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  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Two On Trial

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Mar 7, 2008
    based on 59 ratings
     | 8,029 views

    Passion Week: A careful examination of the text reveals there were really 2 people being tried. Not only Jesus, but also Peter. Link inc. to formatted text, audio, and PowerPoint Template.

    Two on Trial Matthew 26:57-75 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/TwoOnTrial.html There were 2 phases to Jesus’ kangaroo court. There was the religious phase where He stood before Jewish religious leaders, and then there was the civil phase where He stood before Roman government leaders. But a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Baby And The Beautician

    Contributed by Dennis Raines on Mar 9, 2008
     | 3,652 views

    Is what is in your head also in your heart?

    Baby and the Beautician Luke 13:22-30 In 1977 I decided to become a licensed boat captain. It was during that time that I had the opportunity to meet a man named “Baby”. He got the nickname because when he was in the second grade, he had to quit school and go to work to support his single mom ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Make The Commitment” Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Mar 10, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,228 views

    What should motivate us to have a burden to see people come to faith in Christ?

    When you search the Scriptures for a model of individual commitment to reaching others for Christ, you need look no further than the Apostle Paul. Paul’s passion is heard loud and clear when he says: “Dear brothers and sisters, the longing of my heart and my prayer to God is for the people of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Triumph And Tragedy Series

    Contributed by Jon Rohr on Mar 18, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,475 views

    Where do I fit in to the Triumph and tragedy of Passion week? Am I celebrating the presence of Jesus or critical of Him? Am I overwhelmed by Him, or contemptuous of those who follow Him?

    Sermon: Triumph and Tragedy or Where Do I Fit? Series: Easter Season 2008 Text: John 12:1-11 March 16, 2008 AM John 12:1-11 (NIV) Six days before the Passover, Jesus arrived at Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 "Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    An Empty Tomb

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Mar 18, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,654 views

    Today, allow yourself to be filled with the same hope and the same strength that the early eyewitnesses to the resurrection were filled.

    An Empty Tomb, Mathew 28:1-10 Introduction A woman wrote J. Vernon McGee: “Our preacher said that on Easter Jesus just swooned on the cross and that the disciples nursed him back to health. What do you think?” McGee replied, “Dear Sister, beat your preacher with a leather whip for thirty-nine ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Easter Sunday

    Contributed by David Trexler on Mar 21, 2008
    based on 28 ratings
     | 34,472 views

    Claim the Mystery!

    Easter 2008 You all know how we start the Easter Service “He is Risen! He is Risen indeed!” Well we’re not going to do that today. He was dead! He was dead indeed! They had seen him beaten. They had seen him crucified. They had seen him buried. He was dead! And with him died all of their ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Empire Strikes Back Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Mar 27, 2008
     | 4,031 views

    Exposition of Acts 12:1-17 regarding the attack of Herod on the church and the churches response to persecution

    Text: Acts 12:1-17, Title: The Empire Strikes Back, Date/Place: NRBC, 3/30/08, AM A. Opening illustration: Ignatius Kung was ordained as a Bishop of Shanghai in 1949, shortly after the communists took over China. The Chinese government pressured him to align his loyalties to the "Chinese Catholic ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    To Believe Or Not To Believe

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Mar 28, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 13,668 views

    We are blessed for believing though we have not seen.

    TO BELIEVE OR NOT TO BELIEVE John 20:19-31 (NIV) 19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    When We Doubt

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Mar 28, 2008
     | 2,749 views

    How do we keep from allowing doubts pull us away from God?

    [Read John 20: 24-29] When We Doubt John 20: 24-29 If you reach in your pocket, your purse or your wallet, and pulled out a coin or paper money, and you looked at it, it wouldn’t take you long to find the phrase “In God We Trust” printed on the face of it. But you don’t have to believe that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Gospel: How To Get Everything Wrong!

    Contributed by Damon Rambo on Apr 4, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,171 views

    An exposition from the Book of Jude, revealing the problems with the modern Church.

    The Gospel: How to Get Everything Wrong Jude 1:4-23 Intro: As we get into our text this evening, I would like for you to keep one question in mind: What is it that we, as a church, and as the Body of Christ, are doing wrong? This is not a popular question, in today’s society…people want to point ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Soul Food

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 7, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,511 views

    Easter 2008 Sermon

    (Slide 1) I begin with a question, ‘What are you having for Easter dinner?’ (Congregation responds) (Slide 2) Who are you eating dinner with? (Congregation responds) I wonder what our two Lenten guides might be having for Easter dinner… let’s find out! (Slide 3) (Dramatic reading from ‘Living ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Escape From Camp Terror

    Contributed by Babatunmishe Oke on Apr 8, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,071 views

    How to obtain deliverance from afflictions that originate in the middle of the night

    NIGHT (PSALM 91). The night time is a special time in the life of an individual. When God was creating the earth the bible says He made the day and the night. In Genesis 1:5 God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning—the first ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Rapture Of The Church

    Contributed by William D. Brown on Apr 14, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,833 views

    ONE DAY THE TRUE CHURCH WILL SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING WILL BE CAUGHT OUT OF THIS WORLD TO MEET THE LORD IN THE AIR:

    The Rapture of the Church 1 Thessalonians 4:13-4:18 13But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Wonderful Grace Of God

    Contributed by William D. Brown on Apr 14, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,583 views

    IT’S SAD TO THINK ABOUT THE COUNTLESS NUMBERS OF PEOPLE EVEN HERE IN OUR COUNTRY THAT DON’T UNDERSTAND WHAT ’THE GRACE OF GOD" TRUELY IS:

    THE WONDERFUL Grace OF GOD Romans 5:12-21 12Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: Adam, brought sin to the human race by disobedience. It was not the sins of Adam’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Prisoners In Paradise - Exodus From Egypt Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Apr 16, 2008
    based on 86 ratings
     | 15,661 views

    Sin will take you farther than you want to go. Sin will keep you longer than you want to stay. Sin will cost you far more than you want to pay. Link inc. to formatted text, audio & video, and PowerPoint.

    Prisoners in Paradise Exodus 1:1-14 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/PrisonersParadise.html Sin is a place. It’s a place you can go. It’s not just an action or an occurrence, it is a conscious journey you make and it doesn’t take long to arrive at the place of sin. It often becomes a place of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist