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  • Joseph Smith avatar

    I Never Saw That Coming

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 2, 2003
    based on 53 ratings
     | 9,690 views

    As a nation we are being blindsided by things that destroy us. Yet if we were to look more carefully and see Jesus at work in all things, we would learn to be wholistic, we would identify with the needy, and we would deal with both the physical and the s

    Have you ever been blindsided? Something happened, but you never even saw it coming? The snow, for instance. After several mild winters, did you think we would be hit by repeated snowstorms? Did you see that coming? I didn’t. I laid out seven super Sundays of sermons on the churches ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Crucified Life

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Mar 16, 2003
    based on 51 ratings
     | 10,930 views

    In order to understand the crucified life, we must: 1. Understand who God is. 2. Understand who we are. 3. Decide whose life we are going to live.

    There is a wonderful story of St. Francis of Assisi and one of his student monks. “One day Saint Francis and Brother Leo were walking down the road. Noticing that Leo was depressed, Francis turned and asked: ‘Leo, do you know what it means to be pure of heart?’ ‘Of course. It means to have no ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Sure Makes A Boy Feel Good

    Contributed by James Phillips on Jun 22, 2003
    based on 25 ratings
     | 3,813 views

    A look at John 3:16 from a boys eyes.

    JOHN 3:16 This is from an e mail I received and may be many of you also have read it. It is a good story of help and the Love of Christ, but how many of you have looked at the spiritual side of this story? We will first look at the physical side of the story. In the city of Chicago, one cold, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Salt In My Eye

    Contributed by Duane Brown on Jun 22, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 12,496 views

    The story of Lot’s wife, and Jesus reminder to "Remember"...

    He sat there at the gate of the city, watching the sun as it started its descent over the roof tops of the skyline of the city and slowly disappeared into the western horizon. This day like so many other, had brought with it the typical events that had become the trademark for this town. Passing ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Safe And Secure

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Jun 30, 2003
    based on 185 ratings
     | 14,596 views

    Jesus keeps us safe and secure.

    SAFE AND SECURE John 10:22-42 S: Jesus Th: His power over man Pr: JESUS KEEPS US SAFE AND SECURE. ?: Inductive KW: Stages TS: We will find in our study of John 10:22-42 four stages that demonstrate the power of Jesus. The _____ stage is the… I. ENCOUNTER (22-24) II. EXPLANATION ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Walk Of Preparation Series

    Contributed by Larry Thompson on Jul 4, 2003
    based on 53 ratings
     | 4,991 views

    The importance of believers to prepare their lives spiritually in order to be used by Christ.

    THE FORWARD WALK – PART TWO “THE WALK OF PREPARATION” JOHN 13:1-11 - ©Larry L. Thompson (2003) INTRODUCTION: Last week we began the journey of the FORWARD WALK with Christ as He made His way to the Cross. The Forward Walk that culminates with the glorious celebration of Easter, the resurrection of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Yearning To Breathe Free

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 14, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,756 views

    We yearn to be free. In Christ we can be transformed from a slave mentality, we can become agents of liberation, and we can come forth from self-imposed bondages. For Transfiguration Sunday and for Black History Month; uses poems (not replicated here)

    The plan of God is that all should be free. All free. Free from the things that keep us from what God intends us to be. Free from oppression, free from hostility. Most of all, free from sin and death. That is the ultimate plan of God. We who have yearned to breathe free have not been ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Quitting Is Not An Option - Part #1

    Contributed by Ric Freeman on Jul 14, 2003
    based on 46 ratings
     | 18,025 views

    Satan can’t win unless we quit

    Why Quiting Is Not An Option - part #1 July 13, 2003 AM Matthew 14:22-26 Mark 4:36-39 This morning I want to deal with the spiritual implications of quiting -- Or giving up in times of difficulty. Tonight I want to look at the everyday realities of what happens when we quit -- But this morning ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Guidelines From The Great Commission

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 15, 2003
    based on 57 ratings
     | 7,331 views

    You have complete authority that is necessary for completing His great commission in the word of God. Help people to utilize the authority of the scriptures in all aspects of their personal lives, relationships and ministries. Do not hesitate to make disc

    Guidelines From the Great Commission (Matt 28:16-20) Most Christians are content to be spectators instead of becoming obedient disciple-makers. True blessings, power and fulfillment is found in being a multiplying disciple-maker. Let us see how we can think, do and become what the Lord’s will ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Giant Killers Or Killer Giants

    Contributed by Ric Freeman on Jul 15, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,295 views

    victorious living

    Killer Giants or giant killers? December 2, 2001 PM "Killing the giant of jealosy" 1 Corinthians 3:3 The ancient Greeks told the story of a swift athlete who came in second. He stood at the finish line, huffing and puffing as the crowd cheered -- Not for him, but for the winner. The second-place ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Make Me A Blessing Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jul 27, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
     | 11,113 views

    The Life of Abraham, Part 7 of 10

    MAKE ME A BLESSING (GENESIS 20) A non-profit organization’s survey of 81,355 people 18 and older, reveals that Americans are a neighborly lot, says a national study that finds 76% trust most or some neighbors, 16% say they trust them all, 44% talk to them frequently and 65% exchange favors. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Every Saint Has A Past And Every Sinner A Future Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jul 30, 2003
    based on 130 ratings
     | 36,686 views

    Jesus: Freind of Sinners, Part 1 of 7

    4. FRIENDS IN LOWLY PLACES (LUKE 5:27-32) On his trip to Hawaii, a hungry Tony Campolo unwittingly made his way at 3:30 in the morning to a seedy part of town for a snack, to be surrounded by eight or nine prostitutes who had just taken the night off. He overheard a prostitute saying to her ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Blessed Are Those Who Mourn Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jul 30, 2003
    based on 49 ratings
     | 5,883 views

    Jesus: Friend of Sinners, Part 2 of 7.

    BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO MOURN (LUKE 7:36-50) I had known for quite a while an elderly man who had two sons. The older son was the valedictorian of his school, a researcher at a Forbes 500 company and a visiting professor at a graduate school. The younger son paled in comparison; he was an average ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    It Was A Setup Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 30, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,151 views

    We set ourselves up for failure if we are afraid to risk using all we have been given, if we are shy about our average-ness, and especially if we are ashamed of our poverty. Sermon for Martin Luther King Sunday

    On one of our trips to Louisville to see about my mother-in-law, we stayed at a motel right next to a Baptist church. It happened to be a church which had been started as a mission congregation by my home church back when I was a teenager. I told Margaret that I remembered that vacant lot between ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Standing On The Edge Of Disaster Series

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jul 31, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 6,769 views

    how the Lord uses a near disaster to bring the Israelites to a stronger faith

    August 3, 2003 Exodus 14 The wind whipped through his hair, piercing through the woolen fibers of his coat as if they didn’t even exist. It was an almost unbearably cold night, the kind that makes even the most burly of men shiver to the core. Alan was not a burly man. As a matter of ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran