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  • James Buchanan avatar

    A Real Dad

    Contributed by James Buchanan on Sep 21, 2003
    based on 45 ratings
     | 11,894 views

    A sermon dedicated to fathers.

    Someone wrote these humorous words entitled, "The World According to Dad." These are words that most dads have said at some time or another to their children. - This is going to hurt me more than it hurts you. - Quiet. I’m watching the ball game. - Don’t forget to check the oil. - Bring back all ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Real Us

    Contributed by Tim Carper on Sep 8, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,663 views

    I want us to take a long hard look at ourselves this morning and glean some truths from Paul’s words. I want us to look at our condition, our need and what God has done to meet that need and then our response to God’s actions.

    We, at times, don’t like the real us! Now before you attack that statement, listen to the latest statistics from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons: since 1997 there has been an increase of 444 percent in the total number of elective cosmetic procedures. Surgical procedures have increased ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Heaven Is Real Series

    Contributed by Ed Gratton on Aug 12, 2018
     | 6,702 views

    Third in a series on the Lord's Prayer

    1 Heaven is Real Revelation 21:1-5; Matthew 6 9-13; Luke 11: 2-4 Welcome to the 3rd installment of our summer sermon series about the Lord’s Prayer. Jesus gave this example of effective prayer to us in response to some of his disciples striking up a conversation with him about prayer. We don’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    The Real Enemy Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Sep 23, 2019
     | 3,774 views

    Paul explains in Romans 7:7-13 that our real enemy is not the law, but is sin and our sinful flesh. We don't have to live with the consequences of our sin if we bring it under the grace of Jesus Christ.

    A. One day, a mother explained to her five-year-old daughter that if she chose to disobey her, she would have to live with the consequences. 1. “Oh, Mommy!” the little girl said with a terrified look on her face. “Please don’t make me live with the Consequences. I want to live here with ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Persecution Then And Now: Are You Ready To Fight For The Faith?

    Contributed by Kelly Durant on Jul 9, 2015
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    How many of you have ever been in a fight over your faith? Has someone every attacked you, insulted you, hit you, or tried to get you fired over your faith in Jesus Christ? If you have a real faith, it will happen! Today Christians are being persecuted!

    Persecution Then and Now: Are you ready to fight for the faith? By Kelly Durant 7-12-15 Acts 5:29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. 2. How many of you have ever been in a fight over your faith? Has someone every attacked you, insulted ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Historia Real: Redención

    Contributed by Wilbur Madera Rivas on Oct 16, 2020
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    Somos una nueva creación, tenemos una nueva relación y tenemos una nueva misión.

    Intro. Recuerdo una ocasión siendo adolescente que estábamos viendo una película que había cautivado nuestra atención. Estábamos muy compenetrados con la trama y no sabíamos cuál sería el desenlace. En una escena muy emocionante, pasó mi mamá ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Real Place We Meet God Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Apr 5, 2018
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     | 14,062 views

    The Real Place We Meet God Series: Conversations with Jesus March 18, 2018 – Brad Bailey

    The Real Place We Meet God Series: Conversations with Jesus March 18, 2018 – Brad Bailey Intro: Sometimes when I have a chance to introduce someone to someone else…I like to note a point of connection. (Last week I introduced Ron who plays drums with Jonathan a worship leader.) Past holidays… we ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Jonah's Real Lesson

    Contributed by James Lyons on Aug 24, 2022
     | 2,553 views

    Part VII in a series on the book of Jonah

    Our mission conference begins three weeks from Wednesday! In anticipation of it, we’ve been learning lessons from the book of Jonah – the world’s most reluctant missionary who tried to escape from warning a savage nation to repent, because he actually wanted God to judge them! So he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Getting Real Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Oct 8, 2014
     | 8,918 views

    Don’t pretend to be better than you really are. You could end up worse than you were; and besides, you don’t have to fake it to make it with God.

    A cowboy walked into a Texas bar, ordered three bottles of beer, and sat in the back room, drinking a sip out of each one in turn. When he finished them, he came back to the bar and ordered three more. The bartender told the cowboy, "You know, a bottle goes flat after I open it. It would taste ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Real Leadership Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Feb 22, 2019
     | 9,583 views

    If you want to be a real leader that inspires people to real greatness, define the vision, delegate the work; but most important, deny yourself just like Jesus did. That’s because real leaders are real servants.

    Several years ago, a 19-year-old man, desperate to get to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, hopped a bus and demanded that the driver take him there. Some say the man was drunk, others that he was disturbed. Either way, only a few of the passengers were concerned, and everyone stayed calm. That’s because ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Real Change Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Nov 3, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,904 views

    If we were doomed to live the same life over and over again for eternity, would we choose the life we are living now? If not, then how can we make real change? We do it when we submit to God’s discipline. Then with Christ’s help, admit and quit our sin.

    William Alexander, in his book The $64 Tomato, asks the question, “If you were doomed to live the same life over and over again for eternity, would you choose the life you are living now?” It’s a thought-provoking question, but not so much as the implied follow-up question: “If the answer is no, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Real Change Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Nov 5, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,096 views

    If you want to make real change in your life, submit to God's discipline; then in dependence upon Christ, admit and quit your sin.

    When Jack quit farming and moved, he discovered he was the only Baptist in his new town of all Catholics. That was okay, but the neighbors had a problem with his barbecuing beef every Friday. They were not allowed to eat red meat on Fridays, but the tempting aroma was getting the best of them, so ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    The Real Enemy

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 101 ratings
     | 20,647 views

    Our real enemy is Satan.

    INTRO.- ILL.- Two boys were walking home from Sunday School one Sunday morning. THEY DIDN’T STAY FOR CHURCH! Shame on them. Their SS lesson had been on the subject of the devil. One boy said to the other, "What do you think of this devil business?" "Well," the other boy replied, "You know how ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Real Reconciliation Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Nov 12, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,634 views

    If we want real reconciliation and healing in our broken relationships, then we must confess our own sins to one another; we must forgive those who sinned against us; but none of that is possible until we truly believe that God is in control.

    Stewart Ruch, a pastor in Wheaton, Illinois, talks about the “huge gap” between the ideal and the real in our everyday lives, using a family outing as an example. You see, every fall his family likes to go apple picking. Now, for the Ruch family, the ideal day for apple picking is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Real Food Series

    Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Jul 4, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,961 views

    This sermon continues Jesus’ Bread of Life Discourse as he attempts to weed out the curious from the commited followers. In this section he attempts to move the Jews from the temporary unsatisfying and temporal physical and religious food that they lived

    Does anyone recognize this food item? Of course, it is a Happy Meal. By a show of hands, how many of you parents have fed your children one of these things? How many of you kids have ever eaten one of these things? We know that a lot of kids eat these because apparently over 2.5 million of them ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church