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  • charles clary avatar

    My Journey Down Legality Lane

    Contributed by Charles Clary on Apr 29, 2004
    based on 25 ratings
     | 2,618 views

    This sermon will reflect my deliverance from a legalistic upbringing.

    I call your attention to the last words of the text. It reads, "For the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life." I am not an angry preacher. I heard many of them as a boy growing up in the church. They usually spew their venom out on the congregation as they tell about how some board or ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    God's Purpose In Our Ups And Downs

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on May 15, 2004
    based on 110 ratings
     | 16,134 views

    God has a purpose for our up and down lives.

    INTRO.- ILL.- A 73-year-old woman in England was giving a traffic ticket for driving south on a northbound lane of a highway. She remarked to the officer: “I thought something was wrong. The traffic seemed to be coming the wrong way.” Brothers and sisters, it seems like the traffic is often ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Joseph Conrad Edpao avatar

    "Knocked Down,not Knocked Out"

    Contributed by Joseph Conrad Edpao on Nov 12, 2004
    based on 41 ratings
     | 13,890 views

    Many Christians who experience great trials in life often think that there is no hope. Here are 3 reasons why there is hope even in the midst of the most hurting trial that we experience.

    INTRODUCTION: Life on earth is a test. Sounds familiar? Yes, this is a statement from Rick Warren¡¦s The Purpose Driven Life. ¡§You are always being tested. God constantly watches your response to people, problems, success, conflict, illness, disappointment, and even the weather!¡¨ We must ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Expectations And Let-Downs At Christmas Time

    Contributed by Don Schultz on Dec 8, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 6,531 views

    John the Baptist wasn’t sure if Jesus was the one he was to be expecting. Sometimes, our expectations don’t come true either, especially at Christmas.

    Matthew 11:1-11: GREAT EXPECTATIONS, AND RECOGNIZING THE MIRACULOUS “Why do I feel depressed right now, when I’m supposed to feel happy?” “Why do I feel frustrated right now, when I’m supposed to feel joyful?” “This isn’t the way it was supposed to be. This isn’t what I was expecting.” What ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Chris Medina avatar

    Building Up What Was Broken Down

    Contributed by Chris Medina on Jun 11, 2003
    based on 120 ratings
     | 74,036 views

    The exiles who returned to Judah from captivity bgan the rebuilding process for the Temple. However it was their own hearts that needed restoring and it was God Himself who became the builder.

    Ezra: Building Up What Was Broken Down” Ezra 3:1-13 Read Ezra 3:1-13 Last Monday morning, a young man named Sgt. Sean Peterson was in our home. Sgt. Peterson is a recruiter for the Army here in Merced and was telling Laurie and I about the arrangements for Kevina going up to Stockton to take the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Riley Turner avatar

    We Must Break Down The Walls

    Contributed by Riley Turner on Jan 26, 2001
    based on 85 ratings
     | 13,887 views

    If the Body of Christ is ever to be the true example of reconciliation that God wants us to be, we must break down the walls of racial, ethnic, and cultural segregation that currently exist within the church.

    (This sermon was preached at a Unity Workshop at the Sterling Blvd. Church of Christ in Sheffield, AL, held in September of 2000. The Sterling church is predominately African American; however, they have been moving toward becoming a more racially mixed church. Following this sermon, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Tim George avatar

    Wising Up In A Dumbed-Down World Series

    Contributed by Tim George on Feb 5, 2001
    based on 109 ratings
     | 6,063 views

    In a world where being undecided is a badge of honor, how do we learn to make wise decisions?

    “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • TJ Tipton avatar

    Turning Your World Upside Down

    Contributed by Tj Tipton on Mar 31, 2001
    based on 194 ratings
     | 7,139 views

    How to let the Holy Spirit use you to change the world for Jesus

    Turning Our World Upside Down Charles H. Spurgeon in training young ministers said to his students, "When you talk about heaven let your face light up with a heavenly glory. When you tell about hell, your everyday face will do. Mat 11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Shawn Drake avatar

    Let's Get Down To The Nitty Gritty Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Dec 7, 2006
     | 3,701 views

    This is the 7th sermon in the series "Momma Says..."

    Series: Momma Says... (James)[#7] LET’S GET DOWN TO THE NITTY-GRITTY James 4:1-12 Introduction: I would like start off this morning by reminding you of what our Church’s vision is: 1.Lead the lost to Jesus Christ! 2.The people of this Church live lives in the world that lead the lost to Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Patrick O'Loughlin avatar

    How To Have Contentment With No Money Down

    Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Oct 30, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,222 views

    This is a sermon on how to find contentment regardless of the circumstances.

    Text: 1 Timothy 6:6-11 Title: How to find Contentment with no money down. Introduction “I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation …(Philippians 4:12b) How to be content in any and every situation is a secret most people never get to learn. According to our text, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Every Barrier Down: Mary Magdalene

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 6, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,011 views

    Commitment to the living Christ will let Him break down circumstantial, cultural, and spiritual barriers to our success. Illustrated with the story of Marian Anderson.

    I think it was John Lennon, one of the Beatles, who once observed, "Life is what happens while you are making other plans." That really is the issue, isn't it? Getting a fix on our lives. Getting hold of life. Being able to make it go the way you want it to go. And the trouble is that life just ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Billy Noel avatar

    What To Do When Another Is Down

    Contributed by Billy Noel on May 18, 2009
     | 2,772 views

    As brothers and sisters in Christ we have a responsibility to lift each other during touch times

    Hebrews 10: 24-25 In the summer of 1978 I enlisted in the United States army the first stop boot camp or basic training The greatest emphasis was on physical endurance We would have periodic PT tests I had problems with the monkey bars I just couldn’t make it to the end The only way to pass basic ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Peter Loughman avatar

    Mr. Gorbecheve, Tear Down This Wall Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Sep 1, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 15,228 views

    The faith of the people builds day after day and God through the faith of his people God brings the wall down. They thought they were just walking around the city,that they were just being useless, – but God was using that time to build up their faith.

    Our tour bus arrived in the downtown square, we all piled out as tourists do, things seemed a little tense with the locals, they gave us the eye and went back to their business. We walked up this steep dusty dirt hill, void of any vegetation, just a lot of dirt and rock. Even though it was early ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jimmy Chapman avatar

    I Lay Me Down To Sleep

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Jul 3, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,486 views

    In Peter’s life story we have the record of three times when he was off guard, relaxed, asleep. On each occasion there was something that he did not know.

    I Lay Me Down To Sleep Acts 12:6 Sleeping at the wheel is a good way to keep from growing old. The amount of sleep required by the average person is about five minutes more. Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone. People who say they sleep like a baby usually don’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Throwing Rocks Down By The River Side.

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 16, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,963 views

    Are you a good rock thrower? Shimei is a great lesson of a man that knows the negative and loves to throw rocks at God’s man?

    THROWING ROCKS DOWN BY THE RIVER SIDE? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Luke 6:45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God