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  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Taking The Fear Out Of Halloween

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 26, 2005
    based on 225 ratings
     | 33,601 views

    The truth of God’s Word will take the fear out of Halloween.

    INTRO.- ILL.- One dark night two guys were walking home after a party and decided to take a shortcut through the cemetery. When they got to about the middle of the graveyard they were startled and stopped moving. There was this terrifying noise, “TAP-TAP-TAP” coming from the shadows. Trembling ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Sign Of Jonah

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Nov 10, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 17,016 views

    Jesus is less about observation than participation

    Sign of Jonah Sermon: “So you want to see a miracle?” Text: Luke 11:29 - 32 Secondary: Jonah 3:4 - 5, 3:9 - 4:2 FCF: In regards to repentance, one must look beyond the distractions of observation into order to experience the joys of participation. SO: I want the congregation to participate in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Praise For A Great God

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Nov 19, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,501 views

    Mary’s praise teaches us four things about praise to God.

    Luke 1:39-56 Praise for a Great God Woodlawn Baptist Church November 20, 2005 Introduction (I borrowed and adapted the following illustration from Rodney Buchanan’s sermon "Mary’s Song." Read Luke 1:39-56 Hype. I don’t know how much you kept up with its development, but if you followed it at ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Freely Forgiven

    Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Dec 7, 2005
    based on 46 ratings
     | 10,002 views

    Sinners have always been saved the same way! By faith! Abraham and David are Biblical examples of this fact.

    Freely Forgiven Rom 4:1-8 There is a surprising resistance to the message of “justification by faith.” Not infrequently I have been challenged by people who have said, “Do you mean to tell me that if a murderer–rapist repents and believes at the last minute before he dies he will be justified by ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Characters Will Be Disclosed, And Justice Awarded. Series

    Contributed by Fredric Lozo on Dec 24, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,752 views

    This Sermon is #16 from Rev. Andrew Lee’s SERMONS published in 1803 by Isaiah Thomas, Jr. at Lisbon, Connecticut.

    INTRODUCTION: The entire book Andrew’s Lee’s Sermons is available free at Project Gutenberg as e-Text #15031. SERMON XVI. Characters will be disclosed, and Justice awarded. 1 Corinthians iv.5 "--Judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both wilt bring to light the hidden ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Get Ready For That Day Series

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Dec 30, 2004
    based on 20 ratings
     | 9,280 views

    IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS (Part 1) As certainly as Jesus came the first time let there be no doubt HE WILL COME AGAIN! The same scriptures which told of His birth also boldly proclaim His Second Coming. Jesus’ first coming some 2,000

    INTRODUCTION: Thanksgiving has come and gone. In case you haven’t noticed “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.” Of course I think it’s been that way for a long time at the mall; retailers give a whole new meaning to “Christmas in July.” The stores have been ready for Christmas for ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Dealing With Today's Church

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Jan 11, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,885 views

    As prolific as the church was in the days of Paul, it suffers today. Either people do not come, or people come for the wrong reasons. The church is abundantly immersed in paradoxes. Whether verbalized, or thought, the operative question of the day is, “

    Dealing with Today’s Church Hebrews 10:24-25;13:7,17 1 Timothy 4:13 Acts 2:42 INTRODUCTION: The New Testament repeatedly emphasizes the importance of local assemblies – ie: local churches. The pattern of the Apostle Paul was to establish local churches in every community he went to. Yet, as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Toes In The Nose

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Feb 7, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,137 views

    Servants make the eternal difference.

    TOES IN THE NOSE John 13:1-20 S: Service C: Jesus’ washing of feet Th: Sacrificial service Pr: SERVANTS MAKE THE ETERNAL DIFFERENCE. Type: Inductive PA: How is the change to be observed? • We are to understand Jesus. • We are to serve each other • When faced with opposition, we still move ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I Pledge Allegiance Series

    Contributed by Douglas Dudley on Feb 10, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,990 views

    We, as Christians,have a dual citizenship, and we need to know our relationship to Civil Governments.

    “I Pledge Allegiance” Text: Romans, Chapter 13 Introduction. A man drives up to a large sheep ranch and locates the owner out in the pasture with his sheep. He approaches the owner and asks, “If I can tell you exactly how many sheep you own, can I have one?” The owner scratched his head and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Making Life Count

    Contributed by Richard White on Feb 24, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 6,393 views

    What will we leave behind, what will be our legacy. Even in the face of death, Paul’s concern was for his young protoge Timothy.

    Making LIFE COUNT 2 Timothy 2:1-2:13 I still remember the exact moment when I realized that I was truly an adult. It wasn’t my 18th birthday, or when I enlisted in the Navy a few years later. It wasn’t even when I got married a year after that I first realized I was an adult when I was 22 ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Don't Get Even, Get...love

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Apr 26, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,116 views

    Message on loving enemies and such.

    Don’t Get Even, Get...Love Matthew 5:38-48 April 24, 2005 Introduction If I were to ask you what kind of movie most of you ladies like, I’m guessing you would say, "romantic comedies." You know, the funny movies where the couple falls in love after all, and everything’s just fine. If I were to ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Be A Winner

    Contributed by Paul Decker on May 17, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,152 views

    We are to act like winners.

    BE A WINNER I Corinthians 15:50-58 S: Death and resurrection C: Victory over death Pr: WE ARE TO ACT LIKE WINNERS. Type: Inductive Because of the resurrection, we are… I. TRANSFORMED (50-53). II. UNBEATABLE (54-57) PA: How is the change to be observed? • We are to be deeply rooted in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • douglas dudley avatar

    The Crowned Church-Smyrna Series

    Contributed by Douglas Dudley on May 17, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,411 views

    DOES THE CHURCH SUFFER ON EARTH? HOW DO WE DEAL WITH IT AND WHAT IS THE CHURCH’S REWARD?

    The Crowned Church—Smyrna Text—Revelation 2:8-11 Introduction. Clarence Jordan, the author of “Cotton Patch”, is a minister in Americus, Georgia. Jordan was getting a red-carpet tour of another minister’s church. Now Clarence was the minister of a poor, struggling, inter-racial congregation ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Paul Davis avatar

    Hold On, I'm Not Done Yet!

    Contributed by Paul Davis on May 23, 2005
    based on 104 ratings
     | 22,386 views

    This sermon highlights how one can make the best of a bad situation.

    Hold On, I’m Not Done Yet! Scripture: Job 1: 6-12 6Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD and Satan also came among them. 7And the LORD said to Satan, “From where do you come?” So Satan answered the LORD and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Breastplate Of Righteousness Series

    Contributed by Scott Coltrain on Feb 26, 2006
    based on 12 ratings
     | 20,601 views

    The second piece of our spiritual armor is the Breastplate of Righteousness.

    Christian Warfare - Pt. 3 In our previous studies in this series, we have seen that we are engaged in a spiritual war. All of the forces of evil are arrayed against us to prevent us from doing the divine will of Jesus Christ our Lord and reaching our Heavenly Home. We have learned that Christ ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ