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  • Fr Mund Cargill Thompson avatar

    What Is The Opposite Of A Christian People Series

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Jan 29, 2013
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     | 4,131 views

    What flight simulators and Chipee the Parakeet have to teach us about Gaudate Sunday.

    What would you say was the opposite of a Christian people? would it be an atheist people? a pagan people? Perhaps even a hypocritical people? an unforgiving people? what would be your answer? When the novelist George Bernanos was asked this question “what is the opposite of a Christian ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Results Of Life's Trials

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Dec 9, 2021
     | 2,857 views

    There is a story told of Chippie the parakeet. Chippie never saw it coming. One second he was peacefully perched in his cage, sending a song into the air; the next second he was sucked into the line of the vacuum cleaner.

    His problem began when his owner decided to clean his cage with a vacuum. She had stuck the nozzle in to suck up the seeds and feathers at the bottom of the cage, when the nearby telephone rang. Instinctively she turned to pick it up. She had barely said hello, when ssswwwwwpppppp! Chippie got ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When Praise Becomes A Sacrifice

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Nov 18, 2005
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     | 6,768 views

    Shouldn’t praise be an easy thing for us to do? How can we praise the Lord when life gets hard?

    When Praise Becomes a Sacrifice Hebrews 13:15-16 Hebrews 13:15-16 15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise-- the fruit of lips that confess his name. 16 And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    My Worship Can Change The World! Series

    Contributed by James Kirkland on Oct 25, 2010
     | 5,042 views

    We can change the world in which we live by the way we worship, but we must first define worship.

    I must first admit that I did barrow the titles of each of my sermons. My Worship can change the world! If a man commands his dog to “Fly!” the dog doesn’t stand much of a chance of obeying him. And it won’t help if the man first tells his dog, “Be a ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    The Joy Of Trials

    Contributed by Darrell Tucker on May 21, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,143 views

    Every Christian needs endurance; God gives us trials to help us mature and build our endurance for the course ahead.

    The Joy of Trials James 1:2-4 I. Do YOU have trials? a. Is there anyone who doesn’t?! i. Chirpy the parakeet – News story about a parakeet that was mistakenly sucked up in the vacuum while his owner was cleaning his cage. ii. Mark Dunn – College roommate whose waterbed seemed to have a hole in it… ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Familiarity Breeds Contempt

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 31, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,127 views

    Luke 4

    FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT (LUKE 4:14-30) One cold night, as a sheik lay in his tent, a camel thrust the flap aside and looked in. “I pray thee, Master,” he said, “let me put my nose within the tent, for it is cold outside.” “By all means,” yawned the sheik, who ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Have You Lost Your Song?

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 14, 2003
    based on 234 ratings
     | 20,547 views

    We tend to lose our song in life and need to get it back.

    INTRO.- Have you lost your song? Have you lost your ability to sing? Or it may be that you never had it in the first place. Have you lost your enthusiasm for living? Have you lost your joy for living? ILL.- Listen to the story about Chippie the parakeet. A Texas newspaper carried this story ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    With Us Through All Things

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on May 20, 2020
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     | 2,816 views

    Jesus promised his disciples that he would not leave them orphaned. God is with us through all things.

    May 17, 2020 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson John 14:15-21 With Us through All Things Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. One of my favorite Netflix series has been “Anne with an E.” The series follows the popular Anne of ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Johnny Creasong avatar

    This Could Be The Start Of Something Big: Looking Back Series

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Jan 4, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,626 views

    Objects in mirror are closer than they appear. Those objects will lead to breakdown or breakthrough. It all depends on my choice.

    This Could Be the Start of Something Big: Looking Back I Peter 1:3-16 1 Peter 1:3-16 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Prayer To Be Spared: Hezekiah In His Palace And Jesus In Gethsemane Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 22, 2021
     | 4,864 views

    God was especially gracious to Hezekiah, but, by offering only limited grace to Jesus, He opened a floodgate of grace for those who believe in Him.

    The Prayer to Be Spared: Hezekiah in His Palace and Jesus in Gethsemane (2 Kings 20:1-11, Luke 22:39-46) 1. You can learn a lot about human nature by reading complaint blogs. One blogger wrote, “Today, I got pulled over for a traffic violation. Thinking I could get away with it, I spoke with a ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Time In God's Presence

    Contributed by Ken Gehrels on Nov 14, 2001
    based on 45 ratings
     | 10,385 views

    The importance of worship in helping us stand firm against many of life’s challenges and temptations.

    Let Us Worship And Bow Down (II) - Time In God’s Presence Bible Reading: PSALM 27 PREPARED BY KEN GEHRELS PASTOR CALVIN CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH NEPEAN, ONTARIO Time In God’s Presence p.1 Max Lucado tells a traumatic tale - a chapter in the life of a parakeet named Chippie. It began when ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Brian Bill avatar

    Taking The Narrow Road Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on May 24, 2009
    based on 11 ratings
     | 36,085 views

    The gate you take determines your fate, therefore keep it straight before it’s too late!

    Taking the Narrow Road Matthew 7:13-14 Rev. Brian Bill 5/24/09 “One Way” (www.worshiphousemedia.com) In 2008, The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life conducted an unusually detailed study of faith in America. According to Luis Lugo, the director of the Pew Forum, Americans “are very open. In ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Perry Greene avatar

    God Is All We Need

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 3, 2014
     | 9,179 views

    A heart-driven focus on God is able to get us through all kinds of life issues.

    1. [Attitude is important! As his parents watched from the patio, a little boy played baseball by himself in the back yard. Of course this amounted to tossing a ball into the air and attempting to hit it with his bat. As he did so he proclaimed to no one in particular, "I'm the greatest hitter in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Danny Anderson avatar

    The Heart Of A Warrior

    Contributed by Danny Anderson on Sep 16, 2006
    based on 44 ratings
     | 33,258 views

    The heart is the true seat of everything that you and I really are. Where your heart is - is where you really are....

    The Heart of a Warrior Introduction: The heart is the true seat of everything that you and I really are. Where your heart is - is where you really are. We have not been called out to be weak, feeble followers of Christ, rather we have been called out as intercessors, gap-standers, warriors, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Corinthian Chippies (A Lord's Supper Meditation)

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Oct 26, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 3,647 views

    How do grace and peace speak to a society that is falling apart? Paul’s attitude shows us how.

    October 28, 2001 1Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, 2Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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