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  • Sherm Nichols avatar

    Priority One – Making Love Of God The #1 Focus Of Your Home Series

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 16, 2011
     | 5,334 views

    Our homes deserve our attention to making sure that our love for God is priority one. This message is to set the groundwork for a series on the family.

    Matthew 22:35-40 Have you done your homework? Aren’t you parents glad that summer’s here and you can quit asking it? We expert parents know that you’re supposed to say that so that later you’re not saying, “What went wrong on this report card!?” Schoolwork is ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Simeon’s Prayer – Content With Jesus Series

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 17, 2011
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     | 9,346 views

    Looking at Simeon's prayer to understand the ability to let go of this life comes from first embracing Jesus. We need to learn to accept that having Jesus is "enough."

    Luke 2:25-33 Intro: I’ve read several different versions of monkey traps that are used in different parts of the world – in India, in Africa – a coconut is taken and cleaned out, then, a hole just large enough to let a monkey get his hand inside is cut into it. Some kind of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Your So-Called Life

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 17, 2011
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     | 6,934 views

    Jesus calls us not just to live differently, but to die to ourselves and to regard our lives as not our own

    Matthew 16;24-27 Intro: I recently ran across a quote from Richard Wurmbrand, a preacher who spent many years in prison under Rumanian communists because of his testimony for Jesus. Wurmbrand says he was trying to explain systematic theology to a Russian preacher of the underground church ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Big Pause Series

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 20, 2011
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     | 5,394 views

    Big living means setting aside special moments to worship and to re-calibrate our lives according to God’s word.

    Nehemiah 8 Introduction: They did a lot of things right when they founded America, but as a country we started over with holidays. I’m not sure that was so smart. Countries in Europe have been hanging on to their holidays for centuries. The right calendar will give you some of them: ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Testing Your Investment Strategy Series

    Contributed by David Mcbeath on Nov 23, 2011
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,450 views

    The Command: Invest in Heaven 5 Tests to Guide Our Investments in a Heavenly Direction: 1. Durability Test 2. Bank Test 3. Heart Test 4. Eye Test 5. Master Test

    Series: Stewardship, Message: Testing Your Investment Strategy Topics: Money, Investments, Masters, Heart Text: Matthew 6:19-24 Date: Nov. 27, 2011 Pastor: David McBeath (A portion of this sermon is based on an outline by Brian Bill of Pontiac Bible Church) INTRODUCTION A recent survey suggests ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Last Mountain Series

    Contributed by Grant Macdonald on Dec 6, 2011
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,379 views

    An advent message based on Rev 16. The message: Keep building your anticipation for Christ's return!

    "The Last Mountain" Dietrich Bonhoeffer is one of the best known theologians of the twentieth century. His book "The Cost of Discipleship" should be on every Christian's bookshelf. As most of you know, in 1943, Bonhoeffer found himself in prison. Eventually he would be executed for ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Even The Mature Experience Failure Series

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 9, 2011
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     | 7,130 views

    Noah preached for 120 years and knew what it was to resist temptation, but eventually it knocked him off his feet.

    Intro: 1. C. S. Lewis, "A silly idea is current, that good people do not know, what temptation means. This is an obvious lie. Only those, who try to resist temptation, know how strong it is. After all, you find out, the strength of a wind, by trying to walk against it, not by lying down. A ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When God Messes With Your Plans

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Dec 20, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,934 views

    Joseph and Mary were going about their lives making big plans for their wedding. Then God messed with their plans!

    When God Messes with Your Plans Series: Christmas 2020 Chuck Sligh November 29, 2020 NOTE: PowerPoint or ProPresenter presentations are available for this sermon by request at chucksligh@hotmail.com. Please mention the title of the sermon and the Bible text to help me find the sermon in my ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Optimistic Outlook Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Dec 28, 2011
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     | 12,513 views

    When we rely on the promises of God, we can look ahead with confidence; we can look up with commitment; and we can look around with compassion.

    John Ortberg, in his book If You Want to Walk on Water, You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat, cites a medical study in which 122 men who had suffered their first heart attack were evaluated on their degree of hopefulness and pessimism: “Of the 25 most pessimistic men, 21 had died eight ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    The Heart Of True Stewardship

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Oct 17, 2011
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     | 5,816 views

    We give and we give to this and to that... we take up offerings and write out tithe checks, but what is the most important aspect about giving? In our story today we find 2 people whose heart was NOT right when giving to God and they are harshly dealt wit

    Sermon Brief Date Written: October 10, 2011 Date Preached: October 16, 2011 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: A Sermon On Stewardship Sermon Title: The Heart of True Stewardship Sermon Text: Acts 5:1-11 [ESV] 1But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When Your Dreams Go Down The Drain Series

    Contributed by Roy Newton on Oct 27, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,100 views

    Looking at the life of Joseph being sold into slavery, how do we continue to trust God when our hopes, ambitions and dreams are shattered

    TRUSTING GOD … WHEN YOUR DREAMS GO DOWN THE DRAIN! “When Joseph was seventeen years old, he often tended his father’s flocks. He worked for his half brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah. But Joseph reported to his father some of the bad things his ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Test Of Sincerity Series

    Contributed by Allan Kircher on Oct 30, 2011
     | 5,716 views

    A living faith and a breathing faith a life in conformity with the baptismal profession A sanctified speech and life, give the only satisfactory answer.

    “The test of Sincerity” Acts 19:1-20 Pastor Allan Kircher Shell Point Baptist Church Introduction: The founding of a Church of Ephesus: * The capital city of the Proconsul of Asia * A great center of Greek and Asiatic life. * The place of concourse of all Ionia for its celebrated ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "My God Is Yahweh” Series

    Contributed by Gerald Albers on Oct 31, 2011
     | 7,732 views

    Of all the Old Testament prophets, not one is mentioned more or is held in higher esteem in the New Testament than the prophet Elijah. His ministry is significant for a variety of different reasons and his experiences are valuable to us in a number of way

    "My God is Yahweh” “Elijah” (Part 1) Scripture Text: 1 King 17:1-17 1 And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word." 2 Then the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Wickedness That Invites Repercussion-3

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jan 23, 2012
     | 2,712 views

    3 of 3. Genesis records the wanton wickedness of humanity & its repercussions. Wanton wickedness invites repercussion. But Why or How does it do this? Wickedness invites repercussion thru...

    WICKEDNESS INVITING REPERCUSSION-III—Genesis 6:1-8 Genesis records the wanton wickedness of humanity & its repercussions. Repercussion—An unintended consequence occurring some time after an event or action, esp. an unwelcome one. Wanton wickedness invites repercussion. How/When ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Deliver Us From Evil

    Contributed by J.d. Tutell on Feb 6, 2012
     | 6,297 views

    A prayer from protection from tempation.

    are asking for? Do we really know what it will require? Do we take it seriously? Do we even know how to do it? Or does our prayer life sometimes look a little too much like the one in this clip. TIM HAWKINS “BEDTIME PRAYER” Obviously when we pray, we don’t pray like that and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist