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  • George Alves avatar

    Evang-A-What? Series

    Contributed by George Alves on May 14, 2003
    based on 39 ratings
     | 5,695 views

    Evangelism can be a scary thing for some people but it doesn’t have to be. There are many bizzare views about this topic, many "programs" which try to "attact", trap is a better word, normal everyday people. Evangelism need not be a dirty word, nor shou

    A Tree, net fishing, Seafood lasagna and 8,000 Krispy Kreme donuts! What does this have to do with today’s topic? What is today’s topic. Over the past 5 weeks we’ve been looking at what our purpose here on earth is. Our Mission on earth as a church and as individuals is 5 fold: Worship Community ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Brian Bill avatar

    How To Pray The Lord's Way Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on May 20, 2003
    based on 148 ratings
     | 94,380 views

    Prayer is the key ingredient in having a home that honors God ­ for husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, and children. Prayer is also one of our six stated purposes as a church. We must learn to pray the Lord’s way in order to pray effectively.

    How to Pray the Lord’s Way It makes sense to begin a study on prayer after concluding our “Heaven Help the Home” series. Prayer is the key ingredient in having a home that honors God ­ for husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, and children. Prayer is also one of our six stated purposes as a church. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Duncan avatar

    Leaving Home... And Letting Go Series

    Contributed by Rick Duncan on May 26, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 13,065 views

    It’s one of life’s toughest challenges: Songwriters and authors have called it giving your kids roots and then giving them wings.

    One minute, you are helping kids learn how to cross the street safely. Turn around and you’re dropping them off at college. It’s one of life’s toughest challenges: Songwriters and authors have called it giving your kids roots and then giving them wings. This past week, I’ve been talking with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brian Bill avatar

    Flourishing In Faithfulness Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on May 30, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 19,078 views

    Since God is forever faithful to us, He desires for us to be faithful to Him and to others. A faithful person walks in the truth not matter what happens to him.

    Flourishing in Faithfulness Rev. Brian Bill 7/22/01 Someone asked me a couple weeks ago if the jokes I hear about Wisconsin offend me. I told him that I ask for it by bringing up “God’s Country” so often in my sermons. That reminds me of the man who decided to write a book about churches ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Stephan Brown avatar

    Experiencing The Power Of God Series

    Contributed by Stephan Brown on Jan 5, 2002
    based on 85 ratings
     | 44,341 views

    Examines Elijah’s life of prayer and explains how we as ordinary people can experience the same kind of power Elijah did.

    Experiencing the Power of God When I think of great men of prayer, men who accomplished great things for God, I think of Elijah. Here is a man who called down fire from heaven, brought a widow’s son back to life, ran faster than a horse, traveled 40 days and 40 nights on the strength of one meal. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Chris Talton avatar

    The Bible - Worth The Effort (Pt. 2)

    Contributed by Chris Talton on Jan 15, 2002
    based on 84 ratings
     | 11,862 views

    The study of God’s Word may be difficult at times, but it is well worth the effort.

    January 23, 2000 2 Tim. 2:15 The Bible – worth the effort (Part 2) INTRODUCTION How much do you value the fact that you have a Bible that you can pick up and read for yourself? [read Jn 3:16 from the Greek Bible] No, I have not started speaking in tongues; what I was reading was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Going For The Gold (Pt. 2)

    Contributed by Chris Talton on Jan 22, 2002
    based on 74 ratings
     | 10,742 views

    This sermon examines the lives of several prominent O.T. people (Lot, David, Achan, etc.) to see how coveting almost destroyed them.

    October 1, 2000 Exodus 20:17 “Going for the gold!” (part 2) INTRODUCTION Last week, we began our look at the last of the 10 Commandments – “Thou shalt not covet”. We said that coveting is that overwhelming desire that we have to possess what belongs to someone else. It may be that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Make It Count

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jan 27, 2002
    based on 47 ratings
     | 12,466 views

    This sermon deals with our committment to Christ and making our lives count by living the life Christ wants us to live rather than our own.

    Make It Count GNLCC 1/28/2002 2 Chronicles 21:8-19 Philippians 7:7:15 Text Mark 10:17-27 Let’s suppose for a moment you’ve just reached your thirty second birthday. You are called to the royal palace, and the people announce that you have been appointed king over the nation. All of ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Teamwork Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 31, 2001
    based on 83 ratings
     | 36,787 views

    The 6th key to unlocking the door of revival is teamwork and when the team players understand the following statement then we will have another key to unlocking revival. “The Church (TEAM) does not exist for the member, rather the member exists for the ch

    7 keys to Revival - Sermon 6 – Teamwork Cartoon – of church watching to much football. Opening Illustration: Movie Clip on Teamwork – From Remember the Titans. Movie is focused on bringing together different cultures and race and developing them into a team. The coaches do this by hard work and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    See God's Vision

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Oct 30, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,851 views

    Pentecost 23(WWIID #1) - Believers see God’s vision as they observe God’s grace and respond to God’s grace.

    SEE GOD’S VISION Genesis 28:10-22 October 27, 2002 Genesis 28: 10-22 10 Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran. 11 When he reached a cer-tain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. 12 He had ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Bo Dunford avatar

    The Church Member Of My Dreams

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Jan 1, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 5,397 views

    The kind of church members that every pastor would love to have in their church.

    ACTS 4:36-37 "THE CHURCH MEMBER OF MY DREAMS" A) Now what would a pastor’s dream church member be like? * If I had the kind of church member who would be the church member of my fondest dreams, what would he be like? * Well I’m going to show you in just a moment what he would be like. * Now ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jon MacKinney avatar

    Our First Response Series

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Oct 24, 2003
    based on 18 ratings
     | 5,440 views

    What do we do when we have a problem? The Scripture is clear, and yet it is our our natural first response. The Bible tells us that our first response should be to pray. Why?

    In the film, The Perfect Storm, a true story about an ocean going fishing boat that went off the coast of Massachusetts, way out into a storm. They didn’t go out into a storm but a storm developed in the ocean there, the North Atlantic. And they were trying to get back through the storm. And if ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Chris Talton avatar

    Speak Up

    Contributed by Chris Talton on Oct 27, 2003
    based on 18 ratings
     | 18,979 views

    6 principles for knowing when to speak up and how to deal with consequences

    Sept. 7, 2003 Esther 7 “Speak up!” INTRODUCTION Charlie Brown and one of his friends were discussing the problems of life as they walked down the road. After much discussion, Charlie Brown declared his problem solving philosophy. He said, “There’s no problem so big that I can’t run ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brian Bill avatar

    God Our Provider (Jehovah Jireh) Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 3, 2005
    based on 81 ratings
     | 90,677 views

    This morning our focus is on another name for God. He is Jehovah Jireh, God our Provider.

    You may have heard about the guy who fell off a cliff and on his way down he was able to grab onto a tree branch jutting out from the face of the rock. As he hung there reviewing his options, he started yelling, “Is anyone up there?” He was surprised to hear a voice say to him, “Yes, this is God.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bill Sullivan avatar

    Sanctified In The Truth

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Mar 6, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,639 views

    While no one can come to Jesus unless the Father draws him, it’s also clear that Christianity does not require a "leap of faith" to believe.

    Sanctified by the Truth TCF Sermon March 5, 2006 In what some commentators call His high priestly prayer, in John chapter 17, Jesus prayed for His disciples, and for us. One of the things he prayed was: John 17:17 (NIV) Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth Jesus asked our Heavenly ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational