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  • Gordon Curley avatar

    Seeking Before Hiding

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 10, 2010
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     | 4,232 views

    Jesus predicts his death. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Seeking before Hiding Reading: John chapter 12 verses 1-50. Quote: • Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is mystery. • Today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present! Ill: Time video clip. Quote: • Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is mystery. ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 23, 2010
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     | 7,556 views

    The Holy Spirit (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: John chapter 16 verses 1-11. Ill: • In 1992 a lighthouse was built in Santo Domingo, • The capital of the Dominican Republic. • The lighthouse was built to commemorate the; • 500th anniversary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus. • Santo Domingo is ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Family Ties Series

    Contributed by Robert Higgins on Apr 15, 2008
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    God designed His church to be a family. Not just to act like a family, but to literally be a family.

    Opening Did you hear about the guy who was called into his doctor’s office? The doctor sat him down and said, “I’ve got some good news and bad news. Which do you want first?” “Give me the good news first.” “Ok,” the doctor said. “Your tests are back and you only have three days to live.” “That’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Legacy Of Christ Series

    Contributed by Robert Higgins on Apr 17, 2008
     | 6,050 views

    If I were a historian I could probably take you back through the last 2000 years to demonstrate the difference Christ and his followers have made in the world. I could talk about how world poverty has been stemmed because of non-profit organizations begun

    I’m guessing most of you have seen the classic Christmas movie, It’s a Wonderful Life with Jimmy Stewart. In the movie, Stewart plays George Bailey who has inherited the Bailey Building and Loan, and survives Black Tuesday in October 1929. Later his absentminded uncle misplaces $8000 and George ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Hub

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on May 27, 2010
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    Christ and the cross unify the church when they are kept the priority of the church.

    Title: The Hub Text: I Corinthians 1:10-17 Truth: Christ and the cross unify the church when they are kept the priority of the church. Aim: To move members to yield more fully to Lordship. Life ?: How does a church keep Christ and the cross the unifying priority? INTRODUCTION Mercifully, for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Nothing To Add

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jun 2, 2010
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    You can't add anything to the cross that would improve your relationship with God.

    Title: Nothing to Add Text: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 Truth: You can’t add anything to the cross that would improve your relationship with God. Aim: to pursue Christ alone in order to know God. INTRODUCTION I asked last week if there was something our church could learn from the Democrats as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The River Of Healing

    Contributed by Trey Harris on Jun 4, 2009
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     | 25,081 views

    Examination of the river vision from Ezekiel 47

    THE RIVER OF HEALING EZEKIEL 47:1-12 TREY HARRIS Rivers have always been places of interest to me. Recently, I heard the Chalmette (LA) ferry horn blow and I realized how much I missed living two blocks from the Mississippi River. I used to take long walks along the levee watching the ships ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Embodying A New Life Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Jun 10, 2009
     | 3,275 views

    As we continue in our series entitled The Liberated Life, based on the New Testament letter we call the Book of Colossians… we continue with the apostle Paul declaring Christ as the liberating new presence that reclaims and restores who we were meant to b

    Embodying A New Life Series: The Liberated Life (Colossians) Brad Bailey – May 24, 2009 Intro An edition of Sports Illustrated a few years ago noted a tragic but telling story... It was the story of Rico Leroy Marshall, an eighteen-year-old senior at Forestville High School in Glenarden, Maryland. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "A Better Understanding" Series

    Contributed by Rob Petersen on Jul 1, 2009
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     | 3,516 views

    God’s Word exposes us for who we are; but we have an advocate in Jesus who understands us and offers us empowering grace.

    DOMINANT THOUGHT: God’s Word exposes us for who we are; but we have an advocate in Jesus who understands us and offers us empowering grace. PURPOSE: - Head: The people will understand that God’s Word gives us a better understanding of who we are. - Head: The people will understand that Jesus’ ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Hope Of Glory Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jan 9, 2012
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     | 33,338 views

    This concept of future glory in relation to present suffering becomes the theme of our present passage. The afflictions which we are call on to endure are not only consistent to being a child of God but may come because we are a child of God. But they co

    ROMANS 8: 18-25-27 THE HOPE OF GLORY [2 Corinthians 4:15-18] The preceding verse introduced the thought of participating in the suffering of Christ so that we may participate in the glory of Christ (8:17). This concept of future glory in relation to present suffering becomes the theme of our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    No Man Is An Island Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Sep 13, 2011
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     | 12,764 views

    Jesus’ metaphors of salt and light reveal how His followers are to be positive influences in the world.

    You’ve probably all heard the old adage “No man is an island.” Since that was the thought that first came to mind as I read the passage that we’ll look at this morning, this week I did some research to find out where that saying originated. It comes from Meditation XVII ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When The Kids Come Hom

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Sep 19, 2011
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    God is elated when his children come home.

    Title: When the Kids Come Home Text: Luke 15:11-32 Thesis: God is elated when his children come home. Introduction Parents are capable of “guilting” their adult children. Sometimes parents are blunt about it and other times it is more subtle, like slipping a shiv between your ribs. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    The Head And The Body

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 9, 2011
     | 4,155 views

    What does it mean to speak the truth in love? And how does that relate to Christ being the head of the church?

    Ephesians4- The Body Interesting word “instead”! It is a transition word that cannot stand by itself because the question is begged to be asked “Instead of what?” The past couple of weeks we have been parked here in Ephesians 4 and today our focus begins with Ephesians ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Caring About Others Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Feb 7, 2012
     | 8,049 views

    I want us to look at how to share our faith without coming off like a jerk. We will make some observations about how our cultural context has changed in the last few decades, and then share five principles about how to share our faith in Jesus.

    Caring about Others Romans 9:1-4a I speak the truth in Christ-- I am not lying, my conscience confirms it in the Holy Spirit-- 2 I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. 3 For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, those of my ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Be Careful With Your Treasures Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 15, 2012
     | 6,032 views

    This looks was preached on the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic and looks at where we store our treasures

    Be Careful with Your Treasures For those of you who have been living under a rock or in a cave for the past month or so today is the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. And because of our Halifax connection most of us are familiar with the story of the Titanic and feel a certain link ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan