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  • Brian Bill avatar

    8 Words To Change Your Family: Commitment Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Jun 5, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 21,132 views

    When we lose that which has always been so important to us, we end up finding that which we've been searching for all along.

    8 Words to Change Your Family: Commitment Matthew 10:37-39; Malachi 4:6 Rev. Brian Bill 6/5/11 Did you know that it’s costly to have kids? According to a report from the USDA called “Expenditures on Children by Families,” it will cost a middle-class family over $200,000 to raise ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Misunderstood Meek Series

    Contributed by Kevin Cummins on Jun 16, 2011
     | 6,715 views

    Most people think that meek is a person who is a pushover, a person who other people can force their will upon them. They see someone who is meek as spineless and maybe even a coward. This sermon examines what it really means to be meek.

    Today we continue on in our series on the Beatitudes. Last week we looked at the attitude “Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted.” We talked about the fact that it is good to mourn our own sin and shortcomings in our life. When we have sinned or have sin in our ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Waiting For Jesus: Joseph Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 3, 2011
     | 4,264 views

    When God asks you to step into the unknown, you may ask him for assurance.

    Joseph couldn’t sleep. He had thought he would drop off immediately, after nearly twelve hours of travel through the rocky desert country south of Bethlehem. They had tried to get as much distance possible between them and Herod’s soldiers. But after he had made sure that Mary and the baby were ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Three Kinds Of Faith Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 8, 2011
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     | 19,616 views

    We have to decide WHAT kind of faith we will have!

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • There is a widely told story that George Sweating, in his book on James, "How to Solve Conflicts," tells. • It is the story of Charles Blondin (28 February 1824 – 19 February 1897), the great French daredevil and tightrope walker. • While performing on a cable across ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    One Nation Under...?

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Jul 19, 2011
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     | 3,601 views

    Our nation should have a fear of the Lord.

    “One Nation Under ...?” July 3, 2011 FBC Chester, IL Dr. Fogerson, Speaker Introduction: A Ask not what your country can do for you, but you can do for your country; We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal and are endowed by the their Creator with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    His Name Is...teacher Series

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Aug 7, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,092 views

    Jesus the Teacher. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    SERMON OUTLINE: He knew the value of teaching He spoke plainly He spoke appropriately He never avoided controversy His material was practical Ill: • Did you hear the story about the teacher; • Who was helping one of her nursery pupils put on his boots? • She pulled while he pushed and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Lord, Save Me!

    Contributed by Michael Walther on Aug 8, 2011
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     | 14,706 views

    Jesus and Peter walk on the water and show us how our fears are overcome by God's grace.

    "Lord, Save Me" Matthew 14.22-33 Introduction Brian Simo is a race car driver, and most of you have probably never heard of him. However there is one thing about him with which you are probably familiar. In 1985 he created the “No Fear” clothing line and found an idea that ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    My Body His Temple! His Name Is There! Series

    Contributed by Victor Ramlall on Aug 23, 2011
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     | 9,250 views

    God dwells and has placed His Holy Name Yahweh in His people whose bodies are His temples.

    WHERE DOES GOD DWELL AND WHERE HAS HE PLACED HIS NAME? Isa 57:15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Colt 45 And Other Peacemakers. Series

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Sep 16, 2011
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     | 4,885 views

    Who are the peacemakers and what do they do, what is it like to be a peacemaker and why did Jesus say he "did not come to bring peace to the earth" but that peacemakers would be called sons of God?

    Blessed are the peacemakers One of my Great Great Grandfathers was a man by the name of Harry Louis Moffatt, Now Harry Louis was a good keen man, his father John had been Lord Aylmer the Governor of Canada’s batman (or military servant) and his mother was a French orphan by the name of ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Three Types Of Faith Series

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Sep 21, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 27,507 views

    Fatih is not just trusting your head and heart but trusting God by taking Him at His word.

    THREE TYPES OF FAITH A drought winter threatened the crop in a village of Crete. The priest told his flock: "There isn't anything that will save us, except a special prayer for rain. Go to your homes, fast during the week, believe and come on Sunday to pray for rain." The villagers went home, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Why Love? Turn Right Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Mar 22, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,887 views

    As we grow in love for each other in a Church, we learn more and more about each other, discovering more reasons to not like each other. This passage teaches the importance to choose love, unconditionally and depend upon Christ for His righteousness and l

    Why Love? 1 John 3”10-18 Ill. What is love? It is silence--when your words would hurt. It is patience--when your neighbor's curt. It is deafness--when a scandal flows. It is thoughtfulness--for other's woes. It is promptness--when stern duty calls. It is courage--when misfortune falls. A ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Youth Guidance (We Are All Youth)

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Mar 29, 2012
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     | 30,363 views

    We are all youth. As youth, we encounter the culture of society that continues to redefine sin as something more acceptable to secular eyes. We need to keep God's Word close to remain true to His wisdom.

    Introduction When Oliver Wendell Holmes was still on the U.S. Supreme Court, he and Justice Louis Brandeis took walks every afternoon. On one of these occasions Holmes, then ninety-two, paused to gaze in frank admiration at a beautiful young girl who passed them. He even turned to look at her ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Why Was The Stone Rolled Away?

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 5, 2012
    based on 7 ratings
     | 31,752 views

    The stone was rolled away for you. Are you curious? The stone speaks. It speaks to us of death, victory over death, and hope for the future through Christ. The stone was rolled away so we could encounter the risen Lord. He is risen! He is alive today. He

    Opening illustration: Around the year 1930, a Communist leader named Nikolai Bukharin journeyed from Moscow to Kiev, Ukraine. His mission was to address a huge assembly with the aim of advancing communism. His subject for the evening was atheism. For a solid hour he aimed his heavy artillery at ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Get Ready For The Judge

    Contributed by C. Scott Ghan on Apr 6, 2012
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     | 5,187 views

    Funeral Sermon for a couple, killed in a car accident, who had fallen out of church for a few years.

    FUNERAL: Billy and Judy Reece 050612 TEXT: Various I. THE QUESTIONS OF OUR HEARTS A. The question we are all asking ourselves: Did Billy and Judy go to Heaven? 1. There are problems with with us even asking such a question. It puts us in the posistion of being judge over ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    “family Promises”

    Contributed by George Yates on Apr 10, 2012
     | 4,274 views

    As we look at Jesus ancestors we see a heritage of Grace.

    I. Genealogies can tell us a lot about our ancestors, sometimes about who we are and occasionally who our offspring will be A. I remember growing up and being told of one of my great greats whose name was John Pidcock (this is my fraternal grandmother’s maiden name) 1. Every year the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed