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  • Bill Butsko avatar

    Saved By Grace

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Oct 9, 2006
     | 4,969 views

    This message talks about man’s fall and God’s plan of restoration for mankind.

    What does the word grace really mean? "Grace" - "...good-will, loving-kindness, mercy ... kindness bestowed upon someone who does not deserve it…kindness of God to man. (Zondervan – Pictorial Bible Dictionary) God created Adam and Eve and placed them in the Garden of Eden. Both of them had a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Turn On The Lights---The Party's Over Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 15, 2006
    based on 18 ratings
     | 22,864 views

    How King Belshazzar’s arrogance led to the fall of Babylon to Darius the Mede.

    INTRODUCTION Dandy Don Meredith (from Mt. Vernon, Texas) used to be on Monday Night football with Howard Cosell. When a game was already decided, he would start to sing the old country song, “Turn out the Lights, the Party’s Over.” Well, 2,600 years ago, there was a party in Babylon, and God said, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tim Patrick avatar

    An Incomplete Job

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Oct 16, 2006
    based on 34 ratings
     | 22,651 views

    This sermon encourages listeners to move beyond shallow religious ritualism and to allow God to touch the inner man and deal with the sin in the heart.

    Introduction: (To introduce this sermon I played a short video clip showing a man washing his truck. The truck is parked in front of a house in the driveway. As you watch the video the man is meticulous in his washing. He covers every inch of the truck. He polishes the chrome. He washes every wheel ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Heart Attack Lent Series

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Oct 16, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,701 views

    Viewing the Holiness of God caused Isaiah to exclaim the heart-attack language of "Woe is me!" and does the same to us, the season of Lent is a time in the Christian year to examine ourselves and have a heart attack experience as well.

    Goal: That we might be so stricken to the heart that we are shocked into realizing our place before a Holy God. Malady: We’re building up with complacency. Means: Christ came to us, became heartache for us, and In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit – the HOLY Three ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Jerry DePoy avatar

    "A Shotgun Wedding With Roses"

    Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Oct 17, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,345 views

    In this story you will find that are three powerful reasons why a lost sinner should say “yes” to God’s wedding proposal!

    Title: “A Shot Gun Wedding with Roses” Introduction: You are probably wondering how in the world I ever came up with such a title? My wife, Judy, is from Alabama. Do they really marry cousins in Alabama? Well, in this text you have a cousin marrying another cousin. Boaz in under the gun to do ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Selleck avatar

    Just Add Water Series

    Contributed by David Selleck on Oct 26, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,713 views

    Michael Yaconelli’s, "Messy Spirituality" God’s Annoying Love for Imperfect People

    Template Oct 22, 2006 Messy Spirituality Series 4 Felt Need: I believe God forgives, but I am not sure He forgives me, am I too much of a loser for God? Hoped for Result: Listeners will understand and believe in their hearts that God Forgives our past and He loves and accepts, us in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Peter Loughman avatar

    Self Justification: The Path Of Least Resistance

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 27, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,798 views

    we lie, we justify, we are no longer aware that we sin also Jame 1:12-18

    Scripture: Heb 3:1-13 James 1:12-18 We are not looking for the truth we are looking for a reason to justify ourselves. We are not looking for the truth we are looking for a reason to justify ourselves. I take an action and I an able to explain why I took that action. How many of us, pulled over by ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Beware Of The Yeast

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Oct 30, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,336 views

    The leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees was in direct opposition to the unleavened "Bread of Life".

    Text: “Be careful,” Jesus said to them. “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees” (Matthew 16:6) NIV. Another word used in the place of “yeast” is the word “leaven”. Yeast is used in baking and causes the dough to rise or “puff up”. Yeast is really a living organism ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Wilbur Madera Rivas avatar

    El Sufrimiento Y El Pecado Personal Series

    Contributed by Wilbur Madera Rivas on Nov 1, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,951 views

    El pecado personal como una fuente de sufrimiento

    El sufrimiento y el pecado personal 2 Crónicas 12:1-12 Intro. Hace un par de semanas fui al otorrinolaringólogo para que me atendiera mi oído que a raíz de un catarro se me había quedado tapado. Fui porque la verdad ya no aguantaba el oído tapado, al molestia…y fui para que aliviara mi ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Kenneth Trent avatar

    The Law Of The Harvest

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Nov 5, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,798 views

    The universal law of the harvest is not only that we reap what we sow but that we reap far more than we sow.

    THE LAW OF THE HARVEST “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.” Galatians 6:7-8 I. BE NOT DECEIVED Paul’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rusty Davidson avatar

    A Good Plan Gone Awry

    Contributed by Rusty Davidson on Feb 19, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,910 views

    Sermon examines Genesis 6:1-4 and the impact of not carrying out the plan of God and the consequences of such sin.

    INTRODUCTION “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” (Proverbs 19:21) I remember several years ago as I started and ran my own business for awhile, the plan God laid out for me. It was clear in my mind from the very beginning. I was to work it part-time ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Hollinger avatar

    A Matter Of Degrees

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Feb 22, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,746 views

    Sin is simply anything that takes our focus off of God. Trust your instruments.

    Title: A Matter of Degrees Text: Matt 7. 13 – 14 MP: Sin is simply anything that takes our focus off of God. Trust your instruments. SO: Mainly, I want to set up my “Seven Deadly Sins” series by explaining what sin is and why we must not choose it. ------------------------------------------- He ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Scott Jordan avatar

    Have You Been Delivered From Darkness ? Series

    Contributed by Scott Jordan on Feb 24, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,834 views

    Part 3 in the Colossians Series

    HAVE YOU BEEN DELIVERED FROM DARKNESS? Colossians 1:13-17 The power of darkness is a tremendous obstacle to our freedom. Satan seeks to blind us from the truth in order to keep us from seeing who we are in Christ Jesus and what we can accomplish in the power of Christ Jesus. And you will know the ...read more

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  • Ron Callen avatar

    The Answer

    Contributed by Ron Callen on Mar 3, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,332 views

    What can we learn from the maniac of Gadara? We can learn about the depth of sin, the destination of all those involved in sin and we can learn of the Deliverer.

    The Answer The world has got some problems. OK, the world has got a lot of problems. Many men and women today seem to feel that they have the answer to those problems. One political party blames another political party. This country blames that country. In all the years since the Civil ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    Overcoming The Cause Of Many Of Our Spiritual Defeats

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 9, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,341 views

    This message deals with the consequences of sin in your life.

    Our Complaint To God: “Why have you failed us?” - Joshua 7:6-9. - Joshua comes to the Lord with his complaints. The Lord had done great things for them, not the least of which was the recently completed crossing of the Jordan River. Still, there’s no doubt to Joshua that something has gone ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist