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  • Ken Sauer avatar

    "How Will We Serve God In 2016?"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 23, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,847 views

    A sermon for the New Year.

    "How Will We Serve Christ in 2016?" Matthew 25:31-45 I think this is a very appropriate passage of Scripture to look at as we come to the end of a year, and prepare for a new one. The reason I say this is that Jesus is filling in the metaphors of the parables that come before it. "This is ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    The Impossible Thing I Series

    Contributed by Virgil Hurley on Mar 8, 2016
     | 4,986 views

    By trusting God in the past and experiencing victories, David could be assured of confidence and success overcoming succeeding problems. A lesson for each of us.

    THE IMPOSSIBLE THING I Samuel 17:4-11, 16, 20-25 Virg Hurley Sermon, March 6, 2016 Christy Brown was born in 1933 with cerebral palsy. His parents were told that nothing could be done for him. They should put him in an institution. Instead they took him home and loved him. In time Christy ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Heaven, We Are Dying To Live There Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jun 15, 2016
     | 5,016 views

    We naturally fear death. However, it is a blessed/happy event for Christians to move from this life to the next.

    1. Back in 2014, Andy Russell of Tarzana, CA passed away. His three year old grandson, Bobby wanted to know what had happened to his grandfather. His parents told him, "Grandpa was so sick and felt so bad that God did not want him to hurt any more so he sent the angels to get him." Astonished, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Heaven, We Are Dying To Live There Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jun 20, 2016
     | 5,798 views

    In the midst of all of the persecutions and difficulties of these Christians, there is a blessed relief -- to be with Him for eternity. Our passing from this life is blessed because we Reside in the Lord; Rest from Labors; and will be Rewarded by deeds.

    1. Back in 2014, Andy Russell of Tarzana, CA passed away. His three year old grandson, Bobby wanted to know what had happened to his grandfather. His parents told him, "Grandpa was so sick and felt so bad that God did not want him to hurt any more so he sent the angels to get him." Astonished, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Patriarchs Those Sins That Plague Us Series

    Contributed by David Taylor on Aug 23, 2016
     | 4,956 views

    The Patriarchs Those Sins that Plague us Genesis 21 David Taylor June 19, 2016

    The Patriarchs Those Sins that Plague us Genesis 21 David Taylor June 19, 2016 Two themes run through Genesis. The first is the mission of rescuing the nations from their sinfulness and the promise of a deliverer, the Messiah. This comes into focus when God chooses Abraham to be the one through ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What In The World Is Going On? Are We Creating A Frankenstein?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 25, 2019
     | 2,695 views

    Blindness is a sad medical case, but mental blindness will create terrible problems? Are we creating a FRANKENSTEIN?

    ARE WE CREATING A FRANKENSTEIN? WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOING ON? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com FRANKENSTEIN: is the creator of a fictional man like monster which eventually turns on the master. This term is used as a monster thing that becomes destructive and terrifying and ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Pentecost Power

    Contributed by Jeffrey Sims on May 23, 2015
     | 7,216 views

    How we can harness the Power of the Holy Spirit and reach out to the world as the hands and feet of Christ

    Acts 2: 1-4, Narrate 5-14 then read (14 – 21) Today is Pentecost Sunday , The Birthday of the Church, The scripture today tells of an exciting time , strange things are happening, Tongues of fire touching people, folks speaking in unknown languages, power is being poured out and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Big

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jun 2, 2014
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,144 views

    A very different way to teach the sinlessness of Jesus using video and pictures from the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan

    BIG 1 Peter 2:21-25 Before I start let me make a disclaimer and two promises… Disclaimer: This sermon will be 95% setup and then will have only one main point and a quick application Promises… 1. You may not like this sermon but you will remember it 2. You will get to see some truly ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Dec 31, 2014
     | 3,509 views

    This is a powerful sermon using pictures from the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan. I have the powerpoint to share.

    BIG 1 Peter 2:21-25 Before I start let me make a disclaimer and two promises… Disclaimer: This sermon will be 95% setup and then will have only one main point and a quick application Promises… 1. You may not like this sermon but you will remember it 2. You will get to see some truly ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Temptation Of Jesus - Part 1

    Contributed by James Snyder on Mar 4, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,601 views

    Our temptations do not compromise our relationship with the Lord, but brings to the surface God's amazing grace for us in times of need.

    Luke 3:22; Luke 4:1; Luke 4:14 “I can resist anything but temptation,” so boasted Oscar Wilde, Irish dramatist, novelist & poet (1854 - 1900). The story of Oscar Wilde reveals the tragedy of this kind of attitude. Our whole life is bordered by temptations of one sort or another. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Nebuchadnezzar's Conversion

    Contributed by Christopher Arch on Nov 1, 2025
     | 19 views

    Series on Daniel

    Title: “Nebuchadnezzar’s Conversion” Script: Daniel 4 Type: Expos. Series Where: GNBC 11-2-25 Intro: J.V. McGee once told a humorous story about a lonely old rancher who was being troubled because he thought a man was hiding under his bed at night. This paranoia began to disrupt his life ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Praying In The Last Days PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 15, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 73 views

    The sermon calls us to seek God above all else, finding rest, confidence, and purpose in His presence amid life’s storms and uncertainties.

    Some days the heart feels like a hummingbird in a hurricane—fluttering, fragile, and longing for a safe branch. We scroll and scurry and strive, yet the soul still whispers for something steady. We want a place to rest. We want a Person to hold us. We long for something clear when everything else ...read more

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    Are We Related? PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 18, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 51 views

    God adopts us into His family through Jesus, offering true belonging and purpose beyond our natural ties, inviting everyone to a place at His table.

    Have you ever noticed how the family refrigerator becomes a gallery of grace? Smudged fingerprints. Crayon drawings. Photos held up by a magnet that looks like a banana. Report cards with coffee stains. A wedding invitation tucked next to a grocery list. That door tells a story. We want to belong. ...read more

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    Letting Go Of Anger - Hitchhiker 4 Series

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Jan 2, 2010
     | 3,307 views

    This is the fourth sermon of our "Hitchhiker" series focusing on the Book of Jonah, Chapter 4.

    Jonah 4:1-11 NIV But Jonah was greatly displeased and became angry. 2 He prayed to the LORD, "O LORD, is this not what I said when I was still at home? That is why I was so quick to flee to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Culture Of Lies

    Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Sep 15, 2015
     | 3,621 views

    Man's conscious actions in daily life begged the difference in the posture of women living in modern times.

    CULTURE OF LIES by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (September 15, 2015) “Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets” (St. Matthew 7: 12, King James Version ...read more

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    Denomination: Friends