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  • Don Schultz avatar

    The Most Important Decoration Of Them All

    Contributed by Don Schultz on Dec 5, 2001
    based on 395 ratings
     | 18,540 views

    Let’s decorate our hearts and lives with real and true repentance this Advent season.

    Matthew 3:1-12: The Most Important Decoration of them All. This past week, it didn’t feel like December – the temperature almost reached 70 degrees on Wednesday! Quite a change from last year at this time! But if you have any doubt that it really is December, then go to the mall, and you’ll ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    True Change

    Contributed by Bob Ashcraft on Dec 8, 2001
    based on 104 ratings
     | 11,785 views

    What is the secret to change? The only true change I know of is that which the Holy Spirit imparts and we must work in cooperation with Him.

    True Change  God never changes but I believe he is continually calling for change in our own lives  He is constantly molding us into the image of Christ  I have been asked many times, “What is the secret to change?”  The only true change I know of is that which the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What Are You Waiting For? Series

    Contributed by Mark Haines on Dec 11, 2001
    based on 56 ratings
     | 4,866 views

    A deductive exposition of the text calling seekers to receive Christ and believers to grow in grace in order to meet him face to face without any shame when he returns.

    Introduction: Does anyone here like to wait? I know many of us struggle with procrastination at times, but do you really enjoy waiting? How many people here look for the longest slowest line when making a purchase at the store? Don’t we prefer to grumble and complain when the line we left for a ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Jesus Is The Reason For The Season

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Dec 13, 2001
    based on 44 ratings
     | 23,864 views

    This sermon is about making room for Jesus in the Inn of our hearts.

    JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON Text: Luke 2:1-7 "On February 24, 1948, one of the most unusual operations in medical history took place in Ohio State University’s department of research surgery. A stony sheath was removed from around the heart of Harry Besharra, a man thirty years of ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    What's So Great About It? Series

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Dec 14, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,139 views

    Peter reminds a suffering Church what’s so special about their "living hope."

    What’s So Great About It? Text: 1 Peter 1:3-12 Introduction Illustration: Farmer who was so fed up with His farm he wanted to sell it, but when he listed all the features of it with the realtor he realized he had all that he wanted Peter writes this letter to a church in the midst of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    A Holy Priesthood Series

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Dec 15, 2001
    based on 61 ratings
     | 7,295 views

    Peter illustrates our identity in the church as living stones and a holy priesthood

    A Holy Priesthood Text: 1 Peter 2:4-10 Introduction I watched a show where scientists tried to make a smaller model of the great pyramids to learn how the ancients had accomplished the feat. They measured and cut the giant stone which would serve as the guide and cornerstone, as they levered ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    How Shall We Live Series

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Dec 15, 2001
    based on 71 ratings
     | 8,416 views

    Peter gives us instructions for living in a world when the "two minute warning" has sounded

    How Shall we Live? Text: 1 Peter 4:1-11 Introduction In football the manner of play changes when the Two Minute Warning has sounded In Verse seven of our text today Peter says that the end of all things is near. I think that thought gives context to this whole passage. The Holy spirit is ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    "What A Difference God Makes!""

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 18, 2001
    based on 31 ratings
     | 4,696 views

    A sermon for the fourth Sunday in Advent, or Christmas Eve.

    Matthew 1:18-25 “What A Difference God Makes!” By: Kenneth E. Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA I was talking with a colleage of mine this past Tuesday morning, and he was telling me about his family. He was telling me how excited he was that his children would ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Why Does God Allow Evil?

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Dec 19, 2001
    based on 238 ratings
     | 13,158 views

    An explanation of the existence of evil.

    Why Does God Allow Evil? Various Scriptures I. Introduction Why does God allow evil? If God is good, why is there so much evil in the world? Why do we have war and murder, atrocity after atrocity, famine after famine? Why do innocent children die at the hands of cruel men? Why do the ravages ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    How To Identify Terrorist Groups In The Church

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Dec 24, 2001
    based on 46 ratings
     | 5,453 views

    Satan is waging an all out war against the body of Christ.

    "How To Identify Terrorist Groups In The Church" November 25, 2001 FBC, Chester, Illinois Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction: 1 It is an awesome job being a pastor. A I have had people come to me and say "Pastor, I’ve had trouble with our last four pastors. Why does he keep sending ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Begin The New Year In The Joy Of Forgiveness

    Contributed by Christopher Raiford on Jan 2, 2002
    based on 169 ratings
     | 11,748 views

    A new years sermon that focuses on leaving your sins in the past and rejoicing in God’s forgiveness

    Begin the New Year in the Joy of Forgiveness Dear Fellow Redeemed in Christ Jesus: In "A Christmas Carol", Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past, who against his will, takes him back to a time when he was still a young man. Scrooge sees himself proposing to the woman he loved, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    When The Kingdom Waited

    Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Jul 11, 2002
    based on 57 ratings
     | 3,609 views

    Some of the "kingdoms" of our lives can wait until the things that are truly important are taken care of.

    "When The Kingdom Waited" Scripture Text: II Sam. 12:13-23 This portion of scripture follows up the story in chapter 11 of the sin of adultery and then murder that David committed to take Bathsheba as his wife... As human beings if we were to put a grade of sinfulness we would have to rate ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    "The One Stairway To Heaven"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jul 16, 2002
    based on 56 ratings
     | 10,671 views

    The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is the only Lord.

    Genesis 28:10-19 “The One Stairway to Heaven” By: Rev. Kenneth E. Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA “There’s a lady who’s sure all that glitters is gold and she’s buying a stairway to heaven. When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed, with a ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Avoid Re-Visiting The Attitudes Of Babel

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 26, 2002
    based on 74 ratings
     | 8,078 views

    How to Avoid Re-visiting the Attitudes of Babel - Gen. 11:1-9

    How to Avoid Re-visiting the Attitudes of Babel Illustration:Illustration:Once we assuage our conscience by calling something a "necessary evil," it begins to look more and more necessary and less and less evil. Sidney J. Harris. Read Genesis 11:1- 9 Now the whole world had one language ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    I Can Walk On Water??

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 26, 2002
    based on 38 ratings
     | 5,914 views

    Jesus can take us through the trials of life.

    INTRODUCTION • There are times in life in which we face difficult challenges. How we face those challenges says a lot about us. • Are we the type of person who can only act upon what they can see before them or are we the type of person who can allow our faith in Jesus to stretch us further that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ