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  • Alan Smith avatar

    Himself He Could Not Save

    Contributed by Alan Smith on Aug 16, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 9,733 views

    His opponents said that Jesus could not save himself and, in a sense, they were right.

    Introduction: What would you do if you were a high school football player and your coach sent in a play which called for you to run backward to your opponent’s goal line? It has happened! At the end of the 1988 football season, Tishimingo High was playing Faulkner High. The outcome of that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Alan Perkins avatar

    God's Love Has Your Name On It

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Aug 25, 2002
    based on 75 ratings
     | 11,593 views

    In the midst of an increasingly impersonal culture, we can find strength in the knowledge that God’s love for us is intensely personal.

    (Note: I am indebted to Rick Warren for the title of this message; the sermon itself is original) One of the more troubling aspects of the modern age is the creeping de-personalization of our lives. More and more, as we go through the day, whenever we’re dealing with a branch of government, or a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Stephan Brown avatar

    Looking For A City

    Contributed by Stephan Brown on Aug 26, 2002
    based on 153 ratings
     | 19,793 views

    Shows how we who are called to follow Christ can and should treat this world as temporary. A lot of illustrations in this sermon.

    “Looking for a City…” Hebrews 11:8-10 Hebrews 11:8 It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God called him to leave home and go to another land that God would give him as his inheritance. He went without knowing where he was going. God called Abraham to leave his home, to leave everything he knew, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Mike Hays avatar

    Life Outside

    Contributed by Mike Hays on Aug 29, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
     | 7,992 views

    Christ calls us to come outside of the norm of everyday life and take our stand with Him...alone.

    Life Outside Hebrews 13:10-16 Dietrich Bonhoeffer was born into a family where faith was not much of a concern or topic of conversation, but as a 14 year old, Dietrich Bonhoeffer announced that he was going to be a pastor and theologian. His family was stunned and his older brother tried to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • A. Todd Coget avatar

    Extraordinary Power Series

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Aug 30, 2002
    based on 58 ratings
     | 15,908 views

    This sermon encourages believers to seek the Extraordinary Power of God in thier lives instead of simply living by their own wisdom and abilities.

    Extraordinary Power Acts 19 September 1, 2002 Intro: A. [The Honorable Bird, Philip Yancey in the foreword of Robertson McQuilkin’s Life in the Spirit] Dorothy Sayers tells of a Japanese convert struggling to grasp Christian theology. “Honorable Father, very good,” he said to his missionary ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Timothy Peck avatar

    Staying Focused In Discouragement Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Mar 25, 2002
    based on 199 ratings
     | 66,482 views

    How to respond to discouragement when it feels like we’re spinning our wheels. Part of a giving campaign series.

    The last few years motivational posters have gotten popular. You know what I mean: those posters with a photograph followed by an inspirational saying underneath the picture. We have a few of them in the green room for our musicians on our worship team. Many of you probably have them hanging in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Alan Perkins avatar

    The Love Of God Displayed In The Cross

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 31, 2002
    based on 74 ratings
     | 35,863 views

    God’s love is supremely exhibited in the cross of Christ.

    The cross of Christ – by which we mean his suffering, and death, and resurrection – is a topic packed with significance. Without the cross, there would be no Christianity. No forgiveness of sins, no eternal life, no hope for the future, no power for this present life. The cross is more than a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Making The Most Of The Good And The Bad - Rom 8:28,29

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Apr 15, 2002
    based on 30 ratings
     | 4,626 views

    Making the Most of the Good and the Bad - Rom. 8:28,29

    Making the Most of the Good & the Bad – Rom. 8:28 Illustration: DETOURS The year was 1920. The scene was the examining board for selecting missionaries. Standing before the board was a young man named Oswald Smith. One dream dominated his heart. He wanted to be a missionary. Over and over again, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Tony Searles avatar

    Pentecostal Power!

    Contributed by Tony Searles on May 31, 2002
    based on 61 ratings
     | 21,900 views

    This is a message having to do with the Day of Pentecost and the Baptism in the Holy Spirit.

    Special Thanks to Rev. Dennis Marquardt of Vermont for the "seeds" to this message. Stand & Read - Acts 1:4-8 ?And gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, "Which," He said, "you heard of from Me; [5] for John baptized with ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Don't Lose Heart!

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jun 1, 2002
    based on 120 ratings
     | 16,204 views

    Our relationship to Christ can keep us from losing heart in life.

    DON’T LOSE HEART! II Cor. 4:1-12 INTRO.- ILL.- The New York City Transit Company was missing a bus and a driver some years ago. For over a week, authorities searched for the man but couldn’t find him. Finally, ten days later after the man had disappeared, he was found, bus included. IN MIAMI, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Robert Odle avatar

    Freedom, The Grand Proposition (Part Two) Series

    Contributed by Robert Odle on Jun 7, 2002
    based on 29 ratings
     | 3,897 views

    The second part of a two part look at Paul’s Grand Proposition in Galatians (2:15-21).

    Freedom, The Grand Proposition (Part Two) (Galatians 2:17-21) Theme: Faith is the SOURCE of justification and the STANDARD by which justified human beings are to live out their lives. Purpose: What do I want to happen in the hearer when I preach this sermon? A. Increased knowledge. After I ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Larry Thompson avatar

    From Terrorism To Triumph

    Contributed by Larry Thompson on Jun 29, 2002
    based on 114 ratings
     | 12,124 views

    In the day of continuing threats of terror facing Americans as well as the world, there is an answer for Beleivers who want to live by "Faith and not by Fear."

    From Terrorism to Triumph LIVING IN THE LAND OF THE FREE, NOT, THE LAND OF THE FEARFUL Psalm 91 • by Dr. Larry L. Thompson Introduction: After the shock of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2002 America found herself attempting to recover and move forward. No sooner had we begun then we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Look Behind The Scenes

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Sep 3, 2001
    based on 58 ratings
     | 7,979 views

    This sermon deals with temptation and what happens when we choose to run with the wrong crowd.

    Look Behind The Scenes Proverbs 2:1-15 Acts 16:16-21 Text Proverbs 1:8-9 We live in a world where things are not what they seem to be. The movie Jurrassic Park has us believing we have seen gigantic dinosaurs roaming on an island in the Atlantic ocean, when in reality we have seen nothing ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Anne Grant avatar

    Restorative Justice #4: Samson's Revenge, Jesus' Redemption Series

    Contributed by Anne Grant on Oct 11, 2001
    based on 45 ratings
     | 6,030 views

    Two men made for God’s purpose: one chooses his own pleasure and becomes a terrorist bent on revenge, fighting a holy war. He commits suicide bringing down a building, killing thousands. The other gives up his rights, chooses death, and redeems the world.

    Samson’s Revenge and Jesus’ Redemption, Judges 13-16 Restorative Justice Series #4 Trinity United Methodist Church, Providence, RI October 7, 2001 Rev. Anne Grant We have been hearing some powerful stories about heroism Over the past few weeks. We read them in newspapers and magazines. We hear ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Rick Duncan avatar

    Finding Refuge In A World At War

    Contributed by Rick Duncan on Mar 24, 2003
    based on 120 ratings
     | 10,584 views

    War tempts us to worry. But every Christ-follower can find a place of safety, a place of rest, a place of protection, a place of shelter… even in the thick of the battle.

    War tempts us to worry. On Wednesday evening, President Bush told our nation, “Now that conflict has come, the only way to limit its duration is to apply decisive force.” The president promised “a broad and concerted campaign” but warned that it “could be longer and more difficult than some ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist