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  • Mike Fogerson avatar

    Dying Is A Day Worth Living For

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Sep 2, 2010
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    For the believer, dying is not a grim prospect.

    Dying is a Day Worth Living For July 25, 2010 Introduction A Story 1 Cemeteries were always outside of town. a Private & public burying places-private burials were chiefly in gardens & caves. b Water courses, public roads were not allowed to pass through them; sheep were not allowed to graze in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Maurice McCarthy avatar

    A Small Seed

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Sep 5, 2010
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    A message about seeds how they are hidden influences in our lives. We need to nurture the good ones and remove the bad ones.

    A Small Seed Text: Matthew 13:24,25 Mt 13:24 He presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field. Mt 13:25 "But while men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away. My message this ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Babylonian Curve Ball - God's Grand Slam

    Contributed by Kyle Blanton on May 3, 2010
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    Discusses Daniel's Consistent Faithfullness to God and God's Faithfullness to Daniel.

    We are going to wrap up our Babylonian Curveball series this morning as we look at Daniel 6. We might say that the bases are loaded and God enters the game as pinch hitter and hits a grand slam. Let’s start reading at v. 1. 1 Darius decided to appoint 120 satraps over the kingdom, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chad Garrison avatar

    Maintaining A Heart Of Integrity Series

    Contributed by Chad Garrison on Mar 30, 2009
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    God has called us to be constantly fanning the spiritual flames inside us, and it is up to us to train ourselves to make the Spiritual Disciplines part of our routine, or lifestyle. This sermon is a variation on my "Pursuing Purity" teaching.

    Spiritual Disciplines Maintaining Integrity of Heart So fearful were the ancient Chinese of their enemies on the north that they built the Great Wall of China, one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world. It was so high they knew no one could climb over it, & so thick that nothing could break it ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

  • Fran Van Hoven avatar

    Job 8

    Contributed by Fran Van Hoven on Aug 11, 2007
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    False assumptions add insult to injury. People who are suffering need to know what the Bible says about God and about suffering. The sooner we identify false assumptions and correct them, the sooner we can live healthier lives.

    One day a Mom & Dad dropped off their baby at the babysitters house. They had forgotten to bring diapers for her , so they went to Walgreens to buy diapers. They I walked in and asked someone, "Where do you have diapers?"The lady looked at them and then said, "Aisle 24." When they got to aisle ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Breaking Bad: Decisions

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Aug 25, 2015
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    Samson's is a tragic story of bad decisions and their consequences.

    Walter White is the main character in the AMC series Breaking Bad. High school chemistry teacher turned drug king-pin of New Mexico. As the 5-season series begins, we learn that Walter has cancer, no money, not long to live and a pregnant wife. It’s easy to become sympathetic to ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • David Lodwig avatar

    Turn Back Now! Series

    Contributed by David Lodwig on Sep 23, 2015
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    The key to breaking the cycle of behavior in our life is turning to God in our crisis moment. When we break, He is the only one that can put us back together.

    Break the Cycle: Turn Back Now! Text: Judges 16:20 Bug Idea: Time and again, we find ourselves in the same state of brokenness. The ironic thing is that we are given opportunity after opportunity to turn back before we slide any further. The story of Samson shows us how ignoring red flags leads ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Entertaining Angels

    Contributed by John Gaston on Feb 4, 2016
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    Angels sometimes come in the guise of needy persons to test our compassion, greed, selfishness, and obedience to help the poor. We should be diligent to minister to those less fortunate: they might even be angels.

    ENTERTAINING ANGELS Heb. 13:2 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: AN EMAIL FROM GOD 1. One day God was looking down at Earth and saw all of the evil that was going on. He decided to send an angel down to Earth to check it out. So he called one of His best angels and sent the angel to Earth for a time. 2. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Rediscovering The Book From God

    Contributed by John Gaston on Mar 14, 2018
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    A generation of God's people had lost the Word, like many Christians today who have the Word but don't read it. Luckily Josiah responded to the Word with tears, evangelistic zeal, and obedience -- as we should!

    REDISCOVERING THE BOOK FROM GOD 2 Kings 22:1-13 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: THE THOUGHTFUL HUSBAND 1. On the morning of her birthday, a woman told her husband, "I just dreamed that you gave me a diamond necklace. What do you think it means?" 2. "Maybe you'll find out tonight," he said. That ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • I. Grant Spong avatar

    Lesson 16: Expound A Pericope Series

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 22, 2018
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    The value of a pericope in preaching

    Lesson Goal In this lesson I want to encourage the use of pericopes in preaching. Lesson Intro Have you ever sat through a Bible flipping sermon, where the preacher turns to several Scriptures, ripping them out of their context. The only relationship between the Scriptures is that they all ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Armstrong avatar

    What Sort Of Day? Series

    Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Feb 17, 2019
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    The Day of the Lord is a day to prepare for and this is done by trusting in Jesus.

    Clear and present danger. When there’s danger, the alarm usually sounds—more than once. Sydney has a CBD emergency warning system. There are 98 speakers throughout the city and 13 messaging signs at key transport hubs. The system is designed to manage lots of people needing to be moved in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Steve Ely avatar

    Heart Attacks - Pt. 2 - Baby Buffet Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Feb 23, 2016
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    The enemy attacks our heart in an attempt to drive us into a place of hopelessness. We must find hope again!

    Heart Attacks Pt. 2 - Baby Buffet Introduction I am placing a demand on your memory today. I preached the first message in this series almost 4 weeks ago. We are right in the middle of combating 5 principalities that we are assigned to confront and drive out of our body and region. The first was ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Charlie Roberts avatar

    The Man Without...a Past?

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Mar 25, 2017
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    A man without a Past...that's an impossibility! IS IT? Why is it impossible? Do you believe, "Nothing is impossible with God!" If your answer is yes, then a man without a Past...is possible! Hmmm? That's what i say...Hmmm?

    The man without a past... Does anyone remember the episode of The Andy Griffith show, when a complete stranger came to town? And even though he was a complete stranger, he seem to know everyone's names and everything about everyone. And the fact that he knew everything about everyone, seemed very ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Rodney V Johnson avatar

    Faith And Hope Series

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Aug 25, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 72,000 views

    Discusses the differences between faith and hope.

    Faith Part 6 – Faith and Hope Scripture: Luke 17:4-6; Mark 11:24; Galatians 5:5; Romans 8:24; Introduction Last week I shared with you about walking in your profession of faith. I dealt with profession as a “job” and as a “confession”. As I have been going through this series, I have been ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • David Nolte avatar

    The Humble King, The Happy Crowd, And The Hateful Leaders

    Contributed by David Nolte on Mar 27, 2021
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    There were different attitudes displayed when Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem.

    “THE HUMBLE KING, THE HAPPY CROWD AND THE HATEFUL LEADERS” When I was a child about 6 years old, Dad would take me to Harvest Festival in Arvada, Colorado. He would pay the Attendant a dime for me to ride a pony around and around in a large circle along with 9 other buckaroos. That was 5 minutes ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ