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  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Be A Sunday School Booster

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jul 21, 2002
    based on 195 ratings
     | 26,175 views

    There are many reasons for being a Sunday School booster.

    INTRO.- ILL.- "Say, Dad, did you go to Sunday School when you were a boy?" "Yes, son, I went all the time." "Well, then, I guess it won’t do me any good either." I beg to differ with that boy. SUNDAY SCHOOL WILL DO A PERSON SOME GOOD, A WORLD OF GOOD! Some of my best times as a youngster in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    John's Testimony Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Dec 8, 2003
    based on 35 ratings
     | 7,376 views

    What does true greatness look like? We see it pictured in John the Baptist as he answers those who asked him who he was. His exhaltation of Christ is exemplary for us all.

    John’s Testimony Fortifying the Foundations #3 John 1:19-34 3-16-03 Intro: This morning I want to share with you the third message in a series from the Gospel of John. As God has opened this book to us I have become more and more convinced of the importance of foundational doctrine in our ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    A Uniqueness Exhibited Series

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jun 25, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,634 views

    1st in a four part character study on the life of John the Baptist.

    A UNIQUENESS EXHIBITED LUKE 1:5-20 INTRODUCTION TO SERIES: I want to make what might be a surprising statement: John the Baptist was the greatest man who ever lived with the exception of Jesus Christ. Now to some, that statement would not just be surprising, it would be absurd. Because they ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    It's Not What I Expected

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jul 22, 2006
    based on 84 ratings
     | 43,903 views

    This is an updated version of an earlier sermon dealing with the reality that things in life do not turn out in the way we expect them to even for God’s People.

    It’s Not What I Expected by Rick Gillespie-Mobley Matthew 11:1-11:11 It’s Not What I Expected! 7/2/06 Psalm 77:1-12 Luke 1:47-80 Text Matthew 11:1-11 & Mark 6:14-29 As a kid, did you ever want something from Christmas so badly that if you got it, you swore you’d never ask for anything ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    You Can't Reach Home Until You Leave First Base

    Contributed by James May on Sep 10, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,836 views

    God has a game plan for your life, but it’s up to you to choose to Love and serve Him and see that plan fulfilled.

    You Can’t Reach Home Until You Leave First Base By Pastor Jim May Genesis 1:1 tells us that in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. For 5 literal days He undertook the creation of something out of nothing, turning darkness into light, separating land from the water of the seas, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Moaning And Groaning

    Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Mar 27, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,295 views

    We’re all getting old yet as Christians we are waiting for the redemption of our bodies.

    I. The Groaning of the Creation, 19-22 The Hap of the Believer A. The Expression B. The Expectation, “waiteth” II. The Groaning of the Christian, 23-25 The Hope of the Believer: A. The Expression B. The Expectation III. The Groaning of the Comforter, 26, 27 The Help of the Believer A. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Can A Leapord Change Its Spots

    Contributed by Roger Thomas on May 26, 2004
    based on 25 ratings
     | 20,255 views

    Only God can bring about the new birth/conversion.

    Can A Leopard Change It’s Spots Jeremiah 13:23; John 1:12-13, 35-50 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Consider one of life’s most fundamental and troublesome questions. The Old Testament prophet phrased it like this: Can a leopard change it’s spots? ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Spirit-Filled Life

    Contributed by Chris Talton on Feb 11, 2004
    based on 38 ratings
     | 3,970 views

    This is the third in a series on the fruit of the Spirit. It examines faithfulness and gentleness.

    February 8, 2004 Galatians 5:22-23 “The Spirit-filled Life” INTRODUCTION An old couple was sitting by the fireside. He looked over at her, had a romantic thought, and said, “After fifty years, I’ve found you tried and true.” The wife’s hearing wasn’t very good, so she said, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Better Life

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 11, 2004
    based on 286 ratings
     | 18,167 views

    1- Fine tune yourself 2- Get your heart focused 3- Learn to worship

    INTRO.- ILL.- A young man was having some money problems, and needed $200 to get his car fixed, but he had run out of people to borrow from. So, he called his parents via the operator, and reversed the charge and said to his dad, "I need to borrow two hundred dollars." At the other end, his ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Choosing Sides

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on May 19, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 7,007 views

    You must choose sides in the spiritual war that is being waged.

    2 Timothy 2:3-4 Choosing Sides INTRODUCTION Over the course of the next three messages that I’ll be preaching, there’s an image I want you to get fixed in your minds – and that is the image of our supreme Commander-in-Chief, Jesus Christ, who wants to use our time together to speak to your hearts ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When The Church Fails Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Mar 12, 2003
    based on 76 ratings
     | 10,494 views

    Our failures in the Christian community remind us of our need for total and complete dependance on Jesus.

    Like you, I’ve been watching the terrible scandal surrounding the abuse of children by priests in the Roman Catholic church. And the worst part of the scandal isn’t the abuse of children, as horrible as that is. The worst part has the cover up, that rather than stepping in and removing sexual ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Broken

    Contributed by Rich Hadley on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 217 ratings
     | 32,550 views

    Designed to be used in conjunction with CeCe Winan’s song "Alabaster Box", this sermon challenges the Pharisee in us all.

    Luke 7 "The Alabaster Jar" 36. Now one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, so he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. 37. When a woman who had lived a sinful life in that town learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    The Ministry Of Mom

    Contributed by Richard Pfeil on May 23, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,219 views

    Part of an ongoing series that offers to people options available to them right now in thier community to make a difference with this sermon addressing motherhood as a ministy/mission.

    May 8, 2005 Pastor: Richard Pfeil The Ministry of Mom Psalm 103:2-4, John 13:31-35, 1 John 4:10-11 Good morning, again. For the last couple of weeks we have been shifting our focus from God’s interior work to God’s exterior work, focusing on missions and discovering our purpose for life. Why does ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • D. Greg Ebie avatar

    Holding It Together Series

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Nov 12, 2003
    based on 26 ratings
     | 5,950 views

    Malachi; the Final Prophet – (Part 4) Godly insight for today.

    No one knows the pain of divorce more than one who has been divorced. Divorce is not a topic that I can talk about from personal experience; in twenty-one years of marriage Susie and I have never even entertained the idea. I found a couple of poems which express the pain of divorce. I see a ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Timothy Smith avatar

    Our Purpose: To Magnify God In Worship Series

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Oct 20, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 13,927 views

    5th in 5-part series of casting vision and clarity for the purpose of our church.

    OUR PURPOSE: TO MAGNIFY GOD IN WORSHIP PSALM 100; 33:1-4, ACTS 2:42,43; 46-47 INTRODUCTION: In his book, Exit Interviews: Revealing Stories Why People Are Leaving the Church, William Hendricks took a survey asking folks why they no longer attended church. Surprisingly, the most common ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church