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  • Keith Foskey avatar

    Pentecost; The Spirit Has Arrived! Series

    Contributed by Keith Foskey on May 16, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,523 views

    A four part series outlining the person and purpose of the Holy Spirit

    Sermon Series: “God, The Holy Spirit” Sermon #1 “Pentecost; The Spirit Has Arrived!” Text: Acts 2:1-4 OPENING JOKE: “The Boy Who Believes in the Holy Spirit Isn’t Here” A children’s class was learning the Apostles Creed. Each child had been assigned a sentence to repeat. The first one said, “I ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Work Of The Holy Spirit Series

    Contributed by Richard Pfeil on May 17, 2005
    based on 33 ratings
     | 18,620 views

    Part of a 2 part series on the person and work of the Holy Spirit.

    THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT TEXT: John 16: 6-16 Sunday, May 26, 2002 Last week being Pentecost, we started teaching on the Holy Spirit. Scripture says that we can quench the spirit, that we can hold its outflowing in our lives. As part of salvation, God has promised the inflowing of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    For Such A Time As This

    Contributed by Shane Hart on Jan 13, 2006
    based on 24 ratings
     | 9,696 views

    Every person has a purpose they created for, a task to accomplish.

    “For Such A Time As This” Topic: Obedience and Courage Text: Esther 4:9-17 Turn in your Bibles to Esther chapter 4. In the movie Dead Poets Society the character played by Robin Williams is an english teacher in a private boys school. He leads his charges into embracing the motto “carpe diem” or ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Lost At Sea Series

    Contributed by Greg Hanson on Apr 14, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,864 views

    A five-step action plan for dealing with the personal storms of life.

    A little over a week ago, the news broke that my cousin’s wife had left him. Not only that, but she had left him with their children. So now he has to cope with losing her, hoping for a reconciliation, and the prospect of raising their children without her. As far as I know, this was unexpected. ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Mushrooms Or Maple Trees: Spiritual Growth As God Intended Sermon #3 Series

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jul 16, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,549 views

    A life that pleases God is focused on the person and words of Jesus Christ.

    Mushrooms or Maple Trees: Spiritual Growth as God Intended Sermon #3 Sermon Objective: A life that pleases God is focused on the person and words of Jesus Christ. PRE-SERVICE INTRO We are in a sermon series called Mushrooms and Maple Trees. Mushrooms sprout up overnight and then wither away in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Our Call To Evangelism Series

    Contributed by Keith Crouch on Jun 10, 2006
    based on 16 ratings
     | 9,538 views

    Another message in the current series concerning personal and corporate evangelism.

    Our Call to Evangelism Matthew 4:18-22 I. The call to evangelism is a call to follow Someone (v. 18-19) A. The disciples – v. 18-19 B. A scribe and a disciple – Matthew 8:18-23 C. A true believer is a follower – John 10:27 D. A follower has a place of honor – John 12:26 E. Peter after the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Cris Willis avatar

    Your Eternal Reward - The Judgment Of The Believer

    Contributed by Cris Willis on Sep 22, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 9,002 views

    The person you are today will determine the rewards you will receive tomorrow.

    INTRODUCTION: Although all Christians have been saved by faith, Christ will still judge them for the “deeds [done] in the body…whether good or bad” (II Corinthians 5:10). How well or poorly we do here might indeed determine our status in heaven for all eternity. God is seeking a bride who can sit ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Jewels Of Joseph

    Contributed by Mark Perryman on May 31, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,364 views

    We need to be a person with a different spirit just like Joseph.

    INTRO: A middle-aged business executive approached the front entrance of the office building in which he worked. A young feminist came up at the same moment, so he stepped back and held the door open for her to pass through. She looked at him and said with annoyance, “Don’t hold the door for me ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Be Contagious: With Your Attitude

    Contributed by Jay Mcphearson on May 8, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,525 views

    In the person of Jesus we have who we should be.

    Philippians 2:5-11 “Be Contagious: with your attitude” In the person of Jesus we have who we should be. Sunday Morning Sermon 05.06.07 Intro: (Start with Title and Text) Let me ask you a question this morning – how many of you in the last two weeks have been sick? My problems started about two ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "Take A Chance And Surrender"

    Contributed by Phil Anderson on May 7, 2004
    based on 233 ratings
     | 35,019 views

    A challenge for Christians to "move forward" in their personal walks with Jesus Christ

    “Take a Chance and Surrender” II Kings 7:3-8 2KI 7:3 Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate. They said to each other, "Why stay here until we die? 4 If we say, `We’ll go into the city’--the famine is there, and we will die. And if we stay here, we will die. So let’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    God's Will For Your Life

    Contributed by Arlen Payne on Nov 24, 2002
    based on 40 ratings
     | 4,222 views

    There are some things that the Bible state is God’s will for every person.

    God’s Will Jeremiah 29:11 1. It is God’s will for you to be saved. -Acts 17:30 -2 Peter 3:9 2. It is God’s will for you to be baptized. -Matthew 28:19-20 -Proper candidate -Proper mode -Proper authority 3. It is God’s will for you to grow. -2 Peter 3:18 -Malachi 4:2 -Colossians ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    They Who Mourn Series

    Contributed by Richard White on Sep 25, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,230 views

    They mourn not just because of personal sin, but because of sin in the world.

    They who Mourn Matt. 5:4 When bad news or calamity came it was customary to tear clothes and cover the head with ashes or dust. Being dressed in sackcloth and ashes showed a time of grief and mourning.. Jeremiah, also known as the weeping prophet has been said to have trained ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Handmade!

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Oct 3, 2002
    based on 78 ratings
     | 12,800 views

    We are important to God because He personally created us!

    Among the treasures of our home are two quilts. One hangs on the quilt rack in the entry hallway of our home. On one section of that quilt are many names of a particular congregation we have served. A second quilt given to us by another congregation hangs over the back of the rocker in our living ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    What Is Truth?

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 13, 2002
    based on 144 ratings
     | 21,448 views

    Truth is: 1. A person 2. Real 3. Eternal

    Truth has fallen on hard times. In a Barna research poll that was just completed this month, several troubling facts came to light about where the American public is intellectually and spiritually. The poll examined several different beliefs and found that, “most adults reject the notions of ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Appointed An Apostle

    Contributed by Galen Hackman on Mar 7, 2003
    based on 58 ratings
     | 11,209 views

    This message was preached at the ordination of a person into the ministry. It is a challenge to church and pastor.

    Appointed an Apostle Mark 3:13-19 Very soon into Jesus’ public ministry he began to gather around him persons who wanted to learn more of his way. Among the many who followed him, there were twelve that he called into a special relationship with him. We often call these the 12 ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren