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  • Michael Hollinger avatar

    Raising The Mis-Steak

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Oct 14, 2007
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     | 2,529 views

    Good behavior is in one sense like good manners - we practice it because we love others in the same way that God loved us.

    SERMON NOTES: RAISING THE MIS-STEAK The fifty-cent word: aidiaphoria Why was meat controversial? 1. Knowledge P_uffs_____ up a. Good Manners as a weapon b. Pharisees & other Know-It-Alls 2. Love B_uilds____ up a. Love doesn’t enable sin, it defeats it b. If you love me, _you will keep my ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dealing With The Post-Christmas Blahs

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Dec 30, 2007
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     | 16,614 views

    After the crescendo of Christmas, some of us are back to our complicated and chaotic lives. Message looks at three post-Christmas scenes and then three lessons to help us beat the blahs.

    Dealing with the Post-Christmas Blahs Matthew 2:13-23 Rev. Brian Bill 12/30/07 Dave Veerman has written a poem called, “Many Happy Returns.” See if it resonates with you: ‘Twas the day after Christmas And all through the room Strewn wrappings were crying For use of a broom The children were ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Strategy For War

    Contributed by Ben Peak on Jan 3, 2008
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     | 7,693 views

    For us to enter into battle against Satan without having a strategy for victory would be suicide. Fortunately, the Word of God has given us a map, has given us a strategy for defeating the Devil.

    It was late October when an officer commanding a platoon of American soldiers received a call from headquarters. Over the radio, the captain learned that his unit was being ordered to recapture a small French city from the Nazis—and he learned something else from headquarters as well. For weeks, ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Jonah Runs - God Follows Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Feb 23, 2008
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    Jonah rebels against God’s will. God disciplines Jonah and teaches us all a lesson in obedience

    SERIES: “DISCOVER OBEDIENCE: Jonah – Not Just Another Big Fish Story” TEXT: JONAH 1:1-17 TITLE: “JONAH RUNS – GOD FOLLOWS” OPEN: A. William Sherwood Fox wrote: We ask a simple question And that is all we wish: ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Obedience Brings About Victory Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Feb 19, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 23,437 views

    Total obedience to God means that we are to accept the risk of being obedient even when we cannot see victory, but realize that victory comes when we are obedient to God!

    Sermon Date: Februrary 11, 2007 INTRODUCTION: 98 yds lay ahead of him and his team was looking to him for leadership and guidance. Their opponent was ahead and time was running out and victory did NOT seem possible! But they began to listen to their fearless leader and play by play they inched ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Anger: Not Just Black And White Series

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Feb 22, 2007
    based on 20 ratings
     | 24,863 views

    Anger is a detector of injustice, but, like God we should be slow in our response

    <<READ Jonah 4:1-2, 4>> Many of you were living the Washington area on Thursday, April 4th, 1968. I don’t need to really set the stage for it, because you lived it. It was about 7:30 in the evening when Walter Cronkite broke the news. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in Memphis for speech, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Building And Battling

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 17,981 views

    Some aspects of how the Lord builds great souls. . . Building and Battling.

    Building and Battling Luke 14:27-33 KJV And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. [28] For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? [29] Lest haply, after he hath ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Declaring Your Citizenship

    Contributed by Tommy Davis on Jan 11, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 18,110 views

    This sermon reminds the believer that we are not citizens of this world, but citizens of a home being prepared by Christ.

    Subject: Declaring Your Citizenship Text: Acts 22:22-30 (NKJV) 22 And they listened to him until this word, and then they raised their voices and said, "Away with such a fellow from the earth, for he is not fit to live!" 23Then, as they cried out and tore off their clothes and threw dust into ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Did You Experience So Much For Nothing? Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 24, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,992 views

    Third in revival series at Emmaus Baptist Church, Quinton, VA: Dialogical (sought testimonies from audience at selected intervals). We may feel that our investment in faith is a waste; but it will not be if we can learn to grow in relationships.

    I hate waste. I despise it when I find out I have wasted something valuable – time or money or effort. Don’t you? Doesn’t it just frustrate you immensely if all your good work goes down the tubes? When I first learned to use a computer, I didn’t know you could set a word processor on auto-save. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Persistent Prayer Provides Hope Series

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Jun 1, 2007
    based on 20 ratings
     | 23,461 views

    An encouragement to pray consistently and never quit.

    Persistent Prayer Provides Hope Part 1 of 4 in the series "A Time for Hope! Real Issues, Real Hope, Real Help!" We’re beginning a new series today that deals with hope. Hope is one of life’s most important possessions. Every one of us needs hope. Hope is what motivates us to get out of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Goals Of Grace Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Jun 3, 2007
    based on 39 ratings
     | 21,385 views

    Using actual road signs, we’ll see that we must count on Christ’s work, stop sinning, and yield our bodies to the Lord.

    The Goals of Grace Romans 6:8-18 Rev. Brian Bill www.pontiacbible.org 6/3/07 Before last Sunday’s service one of our daughters turned to Beth and asked this question: “Is Daddy not preaching today?” Beth told her that some special guests were going to talk about their ministry in the Middle East ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Best Is Yet To Come Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Jun 4, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 12,553 views

    We are confident that a great future awaits us.

    THE BEST IS YET TO COME S: Heaven C: A great future Th: Heaven Can’t Wait Pr: WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT A GREAT FUTURE AWAITS US. ?: Why? Why can we be confident? KW: Realities TS: Our study of Scripture will reveal five realities that demonstrate why we can be confident of our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Replace A Complaing Attitude Series

    Contributed by Sheldon Boyd on Mar 29, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,767 views

    This is from a series on attitudes. I got a lot of ideas from a book by James MacDonald called Lord Change My Attitude.

    LIFE IS AN ATTITUDE – PICK A GOOD ONE Replace A Complaining Attitude Sunday January 21, 2007 Scripture Text: Romans 12:1-2 Numbers 11:1-3 Intro. A. We are launching today into a brand new sermon series that will take us all the way to Easter Sunday. As you can see ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Josh Reich avatar

    Finding God's Hand...in Our Everyday Lives Series

    Contributed by Josh Reich on Apr 2, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 17,635 views

    Is it possible to walk through your day and see God? So often we get to the end of our day and feel empty, like we didn’t see God and we wonder if he cares about the details of our life.

    I am really glad you are here with us today. Today is part two of our series Finding God’s hand. We are walking through the book of Ruth. I am really excited where we are in the story today, as it takes some new twists and turns. Today we are going to meet a guy named Boaz, which right off the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Are You An Encourager?

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Apr 8, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 14,323 views

    This sermon examines the life and ministry of Paul’s companion and co-worker Barnabas.

    Introduction: The Bible is full of people that we could pattern our lives after. Of course our ultimate role model is Jesus, but there are many others that we could learn and benefit from. For instance, Like Abraham, we should strive to have such a close relationship to God, that we too would be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist