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  • Ralph Lassiter avatar

    It Is Time To Wake Up!

    Contributed by Ralph Lassiter on Sep 16, 2012
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    Remaining asleep when work in the kingdom is required is not acceptable to the Lord and is dangerous to us spiritually and to our communities. The time to wake up is now.

    Text: Matthew 13: 24 – 26; Romans 13:11-12 Sleep is an essential to life. Amen? • Part of our daily life cycle of waking, work/school/play, eating, sleeping – start over No magic number for the number of hours of sleep needed, although we do know that babies need up to 18 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dan Proctor avatar

    Allowing Ourselves To Be Stretched Spiritually (Part 2) Series

    Contributed by Dan Proctor on Jan 23, 2013
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    How can we (individually and as a church) stretch ourselves spiritually and accomplish spiritual goals? This text will show us how.

    Allowing Ourselves to be Stretched Spiritually (Part 2) Philippians 3 Introduction: 1. How many of you have ever heard the expression, “This is really stretching me”? What do we mean when we say, “This (new job, college class, project at work, problem, trial) is really ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    Lesson 38: Preach A Rebuttal Series

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 17, 2018
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    Preach a sermon that disproves something

    Lesson Goal Learn how to preach a sermon that disproves something. Lesson Intro In Matthew 12:1-14, Jesus presents a number of rebuttals to the Pharisees. What is a rebuttal? It is a counterargument to disprove the evidence supplied by another party. It is a process for establishing truth by ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Ethos #3 Next Generation Series

    Contributed by Robert Butler on Oct 16, 2019
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    Effective Faith development is done in the home and augmented by the church

    raising up the next generation in the faith and then launching them into the world. No other action has more ability to change the world than teaching a child the faith. Do you remember the person who brought you up in the faith - the person who assisted in nurturing your faith? When I think ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Am I Forever Trapped?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 13, 2016
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    Do you live in the right house? Is everyone right? Are you correctable? Who will take ownership for where you are?

    AM I FOREVER TRAPPED? I LIVE IN THE RIGHT HOUSE! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com WHAT IS LIFE? HOW DID I GET HERE? John 16:33 (MSG) I've told you all this so that trusting me, you will be unshakable and assured, deeply at peace. In this godless world you will continue to ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Were The Events Of Holy Week - A Sherlock Holmes Style Mystery

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 9, 2022
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    Was Holy Week an unfortunate series of unfortunate chance events or did Jesus plan it meticulously like a Sherlock Holmes Mystery

    Spy Wednesday The Student Cross Leicester Leg 2022 (from Leicester to Walsingham) Today we find ourselves in Holy Week and today is the day we know as Spy Wednesday It is the day we focus of the betrayal of Jesus by his friend Judas Iscariot It is the day just before Maundy Thursday when we ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Encouragement

    Contributed by Larry Benton on Jun 28, 2022
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    What do most folks need? I think you would be hard pressed to find a more universal need, for everyone, than encouragement.

    Welcome and Announcements Prayer When we look at the people around us, what are their needs? I mean, except for hearing the gospel and the plan of salvation, what do most folks need? I think you would be hard pressed to find a more universal need, for everyone, than encouragement. An encourager ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Resurrection And The Life

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Mar 31, 2020
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    Jesus demonstrates the reality and scope of his resurrection power.

    March 29, 2020 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45 The Resurrection and the Life Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Former baseball coach for the New York Yankees, Yogi Berra, once said, “In ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    What Does It Mean To Take Up Our Cross? - Sermon Of Proper 17 - Year A

    Contributed by Ian Bullock on Aug 28, 2020
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    How do we demonstrate our willingness to follow Christ in our lives - The illustration was found on the internet, but I am unsure of the original source

    In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. ‘Then Jesus told his disciples, ‘If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it. ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Spiritual Healing – Preparing Oneself For Heaven

    Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Nov 13, 2021
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    Spiritual Healing is the preparation of one's soul to enter the gates of Heaven. Are you ready? The healing stories in Mark's Gospel are metaphors for our preparation.

    Spiritual Healing – Preparing oneself for Heaven Mark 5:21-43 Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz [Healing Story #1] 21 When Jesus had crossed over again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him; and so He stayed by the seashore. 22 One of the synagogue officials named Jairus ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Jenny Franklin avatar

    Trial Of Jesus: Brought Before Pilate And Herod Series

    Contributed by Jenny Franklin on Dec 1, 2021
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    Jesus was arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane and taken to Annas and then to the palace of Caiaphas, the high priest. Then he was taken to Pilate.

    Found in Matthew 27:2,11-14, Mark 15:1-5, Luke 23:1-7 and John 18:28-38 Matthew 27:2 (John 18:28) Arrested When they had bound Jesus, the whole multitude led him away (from Caiaphas to the hall of judgment) and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor and it was early. John 18:28-29 The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Thomas: My Favorite Apostle

    Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Mar 31, 2022
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    The apostle Thomas gets the short end of the stick when we read about him and his "doubts" in the Gospel of John. He is more like you and I than we want to admit, and his story affirms it.

    When we read of where Jesus chose the Twelve men who would be known as the Apostles, we need to step back for a moment and realize that these men were ordinary working -class, salt-of-the-earth, rough around the edge individuals who had jobs ranging from catching fish to collecting taxes to a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Will You Be Remembered?

    Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Feb 19, 2024
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    When you die, will you b e remembered for the good you did, or for the time wasted

    Proverbs 22:1 Ben just came to town as a new rabbi. Unfortunately, his first official duty was to conduct a funeral service for Albert, a man who died in his eighties, with few relatives. Since Ben didn't know the deceased personally, he paused from his sermon to ask if anyone in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

  • Mark A. Barber avatar

    Comfort One Another With These Words

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Nov 4, 2023
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    What does this well-known passage from 1 Thessalonians teach us about death and resurrection?

    Comfort One Another with These Words 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 This morning’s passage is well known, especially among evangelicals. It is quoted as mentioning an event called the “Rapture.” Other than agreeing on the term, the interpretations of just what the rapture is and when it will happen ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Running The Race To Win!

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Aug 2, 2023
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    The Corinthian version of the Olympics was something the people of Corinth knew well. Paul used this knowledge to show how believers could win, or lose, rewards depending on how each one runs his or her race.

    Based on a message preached at First Baptist Church, Chamois, MO; not an exact transcription. Introduction: Paul had led many Corinthians to faith in Christ during his stay there (see Acts 18). Now he’s away from them and he’s pointing out some problems these new believers were having. Here in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist