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  • Sheldon Friesen avatar

    Where Do You Want To Go Today?

    Contributed by Sheldon Friesen on Jun 5, 2002
    based on 25 ratings
     | 2,566 views

    Mediocrity is the greatest enemy of greatness!

    Where Do You Want To Go Today? Microsoft goes for "station domination," and wallpapers a San Francisco metro station with recruiting ads. By Katharine Mieszkowski March 2, 2000 | "You could spend your whole life trying to change the world." The ponderous message looms above hordes of commuters ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Delivered But Damaged

    Contributed by Paul Getter on Jun 11, 2002
    based on 76 ratings
     | 27,998 views

    How To Over Come Hurt

    DELIVERED BUT DAMAGED II Samuel 4:3. And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.) 4. And Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    Frustrations Of Spiritual Leadership—part 1

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jan 1, 2003
    based on 23 ratings
     | 3,662 views

    Jesus experienced frustration in His healing of a demon possessed boy. Spiritual Leaders face frustrations in their various ministries. Where do these frustrations arise? Frustration for spiritual leaders arises out of... Part 1 of a 4-part sermon.

    FRUSTRATIONS OF SPIRITUAL LEADERS—Luke 9:37-45 Intro: Call Matthew & Ellinor to front of church to explain what happened during trip... Our trip back home from N.C./Matthew(14) & Ellinor(8) in back seat/Ellinor talking incessantly—Obnoxious/Matthew insults & pushes/Like response from ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Spirit Of Unthankfulness

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 4, 2002
    based on 100 ratings
     | 9,507 views

    Why is our society and the church so proned to be unthankful?

    A SPIRIT OF UNTHANKFULNESS By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: Luke 12:15 A man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of things which he possesseth. Matthew 6:33 is the Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His Righteousness and these things shall BE ADDED unto you. Gal. 6:9 ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Church Vital Signs

    Contributed by Mark Haines on Oct 19, 2001
    based on 66 ratings
     | 4,939 views

    A deductive exposition of the text that reveals the six vital ministries of the church.

    Purpose: to be the Holy Spirit’s second witness calling God’s people in my care to work for health and vitality in our local congregation. Response: individuals prompted by the Holy Spirit will pray at the altar rail and commit themselves to working for even greater vitality in our church. Visual ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Meditation Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on May 31, 2001
    based on 114 ratings
     | 10,866 views

    A series of sermons using "Celebration of Discipline" by Richard Foster. A top 10 for any Christian’s book shelf.

    CELEBRATION OF DISCIPLINE: MEDITATION PSALM 1:1-3 INTRODUCTION We are faced with enemies in our lives that we often to not recognize. I remember one day, in college, walking into one of my friend’s rooms to find the television on, the radio on, his computer was on, his roommate and another were ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God Bless America?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jun 26, 2002
    based on 35 ratings
     | 3,497 views

    In the wake of September 11th, this is a challenge to remember that we’ve got some repenting to do for our sin, too.

    In recent days, from a number of sources, I have been given the proclamation of thanksgiving that Lincoln issued in 1863. (I’ve seen it in church newsletters and been sent it via email.) It is being sent because the words ring with a relevance to our present situation. Lincoln, after ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A New Creation . . . A New Beginning

    Contributed by Charles Lane Iii on Mar 5, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 10,842 views

    We’ve all needed a second chance at one time or another. Truth is that many of us have also "blown our second chance" and maybe have despaired that it was our last chance. Well, God goes beyond the second chance to the new beginning!

    A NEW BEGINNING . . . A NEW CREATION! Text: Romans 5:20 Moreover, the law entered, that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound. Some time ago I was in a Christian book store and they were playing a song that kept repeating, "He’s the God of second ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Apologist Or Advocate…christian Education

    Contributed by Ernest Corty on Aug 30, 2005
    based on 25 ratings
     | 9,530 views

    Establishing advocacy for Christian Education is not only needed in Post-Modern Christianity but required by the Word of God. To be an apologist for Christian Education falls short of God’s mandate.

    Apologist or Advocate…Christian Education Written by Ernest W. Corty Inspired by Dr. Alan Pure, President of “The Barnabas Group” We have a powerful story that we don’t tell today. The story could be rooted in the truth that our Christian Colleges and Seminaries offer courses in Systematic ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    What Is Worship? Series

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Apr 20, 2005
    based on 30 ratings
     | 7,591 views

    What is worship? Is it more than singing, praising. Worship defined.

    There is an old story about a man who dreamed that an angel escorted him to church one Sunday. There he saw the keyboard musician playing vigorously, the praise team singing, the musicians playing their instruments with gusto. But the man heard no sound. The congregation was singing, but the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Anthony Smith avatar

    A House Devided

    Contributed by Anthony Smith on Apr 21, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 4,339 views

    The devisions of a house and the answer as to ,Who was responsiable for the Death of Jesus?

    A House Divided Jesus told the people that “ A house divided cannot stand “ That statement was true then and is true today, not only in our churches ,Nation , political system but also in our familys. A house divided will start to disintegrate, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Anthony Smith avatar

    What Do You Give God For Christmas

    Contributed by Anthony Smith on Nov 25, 2003
    based on 26 ratings
     | 3,766 views

    The season is upon us, but what do we give God? A different type of sermon, but one that needs to be heard.

    What Do you give God for Christmas? Matthew 1:23-1:23 The first Christmas gift was given by God to us, so what do we give Him? Matthew 1: 23, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Brian Black avatar

    Behold Your Son Series

    Contributed by Brian Black on Mar 27, 2007
    based on 77 ratings
     | 35,840 views

    The third in a series on the seven sayings of Christ on the cross.

    John 19:25-27 (NIV) 25 Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, "Dear woman, here is your son," 27 and to the disciple, "Here ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jimmy Dillon avatar

    Motherhood: Still The Most Important Occupation

    Contributed by Jimmy Dillon on May 11, 2007
    based on 41 ratings
     | 10,523 views

    Mother’s Day message describing what a classified Ad might look like if we put it in the newspaper.

    INTRODUCTION Today we want to honor all of our mothers on this special day…Mother’s Day We celebrate mother’s day because of Anna M. Jarvis who had suggest the national observance of an annual day honoring all mothers because she loved her own mother so dearly On May 9, 1914, by an act of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chanon Mullens avatar

    Claim Your Possession

    Contributed by Chanon Mullens on May 23, 2006
    based on 19 ratings
     | 3,068 views

    Jesus fed 5,000, we have the ability to do the same

    In the parable of “The Feeding of the Five Thousand” Jesus sends us an astounding messaged as to our lives and service for Him in verse 11. • Jesus: a. Claimed what was already His b. Proclaimed to the glory of the Father c. Reclaimed lost and hungry souls Today, we will look at this astonishing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist