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  • Travis Markes avatar

    Mt. Hebron Series

    Contributed by Travis Markes on Aug 30, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 15,946 views

    Events in the Bible that took place on a mountain

    Mountain Moving Faith: “Mt. Hebron” Joshua 14 Throughout history some words have inspired the human soul, raising it to new heights of honor and greatness. Perhaps you can still quote the words of Thomas Jefferson that you learned in grade school, “We hold these truths to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sixteen Signs Of A True Believer Part 8 Series

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 10, 2010
     | 4,016 views

    Sermon 12 in the series, "Things that Accompany Salvation." This sermon:: (Sign # 13) The Constraint Test. Do I love God? (1 John 4:19) The love of God constrains me.

    Series: Things That Accompany Salvation Hebrews 6:9 But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. Message 12: Sixteen Signs of a True Believer (Part VIII) (2 Cor. 5:14; 13:5; 1 Jn. 4:16-21) 2 Corinthians 13:5 Examine ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How God’s Working Enables Good Works Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Jul 25, 2010
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,482 views

    God graciously works obedience into the lives of his people.

    Scripture Introduction Christians have disagreed and debated, since the earliest days of the church, God’s role versus the believer’s role in growth in godliness. Some Bible verses, considered by themselves, seem to support popular phrases like, “Let go and let God,” or “I can’t; God can.” Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Battle For The Future

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Aug 4, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,066 views

    A New Year's Sermon encouraging people to be better.

    Luke 17:31-36 KJV In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back. [32] Remember Lot's wife. [33] Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Sunday – “triumphal Entry Into Jerusalem” Series

    Contributed by Eric Lenhart on Aug 13, 2010
    based on 9 ratings
     | 62,746 views

    A look at the last week of Jesus' life.

    Sunday – “Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem” (Matthew 21:1-11) 1st in a Series on “Passion Week” Introduction: Are you being true to who you are? Have you found your purpose and meaning in life, and are you fulfilling all that God has created you for? Are you filled ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Monday – “jesus Clears The Temple” Series

    Contributed by Eric Lenhart on Aug 13, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
     | 12,096 views

    The righteous anger of Christ.

    Monday – “Jesus Clears the Temple” (Matthew 21:12-17) 2nd in a Series on “Passion Week” Introduction: I grew up around golf. When I was 13-years-old my uncle gave me my first summer job working for him on a golf course he was building. Every summer after that for ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Four Trees Of Easter

    Contributed by Charles Goza on Jan 19, 2010
    based on 14 ratings
     | 15,539 views

    The four significant events in the last week of Jesus' life involved trees and can be likened to spiritual development in our life.

    Four Trees of Easter John 12:12-19 . TREES PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN THE SCRIPTURE. MANY SIGNIFICANT EVENTS TOOK PLACE UNDER TREES. 1. Sin originated from eating fruit from the Forbidden Tree. 2. The first clothes were leaves from a fig tree. 3. Gen. 18. Under a grove of oak trees God told ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Principles For Better Living

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 22, 2010
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     | 12,258 views

    Scriptural principles to make life better. 1- Stay cool, don’t blow your cool 2- Try faith, don’t let faithlessness rule 3- Be possessed, don’t give in to obsession

    INTRO.- ILL.- I like the story about the preacher who had a microphone in his hand as he preached, and as he moved around the platform he would jerk the cord as he went. Then he moved to one side, getting wound up in the cord and nearly tripping before jerking it again. After several circles ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Let The Miracle Of The Fig Tree Grow Your Faith

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jan 25, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,136 views

    Jesus used this miracle to speak to His followers about faith. The Lord wanted to grow their faith, and through this story, He wants to grow ours.

    Let the Miracle of the Fig Tree Grow Your Faith Matthew 21:17-22 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - Jan. 3, 2010 *How much faith do you want? More! -- I want more faith! The good news is that God wants you to have more faith too. That is a big part of what is going on here in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Blueprint For Christ's Church Series

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Jan 28, 2010
    based on 19 ratings
     | 15,592 views

    A sermon examining Jesus plan for His church.

    THE BLUEPRINT FOR CHRIST’S CHURCH Acts 2:41-47 (Antioch Baptist Church: Wednesday, June 11th, 2025) If you look through the vast resources in my personal library you would notice that great number of those books are focused on church growth, organization and church health. One book is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Speaking Evil Of Others” Vs. "Righteous Judgment” Series

    Contributed by John Wright on Feb 1, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,940 views

    James warns against speaking evil against a brother in Christ and teaches that when one is guilty, then they also become guilty of judging the law.

    INTRODUCTION #22 1. Open your bibles to James 4:11&12. 2. In James 4:11 the command “do not speak evil of one another, brethren” is a continuation of warnings spoken of in James 4:1&2 where James warned against the “wars and fighting’s” going on among members of the church due to selfish and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Truth That Leads To Godliness Series

    Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Nov 21, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,498 views

    Introduction to the Letter to Titus.

    Culture is constantly knocking at our door. ‘Which bank’? ‘Oh what a feeling’! ‘It puts a rose in every cheek’, ‘The fresh food people’, ‘My Dad picks the fruit to make the cordial, that I like best’, ‘Oh what a feeling’, ‘My store’, ‘For the most important person in the world’, and ‘Aussie kids ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Glory!

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,796 views

    Glory! (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: Matthew chapter 17 verses 1-13. (a). Introduction (Verse 1): 1After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. (1). The Purpose: • For both Jesus and the disciples these six days were a time of ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    ’tis The Season Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 7, 2010
    based on 17 ratings
     | 12,671 views

    Let me suggest some seasonal things for us to do. 1- ‘Tis the season for singing 2- ‘Tis the season for sharing 3- ‘Tis the season for serving

    INTRO.- ILL.- Frank in Dallas calls his son Eddie in New York just before Thanksgiving and tells him, “I am sorry to tell you but your mother and I are going to divorce. I just cannot take any more of her complaining. We can’t stand the sight of each other any more. I am telling you first, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Beginning Again Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jan 3, 2011
    based on 116 ratings
     | 77,746 views

    Have you ever wished you could go back and start over? You can begin again by entrusting your life into the Master’s hands. You can begin again by allowing God to shape your life by His skilled, purposeful, and loving hands.

    JEREMIAH 18:1-6 BEGINNING AGAIN The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord saying, (2) “Arise and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will announce My words to you.” (3) Then I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, making something on the wheel. (4) But the vessel that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist