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  • Stewart Holloway avatar

    Thank You, God, For Music

    Contributed by Stewart Holloway on Nov 14, 2006
    based on 28 ratings
     | 17,431 views

    This sermon explores the various roles music plays in worship.

    This weekend the Forestburg community celebrated the role music has played in our community. I imagine that most of that heritage is of country music. However, church music has a strong place in our community as well. For decades, God’s music has penetrated the hearts and lives of people in this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Life Cycles Series

    Contributed by David Welch on Nov 17, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,076 views

    First in a series on the unlikely heros of faith introduced in Hebrews 11

    Chico Alliance Church October 6, 2002 Pastor David Welch “Life Cycles” Unlikely Heroes: Part One Introduction God uses all kinds of people to accomplish His work. We ought to consider it a privilege that God includes imperfect fragile humans to bring about eternal impact. Oftentimes a whole group ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Worship, Fasting, Prayer, Preaching, And Trouble

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Nov 30, 2007
    based on 88 ratings
     | 10,723 views

    Let’s think about the importance of serving the Lord and how a person might get selected for specialized Christian service. 1- Realize that not everyone wants to serve 2- Remember God’s process for selection 3- Recognize evil and stand strong

    INTRO.- ILL.- In New England, the long-standing custom was for a visiting preacher to have his room provided by one of the families in the church. On Sunday morning, the lady of the house had prepared a big breakfast of ham and eggs, biscuits and gravy, even pancakes, along with coffee and juice. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Angels We Have Heard

    Contributed by Charles Scott on Dec 16, 2007
     | 3,872 views

    A narration of the work of angels in Scripture, entertainment media, and popular belief.

    ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD NEARBY LUKE 1__26—38 Allan Gurganus told the story of an old woman, a widow whose sons now live far away She was standing at the sink early one morning dressed in a tatty robe, doing the dishes and gazinig out the window looking everywhere and nowhere. Out of the corner of ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Bob Joyce avatar

    The Camel Squeezed Out From Tail To Snout

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Oct 10, 2007
     | 3,014 views

    Jesus call to discipleship is a call of sacrifice. Anything that stands in the way of answering that call must be deserted. This truth is shown through the encounter of Jesus with the rich young ruler.

    Little did I know when I planned this sermon, that we would have a live camel at VBS this year. At any rate, I want to tell you a story. It is the story of the ill-fated Franklin expedition to the Arctic in 1845. That odyssey was a turning point in Arctic exploration because of its well-publicized ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James May avatar

    Without Good Works Your Faith Is Dead Series

    Contributed by James May on Oct 22, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,083 views

    #9 in the Book of James Series deals with faith versus works in obtaining salvation.

    #9 Without Good Works Your Faith is Dead Book of James Series By Pastor Jim May Tonight we are going to look at one of the oldest doctrinal battles to be found within the church. The battle to decide this issue has raged for centuries. It was an issue which brought turmoil and even dissention ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Mike Gilbert avatar

    An Attitude Of Gratitude Series

    Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Nov 8, 2007
    based on 69 ratings
     | 51,978 views

    An attitude of gratitude opens up our lives for God’s will to be done in and through us.

    Intro: Edward Spencer was a ministerial student in Evanston, Illinois, and also a member of a life-saving squad during his school years. In 1860, a ship went aground on the shore of Lake Michigan near Evanston, and Spencer waded again and again into the frigid waters to rescue seventeen ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    In Prison But Praying

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Nov 9, 2007
    based on 91 ratings
     | 20,741 views

    In prison some things were happening. 1- the church was praying 2- the angel was working 3- the apostle was waiting

    INTRO.- ILL.- A man who had been caught embezzling millions from his employer went to a lawyer seeking defense. He didn’t want to go to jail. But his lawyer told him, "Don’t worry. You’ll never have to go to jail with all that money you have." And the lawyer was right. When the man was sent ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Loving People And Using Things Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,684 views

    Friend of Sinners, Pt. 7 (Final)

    LOVING PEOPLE AND USING THINGS (LUKE 19:1-10) One of the greatest novels written, as well as my favorite Broadway musical, is “Les Miserables,” the story of Jean Valjean’s transformation from an uncaring and unfeeling man into a kind, noble, generous, sacrificial and selfless man later in life. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    This Thorny Thicket Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 20, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,736 views

    For Martin Luther King Day. The words we offer fall into the thorny thicket of anxiety, despair, and distraction. Like King with his dream, we the church can give hands and feet to help those so captured.

    Our back yard is a thorny thicket. Other people have manicured lawns, with friendly plants laid out in neat rows. But our back yard is a tangled thorny thicket. Along one fence there are blackberries, growing in long canes that have to be tied up lest they wander into the next county. They ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Hamby avatar

    David Encouraged Himself In The Lord

    Contributed by John Hamby on Jan 30, 2008
    based on 160 ratings
     | 290,923 views

    This story in the life of David points out three principles to guide us as we seek to "encourage ourselves in the Lord."

    A Study of the Life Of David Sermon # 10 “David Encouraged Himself in the Lord” 1 Samuel 30: 1-25 key verse-6 We all need encouragement from time to time. All of us at sometime or other face a crisis when everything seems to fall apart. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Holdcroft avatar

    Ministry To The Samaritans

    Contributed by Mark Holdcroft on Mar 9, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,332 views

    A sermon that highlights how Jesus demonstrates Love, Faith and Mercy in his dealings with this often neglected group of people.

    Ministry to the Samaritans This morning I feel that God is leading me to speak on the subject of Samaritans. More to the point I want to speak about Jesus’ interaction with this particular group of people. As a Jew, Jesus’ interaction with the Samaritans caused quite a bit of a stir at the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Paul Decker avatar

    The Abortion Of Truth

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Mar 18, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,296 views

    If we are to be people of truth, we must refuse compromise.

    THE ABORTION OF TRUTH John 18.28-40 S: Jesus’ Trial C: Truth Pr: IF WE ARE TO BE PEOPLE OF TRUTH, WE MUST REFUSE TO COMPROMISE. TS: We will find in our study of John 18 how the truth is twisted when people are controlled by their own agendas. Type: Inductive I. HATE (28-32) II. POWER ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    All For The Love Of A Girl Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Feb 4, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,088 views

    This is week three our CSI series where we look at various crimes in the Bible. This week we are looking at the murder of Uriah.

    He was a good man, an honourable man and yet he was betrayed by the one he loved the most and betrayed by the one he respected most and he never even saw it coming. He died believing he was fighting for a just cause, believing that his wife loved him and that his King believed in him. And he ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • James May avatar

    The War Of The Worlds

    Contributed by James May on Mar 25, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,709 views

    The war between the worlds of Good and Evil rages on. Only the power of God will give us the victory.

    The War of the Worlds By Pastor Jim May The 20th century proved to be one of the bloodiest periods in the recorded history of mankind. With the worldwide conflicts beginning with WWI, “The War to End All Wars”, and ending with the invasion of Kuwait and Desert Storm in the 1990’s, the death toll ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible