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  • Gregg Bitter avatar

    The Shepherd's Heart Goes Out To You

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Aug 2, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,993 views

    Come, hear your Shepherd, Jesus Christ, calling to you. His heart goes out to shepherdless sheep. What comfort and care his voice brings in his Word and Sacrament! Parts: A. He makes you his first concern. B. He takes care of you as his voice teaches you.

    Text: Mark 6:30-34 Theme: The Shepherd’s Heart Goes Out to You A. He makes you his first concern B. He takes care of you as his voice teaches you Season: Pentecost 9b Date: August 2, 2009 Web page: www.caughtbyjesus.net/sermons/The-Shepherd_s-Heart-Goes-Out-to-You-Mark6_30-34.html Grace ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Dead Prophets Society

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 4, 2009
     | 4,282 views

    For Transfiguration Sunday: we, like the disciples, have not imagined Christ as who He is, we as who we can become, or the cost of glory ... losing our lives to save them.

    Every one who teaches knows what a mighty struggle it is to teach anybody anything and make it stick. Students come to school drowsy and distracted. Some are there because they have to be; some because Daddy’s money put them there; and some just because they cannot think of anything else to do. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What's Up With All The Blood

    Contributed by Anthony Perry on Aug 9, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,498 views

    This sermon explains the difference between the Old Testament and New Testament and deals with the question of why the shedding of blood is required for the forgiveness of sins.

    Scripture: Exodus 24: 3-11 Message Title: What’s up with all the Blood! Message Author: Anthony Perry Jr. Exodus 24: 3-11: When Moses went and told the people all the Lord’s words and laws, they responded with one voice, “Everything the Lord has said we will do.” Moses then wrote down everything ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The God Who Encourages Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 14, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,179 views

    God encourages Paul when he was discouraged. Ministry is hard work, but God is in it with you. Your circumstances do not determine how you fare.

    THE TOOL CALLED ‘DISCOURAGEMENT’ Once upon a time, the Devil decided to have a garage sale and sell all the tools of his trade. There were envy, jealousy, hatred, deceit, pride, idolatry and many others. Each of the tools was marked with its own price tag. On the day of the big sale, all were ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Silencing The Stranger - Hitchhiker 1 Series

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Nov 19, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,421 views

    This sermon takes a little different look at the book of Jonah... as one traveling as a hitchhiker on the road of life.

    Jonah 1:1-17 NIV The word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai: 2 "Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me." 3 But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Sacrifice Of Thanksgiving

    Contributed by James May on Nov 22, 2009
    based on 11 ratings
     | 48,643 views

    The Sacrifice of Thanksgiving that is described in the Book of Leviticus carries a powerful message to our world today. Let us have a heart of thanksgiving unto God.

    The Sacrifice of Thanksgiving Sunday, November 22, 2009 – AM By Pastor James May Thanksgiving is just a few days away. Already, turkeys by the thousands have given their lives so that we may celebrate a day of rest, although I don’t how much rest will be involved when there is so much cooking ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    B Thankful Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 22, 2009
    based on 68 ratings
     | 26,886 views

    God repeatedly tells me I should be thankful for all things. But there are times I don’t want to thankful. There are times I don’t FEEL thankful. So how can I obey God when that happens?

    OPEN: I read the true story of GIs stationed on Leyte in the Philippines during WW II. Although the region was secure, sometimes the enemy tried to infiltrate their food storage area. One such adversary, dressed in GI clothing, had worked himself into the noontime chow line. But the camp cook ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    You Must Be Born Again

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Nov 28, 2009
     | 5,543 views

    Jesus said "you must be born again."

    YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN This is going to be a simple message that comes from the book of John. It is a simple message that one needs to be born again if they want to go to heaven. We are not to trust in men or buildings for they will not get us into heaven. It is a scary world we live in. Here are ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Dec 5, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 22,257 views

    Who is He? What does He do with us? The Holy Spirit’s work and person are everywhere in Scripture and in our lives. This lesson surveys select Old and New Testament passages that inform and challenge us regarding the Holy Spirit.

    On the one hand, our Bibles begin with these words: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth and the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters… Gen. 1:1-2 Who moved upon the face of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Virgin Birth Of Jesus Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Dec 7, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 18,143 views

    Jesus was conceived in the womb of His mother Mary by a miraculous work of the Holy Spirit and without a human father.

    [For free weekly sermons delivered by email, please contact jonrmleod@yahoo.com] JESUS IS BETTER THAN SANTA Depending on one’s beliefs, either Jesus or Santa Claus is the main character of Christmas. Here are ten reasons why Jesus is better than Santa: Santa lives at the North Pole Jesus is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Islamic Terrorists Hate America

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Dec 9, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,523 views

    Some people don’t want America to be considered a Christian nation.

    Why Terrorist Hate America, Part 3 Oct. 25, 2009 FBC, Chester Dr. Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction A Our nation is based upon religious freedom, & true Christians would never force conversion upon anyone (matter of personal ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus Prays For Us

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Dec 12, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,937 views

    Jesus prayer in John 17 closes with a powerful request for us who believe through the message of his first disciples. We are called to be one!

    Opening story... Robert Putman, a Professor at Harvard, wrote a book called Bowling Alone. In it he documents the decline in community life over the last four decades. He got his title from this “trivial yet telling example”: the percentage of adults who belong to a bowling league today is only ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Mary’s Secret For A Merry Christmas

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Dec 20, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,133 views

    Mary rejoiced in God, her Savior. That’s where we want our Christmas joy to come from as well. Parts: A. Recognize our lowliness. B. Rejoice in his greatness.

    Text: Luke 1:39-55 Theme: Mary’s Secret for a Merry Christmas A. Recognize our lowliness B. Rejoice in his greatness Season: Advent 4c Date: December 20, 2009 Web page: http://hancocklutheran.org/sermons/Mary_s-Secret-for-a-Merry-Christmas-Luke1_39-55.html Grace and peace to you from God ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Please Don’t Come For Christmas Part 4

    Contributed by Tom Bartlett on Dec 22, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,987 views

    4 Reasons why Jesus Shouldn’t have come

    Please Don’t Come For Christmas – Part 4 4 reasons why Jesus shouldn’t have come Celebration Church – December 20, 2009 We’ve come to the end of the series, please don’t come for Christmas and apparently that’s what happened last week, people stayed home. Well some braved the weather and we had ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christmas Eve

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jan 4, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,274 views

    A Christmas Eve message that uses the childhood account of Steve Hugo to demonstrate why the incarnation is meaningless apart from the rest of Jesus’ life.

    Tonight, I’d like to share an autobiographical account written by a man named Steve Hugo about his childhood and his next door neighbor. For as far back as I can remember, I always treated Old Man Jones, my neighbor, in the worst ways. Each April 1st, I had the "burning paper bag with dog poop in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist