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  • Jerry Falwell avatar

    Friends Introduction

    Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Sep 22, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,796 views

    How to honor and bless your friends, and present salvation to those who do not yet know the Lord.

    Friends Introduction PURPOSE: 1. To honor your friends. 2. To bless your friends. 3. To celebrate your friendship. 4. To make new friends. 5. To present salvation to friends. 6. For your church to experience the excitement of a “Big Day” when everyone gears up for visitors, the building is clean ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Freedom In Christ, A True Independence Day

    Contributed by Earl Graston on Jun 28, 2005
    based on 186 ratings
     | 45,660 views

    Free,Free At Last

    Freedom In Christ, A True Independence Day 7-3-2005 John 8:36 “therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed” Patrick Henry: Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace--but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Living Above Mediocrity

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Mar 27, 2007
    based on 17 ratings
     | 13,973 views

    Discover the value and approach to rising above a mediocre lukewarm faith.

    (As an introduction show the clip "Wholehearted" from “Facing the Giants.”) In this clip the high school football coach asks his star player, Brock, to give “his best. That movie clip represents what Jesus Christ desires from us. He wants nothing less than our best. Are you giving Him your ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Life Beyond Me: Serve Series

    Contributed by Todd Bishop on Mar 29, 2007
     | 3,841 views

    Luke 12:15: “… life is not defined by what you have, even when you have a lot” (MSG).

    Last week we started our new message series called, “Life Beyond Me” … and we talked about the art of loving … love is a value word … it in some ways has lost its meaning … and we were encouraged to build the 3 greatest loves of our lives … we should love God … Family and Friends … and The ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Choose To Belong

    Contributed by Jason Winters on Oct 12, 2007
     | 2,984 views

    tALK LIKE WE BELONG TO jESUS

    Choose To Belong Bond-Servant=choose to become a servant Connected to Jesus Quit trying to jerk His chain He controls the chains if we have in fact bound ourselves to Him Speak like you belong to God! Proverbs 18:6-7 6 A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating. 7 A fool’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Not Home Alone

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Dec 5, 2003
    based on 89 ratings
     | 3,987 views

    Advent 2: God doesn’t forget us! He sent Jesus to free us from captivity to sin and to prepare us for the trip home.

    [Thoughts presented in Concordia Pulpit Resources, Vol. 14, Part 1 – Sermon helps for Advent 2 - are included in this message] The popular Christmas movie, “Home Alone” builds around a theme of a little boy who is forgotten by the family as they go off on a Christmas trip. Can you imagine ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    We Can Be Heroes

    Contributed by Jon Smethurst on Jun 9, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,197 views

    we can all learn from Epaphroditus, and become heroes of faith, and not just for one day!

    Heroes of Faith!!! when we think of ‘heroes of the bible’ who springs to mind, Hebrews 11 talks at length of some of the ‘heroes of faith’ in the old testament, mighty servants of God, ...and of course we have the author of our text Paul who was one of the new covenant heroes of faith, but just ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    How To Deal With Failure

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jun 14, 2005
    based on 41 ratings
     | 6,894 views

    This sermon considers the all-too frequent reality of failure in our lives. We’ll look at disciples of Jesus who were well versed in it and how they dealt with it. There is hope!

    FAILURE -- the word conjures up a bad mental taste. It is such a predominant reality among us that there is an E-magazine website – www.failure.com with a wide selection of failure paraphernalia – mugs, t-shirts, baseball caps! Who has not tasted the bitter drink of failure – an exam; having to ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Double Portion Christians

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 28, 2005
    based on 89 ratings
     | 15,253 views

    People who go after God

    Intro: the other night I ate at Golden Corral and on the food bar was fish, steak, chicken and shrimp. I couldn’t decide what I wanted, so I got a little bit of it all, twice. I guess that is why so many people like that place, you can get a second helping, and you can get a double portion. God has ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Uzziah Must Die

    Contributed by Charles Hughes on Nov 24, 2005
    based on 46 ratings
     | 29,691 views

    What we had been trusting in has been revealed to be flawed. Our confidence: our faith in ourselves, in our military, in our power, in our wealth, in our “goodness” has been called into question. In this message, Dr. Charles Hughes challenges you to

    Uzziah Must Die We’re living in, perhaps, the most critical period of time in the history of the church. In the past few weeks, we’ve seen the entire atmosphere of the whole world changed forever. America will never be the same way it was prior to September 11th. The church has also changed. We, ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    How Can I Follow Christ Series

    Contributed by Ken Sowers on Nov 26, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,243 views

    God uses Philip to reach into new territory

    New testament evangelists were not the sAC 8:26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Go south to the road-- the desert road --that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." 27 So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Coming Of The King

    Contributed by Paul Stokes on Dec 20, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,208 views

    Carol Service sermon focussing on the enjoyment and ignorance that surrounds much of the world’s "Christmas" understanding.

    I’m looking forward to visiting Middle Earth in a day or two... J.R.R. Tolkein’s "Lord of the Rings" - having been voted top book in the BBC’s "Big Read" - reaches its conclusion in the third cinema film "Return of the King". It’s so tempting to start drawing on Tolkein’s imagery. The conflict ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Marty Boller avatar

    The Christmas Story: Responding To God's In-Breaking Kingdom Series

    Contributed by Marty Boller on Nov 28, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,546 views

    #1 in a series: A look at some of the better known characters of the Christmas Story, learning from their experiences as God’s In-Breaking Kingdom brought the incarnation of Jesus Christ to planet earth and into their personal lives.

    If you would like a free MP3 audio file of this teaching, please email us @ tfh777@msn.com and mention the teaching MP3-20061203. Did you ever get confused trying to find yourself on a map? I like to know where I am but can get easily confused or turned around. (like mall parking lots) Do you ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Rick Burdette avatar

    Sweat Is The Glue Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Apr 30, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,930 views

    Service, ministry, outreach

    SWEAT IS THE GLUE Phil 2: 1-11 (p831) Nov. 7, 2010 INTRODUCTION: It's impossible to love people that you don't know! let me say that one more time: "IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO LOVE PEOPLE YOU DON'T KNOW" You can feel compassion for people, a burden for hurting and lost groups but to truly love ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Take Counsel God Is Love

    Contributed by Darren Sirmans on Jun 25, 2011
     | 2,480 views

    If we save our life, we shall lose. We shall never forget that God is love

    Read 2Chronicles 32: 1-4 The fountain of water is still running. Jesus wants to be the one who shows the spiritual way of life by directing. He guided by the things he did and said. (I’m in the process of making a guess that you already know that) Jesus is God the son of God one who serves ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational