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  • Michael Luke avatar

    Do You Just Talk A Good Game?

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Dec 13, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,487 views

    Following Christ calls for realistic action and not just rhetorical rambling

    (Based on a message by James W. Moore taken from his book Yes, Lord, I Have Sinned But I Have Several Excellent Excuses) TEXT: MATTHEW 23:23-28 TITLE: “DO YOU JUST TALK A GOOD GAME?” INTRODUCTION: A. Friday was Veteran’s Day 1. Recognize veterans ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Girded With Truth Series

    Contributed by David Welch on Oct 28, 2006
     | 3,086 views

    8th in a series on Spirutal warfare.

    Chico Alliance Church September 17, 2006 Pastor David Welch "Spiritually Aware, Alert, Armed and Aggressive" Pt 8 “Girded with Truth” I.Be Aware II.Be Alert III.Be armed & aggressive A.Be fully empowered B.Be fully armed (Put on / Take up God’s complete armor) Put on the full armor of God, vs ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Women Are Needed In Ministry

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Apr 24, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 9,244 views

    We all want to see the great commission (Matt 28:18-20) of our Lord fulfilled but there is some disagreement about the best ways to see it completed. More than two-thirds of the mission force around the world has been and is currently comprised of women.

    How to Encourage Women’s Involvement in Missions – Acts 18:26 “Apollos began to speak freely (fearlessly and boldly) in the synagogue; but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him with them in their home and expounded to him the way of God more definitely and accurately.” (Acts 18:26) ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Treadmill Christianity

    Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Jul 9, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,957 views

    In nearly every aspect of a Christians life, they feel like they’re on a treadmill. They can never quite do enough or be quite good enough. And just when they think they are up to speed, someone turns up the machine, and they are playing catch-up again.

    Treadmill Christianity Titus 3:3-7 In 2001 we were about to have our first child and I decided that if I was going to be the dad that would play catch, and soccer in the yard then I needed to get into better shape. So I started going out to the local college and running. Every night Trista would ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Closing Words, Important Truths Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Sep 23, 2008
     | 5,530 views

    This sermon completes the series on 1 Corinthians. It addresses some issues of discipleship.

    Introduction: A. If you were Paul, how would you close this letter you had written to the Corinthian church? 1. As we have seen, it was a troubled and struggling church. 2. There were doctrinal problems and glaring moral failures. 3. And even though it appears that this was Paul’s second attempt ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Glenn Durham avatar

    Christian Heroes Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Aug 3, 2010
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,942 views

    God illustrates a life of joyful obedience through Christian heroes.

    Scripture Introduction As a society, our taste in heroes has changed. A few years ago, researchers asked two thousand eighth-graders to name prominent people they admired and wanted to be like. After the results were published, a columnist for the Chicago Daily News, Sidney Harris, lamented the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Sought To Be Killed

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Sep 3, 2010
     | 2,816 views

    The Jewish leaders fabricated a way to destroy the Son of God.

    Text: “For this reason the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill Him, because He had done these things on the Sabbath” (John 5:16). Is it wrong to do good on the Sabbath? If someone is hurting or suffering and we know what to do or we can help that person, but it happens to be the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Divine Alchemy

    Contributed by John Perry on Jan 10, 2011
     | 3,216 views

    No matter who you are every one of us secretly hopes & longs for a God who is able to change the impossible, a God who can get gold out of the garbage of our lives.

    Bunbury Sun am 09/01/11 “Divine alchemy” Intro: *** A fellow was raised in the back hills of West Virginia-I mean, so far out in the sticks, never in his life had he even seen a big city, to say nothing of modern inventions and neon lights. He married a gal just like himself and they ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Immoral Church Members Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 17, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,075 views

    In today's lesson we learn about the discipline of immoral church members.

    Scripture We continue our study in The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians in a series I am calling Challenges Christians Face. One of the challenges that Christians face is the discipline of church members engaged in blatant, unrepentant sin. Let’s learn about this in a message I am ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Forgiveness--Why Should I Forgive

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jul 2, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,555 views

    This sermon deals with the choice between holding a grudge and choosing to forgive.

    Forgiveness—Why Should I Forgive Jeremiah 1:4-8 Romans 12:9-21 GNLCC 7/3/2011 Today we start a new series on the Apps For Life. Apps is short for Applications, which are programs that you can run on your smart phone to help you in life. There are are Apps to help you count ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Rebel

    Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jan 5, 2012
     | 5,253 views

    When wrong is right, then right is wrong. When right is wrong, then wrong is right. In other words, when our culture has confused truth to the point of calling good evil and evil good, then we are obliged to do what many would think is evil because it is

    rebel: noun or verb? rebel (n): a person who resists authority, control, or tradition; an agent of change rebel (v): to dissent from an accepted moral code or conventional behavior rebellion (n): revolt, revolution, uprising, insurgence // antonyms: complacency, compliance To the question: Am I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    The Pursuit Of Holiness Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Sep 16, 2011
    based on 30 ratings
     | 16,352 views

    Paul speaks of the pursuit of holiness, the path to holiness, the path we all need to take. 1- Go after holy living 2- Fight the good fight 3- Cling to the good confession 4- Seek to honor the King

    INTRO.- 11 But you, man of God, flee from all this. All of what? The previous verses about lack of godliness, material discontent, and the love of money, etc. We must flee evil or run from evil. We cannot purse something if we don’t leave something behind. And we cannot pursue godliness if we ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Joe Tilton avatar

    Oh Little Town Of ..... Series

    Contributed by Joe Tilton on May 30, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,871 views

    Luke 7:1-10 holds a surprise! What about that town of Capernaum? And, there's even more that will have to wait for another time. You might want to study some recent archaeological discoveries in Capernaum to augment what you find below. This sermon i

    Oh, Little Town of…. A cop pulls over a car full of nuns. The cop said, “Sister, this is a 65 mile-per-hour highway. Why are you going so slow? The speed limit is 65.” “Sir,” the sister replied, “I saw a lot of signs that read 22, not 65.” The cop ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Paul Barreca avatar

    “generational Conflict” blessing Others Through Humility And Respect Series

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Jun 3, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,801 views

    Generational Conflict is not new. We learn from the Joseph story that Humility from the Old will encourage the young to accomplish great things, and Respect from the young will provide honor that is due to their seniors.

    An article in “Christianity Today” suggests that many churches have become segregated - not by race, but by age. Mollie Hemmingway writes about a newly started church that meets in a movie theater. All of the attenders are under 30. They are single, professional, independent and hip. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney avatar

    The Anointing Has Found You

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Mar 21, 2010
    based on 29 ratings
     | 33,362 views

    The Anointing found Elisha and changed his life, that same anointing is on the move again, it’s in your neighborhood and coming down your street.

    IKing 19:19 So he departed thence, and (found Elisha) the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon I’m going to pause right here and I’m going to prophesy that somebody’s life is going to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal