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  • Tim Smith avatar

    The Gift With A Cost Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 19, 2009
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     | 5,705 views

    This time of year, we get excited and touched by Baby Jesus in a cradle but you can’t separate the cradle from the cross. This gift of Jesus comes with a sacrificial cost. A lot of us understand the cradle but we fail to connect the cradle with the cross.

    The Gift with a Cost Isaiah 53:1-12 Christmas has become the #1 self-focused consumer day in America. It’s so interesting that Good Friday leads into Easter and Black Friday leads us into the Christmas holidays. The church needs to lead a movement of conspiracy to reclaim Christmas from ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    How Do You Restore Your Joy?

    Contributed by Donnie De Loney on Jan 23, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,514 views

    Jesus turns the water into wine--Wine represent our joy.

    How do you restore your joy? John 2:1-11 Story: Some years ago when Johnny Carson was the host of the The Tonight Show he interviewed an eight year old boy. The boy was asked to appear because he had rescued two friends in a coalmine outside his hometown in West Virginia. As Carson ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Faith: Still Here

    Contributed by Alvin Hathaway, Sr. on Mar 18, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 33,667 views

    The meaning of life, the tenure of life, and the essence of life is always God’s conclusion.

    Sunday, January 7, 2007 “Faith: Still Here” Text: Joshua 4: 1- 9 Without a doubt all of us here today have a faith statement we can make on January 7, 2007 – we are still here. For some 2006 was a difficult year, you may have had challenges that seems insurmountable, but you are still here. You ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's Blessings In Cracked, Clay Pots

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Jun 21, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 10,915 views

    Last in a series of sermons on Earthen Vessels

    I recently read a peculiar story about a family in Lander, Wyoming that had gone to their local refuse dump to dispose of some unwanted family items that were either busted or greatly abused. As they were emptying there junk into a large dumpster, the man of the home saw something that caught his ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Bob Joyce avatar

    Out Of The Moose Muck!

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Aug 23, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,900 views

    By asking God alone to act, you can find a way out of your difficult situation. No matter how impossible things seem, you can come back to God.

    Two of my nephews are Eagle Scouts. They started in scouting early on and worked their way up to Eagle Scout. The oldest has been an Eagle Scout since 1993. One of the requirements that they had to achieve was a canoe trip up in Canada. My brother accompanied the scouts on this particular ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Wait Only Upon God

    Contributed by John Gaston on Nov 14, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 13,614 views

    See what it means to wait upon God. We define in Scripture, see how David waited upon God, and how correct waiting creates positive expectations.

    WAIT ONLY UPON GOD Psalm 62:1-6 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: THE ARREST 1. Even if you’re a person in authority, it always pays to listen to what people have to say. 2. A police officer in a small town stopped a motorist who was speeding down Main Street. 3. "But officer." the man began, "I can ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Anchor

    Contributed by John Gaston on Jul 25, 2013
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     | 44,913 views

    God fashioned an anchor of hope for us, so that we can ride out our storms. We’re going to look at the purpose of this anchor, what it’s made of, how we hold onto it, and how it holds us.

    THE ANCHOR Heb. 6:16-20a INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR Husband/Wife Follies 1. A husband asked his wife about what she wanted for her birthday. She answered, "I want something that's bright and shiny, and can go from 0 –150 in 3 seconds; That's what I want for my birthday!" So He got her a bathroom ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Faith Enough To Follow

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Oct 8, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,889 views

    This message poses the question, "Do you have faith enough to follow the Lord, even when He does not explain where you

    Faith Enough to Follow Text: Gen. 12:4 Intro: Learning to live in an attitude of faith toward God is the foundation stone of the Christian life (Heb. 11:6a). However, faith is not merely a word in our religious vocabulary. Faith is the only way the child of God can experience intimate communion ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dealing With Failure Series

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Mar 29, 2016
     | 10,191 views

    The messages teaches Christians how to handle failure in such a way that we learn from it.

    Annual Sermons Volume 1 freesermons@homeorchurchbiblestudy.com DEALING WITH FAILURE “Go tell His disciples, and Peter…..”Get Mark and bring him with you” (Mk. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dealing With Failure Series

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Mar 29, 2016
     | 5,722 views

    The messages teaches Christians how to handle failure in such a way that we learn from it.

    Annual Sermons Volume 1 freesermons@homeorchurchbiblestudy.com DEALING WITH FAILURE “Go tell His disciples, and Peter…..”Get Mark and bring him with you” (Mk. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Sizemore avatar

    Why Believe The Good News Of Easter

    Contributed by Paul Sizemore on Sep 28, 2016
     | 7,891 views

    Our Easter joy is not always immediate. It certainly wasn't immediate for Jesus' first disciples either. Even the empty tomb and the angel's proclamation left them bewildered. It was in remembering Jesus' own words that the Spirit brought them to faith.

    “Why Believe the Good News of Easter,” Luke 24:1-12, Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016 Brothers and sisters, you probably know that this coming Friday is “April Fools’ Day;” a day that is always celebrated every year on the first day of April. It’s a day, when ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Brian B avatar

    Love Your Enemies And Be Perfect! Or ( No One Is Perfect? )

    Contributed by Brian B on Dec 8, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,211 views

    As part of the Sermon on the Mount, This sermon highlights some of the things that are expected of those who would be a part of God’s kingdom. Loving your enemies is but one of the things that Jesus commands us to do in a list of things that are are imp

    Works Cited/Consulted include J Vernon Magee, Holman Commentary, College Press NIV commentary, various sermon central illustrations, as well as Bible and personal observations. Slides available upon request... brianbyers@live.com Opening Scripture Slide… ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Charlie Roberts avatar

    You May Run, But You Can’t Hide From God!

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Aug 22, 2011
    based on 11 ratings
     | 43,842 views

    Everywhere you look, There God is, you can not escape His presence! He’s right here, right now, you don’t have to go any farther than the whisper of your voice to Find Him.

    You May Run, But You Can’t Hide From God! Everywhere all over the world this morning there are people who are not in church this morning, For whatever reason they choose not to frequent the church on a regular occasion and its sad, but they choose not to frequent church at all. Some say I can ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Getting Rid Of The Delight Deficit Series

    Contributed by Monty Newton on May 30, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,918 views

    The followers of Christ are Good-News people whose lives are marked by joy.

    Title: Getting Rid of the Delight Deficit Text: Luke 24:36-53 Thesis: Followers of Christ are Good-News people whose lives are marked by joy. The Season of Easter Series: When Jesus Shows Up During the Season of Easter we celebrate the resurrection of Christ as he shows up in unusual and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Water To Wine—declaring God's Anointed-3 Series

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on May 5, 2015
     | 3,399 views

    3 of 6. Jesus turned water to wine in order to initiate/call attention to/set apart His public ministry. Where is Jesus heralded as God’s Anointed? or Why turn water into wine? God’s Anointed is heralded on the stage of...

    WATER To WINE—Declaring God's Anointed-III—John 2:1-12 Attention: On Stage— Jesus turned water to wine in order to initiate/call attention to/set apart His public ministry. Jesus is set apart as God’s Anointed. Declaring God’s Anointed can/may be accomplished thru ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist