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  • Christian Cheong avatar

    What Difference Does Easter Make?

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Mar 30, 2010
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     | 7,381 views

    Easter shows that Jesus is who He claimed to be, He has the power He claimed to have, and He does what He promised to do. Our past can be forgiven, our present can be managed and our future is secured.

    What does Easter mean? Why does it matter to me? • Millions of people celebrate Easter today, all around the world. • How is it that something that happened more than 2000 years ago is significant today? What does it mean? • There are even people who never go to church and yet ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Why We Need Jesus!

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Apr 2, 2010
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     | 6,694 views

    Easter should help us to realize WHY we NEED Jesus!

    INTRODUCTION • VIDEO • SLIDE #1 • It was so good to be able to celebrate Resurrection Sunday together today! • Over the past few weeks we have been looking at various questions concerning Jesus. Questions like, “Is Jesus The Son of God?,” “Is Jesus the only ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Are You A Witness?

    Contributed by C Vincent on Apr 5, 2010
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    Take a look at the arguments to support the resurrection. This explores the 4 gospels and their testimony to be an eye witness for Jesus' resurrection.

    Are You A Witness? JCC Easter Morning 04.04.10 Mark 16 1Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him. 2Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Ready To Hear From God

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Apr 6, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 11,343 views

    Samuel was ready to hear from God. He had a servant’s heart (practice), he was in the tabernacle (proximity) and he was willing to listen (position).

    READY TO HEAR FROM GOD Back when the telegraph was the fastest method of long-distance communication, a young man applied for a job as a Morse Code operator. Answering an ad in the newspaper, he went to the office address that was listed. When he arrived, he entered a large, busy office filled ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    When God's Church Prays

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Nov 30, 2011
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     | 12,198 views

    This message from Matthew 18:18-20 reveals Jesus teaching on the power of the church in prayer to bind and loose on earth what God wishes to bind or loose in heaven, the power of agreement in prayer, and Christ's promise to be present in the prayers of tw

    When God’s Church Prays Matthew 18:18-20 CHCC – November 20, 2011 INTRODUCTION: Today we’re going to see what Jesus had to say about the prayer ministry of the church. There are NOT a lot of verses to look at because Jesus only talked about the church 2 times. There’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Thanks Giving Every Day (Part 2) Series

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Dec 1, 2011
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     | 13,414 views

    Psalm 9 is David’s psalm of thanksgiving; in it, David not only says, “Thank you, Lord,” but he hints at three ways in which we can live a life of thanksgiving every day: by witnessing, worshiping, and waiting on the Lord! This sermon is expository, allit

    Thanksgiving Every Day (2) Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 11/27/2011 Last Sunday, I talked about the importance of Thanksgiving—how Thanksgiving is more than just annual celebration; rather, it’s an attitude of the heart. God wants us to live as if it were ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Preparation Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 2, 2011
    based on 64 ratings
     | 15,883 views

    How do you prepare for death or the Lord’s coming? Paul tell us how to prepare. 1- Rejoice in the Lord 2- Be gentle toward all 3- Trust the Lord in prayer

    INTRO.- Preparation is important in all of life. ILL.- Some guy wrote: “One morning I went out to start car to go to church. Flat tire. Lucky I had a spare. I changed tire quickly and was on my way. I didn’t think to drop spare off to be fixed. I thought, "I’ll get around to it." Within ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Father Knows Best. Series

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 7, 2011
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     | 5,328 views

    Not all knowledge is good for us, mankind was never meant to decide for himself what is good and what is evil. He was created to depend upon Gods wisdom.

    Intro: 1. Vance Havner, "Some things are for us to know, some things are not for us to know. Blessed is the man who learns early which is which. Most of our unhappiness is caused by not knowing what we should know and by trying to know what we are not to know." 2. Not all knowlege is good ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Walking In My Faith Series

    Contributed by James Lee on Dec 7, 2011
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     | 5,857 views

    When Jesus spent a considerable amount of time in prayer, it was usually in preparation for a God-sized event.

    A Life Built on Faith: “Walking in My Faith” Matthew 14:22-33 A Scotsman, was taking a trip to the Holy Land, and when he got to the Sea of Galilee he was shocked when he found it would cost fifty dollars an hour to rent a boat to go out on the water. "Hoot mon," he said, "in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Problem With Expanding The Definition Of Marriage Series

    Contributed by Daniel J. Little on Dec 9, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,288 views

    When you add to the definition of marriage you don’t end up with marriage at all, but something altogether difference (even if you didn’t mean to).

    H2 O Marriage Pastor Dan Little Adfontes.djl@gmail.com 07-31-11 As you know, our New York lawmakers passed legislation on June 24th by which they expanded (as they put it) the definition of marriage to include same-sex marriage. This legislation became law on Saturday July 23rd, 2011, and ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Abraham's Flaky Family Series

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 10, 2011
     | 6,945 views

    Most of us can identify with a dysfunctional family.

    Intro: 1. George Bernard Shaw observed, "If the other planets are inhabited, then they must be using the earth, for their insane asylum." 2. We have just got started in this book - and what a mess we have seen so far: Forbidden fruit loving Adam and Eve... Killer ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Accountable

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Feb 25, 2010
    based on 8 ratings
     | 17,461 views

    We are accountable to Almighty God for our actions.

    Text: “But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?’” (Luke 12:20) Accountability is a word that many people do not understand. Some people do things and never give consideration to the fact that at some point, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Is That Your Final Answer?

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,063 views

    The fourth in a six-part series ‘Get Your Feet Wet.’

    (Slide 1) You can probably tell by my sermon title how I am going to start this sermon this morning, right? Here we go! (Select one person to be the contestant they will answer 5 questions. They can ask the congregation for help, two times.) (Slide 2) Question number 1: A writing tool that you ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Peter In The Boat: A Postscript

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010
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     | 4,012 views

    Final thoughts about Peter, Jesus, and the Call of God

    (Slide 1) This morning we begin with our text for today, John 21 verses one through nineteen. Let us hear the word of the Lord this morning: Later Jesus appeared again to the disciples beside the Sea of Galilee. This is how it happened. Several of the disciples were there—Simon Peter, Thomas ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    God Is At Work Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 8, 2010
    based on 27 ratings
     | 24,944 views

    1- God is at work in preaching 2- God is at work in refuting error 3- God is at work in judgment

    INTRO.- ILL.- Little Ricky was spending the weekend with his grandmother after a particularly trying week in kindergarten. His grandmother decided to take him to the park on Saturday. It had been snowing all night and everything was beautiful. His grandmother remarked, "Doesn't it look like an ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ