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  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Perfection Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Nov 22, 2011
    based on 54 ratings
     | 54,237 views

    1- Don’t think you are there 2- Forget the past 3- Press on toward the goal

    INTRO.- ILL.- PERFECTIONISM and bowling? Odds against rolling a perfect 300 in the game are about 225,000 to one. And one bowler appropriately collapsed when he qualified to join that brotherhood of 300. Another bowler just couldn’t bring himself to play the final ball of an otherwise perfect ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Are You Rooting For The Right Team?

    Contributed by Bryan Fink on Feb 18, 2012
     | 4,659 views

    To cause Christians to think twice about whether they're rooting for their game plan or Christ's.

    Title: Are You Rooting for the Right team? Theme: Rooting for Christ and Christ’s interests instead of our own. Text: John 3.22-30 Time: February 6, 2011, Communion Sunday [S] Today is Super bowl Sunday. The Super bowl is the most anticipated and watched sporting event in America. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • John Sears avatar

    Caution: God Working Series

    Contributed by John Sears on Sep 15, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,362 views

    Is the idea that God is working just wishful thinking? What does that look like if he is?

    (Introduction) (Other ideas might be the pains of road construction: and the signs that say, “Completed in 2011 as promised) The grief of my grandfather’s loss was still fresh. His wife, my step grandmother, had passed away unexpectedly. She was alive and well as they went to bed. He awoke ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    God Uses Thorns

    Contributed by James Lee on Nov 3, 2012
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,395 views

    Paul really tries to get his readers to understand that there is a danger of thinking too much of ourselves

    I’m not sure who said this but it really says a lot. "My God, I have never thanked Thee for my thorn. I have thanked Thee a thousand times for my roses, but not once for my thorn. I have been looking forward to a world where I shall get compensation for my cross; but I have never thought of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Aarssen avatar

    The Blessed Hope

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Dec 3, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,793 views

    There are those who think it foolish to hope that this world will one day know peace and be ruled by justice.

    The Blessed Hope Titus 2:11-13 Titus 2:11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. Titus 2:12 It teaches us to say No to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, Titus 2:13 while we wait for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    More Than We Can Expect

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jul 10, 2012
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     | 4,688 views

    God is able to more than we can ask or even think about FOR HIS GLORY.

    More Than We Can Expect July 6, 2008 Evening Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: God is able to more than we can ask or even think about FOR HIS GLORY. Focus Passage: Ephesians 3:14-21 Supplemental Passage: James 4:2-3 NASB You lust and do not have; so you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Pickip Load Of Manure Series

    Contributed by David Wilson on Feb 17, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,216 views

    Giving unto God those things that belong to God is a bit tougher than we think!

    Mark 12:13-17 “A pickup full of Manure” To understand this text we need to understand the Herodian philosophy. As these men came to try to “catch” Jesus in his words we know that their intentions were evil. The Herodians were likely part of the court of king Herod who supported his kingship ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    You Reap What You Sow.

    Contributed by Allan Kircher on May 3, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 15,131 views

    The devil has deceived them into thinking that his word, rather than God's Word is the truth.

    Pastor Allan Kircher SPBC Galatians 6: 7-8 Reaping What We Sow Galatians 6:7-8: "Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit will reap eternal ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Across The Street And Around The World Series

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Sep 10, 2012
     | 6,305 views

    Jesus instructs us to think and go global in our mission to reach and disciple others for Christ.

    Title: Across the Street and Around the World Text: Acts 1:1-11 Thesis: Jesus instructs us to think and go global in our mission to reach and disciple others for Christ. Healthy Missional Churches have a global vision for sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ… Healthy Missional Churches see ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Rahab Series

    Contributed by Darren Rogers on May 18, 2008
    based on 16 ratings
     | 30,552 views

    How is your faith? Do you think that your past will stop you serving the Lord?

    Rahab – 5th May 2008 am Hebrews 11:31, James 2:25 Rahab was a lost pagan woman who lived in the city of Jericho. Yet she became one of the most honoured women in the Bible. She is mentioned in Hebrews 11 and in the book of James. In Hebrews 11 she stands as an example of faith; in James, she is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Johnny A. Palmer Jr. avatar

    The Geneology Of Jesus Christ

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Mar 29, 2010
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     | 10,294 views

    Often we moan when we come to the geneologies, but they are more exciting then we might think.

    Intro: 1. Back in 1988, a man selling costume Jewelry approached Tanya Tokevich, and she ended up buying a ring for $ 20 dollars. She said, "It didn't look like much, it was dull, but I just thought it was nice." Later she decided to get it appraised it turned out to be an antique ring with a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    United We Stand Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Aug 30, 2015
     | 6,860 views

    When we think of the problems in the Corinthian Church they are numerous but Paul chose to address disunity first.

    United we stand What a mess! It should have been a model church; after all it had all the earmarks of becoming the greatest church in the denomination. Its founding pastor was the most prolific church planter in the denomination; the next man was by far the best preacher that could be offered and ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Darrell Stetler II avatar

    What Can We Know About Heaven? Series

    Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on Sep 5, 2015
     | 3,415 views

    What can we know for sure about heaven? Not just a "I think..." but "I know..."

    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> THIS SERMON AVAILABLE WITH IN RESOURCE DOWNLOAD! This sermon (and several hundred others) are available for download. > Microsoft Word > Most with handouts More info: www.sermonsubscribe.com or darrellstetler2@gmail.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> “If I find in ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • James Snyder avatar

    The Bride’s Perception Of The Groom

    Contributed by James Snyder on May 24, 2016
     | 4,225 views

    Who we think we are reveals a lot about who we understand God to be.

    Introduction… Goliath was equipped with the latest military equipment and technology but was brought down by a small boy with a sling shot. Cain brought to God the best that man could ever produce and was rejected by God. These two represent what is going on today. We need to understand that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Disputed Question

    Contributed by James Hickman on Jan 9, 2016
     | 3,696 views

    A simple answer to the question "Who is Jesus?" The intent is to get people to thinking and talking about Jesus.

    DISPUTED QUESTION Mark 8:27-30 On our recent vacation, we saw our daughter-in-law Kelly’s former employee and her children. Kelly had worked as their nanny when they lived in Dublin but that job ended when they moved to Dublin. Just to make that a little clearer, Kelly had worked as the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist