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  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    Exchanged For Truth Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Mar 14, 2011
    based on 55 ratings
     | 28,391 views

    When man's rebellion against God grows strong, he determines to go his own way. God will allow man to have his own way but turns him over to the results of following his own way.

    ROMANS 1: 24-28 (32) EXCHANGED FOR TRUTH / THE TRUTH EXCHANGE As God put a homing device in migratory birds so that they know to fly to warmer weather when the temperature gets too cold, so He has put within man the homing device so that they should fly to Him away from evil. But God also ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Keep Your Love Growing

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,089 views

    There are five things which keep a marriage and your love growing

    How to Keep Your Love Growing A woman wrote to Dear Abby: “Do all marriages eventually go stale? Ours has. My husband and I don’t seem to have much to talk about any more. We used to talk about our kids but now they’re grown and gone. Now I have no major complaints about my ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    A Messiah Love For Children Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Mar 17, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,184 views

    Jesus tells us to lead children to Him.

    A Messiah's Love For Children Text: Matt. 19:13-15 Introduction 1. Illustration: Children can have an incredible impact on adults. There is not doubt that the children of this church have had a major impact on me, and I look upon all of them as if they were my own. Recently, when Tina and I went on ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Repentance Is Proven In Life Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Mar 28, 2011
    based on 17 ratings
     | 17,654 views

    Until a person recognizes that he stands guilty & condemned before God & that he is a sinner who does not meet God's standard of righteousness, there is no possibility of salvation. Only repentance that causes one to be severed from sin in a daily obedien

    ROMANS 2: 1-11 REPENTANCE IS PROVEN IN LIFE (The Judgment of Visible Verifiable Deeds) [Luke 18:9-14 / Matthew 16:27] Every person comes with a basic knowledge of good and evil built into them or nothing could be agreed upon in society. That's why any ethical or moral person would heartily concur ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    It

    Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Mar 29, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,613 views

    Are we not looking for a simple plan to make our lives easier in Christ? Here IT is.

    IT (All my sermon use illustrations found on www.sermoncentral.com and All scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted) All of us what IT, we all need IT, but what is IT? Today’s culture is all about making things simpler, and I personally think there are some things that need to be just a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Art Of Marriage, Part 3 - Lessons For Wives Series

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Mar 30, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,834 views

    Part 3 of this marriage series, this message discussing how wives can contribute to a great marriage.

    The Art of Marriage Part 3 – Lessons for Wives Ephesians 5:33 February 27, 2011 Audio of this message can be heard at www.aberdeenwesleyan.org. Introduction This is the last in a 3-part series on the Art of Marriage. We’ve talked about the foundation of a marriage being God’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Be Still And Know

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Bob Aquino on Apr 6, 2011
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     | 13,354 views

    When God says, “Be still and know,” he invites us to linger at the foot of the cross. God’s answer to your pain is not a sermon or a theory or a book you need to read. God’s answer to your pain is a Person. God’s answer is Jesus.

    On March 11 one of the largest earthquakes in recorded history shook the north coast of Japan, resulting in a tsunami that swept as far as 10km inland. Thousands of buildings have been affected, and the death toll is estimated at over 10,000. Who can forget the tsunami in 2004, one of the greatest ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Nothings Going To Move My Rock

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Oct 2, 2010
    based on 58 ratings
     | 44,188 views

    The rock of Gibraltar is an amazing testimony of strength, but there is only one Rock that can stand the shaking going on in this world.

    Jesus gives us the parable of the two houses and the two foundations, and the two men. These are two different houses, two different foundations, and two different men. In this text Jesus divides the whole world into two classes of people: #1 The Wise #2 The Foolish What Jesus teaches us in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    No One Like Him Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Oct 5, 2010
     | 5,386 views

    In this lesson we explore the truths that God is and that God loves.

    Introduction: A. One day, the children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholic elementary school for lunch. 1. At the end of the cafeteria line was a large pile of apples. 2. The nun had made a note, and posted it above the pile of apples, “Take only one. God is watching.” 3. Out ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Signs

    Contributed by Chris Mccarthy on Oct 11, 2010
    based on 9 ratings
     | 10,683 views

    Facing our fears and understanding the big picture of Jesus' end time prophecies.

    The best fairy tales come from the worst fears… Most of them were written in a time where poverty, famine and childhood abandonment were common. All three of those are mixed into a story about kids getting lost in the woods and eventually meeting a cannibalistic witch in a children’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Dealing With Church Problems: Thyatira Pt7 Series

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Oct 14, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,381 views

    You cannot judge someone else for your own tolerance. What have you been tolerating? Isn't it about time to say, "ENOUGH!" Jesus thinks so. To overcome you must repent which means to do CHRIST’S WILL to the end. How?

    Revelation 2:18-29: “Dealing With Church Problems” Problems. Does anyone here have problems? I asked a man recently which years of a marriage are the toughest. He told me that the first 30 years were the toughest in a marriage. I asked him, well how many years have you been married? ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Justified To Live Free Series

    Contributed by Leslie Chaney on Oct 20, 2010
     | 4,758 views

    God dealt with our sin issue in our lives when he declared us "Not Guilty" in Christ. He justifies us, then he implants his power (The Holy Spirit) in us to lead us toward righteousness and away from sin.

    JUSTIFIED TO LIVE FREE Dr. Leslie C. Chaney THE PROCESS OF HIS PRESENCE I WANT YOU TO THINK OF THE MOST DEDICATED CHRISTIAN THAT YOU KNOW. WHAT MAKES THEM COME TO MIND? 1. THEY PRAY 2. THEY DILIGENTLY STUDY THE BIBLE 3. THEY TITHE THEIR MONEY 4. THEY ARE LEADERS IN CHURCH 5. OR BECAUSE THEY ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bob Joyce avatar

    When It's Time To Get In The Game!

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Nov 10, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,977 views

    We Christians spend a lot of time learning how to witness. But, there comes a time when it's time to get off the bench, get in the game and use what we have learned to witness to those who are lost.

    Some years ago, I took a group to Glorieta, NM to attend a Sunday School training week. I became aware that a man by the name of Paul McClung was supposed to teach a specific witnessing strategy. Because of family connections to the McClung’s I decided I would participate in this particular ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brian La Croix avatar

    What We Can Learn From A Dead Fig Tree - Part 2

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jul 20, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,967 views

    Discussion of being fruitful in prayer.

    What We Can Learn from a Dead Fig Tree (Part 2 – Faith in Prayer) Matthew 21:18-22 July 6, 2008 NOTE: THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE FORMAT USED IN MY MESSAGES IS BORROWED FROM ANDY STANLEY’S BOOK, "COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE." Me: My guess is that many of you, especially those of you who grew up in ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Your Struggle For Purity Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 7, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,304 views

    God calls us to committed faithfulness to one another as part of our commitment to him. He calls us to purity of mind and action, to help us maintain the purity of our relationship with our spouse. He calls us to keep our promises just as he keeps his.

    Introduction There’s a phenomenon that I’ve noticed over the past few years. That’s the phenomenon of ’the better offer’. It comes in two forms: the first is where you don’t reply to an invitation until the last minute because you might get a better offer; but the second is worse. That’s where ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican