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  • Joel Smith avatar

    Plight Of The Living Dead Series

    Contributed by Joel Smith on May 13, 2009
     | 3,664 views

    "I see dead people."

    One of my all-time favorite movies is The Sixth Sense. It stars Bruce Willis as a child psychiatrist working with a young boy played by Haley Joel Osment who claims to be able to see dead people. The kid figured out that the dead people, who he alone can see and converse with, don’t know that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Flirting With An Old Flame

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 17, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,532 views

    Cowardice keeps us from a relationship with God. Rekindle God’s gifts: power to make a difference, love that stays by those in need, and self-discipline to choose a lifestyle of ministry. Luther Rice Memorial Baptist Church, Silver Spring, MD

    Are you that rare person who married your first love and you are still just as much in love today as you were at first sight? If you are such a creature, I salute you, but there are not many like you. When I attended Betty Noe’s funeral here not long ago, it was said that she was Hulon’s first ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Are We There Yet? Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on May 19, 2009
    based on 20 ratings
     | 13,847 views

    Sometimes, waiting isn’t such a bad thing. Sometimes, waiting is a gift from God.

    Wait a moment. (Pause for a time) Waiting. It seems sometimes that all we do in life is wait. We wait in line at the market; We wait at the traffic light; We wait for the Advil to take effect; We wait for the commercial to be over; We wait for the shower to get warm; We wait for financing to come ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Finding The Heart Of Worship

    Contributed by Jordon Leblanc on May 24, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 8,805 views

    What does it look like when you find the heart of worship?

    If you have your Bibles, this evening, would you turn with me to Genesis chapter 23. We’ve got so little time and so much to cover. Genesis 23. My first year in college, I was involved in Bethany Bible College’s Extreme Discipleship program… it’s the same program Andy Broad did his first year @ ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Words Influence Love (40 Days Of Love)

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on May 29, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,822 views

    This is my revision of the 3rd Message in the 40 Days Of Love Series. It deals with how we love people with our words. Tome & Michelle Holladay are my primary resource for some of the ideas.

    Words Influence Love Psalm 1:1-6 Acts 2:1-20 Pentecost 5/31/09 We are in the midst of 40 Days of Love as we celebrate Pentecost. Pentecost is the day the Holy Spirit fell down on the church. There were about 120 men and women gathered together in prayer. Jesus had told them, do ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Graduation 2009

    Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Jun 2, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 17,475 views

    Advice for Graduating Seniors and us adults alike. Everything I nee to know about walking with Jesus I learned from golf

    GRADUATION 2009 (All my sermons use illustrations from Sermoncentral.com and all scripture is from the NIV unless otherwise noted) This year Rebecca and I graduated our first child, now there are only six to go and we are proud of each of them as they get closer and closer to that day. For the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Thomas H avatar

    A Few Christian Buzzwords - Calling, Gifting And Unity Series

    Contributed by Thomas H on Oct 4, 2010
     | 9,284 views

    What is unity? In this passage, we learn what true biblical unity in the church is.

    Buzzwords. Who likes buzzwords? Paradigm shift. Synergy. Empowerment. Exit strategy. Wellness. Offshoring. Downsizing. Benchmarking. Mission Critical. Fuzzy logic. We love our buzzwords. But do we always know what we mean when we use a buzzword? Do other people know what we mean? How ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Holy War! Series

    Contributed by Thomas H on Oct 6, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,969 views

    In the famous passage of Ephesians 6:10-20, we are told to arm ourselves with God’s armour. Why? It is because we are engaged in a spiritual battle - a holy war!

    Ephesians 6:10-20 Holy war How do you view Christianity? How do you view the the Christian life? How do you view your life as a Christian? How do you view your role as a part of Christ’s church? I have come to realise that different Christians view the Christian life differently. Some people see ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Building Others Up Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Oct 10, 2010
    based on 11 ratings
     | 21,644 views

    Four ways we can build one another up.

    Building Others Up Romans 14:19-23 Rev. Brian Bill 10/10/10 I recently drove to Indiana to pick Lydia up from college. I arrived early so I thought I would walk around on the campus until she got out of her class. After walking for awhile I leaned against a light pole and did some people ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Carpe Diem Series

    Contributed by Richard Mc Quinn on Oct 11, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,417 views

    Paul writes to his beloved church to express to them that our time is short and we ought to capturing every moment for the cause of Christ and advancement of His Kingdom!

    “CARPE DIEM” 10/10/10 New Liberty Christian Church, Veedersburg, IN. Rich McQuinn, Pastor TEXT: PHILIPPIANS 3:1-21 A new movie was released to the theaters Friday, October 8, 2010. The title of the movie is called “Secretariat”. It is a neat movie about a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Sterling Franklin avatar

    The Light-Bearing Word Of God Revealed Series

    Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Oct 12, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,143 views

    Jesus is our Glorious King and Creator, who came as the very expression and being of God in the flesh. He offers His light to us as our compassionate High Priest -- will you accept?

    "The Light-Bearing Word of God Revealed" Sterling C. Franklin Given October 17, 2010 at Glorious King Jesus Christian Church Scripture Reading: John 1:1-14 John 1:1-14 (NKJV) 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    I Can't Do A Thing Without It

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Oct 14, 2010
    based on 58 ratings
     | 47,319 views

    How important is the Anointing to the life of the believer?

    I don’t know who I’m talking to right now, but I feel a prophetic unction to tell you, that something is getting ready to change in your life, somebody is going to get a revelation that is going to shift them into a greater anointing than they’ve ever had. Somebody is getting ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    The Problem With Asking Jesus To "Just Fix My Problem"

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 28, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 16,505 views

    This message looks at the two of Jesus's parables on the danger of half-heartedness.

    I Just Need A Little Help: Will Jesus just fix my problem. . . and leave the rest of my life alone? - Often when people call on God, they’re not looking to make a big change. They just need a little help with a problem. - They’re not looking to put God first in everything; they just ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Burying The Dead Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 31, 2010
    based on 69 ratings
     | 39,631 views

    One preacher decided not to baptize one young girl on October 31st because he didn’t want her to associate her baptism with Halloween - a season of death. Was he right?

    OPEN: One of the boys in a Sunday School teacher’s class proudly announced to his teacher that he was being baptized the next Sunday. She told him that was really great, and he told her he was going to take his swim goggles. She was curious about why the youngster would want to wear his goggles ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Stephen Sheane avatar

    Jehovah Nissi Series

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Nov 2, 2010
    based on 16 ratings
     | 26,697 views

    What do you lift up when times get tough? Turn to God first, talk to Him, trust Him to help you and thank Him in advance.

    JEHOVAH NISSI When was the last time you faced a situation where the odds were stacked against you? The science of probability and statistics is fascinating. Some day, unless Jesus comes back first, every person in this room will die. How do you think you will go? The odds are that you will ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance