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  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    What's Your Cause?

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Sep 6, 2003
    based on 120 ratings
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    Everyone has a cause, which they promote.

    INTRO.- ILL.- A small church in the hills of Tennessee struck oil on its parking lot. It was a gusher and money was coming in so fast that the finance committee didn’t know what to do with it. The committee called a special congregational meeting of the 40 church members asked them what to do ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Expectation And Hope

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Sep 12, 2003
    based on 276 ratings
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    We, like Paul, should live in expectation and hope.

    INTRO.- ILL.- A man approached a little league baseball game one afternoon. He asked a boy in the dugout what the score was. The boy responded, "Eighteen to nothing--we’re behind." "Boy," said the spectator, "I’ll bet you’re discouraged." "Why should I be discouraged?" replied the little ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Christian Affections I

    Contributed by Stephen Fournier on Sep 15, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
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    CHRISTIAN AFFECTIONS PHILIPPIANS 1:7-8 (Part #1) 11/09/94 I am sure that some of the older folks can recall when the USS Pueblo was captured by the North Koreans. The 82 surviving crew members who were captured were brutally treated and tortured. In one instance 13 men from the Pueblo were ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    Christian Affection Ii

    Contributed by Stephen Fournier on Sep 15, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
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    Sermon on Christian affections

    CHRISTIAN AFFECTION PHILIPPIANS 1:7-8 (Part #2) 11/16/94 The lived a Greek writer by the name of Lucian who lived around 120-200 AD. This man was an unbeliever, who notice a certain thing about Christians. He wrote the following, "It is incredible to see the fervor with which the people of that ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    The Silver Lining

    Contributed by Stephen Fournier on Sep 15, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 18,361 views

    Sermon on discouragement

    THE SILVER LINING Philippians 1:12-14 11/29/94 There is an old saying that "beneath every cloud there is a silver lining". While those word sound real nice they offer very little comfort if you are going through a difficult time. While that saying is not found in the Bible, the principle behind ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    Envious Evangelists

    Contributed by Stephen Fournier on Sep 15, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
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    Sermon on evangelism

    ENVIOUS EVANGELISTS Philippians 1:15-18 12/7/94 It is a point of history that two of the greatest English evangelist that ever America, John Westley and George Whitefield, disagreed on certain doctrinal matters. While Whitefield was a Calvinist, Westley was not. However both of them were very ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    The Proper Perspective

    Contributed by Stephen Fournier on Sep 15, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,298 views

    Sermon on life and death

    THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE Philippians 1:19-26 12/13/94 How many of you have been up in one of those small airplanes? This fall was the first time that I had the opportunity to go up in one of those little four seat planes courtesy of xxxx. I had been up in commercial airliner and military aircraft ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    Building Up Others Series

    Contributed by William Rushing on Jun 20, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
     | 5,783 views

    This is a short outline for the first sermon in a series on Philippians. This sermon provides three ways to build others up according to the text.

    I. Introduction a. Background on Philippians. i. Date –60AD ii. The Church –Founded sometime during 49AD (Acts 16:11-40) Formed by women. iii. Paul’s purpose in this writing is to give an update on his life. b. Paul’s Introduction shows that the first purpose in his letter was to build up the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Reasons For Rejoicing Series

    Contributed by William Rushing on Jun 20, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,902 views

    This is the second sermon in a series on Philippians. This sermon looks at reasons for rojoicing at the preaching of the Gospel.

    I. Introduction a. In times like these we need reasons to rejoice. b. Paul writes to the church at Philippi three reasons to rejoice. c. These same reasons are true today. d. So the question is, Why Should We Rejoice? II. The first reason to rejoice is the Preaching of the Gospel through ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love Creates A Servant Heart

    Contributed by Scotty Killingsworth on Sep 18, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
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    It would be interesting to revisit Gomer later in life? What does love look like when it reaches maturity? We saw what sin can do, but what does love look like when it is complete? What does life become when love has captured it? How many positive chan

    Message preached by Scotty Killingsworth to the Evergreen congregation Sunday morning September 22, 2002 Love creates the heart of a servant from Philippians chapter one Last Sunday we discovered through the life situation of Hosea that you may break God’s heart, but you can’t make him stop ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Finding The Will Of God: The Detour Sign Series

    Contributed by Dan Morrison on Sep 18, 2002
    based on 38 ratings
     | 9,706 views

    This signpost is one of the hardest for us to accept but as I have studied I have found it to one of the most important. None of us really like detours, when we want to get somewhere, we want to get there, and we don’t want to be bothered with all of thi

    Finding God’s Will The Detour Sign March 24th 2002 This signpost is one of the hardest for us to accept but as I have studied I have found it to one of the most important. None of us really like detours, when we want to get somewhere, we want to get there, and we don’t want to be bothered with all ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christians Have A Sure Thing

    Contributed by Edward Frey on Sep 21, 2002
    based on 61 ratings
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    May God grant us the courage and willingness to exalt Christ in life and in death!

    There’s no such thing as a sure thing.” That statement brings out the blatant skepticism inherent to the human nature. Whether you’re dealing with the stock market or simply perusing the coupons in the Sunday paper, people are cautious to jump at something. After all, if it seems too good to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Getting Ready To Go!

    Contributed by Patrick Doherty on Sep 24, 2002
    based on 45 ratings
     | 6,153 views

    Letting the Christian idea of death change the way we live.

    Getting Ready to Go! Letting death change the way you live! Six frogs are on a lily-pad and four decide to jump off, how many are left? There is a huge difference in knowing something and letting affect your actions. According to a newspaper report a private school was have a unique problem. A ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Model For A Memorial Or Funeral Message

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Oct 16, 2002
    based on 54 ratings
     | 18,827 views

    This is a generic model for a funeral message for someone who died after struggling with an illness, using the autobiography of Morrie Schwartz who died of ALS to craft the message.

    MESSAGE FOR A MEMORIAL OR FUNERAL SERVICE ___________________________ I’ve been in a funk for a couple of weeks now. But I think I’m coming out of it now. Strange that I could say that on the occasion for which we have come together here. It all started a couple of weeks ago as I anticipated ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    "Pauls Heart, Paul's Prayer"

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on Aug 16, 2002
    based on 68 ratings
     | 11,249 views

    Look inside the great heart of the Apostle Paul!

    West Greeley Baptist Church August 18 2002 Philippians 1: 7-11 “Paul’s heart, Paul’s Prayer” Pastor Mark Hensley “7It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart; for whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist