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  • Michael Bell avatar

    Confessions Of A Sissy Preacher

    Contributed by Michael Bell on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 94 ratings
     | 5,964 views

    The prophet Jeremiah implicitly revealed the responsibilities of the true preacher.

    Intro One of the pitfalls a preacher or teacher of the Bible can run into is to always read the Bible looking for sermons or a Sunday School Lesson. Oddly enough, such an approach robs the preacher of the very thing he exhorts the congregation to do - that is, spend time with God in the word ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Richard McNair avatar

    Christmas Worship

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,893 views

    Simple observations about worship from the wise men. What does true worship require?

    Christmas Worship Several years ago, I heard the story of Larry Walters, a 33-year-old man who decided he wanted to see his neighborhood from a new perspective. He went down to the local army surplus store one morning and bought forty-five used weather balloons. That afternoon he strapped ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chris Hodges avatar

    Bringing The Wanderer Home

    Contributed by Chris Hodges on Jul 28, 2003
    based on 38 ratings
     | 3,899 views

    To note our responsibility of entreating the erring.

    Bringing the Wanderer Home Text: James 5.19-20 Thesis: To note our responsibility of entreating the erring. Introduction: (1) The Bible teaches the possibility of apostasy (e.g., Gal. 5.4; 2 Pet. 2.20-22). (2) What is the church to do with those who have apostatized? Discussion: I. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Roy McCarty Jr. avatar

    A Recipe For A Harvest

    Contributed by Roy Mccarty Jr. on Aug 15, 2001
    based on 46 ratings
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    The christian’s responsibility in reaching the lost.

    A RECIPE FOR A HARVEST SCRIPTURE: Psa 126:1 When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. Psa 126:2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them. Psa 126:3 The ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Brent Lawrence avatar

    Things To Remember

    Contributed by Brent Lawrence on Sep 22, 2001
    based on 35 ratings
     | 7,450 views

    A response to the tragedy of September 11, 2001

    Things To Remember In the Wake of the September 11, 2001 Tragedy The tragic events of September 11, 2001 brought so many feelings and emotions to so many people. For the first time, we realized as a nation how vulnerable we have become. Easing the feelings of instability and insecurity has been ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Anne Robertson avatar

    The Offering

    Contributed by Anne Robertson on Apr 14, 2003
    based on 50 ratings
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    Giving as a response to God’s love.

    THE OFFERING TEXT: 1 John 4:7-12; Numbers 18:21-29 You’ve heard it said sometimes that a person “knows just enough to be dangerous.” That doesn’t necessarily mean a person is learning to be violent, it just means that when we know a little bit about something, we might do something we would ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    Martha, The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 23, 2000
    based on 249 ratings
     | 18,557 views

    Looks at Martha’s response to Mary

    She was a little steamed, actually she was a lot ticked and who could blame here. Sure she had been the one who had invited the company over, but it wasn’t just her home, I mean her sister could do a little bit to help out. Instead she just sat there staring up at their guest as if it was the ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Hammer

    Contributed by John Beehler on Apr 6, 2001
    based on 167 ratings
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    Who is REALLY responsible for Jesus’ death?

    The Hammer *(To be preached after song “The Hammer”, by Ray Boltz) We all know how Jesus was arrested in the garden of Gethsemane. Judas brought a large crowd with him and they were armed with swords and clubs. Pretty good odds in their favor you would think, about 100 to 1. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • David Gauthier avatar

    Who Killed Jesus?

    Contributed by David Gauthier on Jun 21, 2001
    based on 91 ratings
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    Who was responsible for Christ’s crucifixion?

    Have you ever stopped to consider who killed Jesus? This is a bit more complex than you might think upon first consideration. I’d like to share with you six answers to that question… 1. The Jews did. (Matt 27:22-26; Luke 24:20) I realize that this is not a politically-correct thing to say. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Ken Gehrels avatar

    When I Was Hungry....

    Contributed by Ken Gehrels on Nov 14, 2001
    based on 39 ratings
     | 4,885 views

    Our response to world hunger & poverty

    “When I Was Hungry.....” Bible Reading: 2 Kings 4: 1-7 PREPARED BY KEN GEHRELS PASTOR CALVIN CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH NEPEAN, ONTARIO When I Was Hungry p.1 The biblical account for this evening begins in tragedy and desperation. We can get some contemporary sense of this from the news media, which ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    I Gotta Tell Somebody

    Contributed by Luther Monroe on Nov 9, 2003
    based on 59 ratings
     | 17,636 views

    Jesus healing a leper and his response

    Intro: Mark gospel has the Lord Jesus on the move. It is reportedly written to the Romans because they were supposedly those that wanted detail instead of point by point and precept upon precept. This account of the Lord Jesus is also recorded in Matt.8:2-4 and Luke 5:12-14. In the gospel of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Wood avatar

    An Effective Witness

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 10, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,117 views

    A sermon about the responsibility of soul-winning.

    AN EFFECTIVE WITNESS 1 Peter 3:15 INTRO: Jesus would witness if He still walked the earth. He came to seek and to save the lost. Witnessing begins by setting apart Christ as Lord in your heart. Perhaps the greatest sin of Christians is also the reason so few witness ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Clark Tanner avatar

    "Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen?"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 5, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 8,178 views

    A ’sermonette’ if you will, in response to Katrina

    When tragedy strikes, when chaos reins, when calamity turns lives upside down, people ask questions. In their anger and their grief some of the most common questions are about God, even from people who otherwise ignore or even claim to disbelieve in Him. “Why does God let bad things happen?” ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

  • Joseph Rodgers avatar

    The Qualifications Of Deacons

    Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Jun 6, 2004
    based on 174 ratings
     | 19,065 views

    A message concerning the calling and responsibilities of Deacons.

    The Qualifications of a Deacon July 13, 2003 1 Timothy 3:8-13 Sunday AM Intro: “Everything rises and falls on Leadership.” Setting: The Ephesian church had been blessed w/ great leadership. Acts 20 tells us it was founded by Paul who later turned it over to Timothy. During his time in Ephesus, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Levi Wright avatar

    Father Where Are You?

    Contributed by Levi Wright on Jan 17, 2006
    based on 105 ratings
     | 33,320 views

    A sermon is to encourage fathers to be responsible to their family.

    BANNER OF HOLINESS MINISTRIES Dr. Levi Howard Wright, Pastor “Fathers Where Are You?” Genesis 3:7-15 [7] And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. [8] And they heard the voice of the Lord God ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational