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  • Jim Butcher avatar

    Handling The Drive To Be Known Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 20, 2015
     | 5,183 views

    John the Baptist provides great insight into how to be known without being consumed by that.

    THE WHOLE COUNTRYSIDE: John had a lot of “known” yet he was not controlled by it. - Mark 1:5. - Because the passages about John the Baptist are fairly familiar, it’s easy to run past the details. One essential detail for our discussion this morning is in Mark 1:5 – the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Advice For Walkers

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Oct 31, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,195 views

    Tips and benefits for those who are seeking to walk worthy of their calling.

    ADVICE TO WALKERS IT ALL BEGAN WHEN MY MOTHER TOOK HER HAND AWAY and I took my first steps. I’ve been walking ever since. Long before I learned how to ride a bicycle, I walked everywhere. If I wanted to take the bus to school, I had to walk to the bus stop which was halfway to school, so I just ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Failure Of A Success

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Jan 18, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,806 views

    Lessons from a fool

    The Failure Of A Success Luke 12:13-21 It would be interesting and revealing some day to do an exit poll to find out all the things that people had thought about during the sermon. Some young men would no doubt be thinking, “I wonder who that beautiful is sitting three rows over? I wonder if ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    3 Keys To Understanding The Bible

    Contributed by John Pierce on Jan 7, 2006
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,985 views

    Three important keys to understanding the Bible are content, context and clarity.

    3 Keys to Understanding the Bible Intro: Talk about the Bible… 66 different books 40 different authors written over 1500 years Written in at least 3 different original languages books of history, prophecy, poetry and letters. And we are supposed to read it and apply it to our modern, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Thinking Is Hard Series

    Contributed by Don Emmitte on May 13, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,914 views

    When thinking of the past and the future, we often lose sight of the present. That robs us of present joy. Never let past failures or future fear rob you of present joy.

    Thinking Is Hard Philippians 3:12-16 2014 Baccalaureate Sermon by Don Emmitte, Grace Restoration Ministries I have been privileged to speak at many baccalaureates through the years. Since I have three sons, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Is Good Preaching? Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on May 5, 2008
     | 5,877 views

    Exposition of Acts 13:13-41 about Paul’s longest recorded sermon and its example toward evaluating preaching in our day

    Text: Acts 13:13-41, Title: What is Good Preaching? Date/Place: NRBC, 5/4/08 A. Opening illustration: Bible Stories with Graham: The Four Tests – Youtube.com B. Background to passage: The missionary duo took their instructions from Sergius Paulus to head for the mainland, and so they did. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    Be Wise! - A Summer Series Based On The Wisdom Of Proverbs

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jun 21, 2019
     | 8,124 views

    The introductory sermon - A summer series based on the wisdom of Proverbs

    Be Wise Proverbs June 23, 2019 Three Stooges Video Any ideas what were talking about today? Usually when someone calls us a wise guy - it means they’re not happy with us. We’ve done something to get them upset by giving some kind of a smart alec / sarcastic response. Well . . . amazingly, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Seeking And Saving The Lost

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 28, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,778 views

    People in every Bible church sing about and preach a great deal about winning the lost to Christ.

    But there comes a time when we should not just sing and preach about it - we need to get down to the nitty gritty of doing it. To do this we have to have a plan. For example: ? The Carolina Gamecocks when they get ready to play a football game have to have a game plan to reach that goal line ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    Be A Wise Guy/Gal

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Mar 10, 2023
     | 1,566 views

    Part 1 of 2 about wisdom.

    Be Wise Proverbs June 23, 2019 Start with a slapstick video of The Three Stooges Any ideas what were talking about today? Usually when someone calls us a wise guy - it means they’re not happy with us. We’ve done something to get them upset by giving some kind of a smart alec / sarcastic ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Do I Get There? Patience!

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 15, 2023
     | 1,590 views

    WAITING CAN CARRY A LOT OF WEIGHT. Over night successes are very rare. We must be faithful to your post of duty.

    HOW DO YOU GET THERE? EXPECTING, PATIENTLY WAITING (Two part lesson) By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) *NEED: lacking, to be in want, necessary, water, food, shelter and friends. *WAIT: ANTICIPATION, expect until, state of hope, *PATIENCE: to bear ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Control Vs. Kaos Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 6, 2008
    based on 54 ratings
     | 20,008 views

    This sermon uses several sections of Ephesians to describe why we need to take our Spiritual warfare seriously.

    OPEN: (We opened with the promo for the new movie "Get Smart" starring Steve Carell. It starts with the phrase: "There has always been a delicate balance between Kaos and Control. Now, with that balance threatened, it’s time to turn to one man...") He was known as the Butcher. A follower of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide Series

    Contributed by Jim Kilson on Apr 23, 2014
     | 5,838 views

    Part 7 of 10 in a series dedicated to debunking commonly held myths that we think are in the Bible but really aren't, myths that can and often do have devastating effects on our faith.

    INTRODUCTION: I’m pretty much convinced that it could go without saying that each and every one of us wants to make right choices, we want to do the right things, and we desire positive outcomes in all decisions that we make, and as believers we ultimately want to glorify God in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Calling All Nobodies

    Contributed by Paul Robinson on Sep 16, 2022
     | 2,786 views

    The idolatrous priest Amaziah tries to intimidate the prophet Amos. He did not appreciate Amos’ message against the king. But Amos wan't trying to be popular--God had called him out of an ordinary life of shepherding and gathering fruit. In other words, Amos was a nobody.

    This passage teaches us a valuable lesson: God calls and uses nobodies, those who are shunned by the world or overlooked. Amos, Moses, and David were just shepherds. Joseph was just a boy with a dream. Ruth was an outcast, an outsider. Esther was just a regular Jewish girl. These people were ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Just The Same Ol', Same Ol' Again?

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Feb 20, 2008
     | 2,473 views

    Message about going into the New Year with a commitment to deepening your relationship with Christ.

    Just the Same Ol’ Same Ol’ Again? Luke 1:37; Proverbs 16:3 December 30, 2007 NOTE: THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE FORMAT USED IN MY MESSAGES IS BORROWED FROM ANDY STANLEY’S BOOK, "COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE." Me: Jeanette Case, from Erie, PA, sent this in to Reader’s Digest: Last year when I called my ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Prevent Real Failure

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 76 ratings
     | 6,176 views

    Ways to avoid failure from God’s perspective

    Nobody wins all the time. Everyone occasionally faces setbacks. Illustration: The greatest baseball player who ever lived got on base 39.4% of the time. The greatest soccer player only scored goals on less than 3% of his shots. The greatest home run hitter of all time also struck out more than ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational