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  • Fred Sigle avatar

    How Can God Forgive Somebody Like Me?

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Sep 12, 2006
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    Have you looked at your sinful life and ask, "How can God forgive somebody like me?" If God could forgive David for all that he had done, then he can and will forgive you.

    HOW CAN GOD FORGIVE SOMEBODY LIKE ME? ILLUSTRATION: He had been FOUND OUT! By the time he decided to CONFESS his SIN the entire NATION was already talking. UNFAITHFULNESS, ADULTERY, LIES, MURDER! How could the LEADER of the nation, the man everyone ADMIRED, the one known as “the man ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Glory In The Valley Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 9, 2008
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    The world believes it can produce goodness all by itself. The person listening to the man by the Jordan River hears a very different message. There appears to be two messages: one of self-righteousness and the other of total dependence on God for salvatio

    Valley Experience Series # 4 Opening illustration: One of our good friend’s had this unique experience of growing up as the son of a county sheriff. His father who was the sheriff of Marlin County for many years, passed away last year. It was at this time that he told us of an incident which had ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Do You Want To Be Free

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Apr 25, 2017
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    Freedom from sin

    Do You Want to be Free -The Chain can be Broken ( Col. 1:13,14 ) Intro : Freedom! What a wonderful word to us. We all value freedom highly. We delight in being free. We long to live in freedom always. One of the most encouraging and recurring themes in the New Testament is that Christians are free ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Way

    Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Oct 31, 2017
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    The human race lost its way in the garden of Eden, and for thousands of years a return to the garden was prevented by the flaming sword. But at the proper time, Jesus knocked down the barrier of sin and made a way to return to the state of blessedness.

    Note: I have prepared a set of PowerPoint slides that I used in delivering this sermon. If you would like to have the slides you may Email me at sam@srmccormick.net with the words "Slides - The Way" in the subject line and I will send the pptx file to you directly by email. THE WAY I. Sin in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    True Confession

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 10, 2015
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    The very word to confess has a much deeper meaning to agreeing with God about the whole aspect of what Jesus did on the cross and what sin really is all about. For a person to confess has to do with the person agreeing with God for what He has done for us

    Opening illustration: A woman said to a preacher, "I have a habit that I know is hurting my testimony—the habit of exaggeration. I start to tell something and I go on and on enlarging the story. People suspect that it's not true, and they lose confidence in me. I'm trying to get over it. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Bob Faulkner avatar

    Mystery Babylon And The Current Confusion In The Church Series

    Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Jul 31, 2015
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    Who can we trust these days? Do all roads really have to lead to Rome?

    SIXTY-SEVEN: THE LAST POPES At the end of the Old Testament is Malachi. In these last days of the Roman Church, there is Malachi Martin, aggressive "prophet" to the Catholic people, former Jesuit professor, one who served with John XXIII. Comments from his book, The Decline and Fall of the Roman ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Workers Of Iniquity

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Sep 2, 2014
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    To show that if you are a backslider, you will be treated the same by the LORD like unbelievers. So return to the LORD before He returns.

    I. EXORDIUM: Are you a backslider? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that if you are a backslider, you will be treated the same by the LORD like unbelievers. So return to the LORD before He returns. IV. TEXT: Psalms 125:5 (Amplified Bible) 125:5 As for such as turn ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Ron Tuit avatar

    The Old Replaced By The New Series

    Contributed by Ron Tuit on Sep 12, 2014
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    The celebration of a Sabbath for Christians is a matter, not of the letter of the law, but a matter of the Spirit and the Heart. How do we get there?

    Sabbath: The Old Replaced by the New 2 Corinthians 3 We are spending a few weeks looking at the topic the fourth commandment: Remember the Sabbath day to keep it HOLY. Last week we saw that God rested on the seventh day after CREATING for six ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Denis O'Callaghan Ph.D. ,Th.D., D.D., D. Phil. avatar

    The Real Jesus Series

    Contributed by Denis O'callaghan Ph.d. ,th.d., D.d., D. Phil. on Sep 19, 2012
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    "An unexamined faith is not faith... but superstition"

    "An unexamined faith is not faith... but superstition" Mark 1:9-11 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Choosing Our King

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Nov 1, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,125 views

    Our nation is destined for the elections to be held in two days. God chose the next king of Israel even though they had rejected Him. Today the fate of our nation to remain standing or be almost ruined like Israel, depends upon our choice. Will we make a

    Opening illustration: An Oriental king once summoned into his presence his three sons and set before them three sealed urns - one of gold, the other of amber, and the third of clay. The king bade his eldest son to choose among these three urns that which appeared to him to contain the greatest ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Horace Wimpey avatar

    Living And Dying With The Choices That We Make

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Mar 8, 2012
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,387 views

    The men on the three crosses at calvary were all there because of the choices they made.

    Living and Dying With the Choices That We Make Luke 23:32-43 Intro: Life is full of choices. Once upon a time there was a court jester who had served the Caliph at Baghdad and his court, keeping them amused whenever they called on him. One day in a moment of thoughtlessness, he offended the Caliph. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Stephen E. Trail avatar

    The Sins Of The Saints

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Apr 3, 2016
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     | 7,628 views

    A sermon the deals with the sins committed by the Saints and what to do about it.

    The Sins of the Saints 1 John 1:5-10 1 John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Introduction: I. The Reality of Sin ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid avatar

    Don't Count On Tomorrow, Today But Count On The Nine Promises Of God

    Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Sep 17, 2013
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    Relying on the nine promises of God, to save us.

    Don't Count on Tomorrow, Today But Count on The Nine Promises of God (Rest; Mercy; Holy Ghost; Christ Jesus, Heir of the World; Life; Eternal Life; Eternal Inheritance; Second Coming of Christ; Long Life) by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (9/17/2013) “Blessed be the LORD, that hath given ...read more

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    Denomination: Friends

  • Tim Smith avatar

    The Message Of A Disciple Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 29, 2013
     | 4,811 views

    In our Scripture passage today, Paul gives the Gospel message in a condensed form. He tells us the story of Jesus, focusing on the main events of Jesus’ life

    The Message of a Disciple I Corinthians 15:1-5 and Eph 1:18-23 Do you know the Gospel message? In our Scripture passage today, Paul gives the Gospel message in a condensed form. He tells us the story of Jesus, focusing on the main events of Jesus’ life: Jesus died for our sins, was buried, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • John Lowe avatar

    Are There Any Sinners In Your Church? Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Sep 9, 2018
     | 7,620 views

    The story of the Pharisee and the publican is the story of two great sinners. One knew he was a sinner and acknowledges it before God. The other knew not that he was a sinner and boasted of his righteousness.

    Are There any Sinners in Your Church? Luke 18:9-18:14 9 He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others: 10 “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist