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    "faith Starts In The Darkness"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 4, 2020
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    A sermon about being born again.

    “Faith Starts in the Darkness” John 3:1-21 The first Apartment I lived in after college was in a really old building. It was one room plus a bathroom. The refrigerator was in a closet. I slept on my boss’s army cot. One night, after I had turned out the lights and gotten into bed… …I ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    "the Fruit We Grow Is The Love We Show"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on May 12, 2021
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    A sermon about remaining in Christ as we come out of the pandemic.

    “The Fruit We Grow is the Love We Show” John 15:1-8 I want to ask you this morning: How did you do during the pandemic? I realize we are still in the pandemic, but all indications are that we are coming out of it. We can now worship indoors, in-person. And Sunday school or Small groups will ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    "learning To Fill The Empty Spaces"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jul 27, 2020
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    A sermon about having a theology of plenty even in these desperate and lonely times.

    “Learning to Fill the Empty Spaces” Matthew 14:13-21 What a year this has been. We are social creatures. So, it's no surprise that COVID-19 fatigue has set in for so many of us. We humans are wired to come together physically, but social distancing has just made that nearly ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    "pushing Up The Shades"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Aug 23, 2022
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    A sermon about being aware of those on the margins.

    Luke 14:1, 7-14 “Pushing up the Shades” Retired author and pastor Tony Campolo tells of an experience he had at dinner in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, some years ago. He was checking on mission programs that his organization carried out day in and day out in Haiti. He wanted to see how the ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    "the Spirit Of Sharing"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on May 31, 2023
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    Acts Chapter 2 gives us a glimpse of what the Holy Spirit can do.

    “The Spirit of Sharing” Acts 2:42-47 A headline caught my eye last week. It read, “31 Billionaires are Worth More than the US Treasury has in Cash.” At the close of business on May 25th, the Treasury of the United States had just $38.8 billion dollars. For context, 31 of our billionaires ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    "a Call To Healing"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jun 8, 2023
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    A sermon about how, in God's eyes, everyone matters.

    “A Call to Healing” Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 In a 2016 interview in The New York Times, award-winning actor Ben Affleck reflected on the pressure to hide our broken areas. When he watches other movies that strain to make their heroes entirely likable and valiant, Affleck said, “I find that ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Spiritual Alzheimer’s

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 7, 2022
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    I want to preach to you about “Spiritual Alzheimer’s”. We hear a great deal today about this dreadful disease called Alzheimer’s Disease.

    Illus: They say this is the only disease that has a positive side to it. There are some “good” things that come from Alzheimer’s, such as: • You never have to watch reruns on television • You are always meeting new people • You can hide your own Easter eggs Illus: Three sisters ages 92, 94 and 96 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "is God's Church For Everyone?"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 27, 2023
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    A sermon about God's inclusion in this period of polarization and division.

    “Is God’s Church for Everyone?” Acts 8:26-40 When I was a brand-new Christian a friend of mine and I were doing some street witnessing. What I mean by that is we were meeting strangers on the street and asking them if they knew Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. We were 18 years old and ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Breaking Bread Before It Breaks Bad! Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Sep 27, 2023
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    Families gather and celebrate, but do we know what leads up to Easter? The stops along the way are important and have life application!

    The Road To Easter Pt. 4 - Breaking Bread Before It Breaks Bad Introduction Destination disease. It is deadly. It is contagious. It is the inability to enjoy, learn from or live in the moment long enough to pay attention to the now because we are focused on then! The drive to next causes us to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    "change Your Heart And Life"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 17, 2023
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     | 2,930 views

    A sermon about making the decision to follow Jesus.

    “Change Your Heart and Life” Matthew 4:12-23 Have you ever heard of the elephant seal of Argentina? Well, apparently they exist. And soon after giving birth to her seal pup, the mother seal will leave the pup on the shore to go feed in the waters off the coast. After feeding, the mother ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    "on The Go With Jesus"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jun 13, 2023
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    A sermon about choosing faith over fear.

    “On the Go with Jesus” Mark 4:35-41 A child wakes up in the middle of the night, terrified at some dream that has upset him, frightened of some monster hiding in the bedroom closet. His mother rushes into the bedroom and scoops the little child into her arms and sits in a chair. She wipes ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    "take Courage"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on May 17, 2022
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     | 6,937 views

    A sermon which compares and contrasts what the world offers and what Jesus offers.

    “Have Courage” John 14:23-29 Since the beginning of time, humanity has craved peace! Peace of mind, peace of heart, peace among the nations. And this is what Jesus is offering as He speaks to His disciples in our Gospel Lesson for this morning. The odd thing about peace is this: we are ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Knowing Christ Series

    Contributed by Shine Thomas on Nov 30, 2023
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    While Mary and Joseph were in Bethlehem to register for the census, the time came for the baby

    INTRODUCTION What could be more important than knowing Christ in our Christian life? Well, today is Christmas and by now we all know the Christmas story pretty well. While Mary and Joseph were in Bethlehem to register for the census, the time came for the baby to be born. She wrapped him in ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Gifts We Bring Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 10, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,520 views

    The gifts we give on Christmas are often given in gaily wrapped paper. The paper conceals what is hidden inside the present. Similarly, the gifts of the wisemen were like wrapping paper concealing special gifts of great value. Do you know what they were?

    Humorist Dave Barry wrote about the gifts that were brought by the Wise Men. He suggested that if you examined that story carefully, you’d find that there is an overlooked theological fact in the story. There is no mention of wrapping paper. Why? First, these guys were wise. And second… they were ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Prince Of Peace Series

    Contributed by John Oscar on Jan 9, 2020
     | 5,325 views

    Sermon Series going through the names given in Isaiah 9:1-7 to the future Messiah Jesus. Heavily Adapted from a series offered by Sermon Central.

    Prince of Peace Sermons Series CCCAG Christmas Eve, 2019 Scripture- Isaiah 9 If you're visiting with us here tonight this is the last of a four part series where we went through the four names given to Jesus in Isaiah 9. We started off with talking about Jesus being our wonderful counselor , ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God