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  • Betty Johnson avatar

    Mary's Worship Series

    Contributed by Betty Johnson on Mar 23, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 11,785 views

    What we learn about genuine worship from Mary’s act of extravagant worship. Sources include, but not limited to, four Sermon Central messages cited at the end this entry.

    Mary’s Worship (Lenten Series) Scripture: Mark 14:1-9 Introduction We began last week by looking at some of the stories or events that lead up to Easter - the time of Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection. Last week we looked at the raising of Lazarus from the dead. Today, we’re going to ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Raise Your Praise

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 23, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 15,703 views

    Worship is our response to who God is and the redemptive act He has done for us through Jesus Christ. Worship was the bone of contention in the heavenlies and so is today in many churches. But the sole purpose of song & music was to worship God. Each one

    Opening illustration: Play the ‘Worship Haters’ video Introduction: The scripture passage is pact with exuberance and passionate worship. The amazing words “you have heard me” prompt the tongue-tied suppliant to open the floodgates of effusive praise in verses 22-31. This crescendo of praise ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Body Building

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 27, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,182 views

    Did you know that God has a building code? Christ will inspect our buildings using the ultimate test - the fire of His holiness. I am challenging each individual in the ’Body of Christ’ today to prepare for a building inspection. If we ignore God’s codes

    Opening illustration: We must use the right building materials if we want our ministries to stand in the day of His visitation. Every state in this country has strict building codes. You can’t just buy a piece of land and throw up a structure any way you choose. Local governments have standards ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Spring Into Action

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 29, 2009
    based on 110 ratings
     | 19,969 views

    Our text tells us that we must "spring" into action for our faith to be meaningful. 1- Be quick to listen 2- Be slow to speak 3- Be slow to anger 4- Be quick to rid 5- Be quick to act

    INTRO.- ILL.- On July 2, 1982, Larry Walters, a 33-year-old man who decided he wanted to see his neighborhood from a new perspective. He went down to the local army surplus store one morning and bought forty-five used weather balloons. That afternoon he strapped himself into a lawn chair, to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "I'm Just Dying To Go To Heaven!"

    Contributed by Dennis Marquardt on Mar 30, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,588 views

    Easter sermon on the resurrection of Christ

    "I’M JUST DYING TO GO TO HEAVEN!" TEXT: I Cor. 15:1-58 INTRO: The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the single most important event in human history! It has touched everything in this life, and in the life to come. Even when cultures have attempted to stamp out the reality of Christ’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Faithful To The End Series

    Contributed by David Welch on Mar 30, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,672 views

    Fourth in the Revelation series focusing on the church at Smyrna-- the Suffering Church

    REVIEW I.PROLOGUE 1:1-20 II.Messages to the Seven churches 2-3 (Things with are) A. The Message to the church in Ephesus 2:1-7 The passionless church 1. Characteristic The one who guards the leadership in each church as He walks among them. 2. Commendation Jesus commended their ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Keeping On Keeping On

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Apr 3, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 11,801 views

    For the 50th anniversary of Pearl Harbor: in times of turmoil, God is still present, using war to wake up His people. Our temptation is to turn to idolatrous weapons, but He is giving us a chance to use compassion to win hearts and minds.

    You will need some background and interpretation in order for you to appreciate the Scripture I’m working from today. Let me first set the stage of history, and then, as we read through, I’ll try to show you the shape of what is being said. The time in which this reading from the 41st chapter of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Difference Between A Lapse And A Leap Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Feb 29, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,210 views

    44th in a series from Ephesians. How followers of Jesus differ from unbelievers in the way they respond to sin in their lives.

    In his book, Listening to the Voice of God, Pastor Roger Barrier shares the account of how he was led by God to preach a one sentence sermon one Sunday morning. The account in the book focuses more on how that was an act of faith on his part than it does on the message itself. But the message ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lost In The House

    Contributed by Christopher Rainer on Feb 29, 2008
    based on 24 ratings
     | 31,663 views

    A discussion on how SOMETIMES, it’s not the son who left home who causes the trouble; sometimes, it’s the son who was left at home...

    Lost In The House [Part I] Sub Topic: Pouting And Out Of Place Scripture Text: Luke 15:25 – 30 Introduction: The more I study this passage, the more I am apt to believe that the passage centers upon the suggestion that “lostness” is not predicated upon a position as much as it is upon a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James May avatar

    When God Fills The House

    Contributed by James May on Mar 2, 2008
    based on 28 ratings
     | 27,997 views

    Are you hungry for a mighty move of God? Take the example of the opening of Solomon’s Temple and learn what it takes for God to fill the house.

    When God Fills the House Sunday, March 02, 2008 By Pastor Jim May I hear these same words coming from the lips of nearly everyone I meet. There seems to be a great hunger for a mighty move of God in the church. I believe that we are coming down to the last of the last days. Jesus is coming ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Obedience Works! Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Mar 3, 2008
    based on 44 ratings
     | 34,642 views

    In one sense, the remnant was just like us--they had free access to the Word of God. God had just spoken His Word to them through Haggai and Zechariah. God’s Word was available--what were they going to do with it? What are we going to do with it?

    1. Obedience was immediate 2. Obedience was inspired 3. Obedience was inclusive 4. Obedience was investigated Imagine if you will, not having access to a Bible. Throughout history, that’s the way it’s been for most people. In the early church, the Bible consisted of the Greek translation of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When Bad News Becomes Good News

    Contributed by Michael Duduit on Mar 3, 2008
    based on 26 ratings
     | 10,845 views

    Palm Sunday is a good news/bad news kind of day. It is a day of celebration, as the people come out from Jerusalem to give Jesus a royal welcome.

    You are invited to attend the National Conference on Preaching. To learn more: Visit: http://www.preaching.com/events/ncp/ -------- Did you hear about the pastor who had been sick? Somebody visited him with a message. They said, “Pastor, the good news is the deacons just voted to pray for your ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Man's Role In Society

    Contributed by Clinton Smith on Mar 4, 2008
    based on 17 ratings
     | 75,316 views

    The sermon was written to call us to repentance for missing for so long, restore us to the place of godly leadership and stability, and encourage us to hang in there even when the going gets tough.

    The society in which we live has neglected to teach men about their role in the home, in the church, and society. The worldly view of a man’s role is that he should provide financially for his family, but we shouldn’t expect him to be very engaged with home life. In spite of all our talk of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We'll Leave The Light On For You Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Mar 9, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 11,429 views

    45th in a series from Ephesians. How to live as light in the midst of darkness.

    Most of us are probably familiar with the advertising for Motel 6 that ends with the advertising tagline, “We’ll leave the light on for you.” The image that those ads are trying to create is that Motel 6 is a place of hospitality, refreshment and rest for weary travelers. As we continue in our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Pre-Easter Tensions Series

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Mar 9, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,187 views

    Step out onto the other side of Easter and into the shoes of the disciples. See how they might have experienced the tense moments leading up to the crucifixion, and how htey might have heard Jesus’ words from John Chapter 16.

    Sermon for CATM – March 9, 2008 – Pre-Easter Tensions [Note: This sermon discusses some of the tensions leading up to the original crucifixion and how painfully difficult it was for the disciples to first hear the words from Jesus written in John 16:16-33. It has no happy ending and little Easter ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational