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  • Joel W. Lohr avatar

    The Sacrifices We Make

    Contributed by Joel W. Lohr on Feb 28, 2002
    based on 94 ratings
     | 6,191 views

    Lenten thoughts as we contemplate the sacrifices we make for Christ and compare those to the sacrifices he has made for us.

    In the lesson that we have read there were huge crowds of people following Jesus. They were listening to his sermon, hanging on his every word. Some of them were listening intently betting their souls on him and still others were listening to him and waiting for him to talk himself right into a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living In The Furnace

    Contributed by Joel W. Lohr on Feb 28, 2002
    based on 117 ratings
     | 13,644 views

    When the pressures of life close in upon us, Where can we draw stregth?

    Our text for today allows us to see God working in the lives of his people bringing salvation to them in the midst of the "heat" and pressures of life. And while we would all agree that this is the purpose of our faith and could draw a pretty good lesson from this fact for our lives, I don’t want ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When The Healer Is In The House

    Contributed by Derrick Strickland on Mar 2, 2002
    based on 85 ratings
     | 14,651 views

    Step into a place where "the power of the Lord was present to heal them." Embrace the power and the potential of His Healing Presence.

    “WHEN THE HEALER’S IN THE HOUSE” Mark 2: 1-12 INTRO: 1.In Mark’s narrative, you can almost hear the excitement that must of been in this house in Capernaum. a. A feeling of celebration as word quickly spread that Jesus was there. b. A feeling of expectancy as the crowds crowded into that ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Right And Wrong

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 10, 2002
    based on 35 ratings
     | 12,305 views

    God’s Word gives us the key to right and wrong!

    Right and Wrong Isaiah 5:19-25 I. The Scriptural principle of Right and Wrong. A. (Proverbs 17:15) He that justifies the wicked, and he that condemns the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD. B. (Proverbs 24:24 -25) He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Tempted

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 10, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,582 views

    As WE CONSIDER THE TEMPTATION OF CHRIST, WE SHOULD FIRST NOTE THE PURPOSE OF HIS TEMPTATION, SECOND THE AVENUES OF TEMPTATION, AND THIRD THE RESULTS OF HIS TEMPTATION.

    Tempted Luke 4:1-15 INTRODUCTION: TEMPTATION IS A SLEEPLESS UNWEARYING ENEMY. THOUSANDS OS SEEMINGLY STRONG MEN AND WOMEN HAVE BEEN WRECKED ON THE HILLS OF WHAT THEY CONSIDERED TO BE IMPROBABLE IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TEMPTATION. NO PERSON WHO HAS EVER LIVED HAS BEEN OR IS IMMUNE FROM TEMPTATION ? NOT ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Flury avatar

    Are You Living In Your Grace Period?

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 10, 2002
    based on 104 ratings
     | 10,815 views

    The question I want you to ask yourself this morning as we look at the parable of the fig tree is “Am I living in my grace period?” If you are, I hope that you will see your need and be motivated by God’s Spirit to allow Him work in you making you what y

    When I was in the insurance industry, I constantly had to deal with people seeking to maintain their policies perpetually in what they referred to as the policy’s grace period. A grace period is defined as the additional period of time a lender or an insurance policy issuer provides for a borrower ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Stacy avatar

    Compelled To Reveal The Mystery Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 11, 2002
    based on 39 ratings
     | 4,638 views

    First of a series on Ephesians 3

    Compelled... to Reveal the Mystery The mysterious formula for Coca-Cola In 1925, the only written copy of its formula Coca-Cola admits to having was retrieved from a New York bank (where it had been held as collateral on a sugar loan) and reverently laid in safe deposit box in Woodruff’s Atlanta ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Parent-Child Dedication Service

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Mar 14, 2002
    based on 220 ratings
     | 35,464 views

    A SERVICE FOR CHILD DEDICATION: to impress upon us how God views children and how we are given the joy and duty to care for them in God’s love.

    Parent- Child Dedication Service Anyone here want to know a measure of God’s blessing here. I’ve got 4 of them! They are a blessing. They are a joy! They have taught me more about God and His love and His joy. In fact they are spoken of as a “heritage” i.e. a legacy or something that lives on even ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Characteristics Of A Mature Christian - Acts 21:27-40

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Mar 14, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 17,528 views

    Characteristics of a Mature Christian - Acts 21:27-40

    Characteristics of a Mature Christian - Acts 21:27-40 Illustration:(Immaturity) Sat Apr 13, 8:22 AM ET TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla. (Reuters) - An 8-year-old Florida boy drove himself to school in a stolen car after missing the school bus, police said this week. The youngster was caught when ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    The Love Of God Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 26, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 13,104 views

    If there are two of God’s attributes that the Scriptures emphasize more than the other, they are the Holiness of God and the Love of God. God’s Love Runs Deep, Beyond our Full Grasp.

    The Love of God 1. In the Spring of 1924, Jack Sundine was a four-year-old kid, standing in a line with his father inside the White House, waiting to meet President Calvin Coolidge. As they neared him, Jack noticed that he said something to each visitor as they shook hands. Soon, the thrilling ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Mike Turner avatar

    Why On Earth Does The Church Exist Part 3 Series

    Contributed by Mike Turner on Sep 27, 2003
    based on 21 ratings
     | 4,045 views

    Part three of Five part sermon seeking to define the purpore of the church !

    Why On Earth Does The Church Exist ? Part 3 Matthew 28:18-20 This is the third in our five part message that seeks to answer the question..."Why On Earth Does The Church Exist ?" The hope behind these sermons is that we as a church will realize the purpose and plan of God for our Church. Thus ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Patrick O'Loughlin avatar

    Making Sense Of The Christian Life

    Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Oct 14, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,924 views

    The Christian life makes sense when we compare it to the bases in a baseball game.

    Text: 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 Title: Making sense of the Christian Life “Since, then, we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your conscience. We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but we are giving you ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Charles Wilkerson avatar

    Preparing Ourselves: By Praying For Those Around Us Series

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Oct 21, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
     | 3,804 views

    How do we pray for those who live near us?

    Do you remember last summer’s amazing rescue of the nine miners trapped in the Quecreek mine in Pennsylvania? I remember staying up into the early morning hours and watching as they were hauled out of the darkness to safety one-by-one. But the rescue was anything but easy. A drill bit broke in ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Ronald Fair avatar

    The Greatest That Is In You

    Contributed by Ronald Fair on Feb 7, 2001
    based on 94 ratings
     | 5,105 views

    Like the potential in a seed so is the undeveloped greatness in you, Rev. Fair’s sermon speaks of the possibility that each of us have with God’s love and guidance.

    THE GREATEST THAT IS IN YOU Matthew 20:17-34 INTRODUCTION I hold in my hand one of the most marvelous things in the whole world. It is brown in color, stream lined in shape, and so small that if I dropped it, I would have difficulty finding it again. Science can duplicate it’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    A Man Who Was Determined Series

    Contributed by John Dobbs on Mar 2, 2001
    based on 128 ratings
     | 10,743 views

    The determination of Jesus Christ to go to Jerusalem to die should inspire and encourage our faithfulness.

    Morning Message March 4, 2001 Central Church of Christ John Dobbs Series: Faces Around the Cross A MAN WHO WAS DETERMINED Introduction: 1. Today we begin a new series of messages called "Faces Around the Cross". We want to see the humanity that surrounded the events that culminated in the cross ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ