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  • David Sorn avatar

    Watch Your Mind

    Contributed by David Sorn on Nov 5, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,482 views

    Change in the Christian life must first come in the mind.

    Imagine with me for a second that it’s the first day of school. You have already had four classes, and you are carrying around all of your books because you haven’t had time to go to your locker yet because you have been using all of your time just trying to find your new classes. You are ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Labour Room Of September

    Contributed by Aderemi Ojikutu on Oct 20, 2009
    based on 18 ratings
     | 126,363 views

    The spiritual significance of the ninth month (September)or figure nine (9) in the affairs of men.

    ANCHOR SCRIPTURE: ISAIAH 66:7-9: “Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child. Who hath heard such a thing? Who hath seen such things?” (that means, the things God is about to do, or make happen in your life would be an amazement to everyone that ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Punishment And Death Of Jesus

    Contributed by Dr. Ronnie Grizzle on Mar 30, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,257 views

    This sermon shows the agony that Christ went through on the cross. It is to encourage Christians to evangelize the lost to help them to escape hell. It shows the lost what they face without Chrsit.

    The Punishment and Death of Jesus Isaiah 53.1-8 April 1, 2007 Thompson Creek Baptist Church Among the Jews, scourging was limited to 40 lashes, but the Romans were restricted by nothing but their strength and their own fancy. The whip was called a flagellum, or cat of nine tails, made by plating ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Dandelion Paradox Series

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 10, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 12,332 views

    What is a dandelion? To some it is a flower, to some it is a vegetable, and to some it is a weed. It is hard for us to know the difference. If we uproot the dandelion we may be causing damage. If we uproot what we think are weeds in our churches and c

    Last Sunday as we were looking at the Parable of the Sower I told you about moving in to a new parsonage at Lovelady and with that new parsonage came a new yard. One of the men in the congregation, the chair of the board, thought that the lawn needed to have grass so he bought Bermuda grass seed ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Intrusions

    Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Jul 1, 2006
    based on 21 ratings
     | 4,615 views

    Sometimes the intrusion in our life or means for God’s grace.

    Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear God, the very giver, preserver, and restorer of life, we pray this day for all who are ill in body or mind, who languish on beds of pain, praying for the dawn to come, seeking relief from ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Advent 2 - Shepherds

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Mar 31, 2011
     | 3,825 views

    This is the second week of our Advent series 2010

    Luke 2:8-18 8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Leader In You

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jan 16, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,347 views

    The first of four sermons on leadership. The leader in you is vital because you have to know without understanding that you are a leader one can't go any farther.

    The Leader in You Pt.1 Text: Philippians 2:1-9 The Cowboy Boots   Did you hear about the Texas teacher who was helping one of her kindergarten students put on his cowboy boots? He asked for help and she could see why. Even with her pulling and him pushing, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Worthless Weeds

    Contributed by Carla Powell on Jul 20, 2002
    based on 92 ratings
     | 7,558 views

    Using Jesus’ parable of the wheat and the tares, this sermon looks at the miraculous way weeds can turn into wheat when God’s in charge.

    Around Timothy Lutheran, there are a number of you who have incredibly green thumbs. You know how to identify plants and what the different flowers look like. You know how to coax flowers and vegetables from seeds planted in the soil. Some of you are quite amazing when it comes to the garden. And ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Three Money Dangers To Watch Out For Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 31, 2014
     | 4,240 views

    A look at one verse where Jesus lays out three of the dangers of money.

    HOW DANGEROUS DO WE THINK IT IS? Do we treat money like safety scissors or a chainsaw? - When you’re cutting paper with your young child or grandchild, you don’t think of the danger of the safety scissors. Sure if you really worked at it you might somehow be able to cut yourself with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Power Of Persistent Prayer

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 12, 2002
    based on 1,160 ratings
     | 122,629 views

    Jesus taught that we should "always pray and not give up." But why? Is God hard of hearing? Is it difficult to get His attention? Or is there something else we don’t understand?

    OPEN: The organ in a large church broke down one Sunday morning just before services were to begin. A member of the congregation happened to be a organ repairman and he immediately went to work on the instrument – finding it was a simple electrical problem. When he finally got it fixed it ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Power Of Prayer

    Contributed by David Cramer on Sep 11, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 39,693 views

    The power of prayer

    George Mueller was known for his powerful prayer. In the course of his ministry to the orphans of England, he never asked for financial assistance from men - only God... and he constantly received what was needed to the penny. Once while on his way to speak in Quebec for a engagement. On the deck ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Mark Of A Servant Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 5, 2012
    based on 114 ratings
     | 42,890 views

    The servant in Deuteronomy 15 accepted a special mark in order to belong to the master he loved. Is that true for us as well? How can we be marked for Jesus? And how does that mark change who we are as servants of the most high God?

    OPEN One night a teenage girl brought her new boyfriend home to meet her parents, and they were appalled by his appearance: leather jacket, motorcycle boots, tattoos and pierced nose. Later, the parents pulled their daughter aside and confessed their concern. "Dear," said the mother ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Breaking Our Silence!!!

    Contributed by Paul Kaiwi on Oct 19, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 13,896 views

    This sermon will motivate christians to step out in faith and reach their communities.

    Aloha I Ke Akua Christian Fellowship Senior Pastor Paul A. Kaiwi, Jr., M.D. Sunday Morning Service September 3, 2006 Breaking Our Silence!!! JOKE: Passengers aboard a luxurious cruise ship were having a great time until a baby girl fell overboard. Immediately there was an 80 year old man in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Keith Manry avatar

    Return To Innocence

    Contributed by Keith Manry on Apr 3, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,392 views

    Part VI in the series - 24. This is a first person narrative account from the perspective of the penitent thief on the cross. The preaching idea: Only by the innocence of Christ are the guilty set free.

    Introduction… My prayer is that over the past six weeks that those of you who have been present for this series of sermons have been moved by the stories that we have experienced. One of the great things about preaching – is that before the message ever gets to you I’ve spent hours and hours in ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Winning The Lost

    Contributed by George Crumbly on Aug 26, 2005
    based on 27 ratings
     | 4,689 views

    To encourage the church to be about winning the lost to Christ

    WINNING LOST SOULS by George Crumbly Romans 10 February 2, 2003 Sunday AM Sheridan, Arkansas My heart is very heavy for our church. Seems like so much going on, yet so much to do. As a New Start Church we are wanting & needing to step out on our own, yet we need a fellowship hall, more classrooms. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist