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  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Getting Real With Your Friends Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 29, 2003
    based on 17 ratings
     | 3,652 views

    Jesus used the principle of understanding our weaknesses but trusting our possibilities in order to transform people-pleasers into persons of integrity, ambition into selfless commitment, and immaturity into responsibility.

    History is full of stories of betrayal. Those who look like friends sometimes turn on you. Friendship means nothing to people who are bent on preserving privileges or feeding ambitions. Some of us have friends who would sell us for even less than Judas’ thirty pieces of silver if they ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    True Wisdom Series

    Contributed by Tim George on Jul 18, 2001
    based on 146 ratings
     | 11,252 views

    It is vitally important that you understand how completely dependent you are on God. Everyone claims to have the answers to life’s questions but only God truly does!

    ”Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    2005 State Of The Church

    Contributed by James May on Jan 9, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 3,013 views

    This message was presented to our church to share the vision for the coming year and to make sure that we all understand what our real mission is as a Local Body of Christ.

    2005 State of the Church Pastor Jim May In a few days the TV, radio and newspaper networks across the nation will be broadcasting the State of Union address of President George W. Bush. I wanted to seize the moment and give you a “State of the Church” address as well. Today I would like to ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Things Are Not What They Seem

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 16, 2004
    based on 101 ratings
     | 17,628 views

    If we are to understand what is happening around us, we need: 1. New eyes to see. 2. New ears to hear. 3. A new heart to believe.

    We have just read about a man named Jacob who checked into what some have called “The Hard Rock Hotel.” He had a vision which turned his ordinary world into the extraordinary. He saw something that he had not seen before, but which was there all the time. He would never have believed it in his ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Timothy Smith avatar

    Spend Your Money Wisely Series

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 22, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
     | 10,445 views

    Part 4 of a five part sermon series on understanding your possessions from a Biblical perspective. Part 4 - Learn how to spend your money wisely.

    SPEND YOUR MONEY WISELY LUKE 15:11-24 INTRODUCTION: Intro: Shania Twain song and power point: “Ka-Ching.” “All we ever want is more, a lot more than we ever had before so take me to the nearest store.. Can you hear it ring it makes you wanna sing. It’s such a beautiful thing.. Ka-Ching!” That ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Steve Moore avatar

    The Handy Guide To Guidance Series

    Contributed by Steve Moore on Oct 2, 2004
    based on 38 ratings
     | 10,859 views

    This sermon seeks to provide a better understanding as to how God guides His people. It takes an illustration of a hand, with its five fingers, to give a practical insight into the subject.

    INTRODUCTION Today’s talk is entitled How does God guide us? As we consider this subject, I would like to make some assumptions – 1) We assume that God exists. 2) That God wants to guide us. 3) That we want him to guide us. I will assume we all hold a positive response to all of these ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Christopher Hill avatar

    Let The Boaster Boast!

    Contributed by Christopher Hill on Apr 2, 2004
    based on 20 ratings
     | 4,328 views

    Boasting is usually something frowned on but we are given instructions in the proper motivation and subject of our boasting in Jermiah. We are to boast that we know and understand Yahweh God.

    Let the boaster boast! Jeremiah 9:23-24 Boasting is essentially praising oneself. The Hebrew llh means to praise and in this section it is the reflexive hitpa’el – in other words, praising oneself. I. The pattern of the Hebrew text is “Let not X boast about his Y” A. The X and Y might be ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Withstanding Life's Storms

    Contributed by Robbie Shivar on May 26, 2004
    based on 144 ratings
     | 14,733 views

    There are three components to understand that will help us withstand life’s storms: Everyone is hit by storms, Everyone has the same instructions, and Everyone who acts withstands.

    Withstanding Life’s Storms There are three components to understand to help us withstanding life’s storms: Everyone is hit by storms 25, 27 Everyone has the same instructions 24, 26 Everyone who acts withstands 24, 26 Introduction: Children can be embarrassingly frank. A minister once ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bill Huffhine avatar

    Discipleship; Beyond Pretending

    Contributed by Bill Huffhine on May 27, 2004
    based on 56 ratings
     | 6,927 views

    Understanding discipleship as the God initiated, God accomplished process of turning us into what He intended - human beings bearing the image of the God who created us.

    Every year the movie industry comes together for a massive celebration and awards ceremony. All of Hollywood looks forward to the night early in the year where they can come together and honor one another for the work that had been done during the previous year. It’s a really a fascinating ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • John Harvey avatar

    What We're About Series

    Contributed by John Harvey on Aug 2, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,585 views

    Our core values as a church help us to understand why we exist and the things that are closest to our heart and upon which we build ministries and programs.

    “What We’re About” August 7, 2005 Introduction: "Video clip of Simon Birch." It is the clip where Simon is in church and the pastor is going on about the announcements and he asked, "Does God really care about cookie sales?" For the next two weeks, we will be talking about what makes ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    Praise Him! - The Why And How Of Praise And Worship!

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 27, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,979 views

    We all need to learn to praise the Lord in what ever circumstance we find ourselves in and understand the benefit of praising the Lord and learn how to praise Him.

    Praise Him! - The why and how of praise and worship! Thesis: We all need to learn to praise the Lord in what ever circumstance we find ourselves in and understand the benefit of praising the Lord and learn how to praise Him. Scripture Text: Luke 19:29-45: 29As he approached Bethphage and Bethany ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Gifts

    Contributed by Ervin Kimrey on Jun 4, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,325 views

    This sermon gives a better understanding of spiritual gifts. How and why are they given and to who. With God’s help we can discover, develop, and deploy our gifts.

    GIFTS 1 Cor. 12 1-11 I. GIFTS ARE GIFTS, NOT REWARDS A. They are not the result of holiness B. The church at Corinth, notoriously unholy, but abounded in gifts (1 Cor.1:7) C. Gifts are dispensed by the Holy Spirit “as He wills” (1 Cor. 12:11b) II. EVERY CHRISTIAN HAS GIFTS (Eph. 4:7; ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    The Greatest Love Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 6, 2005
    based on 66 ratings
     | 31,102 views

    John 3:16 is so simple and easily understood that sometimes we fail to understand how majestic and powerful it’s underlying message can be.

    OPEN: I once read the story of a man had been driving on an out-of-the-way 2 lane highway running thru the rural countryside. He noticed an old tumbledown shack standing in the middle of an open field. He had to smile to himself as he read the crudely printed message on one whole side of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    No Other Gospel! Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Feb 25, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,571 views

    In this section Paul uses a couple of key terms to help us understand what the gospel is. These are not the only terms that describe the gospel, but these are the ones Paul uses in this section.

    Scripture Today we continue our study in Paul’s letter to the Galatians. I have previously expressed my view that Martin Luther’s Commentary on St. Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians was extremely influential in Western Civilization. When the first English edition of Luther’s Commentary was ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Travis Johnson avatar

    The Main Thing

    Contributed by Travis Johnson on Apr 9, 2005
    based on 21 ratings
     | 6,476 views

    Someone once said, "The MAIN THING is to keep the MAIN THING the MAIN THING." Our problem is that we do not really understand what is the main thing.

    The Main Thing Romans 1:3-4 ILL- The captain of the airplane came over the intercom and said, "Ladies and gentleman, I have some good news, and some bad news. The bad news is that we’re just a tad bit off course. As a matter of fact our instruments are not ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness