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  • Monty Newton avatar

    Olympians Reach For The Goal Series

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Aug 23, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,182 views

    Spiritual Olympians with a "go for the goal" mindset keep their eyes on Jesus.

    Title: Olympians Reach for the Goal Text: Hebrews 12:2-4 The Big Idea: Spiritual Olympians, with a “go for the goal” mindset, keep their eyes on Christ. Series: Spiritual Olympians: Going for the Goal, is based on Hebrews 12:1-13 and designed to coincide with the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Blaming Bathsheba

    Contributed by Paul Pattison on May 31, 2005
    based on 159 ratings
     | 47,867 views

    David models for the believer the pathway from condemnation to renewed confidence with God.

    Don’t Blame Bathsheba 2 Samuel 11:1-12:14 “In the spring, when the kings normally went out to war, David sent out Joab, his servants, and all the Israelites. They destroyed the Ammonites and attacked the city of Rabbah. But David stayed in Jerusalem.” Armies have for centuries kept their top ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Unknown Quality Of Love Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 13, 2006
    based on 64 ratings
     | 31,329 views

    Believe it or not, love is hard for the world to define. Even psychology and psychiatry have difficulty explaining it. But God doesn’t. Why is that so?

    OPEN: A visiting Revivalist was impressed by an older couple in the church where he was holding Revival. The wife seemed to be half-turned toward her husband holding both his hands in hers. Every time he looked toward them he was impressed by the fact they were holding hands. After the service ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Friend After Your Own Heart Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 13, 2005
    based on 67 ratings
     | 21,491 views

    Jonathan’s friendship with David has always been the model of the ideal friendship for Christians. But there is an even deeper application to this description of the love Jonathan had for David. Do you know what it is?

    OPEN: I sang “You’ve Got A Friend” (a song by James Taylor and made popular by Carole King - if you’d like a copy of the words with guitar chords e-mail me at jesus@kconline.com) APPLY: Several years ago the song “You’ve Got A Friend” was extremely popular. And it was popular because it caught the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Heart To Honor Authority - A Man After God's Own Heart Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 20, 2005
    based on 69 ratings
     | 29,039 views

    It’s easy to submit to someone in authority when we agree with them. But what if those in authority over us aren’t "good" men? What if they make immoral decisions? What if they are mean, spiteful, and dangerous?

    OPEN: The first words that a child says always seem so cute. Brad’s baby daughter’s first word was “Wow!” Other children learn to say “mommy” or “daddy.” But there is a word that children learn to say that’s not quite so cute. Do you know what it is? That’s right: “No!” As they grow older we ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Worship Is Not ... Series

    Contributed by Rev. Saeed Richardson on Aug 28, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 20,124 views

    In looking into the reality of spiritual authenticity of worship, walk, and witness, this sermon looks into the first part of worship "is not".

    Worship IS NOT! When speaking of the relationship between the Jews and the Samaritans of this time we must understand that there was a hatred and bitterness greater than any that we could probably imagine. The closest example I can think of to relate Jews and Samaritans may be that of segregation ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Everyone Can Serve

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jan 30, 2006
    based on 31 ratings
     | 13,478 views

    Every Christian can serve the church.

    Title: Everyone Can Serve Text: Matthew 20:29-34 Truth: Christians are to serve the church. Aim: I want them to commit to some area of service this year. Life ?: What do we need to do to have a servant’s heart? INTRODUCTION Show video clip of Hoosiers when the coach is talking to Jimmy about ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Forcing Ourselves On God Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 14, 2007
    based on 46 ratings
     | 25,056 views

    There’s only one way to get to heaven... but people always seem to be trying to force God to do things their way. What types of things do people do to force their will on God’s Word?

    OPEN: A school teacher injured his back and had to wear a plaster cast around the upper part of his body. It fit under his shirt and was not noticeable at all. On the first day of the term, still with the cast under his shirt, he found himself assigned to the toughest students in school. Walking ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    It's Just A Little Bit Like High School! Series

    Contributed by Eric Bain on Feb 1, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,480 views

    This message examines why we can trust Luke to tell us the story of Christ.

    It’s Just a Little Like High School! Luke 1:1-4 © 2006 Eric Bain NOTE: This sermon is available in audio format @ www.sanctuary-church.com This morning, were beginning a brand new series… diving into the Gospel of Luke. But what is the Gospel of Luke??? Well, really, its the history that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Moving To The Head Of The Line Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 14, 2010
    based on 67 ratings
     | 33,701 views

    Jesus hated pride and used the Pharisees to highlight the evils of that sin. But why would God hate pride, and how would I know if I suffer from it?

    Last Sunday we introduced the “Upside Down Teachings of Jesus”. The teaching of Jesus that just don’t make sense to most people. Today’s sermon will continue that theme by focusing on Jesus’ teaching: “the Last shall be First, and the First shall be Last”. OPEN: When my dad first married my mom, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Will God Destroy The World With A Nuclear Bomb? Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 31, 2014
    based on 11 ratings
     | 25,958 views

    Lot's of people speculate on how the world will end. Some think it will be destroyed by an asteroid, others by nuclear war, still others by .... Zombies? But they're all wrong. Find out why the 2nd Coming should be important to us as Christians.

    OPEN: There are a lot of people who seem to agree that the world is going to end. They just don’t all agree on how it’s going to happen. I visited website that reviewed several theories about how the world would end. Among them: 1. Some believe an Asteroid will destroy the earth. In ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Clothed With Fire Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 14, 2017
    based on 7 ratings
     | 50,308 views

    There's part of this story of the fiery furnace that I'd always missed. There was one question upon which everything else hinged - not only in this story but also in our lives. Do you know what that question is?

    When my sister Barbranne was in her early 20’s she left the Church and Jesus behind and went off to live the “wild life.” At age 55 she decided she’d hurt herself in that decision and started going back to church. One of the first things she did was to buy a Children’s Bible because she wanted to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Hey Jude Don't Be Afraid Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 3, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 26,812 views

    Jude speaks of people who "infiltrate" the church to damage it. Who are they and why do they do that? And how can we "contend for the Faith" when faced with these kinds of folks?

    It was the winter of 1944. The German army was in a desperate situation and ultimately launched what became known as the Battle of the Bulge. A key part of their strategy was to disrupt and mis-direct reinforcements that the Allies would be sending into the battle. They called it “Operation ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Palm Sunday 2017

    Contributed by Randy Edwards on Apr 18, 2017
     | 16,428 views

    Palm Sunday

    Palm Sunday 2017 The stones will cry out Little Johnny was sick on Palm Sunday and stayed home from church with his mother. His father came home from church holding a palm branch. The little boy was curious and asked, “Dad, Why do you have that palm branch” “You see son, when Jesus came into ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hebrews- Part 4- Sharper Than A Two Edged Sword Series

    Contributed by Randy Edwards on Aug 1, 2016
     | 15,688 views

    part 4 of our Hebrews study

    Hebrews “Encouragement for a life of Faith” Part 4 “Sharper than a 2 edged sword” Today we will continue our study of Hebrews We have seen over the last few weeks Jesus as the one and only As the real deal We saw how the writer of Hebrews encouraged us to live the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist