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  • Guy Caley avatar

    Speaking The Truth In Love Series

    Contributed by Guy Caley on May 5, 2002
    based on 269 ratings
     | 86,791 views

    Paul’s conflict with Peter serves as a model for dealing with controversy. A look at both the source and soloution to conflict.

    Introduction: Two men who lived in a small village got into a terrible dispute that they could not resolve. So they decided to talk to the town sage. The first man went to the sage’s home and told his version of what happened. When he finished, the sage said, "You’re absolutely right." The next ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Continuity Between The Life Of Jesus And The Lives Of His Disciples Confor

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Jun 18, 2001
    based on 90 ratings
     | 4,494 views

    Year C. The Nativity of St. John The Baptist June 24th, 2001 Acts13: 22-26 Title : “Continuity between the life of Jesus and the lives of his disciples conforms to the pattern of the life of Christ like a mirror and an echo.”

    Year C. The Nativity of St. John The Baptist June 24th, 2001 Acts13: 22-26 Title : “Continuity between the life of Jesus and the lives of his disciples conforms to the pattern of the life of Christ like a mirror and an echo.” This is an excerpt from Paul’s sermon, spanning 13: 16-41, his ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Integrity On Display Series

    Contributed by Stephen Boardman on Oct 20, 2002
    based on 101 ratings
     | 41,056 views

    Everyone of us are examples to non-Christians. Some are good examples and some are bad examples. Ananias & Sapphira were included in the Bible because of their bad example; Paul shows us what a good example, a man of integrity, looks like!

    If you want to have the kind of a church Like the kind of a church you like, You needn’t slip your clothes in a grip, And start on a long, long hike. You’ll only find what you left behind, For there’s nothing that’s really new. It’s a knock at yourself when you knock your church – For the it ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    I Saw The Light

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 20, 2002
    based on 130 ratings
     | 18,980 views

    The Pharisees tries to turn out the light. Jesus simply turned up the wattage.

    Question: How many Episcopalians does it take to change a light bulb? Aswer: TWELVE - one to do the work and 11 to serve on the committee. Question: How many Church of Christ members does it take to change a light bulb? Answer: THREE - one to convince the light bulb to change and 2 to carry the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "Meeting People Where They Are"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 8, 2003
    based on 43 ratings
     | 21,528 views

    Why, how, when, where and to whom are Christians called to witness?

    1 Corinthians 9:16-23 “Meeting People Where They Are” By: Rev. Kenneth Emerson Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus tells us: “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.” He doesn’t tell us to preach the good news ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Greg Nance avatar

    God's Gospel Goal Of Love Series

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Mar 9, 2003
    based on 39 ratings
     | 5,385 views

    How do you build love from pure hearts with good consciences and sincere faith? We find just how NOT to do this in Paul’s letters to Timothy, then we see just how to.

    The Gospel Goal is Love 1 Timothy 1:3 As I urged you upon my departure for Macedonia, remain on at Ephesus, in order that you may instruct certain men not to teach strange doctrines, 4 nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which give rise to mere speculation rather than ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Who You Give God Your Lunch?

    Contributed by Jeffery Karnes on Nov 26, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 8,732 views

    A semon about having faith that what you give to God (money, time, talents, etc....) will be used to glorify his kingdom

    Would you give God your lunch? John 6:1-13 I am going to talk about giving this morning. Now don’t get up and walk out, I know a brand new youth pastor giving his first sermon in church doesn’t need to start telling the congregation how they need to give more money, so that is not what I am going ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Donnie Martin avatar

    Father: Guiding Force Of The Family

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 14, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,598 views

    Fathers are not to be viewed as the family fool, but as the guiding force of the family; for God has made him just that.

    Father: Guiding Force Of The Family Text: Gen.18: 19 Intro: It is rather tragic that the position of fatherhood has been much diminished in our present-day culture. Listening to some of the liberal psychologists, one would think that fathers are not really that important to the family unit. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • K. Edward Skidmore avatar

    If Stones Could Talk

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 18, 2006
    based on 18 ratings
     | 12,048 views

    This Easter Sermon from ’06 is actually a series of 5 meditations on stones that were a part of Jesus’ life and is designed to be interlaced with Easter music to create a special Easter program. I’ve included the titles of the music we used.

    If Stones could Talk Luke 19; Matthew 4; John 7; Matthew 28 Revelation 2 Song: GLORY TO THE LORD OUR GOD Welcome Meditation #1: Stones of Praise Luke 19:40 The order of service will be a little different today, but don’t let the change throw you off. Instead, focus your attention on ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Eulogy For Hattie Smith

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 19, 2006
    based on 84 ratings
     | 28,841 views

    This is a funeral for a woman who was not a believer, but loved by her family.

    Hattie Anne Smith by Rick Gillespie-Mobley Ecclesiastes 3:1-3:14 Hattie Smith On March 27th, in a very small town called Marion, in the heart of western Alabama, in the year 1933, God sent a little bundle of life and potential to Nancy and Adelle ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    The Open Hand Of God

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Apr 13, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 15,692 views

    What things open the hand of God in our lives? How can we position ourselves to receive what He promised to give us?

    April, 2007 The Open Hand of God Psalm 107:9 Psalm 104:21-28 Psalm 68:9 INTRODUCTION: Many people today are living as if God is not interested in their life or in how they are living it. As a result, their life has become one struggle after another with seemingly no one to turn to. Not only ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • James Westmoreland avatar

    A Spiritual Malfunction

    Contributed by James Westmoreland on Oct 23, 2006
     | 6,153 views

    When we hear what God wants us to be and what he wants us to do in our worship and we do something else, this says that there is a critical "disconnect," a spiritual malfunction.

    A man was hired to paint the lines on the highway that divide the lanes. Now the company didn’t have a lot of resources so he had to do his painting on foot. After the first day at work his supervisor was very impressed when he learned that this new employee had painted three miles’ worth of ...read more

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    Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

  • Danny Williams avatar

    Why Prayer Moves God Series

    Contributed by Danny Williams on Oct 25, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 8,732 views

    Understanding the prayer that moves God

    Why Prayer Moves God August 10, 2003 Am - Danny L. Williams Luke 18:1 I want to talk to you this morning from the subject “Why Prayer Moves God”. Let’s Pray, Concept of Prayer: The History Of God’s People is decorated with men and women of prayer. Down through out the bible to Jesus, to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Aubrey Vaughan avatar

    'living God's Way' Series

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jun 25, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,579 views

    The 3rd in the series of firm foundations looking at Christian basics this one entitled Living God’s way.

    Titus.2: 11-13. Living Gods way Last week in firm foundations we looked at the fact that a Christian is trusting in God for salvation and that salvation is a result of the mercy and grace of God towards the individual, received through faith, as a gift. In our 3rd message in the series we are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dan Borchert avatar

    Offering Ourselves To Him Series

    Contributed by Dan Borchert on Sep 23, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 5,413 views

    We are to offer ourselves to God, how do we do that and what is that like?

    Romans 6:12-23 Getting on the Same Page as God about offering ourselves to Him Introduction A. I remember back in I believe 2 or 3 grade we had the word of the day B. The teacher would tell us the word and the definition and the beginning of the day C. If we were to use that world correctly in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance