unknown] ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through our house Not a creature was sleeping, not even my spouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with screws. (If ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational