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  • Brian Atwood avatar

    Never A Discouraging Word

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Aug 3, 2004
    based on 121 ratings
     | 9,591 views

    Questions to ask yourself when you are tempted to criticize.

    According to the old western ballad, "Home on the Range", the range was a place, "where never is heard a discouraging word, and the skies are not cloudy all day." Fanciful thought. Never hearing a discouraging word would be pleasant. But that really wasn’t true in the old west and it’s certainly ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christ-Mis Assumptions

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Dec 30, 2002
    based on 115 ratings
     | 6,279 views

    Some of the same misassumptions about the Messiah that caused the people of Israel to miss the coming of the Messiah can cause us to miss God’s working in our lives. We’ll look at four Christ-mis assumptions.

    I thought about what to do for a Christmas Eve message. I thought about the angels, I thought about the baby in the manger, I thought about the busyness of the season, and carols and hot apple cider and hayrides in the snow – and my mind kept going back, back to Israel, its land and its people at ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    What To Do About Sin

    Contributed by Byrene Haney on Dec 11, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,871 views

    We live in a world that takes sinning casually how do we respond?

    In a society saturated with sin with little concern about it, we need a sermon to help us realize what sin is what it does. In our lesson for today it tells us that sin is walking in darkness and that sin breaks fellowship with God. Contrary to popular beliefs sin is a serious offense against ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Keys To Successful Interpersonal Relationships

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,514 views

    1. Love must be based in God's reality.

    1. Love must be based in God's reality. Love should not be hvpocritically Pharisaical. The unconditional love of God is enduring without exhibiting undue anger, irritations, or annoyance. Love has the courage to change the things it can, the serenity to accept the things it cannot change and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Why Is Sin Such A Perplexing Problem? (Rom. 3:10-17)

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,845 views

    Why is Sin Such a Perplexing Problem? (Rom. 3:10-17)

    Why is Sin Such a Perplexing Problem? (Rom. 3:10-17) Illustration:For a long time I used to think this a silly, straw-splitting distinction: how could you hate what a man did and not hate the man? But years later it occurred to me that there was one man to whom I had been doing this all my ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Privilege Brings Responsibility

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 71 ratings
     | 11,656 views

    Privilege Brings Responsibility (Rom. 3:1,2)

    Privilege Brings Responsibility (Rom. 3:1,2) Illustration:When Queen Victoria was a child, she didn’t know she was in line for the throne of England. Her instructors, trying to prepare her for the future, were frustrated because they couldn’t motivate her. She just didn’t take her studies ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    All Worship Is Not Acceptable

    Contributed by Ramsey Ledford on Jul 19, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 12,497 views

    This is a sermon on how to both worship and fear God as He desires us to rather that simply going through the "form" of religion only.

    “All Worship is Not Acceptable” Introduction: Assyria conquered Israel and most were deported from Samaria to Assyria. Assyria replaced the deported Israelites with captives of other countries to live in Samaria. This is where our text will pick up. #1) What has been imported into our way of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bruce Ball avatar

    The Omission In Our Comission

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jul 20, 2005
    based on 26 ratings
     | 2,499 views

    A short sermonette given the day after our team of missionaries came back from Mexico. The three leaders gave a short talk, and this was at the end. This sermonette was taken from a sermon on SermonCentral.com.

    Several years ago a large, new post office was built in Pittsburgh, at the cost of several million dollars. On the day of it’s opening, the Governor made a speech, TV cameras recorded, the bands played and the people cheered. It was quite a celebration. But when the first man entered to mail a ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    We Are Not Home Yet

    Contributed by Scott Terrell on Aug 15, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 6,384 views

    We are not home yet, yet we laying down on the job.

    Ever heard the song by Steven Curtis Chapman "We are not home yet?" It goes like this "So close your eyes for me..and hear the father say welcome home..Let us find our strength .. in all his promises to carry on.. He said I’ll go prepare a place for ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Complete The Mission

    Contributed by Juan Lane on Aug 17, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,468 views

    If we stop now all of our hard work goes down in vain

    Complete The Mission Sermon Scripture Galatians 5:7-9 (KJV) Galatians 5:7 Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth? 8 This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you. 9 A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. All of our hard work means nothing if we ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Good News For Everyone

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Aug 18, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,294 views

    Events in the house of Cornelius of Caesarea prove the Gospel of Christ is meant for everyone.

    Good News for Everyone Acts 10:1-8 INTRO.: Jesus told His disciples they would witness for Him in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. (Acts 1:8) We can trace the Gospel’s progress through the pages of the Book of Acts. Chapter nine relates the story of Saul’s conversion. God ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Truth Spoken Unwittingly Series

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Mar 29, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 3,221 views

    "He saved others, but He can’t save Himself."

    Truth Spoken Unwittingly Mark 15:31,32 INTRO.: The usual way to treat Mark’s account of the crucifixion is to focus on the people who surrounded Jesus as He died. There were nine persons or groups who can be distinguished: 1. Simon the Cyrenian, who was conscripted to perform an act of kindness. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Price Is Right

    Contributed by Ron Hicks on Aug 30, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 8,427 views

    God considers that the price for our salvation,holy living, and sin is just and right

    THE PRICE IS RIGHT 08/28/05 AM The title of this message might be a little humorous this morning if it were not such a serious topic. 1 Peter 1:18-19 18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Raphiel Manenge avatar

    I Am Crossing Over To The Other Side 5 Of 7! Series

    Contributed by Raphiel Manenge on Sep 3, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,676 views

    A sermon affirming that all things came by,through and from the Living Word of God.Thus all things living and non-living can hear,obey and submit to the Word of God.If problems,storms, demons, sickness , etc arises Just speak they will hear!

    “And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.” mark 4:39 Just speak they will hear! Your words have creative and authoritative power. All we see today came as a result of the spoken words. Many times people ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Laying On Of Hands

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 29, 2005
    based on 35 ratings
     | 12,901 views

    doctrines of the bible

    Intro: before we begin tonight on our study of laying on of hands, I would like to give you a simple explanation why we are called a full gospel church. A. all protestant, evangelical churches have basically common doctrines, The Inspired Word of God, Jesus Savior, Son of God, Worship, Heaven, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God