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  • Byron Harvey avatar

    Under Arrest Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Mar 30, 2009
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     | 7,214 views

    Paul goes to Jerusalem and is arrested; is he doing the will of God?

    “Under Arrest” Acts 21:17-36 July 13, 2008 Could Paul have been wrong? Certainly, as I’ve repeated, he was a man, a man of flesh-and-blood, and he was not above sin! There are two points in today’s passage at which different commentators believe that Paul made an error. There ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Keeping On Keeping On

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Apr 3, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 11,831 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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    Moving Out In Unity Series

    Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Apr 7, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,458 views

    The final part in a 5 part series on giving God room to work.

    WHEN WE MOVE OUT, GOD MOVES IN PART 5 Moving Out in Unity ( All my sermons use illustrations from sermoncentral.com and all scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted) As we wrap up this series of sermons, please turn with me to Ephesians 4 and we will be looking at many scriptures from this ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Responding To The Resurrection

    Contributed by Matthew Grise on Apr 9, 2009
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     | 5,176 views

    Matthew 28. The women, religious leaders, and some of the disciples each had a different response to the resurrection of Jesus.

    RESPONDING TO THE RESURRECTION MATTHEW 28 INTRODUCTION - If you have a Bible, turn to Matthew 28. - The date was around 33 A.D. The place was the city of Jerusalem in Israel. And the city had a certain “buzz” to it and was unusually full of people because the time to celebrate one of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wayne Solomon avatar

    The Meaning Of Love: Easter 2005

    Contributed by Wayne Solomon on Apr 11, 2009
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     | 6,472 views

    Matt 27:42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him...To save us He could not save Himself...You see there was a power that satan had underestimated in this whole e

    The Meaning of Love Text: Matt 27:42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. On Monday (March 21st 2005) 16-year-old Jeff Weise put his plan in action. He walked up to his grandfather, a local police ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Dirty Tricks Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Jul 6, 2009
    based on 15 ratings
     | 12,120 views

    When Satan comes against God’s people, he doesn’t use a rule book. The Bible describes him as the father of lies. He is a liar. So why would we expect a liar to fight fair? In our passage today, we can see four dirty tricks of the enemy.

    http://brushforkbanner.blogspot.com/ Believe it or not, I used to be pretty rough as a kid. We moved around a lot. And one of the things that can happen when you move a lot is you can get in a lot of fights. People want to see what the new kid is all about. They want to see how he fits in. So ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    It All Comes Back To Jesus Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Jul 6, 2009
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     | 7,631 views

    This year, the key verse for our Vacation Bible School is 1 John 4:9 and the overall theme is “It All Comes Back to Jesus.” As we look at that text in its context this morning, we see that Jesus is love’s requirement, Jesus is love’s reason, and Jesus is

    http://brushforkbanner.blogspot.com/ Well, here we are—ready to kick off another year of VBS. I don’t know how many children the Lord will bring us this year. I don’t know what their circumstances or backgrounds are going to be. I don’t know how conversations will go between the workers and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Encouragement For Discouraged Saints

    Contributed by David Mende on Jul 8, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 22,340 views

    This sermon is for my fellow co-workers in the Lord’s Vineyard. Read this sermon and be encouraged! I would be delighted if you could rate this sermon and give brief feedback.

    Introduction (Secure Attention): We all go through it. We face it many times in our lives. Whenever it comes, it paralyzes our spiritual lives. I’m talking about discouragement. Are you discouraged this morning? Have you ever wanted to do something for the Lord, but got discouraged in between? Have ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    A Touching Moment Series

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Jul 15, 2009
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     | 9,469 views

    As we read the text of this sermon, we see a poor, diseased woman who with a grain of hope pushes her way through the crowd to be healed, but receives so much more once she touches the Master.

    Moments with the Master Series A TOUCHING MOMENT Mark 5:25-34 Intro Mark chapter 5 is brimming with impossible cases. It has been called the Bible home for incurables. There are three cases given in this chapter which are absolutely, humanly speaking, hopeless and impossible. There was the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Serving Attitude Series

    Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Jul 18, 2009
     | 16,067 views

    The first in a five part series on having the attitude of Jesus, Jesus came to serve.

    ATTITUDE! (part one, serving like Christ) (ALL my sermons use illustrations from sermoncentral.com and all scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted) In five weeks, I will preach my last sermon! Well, perhaps my last sermon, only God truly knows what He has in store for my life. I know we just ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "Chosen By Grace Alone"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jul 18, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,405 views

    All of us could say with Paul, "I was the worst sinner of them all", but God’s grace is greater than all our sin!

    “I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, putting me into service, 13 even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent aggressor. Yet I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief; 14 and the grace of our Lord was ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    A Messiah Who Gives Caution Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jul 29, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,419 views

    We need to heed Jesus’ cautions and steer clear of the traps of life.

    A Messiah Who Gives Caution Text: Matt. 6:19-24 Introduction 1. Illustration: Several years ago at a Promise Keepers conference, Dennis Rainey placed animal traps on stage. They were big ones too. Bear traps and even an African safari large animal trap that took two men to open. There were a ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Steven Simala Grant avatar

    Life On The Flip Side

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jul 29, 2009
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     | 5,397 views

    One side was fear, the other side was life. One side was a hopeless man, the other side was a God who loves to breath new hope and life. One side is cruel kids, the other side is broken hearts.

    Life on the Flip Side Resurrection Sunday, Apr 12 2009, John 20:11-18 Intro: A simple coin has two sides. We look at one side at a time, and without a mirror or some other tool we can only look at one side at a time – we can’t see the other unless we flip it over. As I walked towards ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Journey From Sourness To Sweetness

    Contributed by Zacch Olorunnipa on Jul 31, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 12,885 views

    This sermons points out that as the cry of Moses to God brought cure to the bitter waters of Marah, the sourness in the life of the one without Christ (or the one with Christ that is facing problems) can be sweetened if he/she will cry to Jesus Christ who

    JOURNEY FROM SOURNESS TO SWEETNESS TEXT: Ex. 15: 22 – 27 By Pastor Zacch Olorunnipa Key Verse: And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Are You My Mother? Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jul 31, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,325 views

    This message shows the lonely how to find true family in their relationship with Christ. Jesus’ own family thought He was crazy. The religious leaders thought he was the devil. But His own followers, members of His true family obey Him as Lord.

    Are You My Mother? (Mark 3:20-35) Helene Talbert, of Wahpeton, North Dakota, remembers that after completing her first semester at a Christian college, she had a lot to tell her family. Just before going home, they had had an open house in her dorm. It’s one of the few times men were allowed in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free