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  • randall mitchell, sr. avatar

    Time To _____ Up!

    Contributed by Randall Mitchell, Sr. on Jun 1, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,987 views

    Various "Ups" in Christian Life

    Message Title: "It is time to _____ UP!" Message Text: Romans 13:11,12 & various scriptures Opening remarks: The Base Commander of Goodfellow AFB in an article in the base newspaper wrote that he saw too many people looking down. This was the reason that many times the cars with the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Darrin Hunt avatar

    Break It Up Series

    Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Jun 4, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 18,550 views

    Part of a series in Philippians, this passage deals with dealing with conflict and promoting unity.

    Break It Up Phil. 4:1-3 Illus. (SC.com) Abe Lemmons was head basketball coach at the University of Texas for years. Asked if he was bitter at Texas Athletic Director Deloss Dodds who fired him…, he replied, "Not at all, but I plan to buy a glass-bottomed car so I can watch the look on his face ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Quint Pitts avatar

    Huddle Up! Series

    Contributed by Quint Pitts on Dec 23, 2008
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    Using a football analogy throughout this series. This sermon is an overview of the series on living the five biblical purposes together in community

    Prelude Music—(This week we’re starting a new series with a football metaphor so we’re using “Jock Jams” music for prelude. Whatever countdown you pick please mute it and go with the Jock Jams music instead) Opening Set: (A) Everybody Praise the Lord (G) Holy is the Lord (E) Let Everything that ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Mike Gilbert avatar

    Lifting Up Series

    Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Oct 13, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,892 views

    What’s involved in the purpose of fellowship within the church.

    “I hear you.” -->It’s a phrase that has entered our familial language, our personal conversations. -->It’s an idiom that means more than just acknowledging that was said out loud registered on the meter reading of our auditory nerves in our ear. -->It can mean, “I agree” or “I know what you mean” ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rich VanArsdalen avatar

    Rise Up

    Contributed by Rich Vanarsdalen on Nov 4, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,635 views

    See how the power of God worked in the early church to miraculously transform the lives of individuals.

    Rise Up Acts Chapter 3:1-10 We are continuing in the Book of Acts this morning and Chris and I have wanted to clear off this time to take a look at this incredible book of history, where God lays out His plan and power for this church age. Really, we want to go back and look at some of the things ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Straightened Up

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Aug 24, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,775 views

    Christ Jesus brings us abundant life. We must not lose out by putting up unnecessary barriers to the work of Christ Jesus. The challenge is to watch out. Do not set up our own Sabbath prejudices that stop us from seeing and doing the work of Jesus in t

    Luke 13: 10 – 17 – Straightened Up Intro: When I was a kid, on those RARE occasions when I would be doing something mischievous or irritating to my mother, she would look at me and in all seriousness say, “Mister, you better straighten up and fly right.” For a long time I didn’t exactly ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Mark Eberly avatar

    Give It Up Series

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 8, 2007
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     | 4,556 views

    God is All-Good, we are not. We can trust God even when we can’t trust anything else. However, we often don’t truly trust God. Since there is no gift that is not at our finger tips, it is hard to trust a God that has more to give than what we already give

    Series on the Mount Give It Up Matthew 7:9-11 October 7, 2007 If you son or daughter asks you for a loaf of bread, give it up. If they ask you for a fish, give it up. If you, though you are evil, give it up for your own flesh and blood, how much more will your heavenly Father, who has already ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • J. Curtis Goforth, O.S.L. avatar

    "Waking Up"

    Contributed by J. Curtis Goforth, O.s.l. on Aug 31, 2008
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     | 4,907 views

    Sermon for the 16th Sunday after Pentecost centered around the statement by Jesus, "What will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life?"

    "Waking Up" Sermon on Matthew 16:21-28 Pentecost +16-A August 31, 2008 The Rev. J. Curtis Goforth, O.S.L. There’s a great movie that came out several years ago entitled Waking Ned Devine. The movie is set in a tiny little coastal village in Ireland called Tullymore. And one of the main ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Jerry McKee avatar

    Plus It Up Series

    Contributed by Jerry Mckee on Sep 18, 2008
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     | 8,012 views

    It’s tough to be a teenager today. I wrote this series of messages for our new 7th graders graduating into teenage life. In this final message is look have having a great life. Teens are forced to "grow Up" way too fast. They have forgotten how to have fu

    Opening - When a group of Disney imagineers have a brain storming session, they always use a term to make their project better. "Plus It Up." That means that no matter how great their project already is, there is always a little more room to make it better.   1. Life comes from God A. God gave us ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Gaither Bailey avatar

    Wake Up!

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Nov 29, 2007
    based on 28 ratings
     | 3,710 views

    Christians must learn to live in eager anticipation of the return of our Savior, Christ Jesus.

    Matthew 24: 36 – 44 / Wake Up!!! Intro: One day a cardinal was approached by an anxious, agitated priest who said, “A woman claims to have seen a vision of the Savior in the chapel behind the main alter. What should we do?” To which the cardinal answered, “Look busy!” --- For literally ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Spencer Homan avatar

    Suit Up!

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Dec 1, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,618 views

    A sermon in the Lowry "Oops, Ugh, Aha, Yeah, Whee!" narritive mold, focusing on puting on the armor of God.

    Suit Up! Ephesians 6:10-20 (p.184) Oops (Life can be hard) My brothers and sisters, we all know that life can be hard. Life can be very hard. And to make it worse… most of the time it doesn’t make any sense at all. In seminary, they have a fancy term to describe it… the “theodicy” question. It ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Gary Stebbins avatar

    Grow Up! Series

    Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Oct 21, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,072 views

    Jesus presents a clear description of what it is followers are to be like internally and how they are to live outwardly in the Sermon on the Mount.

    Introduction Advertising agency- nationwide telephone survey on lying. 91% of all Americans confessed that they regularly lied. One out of five admitted they could not get through one day without going along with a previously lie. We live in a day when we have been bombarded with erased tapes, ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Charles Wallis avatar

    Get Up! Series

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Nov 17, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 23,324 views

    Saul was knocked down by the power of God. Sometimes we need a spiritual knockout, but we also need to get up.

    Get Up! A Spiritual Knockout: How getting knocked down can change your whole life. Nov. 16, 2008 Review: Acts 1-8 The Church is in a great transition: from inward (Jews) to outward (Gentiles) C. S. Lewis said “God whispers to us in our pleasures; speaks in our consciences; but shouts in our ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jerry Stepp avatar

    Filler Up

    Contributed by Jerry Stepp on Nov 24, 2008
     | 2,326 views

    Filling our lives with Jesus

    Filler Up Acts 2:1-4 Vv 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it ’ filled ’ all the house where they were sitting. Filled: is a Greek word = pleroo…..(play ro’o) it denotes the filling of a vessel within, as the wind filled the house inwardly. Acts ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kelvin McKisic avatar

    Wake Up

    Contributed by Kelvin Mckisic on Dec 7, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,552 views

    A sermon that calls Christians to action, waking up from their spiritual slumber.

    Wake Up! Romans 13:11-14 “And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. Let us ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ