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  • Carl Willis avatar

    Take Your Seat

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Jul 13, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,339 views

    Putting humility into practice

    Take Your Seat Luke 14:7-11 May 29, 2005 Luke 14:7 (NLT) When Jesus noticed that all who had come to the dinner were trying to sit near the head of the table, he gave them this advice: Best Seat In The House  The quest for status  Being seen with the “in” ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Don't Give Up

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Jul 13, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 9,259 views

    God will make provisions for you in all circumstances.

    Don’t Give Up Luke 11:5-10 April 24, 2005 Luke 11:5-6(NLT) Then, teaching them more about prayer, he used this illustration: "Suppose you went to a friend’s house at midnight, wanting to borrow three loaves of bread. You would say to him, [6] ’A friend of mine has just arrived for a visit, and I ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Superficial Thanksgiving

    Contributed by Marie Harvin on Oct 9, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,602 views

    This sermon is about examining ourselves when we celebrate Thanksgiving this year. For many this day will be a time of praise, for others a time for pretext, for some a spiritual time and for others a superficial time.

    Introduction: Thanksgiving is a national holiday in the United States and Canada. It is a day set aside to give thanks for the blessings of the year. Thanksgiving Day is usually observed with religious services and with families celebrations. A large dinner featuring turkey, cranberries and ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The 7 Stages Of The Prodigal Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Oct 12, 2006
    based on 17 ratings
     | 24,215 views

    Do you have ever wonder whatt causes someone to walk away from God or how it could even happen to you? Learn the stages and how to get with God and even stop the Prodigal in his tracks.

    The 7 Stages of the Prodigal We can be a prodigal and not even know it. The young man in this parable "came to himself" when he was slopping with the pigs. But if we are aware of the stages we might come to ourselves much earlier and avoid some of the consequences of being estranged from God, or ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    The Kingdom Of Heaven Is Like

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 18, 2007
    based on 85 ratings
     | 18,195 views

    1- The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner 2- The kingdom of heaven is like men working 3- The kingdom of heaven is like getting paid

    INTRO.- The kingdom of heaven is a kingdom. It is a country, a domain, an empire. It is similar to our country and yet it is not similar. Heaven is not America and America is not heavenly! ILL.- When Edward Everett Hale was Chaplain of the Senate, someone asked him, “Do you pray for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "The Gospel, A Two Edged Sword"

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jan 22, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,277 views

    A sermon for the 4th Sunday after the epiphany

    4th Sunday after the Epiphany Luke 4:21-30 "The Gospel, A Two Edged Sword" 21 And he began to say to them, "Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing." 22 And all spoke well of him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth; and they said, "Is not this ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Pure In Heart Series

    Contributed by Adrian Warnock on Feb 17, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,053 views

    Who can trully be pure in heart? Only those who God purifies.

    The pure in heart Kingdom Attitudes a series on Mat 5 So far .progressive demands * See self as needy and desperate So far .progressive demands * See self as needy and desperate * Be gentle and not self seeking * amazed that God and man can think of him as well as they do and treat him as ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    You Think Your Life Is Sorted? Well Think Again! Series

    Contributed by John Foster on Mar 5, 2007
    based on 17 ratings
     | 8,717 views

    Some people have heard of the teachings of Jesus Christ. They have read the bible. They have eaten the bread and drank the wine in church. The trouble is that although they know OF Jesus they do not yet know him personally.

    You think your life is sorted? Well think Again! This is the stark message from our bible reading in Luke’s Gospel. This is the first episode in our 10:30am series of sermons leading up to Easter and just beyond. Over the next few weeks we are walking with Jesus through the latter part of ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Blessed Is The Man Who Trusts In The Lord

    Contributed by Carl Benge on Mar 15, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,572 views

    Trusting in God and life’s situation

    Today we read what may have seemed to be a very familiar passage to you, however with a different twist. The reading from the Gospel is Jesus’ Sermon on the Plain, and it sounds very familiar to the Matthews Gospel account of the Sermon on the Mount. However, there are some differences in the way ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    6. What's New With You? Series

    Contributed by Don Jaques on May 29, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,381 views

    Jesus came to initiate a New Covenant, not to improve the Old Covenant. Jesus comes to give us new life, not to change our old life.

    INTRO: The first summer we were here (which was 2002) we were driving a 1987 Subaru wagon with about 175,000 miles on it. It started having some problems, and we realized that it needed more money to repair it than the car was worth – so we started to talking to a car dealer friend in Oregon about ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    It's Never Too Late To Trust In Jesus

    Contributed by Greg Johnson on May 30, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 9,690 views

    The devil wants you to think that your troubles have progressed to the point where nothing good can come out, but God wants you to know that it is not too late to trust in Jesus. Don’t let any doubt destroy your faith. Trust fully in Jesus and turn from

    It’s Never Too Late to Trust in Jesus By Greg Johnson May 30, 2007 I have had the privilege of personally leading three men to Jesus just weeks prior to their deaths. One was in Matewan, West Virginia, one in Charleston, West Virginia, and the other in Cynthiana, Kentucky. These were genuine ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Blocker Or Bearer

    Contributed by Deborah Guptill on Jun 11, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,445 views

    Are you a spiritual block to someone? Or is someone a spiritual block to you?

    Matthew 16:21-28 Jesus Predicts His Death 21From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life. 22Peter ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Ed Wood avatar

    The Pharisee And Publican

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jul 12, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,988 views

    A message on Pride.

    THE PHARISEE AND PUBLICAN Luke 18:9-14 INTRO: The human heart inherits pride. It was one of the main causes in the first sin man sinned in the Garden of Eden. The fall of Satan from heaven was the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "O Lord, It's Hard To Be Humble"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 25, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,472 views

    Humility is the key to salvation, sanctification and evangelism.

    “O Lord, It’s Hard to be Humble” Luke 18:9-14 You wouldn’t think it would be all that difficult. We were all formed from the same dust of the earth, by the same Creator. Basically, our bodies are pretty much the same. We all get sick, we all need to eat, all of us are lonely at times, ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    The Treasure & The Pearl Series

    Contributed by James Parker on Nov 16, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,110 views

    A sermon covering the Parables of the Treasure and the Pearl of great price.

    Parable of the Treasure and The Pearl of Great Price Matthew 13:44-46 "44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist