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  • Brad Bailey avatar

    The Spirit Leads Us Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 9, 2004
    based on 20 ratings
     | 7,488 views

    Looking at the Spirit’s leading in our lives and how to live by the Spirit.

    Intro – My wife and I are now ‘expecting the unexpected’… pregnant with our fourth child > Once again pondering the mystery and magnitude of such life being conceived within… I’m reminded that we all have a new life > “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Apprentice – Jesus' Style Series

    Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 27, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,004 views

    Looking at how Jesus selected his disciples.

    Luke 5:1-11 - The Apprentice – Jesus’ Style I don’t know how many of you have watched any of the reality show The Apprentice. It is a show about a group of would be executives trying to impress Donald Trump above and beyond their other competitors in an attempt to become the managing director of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Paradox Of Our Time

    Contributed by Chip Monck on Dec 1, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,092 views

    This is a 15-20 minute devotional designed to help people transition from Thanksgiving to Christmas with the proper heart. A good Christmas message for early in the season.

    (opened this message with a video clip entitled ’The Paradox of our Time’ downloaded from Sermonspice.com. The first paragraph ’show pics’ included pictures of dogs with cats, and other comical unexpected partnerships.) We live in a world of paradox. At a time of great paradox. In the ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    A Message For Us

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Mar 27, 2006
    based on 61 ratings
     | 15,328 views

    A message for believers & seekers alike, regarding how Jesus stands at the door and knocks. The seeker should feel drawn towards Jesus, and the beliver might feel a little ashamed at how we treat Jesus.

    Please turn to REVELATION 3:14-22. This is our main text for this message. ‘To the angel of the church in Laodicea, write: ‘These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation. I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Whatever It Takes Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jan 18, 2006
    based on 45 ratings
     | 16,370 views

    First of a 6 part series encouraging believers to do "whatever it takes" to deepen their walk with Jesus.

    A recent study showed 40 to 45% of American adults make one or more resolutions each year. Among the top new years resolutions are resolutions about weight loss, exercise, and stopping to smoke. Also popular are resolutions dealing with better money management / debt reduction. The following ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Parable Of The Sower, The Seed And The Soils

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jul 28, 2005
    based on 127 ratings
     | 69,384 views

    Jesus explains the conditions of entry into God’s Kingdom - He is the Sower, the Seed is His Word and men and women are the Soil, either "Bad-Soil" - along the Path: responding NO; on the Rock: YES & NO; among Thorns: YES BUT; or "Good-Soil" : YES!

    The first recorded parable of Jesus is “The Parable of the Sower” (Matthew 13:1-23) but it’s equally the story of the seed and the soils. Earlier that day He’d had a confrontation with the Pharisees and religious lawyers about His claim to be the Son of Man and the great gulf that separated them ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Time To Decide Series

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on May 26, 2002
    based on 121 ratings
     | 14,138 views

    Jesus calls us to make a decision. Follow him, or not -- you must decide!

    Time To Decide The Rev. Dr. W. Maynard Pittendreigh Joshua 24:1-15 "If serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Passing The Baton

    Contributed by Bob Hostetler on Jun 6, 2002
    based on 274 ratings
     | 52,968 views

    A discipling challenge to parents

    Passing the Baton Have you ever watched a relay race? As the lead sprinter on each team runs the first leg of the race, the next runner gets set. He anxiously times his teammate’s arrival, and begins running before the lead man overtakes him. Then, the crucial moment arrives, and the lead ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Our Security Blanket

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Mar 27, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 12,150 views

    When we understand God’s unchanging nature in the midst of a rapidly changing world, we can feel secure.

    Our Security Blanket (is God’s Unchanging Nature) Malachi 3:6 , JAMES 1:17 What are you counting on for your security? What makes you feel safe in this world? Do you remember Linus in the Snoopy cartoon? He sucked his thumb and carried around what? His security blanket. If anything but ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Pull Of The Cross

    Contributed by Matt Hoffmann on Oct 14, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,104 views

    In life there are so many different forces pulling on us. We are pulled one way by fear, and another by self-righteousness. But thank God that the Cross is always at the center, and nothing is more powerful than the pull of God’s mercy and grace.

    Mark 10:17-22; Mark 10:23-31 This week we are going to be looking at our Gospel lesson. I wanted to preach on the Gospel last week (maybe you wished I did too), but I held off, because this week and last week’s reading need to go together. So really, we are going to be looking at both lessons ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Commitment On Trial

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Oct 25, 2009
    based on 12 ratings
     | 21,283 views

    If you were pressed to compromise your convictions or the commitments you have made to God would you have the courage to stand by those commitments and your convictions? The Rechabites provide an example for us to follow.

    COMMITMENT ON TRIAL JEREMIAH 35:1-11 Introduction: If you were pressed to compromise your convictions or the commitments you have made to God would you have the courage to stand by those commitments and your convictions? Dan Yeary in “Proclaim” speaks of those who make commitments that are only ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Take It To The Limit - Time Series

    Contributed by Tim Hedberg on Feb 11, 2008
     | 6,447 views

    Spreading yourself to thin.

    Take It To The Limit - Time Exodus 18:1-27 January 27, 2008 Last week we begin a series of talks that I’m calling - "Take it to the Limit." The idea behind these 3 talks is that each of us has limits. You and I have boundaries. Fences Borders Lines of demarcation When it comes to having ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Room With A View: Perspectives On Prayer -- Broken But Blessed

    Contributed by Jonathan Falwell on Mar 3, 2008
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,505 views

    When it comes to prayer, a broken mirror limits our view of, and experience of Christ – and keeps us from becoming like him – which has tragic and far-reaching consequences.

    Room With A View: Broken But Blessed Today, we continue our series . . . Room With A View, Perspectives on Prayer. Last week we talked about the distractions that can keep us from getting into the room. They keep us from experiencing the very presence of God. Our theme passage comes from a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ken Pell avatar

    Good Things Come To Those Who ... Wait. Series

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jan 16, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,447 views

    Our tendency to procrastinate, even over matters related to the soul, is challenged by Jesus’ sermon of the soils.

    GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO … WAIT. Mark 4:1-20 From the Sermon Series: “Ten Cultural Myths that Drive America” We are in the throes of our sermon series, “Ten Cultural Myths that Drive America.” It is taken from the first six chapters of Mark. We are highlighting different adages or aphorisms ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Matthew Stoll avatar

    The Practice Of Slowing Series

    Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Nov 15, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,290 views

    We need to practive slowing (solitude) to spend quiet time with God in order to draw closer to him and allow him to transform us.

    Hurry has actually become a sickness, a disease for us in the U.S…which is ironic with all these “time savers” we have. “Time magazine noted that back in the 1960s, expert testimony was given to a subcommittee of the Senate on time management. The essence of it was that because of the advance in ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist