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  • Troy Brewer avatar

    So What's The Big Deal?

    Contributed by Troy Brewer on Dec 16, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
     | 4,864 views

    a look at why the birth of Jesus is something worth celebrating and why the story needs to be told over and over again.

    I was at el aztek cafe and the waitress there told me a story that illustrates why we need to tell the story at Christmas time Her little grandson whom she is quite convinced is the most beautiful little boy in all the world was told 5 or 6 months that mommy and daddy would be having another baby ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Here Am I Send Me

    Contributed by William Baeta on Feb 5, 2004
    based on 25 ratings
     | 11,406 views

    “And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’ Then I said, ‘here am I! Send me’” Isaiah 6:8.

    Theme: Here am I send me Text: Is. 6:1-8; 1 Cor. 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11 Today is Bible Sunday and on this special day each one of us should reflect on the importance of the Bible and on how we could help make it available to the many people who are without one. The Bible is without doubt the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Danger Of Drifting

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Sep 21, 2005
    based on 235 ratings
     | 84,110 views

    If you can remember a time when you were closer to Jesus than you are right now; you’re spiritually drifting.

    The Dangers of Drifting Selected Passages (Hebrews 2:1, Revelation 2:2-5) August 21, 2005 Introduction Several years ago a couple was on vacation in Florida and they were floating in the ocean on inflatable rafts. The husband decided to head into the shore but his wife wanted to stay out on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Learning To Make Lemonade Series

    Contributed by Robert Dyson on Dec 19, 2003
    based on 29 ratings
     | 15,817 views

    This sermon is designed to encourage believers to make the most out of difficult situations.

    Series: “How To Have Joy In A Jail Cell” Pastor: Robert E. Dyson City of Refuge Bible Baptist Church True Blue, VA PHP 1:3 I thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Monty Newton avatar

    The Kind Of People Christ Chooses To Use

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Feb 11, 2007
     | 3,150 views

    Christ may choose to use unlikely people, busy people in the midst of other things, who have no thought of taking Christ into their world.

    20070211 Title: The Kind of People Christ Chooses to Use Text: Luke 5:1-11 Thesis: Christ may choose to use unlikely people, busy people in the midst of other things, who have no thought of taking Christ into their world. #1 in the Series: Bringing Christ to Your World… Introduction: I am ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Living Water

    Contributed by Jon Earls on Mar 13, 2007
    based on 31 ratings
     | 18,278 views

    This sermon invites those listening to partake of the Living Water that Jesus provides through the Holy Spirit.

    A small boy is sent to bed by his father. Five minutes later... “Da-ad...” “What?” “I’m thirsty. Can you bring drink of water?” “No. You had your chance. Lights out.” Five minutes later: “Da-aaaad...” “WHAT?” “I’m THIRSTY. Can I have a drink of water?” “I told you NO!” If you ask again, ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    What Makes A Good Samaritan Really Good?

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Mar 22, 2007
    based on 40 ratings
     | 10,303 views

    Describes the characteristic that makes a good samaritan a really good samaritan. It is not what we often think this characteristic is but something often overlooked.

    March,2007 “What Makes a Good Samaritan REALLY Good?” Luke 10:25-37 INTRODUCTION: What color was the first ambulance in the Bible? Who knows? It was probably gray or brown. A donkey. Today our scripture talks about a need and who God used to fill that need. It wasn’t probably the person ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Norman Lawrence avatar

    The Great Divide At Calvary

    Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Jul 4, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,072 views

    The Bible tells us that there were two thieves who died with Him that day, however their eternal souls went in totally different directions as one rebelled against the Savior in the middle, and the other received the Savior into His heart. Three crosses

    THE GREAT DIVIDE AT CALVARY Luke 23:32-43 There is a signpost high up in the Canadian Rockies. The board says, "The Great Divide". It’s the source of two great river systems, one flowing west into the Pacific Ocean, and the other into the Atlantic. Two raindrops can fall side by side, but will ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Needed: Drastic Action

    Contributed by Scott Carmer on Sep 24, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,731 views

    The parable of the dishonest manager asks us to reflect on whether or not we as Christians are as willing to take drastic action for Christ as non-believers are to care for themselves.

    Needed: Drastic Action Luke 16:1-13 September 23, 2007 I don’t know how many of you have ever been fired from a job, but I have. It is not a pleasant experience. In January of 1978, during my first year of seminary, I was hired by North Presbyterian Church in Denver to be their Youth Director. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Peace Through Obedience To The Word

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Jun 3, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,318 views

    If most people haven’t read God’s word, they aren’t seeing Christ’s command, and there’s nothing in their hearts for the Holy Spirit to help them understand. So the peace that Jesus promises us is lost for the lack of trying.

    In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Jesus says that those who love him will keep his word; and those who don’t love him won’t keep it. Those who keep his word will be filled with the Holy Spirit, who will teach us and guide us according to the will of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Enough Is Enough!

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Jun 9, 2007
     | 8,340 views

    We can trust God for enough.

    Title: Enough is Enough! Text: I Kings 17:8-16 (17-24) Thesis: We can trust God for enough. How much is enough? I read in Mary Winter’s Right at Home column in the Rocky Mountain News (Saturday, 6/9/07) that the average home built in Boulder County last year was 6,290 square feet. She cited ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "We Are One With The Spirit"

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on May 14, 2007
    based on 19 ratings
     | 10,964 views

    A sermon for the 7th Sunday of Easter Part of Jesus’ High Priestly Prayer

    7th Sunday of Easter John 17: 20-26 "We are One with the Spirit" "I do not pray for these only, but also for those who believe in me through their word, that they may all be one; even as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that thou ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Scott Carmer avatar

    Baptized!

    Contributed by Scott Carmer on Jan 9, 2006
    based on 17 ratings
     | 6,994 views

    Baptism means that we have been forgiven, cleansed, healed, initiated into God’s family, and set on a mission.

    Baptized! Mark 1:4-11 Baptism of our Lord January 8, 2006 Toni and I moved to Denver, Colorado in the late summer of 1977 in order to get settled in for the beginning of my first year of seminary. From our student housing unit, you only had to look west to see three of the fourteen thousand foot ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Kevin Higgins avatar

    Jesus, The Prince Of Peace

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Jan 20, 2006
    based on 15 ratings
     | 13,554 views

    Some truths concerning Jesus and peace

    Luke 2:1-14 Jesus, The Prince of Peace Woodlawn Baptist Church December 9, 2001 Introduction A. In current series dealing with the titles of Jesus, we have considered so far Jesus as the Son of man, and as the Son of God. 1. We saw that the title Son of man was a declaration of the deity of Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Kind Of Dirt Are You? Series

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Feb 8, 2006
    based on 49 ratings
     | 8,758 views

    Jesus makes it plain that our hearts determine how we respond to God’s word. What kind of heart do you have?

    Read or recite Mark 4 Mark records three parables of Jesus in this chapter that all have to do with gardening. The Four Soils, the Seed and Earth Producing of Itself, and the Mustard Seed. How many gardeners are present here today? Sun, rain, seed and soil are all important components of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ