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    A Mother Is Born Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on May 5, 2010
    based on 36 ratings
     | 16,260 views

    1- A mother’s faith 2- A mother’s hope 3- A mother’s love

    INTRO.- ILL.- A little boy forgot his lines in a Sunday school presentation. His mother was in the front row to prompt him. She gestured and formed the words silently with her lips, but it did not help. Her son’s memory was blank. Finally, she leaned forward and whispered the cue, "I am the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Memorial Day Observances

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on May 31, 2010
    based on 54 ratings
     | 32,067 views

    Let me suggest to you that we observe or do Memorial day from the past to the present and on to the future.

    INTRO.- Memorial day weekend means “fun day” to most people! Play, pleasure, cookouts, etc. ILL.- If you want to go to Garden Grove, CA, here is what you can do on Memorial Day weekend. Garden Grove Strawberry Festival: Four day festival celebrating everything to do with the humble strawberry. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    When A Person Turns Away From God Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on May 31, 2010
    based on 30 ratings
     | 17,720 views

    What happens when a person turns away from God? Paul tells us what the Galatians lost or became by turning away from God to idol worship. 1- They became enslaved and lost their freedom 2- They became joyless and lost their exuberance

    INTRO.- 8Formerly, when you did not know God. Was there ever a time in your life that you didn’t know God? ILL.- I love the cute story about the little boy whose mother just gave birth to his baby brother. While the baby was sleeping in his crib, big brother looks into the crib at his baby ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Two Better Than One Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on May 31, 2010
    based on 27 ratings
     | 17,601 views

    Consider the two covenants and which is the best of the two. (in reality, we already know) 1- The covenant of law 2- The covenant of faith

    INTRO.- Are two better than one? It depends on what you're talking about. ILL.- It's been three years ago that my daughter and her family visited us. You may recall an incident that I told you about and maybe not. I offered to wash their car so my son-in-law, Chris, and I went to the car wash ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Daddy I Want To Be Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jun 3, 2010
    based on 34 ratings
     | 10,095 views

    The description of the daddy I want to be is found in God’s Word.

    INTRO.- ILL.- It is well known that crabs and small shellfish of the same class walk in the “sideways” fashion. Once upon a time, the other fishes resolved to teach these mistaken fellow inhabitants of the deep the proper mode of locomotion, namely, to go forward. Accordingly they started a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Greatest Of These

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Feb 14, 2011
    based on 41 ratings
     | 12,359 views

    The greatest of these is defined and explained in this text. 1- The superiority of love 2- The service of love 3- The steadfastness of love

    INTRO.- ILL.- Two friends were discussing the possibility of love. "I thought I was in love three times," one friend says. "How so?" his friend asks. "Five years ago I deeply cared for a woman who wanted nothing to do with me." "Was that not love?" his friend asks. "No," he replies. "That was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Great Quake And Tsunami - What To Think - What To Do

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 17, 2011
    based on 75 ratings
     | 5,820 views

    We should think something and do something about the terrible devastation in Japan and for the people.

    INTRO. - The whole world shook and not just Japan, this past week, actually on Friday, March 11th, and that certainly wasn’t the end. The end may never come for those who live in Japan and the surrounding areas. I might tell a joke about earthquakes but it wouldn’t be funny. One nationally known ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Principles For Better Living

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 22, 2010
    based on 50 ratings
     | 12,319 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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    In The Face Of Human Suffering

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Feb 3, 2010
    based on 50 ratings
     | 13,700 views

    We know the story of the good Samaritan. It’s about being in the face of human suffering and how we respond.

    INTRO.- We know the story of the good Samaritan. It’s about being in the face of human suffering and how we respond. The Living Sermon. I’d rather see a sermon than hear one any day, I’d rather one would walk with me than merely tell the way, The eye’s a better pupil and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Love Is

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Feb 13, 2010
    based on 55 ratings
     | 14,224 views

    Regardless of what the world calls love and thinks about love, we must consider what God says about love. 1- Love is a continuing debt 2- Love is a command of God 3- Love is a completion of the law

    INTRO.- ILL.- I went to the Suddenlink Cable TV office recently to change our subscription. The lady behind the counter and I were discussing TV programs and I told her that I watched Lifetime movies with my wife. She said, “YOU DO?!” as in debelief. The she said that whenever the Cubs were ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Make Our Joy Complete Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Feb 18, 2010
    based on 47 ratings
     | 18,024 views

    Let’s note what John is saying about Jesus who can make our joy complete. 1- He was from the beginning 2- He was seen and touched 3- He was sent for a purpose

    INTRO.- ILL.- The University of Notre Dame has a new tip for a catering employee they mistakenly gave a $29,000 gratuity check: Give it back. A lawsuit filed by the Indiana university claims Sara Gaspar used the accidental check to pay bills and buy a new car, MyFOX Chicago reported. Notre Dame ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Message We Declare Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Feb 26, 2010
    based on 76 ratings
     | 16,310 views

    1- The message is: There is no darkness in God 2- The message is: Claiming to know God doesn't mean you do 3- The message is: Confession and walking in the light go hand-in-hand

    INTRO.- ILL. The 23rd Channel The TV is my shepherd, I shall not want. It maketh me to lie down on the sofa; It leadeth me away from faith; It destroys my soul; It leadeth me into the paths of sex and violence for the sponsors sake. Yea, though I walk through the shadow of my ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Chosen, Royal And Holy Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 15, 2009
    based on 106 ratings
     | 35,717 views

    1- We are a chosen people 2- We are a royal priesthood 3- We are a holy nation

    INTRO.- ILL.- A guy had been feeling down for so long that he finally decided to seek the aid of a psychiatrist. He went there, lay on the couch, spilled his guts then waited for the profound wisdom of the psychiatrist to make him feel better. The psychiatrist asked a few questions, took some ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Live Good Lives Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 15, 2009
    based on 60 ratings
     | 13,313 views

    1- Live good lives because we are aliens 2- Live good lives because sin wars against the soul 3- Live good lives because God must be glorified

    INTRO.- ILL.- A woman and her little girl were visiting the grave of the little girl’s grandmother. On their way through the cemetery back to the car, the little girl asked, "Mommy, do they ever bury two people in the same grave?" "Of course not, dear." replied the mother, "Why would you think ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Silence The Ignorant Talk Of Foolish Men Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 23, 2009
    based on 57 ratings
     | 17,677 views

    Our text tells us how to silence the ignorant talk of foolish people. 1- Submit to authority 2- Live as servants 3- Show proper respect 4- Love the believers

    INTRO.- Ignorant talk. There is a lot of that going around. Much of it is in Hollywood. Here is some ignorant talk from foolish people. - JODIE FOSTER: "I absolutely love religions and the rituals. Even though I don’t believe in God." - BILLY JOEL: "I wasn’t raised Catholic, but I used to go ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ