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  • Dr. Stanley Vasu avatar

    Meditations On The Cross

    Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Apr 19, 2003
    based on 67 ratings
     | 11,187 views

    This sermon contains seven simple yet profound thoughts on the cross of Jesus Christ namely PORTRAIT OF THE CROSS , PARADOX OF THE CROSS ,POSTULATE OF THE CROSS, PARADIGM OF THE CROSS, PATTERN OF THE CROSS ,PROGNOSIS OF THE CROSS AND PUZZLE OF THE CROSS

    MEDITATIONS ON THE CROSS OUTLINE 1.PORTRAIT OF THE CROSS 2.PARADOX OF THE CROSS 3.POSTULATE OF THE CROSS 4.PARADIGM OF THE CROSS 5.PATTERN OF THE CROSS 6.PROGNOSIS OF THE CROSS 7.PUZZLE OF THE CROSS THE MESSAGE MEDITATIONS ON THE CROSS 1.PORTRAIT OF THE CROSS Isaiah ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jim Kane avatar

    Goodness

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 10, 2003
    based on 25 ratings
     | 5,926 views

    Goodness is a fruit that is best given away by the example of our lives.

    Introduction (overhead 1) 1.The fragrance test with two men. (Adapted from Tasting The Fruit of the Spirit, Group Publishing, 2003) 2. The college prank played on me with my cologne. Review of series (overhead 2) 1. We are more than half way through our fall series, The Fruits of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Al Lowe avatar

    Spiritual Paralytic

    Contributed by Al Lowe on Feb 24, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,770 views

    Jesus has authority to forgive sins

    Mark 2:1-12 PROPOSITION: Jesus has authority to forgive sins. OBJECTIVE: To realize the authority of Jesus. The first story in Mark 2 is a style of writing pretty much unique to Mark. My NT and Greek professor in seminary would call this a “Big Mark.” Essentially, Mark has taken an incident ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Hamilton avatar

    Worship

    Contributed by Mike Hamilton on Apr 29, 2003
    based on 124 ratings
     | 23,995 views

    When Jesus says, "A time is coming and now has come when true worshippers will worship the Lord in spirit and in truth," he was giving us some insights into worship.

    “Worship” John 4:7-23 If you were to ask 100 people what worship is, you’d probably get 100 different answers. The primary reason for this would be the wide range of backgrounds and experiences. Another reason for such a wide range of views of worship is the never-ending list of “worship ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Dobbs avatar

    How To Be A Godly Mother In An Ungodly World

    Contributed by John Dobbs on May 9, 2003
    based on 747 ratings
     | 193,186 views

    Paul gave Titus some principles for older women to teach the younger women. These make great guidelines for young mothers today.

    How to be a Godly Mother in an Ungodly World Titus 2:3-5 Introduction: Today is the 88th Mother’s Day in America. We hear every day about wicked mothers who do evil things, but I believe most people have good mothers who do their best. No mother is perfect / motherhood is no easy job. Our culture ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How Can The Lord Help Us Maintain A High Standard Of Ethics In A Compromisi

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Nov 19, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 3,707 views

    It is so easy to compromise with culture for the sake of convenience, but at what price? People who break God’s mandates will experience grievous consequences just as if we jump off of a building we will experience the full force of the laws of gravity.

    How Can The Lord Help Us Maintain a High Standard of Ethics in a Compromising Culture? It is so easy to compromise with culture for the sake of convenience, but at what price? People who break God’s mandates will experience grievous consequences just as if we jump off of a building we will ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Rich Cook avatar

    Offer Them Water

    Contributed by Rich Cook on Jun 21, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,908 views

    To refocus the church on our primary job: taking the Water of Life to a world without Jesus.

    Offer them water Purpose: To refocus the church on our purpose: "Go into all the world, preaching the Gospel." 1. (Hold up an ordinary glass of water) Let’s talk about water for a minute. A regular lukewarm glass of water isn’t very appealing. It doesn’t sound very good, does it? But run 4 or 5 ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Paul's Principles Of Dealing With Opposition In Ministry Observed At Ephesu

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Mar 14, 2002
    based on 54 ratings
     | 6,964 views

    Paul’s Principles of Dealing With Opposition in Ministry Observed at Ephesus: Acts 19:8-41

    Paul’s Principles of Dealing With Opposition in Ministry Observed at Ephesus: Acts 19:8-41 Illustration: (Controlling Anger) This brings to mind a story told about Tommy Bolt who was on the professional golfing tour in the 1950’s. Tommy had earned the reputation of being a man of anger. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jeff Budzinski avatar

    Grow Spiritually In 2010

    Contributed by Jeff Budzinski on Jul 21, 2010
     | 3,286 views

    Keys to growing Spiritually in 2010. Key factors that will make you a better Christian in 2010

    Introduction • We discussed last week that this is the year of God’s completeness of order. Today we need to make the 1st steps to ensure we meet our God Goals we set last week. Our goals can be met when we grow spiritually. • Salvation is just the beginning of a relationship ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Grow Spiritually In 2010

    Contributed by Jeff Budzinski on Jul 31, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,696 views

    • We discussed last week that this is the year of God’s completeness of order. Today we need to make the 1st steps to ensure we meet our God Goals we set last week. Our goals can be met when we grow spiritually. • Salvation is just the beginning of a r

    Introduction • We discussed last week that this is the year of God’s completeness of order. Today we need to make the 1st steps to ensure we meet our God Goals we set last week. Our goals can be met when we grow spiritually. • Salvation is just the beginning of a relationship ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Major Gerardo Balmori avatar

    How Did I Get Here?

    Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Apr 2, 2011
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,954 views

    Have you ever did something wrong and wondered, how did get here? You know what I mean. Life is great one day and then BANG your world is turned upside down.

    Introduction: Have you ever did something wrong and wondered, how did get here? You know what I mean. Life is great one day and then BANG your world is turned upside down. Patrick Means wrote in his book, Men’s secret wars: He said: 9 years ago my world turned upside down. I was at a Ministry ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    A God Who Cannot Resist Repentance Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 29, 2011
     | 5,741 views

    No matter what the era of human history, God responds to the repentant heart.

    A God Who Cannot Resist Repentance (Hosea 14) 1. I used to enjoy the old "Where's the Beef?" commercial. 2. Everyone, it seems, knows a "where's the beef" type of lady. 3. Germany has them, too: BERLIN (Reuters) - A feisty 90-year-old German woman chased away three would-be burglars from her ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Diana Ball avatar

    The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Diana Ball on Jan 4, 2011
    based on 16 ratings
     | 46,130 views

    In this message, we explore who the Holy Spirit is and who we are in the Holy Spirit.

    Who is the Holy Spirit? When we talk about God the Father, we can understand the concept of a Father, when we talk about God the Son, again we can understand a Son, but what happens when we say, God the Holy Spirit? People can understand something they see or know, but we can’t see the Spirit. ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Howard Strickland avatar

    A Place To Belong

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Nov 7, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 13,060 views

    Why we need the church, and believers belong in the house of God! (Part of the Purpose Driven Life series.)

    A Place to Belong Text: Ephesians 2: 19-22 19 So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family. 20 Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Nigel Heath avatar

    The Quest – To Know God Better Series

    Contributed by Nigel Heath on Jan 20, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,749 views

    The quality of our relationships determines our quality life more than anything else. How can we know the best that comes with being children of our heavenly Father?

    10.1.10 THE QUEST – TO KNOW GOD BETTER Eph 1:15-23 INTRO Last Sunday we were thinking about 2010 and the year that lies ahead and what developments we might like to see take place during the year. And I made the case that what matters to us more than anything else is our relationships. It is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist