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  • Perry Greene avatar

    Story 24 Kingdom Treasure Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 2, 2014
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    Jesus' priority in his ministry was the Kingdom of God. This lesson focuses on the value and power of the kingdom.

    1. Thy Kingdom Come Astronaut James Erwin is one of but a few men to walk on the moon. As he stood upon the lunar landscape and looked up at the earth, he prayed for the first time in his life. He thought about the strife among nations, poverty, hunger, and rampant evil; and he thought to himself: ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Story #28 A Body Of Evidence Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on May 1, 2014
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    The church is the representation of Jesus in our world. We are his body enacting his presence.

    1. Searching for Children We regularly seem to hear about missing people, especially children. The Department of Justice has a 100 page book that can be downloaded which no parent wants to read. Its title is, "When Your Child is Missing." Key Bullet Points and Action Steps are on the cover -- You ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Story 29: A Peculiar Partnership Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on May 19, 2014
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    God selects unusual people with whom to partner in his work -- Saul of Tarsus and US!

    1. [During one of those "teachable moments," a young mother asked her son why they should be quiet in church. The boy replied, "Because so many people are sleeping." Ouch! 2. On behalf of myself and all preachers who may have driven you to sleep in a sermon, please accept my apology. You see, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Children's Stories? Jonah And The Whale

    Contributed by Todd Wagner on May 1, 2013
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    This book is about God's great love for everyone and about man's stubborn refusal to participate with God in loving others.

    Well, we have been looking at children's stories. Stories we've just kind of always known. In fact, what we do with our 0- to 4-year-olds here is we have a curriculum called Bible Biggies where we tell them all the big stories of the Scripture so they can be aware of those stories. Way too often, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Writing Your Story Of Rescue

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 21, 2016
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    Each of us is touched by the saving mercy of God; we should tell the story.

    Third Sunday of Lent 2016 Ordinary Form “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits. He pardons all your iniquities and heals all your diseases.” We must not forget what the Lord has done for us, and what the Lord has promised to do for us, if we remain steadfast in ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    "What If No One Told The Story?"

    Contributed by David Henderson on Dec 29, 2014
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    So God entrusted the greatest message ever sent from heaven to a bunch of smelly, uncouth shepherds. It shouldn’t surprise us because from the beginning of time he has come to lift up those who have found themselves at the bottom of the ladder.

    What if no one told the Story? Luke 2:8-20 Surveys are done on just about every subject now. One was taken with church members asking then which character in the Christmas story they most identified with. Mary? Joseph? The shepherds? The wise men? Most people who answered the question said ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Story Of Naaman - God Is In Control

    Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Oct 8, 2013
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    God is in control. He does what He does, when He does it for His glory.

    Our story begins with a five star General of the armed forces of ancient Syria whose name was Naaman. His name means "delightful, pleasant, beautiful" and has the idea of someone who is "well formed." Just from what his name means, we can consider that Naaman grew up with the idea that he was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • David Dykes avatar

    Every Scar Has A Story Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
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    We don’t have a visible brand, but do people know you belong to Jesus?

    INTRODUCTION Years ago, when people used to buy and sell horses, a man arrived at a ranch to check out a horse he was considering buying. The owner said, “Now, this is a religious horse. He doesn’t respond to ‘giddyup’ or ‘whoa.’ To get him to go you have to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    An Old Testament Christmas Story

    Contributed by Archie Norman on Dec 9, 2014
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    Old testament Christmas story

    An Old Testament Christmas Story II Samuel 12:15-22 I. The necessity of the first child that was taken - v. 16 2. The names of the second child that was given *v. 24 - Solomon "peace" *v. 25 - Jedediah "beloved of the Lord" Lessons 1. The first Adam (Old Nature) must die, before the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    A Messiah's Story About Obedience Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on May 27, 2011
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    True obedience is based on action not words.

    A Messiah's Story About Obedience Text: Matt. 21:28-32 Introduction 1. Illustration: I used to have problems getting my son to clean his room. I would insist that he, "Do it now," and he would always agree to do so, but then he wouldn’t follow through – at least, not right way. After ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Every Story Has A Beginning Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jun 26, 2011
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    This is the beginning of our summer series on Hebrews chapter 11, we are using the Theme No Ordinary Family to tie it all together.

    No Ordinary Family 1 The Fundamentals of Faith Every Story has a beginning and this is it. Earlier this year one of my Sunday messages was based in Hebrews 11 and as the scripture was being read I thought to myself, “wow, that was no ordinary family.” And because I have a one track ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Mark Opperman avatar

    The Newness Of The Old Old Story

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Sep 13, 2010
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    The old, old story of Jesus can bring newness to your life today! Regardless of how long you may have known the Lord, He wants to do something new in you today!

    The Newness of the Old Old Story -God is into new things. Just think about the fact that He is the Creator. When something is created, it is new. Even if it is made of old material, it is new. -One day a group of scientists got together and decided that man had come a long way and no longer ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Rich Anderson avatar

    Evidence Of Faith - The Story Of Ruth Series

    Contributed by Rich Anderson on Feb 19, 2011
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     | 18,663 views

    The Old Testament book of Ruth is a short story about love, but even more importantly, a story of incredible faith. The evidence of her faith was found in stepping out into the unknown while trusting God when she left both her culture and her family behi

    The Old Testament book of Ruth is a short story about love, but even more importantly, a story of incredible faith. The evidence of her faith was found in stepping out into the unknown while trusting God when she left both her culture and her family behind. It is an incredible story. This took ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Dr. Jerry N. Watts avatar

    A Simple Story With Spiritual Lessons

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Mar 21, 2011
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     | 8,364 views

    Every story in the Bible is loaded with Spiritual lessons for us today. In the story, an unlikely man ask Jesus to do an unlikely thing and Jesus responded in an unlikely way.

    A Simple Story with Spiritual lessons Matthew 8:5-13 * Jesus was a master story-teller. In fact, some of His greatest stories are called ‘parables’ which simply defined is, ‘an earthly story with a heavenly meaning.’ Yet, the greatest stories we can read and know are like ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christmas - A Story Glazed Over

    Contributed by William Akehurst on Jan 3, 2011
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     | 4,582 views

    Let's put aside our familiarity of the Christmas story, and dig in with an open heart and mind to the message at hand.

    2010.12.24.Sermon.Christmas Eve William Akehurst, HSWC Revisiting this old story, with an open mind and heart. Listen and don’t glaze over. There is more than meets the eye when we delve in. Luke 2:1-20 Matthew 2:1-12 I don’t know who to give credit to for this message. I had read ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational