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  • Glenn Newton avatar

    Do You Need A Best Friend?

    Contributed by Glenn Newton on Aug 23, 2003
    based on 27 ratings
     | 2,897 views

    The awesome truth that God wants a personal, intimate relationship with us, if we will choose Him.

    Do You Need a Best Friend? Pastor Glenn Newton August 10, 2003 RO 5:6 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    "Meekness Is Not Weakness" Series

    Contributed by Bruce Hamsher on Aug 6, 2002
    based on 154 ratings
     | 10,161 views

    A truly meek person quietly surrenders each day to the Lord without a big show.

    “Meekness is not Weakness” Matthew 5:5 Beatitudes - #3 Intro: When’s the last time you heard someone say, “If you really want to succeed in life, try being meek?” Or, “If you want to rise to the top and get somewhere in life, display a lot of meekness along the way?” Meekness ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Accepting Satisfaction

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Aug 23, 2002
    based on 60 ratings
     | 8,029 views

    What needs to happen before a person will accept the offer of eternal life Jesus offers?

    INTRODUCTION • Have you ever tried to explain something to a person only to have that person not understand a word you had to say? • Jesus has just fed the 5,000 and now because of His love for the people He is trying to lead them to Him. The crowd is fixated on the physical world. This does not ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Contentment - Are You Ever Satisfied?

    Contributed by Ryan Smith on Jun 10, 2003
    based on 38 ratings
     | 5,936 views

    Basically a personal look at what contentment is and how we as Christians can attain it.

    Ryan Smith Contentment - Are you ever satisfied? Philippians 4:11-13; John 6:35-40 (NIV) I’ve been thinking a lot about this subject over the last couple of weeks and I realized how few people are actually happy in their current circumstances. Well, today I want to share with you some of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Joseph Rodgers avatar

    Our Adversary Series

    Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Jan 21, 2004
    based on 28 ratings
     | 11,379 views

    The 2nd message in a series on spiritual warfare unveiling the person, nature, and tactics of Satan.

    The Battle is the Lord’s Your Adversary Trans: Two weeks ago we began a study on the topic of spiritual warfare by investigating the reality of this spiritual war b/w the Devil and God. Text: Ephesians 6:10-17 Note: This Scripture helps us to understand the basic problem – there is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    You Can Get With This Or You Can Get With That

    Contributed by William White Jr on Mar 14, 2001
    based on 94 ratings
     | 12,425 views

    This is a sermon designed to sway persons in either a positive or negative direction towards Christian living.

    YOU CAN GET WITH THIS OR YOU CAN GET WITH THAT (THE CHOICE IS YOURS)-DEUTERONOMY 30:15-20 AND MATTHEW 5:27-31 What a world in which we live. It seems as if the world moves at an ironic or opposite path. It seems as if today’s society marches to the beat of a different drum than the past ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    "God's Special Conference"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on May 21, 2002
    based on 74 ratings
     | 6,108 views

    All persons possess dignity and worth because we are created in God’s image.

    GENESIS 1:26-27 “God’s Special Conference” By: Rev. Kenneth Emerson Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA Sitting in her car--on a dark road just outside of town a young high school girl looks at her life. This is what she sees: “I am overweight.” “I have no ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Sinless! 'cause God Says So!

    Contributed by David Anderson on May 5, 2001
    based on 65 ratings
     | 4,120 views

    We are justified freely by grace through faith and the justified person shines with the angels of heaven.

     Sermon: "Sinless! ’Cause God Says So" D. Anderson Gen. 2:7-9,15-17,3:1-7; Ro. 5:12-19; Mt.4:1-11 + + + God’s word today speaks of the foundation doctrine concerning how we are saved--the Doctrine of Justification. Paul proclaims our justification when he writes by ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Greg Nance avatar

    When, Where And Who? Series

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Dec 29, 2001
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,585 views

    The God of time, place and person has come here for you and me. Are you ready?

    Look Who’s Worshipping Jesus? Matthew 2:1-12 This week I was doing some research on the star of Bethlehem. It is amazing how many theories there are for what happened and when. My personal favorite is in: The Star of Bethlehem: The Legacy of the Magi is published by Rutgers University Press. By ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Paul Apple avatar

    Waiting On The Lord Series

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 78 ratings
     | 12,878 views

    THE MAN WHO FEARS THE LORD CAN WAIT ON THE LORD: FOR SPIRITUAL VICTORY AND FOR PERSONAL GUIDANCE

    BIG IDEA: THE MAN WHO FEARS THE LORD CAN WAIT ON THE LORD: FOR SPIRITUAL VICTORY AND FOR PERSONAL GUIDANCE I. (:1-3) WAIT ON THE LORD FOR SPIRITUAL VICTORY SO THAT FAITH MIGHT BE VINDICATED "Let me not be ashamed" David’s historical context was more one of needing deliverance from physical ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Learn The Right Lessons From Every Situation

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 29 ratings
     | 4,181 views

    Allow the Lord to teach you His will through every circumstance, relationship and personal problem.

    How to Learn the Right Lessons from Every Situation (James 2:1-5) How do we allow the Lord to teach you His will through every circumstance, relationship and personal problem? Illustration:Learning usually passes through three states. In the beginning you learn the right answers. In the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How Jesus Directed His People Toward Excellence

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 54 ratings
     | 3,339 views

    Excellence is found in Christ Jesus for every dimension of our personal life, relationship and activities.

    How Jesus Directed His People Toward Excellence Matt 5:48 Illustration:Serious critics sometimes argue that the standards in art are always relative, but all artistic masterpieces give them the lie. John Gardner in The Art of Fiction: Notes of Craft for Young Writers. The only thing most ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Chris Appleby avatar

    The Seed Of Change Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 5, 2001
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,967 views

    God brings change to our world slowly, one person at a time, but with dynamic results.

    I guess the parable of the sower is a familiar one to most of us. It’s one of those stories that have been told and retold countless times. So the danger is that when we hear it again we can think we already understand everything that there is to learn from it. Yet God’s word is living and active, ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Todd Randolph avatar

    Defining The Vision

    Contributed by Todd Randolph on Oct 12, 2001
    based on 48 ratings
     | 6,672 views

    Defining the Vision that God has given you both Personally and Corporately as His Church.

    Jimmy Johnson what he told his players before leading the Dallas Cowboys onto the field for the 1993 Super Bowl. "I told them that if I laid a two-by-four across the floor, everybody there would walk across it and not fall, because our focus would be on walking the length of that board. But if I ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • David DeWitt avatar

    The Journey Of Joy

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Oct 17, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,769 views

    The secret of finding joy in life is looking in the right place and looking in the right person, God.

    The Journey of Joy Selected Passages September 3, 2001 Introduction I. The Road to Happiness A. Construction on the highway: We have all seen more than our share of highway construction. Lots of heavy equipment rearranging the terrain, moving earth and removing old pavement. It causes long delays ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God