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  • Rev. Matthew Parker avatar

    Christ Is The Vine

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Sep 24, 2006
     | 3,380 views

    This sermon is about living vitally connected to Christ, the True Vine who produces awesome fruit in our lives.

    We live in a world of concrete and metal, cars and skyscrapers. Our food comes from grocery stores, markets and McDonald’s. Jesus lived in a world of deserts and gardens, rocky clefts and fertile fields. The food that Jesus and his friends ate were the grains they saw growing in nearby fields and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Cultivating Good Soil

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Sep 11, 2005
    based on 136 ratings
     | 84,764 views

    In the parable of the sower: 1. The seed falls onto every type of soil without discrimination. 2. The different soils represent people’s different responses. 3. In the end there is a great harvest.

    Picture the scene in your mind. Jesus is teaching from a boat on the shore of the Lake of Galilee. There is a breeze blowing as he nods in the direction of a farmer in the distance. He is sowing seed in his field. As they watched the farmer at work, Jesus used the scene to teach a lesson about ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Thomas Bowen avatar

    Can I See Right Through You?

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Apr 29, 2006
     | 2,803 views

    Christians should be transparent and God should be vivible behing each of us.

    Can I see right through you? Ephesians 5:8-14 Well here we are 4 weeks from Easter. Just 4 weeks until kids are on sugar highs and spring will have been completely sprung and summer will be right around the corner. But, we are not there yet. We are on the Lenten journey with a long way to go ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Don Schultz avatar

    Reach... With A Purpose

    Contributed by Don Schultz on Sep 5, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
     | 5,184 views

    How does the Church respond to the problems piling up in our world? Jesus tells us to reach...

    Matthew 28:16-21: REACH There are lots of things going on the world today. The question I have for you this morning is – how is the Church supposed to respond? What are you as a Christian supposed to do? The anniversary of 9/11 is this week, and that anniversary reminds us that our world can ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    If You ... You Might Be

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 29, 2003
    based on 71 ratings
     | 6,739 views

    Done in "Jeff Foxworthy" style: If your religion is all in the head, if you think your good deeds mask your sin, you may be a lost person.

    Jesus said some very tough things. He could be very demanding, very harsh. Jesus could also be funny. He didn’t draw back from using humor if it would make his point. He was tough! He was blunt! He minced no words! And so if your image of Jesus is Warner Sallman’s “Head of Christ”, bland and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Luke avatar

    Meeting The Challenge: Part One Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Jan 21, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,862 views

    As our congregation faced the new year of 2008, each person was asked to participate in a 10 week spiritual challenge so that we could grow more like Christ. This is an introduction to the first four spiritual disciplines involved in the challenge

    (a copy of the 10 Week Spiritual Challenge can be obtained by emailing Michael Luke) TEXT: SELECTED TITLE: “MEETING THE CHALLENGE: Part One” OPEN: A. Being a Christian is not easy --there are some common misconceptions concerning the Christian life 1. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Chip Monck avatar

    We Are Not An Island

    Contributed by Chip Monck on Dec 5, 2006
    based on 34 ratings
     | 7,475 views

    This sermon explores Jeremiah 29s call for us to be engaged with our community, and recognize that "in their peace, we will find ours."

    “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for wholeness and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” The famous words of Jeremiah 29:11. A well-known, well-publicized, well-memorized, even a life verse for many. But do we know the context for that verse? Do we know ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Ricardo Rodriguez avatar

    Healthy, Holy, Whole

    Contributed by Ricardo Rodriguez on Jul 16, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,333 views

    In a day in age where physical, financial, mental and emotional health is preached more and more, (we must be healthy) we the church must continue to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ and maintain a well balanced life to make an impact in our society.

    “Healthy, Holy & Whole” “Sanos, Santos Y Seguros” 8/16/2007 - Marsing, ID, 4/5/2009 – Nampa, ID Ricardo Rodriguez – pastor_rr@yahoo.com II Tim 3:14-17 “14But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; 15And that from a ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

  • Chris Appleby avatar

    How The Church Spreads The Gospel Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 7, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,108 views

    the Church is a divinely instituted community with a task to carry out: to share the gospel with the world. If we’re to be a church that reaches people with the gospel we’ll need to be a church that not only receives the gospel but exemplifies it and then

    Last week at our meeting to vote on the merger, Geoff spoke about the need for us to give more attention to the sharing of the gospel as a congregation and today I want to take up that issue as we begin a series on 1 Thessalonians. I’ve called the series the Gospel and the Church, because this ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Betty Johnson avatar

    The Gates Of Hell

    Contributed by Betty Johnson on Aug 18, 2008
    based on 12 ratings
     | 8,832 views

    We are blessed as a church when Jesus is Lord. And when Jesus is Lord, the gates of hell will not prevail against us.

    The Gates of Hell Broken Bow November 12, 2006 Scripture: Matthew 16:13-27 This story takes place in Cesarea, Philippi. Jesus knew his time on earth was getting close to the end so he wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with his disciples. He wanted to talk to them straight. So he went ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Tim Smith avatar

    Celebrate!

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 19, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,646 views

    We all do it. Every day, all day long, everywhere you go, you do it. I do it, your parents did it and their parents did it as well. Whether you consider yourself that kind of person or not, you still do it. What is it? Worship. We cannot help but worship…

    Celebrate! Isaiah 6:1-8 We all do it. Every day, all day long, everywhere you go, you do it. I do it, your parents did it and their parents did it as well. Whether you consider yourself that kind of person or not, you still do it. What is it? Worship. We cannot help but worship…..something. It’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • D. Greg Ebie avatar

    Hating What God Hates Series

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Nov 20, 2004
    based on 48 ratings
     | 26,134 views

    PROVERBS – Wisdom for Right Living #9 Love what God loves and hate what God hates.

    INTRODUCTION: We are coming back one last time to the book of Proverbs. If I were to sum up the purpose of the series “Wisdom for Right Living” I would do it with two words: THINK BIBLICALLY! In America today its popular to say you believe in God, or call yourself a Christian. What is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Wwjd In Worship - Meeting Jesus Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 22, 2005
    based on 73 ratings
     | 14,816 views

    How would Jesus worship in this congregation if He was part of our church?

    OPEN: A man walked into a gift shop that sold religious items. Near the cash register he saw a display of caps with “WWJD” printed on all of them. He was puzzled over what the letters could mean, but couldn’t figure it out, so he asked the clerk. The clerk replied that the letters stood for ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Larry Semore avatar

    Living A Transformed Life

    Contributed by Larry Semore on Feb 9, 2017
    based on 3 ratings
     | 28,148 views

    Many call themselves Believers but are they living a transformed Life

    Living a Transformed Life 2 Corinthians 3:17-18, NLT “For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Jerry Cosper avatar

    Living Justly

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 21, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,811 views

    Is it possible that we just don’t see the people? Many people hide behind rules and regulations, in order to not have to deal with the messiness that comes with real life.

    I want to talk about living a just life. I thought that our readings for the book of Exodus would be the perfect book to use for this but that passage dealt more with the logistics of the courts system. So, the passage of Scripture that we will use today comes from 1 Peter 3:8-14. It is as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist