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  • J Bernard Taylor avatar

    Trick Or Treat

    Contributed by J Bernard Taylor on Nov 18, 2008
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     | 10,043 views

    Is Halloween itself a trick or a treat? Discover the truth about Halloween.

    Trick or Treat Back in October 1988, my wife at that time and I paid a visit to Western Pa. We subsequently moved up there. But we were amazed at all the wild Halloween decorations. You have never seen such decorations as this. There were ghosts. There were goblins. There were pumpkins. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Un:expected Series

    Contributed by Stephen Colaw on Nov 19, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,682 views

    Part 1 of "Christmas UN:wrapped" When God calls us to the unexpected we can respond with fear and doubt or we can trust and obey.

    THE POINT: When God calls us to the unexpected we can respond with fear and doubt or we can trust and obey. ME I don’t know about you, but I LOVE CHRISTMAS… I love the Christmas season, I love the sights, the sounds, the smells associated with Christmas… I hate winter and I hate snow…except ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    God's Indescribable Abundance Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 23, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,489 views

    How can one describe what God has given in this church, with the successes of the past year? How describe human needs, especially for the Gospel? And how describe the opportunities for inclusive worship, honest learning, and artistic expression?

    Once upon a time a certain church was in an uproar. Some said that the pastor was not performing according to expectations. And so complaints were brought to the deacons, who met to consider the issue, and asked those who were grumbling, “What is the problem with the pastor?” One disaffected ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Wilderness Witness Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Nov 25, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,666 views

    Today, we’re looking at the ministry of John the Baptist. You may think of his ministry as being a long time ago and happening in a place far away… but the fact is, Jesus has called you to the same kind of ministry today.

    Just a few days after Christmas 2002, a man walked into a Baptist mission hospital in the Middle Eastern country of Yemen. He calmly sat in the waiting room with his pink slip that told security he was a returning patient. He sat patiently and quietly waited there with the other patients. Then ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Clark Tanner avatar

    "The Source Of Our Confidence" Series

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 25, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,174 views

    Sermon 12 in a study in HEBREWS

    “Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. 16 ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    The Hope Of Christmas In The Psalms Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Nov 28, 2008
    based on 24 ratings
     | 19,188 views

    No matter what circumstances you are going through in life, there is hope.

    This morning we looked at the hope of Christmas. Living on this side of the cross, we have the benefit of the New Testament to give us the details of the hope we have in Christ. But I want to take a step back tonight and see our hope displayed in the prophetic pages of the Old Testament. Before ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Come On Down Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 30, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,329 views

    The times, like those of post-Exilic Jerusalem, require us to wait. Will it be passive, impassive, or active waiting? Active waiting means seeing that what God has done He will do again. God will enlist us and shape us to work for His purposes.

    “We wait. We are bored. No, don’t protest, we are bored to death, there’s no denying it. … A diversion comes along and what do we do? We let it go to waste . . . .In an instant all will vanish and we’ll be alone once more, in the midst of nothingness!” So speaks one of the characters in Samuel ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Is A Prisoner Supposed To Act?

    Contributed by James May on Nov 30, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,425 views

    As a prisoner of Christ we are to walk worthy of the call of God upon our lives. How can we do so? If we learn this lesson we will learn the true meaning of life itself.

    How is a Prisoner Supposed to Act? By Pastor Jim May Ephesians 4:1-7, "I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Endeavoring to keep the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Don't Forget

    Contributed by David Welch on Dec 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,023 views

    Message focusing on the magnificent benefits of our salvation and the need to not ever forget them.

    “Don’t Forget” Psalm 103 Introduction This is considered one of the most beautiful expressions in all the Scripture. It aptly and passionately communicates the glorious gospel message. Many of the phrases in this psalm are familiar as they have ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    A Church Or A Family Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Dec 6, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,826 views

    This message is the intorduction to looking at how God’s Church should operate very similar to a God-centered family.

    A Church or A Family Part 1 Scripture: I Corinthians 12:12-27 Introduction 1 Corinthians 12:12 says “For even as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also is Christ.” This morning I want to talk to you about Church ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Glory Of God Is Our Comfort Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 7, 2008
    based on 17 ratings
     | 17,653 views

    Isaiah 40:1-11 tells us four truths about God who comes down to his people with a comforting promise.

    Scripture In his book, titled The Pressure’s Off, psychologist Larry Crabb tells a story from his childhood to illustrate how God works in our adversity. One Saturday afternoon, Larry said, when he was three years old he decided that he was a big boy and could use the bathroom without anyone’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Blood Of Christ

    Contributed by David Scudder on Dec 7, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 13,783 views

    Why is the Blood of Christ so important? Is it important to our everyday lives?

    Purpose: To describe the importance of Christ’s shed blood. Aim: I want the listener to extol the glories of Christ’s work of salvation. INTRODUCTION: When evangelist John Wesley (1703–1791) was returning home from a service one night, he was robbed. The thief, however, found his victim to have ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Jesus' Humble Service

    Contributed by James Jack on Apr 11, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,582 views

    Jesus demonstrated his humility and love toward his disciples by washing their feet, and we should do likewise.

    It has been one of my major goals at our youth group over the past few years to get the kids to be more respectful and selfless in the way they treat other people, particularly their fellow group members. I remember vividly a discussion I had with one particularly guy. He was telling me about ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • David Scudder avatar

    Resurrected Living

    Contributed by David Scudder on Apr 12, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,411 views

    The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is much more than just an important event in human history. Those are two-thousand year old facts of history that we celebrate on Easter Sunday. But what do they mean to us today? Paul answers that question in to

    Purpose: To explain the transformation that life in Christ brings. Aim: I want the listener to surrender to Christ’s forgiveness. INTRODUCTION: "The day after Easter, the newspaper headline read: ’Entire World Celebrates the Risen Christ.’ On the same page under smaller headings ran stories ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Great Dismal Swamp And The Evereadies

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Apr 15, 2009
     | 3,935 views

    Just as comic strip characters were saved from the Great Dismal Swamp because their Eveready batteries summoned the Fleet, so also if we will use the resources we have, we can save others from this world because the risen Christ is our resource.

    The travel brochures say practically nothing about it, and yet it is one of the largest features on the landscape of two’ adjacent states. Two incorporated cities encompass include a great deal of it, but very few people live there. It’s mostly hundreds of square miles of nothing. The official ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist