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  • Greg Nance avatar

    Prayer Life Challenge Series

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Apr 11, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,317 views

    When a church is struggling with false teaching, chaos, and wrath, what’s a leader to do? Get them on their knees together in prayer!

    Prayer Life Challenges 1 Timothy 2:1 First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, 2 for kings and all who are in authority, in order that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. 3 This is good and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Believing Is Seeing

    Contributed by Bob Smith on Jan 27, 2001
    based on 91 ratings
     | 4,860 views

    Respond to life’s doubts with active faith in God

    How many people have seen the movie, “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”? You may recall or be able to picture the scene I am about to describe. Indiana Jones is proceeding through an obstacle course of sorts as he draws nearer to the location of the “Holy Grail”, the prize which he seeks. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Pit Knows Everything

    Contributed by James Westmoreland on Aug 27, 2005
    based on 46 ratings
     | 9,258 views

    One of the great challenges in life is to deal with opposition and the knowledge that not everyone likes us. There are other experiences that are very hard for us to deal with and one of them is when we experience a sense of abandonment. It is then that t

    Have you ever had the feeling that things were not going your way? That it was going to be a "bad hair" day and not much else was going to go well either? Robert Orben(1) was quoted as saying, "Sometimes I get the feeling the whole world is against me, but deep down I know that’s not true. Some of ...read more

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    Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

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    Making Christianity A Burden To Others Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Aug 1, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,177 views

    Jesus gives us insite in Matthew 23 as how not to conduct ourselves. This messages explores how we can make Christianity a burden instead of a blessing.

    INTRODUCTION • OPEN WITH VIDEO • SLIDE #1 • That guy had gone a little off course didn’t he? I hope that we do not become “Fat Christian” as we saw in our video! • If we are not cautious, we can gradually slip away from what God wants us to do with our lives. • Many times we subtly slip into ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Jesus, Showing The Way Through The Darkness

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Jan 2, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,752 views

    Jesus, shows the way through the darkness, keeps us on the true path, shows us our sin and reveals the truth.

    John 8:12, John 9:5, Matthew 5:14 (this sermon is based on a previous sermon of mine “Jesus, the Light of the World”. It has been adjusted and updated to suit the church in Kabul, Afghaninstan) Introduction Leading up to the celebration of Christmas, our cities are filled with festive lights. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    After Christmas...what Now?

    Contributed by Bobby Daniel on Jan 3, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 24,424 views

    My final sermon for 2008, a look at the flight of Christ’s family to Egypt and how we should approach life after Christmas.

    After Christmas…Now What Matthew 2:13-15 Introduction Well, Christmas day has come and it has gone…and I do hope you guys had a wonderful day filled with awe of God’s grace and mercy and the love of family and friends. We had Brigitte’s parents down from Cincinnati, and they are here with us ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Marriage & Family

    Contributed by Gary Moore on Jan 25, 2008
     | 9,734 views

    Biblical view of marriage and family.

    An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life. The instability of marriage as an institution and the continual increase of dysfunctional ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Fathers Build Solid Foundations

    Contributed by Todd Leupold on Jun 19, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,904 views

    A Father’s Day Sermon on the essential of building oneself, one’s family and others in Sound Doctrine.

    FATHERS BUILD SOLID FOUNDATIONS INTRODUCTION: A Father’s Most Important Responsibility Show “Dad’s Duct Tape” video clip (bluefish TV) As we could see from the video, fathers have many roles and responsibilities. Not only that, but we can be quite resourceful in finding ways to fulfill ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Have Hope For The Future Series

    Contributed by Jay Robison on Jan 25, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,754 views

    From the Faith Heroes of Heb 11: What Got into Abraham, What Did Abraham go through, and what happened as a result of his faith? Outline at end

    With appreciation, I acknowledge using sermon central as one of many resources for this message. PORTRAITS OF FAITH: ABRAHAM HOW TO HAVE HOPE FOR THE FUTURE November 26, 2006 Jay Robison HEBREWS 11:8-10, 13, 16 This Thursday Thanksgiving is A Celebration of Pilgrims . . At Harvest in 1621 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Gerald avatar

    Mother

    Contributed by John Gerald on May 5, 2005
    based on 66 ratings
     | 15,398 views

    Tributes to Mothers

    MOTHER It takes a mother’s love to make a house a home, A place to be remembered, no matter where we roam. It takes a mother’s patience to bring a child up right, And her courage and her cheerfulness to make a dark day bright. It takes a mother’s thoughtfulness to mend the heart’s deep ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    How To Stop The Church From Charging Series

    Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Jun 18, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,637 views

    How do you stop a rhino from charging? Take away his credit card!! :) But seriously, there are those who would stop the church from charging forward. How will the church combat these enemies?

    Introduction 1. Last Sunday Night, I told the (lame) joke about how to stop a charging rhino (you take away his credit card)… • In spite of how lame that joke was, I did get a few laughs… • During that service, we learned some of the challenges that face our missionaries… • Disease, danger, wild ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Prayer And Formal Requests

    Contributed by Steven Boyns on Feb 4, 2006
     | 2,265 views

    For the last few weeks we’ve been sharing with you a series of messages on one of the most crucial practices of every Christian – that of prayer. And we said from the beginning, that the action of prayer ought not be viewed as an option for the Christian

    For the last few weeks we’ve been sharing with you a series of messages on one of the most crucial practices of every Christian – that of prayer. And we said from the beginning, that the action of prayer ought not be viewed as an option for the Christian, but as an obligation. And prayer, as it ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Problem With Power Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Aug 21, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,482 views

    When we draw close to Jesus sometimes the aura of His power makes us feel powerful on our own. Luke 9 teaches us lessons on the real source of power and the real cost of discipleship.

    What’s the famous line from American Express? Not Karl Malden saying "Don’t leave home without it" but this: "membership has its privileges." It was supposed to suggest that special things await you and only you if you get this card. The slogan is successful because it appeals to something in us ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Christopher Young avatar

    The Joy Of Believing

    Contributed by Christopher Young on Mar 29, 2010
     | 4,673 views

    I believe that there are three different type of people in this world, those who see the glass as ½ empty, those that see it as ½ full, and those who wonder why we're not using bottled water. It always amazes me to think about how we all complain about al

    The Joy In Believing Philippians 3 1) Intro: i) Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., was a member of the U.S. Supreme Court for 30 years. At one point in his life, Justice Holmes explained his choice of a career by saying: "I might have entered the ministry if certain clergymen I knew had not looked and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Are You A Salty Christian

    Contributed by John Macdonald on Nov 30, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,717 views

    A reminder for all of us as to how salty we need to be in the world to be effective witnesses for Jesus Christ.

    Are You a Salty Christian? - Mark 8:38-50 I love salt!! For as long as I can remember, salt has gone on all sorts of food, morning, noon and night. However, a colleague of mine reminded me just the other day that as Christians, we are supposed to be living as temples of the Holy Spirit. With a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational