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  • Jeff Strite avatar

    The Servant In The Barn Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 8, 2013
    based on 26 ratings
     | 26,256 views

    What can the story of a baby born in a manger tell us about being a servant like Jesus would want us to be?

    OPEN: There’s a story about church whose Sunday School decided to allow the children to stage their own impromptu Christmas pageant. The teachers read the story and provided some props; then they just stood off to the side and let the kids dramatize it on their own. One girl grabbed the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What's This Evangelism All About? Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 5, 2016
    based on 14 ratings
     | 17,480 views

    Did you realize most English Bibles never uses the word "evangelism?" The Greek word "euanggelion" is actually translated "Gospel"... but what does that mean? And how can that impact how we witness for Christ?

    OPEN: There’s a true story about a church down south where the preacher had been preaching about the importance of witnessing to people about Christ. One particular person took this to heart – a mentally handicapped young man – and he began telling everyone who would listen about ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Electing A Savior Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 24, 2012
    based on 95 ratings
     | 30,122 views

    Jesus wasn’t "attractive" enough to be elected president, let alone Savior. But why wasn’t Jesus desirable to the people of His day? What message did He preach that the masses reject Him?

    OPEN: How many of you have noticed that there’s a Presidential election coming up? (This met with a certain amount of laughter). Just a few weeks ago, the Republican Party - and then the Democratic Party - had their political conventions where they officially nominated their candidate. There was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How To Make Friends And Influence People Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 26, 2019
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,480 views

    "How To Make Friends And Influence People" has been in print for over 70 yrs. It's popular because it addresses how to make friends. But Colossians tells us God's fool-proof way to make friends

    OPEN: I read the true story of a woman who’d just given birth and had brought her newborn to the office to the child off to her fellow office workers. Everyone gathered around, ohhhing and ahhhing and totally enthralled with the baby. In the meantime, her 7-yr. old son had gotten bored and he ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Save Yourself From This Crooked Generation Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 31, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 15,872 views

    Peter told the crowd at Pentecost: "Save Yourself from this crooked generation." But there's a few problems with that statement. Do you know what those problems are, and what the Bible says about those objections?

    OPEN: In a third-grade class, the teacher asked Johnnie, “Is the world round?” “No, ma’am,” was the reply. “It isn’t?” exclaimed the teacher. “Then I suppose it’s flat?” “No, ma’am.” “Well, honey, if the world isn’t round and it’s not flat… then what is it?” Johnnie smiled and replied: “My dad says ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How To Be Right With God

    Contributed by John Hamby on Jul 16, 2018
     | 14,646 views

    Two men went to the Temple to pray. One is a religious leader. The other is a dishonest, man who has no qualms about ripping people off for his one advantage. Which of these two do you think is going to leave in a right relationship with God!

    “How To Be Right With God.” The Parable of The Pharisee and the Publican” Luke 18:9-14 Two men went to the Temple to pray. One is a regular; in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Building A Winning Team Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 22, 2016
    based on 8 ratings
     | 30,976 views

    God's blueprint for His church includes something that makes no sense. God builds His church with losers. The rejects of society. The people no one else wants. Why would He do it that way?

    OPEN: In the first part of the 1900s, New York City had two major league baseball teams. One was called the New York Yankees (obviously) But in the early 1900’s what was the name of the other team? (NY Giants) In 1957, the Giants decided they liked the climate better in San Francisco… ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    It Takes One To Know One

    Contributed by Juan Lane on Jul 8, 2005
    based on 21 ratings
     | 7,612 views

    The very thing that stands out to us about everybody else is probably what’s wrong with us

    It Takes One To Know One Scripture Reference: Luke 18: 9 - 14 (KJV) Luke 18:9 And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: 10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. 11 The ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    What Is Righteousness?

    Contributed by Paul Shafit on Oct 2, 2001
    based on 127 ratings
     | 7,270 views

    There is no amount of works that can get you a pass into heaven. It is only by the blood of Christ, applied to a contrite heart,that we may be saved.

    There is a great deal of differemce between the appearance of righteousness and the actual condition. Do you understand that pride is a major obsticle to salvation? The parable of the Pharisee and the publican is a good illustration of the difference between pride and true righteousness. The Word ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Sorry Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 13, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,837 views

    To be sorry means "I am filled with sorrow." What can the Pharisee and the Tax Collector teach us about the value of being "filled with sorrow" before our God?

    A woman told about a conversation that she’d had with her 4-year-old son after they’d gotten out of their Bible Studies one night. She said: “My son and I were WALKING to our car, and he said to me, ‘Mom, I’m not going to sin anymore.’” I got to wondering this, so I asked him why he said that, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God Is Looking For True Worshippers Series

    Contributed by Dan Proctor on Jul 11, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 24,892 views

    Worship is the adoring response of mankind towards God. It involves expressing our love and thanks to God by magnifying Him and exalting Him. It can involve singing, praying, giving, thanking, reading, and obeying His Word

    God is Looking for True Worshippers Luke 18:9-14 Introduction: 1. The Bible teaches that you were created to worship God. Psalm 95:6 2. Worship is the adoring response of mankind towards God. It involves expressing our love and thanks to God by magnifying Him and exalting Him. It can involve ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    God You There?

    Contributed by Jeff Pearce on Nov 30, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,664 views

    SERMON ABOUT UNANSWERED PRAYERS.

    LUKE 18:10-14 GOD YOU THERE? INTRO: WHY ARE SOME PRAYERS UNANSWERED? 1: PHARISEE AND A PUBLICAN A)PHARISEE IS A PREIST B) PUBLICAN IS A TAX COLLECTOR C) TWO MEN OF TOTALLY DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND PROFESSIONS 2: TWO PRAYERS A) PHARISEE PRAYS AND GIVES THANKS AND BOASTS ABOUT HIMSELF AND WHAT ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Love Is

    Contributed by Chanon Mullens on Jan 8, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 16,019 views

    The "Love Chapter" helps to show us what unconditional Christian Love is all about

    When we think of love we often think of our family, friends, spouses, children and things we have and people we encounter in our lives. Being Christians, however, we must look at the world with the loving eyes of God. John 3:16 tells us that “God so loved the world…” We, as God’s children, must ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Time For A Career Change Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Sep 27, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,539 views

    A study of the Gospel of Matthew 9: 9 – 13

    Matthew 9: 9 – 13 Time For A Career Change As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him. 10 Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Please Pick Me Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Nov 28, 2011
     | 5,004 views

    A study of the Gospel of Luke chapter 5 verses 27 through 32

    Luke 5: 27 – 32 Please Pick Me 27 After these things He went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” 28 So he left all, rose up, and followed Him. 29 Then Levi gave Him a great feast in his own house. And there were a ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel