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  • Phillip Smith avatar

    Gallery Or Balcony Christians, A Revised And Edited Sermon By Phillip Smith Series

    Contributed by Phillip Smith on Sep 30, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,535 views

    Addresses the Church and its failing acceptance of all

    I"I did not come to invite the pious but the irreligious" Matthew 9:13 It was 8:15 on a March morning. Jo Betts unlocked the door of his fish shop. The sign over the door read: BETTS AND SON Quality Seafoods, Wholesale-Retail Serving Washington for Forty Years Jo pushed open the door, which ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Crimson Tide

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Oct 3, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,977 views

    Forgiveness of Sin

    “The Crimson Tide” Isaiah 1:16-20 Scripture Reading Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” I. The Call from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Road Map To Holiness

    Contributed by Timothy Enns on Oct 4, 2011
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,203 views

    A "how to manual" for living out a life of holiness

    Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-3 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. 2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, 3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. Introduction: Imagine if ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    "Be Prepared - Not Scared!"

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Oct 5, 2011
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     | 7,759 views

    Evidence for no pre-trib rapture. Scriptural Evidence for Second Coming after the tribulation.

    “Be Prepared – not Scared!” October 9, 2011 Genesis 6:11-22 “Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was full of violence. God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways. So God said to Noah, “I am going ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Sloth Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 8, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,870 views

    This sermon looks at the Deadly Sin of Sloth. Often when we think of sloth, we think of people who are lazy and aren’t doing anything with their lives. In a word, they’re lazy. When most of us picture the idea of sloth we picture someone like Frank. So wh

    Sloth Matthew 25:24-25, 44-45 Frank is 32 years old, lives in his parent’s home and works part time at a restaurant. His parents pay all of his bills and provide all of his meals. Frank doesn’t have lots of friends and he doesn’t go out very much. He spends the majority of his ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Problem With Stoning

    Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Oct 10, 2011
    based on 8 ratings
     | 16,980 views

    Whatever her condition and whatever she had already gone through that morning, she was completely disgraced and exposed in front of all these people and this great Teacher and miracle worker named Jesus.

    TITLE: THE PROBLEM WITH STONING SCRIPTURE: ST. JOHN 8:1-11 I have dealt with some challenging issues inside the church as well as outside the church the past few weeks as it pertains to why there are so many struggles within the local church today. Rev. Lawson on this past Wednesday evening ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Twas The Night Before . . . ?

    Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Oct 21, 2010
     | 4,622 views

    On Halloween it seems fitting to speak about Hell, this sermon shows that Hell is a choice, there are no second chances there and Heaven is a much better choie.

    TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE . . . (All my sermons use illustrations found at www.sermoncentral.com and all scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted) Today is Halloween, the night before what has been called “All Saints Day” a supposed time to pray and remember the dead. The History of this ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Up A Tree And Out On A Limb

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 22, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,403 views

    Dramatic monologue, as if Zacchaeus were telling his story. His life was "up a tree", in trouble. He went "out on a limb" to receive the welcome and the salvation offered by Jesus.

    Takoma Park Baptist Church, Washington, DC October 30, 1988 Zacchaeus was a wee little man, a wee little man was he. He climbed up in a sycamore tree, the savior for to see.” Oh ... good morning, good morning. Almost didn't see you there. In fact, I've missed a lot of things, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Three Temptations Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 24, 2010
     | 10,389 views

    The temptations that Satan tempted Christ with are common to each of us and we can learn from his response

    Forty days, in the wilderness. Forty days, not four, not fourteen but forty. And all he took with him was what he was wearing. He wasn’t part of a tribe, had nobody to build an alliance with, it was just him, a rugged terrain and God. What did he eat? Did he hunt, or fish, he ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    An Owner's Mentality

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Oct 24, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,078 views

    Focuses on the differences between having an owner's mentality versus a renter's mentality.

    An Owner Mentality Scripture: John 10:11-13; Revelations 3:20; Matthew 9:37-38 Introduction: Today we celebrate the first step in our transition from this place to the place where God has chosen to plan us. We will leave this place and not return. We have been renters since the inception of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Bookkeeping Nightmare

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 27, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,852 views

    Forgiveness is an act of understanding how much God has forgiven us; of the heart, making a changed spirit possible; and of the will, opening up all that God wants to do in us.

    First Baptist Church of Gaithersburg, MD, October 4, 1979; Cresthill Baptist Church, Bowie, MD, June 8, 1980; Calverton Baptist Church, Silver Spring, MD, May 16, 1982; Takoma Park Baptist Church, Washington, DC November 24, 1985 Back in my early teen years I was a Monopoly freak. Not an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Reality Of The Virgin Birth Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Nov 3, 2010
    based on 8 ratings
     | 10,381 views

    The virgin birth is not just an option to be considered indeed what we need to understand is that the Virgin Birth rests on the “great divide” that separates those who believe the Bible is God’s Word, and those who don’t.

    The Reality of the Virgin Birth Matthew 1:18-25 We live in a day of Oprah-style “cafeteria religion,” people believe that they can just pick and choose what to believe they ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Un-Finished Tasks With Promise.

    Contributed by Darrell Vaughn on Nov 6, 2010
    based on 95 ratings
     | 12,679 views

    The recognition of the high call Jesus placed upon our lives and the equipping of the body to carry out these specifics with a promise from our Lord.

    “Father, I am your servant, willing and desiring to be used to bless your people.” The Fields are white and the laborers are few! 2. C.H. Spurgeon said, “If God does not save a man by truth he certainly will not save them by lies, and if the old ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A New Way

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Nov 8, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,943 views

    Helps close the distance between the Passover and Communion. Communion reminds us that God provided a new Exodus in Jesus - a way to get us out of Egypt and to get Egypt out of us!

    A New Way Matthew 26:26-28 26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is my body." 27 Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. 28 This is my blood of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Confrontation!

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,620 views

    Nathan confronts David about his sins. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: 2 Samuel chapter 12 verses 1-14: Ill: • A young lady was sunbathing on the beach; • When a little boy in his swimming trunks, carrying a towel, • Came up to her and asked her, "Do you believe in God?" • She was surprised by the question but she replied, "Why, yes, I do." • Then he ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren