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  • Jon MacKinney avatar

    Barrier-Busting

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Aug 23, 2006
    based on 15 ratings
     | 4,453 views

    The inclusion of the Gentiles in the church was not an easy thing to accomplish. But watch here how God goes about changing the hearts and minds of these staunch Jews.

    Passage: Acts 11:1-18 Intro: In 1972, I had the opportunity to stand in front of the Berlin Wall PP Berlin Wall 1. This wall separated the people of West Berlin from the rest of East Germany, which was communist. 2. this piece of barbed wire is from that wall. (I picked it off the wall in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Godly Leadership

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Aug 23, 2006
     | 2,410 views

    Crisis had hit the church. This Gentile thing was getting out of control. Soon the church would be swarming with these "foreigners." What should we do?

    Passage: Acts 11:1-18 Intro: In 1972, I had the opportunity to stand in front of the Berlin Wall PP Berlin Wall 1. This wall separated the people of West Berlin from the rest of East Germany, which was communist. 2. this piece of barbed wire is from that wall (I picked it up in 1972 PP ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Are You A Missionary Or A Mission Field

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Mar 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,618 views

    Our task is to reach the world around us for Jesus Christ

    The mission field calls to our minds far-away places of sacrifice, physical hardship, long separation from loved ones, and a touch of the exotic. The Bible tells us that the mission field is any place: 1) Where paganism saturates daily life, 2) Where differing cultures exist 3) Where a clear ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Total Access Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Mar 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,909 views

    In Christ Jesus, we are given Total Access to the Father that we may Ask, Seek, Knock, and receive all the good things He has.

    * In our church office we use a church management software package called ACS (Automated Church Systems). Until recently, this software was a “single-user” system. This means it was installed on one of our five computers and could be used by only one person at a time. * With the last upgrade we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Becuase He Lives!!!!!!!

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Apr 9, 2007
     | 3,886 views

    WITHOUT CHRIST OUR LIVES ARE POINTLESS AND WE SIMPLY JUST EXIST. IF WE ARE ANYTHING AT ALL IT IS BECUASE HE LIVES.

    BECAUSE HE LIVES!!!! Rev. Scott Epperson 4/1/07 (Mar 1:16) Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. (Mar 1:17) And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. (Mar ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Rich Young Ruler

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on May 1, 2007
    based on 65 ratings
     | 18,221 views

    Here’s the story of the only person who ever came to Jesus, and left in a worse condition. What a strong connection there is between our money and our heart! Link included to formatted text, audio, and PowerPoint Presentation.

    The Rich Young Ruler Mark 10:13-31 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/RichYoungRuler.html This is the only man who ever came to Jesus and left in worse condition! 1. The hardest thing that you will ever give God complete control over will be your finances and possessions. --Perhaps because they are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James Chandler avatar

    Battle Tested For The Lord

    Contributed by James Chandler on Feb 20, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 9,358 views

    The story of Gideon and his army of 300 men teaches us some great lessons about life and faith. If God were going to give a report card, what grade would we get. God’s grading system is completely turned around from the worlds, as you will see in this se

    Battle Tested for the Lord Judges 7 What grade would God give you? Unlike most grade cards, in this grade card A is bad and F is good! 1. What grade would God give you when it comes to your Heart? A -Afraid or F- Fearless Gideon- Anyone who trembles with fear may “turn back” and leave ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Crown Of Thorns

    Contributed by John Nichols on Mar 5, 2007
    based on 28 ratings
     | 11,366 views

    Was there a purpose to the crown of thorns?

    Crown of Thorns John 19:1-3 Have you ever experienced a moment in your life when everything changed? The moment occurred and because it occurred everything changed in your daily existence. Maybe it was your wedding day, or the birth of a child…maybe it was the day you bought your house or got ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Tail Of The Tiger

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Mar 6, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,790 views

    As Paul went about preaching the gospel, there was a predictable reaction from the enemy of that gospel. This passage helps us understand why the gospel angers people, how they express that anger, and the way that anger is calmed.

    Passage: Acts 19:23-41 Intro: Poewr Point picture of a tiger. 1. would you go up and twist the tail of this animal, or stick your finger in its eye? 2. if you did, you would expect a reaction. 3. most of us avoid doing things that make other people angry. 4. but as we are discovering in Acts, our ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Overcoming The Cause Of Many Of Our Spiritual Defeats

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 9, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,293 views

    This message deals with the consequences of sin in your life.

    Our Complaint To God: “Why have you failed us?” - Joshua 7:6-9. - Joshua comes to the Lord with his complaints. The Lord had done great things for them, not the least of which was the recently completed crossing of the Jordan River. Still, there’s no doubt to Joshua that something has gone ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Wilkins avatar

    Sabbath Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Mar 12, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 8,290 views

    Sabbath Keeping is a commandment that most of us break constantly. This is an introduction to the series and a call to keep the Sabbath.

    Sabbath March 11, 2007 Exodus 20 Read passage Which of these “Big Ten” do you think I am most likely to break on a regular basis? Groups of 3-4 – Do you keep the Sabbath? Why, or why not? If you do, how do you keep it? What kind of feeling/memory does the word “Sabbath” give you? It’s ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Triumphant Love Series

    Contributed by Bishop Raymond Allan Johnson on Mar 22, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,610 views

    Palm Sunday: We refer to His entry into Jerusalem on a donkey as "triumphal." But it was not His entry that was triumphal -- it was His love

    LOVE TRIUMPHANT! On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord. And Jesus, when he had ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Michael Norman avatar

    Chief Cook & Bottlewasher - Serving Series

    Contributed by Michael Norman on Mar 28, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,543 views

    Should everybody be serving in the church or is it just for paid pastors?

    Intro – Week 3 of “In the army now” series. Weve looked at: • 1 – Enlistment: Being a full-time soldier • 2 – Equipment: What weapons and defenses we have in our armoury • This week: Development. • Defined as: “Stage of growth or advancement” • You see, everybody who is recruited into the army gets ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    1 Advent B

    Contributed by Roger Haugen on Dec 3, 2002
    based on 67 ratings
     | 7,131 views

    Jesus invites us to "Watch, stay awake". As we watch, we are invited to see through the eyes of Jesus. Watching helps us to see the hope in the midst of terror.

    1 Advent B Mark 13:24-37 1 December 2002 Rev. Roger Haugen Elie Wiesel is a Jewish writer whose novels prod the depths of the Holocaust, asking difficult questions of humanity and of God. In Night, a child hangs from a S.S. gallows and the question goes up, “Where is God?” Wiesel writes: “And I ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Brian Atwood avatar

    Do We See What Jeremiah Saw? Series

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Dec 7, 2002
    based on 84 ratings
     | 12,606 views

    Second in series that helps us see the importance of the birth of Christ from God’s perspective through the major prophets of the Old Testament.

    Jeremiah, like Isaiah in last week’s message, was a "seer"; a prophet who was enabled by God to see things others had not yet seen. Today’s Bible text records what he saw concerning the kingdom of Judah’s immediate and distant future. In the immediate future he saw that the king of Judah, his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist