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  • Pat Cook avatar

    Soul Asylum Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Oct 24, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,577 views

    22nd in series on Joshua. This is about the cities of refuge: 1) Jesus is our refuge 2) The church is part of God’s plan to provide refuge 3) Not everybody wants refuge.

    Joshua 20:1-9 – Soul Asylum A young lady who occasionally walked through the park after work, stopped to have her picture taken by a photographer on this particular day. She was very excited about her picture being taken. As she walked out of the park, she looked at the Polaroid picture in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus Heals The Man With The Withered Hand Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on May 6, 2004
    based on 54 ratings
     | 54,894 views

    Ninth in a series on the Miracles of Jesus.

    The Miracles of Jesus Miracle # 9 “Jesus Heals the Man With The Withered Hand” (Matt 12:9-14, Mk. 3:1-6, Lk. 6:6-11) Jesus has just healed the man at the pool of Bethesda on the Sabbath. Now as He and his disciples pass through a field, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Words Of Wisdom From A Broken Record

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on May 8, 2004
    based on 39 ratings
     | 3,922 views

    Between what is important, and unimportant, who can understand?

    After Wilbur and Orville Wright’s successful flight on December 17, 1903, they joyfully sent a telegram to their sister in Dayton, Ohio. The message read: "First sustained flight, 59 seconds. Home for Christmas." The sister, also elated, ran all the way to the newspaper office with the telegram. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Spiritual Enlightenment

    Contributed by Norris Harris I on May 8, 2004
    based on 38 ratings
     | 6,673 views

    First in a series of Lectures on the Gifts of the Spirit. This lectures treats that Main Thing in Spiritual Matters.

    The Church must maintain its Distinctiveness amid a Corinthianizing Culture! A distinction God-made, not man-made. That was the fundamental failure of the Church at Corinth. It had failed to maintain its distinctiveness amid the corrosive culture of Corinth. The Maintenance of Distinctiveness is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Thanks Mom!

    Contributed by Greg Nance on May 11, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 3,699 views

    Motherhood is a major job. God’s commandment to honor our fathers and mothers invites us to explore the benefits and blessings they bring to us.

    Thanks, in part, to my Mother, I had a drug problem when I was young. I was drug to church for Bible class on Sunday morning, and then drug to worship services and then drug to church again on Sunday evening. I was drug to Wednesday night Bible studys. I was also drug to gospel meetings ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Love Of Life Series

    Contributed by Keith Walker on May 19, 2004
    based on 54 ratings
     | 9,562 views

    "Thou Shalt Not Kill" and how it applies to issues such as murder, abortion, euthanasia, suicide and war.

    INTRODUCTION Alexander M. Sanders, Jr. is the Chief Judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals. He spoke to the graduating class of the University of South Carolina in 1992. His daughter, Zoe was a member of that class. He told a story about when Zoe was 3 years old. Sanders came home to find a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Putting Off And Putting On

    Contributed by Alan Balatbat on May 26, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 14,607 views

    As a Christian we must yield to the spirit so that we can put off the desires of the flesh.

    Putting Off & Putting On Colossians 3:9-11 You can tell a lot about people in our society by the way they dress. From baseball players,skaters, to bus drivers, from postal carriers to policemen, people wear the uniform of their profession. Who we are determines what we wear, not ¡§dressing the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Open Door Evangelism

    Contributed by Larry Brincefield on May 28, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 6,070 views

    You’ve heard of the "Open Door" Policy, well, did you know about Open Door Evangelism? God opens the door. We also see Open Eyes, Open Ears, Open Minds, Open Hearts, and Open Homes.

    Sermon Preached by Pastor Larry C. Brincefield on 5/16/2004 Title: “Open” Door Evangelism Text: Acts 16:9-15 Introduction 1. I subscribe to the “open door” policy… • When I was an Administrator in a Nursing Home… • I always had my door open… • Unless I was meeting with someone about something ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    The Trinity

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Jun 4, 2004
    based on 227 ratings
     | 30,247 views

    Why the Trinity is so important to us today.

    Iliff & Saltillo UM Churches Trinity Sunday June 6, 2004 “The Trinity” John 16:5-16 INTRODUCTION: Today is Trinity Sunday, however, the word “trinity” is not mentioned in the Bible. We say, “I believe in the “Trinity” but what does that mean? Have you ever thought about it? The “Trinity” is ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Light Of The World Series

    Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Jun 6, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 9,747 views

    The second message in a series on the "I am" discourses found in the Book of John

    The Great I Am – The Light of the World May 2, 2004 John 8:1-12 Sunday AM Intro: A few weeks ago, we began a study on the self descriptions of Jesus found in John better known as the “I am” discourses – 7 identifying statements made by the Messiah to help us to understand He wasn’t just any man, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sour Phi-Lemons And Sweet Forgiveness

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jun 17, 2004
    based on 46 ratings
     | 3,521 views

    The story of Philemon is all about forgiveness.

    Sour Phi-Lemons and Sweet Forgiveness Philemon 1-25 INTRODUCTION... Peter J. Larson, New Forgiveness Research Jan 27, 2003 Recently in 2003, a survey was made of 200 married adults in regards to forgiveness. The researchers were wondering how one’s ability to forgive others would affect their ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Alan McCann avatar

    Jeremiah: My Righteousness Series

    Contributed by Alan Mccann on Jun 28, 2004
    based on 55 ratings
     | 19,293 views

    Jeremiah - reveals that Jesus is my righteousness

    JEREMIAH 231-8: MY RIGHTEOUSNESS Have you ever come across someone who is a real prophet of doom? The sort of person who looks at a glass and sees it as half empty and not half full. I am sure we have all come across such people. In the Bible Jeremiah is the prophet of doom in many ways. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Alan McCann avatar

    Peter: Dismay In The Garden Series

    Contributed by Alan Mccann on Jun 28, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 5,942 views

    the failure of our own strength.

    Peter- Dismay in the Garden Mark 14.22-42 Answer a question for me: How can you go from ‘I will never deny you, I will die for you, to ‘I don’t know him in less than 12 hours?’ That was Peter’s experience on that fateful night. How did it happen? What contributed to such a fall from the one ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Alan McCann avatar

    Ready Or Not Here I Come. Series

    Contributed by Alan Mccann on Jun 28, 2004
    based on 133 ratings
     | 11,968 views

    Guest Service - evangelistic address

    GUEST SERVICE – JUNE 04. I don’t know if you have seen the trailers for the latest blockbuster movie. It begins with a question –Where will you be the day after tomorrow? The scenario is that due to problems with the ozone layer the polar ice cap melts creating all sorts of natural disasters ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Incarnation Of Christ Series

    Contributed by Alan Mccann on Jun 28, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,908 views

    what does the incarnation mean

    INCARNATION There have been some one hit wonders in the pop world. One was Joan Osborne’s song What if God was one of us? Some of the lyrics go as follows: If God had a name, what would it be? And would you call it to his face, If you were faced with him in all his glory? What would you ask if ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican