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  • Joseph Stapleton avatar

    Hazard Ahead: Hypocrisy

    Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Mar 29, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,934 views

    A main excuse for worldly people not to come to church is that the church is full of hypocrites, well there is always room for one more.

    HAZARD AHEAD: HYPOCRISY (All my sermons use illustrations found at www.sermoncentral.com and All scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted) Perhaps one of the biggest reasons given by non-churchgoers is “church is full of hypocrites.” This is true to some extent, but there is always ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How Can I Triumph Over False Teaching? Series

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Apr 1, 2011
     | 3,627 views

    Christian’s response to false teachers. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Sermon Outline: TWO PHRASES TO NOTE: "The last hour” (vs 18a) "The antichrist” (vs 18b) SIGNS OF FALSE TEACHERS: They depart the Church (vs 18-19) They deny the faith (vs 20-25) They deceive believers (vs 26-29) ENCOURAGING WORDS: Abide - stay close (vs 28a) Appear - stay alert (vs ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    We're At War Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on May 19, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,982 views

    A basic look to help a church realize we are in a spiritual war.

    Revelation 12:1-5, 7-8, 17 We’re at War! May 20, 2012 The call comes in . . . we’re at war! What will you do? How will you react? What will you wear?! How will you defend yourself and your loved ones? Will you defend them or pretend like everything’s okay? What will you do? ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Unrighteous Righteousness

    Contributed by Cameron Bottema on Jun 2, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,564 views

    When God works “in us” His cleansing, purifying work, then the truth of Jesus’ solutions for “unrighteous righteousness” will become reality. We must make sure the inner spiritual control center is fully complete – pure – and then the outer control cente

    UNRIGHTEOUS RIGHTEOUSNESS Matthew 6:1-24 Text: Matthew 6:1 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness before people, to be seen by them; for if you do, you will have no reward from your Father Who is in heaven.” Unrighteous righteousness! This sounds like an oxymoron – two ...read more

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    Denomination: Friends

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    Change Comes From Within

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 31, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,443 views

    1 Kings 14

    CHANGE COMES FROM WITHIN (1 KINGS 14:1-18) As Bill was approaching mid-life, physically he was a mess. Not only was he going bald, but years of office work had given him a large pot belly. The last straw came when he asked a woman co-worker out on a date, and she all but laughed at him. That does ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Broken Heart Of David Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 24, 2002
    based on 25 ratings
     | 12,644 views

    This is the second sermon in a series of seven on Brokenness. This is a study of King David.

    Proverbs 25:11 says, "Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a word spoken in right circumstances." A Hard Heart or a Broken Heart – Your Choice Jesus said that people in the days of Moses were permitted to divorce because of the “hardness of men’s hearts”. Divorce is not caused by ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Basis Of Christian Fellowship Series

    Contributed by John Gullick on Apr 11, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
     | 7,047 views

    A sermon that explores unique componants of christian fellowship

    Friendships/ What are they based on. Some years ago I went out to dinner with some Christian friends - in fact a lot of Christian friends - it was a great night one that will stand in our memories probably for the rest of our lives. I have vivid memories of laughter and happiness - jokes and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Your Life Matters To God!

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Mar 5, 2017
    based on 3 ratings
     | 24,625 views

    All of our lives matter to God! -- And we know because: 1. Jesus came for us (vs. 1-4). 2. Jesus carries us (vs. 5). 3. Jesus celebrates over us (vs. 5-7). 4. Jesus calls us to help search (vs. 7).

    Your Life Matters to God! Luke 15:1-7 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Feb. 26, 2017 *In 1905, a box was shipped from South Africa to England. There was nothing special looking about this box. It was just an ordinary shipping box. And inside the box was a rock, but it was no ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Ten Commandments Part 11 Series

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Aug 12, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,640 views

    Part 11 of this series discusses why this series was preached. We need to return to holiness by understanding that through Jesus Christ we were made holy and now it's up to us to live out who we are in Him.

    The Ten Commandments Part 11 Scriptures: First Peter 1:13-16; Matthew 7:3-5; Jude 20-23 This message is the conclusion of my series on the Ten Commandments. I believe God led me to do this series because being a Christian today has been so watered down that it does not carry the meaning that it ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Worship, My Way

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Mar 22, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,083 views

    As Cain and Abel's offerings are examined we see that Cain wanted to worship his way instead of God's way.

    Worship, My Way Genesis 4: 1-7 Play YouTube video of My Way by Frank Sinatra. First 45 seconds. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7GHgE8fylQ Intro: How many of you remember that song? Some of you may know it as a song that Elvis Presley sang and had great success with it. What you just heard was the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tom Shepard avatar

    How To Have Peace Of Mind Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Feb 25, 2016
    based on 6 ratings
     | 32,046 views

    This sermon looks at the life of Moses and how he answered four questions. 1. “Who am I?” (v. 24) 2. “Who do I want to be?” (v. 25) 3. “What is important in my life?” (v. 26) 4. “How am I going to live?” (v. 27)

    How To Have Peace of Mind We live in a very uptight world. This is an age of tension. This is an age of anxiety. We all face situations that make us tense and rob us of peace of mind. A major cause of heart attacks and high blood pressure is tension and stress. Most tension is really the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The God Of Wrath

    Contributed by Shawn Miller on Oct 19, 2016
     | 8,237 views

    While it is true that we serve a God of love, we see another side of God in Romans chapter one. We are left to our own vices when we reject the love of God and live in godless idolatry. 4 characteristics of a godless man

    The Wrath of GOD Introduction: If you take a look at a coin you can see what we call the heads and the tails. on one side you see the head of one of our founding fathers (depending on the coin) and on the other you see a different picture, maybe an eagle or the capital etc. Regardless, of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Gene Gregory avatar

    Are You A True Follower Of Jesus?

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Feb 16, 2021
     | 4,111 views

    Next in series on John. Examines what it means to be a follower of Jesus

    John 6 (4) Are you a true follower of Jesus (Katie Shepherd  April 1, 2020 at 5:26 a.m. EDT; Washington Post) As stores and offices closed throughout March, many people watched with anger as thousands of college students poured into tropical locales, crowding beaches and bars to party ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    Two Kinds Of Appearances

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 25, 2022
     | 2,551 views

    For many today, life is all about appearances. We live in an age where people want to APPEAR one way but the reality is the opposite of their appearance.

    Illus: During the Oscars in Hollywood in 2004, the actors and actresses tried to give the impression that they cared about poverty. Listen, if they really cared about the poor as they pretend to care, instead of buying those dresses that some of the actresses paid hundreds of thousands of dollars ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Two Kinds Of Appearances

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Dec 27, 2021
     | 2,053 views

    For many today, life is all about appearances. We live in an age where people want to APPEAR one way but the reality is the opposite of their appearance.

    Illus: During the Oscars in Hollywood in 2004, the actors and actresses tried to give the impression that they cared about poverty. Listen, if they really cared about the poor as they pretend to care, instead of buying those dresses that some of the actresses paid hundreds of thousands of dollars ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist