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  • Brian Atwood avatar

    Helping Our Friends Cope Series

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Feb 29, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,755 views

    How fellowship with God and others is essential to living a life that matters.

    John Gilbert lived in a California town called Paradise. When he was 5 years old, he was diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy. He was told it would eventually destroy every muscle and finally take his life. Each year John lost something. One year it was the ability to run. Another year he could no ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Tipping Point Series

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Aug 27, 2014
    based on 3 ratings
     | 13,885 views

    Prayer is necessary to grow toward Christian maturity.

    Title: The Tipping Point Text: Daniel 6:10 Truth: Prayer is necessary to grow toward Christian maturity. Aim: To be encouraged to develop five habits of prayer. Life: What habits of prayer will assist me in growing in Christian maturity? INTRODUCTION Are you familiar with the brush-suede shoe ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sexual Purity In An X-Rated Culture Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 9, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,159 views

    What the Bible says about sexual immorality and the definition of marriage.

    INTRODUCTION We live in interesting times. Last fall, on November 6, 2012, voters in Washington State approved two controversial issues, same-sex marriage and personal marijuana use. It’s interesting that the Bible says in Leviticus 20:13, “If a man lies with a man; they shall be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Our Eyes Will See The Coming Of The Glory Of The Lord Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 9, 2014
     | 12,231 views

    Hell was prepared for the devil and his angels. And when each of us is born, we inherit a little bit of the devil in each of us. It's called sin.

    INTRODUCTION One of the most popular patriotic songs is “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” Many people don’t realize it comes from the War Between the States. It was actually written to be a recruitment song for the Union Forces. Of course, the favorite song of the Confederate ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Standing Firm In An Unstable World Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 9, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 30,912 views

    Why does God love you? Because God IS love. God loves you because God loves you. God knows more about you than anyone else. He knows every mistake you’ve ever made, and every mistake you’ll ever make. And yet, He still loves you with an unconditional love

    INTRODUCTION Life is tough, and even Christians get tired and discouraged at times. Have you ever heard the expression, “It’s enough to make a preacher cuss?” A pastor stopped at a yard sale to buy a used lawnmower. There was kid who was doing his best to make the sale. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Scandal In The Church Series

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Oct 19, 2014
     | 5,594 views

    A Scandal in the Church - PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info

    SERMON OUTLINE: Dealing with Disgrace (vs 1-5) Explaining the Expulsion (vs 6-8) Clarifying some Confusion (vs 9-13) SERMON BODY: Ill: • Somebody sent this anecdote into Readers Digest: • One afternoon in the hospital operating room where I am a nurse, • I heard one of our ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Finishing Well

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 2, 2013
     | 16,517 views

    Psalm 90 teaches us to number our days so that we might finish well.

    As we get ready to enter into the new year, many of us are busy making some New Year’s resolutions. While I’ve certainly made my share of resolutions over the years, I no longer do that. Probably, like most of you who have done that I find that I haven’t really done a very good ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Will Heaven Be Like?

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 4, 2013
     | 6,443 views

    My simplistic description of Heaven does not even come close to Truth, but hopefully it gets you thinking about some questions about Heaven or perhaps reminds you of questions you have always had about it.

    WHAT WILL HEAVEN BE LIKE? VARIOUS PASSAGES INTRODUCTION This month we are talking about the question: “You are dead… now what?” The purpose of John and I’s sermons all month long are to answer questions that you may have about what happens after we die… that is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Bad News Gospel Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
     | 10,510 views

    Discovering freedom through God's grace.

    INTRODUCTION An oxymoron is a set of words that cancel each other out and the English language is full of them. Here are ten of my favorites: (1) Live recording; (2) Original Copy; (3) Freezer burn; (4) Jumbo Shrimp; (5) Minor miracle; those are fairly evident, but there are others that you have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Far As The Curse Is Found Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
     | 6,966 views

    I believe it's no accident that the final word in the Old Testament sums up the entire message of the Old Testament: Curse.

    INTRODUCTION Twelve years ago, as we moved into the year 2000, I shared a message series called “Y2K: Say Yes to the King.” One of the things I talked about was my belief that as we moved into the 21st Century we were going to find our faith come under increasing attacks in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Grace: The Great Escape Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
     | 8,432 views

    Grace is God’s ability to declare us to be free from the prison and faith is the only key that unlocks the prison door.

    INTRODUCTION One of my favorite WWII movies is “The Great Escape,” released in 1963. My favorite scene is where Steve McQueen, who became a superstar after the movie, escaped from the German soldiers by riding a motorcycle through a field. He jumped a fence on his motorcycle, but was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Give Me Liberty...or Give Me Legalism Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
    based on 5 ratings
     | 14,756 views

    God's grace isn't a relic from our past, it is our daily manna.

    INTRODUCTION Did you hear about the joke about the Baptist pastor who snuck out to the horse race track? He’d never bet on the horses before, so he wasn’t sure where to put his money. Before one of the races he watched as a Catholic priest pronounced a blessing on a particular horse. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Kiss 'em With Kindness Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,809 views

    An examination of three scriptural truths about kindness illustrated with aspects of kindness from the life of Jesus and how we can demonstrate kindness.

    INTRODUCTION The Book of Galatians is all about the beauty of God’s grace. And one way that God’s grace is displayed in our lives is through the Fruit of the Spirit. So, I’m calling this series, “Grace-fruit: Jesus Living in Me.” Here are the nine expressions of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    People Are Fragile—handle With Care Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
     | 11,996 views

    If you learn anything about gentleness, please understand that real gentleness requires supernatural strength. In fact, the way to be gentle is to be filled with the power of the Holy Spirit.

    INTRODUCTION Orange you glad you came to church today? Fruit is the outward expression of an inner nature. When you see an orange hanging on a tree, you can safely assume, that’s an orange tree. The reason you can identify the tree is because of its fruit. Jesus said the same thing about ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Never Give Up...never, Never, Never! Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 20,833 views

    The only people God can’t use are those who quit. In the Christian life, it’s not how you start the race, but whether or not you FINISH the race.

    INTRODUCTION Last week we started our examination of God’s Law of the Harvest: You Pick What you Plant. If you plant selfish seeds according to your sinful nature, you’ll reap of bumper crop of misery. But if you plant seeds of the Spirit, you’ll experience a bumper crop of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist