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  • Ray Ellis avatar

    How To Be A Great Father

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Jul 13, 2010
     | 7,406 views

    Father's Day Message to encourage fathers to be great husbands and have an encouraging relationship with their children.

    How To Become A Great Father On what day are the most telephone calls made? On Mother’s Day! On Father’s Day there are the most collect calls. Gordon Dalbey, author of “Healing of the Masculine Soul,” tells of a Catholic Nun working in a prison. She was asked by a ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Qualities Of An Effective Leader -- Part 2 Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jul 15, 2010
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     | 4,924 views

    If you want to be an effective leader, don’t let alcohol control you, don’t let anger control you, and don’t let money control you. Instead, let Christ control you so you can lead others to Him.

    Once upon a time there was a teacher in Texas who was helping one of her kindergarten students put on his cowboy boots? He asked for help, and she could see why. Even with her pulling and him pushing, the little boots still didn’t want to go on. By the time they got the second boot on, she had ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Understanding Sanctification Series

    Contributed by Ricky Nelms on Jul 22, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,227 views

    This sermon explains the doctrine of sanctification from the Wesleyan/Holiness perspective as a crisis experience. The outlines is 1-The Sure Experience, 2-The Scriptural Examples, and 3-The Sacred Encouragement.

    THE BASICS OF REDEMPTION… UNDERSTANDING SANCTIFICATION This morning, we are continuing our sermon series on the theme of REDEMPTION And by way of review, so that we will know where we are, we have already preached… --Let the Old Goat Go --What Is Redemption --Understanding ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Knowing Your Seasons And Its Fruit Part 3 Series

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jul 25, 2010
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     | 7,931 views

    Part three focuses on seeds and the fruits they produce.

    Knowing Your Seasons and It’s Fruit Part 3 Scriptures: Galatians 6:7; 5:22; Jeremiah 1:5; 1 Corinthians 3:6-8 Introduction: This is part three of my series “Knowing Your Seasons and It’s Fruit”. In parts one and two I shared with you that we all go through season, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    P90x For The Soul - Giving Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Oct 3, 2010
    based on 19 ratings
     | 7,037 views

    When we hear the word giving in church, we often think, here we go again. The church or pastor only wants us to give because he gets more money or looks more successful. The reality is that God wants us to give so we dont trust in money or stuff ahead

    P90X for the Soul Giving 2 Corinthians 8:1-7 Intro Slide Well, we are continuing today in a series we have been calling P90X for your Soul, because P90X is an intense physical workout, and we are seeking to learn and implement some spiritual disciplines into our lives se we can put ourselves in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    An Extraordinary Introduction Series

    Contributed by Thomas H on Oct 4, 2010
     | 5,429 views

    In this extraordinary introduction, Paul introduces us to his letter to the Ephesians with a blessing of grace and peace - two words which neatly describe what Christ has done for us and which Paul develops in his letter to the Ephesians.

    Ephesians 1:1-2 As many of you know, for the last few years we lived in the former Soviet Union. I remember one morning a young man came up to me, wanting me to translate a letter from Russian to English for him. He had some acquaintance in an English speaking country and he wanted me to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Heart Of Truth Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Oct 8, 2010
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     | 4,507 views

    Truth is not only a matter of the head, embracing truth through our rational abilities, but also through the disposition of our inward choice.

    Intro – The Heart of Truth Let me begin by asking a question… is truth a matter of the head or the heart? Do we embrace truth through the deduction of our rational abilities… or through the disposition of our inward choice? This is an issue that Jesus is going to challenge us with ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Church The World Needs, Not Wants--Pergamum Pt6 Series

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Oct 14, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,511 views

    “Be the church would ya!” Young people practice faith in the same way their parents practice faith. Studies today call this “Moralistic Therapeutic Deism”. It is a very self-centered spirituality; a self-absorbed Christianity.

    Title: “A Church The World Needs--Not Wants--Pergamum” Introduction: I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN and I can tell you—kids, are smart—they know when you aren’t living up to what you believe and what you say! I worked with inner-city, street-wise kids for several years and ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Twas The Night Before . . . ?

    Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Oct 21, 2010
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    On Halloween it seems fitting to speak about Hell, this sermon shows that Hell is a choice, there are no second chances there and Heaven is a much better choie.

    TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE . . . (All my sermons use illustrations found at www.sermoncentral.com and all scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted) Today is Halloween, the night before what has been called “All Saints Day” a supposed time to pray and remember the dead. The History of this ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Up A Tree And Out On A Limb

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 22, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,402 views

    Dramatic monologue, as if Zacchaeus were telling his story. His life was "up a tree", in trouble. He went "out on a limb" to receive the welcome and the salvation offered by Jesus.

    Takoma Park Baptist Church, Washington, DC October 30, 1988 Zacchaeus was a wee little man, a wee little man was he. He climbed up in a sycamore tree, the savior for to see.” Oh ... good morning, good morning. Almost didn't see you there. In fact, I've missed a lot of things, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Three Temptations Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 24, 2010
     | 10,388 views

    The temptations that Satan tempted Christ with are common to each of us and we can learn from his response

    Forty days, in the wilderness. Forty days, not four, not fourteen but forty. And all he took with him was what he was wearing. He wasn’t part of a tribe, had nobody to build an alliance with, it was just him, a rugged terrain and God. What did he eat? Did he hunt, or fish, he ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    An Owner's Mentality

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Oct 24, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,075 views

    Focuses on the differences between having an owner's mentality versus a renter's mentality.

    An Owner Mentality Scripture: John 10:11-13; Revelations 3:20; Matthew 9:37-38 Introduction: Today we celebrate the first step in our transition from this place to the place where God has chosen to plan us. We will leave this place and not return. We have been renters since the inception of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Bookkeeping Nightmare

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 27, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,851 views

    Forgiveness is an act of understanding how much God has forgiven us; of the heart, making a changed spirit possible; and of the will, opening up all that God wants to do in us.

    First Baptist Church of Gaithersburg, MD, October 4, 1979; Cresthill Baptist Church, Bowie, MD, June 8, 1980; Calverton Baptist Church, Silver Spring, MD, May 16, 1982; Takoma Park Baptist Church, Washington, DC November 24, 1985 Back in my early teen years I was a Monopoly freak. Not an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Reality Of The Virgin Birth Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Nov 3, 2010
    based on 8 ratings
     | 10,381 views

    The virgin birth is not just an option to be considered indeed what we need to understand is that the Virgin Birth rests on the “great divide” that separates those who believe the Bible is God’s Word, and those who don’t.

    The Reality of the Virgin Birth Matthew 1:18-25 We live in a day of Oprah-style “cafeteria religion,” people believe that they can just pick and choose what to believe they ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dean Courtier avatar

    Because, Because, Because Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Nov 4, 2010
    based on 11 ratings
     | 15,576 views

    We already have everything we need to be great successes in God’s kingdom, but most of us are rendered incapable of doing such because we do are not aware that we have them!

    Today, I want to talk about how, as Christians, we receive personal blessings from the Lord. We already have everything we need to be great successes in God’s kingdom, but most of us are rendered incapable of doing such because we do are not aware that we have them! We have at our command, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal