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Survivor: Conflict In Your Heart Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Feb 19, 2001

based on 81 ratings

| 5,074 views

Sermon 3 of 3 on the Survivor series. This Sermon is about doubt and faith.

Conflict In Your Heart There is a battle going on for your heart We begin this morning with the story of a boy who is possessed by a demon. That sounds a bit dramatic doesn’t it. Demons are certainly a dramatic concept. Right? A bit antiquated, old fashioned, and out of step with scientific ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:14-29

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Ready For Great Things

Contributed by Ken Gehrels on Apr 9, 2001

based on 45 ratings

| 3,696 views

Abram’s calling - how does it relate to our calling as Kingdom Servants?

Ready For Great Things Bible Reading: Genesis 12: 1-20 PREPARED BY KEN GEHRELS PASTOR CALVIN CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH NEPEAN, ONTARIO "Abram, it’s time. You must go." And he went. That’s the gist of Genesis 12 - the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

Contributed by Joel Schulz on Sep 14, 2001

based on 117 ratings

| 8,507 views

A special sermon for the September 11, 2001 tragedy.

Psalm 46 Pastor Joel Schulz September 16, 2001 A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD I am sure that for most of you, this past Tuesday started out like any normal day. It did for me. But that sure changed in a hurry, didn’t it? After my wife had called me out of my office to see such a strange ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:1-11

Denomination: Lutheran

The Curse Of Pornography

Contributed by Jesse Norris on Sep 21, 2001

based on 261 ratings

| 12,170 views

Many male Church members are "hooked" on pornography.

Here’s the too often heard scenario: An eleven year old girl, coming home from school by herself, is met by a man who has been hiding in the shadows. As he steps out he has in his hands some pornography which he bravely displays before her eyes. The girl is frightened and runs to the safety ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:10-11, Matthew 5:27-29

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus A Friend Of Outcasts

Contributed by William Baeta on Feb 15, 2003

based on 21 ratings

| 8,250 views

“A man with leprosy came to Him and begged Him on his knees, ‘if you are willing, you can make me clean’. Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. ‘I am willing,’ He said. Be clean!’ Immediately the leprosy left him and he w

Theme: Jesus a friend of outcasts Text: 2 Kings 5:1-14; 1 Cor. 9:24-27; Mark 1:40-45 Leprosy was and is a horrible and dreaded disease although today it can be cured. Many of us live near the Weija Leprosarium and are not even prepared to go anywhere near the place although many of the people ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:40-45, 2 Kings 5:1-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Jesus Is Different, Part 1 Series

Contributed by Matthew Doebler on Apr 1, 2003

based on 37 ratings

| 3,874 views

Although Old Testament priests needed to offer sacrifices again and again, sacrifices which could never pay for our sin, Jesus offered himself once for all and totally payed the price required for our forgiveness.

March 30th Jesus the Priest Jesus is Different, part 1 Someone once wrote, “It used to be that Christianity was a revolutionary faith that turned the world upside down. But today Christians sit in Sunday morning church services looking at their watches, wondering what time dinner will be served, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 7:26-28

Denomination: Lutheran

Facing Life's Storms Without Fear Series

Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on Feb 17, 2004

based on 54 ratings

| 10,027 views

What do you do in the storms of life? Let’s look at the story of Jesus calming the storm, and get some principles to help us understand and handle the storms of life. *HANDOUT INCLUDED*

<OPENING ILLUS> Chippie the parakeet never saw it coming. One second he was peacefully perched in his cage. The next he was sucked in, washed up, and blown over. 1. The problems began when Chippie’s owner decided to clean Chippie’s cage with a vacuum cleaner. She removed the attachment from the end ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:23-28, Romans 8:29

Denomination: Holiness

Our Church: A Bunch Of Winners Or A Bunch Of Whiners? Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Apr 26, 2005

based on 24 ratings

| 5,893 views

Final sermon in a series for a giving campaign, "Get In The Game!"

Over the last few weeks, we have been talking about Getting In The Game for God and what it takes for us to make sure we live lives that count for Christ. We’ve talked about how to make sure we’ve "Got Game!" How we need to "Go For The Gold," "Aim For Excellence," "Make The Commitment," and then ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 12:11

Denomination: Baptist

God's Answer For Pride: Swallow It

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on May 21, 2005

based on 21 ratings

| 6,784 views

The thesis of this sermon is that pride is the root of all sin and must be confessed and surrendered to the cleansing power of Jesus.

God’s Answer for Pride: Swallow It --Proverbs 16:18 --James 4:5-10 --Luke 18:9-14 In Shakespeare’s satiric tragedy on the Trojan War Troilus and Cressida the Greek General Agamemnon conjectures: He that is proud eats up himself; Pride is his own glass, his own trumpet, his own chronicle. . ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 16:18

Denomination: Methodist

Trip Tips

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Dec 24, 2003

based on 100 ratings

| 6,015 views

Suggestions regarding what to take with you on your journey into the new year to make it as enjoyable as possible.

¡°Trip Tips¡± Matt 6:25-34 25 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Captain Of Our Salvation Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Dec 11, 2005

based on 14 ratings

| 14,947 views

# 4 in a series on Hebrews. Four reasons that Jesus came.

A Study of the Book of Hebrews Jesus is Better Sermon # 4 “The Captain of Our Salvation!” Hebrews 2:5-18 “For He has not put the world to come, of which we speak, in subjection to angels. (6) But one testified in a ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:5-18

Denomination: Baptist

He'll Give You Double For Your Trouble

Contributed by Ronnie Mcneill on Jan 8, 2007

based on 44 ratings

| 39,291 views

No matter what you are going through, God will reward you for going through the difficult times and stuggles of life. He Will Give You Double For Your Trouble

Introduction: In our world today the Christian circle is suffering. Christians suffer because of who that are in Jesus Christ. Pastors are under attack because of who they are in Jesus the Christ. Suffer, just what does that mean? Webster’s dictionary says that suffer is to feel pain: to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18

Denomination: Baptist

God's Witness Protection Program

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Jul 25, 2006

based on 35 ratings

| 28,397 views

Witness protection is the process in which witnesses, such as those who testify in criminal trials, are protected against intimidation before their testimony or criminal retaliation after. God’s witness protection program never lost a case or had anyone

“God’s Witness Protection Program” By District Elder M.L. Maughmer, Jr. Opening: - We are living in what the Bible calls perilous times. Wrong is being called right and right is being called wrong. Homosexualism is running rampant, drug addictions are rising, and the very moral fiber of our ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:1, Ruth 3:5

Denomination: Apostolic

Engaging The Enemy Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Oct 14, 2005

based on 15 ratings

| 7,800 views

Spiritual warfare Jesus’ way.

Apprenticing Under the Master Mark 5:1-20 September 25, 2005 Engaging the Enemy The reality of the enemy When we read stories like this one, some of our minds may do a little shift. We shift from taking the Bible at its word, trusting that Jesus said the things the Bible says he said, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-20

Denomination: *other

Confusion

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Mar 23, 2006

based on 58 ratings

| 20,486 views

You can never spot a counterfeit dollar if you don’t know what a real one looks like. And you will never be able to spot the false teachers if you do not know the real Teacher.

Yogi Berra, the great legend of baseball was known for his confusing sayings. Things like; “This is deja-vu, all over again!”, or “You can observe a lot just by watching.” My favorite was, “Baseball is 90% mental, and the other half is physical.” Mr. Berra should have been known as Mr. ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:7-15

Denomination: *other

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