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  • Paul Dietz avatar

    Breakfast By The Lake

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Apr 10, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,173 views

    This was written and delivered as a memorial Homily for Michael Cutrer [Ka-trair]. Executive Chef at Rocky Gap State Park Lodge near Cumberland, MD (the lodge sets right next to Lake Habeb. Therefore it was written and delivered as a memorial to his life

    Breakfast by the Lake John 21: 9b; 12-13 Written by Paul E. Dietz as a Memorial Homily The wood had now burnt long enough to be glowing embers of charcoal. The fire was cracking and popping a little. The waves were slapping the shoreline of the lake. A mist was rising off the water and being ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Having A Heart For Jesus

    Contributed by Kelvin Mckisic on May 19, 2024
     | 788 views

    This sermon explores our daily choice to follow Christ, the importance of nurturing a receptive heart, and the consequences of neglecting God and His Word.

    Welcome, dear brothers and sisters in Christ, to this hallowed gathering where we come together as a family, united under the banner of our Lord Jesus Christ. We come not as strangers, but as members of one body, each one of us a unique, cherished part of the divine tapestry that God has woven ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Life Lessons From Andrew - Dealing With Racism, Evangelism & Humble Service

    Contributed by Ken Kersten on Apr 28, 2004
    based on 36 ratings
     | 5,293 views

    This message examines the life of Andrew. He was a man that lived in the shadow of his brother and yet remained faithful in his service. He is an example of overcoming prejudice, sticking to the mission and humbly serving the Lord.

    Andrew - Living in Your Brother’s Shadow" John 1:35-42 (Watch clip from Friends - season five - "The One Where Phoebe Hates PBS" - show first 3 minutes - theme is all about whether or not there are truly selfless good deeds) Well, that’s a great question and one that we will come back to at the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Michael Stark avatar

    The Christian Response To Social Evil

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jan 19, 2024
     | 1,672 views

    How shall followers of Christ respond to the growing wickedness of our world?

    “[Jesus] said to [His disciples], ‘Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven. But before all this they will lay their hands on you and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Stark avatar

    Marks Of The True Church: Holiness Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Feb 10, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,323 views

    Our Lord prayed that His followers would be sanctified, made holy. The Father heard His request and has granted Jesus was He asked.

    “I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Extreme Makeover: Big Ears

    Contributed by Wes Richard on Sep 6, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,343 views

    God wants us to have big ears so we can gain knowledge, build relationships, and understand what God says to us.

    One of the major television networks offers a series about people who are unhappy with their bodies and are willing to undergo surgery and all kinds of treatments to change. When they find someone willing to undergo a makeover, they bring in a team of plastic surgeons, eye surgeons, dentists, ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Tim Smith avatar

    Jesus, The Teacher Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,850 views

    When Jesus taught, he did so in parables. Now this was not unique in Jesus’ day for most rabbis or teachers taught in parables. The Greek word for parable means “thrown along something else.” Parables are about comparisons.

    Jesus, the Teacher Mark 4:1-20 For the past several weeks, we’ve been looking at the Gospel of Mark through two questions: “Who is Jesus?” and “What meaning does he have for our lives?” We’ve learned that Jesus came to preach that the kingdom of God is near, he ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Chris Appleby avatar

    Be Strong In The Lord & In His Mighty Power Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Mar 9, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,266 views

    never take for granted the victory over sin that Christ has won for us. Never underestimate the devil. He’ll oppose us at every opportunity. Never give up in the fight against sin and evil. But always remember the power of God and the armour with which he

    Do you remember when we looked at Paul’s prayer in Eph 3 that I commented how difficult it is to achieve the sort of unity that God wants from his church. In fact I pointed out that that’s why Paul prays the way he does: because only by God’s power can this miracle come about. Paul knows that apart ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • David P. McAfee avatar

    The Mighty Power Of Christ Series

    Contributed by David P. Mcafee on Mar 17, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,732 views

    Christ displayed His mighty power by calming the raging sea and He can calm the storms in your life if you will only trust Him.

    The Mighty Power of Christ – Mark 4:35-41 BACKGROUND: Please open your Bibles to Mark 4:35. As we look into our next section of Scripture from the gospel of Mark, I want you to remember, that up to this point, Mark has emphasized the mighty power of Christ. Jesus Christ had a supernatural ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Chris Appleby avatar

    Be Strong In The Lord & In His Mighty Power Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Dec 15, 2016
    based on 2 ratings
     | 18,430 views

    Never give up in the fight against sin and evil. But always remember the power of God and the armour with which he’s equipped us. And pray on every occasion that you’ll be able to stand firm.

    Do you remember when we looked at Paul’s prayer in Eph 3 that I commented how difficult it is to achieve the sort of unity that God wants from his church? In fact I pointed out that that’s why Paul prays the way he does: because only by God’s power can this miracle come about. Paul knows that apart ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Perry Fowler avatar

    How To Have Salvation Without A Doubt Series

    Contributed by Perry Fowler on Jan 18, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,239 views

    What proves that I am really “born again?” What are the birthmarks of a true believer?

    On the Shetland Islands off the northern coast of Scotland, there stands a 62-foot steel yacht that weighs 126 tons that a man spent 5 years having built and spent a lifetime of savings to construct. On the day of its launching, he invited a local band to play and the whole town turned out to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rich O' Toole avatar

    God's Word, The Good Seed

    Contributed by Rich O' Toole on Jan 6, 2023
     | 1,379 views

    Four different hearers and responses to God's Word

    God’s Word, the Good Seed Mark 4:1-20 Good morning. How many of you have a garden? Those of you, who garden, know weeds grow faster and stronger than seeds you may plant. Some farmers say it takes 60 pounds of wheat seed to sow an acre of wheat; but, there’s 3,000 pounds of weed seed in an acre, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • D. Greg Ebie avatar

    Your Place To Stand Together Series

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Aug 21, 2016
     | 10,983 views

    At unlikely times and places our love for each other will be TESTED. When the relational road becomes rocky God’s Spirit will blow into our lives in order to strengthen us to stand together in UNBROKEN UNITY. You cannot be in relationship with God alone.

    UNLIKELY - Your Place to Stand Together John 3:7-8 MsgB “So don’t be so surprised when I tell you that you have to be ‘born from above’—out of this world, so to speak. You know well enough how the wind blows this way and that. You hear it rustling through the trees, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Genesis-People Relating To God- Part 5-- Too Hard ? Series

    Contributed by Randy Edwards on Oct 12, 2015
     | 6,967 views

    Part 5 of a study on the book of Genesis- focus on our relationships and responses

    Please feel free to use any or all of this material for God's glory As always , I write like I preach - sorry if it is hard to read Too hard? Genesis 18:1-18:15 Have you ever been in a situation where everything seemed impossible? I mean no matter how hard you looked You could not see ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I Believe In Believing Series

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Sep 21, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,434 views

    Two CHARACTERISTICS of faith that will keep you on solid ground even when the rest of the world has turned upside down.

    When the two days were over, he went from that place to Galilee (for Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in the prophet¡¦s own country). When he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, since they had seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the festival; for they too had ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist