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  • Ted Sutherland avatar

    The Power Of Commitment

    Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Jul 13, 2006
    based on 28 ratings
     | 11,620 views

    Why do you suppose there are close to 159 million people in America who claim to be Christians and yet the Church is not making more of a moral and spiritual impact?

    I. The Appeal to Commitment (v. 1a) A. We Respond to an Appeal B. We Respond in Appreciation, II. The Act of Commitment (vv. 1b-2a) A. It is a Permanent Sacrifice B. It is a Personal Sacrifice C. It is a Practical Sacrifice. III. The Assignments of Commitment (v. 2) A. The Christian is not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Galatians Chapter 2- "In Defense Of The Truth." Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 25, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,330 views

    When is it time to defend truth and do the hard task of confronting another person about their error? We must make sure in these difficult situations that we continue to act like Christians – in other words act like Christ.

    Galatians part 2 – “In defense of the Truth!” Thesis: When is it time to defend truth and do the hard task of confronting another person about their error? We must make sure in these difficult situations that we continue to act like Christians – in other words act like Christ. Video Illustration ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How Can I See Beyond My Suffering? Series

    Contributed by Ross Anderson on Oct 25, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 9,965 views

    Hope in suffering comes when we are able to focus, not on the troubles around us, but on God¡¦s hidden treasure within and before us.

    I¡¦ve noticed in counseling with people over the years that people lose their bearings when they get bad news. Perhaps you saw the story this week about a man in Hollywood, California. Three Marines came to his home to break the news to him that his son had died in the service of his country. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Story Of Folly, Favor, And Flood

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 17, 2008
     | 4,125 views

    This sermon not only deals with the ravages of sin upon mankind, but also the fact that in the midst of deserved judgment, God is still willing to extend His grace, providing a means of deliverance from His wrath against sin. Noah and the Ark is a vivid e

    A Story Of Folly, Favor, And Flood Text: Gen.6: 8 Intro: In my early years, as a member of the Primary or Junior Sunday school class, at Crestview Baptist Church, in Petal, Mississippi, I was often enthralled by the story of Noah and the Ark. Having a rather vivid imagination; I pictured ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Choosing What Matters Most Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Mar 10, 2013
     | 5,275 views

    God calls us to make a priority of Him rather than people; He invites us to realize that God is not the one we pull to ourselves…but the one who we are to be drawn into.

    Intro Imagine being in Stuttgart, Germany in the last days of World War II. Your own country has been ravaged by the moral atrocities of Adolf Hitler. Slowly, relentlessly, the mighty Russian army approaches from the east. In the west the Allies gain more ground every day. Bombs fall day and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Reason For Hope Series

    Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Sep 18, 2011
     | 10,907 views

    Part two of a series in 1 Peter.

    A REAL REASON FOR HOPE 1 Peter 1:3-12 Preached HPC Sept. 18, 2011 Introduction A man approached a little league baseball game one afternoon. He asked a boy in the dugout what the score was. The boy responded, "Eighteen to nothing--we’re behind." "Boy," said the spectator, "I’ll bet ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    Greetings & Love Expressed Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Feb 18, 2013
    based on 6 ratings
     | 19,662 views

    Ministries and churches don’t go far without faithful workers. Paul devotes 16 verses to ordinary christians who made ministry happen.

    ROMANS 16: 1-16 GREETINGS AND LOVE EXPRESSED The capital city of Rome was a magnet that drew people from all over the empire. In addition Paul’s travels to many of the major population centers—Jerusalem, Syrian Antioch, Philippi, Athens, Corinth, Ephesus—brought him into contact with the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    The Giant Of Money Problems

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on May 26, 2013
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,393 views

    This sermon helps us to understand the difference between standard of living and quality of life and how we need to know this when it comes to money.

    The Giant Of Money Problems Calvary 5-18-13 Ecclesiastes 4:1-8 Matthew 6:19-24 I am indebted to Andy Stanley for his sermon on Breathing Room for some of the concepts and ideas in this message. Today is Pentecost Sunday. Let me tell you briefly how Pentecost Sunday came out in ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    Why Serve? Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 5, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,383 views

    A commitment to do something different in your life in this New Year – a New Beginning – a New Start. I would guess that most New Year’s Resolutions are broken in the first few weeks after the verbal commitment is made. So what do most people state they a

    Why serve? New Year’s Resolutions? – A commitment to do something different in your life in this New Year – a New Beginning – a New Start. I would guess that most New Year’s Resolutions are broken in the first few weeks after the verbal commitment is made. So what do most people state they are ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Michael Stark avatar

    How Can I Survive When I Am So Lonely

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jun 26, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 15,109 views

    When our feelings tell us we are alone, how shall the Christian respond. Reviewing David’s life when he was fleeing from Saul provides insight into a godly response to loneliness.

    “With my voice I cry out to the Lord; with my voice I plead for mercy to the Lord. I pour out my complaint before him; I tell my trouble before him. “When my spirit faints within me, you know my way! In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me. Look to the right and see: there ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Dykes avatar

    The World’s Greatest Gospel Quartet Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Aug 5, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,868 views

    A discussion of the four concepts: Faith, Hope, Love and The Word.

    INTRODUCTION We have completed CONNECTED month, but I encourage you to keep on wearing your CONNECTED bracelets. I originally asked you to wear them for at least 40 days which expires February 20, but you don’t have to “disconnect” then. If you’ve had an interesting ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Roy Newton avatar

    When You Have Been Wronged Series

    Contributed by Roy Newton on Oct 27, 2011
     | 9,256 views

    When falsley accused by Potiphar's Wife, how Joseph Trusted God even when he had been wronged.

    TRUSTING GOD … WHEN YOU HAVE BEEN WRONGED! “Potiphar was furious when he heard his wife’s story about how Joseph had treated her. So he took Joseph and threw him into the prison where the king’s prisoners were held, and there he remained. But the LORD was with Joseph in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Michael Stark avatar

    Authority Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jul 23, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,703 views

    Who has authority for faith and practise? The state? The Word? The message explores the continuing tension between government and church.

    “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.” Throughout their long history as a people of faith, Baptists have consistently opposed any diminution of the rights of the individual to seek ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Thomas H avatar

    Living A Life Of Sexual Purity Series

    Contributed by Thomas H on Oct 4, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 9,022 views

    Sex. It is big in today’s world. As Christians we are constantly pressured to conform to the world’s low sexual standards. But we must resist and in this passage Paul gives us God’s standards for sexual purity.

    Ephesians 5:3-14 Living a life of sexual purity Sometimes when watching the news on TV some footage might be coming up - say a bomb explosion or war scene - and before they show the footage there is an announcement something like this: This footage contains scenes which may offend some viewers. In ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Stark avatar

    Mothers Are Made, Not Born

    Contributed by Michael Stark on May 10, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,778 views

    Young women need godly mentors in order to fulfil the will of God concerning their essential role in society. Our prayer is for God to work among us to enlist older women as godly mentors to train young women how to be godly mothers and wives.

    TITUS 2:3-5 MOTHERS ARE MADE, NOT BORN “Older women likewise are to be reverent in behaviour, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist