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  • Carolyn Malaika Foster-Brooks avatar

    The Legend Of J (The Candy Cane) Series

    Contributed by Carolyn Malaika Foster-Brooks on Oct 26, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,941 views

    As we approach the Christmas Season, merchants are displaying the candy cane. But do you realize that it is being displayed in the wrong position? This sermon reveals the true meaning behind the legendary candy cane!

    Evangelist Carolyn Malaika Foster-Brooks The Ministry of S.A.R.A.H. Lyons, GA. SCRIPTURE READING: Ephesians 5:2, 19-20 As we quickly approach the date of December 25th there are still many Christians who are debating whether that was truly the date of His birth! Since 353 AD the Feast of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kenneth Trent avatar

    Willing To Work For God

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Sep 4, 2004
    based on 48 ratings
     | 11,440 views

    Isaiah responded to God’s call saying: “Here am I! Send me.” But before he was in a position to respond to God’s call he had to experience a spiritual cleansing.

    WILLING TO WORK FOR GOD “In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dean O'Bryan avatar

    When Integrity Meets The Guilty Series

    Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Jul 17, 2006
    based on 24 ratings
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    This is the fifth in a series on the life of Joseph. His "test" here is how he will treat those who have treated him so horribly, now that he has power, position and privilege.

    Trinity Baptist Church July 16, 2006 Series: Character on Display When Integrity Encounters the Guilty Genesis 42 Most people love “rags to riches” stories -- especially if the people who suddenly come into wealth are the “good people“ in the story. One of my favorite “rags to riches” ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kenneth Trent avatar

    The Devices Of Satan

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Aug 1, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
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    We are not immune from Satan’s attacks, either within or without. Satan is a master at his evil craft. To know the things we need to beware of will strengthen our position in the battle.

    THE DEVICES OF SATAN "Lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices." II Corinthians 2:11 We are not immune from Satan’s attacks against us, either within or without. Often we leave the door open to Satan by our spiritual weakness or lack of faith. Peter’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Dressed In His Righteousness Alone

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 24, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
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    Funeral sermon for Buford Pervall: deacon, usher, church clerk. To know your own value means that you learn to trust God in large matters and you seek positive change.

    Someone once remarked that a cynic is a person who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. Isn’t that an apt description of our time, when we will pay inflated prices for houses, we will spend $75.00 to fill up our SUV’s, and will hire basketball coaches for forty million dollars ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Herman Abrahams avatar

    The God Of Hope Series

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on May 1, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 17,109 views

     Whereas the English word “hope’ may have an element of uncertainty in it, the Greek words in the New Testament always speak of a sure expectation of some good outcome or positive result.

    THE GOD OF HOPE INTRO ----- ILLUSTRATION - "I had something to look forward to." The story is told of a muti-millionaire businessman who greatly changed the lives of a sixth-grade class in a poor downtrodden township. This was an area where most of the students would not finish formal schooling. ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    7 Reasons To Be Encouraged

    Contributed by John Gaston on Sep 20, 2012
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    Our lives are filled with discouragements. Paul mentions "the encouragement of the Scriptures," Rom. 15:4. Here are seven reasons that every believer should be encouraged and positive about their lives and futures.

    SEVEN REASONS TO BE ENCOURAGED [This is a reworked version of John Shearhart’s message, “20 Reasons to Be Encouraged.”] INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR Light Bulb jokes, 133 yrs old. (Reader's Digest) 1. How many divorced men does it take to change a lightbulb? Who cares? They never get ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Last Sermon

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 14, 2013
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    In His last sermon before the Cross, Jesus affirms His union with the Father, along with a message of hope for tomorrow and light for our darkness. He also states the position of believers and unbelievers.

    If somehow I knew my next sermon would be my last, what would I preach? Our Lord’s time on earth was drawing to a close, and so He delivered a final sermon, an appeal to people to embrace His light. One translation introduces His message: “And Jesus cried aloud” (Moffat). ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Jeff van Wyk avatar

    The Market Place

    Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Aug 3, 2013
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    The marketplace touches virtually every person on the earth and this includes the church. The church cannot ignore what goes on in the world and should position itself to be effective in society as a whole which includes the marketplace.

    The Market Place When we refer to the marketplace in this book, we mean: * the world of business, trade, and economics * the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold * an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up * where goods and ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Elvis Burrows avatar

    "A Call To Serve"

    Contributed by Elvis Burrows on May 25, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 19,308 views

    This sermon highlights the key characteristics and benefits of a life of faithful service to God. It challenges those in Leadership positions, (especially teachers) to take their roles seriously and to remain faithful as they continue to serve God.

    "A Call to Serve" MARCH 22, 2009 CENTRAL ZION BAPTIST CHURCH 2 TIMOTHY 2:1-7 SALUTATION CONGRATULATE WORKERS FOR JOB WELL DONE - FOR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO THE TEACHING MINISTRY OF THE CHURCH – LETS CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR THEM, AND PRAY THAT GOD WILL SEND MORE COMMITTED WORKERS INTO ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mickey Bell avatar

    David's Prayer Life

    Contributed by Mickey Bell on Mar 10, 2006
    based on 55 ratings
     | 20,022 views

    Sometimes we need to pattern ourselves after other great men. What made David great was not his warrior tactics, his position or his name. It was his prayer life.

    David’s Prayer Life Acts 1:13-14 When people refer to Pentecost and the first church, many times they get so tangled up with the results instead of focusing on the actual application that it took to get to the results of Pentecost. Never forget, verse 14 tells you why they were able to experience ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jon MacKinney avatar

    Drawing Comfort From God's Sovereignty

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Jun 7, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,799 views

    We can find ourselves in precarious positions where we wonder what will become of us. And yet our sovereign God is using even our weakness to accomplish His purposes.

    Passage: Acts 23:12-35 Intro: Our lives are filled with questions. 1. when we were seniors in college and not in a serious relationship, we asked “who?” 2. all of our lives we are asked, “What are you going to be…?” 3. and when we are in trouble, we ask two questions: “When is this going to end, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Nelson Lin avatar

    Joining Together Of Two Cultures

    Contributed by Nelson Lin on Nov 7, 2006
    based on 20 ratings
     | 6,688 views

    This wedding message was used at a bi-racial wedding ceremony. The audience was mostly non church going people. Had a lot of positive comments on the differences between covenant marriage and contract marriage.

    Marriage Ceremony of Dan and Kimm August 5, 2006 Greeting On behalf of Kimm and Dan, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all of you. I know that some of you traveled a great distance to be here, some of you even came from another country, Texas, just to be here to celebrate this ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Jim Erwin avatar

    How To Overcome A Critical Spirit

    Contributed by Jim Erwin on Dec 13, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,881 views

    You can be someone who steps forward. You can look at the positive and the good and how something could be. This is the right way to handle a critical spirit in your own life.

    How to Overcome a Critical Spirit Numbers 13:16-33 Near the end of C. S. Lewis’s "Chronicles of Narnia" Aslan the Lion takes Lucy, Edmund, Peter and everyone to the New Narnia--to what we would call "heaven" or the New Creation. It is a place of astonishing light and beauty; a place where every ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. George Calhoun avatar

    The Lord's Prayer: "Deliver Us From Evil Series

    Contributed by Dr. George Calhoun on Oct 31, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 21,289 views

    The Christian life is not a Church picnic, attending a nice worship service or adopting the power of positive thinking. It’s a battle with an enemy who relentlessly tries to destroy us and the work of God.

    Elmer Towns, the vice president of Liberty University and dean of its school of religion shared how he was conducting a seminar for about a 150 people at a seminar in California. At the conclusion of the day, he walked over to the end of the first row of chairs by a row of windows, asked every ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist