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  • Jerry Falwell avatar

    Friends Introduction

    Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Sep 22, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,790 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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    Our Baptismal Mission: Goodness, Beauty, Truth

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 7, 2010
     | 2,749 views

    If we are to minister to a world in need, we must give it what Jesus gave: goodness, beauty and truth

    The Baptism of the Lord January 10 2010 The first thing we should do today is correct a Hollywood-produced misconception about John’s baptism. Many of us grew up watching one or the other movie in which Jesus was baptized, or a large group of Protestant Christians were baptized in a river, ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Inertia

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Apr 6, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,238 views

    Satan tells us this is just the way it is, we have to accept what he has for us. But Jesus has another option.

    Passage: Matthew 8:28-34 Intro: Inertia is the tendency of an object in motion to remain in motion, or an object at rest to stay at rest, unless acted upon by a force. 1. some objects are easy, like this one: PP Forrest Gump’s feather 2. others are a little tougher (Dave comes ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    The King Is Coming Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jan 9, 2008
    based on 64 ratings
     | 19,093 views

    The final week of Jesus’ ministry is beginning, and the triumphal entry is a prelude to so much that will happen that week, and in eternity as well! First in a series that will lead us all the way to an early Easter in March. Link inc. to audio and ppt.

    The King is Coming! Matthew 21:1-17 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/TheKingIsComing.html Believe it or not, we come now to the last week of Jesus’ earthly ministry. We’ve preached somewhere around 70 times in this “Gospel of Jesus” series thru Matthew, and we’ve covered most of His life, but the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Pen In God's Hand Part 2

    Contributed by Chew Chew on Jan 22, 2008
     | 3,232 views

    Do you feel that you are insignificant? God is telling you there is none here who is insignificant. If you are willing to place your life in the hands of God, He will be committed to see His purposes in you fulfilled.

    Text: Acts 9: 10-16 Introduction For the first twenty years of his life, he lived exuberantly and was considered by his friends to be a master of revelry. Not until after being captured and imprisoned for nearly a year while fighting in Assisi’s battle with the neighbouring town of Perugia and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Grace Or...

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Feb 10, 2008
     | 2,338 views

    Is life simply a matter of taking what comes and learning to live with it? Although there is some of that in the human experience; God has not left us without options.

    Dakota Community Church February 03, 2008 Grace Or… There are many things over which we have no control what-so-ever in this life. Most things in fact I would say. We have no control over when, where, or to whom we are born. We have no control over the other people in our lives, though many of us ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    "If You're Going To Have A Wedding..."

    Contributed by J. Curtis Goforth, O.s.l. on Jan 18, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,766 views

    This sermon on the second Sunday of Epiphany focuses on Jesus’ first miracle of changing the water to wine at a wedding in Cana.

    "If You’re Going to Have a Wedding..." Sermon on John 2:1-11 Epiphany 2-A January 18, 2009 The Rev. J. Curtis Goforth, O.S.L. Badin United Methodist Church It seems that at every wedding, something is bound to go wrong. No matter how much planning has gone into it, no matter how much attention ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Prepared For Abundance

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Feb 16, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,871 views

    The four soils of life, hardness, shallowness, distraction and soil prepare for Christ

    Intro: in reading the parable of the sower, the soil and the potential of the seed for harvest, a thought comes out of this story, no one wants to miss heaven, no one wants to fail God, everyone would love to realize their full potential in Christ. There is no problem with the seed, no failure in ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Earn All You Can, Save All You Can, Give All You Can

    Contributed by Carl Benge on Aug 25, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 18,560 views

    A sermon on the stewardship found in discipleship and evangelism

    “Earn all you can, save all you can, give all you can”, this is the motto which John Wesley had lived by. Many of us have parents or grandparents who lived through the Great Depression, and grew up about saving up because you never know when you will need it. Author C.S. Lewis was known for only ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    An Ovation For The King Series

    Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Apr 2, 2011
    based on 16 ratings
     | 9,573 views

    What would you do if you know that: “This Friday you’re going to die”? Those very words might have crossed Jesus’ mind on this Sunday some 1,970 years ago. The day we now call Palm Sunday was the first day of the last week of Jesus’ earthly life.

    What would you do if you know that: “This Friday you’re going to die”? Those very words might have crossed Jesus’ mind on this Sunday some 1,970 years ago. The day we now call Palm Sunday was the first day of the last week of Jesus’ earthly life. This Friday Jesus is going to die. But today – today ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Charles R. Peck avatar

    The Law Of Reciprocity

    Contributed by Charles R. Peck on Mar 11, 2014
     | 4,150 views

    Seed time and harvest

    The Law of Reciprocity “And God said, let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself upon the earth; and it was so.” Gen 1:11 “While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    The Quest For Tranquility Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 28, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,628 views

    The tension between our quest for tranquility and the pressures of responsibility and loving others is an inexact science, but we must do our best to seek the balance, which may be different for each one of us.

    The Quest for Tranquility (Mark 6:45-55) 1. We had a great time in Virginia — suburban Washington DC — at Hannah’s wedding. 2. We love our new son-in-law and got to live next door to Luke and Sarah at hotel. 3. Family came from Chicago, and friends came from Kokomo. It was odd ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Core Training Series

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Mar 3, 2017
     | 6,584 views

    SEVERAL CORE VALUES HELP THAT DEFINE OUR BEING IN CHRIST.

    Core Training 2 Peter 1:5-8 1/8/17 INTRODUCTION Core training has become a fitness buzzword. A muscular and well-defined core shows both strength and health. Striving to have a good core is a part of most work out programs. Abdominals, Obliques, Intercostals, Core Values Core values are the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Jesus Christ Is King Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 24, 2015
     | 4,802 views

    The world has changed, and the culture is anti-Christian, but there are reasons for optimism in Christ.

    Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King Last Sunday in October Extraordinary Form 2015 Christus vincit, Christus regnat, Christus imperat! On this Feast of Jesus Christ, Our Lord and King, let’s take some time to reflect on the reign of Our King and our celebration of the Holy Mass according ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    We Have Piped Unto You,

    Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 11, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,000 views

    Warning

    Matthew 11 v 16 - 30 1. The Lord's Description 16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, Their : (a) Immaturity It is like unto children little children (b) Inactivity sitting in the markets ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness