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  • Stephen Smarowsky avatar

    Are You A Thermometer Or A Thermostat Christian? Series

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Jul 10, 2008
    based on 49 ratings
     | 38,860 views

    “Many aspire, but few attain.” – Rev. Dr. Paul Fritz

    Are You a Thermometer or a Thermostat Christian? Introduction: Are you a thermometer (circumstantially led) or are you a thermostat (influencer of your surroundings) believer? Let me explain. A thermometer is circumstantially led. Depending on the temperature, the mercury moves up or down. It ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Start Walking In Purity

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 13, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,239 views

    5 principles that will help all of us to live up to God’s high standards for our lives.

    Start Walking in Purity Psalm 51:1-15 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - April 6, 2008 *Let me start tonight by saying that sex is a good thing. I think we can say that can’t we? -Sex is a good thing! One way we know this is because none of us would be here without it. But even ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Remember Who Saved You

    Contributed by Nathan Robertson, Jr. on Jul 23, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 26,018 views

    When you are on the Lord’s side, you have the assurance the Lord is on your side. Even when the emeny is laying a trap for you.

    CHURCH HYMNS’ HAVE FALLEN ON HARD TIMES. SOME ARE TRYING DESPERATELY TO RESUSCITATE THEM OR TRYING TO RESURRECT THEM DEPENDS ON HOW YOU READ THE HYMN’S VITAL SIGNS. SOME ARE SIMPLY WAITING IN THE WAITING ROOM FOR PASTORS TO PRONOUNCE HYMNS DEAD, AND ANNOUNCE PRAISE AND WORSHIP AS THE NEW LEADER ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Taylor avatar

    "Fiery Trials Are Fruitful” Series

    Contributed by Ed Taylor on Aug 8, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,115 views

    It really takes a godly man, a godly woman to say no when the pressure is on.

    OPEN YOUR BIBLES TO Daniel 3 & Romans 12 1. CONFIDENCE. We left off last week with 3 men who stood their ground before the leader of the known world! a. It wasn’t new. Their confidence began early in their youth, continued through the teenage years, and now tested again! b. Before the king, they ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Who Gave Man His Mouth? Series

    Contributed by Mark Nichols on Aug 16, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,367 views

    I want Christians who are struggling with doing what God asks them to do, to KNOW that God is big enough to see them through! God is big enough to use you for His glory!

    TEXT: Exodus 4:1-12 TITLE: “Who Gave Man His Mouth?” SERIES: Questions God Asks TOPIC: God’s Power to Enable those He calls! OCCASION: Burnside Christian Church, August 10, 2008 PROP.: I want Christians who are struggling with doing what God asks them to do, to KNOW that God is big enough ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Aubrey Vaughan avatar

    Devotion To The Lord – In The House.

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Apr 27, 2009
     | 5,551 views

    THIS SERMON IS ALL ABOUT TRUE CHARACTERISTICS TO BE FOUND IN OUR DEVOTION TO THE LORD.

    JOHN 12:1- 11 DEVOTION TO THE LORD – IN THE HOUSE. ARE YOU DEVOTED TO THE LORD IN THE HOUSE TONIGHT? I CAN’T HEAR YOU, ARE YOU DEVOTED TO THE LORD IN THE HOUSE TONIGHT? I STILL CANT HEAR YOU.......... TONIGHT WE WILL BE EXAMINING THREE CHARACTERISTICS OF OUR DEVOTION TO GOD - WHICH WE FIND IN ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "The Danger Of Not Following Christ-Like Leadership"

    Contributed by Ken Harris on May 3, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,960 views

    The purpose of this sermon is to encourage believers to follow Christ-like leadership.

    “This sermon was preached extemporaneously” 3 May 2009 Fourth Sunday of Easter U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris Fortress Chapel Contingency Operation Site (C.O.S.) Sykes Tall-afar, Iraq BIG IDEA: Believers should follow pastoral leadership that is Christ-like. REFERENCES: The door, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    What Does The Resurrection Mean To Me?

    Contributed by David Cramer on Sep 13, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 27,788 views

    What is the resurrection mean to me?

    The message; What Does the Resurrection Mean? First and foremost, Jesus was gone and the disciples were stressed. The disciples not only loved this man, they had been convinced that He was the Messiah, the One the prophets had said would come to rescue Israel from the hand of her oppressors ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Under The Shadow Of The Cross Series

    Contributed by A. B. Simpson on Oct 8, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,347 views

    "This do in remembrance of me" (Luke 22:19). This inscription placed by the hands of the Master over the Feast of Love might well be made the watchword of our whole Christian life. A classic sermon by A. B. Simpson.

    "This do in remembrance of me" (Luke 22:19). This inscription placed by the hands of the Master over the Feast of Love might well be made the watchword of our whole Christian life. The Lord’s Supper is a sort of microcosm, or miniature, of the believer’s life, and over every moment, every word and ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Here Is God

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Oct 26, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,720 views

    "Here is God!" He’s in the boat with us when we’re going through the storms, but often we forget God’s greatness, God’s graciousness, and God’s power.

    2 Timothy 3:1-7 Matt. 8:23-26; 16:24-26 John 16:33 Psalm 107:23-30 We all remember Hurricane Katrina and the damage it inflicted on New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. It’s only a memory now, but it left terrible devastation and painful memories that still remain. The other night on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Mack Armstrong avatar

    Preoccupied Passenger Povokes Pilot Series

    Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Feb 29, 2008
     | 2,881 views

    The piolt of the ship-a Bentile-goes to call upon a Jewish man to pray for him and for his crew. Not all of Jonah 1:6, can be viewed as true tyoes, yet there are enough of instances where we see Jonah, a type of the Church, is called to pray at the behest

    JONAH 1: 6 PREOCCUPIED PASSENGER PROVOKES PILOT I. PERIL: A. Perishing. B. Punishment. C. Pariahs. II. PIOUS: A. Predicament. B. Prayer-less. C. Provoked. III. PILOT: A. Pattern. B. Piousness. C. Pleadings. The scene on board the ship carrying Jonah is not a serene scene. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Jonathan McLeod avatar

    P.r.a.y. / R = Repent Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Jan 17, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,428 views

    If you want your prayers to be heard, repent so that sin’s brick wall will be knocked down.

    Review: P = Praise. If you start your prayers with praise, you will end them in peace. Scripture Reading: Psalm 51 David’s Sin, Cover-Up, and Misery (2 Samuel 11-12) It started with just a look. In the end, it brought David more heartache than he could ever imagine. It is a spring night. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Doug Lyon avatar

    We Believe In ... Jesus Christ Our Lord Series

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Feb 10, 2007
     | 3,160 views

    The life and ministry of Jesus Christ

    Introduction The impact of Jesus on history is eloquently captured in a short literary piece entitled One Solitary Life. Perhaps you’ve heard it before. It reads this way: “Here is a man who was born in an obscure village, the Child of a peasant woman. He worked in a carpenter shop until He ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Jim Heidebrecht avatar

    Death, Life, And Grace Series

    Contributed by Jim Heidebrecht on Jun 23, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,714 views

    Sermon 6 in Galatians series.

    Last week – Conflict in Antioch Paul’s public rebuke of Peter, who had stopped eating with the Gentiles because of pressure from Legalistic Jews who were treating Jewish Christians in Jerusalem harshly because of Peters association with Gentiles in Antioch. Paul’s basic argument with Peter was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Andrew Stringer avatar

    Joy In The Heat Of Battle Series

    Contributed by Andrew Stringer on Jul 28, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,306 views

    In order to maintain joy as in this battle we call Christianity, we need to develop the marks of a good soldier of Jesus Christ

    Joy in the Heat of the Battle Jailhouse Religion #6 Philippians 1:27-30 Introduction: 1. As we have already found, Philippians is a rich resource for the Christian who is lacking in joy. 2. Because of Christ, every believer can experience true joy and fulfillment, no matter what is going on around ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist