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  • Dennis Selfridge avatar

    It Is To Soon To Quit So We Need To Add To Our Faith Perseverance

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Feb 22, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,651 views

    Add on to Faith

    IT IS TO SOON TO QUIT SO WE NEED TO ADD TO OUR FAITH PERSEVERANCE 2 PT 1:5-7 Maybe not many of us here remember Gracie Allen. She was a comedian with her husband George in early TV land. There is true story about her that I would like for us to hear that leads us into our next add to faith ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Fix Your Own Hotdog

    Contributed by Tony Grant on Oct 3, 2005
    based on 39 ratings
     | 4,489 views

    Some things people should do for themselves, and some things are too much to bear alone, and we need to help them, and it is wisdom to know the difference.

    Fix Your Own Hotdog GL6:1-5 07/24/05 2424 words I invite you to turn in your Bibles now to Galatians chapter six and follow along as I read verses 1-5. 1 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    You've Got Wrath!

    Contributed by David Wilson on Jan 10, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,399 views

    Moses at Meribah is a prime example of James’ statement that "the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.’ Moses let himself get distracted and apparently never really learned his lesson.

    Numbers 20:1-13 James tells us something very important in James 1:19-20 “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.” The New International Version replaces the word “wrath” with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Betrayed By How Many?

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Dec 15, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,940 views

    Jesus has reached the point of no return – the cross was going to be inevitable. However, despite the fact that it is Judas who is betraying Him Jesus still calls Judas “friend”. Such actions help us to know what to do when we are betrayed.

    Matthew 26:47-56 “Betrayed by how many?” Scripture Readings:- John 18:1-11 Matthew 26:47-56 Congregation in the Lord When you go to the top part of the Niagara Falls there is a point which you can reach which is called “the point of no return”. No boat, no matter how powerful the engine, is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Tossing The Junk Series

    Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jun 13, 2005
    based on 13 ratings
     | 5,779 views

    Holding on the right things and getting of the wrong things keeps life simpler and more fulfilling. This is the discipine of Christian discernment.

    Tossing the Junk Philippians 1:9-11; 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22; Romans 12:9 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Introduction: It was one of those scenes you only see on television. For Rick’s sake, I was glad no cameras showed up. I knew Rick had some ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Time Management Or Time Godagement

    Contributed by John Gullick on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,605 views

    A sermon that looks at the use of time looking at the lives of Noah and Jesus for inspiration - borrows from both the internet and sermon central. preached well.

    Time Management. or Time Godagement GE 6:22 Noah did everything just as God commanded him. This morning I want to talk about the most dangerous weapon in the world that is forged against the church and the Kingdom of God. Do you know that the misuse of this weapon by Christians is a primary ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    No Yachting In Heaven (Revelation 21:1-6)

    Contributed by David Smith on Nov 14, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,007 views

    For the believing man or woman, is not just some test, wherein if we pass we get to escape from this life into a better life. Rather it is a war in which we have been ordere...

    Heaven: what is it, where is it, and are you in a hurry to get there? These are important questions, I believe, because I sense that there is a fair degree of confusion surrounding the Biblical concept of Heaven. Mind you, my daughter, Imogen, worked it all out some years ago, when my dad died. ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Justin - The Gospel Series

    Contributed by Phil Smith on Jan 19, 2009
     | 4,376 views

    "Justin" is a boy from the streets who was adopted by a foreign king. Sound familiar?

    I shared a little story with the Bible Study group that I want to elaborate upon now. Justin I want to tell you about a 12 year old boy we’ll call Justin. Justin never knew anything good. His parents, if you want to call them that, were completely without qualifications to birth the boy, having ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Getting Past The Pain Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Dec 1, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,533 views

    2nd of 4 on Friendship with God. Forgiveness is a decision that God made to give you and that you can make to give others.

    Getting Past the Pain Reconciliation Dynamic If I have a brand new car with 20 miles on it and park it in the parking lot and you carelessly come driving in and smash into the side of it, doing $8000 damage, you and I are going to have a problem with our relationship! Let’s suppose that just ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Happy Birthday Herod!

    Contributed by John Gaston on Mar 14, 2016
     | 9,768 views

    Herod had a birthday party, but ended up paying for it instead of receiving. It's a story of unforgiveness, a seductive dance, and a well-intentioned man who by compromise was pulled into grave sin.

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY HEROD! Mk. 6:17-28 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: PLAYPEN 1. A young mother complained to her friend about the difficulties of child rearing, especially the lack of peace and constant pestering by her small children. 2. Her friend smiled and said, "What you need is a playpen to separate ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Larry Turner avatar

    I Yam What I Yam!

    Contributed by Larry Turner on Feb 11, 2014
     | 6,781 views

    A message of encouragement to small churches and their pastors.

    While I was cleaning up the building Monday morning the Holy Spirit and I had a nice conversation. If you have never talked with the Holy Spirit I highly recommend it. Jesus sent him when He left to comfort us, to teach us, and to remind us of what we have been taught. We talk to God a lot. We talk ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

  • Gene Haraldsen avatar

    What To Do When A Crisis Comes

    Contributed by Gene Haraldsen on Nov 23, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 15,499 views

    How we respond to the crises of life is crucial to spiritual health and effectiveness.

    What To Do When A Crisis Comes I Samuel 30 How do you tend to respond to a Crisis? tragedy? bad news? One day not too long ago I was coming out of store and I saw a man getting out of his van who had no legs. He was transitioning to a wheel chair - apparently his legs had been amputated - perhaps ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Pat Cook avatar

    A Woman’s Devotion Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Dec 5, 2011
     | 8,761 views

    A combination Mother's Day message with Mary Magdalene's response to the risen Christ.

    John 10:10-18 – A Woman’s Devotion Being at church every time the doors open. TV Bingo. Facebook or online gaming. Gentlemen… start your engines. Let’s get ready to rumble. Oh, the good old hockey game. Sa-wing, batter batter batter, sa-wing. Martha Stewart, Rachael Ray, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John D Jones avatar

    Joy Unspeakable!

    Contributed by John D Jones on Oct 26, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,251 views

    God's people can rejoice no matter what the circumstances may be because of Christ and what we have in Him.

    1 Peter 1:3-16 The Bible presents certain birthmarks that distinguish the children of God from the children of the world. We read that, ‘by this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one for another.’ God’s people are called upon to be a ‘peculiar ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Power Behind The Man David Series

    Contributed by Keith Manry on Jun 3, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 9,781 views

    Part 6 of a series on the life of David. Preached on Pentecost Sunday

    As a child my wife and her sister would often accompany their grandmother on outings to cemeteries since their grandmother did a lot of research in the area of genealogy. They would take a picnic lunch and pick out a cemetery to go and walk through and spend hours there. I can think of many places ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist