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  • Douglas Turner avatar

    Image Or Integrity?

    Contributed by Douglas Turner on Sep 4, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,587 views

    Your image may allow you to start well, but only your integrity will allow you to finish well.

    Some years ago a remarkable picture was exhibited in London. As you looked at it from a distance, you seemed to see a monk engaged in prayer, his hands clasped, his head bowed. As you came nearer, however, and examined the painting more closely, you saw that in reality he was squeezing a lemon into ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Leaving An Impression

    Contributed by Lloyd Grubbs on Sep 10, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 30,328 views

    Every Christian is leaving their mark on society. Even after were gone our lives will still be making an impact.

    She thought she had gotten away with it. Francisca Rojas of Buenos Aires, Argentina, had murdered two of her own sons. In an attempt to deflect the blame, she had cut her own throat as well, then blamed the attack on a nearby ranch worker named Velasquez. Though the poor man proclaimed his ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Christ-Like Attitude

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Sep 25, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 20,429 views

    The attitude of a Christian should mirror the attitude of Jesus.

    Text: “Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus” (Philippians 2:5). All of us have an attitude. Sometimes our attitude is positive and brings about a good outlook and sometimes it is negative and projects a bad image for the rest of the day. A positive attitude will put a smile ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Slaying Our Giants

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008
     | 2,821 views

    The Second of the 2008 Summer Sermon Series God is.

    (Slide 1) (The sermon began with the Reader’s Theater piece ‘The Boy King’ published by Carson-Dellosa Christian Publishing.) (Slide 2) Have you slain any giants lately? I am not talking about the New York Giants (especially if you are New England Patriots fan) or the San Francisco Giants. I am ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    "Night Operations"

    Contributed by Ken Harris on Sep 29, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,417 views

    The purpose of this sermon is to motivate the hearers to affirm to others that God gives his leaders WISDOM to COMBAT against NIGHT OPERATIONS.

    1 Kings 3:16-28 25 August 2008 U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade (BfSB) Mission Readiness Exercise (MRX) Micro-WORD Service 2 Fort Lewis, Washington BIG IDEA: The enemy attacks when we are most vulnerable; but God gives his leaders WISDOM against ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Your Desire Determines Your Destiny

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Oct 3, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 8,023 views

    The will to win is important but the prepare is imperative!

    Your Desire Determines Your Destiny I Corinthians 9:24-27 Everyone wants to win! 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 24 You’ve all been to the stadium and seen the athletes race. Everyone runs; one wins. Run to win. 25 All good athletes train hard. They do it for a gold medal that tarnishes and fades. ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Pride Comes Before The Fall Series

    Contributed by Richard White on Oct 10, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 8,617 views

    Esther now reveals Haman’s plot and causes the sentence of death for Haman. His day goes from bad to worse.

    Pride goes before the fall Esther Chapter 7 Discretion and wisdom accompany Esther as she approached the king. Haman however is still prideful. In Gilbert and Sullivan’s play “The Mikado”, the Japanese Emperor contemplates what it means to find the punishment that fist the crime. In this ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What Is Your Lifestyle Series

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Oct 14, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,638 views

    A look at the lifestyle a Christian should have and how the church has such a tremendous role to prepare us for the world and it’s ways.

    ILLUSTRATION: JUDGE NOT . . . A small-town prosecuting attorney called his first potential juror to the stand in a trial -- a grand-motherly, elderly woman. He approached her and asked, "Mrs. Williams, do you know me?" She responded, "Why, yes, I do know you, Mr. Bryant. I’ve known you since ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Learning From The Past Series

    Contributed by Tony Mccreery on Aug 22, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,579 views

    First in the series about seeking God’s glory. Complacency is the common cold of Christianity. It is vital that we learn from our past and move forward if we truly want to enter into the glory of God.

    Learning from the Past I Corinthians 10:1-13 Do you ever wonder how many times it takes for a child to learn what No means? Or, just what the rules are for the house? It seems like you tell them over and over, and they still do the same thing. Sometimes you just sit staring into space wondering ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Mister, Are You Jesus?

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Sep 3, 2009
    based on 194 ratings
     | 36,034 views

    Let me ask you: "How would things be different if Jesus came & took your place?" Whether we realize it or not, that is exactly what He wants - to make Himself known to others through our lives.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED: 2016) TEXT: 2 Corinthians 3:18; Ephesians 5:1-2; John 13:12-17 ILL. One Sunday as they drove home from church, a little girl turned to her mother & said, "Mommy, there’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Not An Average Joe

    Contributed by Andrew Rogers on Jul 23, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,113 views

    SECRETS OF FRUITFULNESS IN THE LIFE OF JOSEPH

    NOT AN AVERAGE JOE SECRETS OF FRUITFULNESS IN THE LIFE OF JOSEPH Genesis 49:22-49:24 Genesis 49:22-24 (NIV) 22 “Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine near a spring, whose branches climb over a wall. 23 With bitterness archers attacked him; they shot at him with hostility. 24 But his bow ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Ed Taylor avatar

    "One Day Of Purpose” Series

    Contributed by Ed Taylor on Aug 8, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,442 views

    There is a difference between REPUTATION and CHARACTER.

    OPEN YOUR BIBLES TO Daniel 1 & Romans 12:1-2 1. Navigating through the TEENAGE YEARS has become really hard and difficult for this generation. 2. Really it seems, more than any other in history. a. The pressures, the temptations, the surroundings… all increasingly becoming harder & darker & more ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Joel Smith avatar

    When God Doesn't Make Sense Series

    Contributed by Joel Smith on Oct 20, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 14,985 views

    When God doesn’t make sense, He’s on the move.

    There are two kinds of rollercoaster riders. The first kind gets in the car with hesitation and fear. They white-knuckle the lap bar in a death grip and either sit there in complete silence or scream their heads off the entire time. In this case, the rollercoaster produced anxiety and nausea. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Like A Tree

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Oct 23, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,208 views

    Your alignment with God’s word will determine where you stand (sit, and walk) on any issue. Advice from Scripture is better than advice from anybody else.

    Like a Tree Psalm 1 Why do some people have all the luck? I understand that luck is a fabricated force that many people use to explain how apparently random forces fall one way instead of another. I’m not saying that luck exists. I am simply pointing out that many people, us included, sometimes ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    The Escape P. L. O. T.

    Contributed by Mark Ferrante on Nov 12, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,013 views

    GOD HAS A PLAN, A PURPOSE, A PLOT FOR THE WHOLE WORLD - FOR HEAVEN, FOR HELL, & FOR YOU... HIS PLAN WILL NOT FAIL! THERE IS A GREAT DAY OF JUDGMENT COMING AND THERE IS A WAY OF ESCAPE FROM IT...

    THE ESCAPE P. L. O. T. Luke 21:34-36 34 "But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly. 35 For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God