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  • Timothy Darling avatar

    What Is Jesus Calling You To Do?

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Aug 13, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,194 views

    We all have the responsibility to live and speak in such a way as to reflect the gospel and sometimes to share it in words.

    The calling of the Apostles was a process rather than one decisive event. The event we are looking at today is the third time Jesus has placed a call on their lives. That is not to say that the fishermen ignored the earlier calls. A careful comparison reveals that each call increased in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Uncertainty Of War Series

    Contributed by Eddie Snipes on Feb 15, 2003
    based on 89 ratings
     | 6,835 views

    Is our nation withing God’s will as we prepare for war and what is the church’s responsibility?

    Uncertainty of War and the Protection of God As we enter this time of uncertainty and war seems eminent, I question our position as a nation in God’s divine plan. Just over a decade ago we prepared for war in the Middle East. I was in the military at that time and was sent away from my family to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joel Pankow avatar

    Keep Watch With Me For One Hour Series

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Mar 8, 2006
    based on 34 ratings
     | 19,150 views

    This sermon examines the one hour of prayer that Jesus requested of his disciples - their failure and Jesus’ response.

    March 8, 2006 Matthew 26:36-46 Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then he said to them, “My soul ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    When Your World Falls Apart - Part 1

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Sep 10, 2006
    based on 12 ratings
     | 13,195 views

    Part 1 of 2: What our response to God should be when life gets messy.

    2 Samuel 12:16-23 When Your World Falls Apart Woodlawn Baptist Church September 10, 2006 Introduction Read 2 Samuel 12:16-23. We can only imagine what a terrible low point this must have been in David’s life. During the course of the previous year, King David has been involved in an adulterous ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When Your World Falls Apart Part 2

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Sep 18, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,720 views

    Part 2 of 2: What our response to God should be when life gets messy.

    2 Samuel 12:16-23 When Your World Falls Apart Woodlawn Baptist Church September 10, 2006 Introduction Read 2 Samuel 12:16-23. Today I want to finish a message I began last week. We are dealing with how we ought to respond to God when the tragedies of life strike. Our text tells us the story of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brad Bailey avatar

    Caring For Creation… Without Worshipping It Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Sep 22, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,370 views

    To help us understand our responsibility to environmental concerns in light of God’s heart and word.

    We’re continuing this morning in our series entitled Holding Out Hope for a Wounded World. - In particular this morning I want to help us understand our responsibility to environmental concerns in light of God’s heart and word. …The topic of environment may strike many of us in different ways. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jim Cunningham avatar

    He Knows Me! Pt.1 Series

    Contributed by Jim Cunningham on Sep 30, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,237 views

    An exposition of the story of the woman at the well in John 4, focusing on God’s grace and our response.

    Have you ever been in a situation where you were caught red-handed? Unfortunately, I have far too many of those stories in my background. The one that really sticks in my mind was the time that I was collecting soda bottles at a construction site right across the road from my house. We lived in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    He Knows Me! Pt.2 Series

    Contributed by Jim Cunningham on Sep 30, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,220 views

    An exposition of the story of the woman at the well in John 4, focusing on God’s grace and our response.

    When did you learn the truth about Santa Claus? I have to be careful here, lest I betray something in the sermon that I should not, but I¡¦m sure that all of you remember the day. For me, it had to do with the Easter Bunny. I happened to see some Easter baskets on the stairs one evening before ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Paul Stokes avatar

    Faith Or Fear

    Contributed by Paul Stokes on Dec 20, 2005
     | 4,099 views

    Carol Service sermon looking at responses to Jesus - Herod’s fear and the Magi’s faith.

    According to the Daily Mail, being here is good for you! In a section entitled "Making the most of your life" the Mail gave 12 reasons as to why this special time can be good for you and why you should rejoice on Christmas Day, one of which was ’Carol Singing’ It stirs the soul and takes us back ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Dwight Davis avatar

    "Sticks And Stones..."

    Contributed by Dwight Davis on Jun 9, 2002
    based on 76 ratings
     | 18,995 views

    This sermon reveals the true power of our words and our responsibility as Christians to choose them wisely.

    “Sticks and Stones...” There is a familiar old saying that we’ve all heard, it goes like this; “sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me.” Now, this is a response that probably everyone in this room today has uttered in the wake of some terrible barrage ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Resorting To Restoration

    Contributed by James Groce on Jun 15, 2002
    based on 20 ratings
     | 3,811 views

    Our responsibility—to make every effort possible to restore (Matt. 18:15-17)

    Intro. A. Christians fall away for various reasons. Some past restoring (Heb. 6:4-6) 2. Our responsibility—to make every effort possible to restore (Matt. 18:15-17) B. Not a lesson on corrective church discipline 1. Last step in trying to restore (2 Thess. 3:14) 2. Hopefully, can prevent ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Donnie Martin avatar

    Conclusions Concerning Christ

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 21, 2002
    based on 56 ratings
     | 6,959 views

    This message deals with responses to Christ based on one’s conclusions of Him, either true or false.

    Conclusions Concerning Christ Text: Matt.16: 15 & 16; Matt.26: 65 & 66 Intro: Everyone who came through these doors today came having drawn certain conclusions about one thing or another. When we speak of coming to a conclusion about something, we mean that we have made a deduction ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Sheila Crowe avatar

    Duck, Duck Goose

    Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Sep 25, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
     | 6,746 views

    Words of encouragement for when we are tempted to "duck" out of our Christian responsibilities and Christian living.

    This past week Justin began dancing around the floor saying “Awses, Awses, Awses” and then he would fall over and just laugh and laugh. At first I couldn’t figure out what he was doing then he repeated it again laughing with the delight the whole time and I realized he was playing Ring Around the ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Timothy Shumer avatar

    The Compassionate Christ

    Contributed by Timothy Shumer on Sep 13, 2001
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,282 views

    A sermon response to the terrible tragic terrorist attack on America which happened Sept. 11, 2001.

    NOTE: I don’t normally preach a message at our mid-week service. We usually have a Bible devotion, followed by a "real" prayer meeting (we break-up into small groups and pray for about 35 - 45 minutes). The extraordinary events which happened this week caused me to change what we normally do. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Anne Grant avatar

    Restorative Justice #1: Zaccheus Pays Reparations Series

    Contributed by Anne Grant on Oct 11, 2001
    based on 57 ratings
     | 8,981 views

    Jesus’ treatment of Zaccheus and the tax collector’s response is a model of God’s restorative justice.

    RESTORATIVE JUSTICE #1: Zaccheus Pays Reparations Luke 19:1-9 Restorative Justice Series #1 Trinity United Methodist Church, Providence, RI September 2, 2001 Rev. Anne Grant Introduction to scripture: Has anybody here climbed a tree recently? It’s not something adults do very often. Children ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist