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  • Jeffrey Kellum avatar

    War Of The Wells

    Contributed by Jeffrey Kellum on May 21, 2003
    based on 41 ratings
     | 8,555 views

    Four steps to enduring strife

    INTRODUCTION: As we approach the time for Vacation Bible School, I would like for us to take a look at some of the lessons our children will work through. Today I have chosen the story of the Isaac’s contention with the Philistines over wells. Our VBS material uses this story to teach the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Freedom That Lasts

    Contributed by Pastor Dempsey Daniels on May 25, 2003
    based on 36 ratings
     | 8,106 views

    A Freedom That Lasts

    A Freedom That Lasts Preached - Friday, June 20, 2003 - June Teen Tent Revival Camden Alabama Scripture: "If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed." John 8:36 Introduction This evening, I want to talk about "A Freedom That Lasts." The New International Version says "So ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "The Right Connection (Revised)"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 12, 2002
    based on 49 ratings
     | 10,728 views

    What it means to remain in Christ.

    John 15:1-8 Galatians 5:16-26 “The Right Connection” By:Rev. Kenneth Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA Shortly after I was saved, I was hanging out with my teenage friends, and a group of them were being really mean and bullying to a kid who happened to have a ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Reading The Christmas Story From Cover To Cover

    Contributed by Edwin Amundson on Dec 21, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
     | 4,738 views

    Takes hearers from birth through death and ressurection in a very short and easy to understand manner which applies practical application to everyday life.

    ?READING THE CHRISTMAS STORY FROM COVER TO COVER?, LUKE 2:1-7; John 19:40-41 JOKE--- Finding a lamp on a beach, Bob began cleaning it, so he rubs it, bam! Out comes a genie. For setting me free, I will now grant u 3 wishes. ?Cool? says Bob. ?OK Genie dude, I want a billion dollars.? Poof! As the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Uselessness Of Sabbath

    Contributed by John Beehler on Oct 15, 2002
    based on 49 ratings
     | 7,259 views

    Stop. Encounter God. Be refreshed.

    The Uselessness of Sabbath According to a Greek legend, in ancient Athens a man noticed the great storyteller Aesop playing childish games with some little boys. He laughed and jeered at Aesop, asking him why he wasted his time in such frivolous activity. Aesop responded by ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Use Me

    Contributed by Wayde Wilson on Jan 21, 2002
    based on 52 ratings
     | 23,821 views

    God wants to use you to make an eternal difference in the lives of others during your time on earth.

    INTRO: We Build People Overview FIRST BASE: COMMITTED TO MEMBERSHIP (Include Them) “Come and See…” – John 1:39. NON-NEGOTIABLE VALUE: “Every person has the right to a presentation of the gospel at his or her level of understanding. PRIMARY FOCUS: Evangelism * Assimilation * Ministering to needs ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Invited To Jesus

    Contributed by Ken Gehrels on Nov 14, 2001
    based on 43 ratings
     | 4,627 views

    Jesus invites ALL comers, not just those we consider likely candidates

    Invited To Jesus Bible Reading: Matthew 11:25-30 PREPARED BY KEN GEHRELS PASTOR CALVIN CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH NEPEAN, ONTARIO Invited To Jesu s p.1 Sietze Buning, story teller of our faith community, tells the story of a man whose life was beat up, who was tired, who carried a heavy burden on ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    What If Jesus Came Down Your Street?

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Mar 17, 2005
    based on 59 ratings
     | 8,347 views

    Let’s read from the Bible how the events of Palm Sunday turned out.

    WHAT IF JESUS CAME DOWN YOUR STREET? LUKE 19:28-48 INTRODUCTION... (http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=43534%20) There is a legend about an ancient village in Spain. The villagers learned that the king would pay a visit. In a thousand years, a king had never come to that village. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Marriage Made In Heaven Series

    Contributed by Thomas Black on Feb 2, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,859 views

    Isaac’s Marriage is a type of our own journey to build the bride of Christ (The church) through evangelism.

    After this morning’s message ("Why shouldn’t Happy People Get married") I thought it a good idea to switch back to marriages that are good and right for this evening. I’d like to took at a marriage made in heaven, but not every marriage made in heaven has a Hollywood existence and ends with (Or ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Feast Of Unleavend Bread (Matzah) Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 4, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,014 views

    God is serious when He says, “Be holy even as I am holy” (I Peter 1:16); He IS holy, and He calls us to holiness, as illustrated by the Feast of Matzo.

    The Feast of Unleavened Bread (HaMatzah) (Leviticus 23: 6-8) 1. Whenever we address the Levitical Feasts, we are on Jewish ground. 2. So what better way to start today’s sermon than with a great Jewish joke: The Cohen Brothers & Mr. Ford It was a sweltering August day when all three Cohen ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Freedom From Fear

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 3, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 12,336 views

    A message relating how God can deliver us from fear and overwhelming circumstances.

    Freedom from Fear Psalm 34 Introduction This morning I want to take some time and look at some verses from Psalm 34. David wrote this Psalm when he was running away from King Saul, who was trying to kill him. You remember David, right? He was the one who killed Goliath with the stone and ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Being Children Of Encouragement

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Jul 11, 2003
    based on 49 ratings
     | 9,871 views

    This is basically a shortened version of Brian Winslade’s excellent sermon on encouragement. Much gratitude to him on a week of a funeral!

    Acts 9:19-31 – Being Children of Encouragement You might have heard the story of the married couple asleep in bed on a stormy night who were awakened by a loud knock on the front door. The man crawled out of bed and grumpily went downstairs. When he opened the front door he found a man dripping ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    You Have Been Too Long At This Mountain

    Contributed by John Hamby on Jul 24, 2003
    based on 238 ratings
     | 145,094 views

    “The treacherous enemy facing the church of Jesus Christ today is the dictatorship of the routine, when the routine becomes ‘lord’ in the life of the church."

    “You Have Stayed Too Long In this Place” Deut 1:1-8 Just day before yesterday I was reading a book of sermons by A.W. Tozer entitled “Rut, Rot or Revival”. The text of the first sermon was Deut 1:6 which says, “..you have stayed too long in this place.” I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Faithful In Prayer Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Oct 25, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 21,368 views

    Being faithful to God includes being faithful in prayer. To be faithful in prayer requires that we understand that prayer is expected, effective and must not be exhausted.

    A.We’ve been talking about God’s faithfulness and our faithfulness. 1.We have been reminded of the fact that we are called to be faithful. 2. That call is not a call to perfection, but a call to consistency and reliability. 3. All of this calls for the need to be faithful in attendance and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God Centered Living Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 30, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,108 views

    Sermon three in a fourteen sermon series based on the popular Bible study by Henry Blackaby.

    God made man with a purpose in mind. As man communed with God and followed His direction, God’s eternal purpose was accomplished through man as he lived in such a way as to bring glory to God; and man was blessed and fulfilled. Genesis 1:26-27 tells us how man was made. Man was made in God’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist