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  • Joel Pankow avatar

    Fix These Words In Your Hearts

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on May 25, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 9,266 views

    This text in Deuteronomy stresses the need to fix God’s Word in our hearts and our children’s hearts. How is this done? How does this make us feel when God puts such responsibility in our hearts? That’s what this sermon expounds on.

    May 29, 2005 Deuteronomy 11:18-21, 26-28 Fix these words of mine in your hearts and souls; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Nate Barbour avatar

    The Ways Of Worship

    Contributed by Nate Barbour on Feb 8, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,465 views

    Learn more about worship in this encouraging message.

    The Ways Of Worship The Presence of God 7/18/04 I. Introduction More than 250 years ago, George Handel was a musical composer living in England. He accepted an assignment to write the music for a new collection titled Messiah. A unique aspect of this collection was that all the words were taken ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Life Of Christ #1 - He Lived... Series

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Mar 5, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,599 views

    Part 1 in this series, focusing on what we can learn not just from the words and events surrounding Jesus’ life, but what He modeled for us.

    The Life of Christ Part 1: He Lived... Various Scriptures March 6, 2005 Introduction In its "Man of the Millenium" issue in December of 1999, TIME magazine had this to say: MAN OF THE MILLENIUM "The memory of any stretch of years eventually resolves to a list of names, and one of the useful ways ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Pat Damiani avatar

    Whatever It Takes To Serve Others Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jan 26, 2006
    based on 21 ratings
     | 22,122 views

    Fifth of a six part series ecouraging believers to do whatever it takes in their walk with God. This sermon focuses on ministry.

    Review: A “Whatever it Takes” Commitment: 1. Does not hold to convention 2. Is not hemmed in by circumstances 3. Does not heed convenience 4. Is not hampered by criticism 5. Does bring honor to Christ We’ve spent the last three weeks applying these five principles to: • Knowing God – ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    If They Only Knew

    Contributed by William Noel on Jan 28, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 13,493 views

    A message of encouragement, reminding us that there’s more to our faith than what we think!!

    “If They Only Knew” I Cor. 2:9-10 Today, one this, the first Lord’s day of 2006, I am impressed to bring a word from the Lord, taken from the book of I Corinthians 2, verses 9-10. There we read, “But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • George Barton avatar

    Conversion Baptism & Pentecost Baptism

    Contributed by George Barton on Jan 29, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,801 views

    Points out that the baptism of Pentecost was a unique experiences whereas conversion-baptism should be the common experience of every believer. 8 pages

    THE WATER-SPIRIT BAPTISM OF THE CONVERSION EXPERIENCE CONTRASTED WITH THE SPIRIT-BAPTISM OF PENTECOST PREPARED 01-28-2006 Easterners with Oriental mental patterns, though mentally they recognize the difference between the reality of something and the symbol of the reality, often speak of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Committed To The Father

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Feb 4, 2006
    based on 141 ratings
     | 19,156 views

    1- Committed to His glory 2- Committed to become like Him 3- Committed to commune with Him

    INTRO.- ILL.- Three professionals were sitting around a table talking about what the oldest profession was. The doctor said, "Well, the Bible says that God took a rib out of Adam to make woman. Since that clearly required surgery, then the oldest profession is medicine.” The engineer looked at ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    The Unknown Quality Of Love Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 13, 2006
    based on 64 ratings
     | 30,858 views

    Believe it or not, love is hard for the world to define. Even psychology and psychiatry have difficulty explaining it. But God doesn’t. Why is that so?

    OPEN: A visiting Revivalist was impressed by an older couple in the church where he was holding Revival. The wife seemed to be half-turned toward her husband holding both his hands in hers. Every time he looked toward them he was impressed by the fact they were holding hands. After the service ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Craige LeBreton avatar

    Opening The Book

    Contributed by Craige Lebreton on Feb 22, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,743 views

    opening and closing the Bible Nehemiah and Luke

    Opening The Book (Pastor Craige LeBreton) In one of the works…published after his death…Ernest Hemmingway… Tells his readers… of his inward experience…during a time… when he had just completed one book…and was trying very hard… to get started on another… He said… that these were…very dark days ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bruce Ball avatar

    The Ultimate Love Of God

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Feb 28, 2006
    based on 41 ratings
     | 10,183 views

    (Morning Service) A sermon about God’s love for us and how that love actually gives us the faith to love Him and be obedient to Him. (Bulletin insert included)

    There is the story of a man who told his wife that he loved her more than anything else in the world, and he wanted to have a candlelight dinner with her. He said for her to hurry up and fix dinner and he would rush home just as soon as the poker game was over. There are many types of love, but ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Patrick Mead avatar

    What You Need To Know To Grow Series

    Contributed by Patrick Mead on Mar 2, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 11,427 views

    Spiritual growth, knowing Christ

    What You Need to Know to Grow Philippians 3:12-16 Introduction: Somewhere up in the north east, on an Ivey League campus, was a young man, who had experienced “infantile paralysis” at a very young age. He was destined to live his life on crutches. Even though his crutch dependent destiny was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    God's Idea Of Kindness Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 6, 2006
    based on 67 ratings
     | 28,687 views

    We all like to think of our selves as good, decent, and kind people. But, I was shocked to find out that the Bible tells us kindness doesn’t come naturally to us.

    (this was a sermon centered on the “Fruit of the Spirit" in Galatians 5:22-23a) Open: A Sunday school teacher was telling her class the story of the Good Samaritan, in which a man was beaten, robbed and left for dead. She described the situation in vivid detail so her students would catch the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Derek Melanson avatar

    A Matter Of Life And Death Series

    Contributed by Derek Melanson on Mar 16, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,949 views

    The raising of Lazarus teaches us that Jesus is the giver of life, of eternal life, even if prayers for healing in this life are unanswered.

    “A Matter of Life and Death” John 11: 1 – 53 Introduction We’ve all prayed, every one of us, for a loved one who was ill. Each of us here has asked God to heal someone we care for. It could be a spouse, one of our children or grandchildren, a friend, an aunt or uncle, one of our parents or ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Richard Francis avatar

    The Widow At Zarephath

    Contributed by Richard Francis on Mar 21, 2006
    based on 154 ratings
     | 41,099 views

    This is a story of a mothers love, love that grovels in the dust for her child, love that gives away the last meal in faith, love that meets with God and finds his deliverance

    Mothers Today is Mothers day, hope you remembered, as do the card companies they need your revenue – There is no special reference to a mothers day in the bible so why today? That’s a bit cynical but that’s the way the of world views today, profit, good chance to squeeze a few pounds out of them on ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Is There Life In These Bones? Faith, Hope! Series

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 1, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,672 views

    Let us look at bones in the Bible. Dry bones can, when obedience is practiced. No matter how bad the situation, the is NEW HOPE WHERE THERE IS FAITH.

    BONES, FAITH AND NEW HOPE... By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com THIS IS A THREE PART LESSON. INTRODUCTION: I have a little three feet long skeleton that I purchased after Halloween one year I use in this lesson. You can pick up one cheap. I call my little skeleton BONES! I have the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God