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  • Neal Gray avatar

    Let The Pastor 'move Over'

    Contributed by Neal Gray on Feb 23, 2002
    based on 45 ratings
     | 7,149 views

    A CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE pastor preaches that the Pastor is not supposed to do all of the work of the ministry of the Church! NO! The Pastor equips the laity to do the work of the ministry.

    "A Wide Door for Effective Service: Let the Pastor ’Move Over’" Author: Dr. Neal Gray Passage: Ephesians 4:11-16, KJV Purpose: Is the Pastor supposed to do all of the work of the ministry of the Church? NO! The Pastor equips the laity to do the work of the ministry. That’s the Pastor’s ministry. ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Down To Earth Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 4, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
     | 7,023 views

    Spiritual laziness comes from poor theology and from creating the illusion of activity, leading to burnout. The grace of Christ takes us beyond such posing.

    My topic today is spiritual laziness. Spiritual laziness. Now we are all familiar with physical laziness. Physical laziness is like spring fever, when the warmth of the air and the sound of the birds is far more attractive than the piles of paper on your desk or the lectures in your classroom. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • MELVIN MAUGHMER, JR. avatar

    Broken

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Jun 12, 2003
    based on 40 ratings
     | 37,575 views

    If your life has been broken into many pieces come to Jesus.

    “Broken” Ps. 51 : 17, 34 : 18, 69 : 20, & Prov. 17 : 22 Many times we talk about being hurt and broken, we believe the saying that time heals all wounds, we believe that a few comforting words, a little sympathy will make everything alright, and we don’t understand when people don’t seem to ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    How To Achieve In Life?

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 2, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
     | 7,264 views

    A person who will become or is an achiever is one who is interdependent on others and understands what habits must be dominant in their lives.

    How Too Achieve in Life? Thesis: A person who will become or is an achiever is one who is interdependent on others and understands what habits must be dominant in their lives. Introduction: We have a lot of people today writing books telling people how to become successful. The American dream is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    What's Your Cause?

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Sep 6, 2003
    based on 120 ratings
     | 6,397 views

    Everyone has a cause, which they promote.

    INTRO.- ILL.- A small church in the hills of Tennessee struck oil on its parking lot. It was a gusher and money was coming in so fast that the finance committee didn’t know what to do with it. The committee called a special congregational meeting of the 40 church members asked them what to do ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Jesus, Be The Centre

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Sep 7, 2003
    based on 18 ratings
     | 23,128 views

    What happens when Jesus is at the centre of a person’s life? Let’s find out!

    People used to believe that the sun and all the planets revolved around the earth. From where the naked eye could view the universe, standing on this fragile planet, it seemed that Earth was huge and that all the stars, tiny points of light in the distance, were very small, inferior in fact to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Gift Of Forgiveness Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Dec 12, 2002
    based on 48 ratings
     | 6,048 views

    Forgiveness brings peace - both peace with God and peace with others. But it’s not easy...

    The Gift of Forgiveness Dec. 7/8, 2002 Intro: Earlier in our service, our children came and lit the second candle of Advent – the candle of peace. It’s purpose it to guide us in our preparation for celebrating the birth of our Lord by focusing our thoughts on the peace that Jesus came to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Gift Of Grace

    Contributed by Tony Colson on May 17, 2002
    based on 131 ratings
     | 34,568 views

    This message deals with the power of grace that is present in a believer’s life NOW.

    THE GIFT OF GRACE TEXT: 2 COR. 6:1,2 “We, then, as workers together with Him also plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain. 2 For He says: ‘In an acceptable time I have heard you, and in the day of salvation I have helped you.’ Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Traveling Lightly

    Contributed by Judah Thomas on May 22, 2002
    based on 46 ratings
     | 12,063 views

    An exciting sermon on lightening the loads in life:spiritual, mental, & physical. Live a simple live. Enjoy the simplicity of Creation.

    · Have you ever been to an airport and seen the people’s suitcases? (some over 100 lbs!) · Have you ever helped someone move and wonder why they have certain things? · Maybe you’ve wondered why you have certain things? (Magazines, school papers, etc.) People are burdened now more than ever: ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    There Is A Purpose In The Storm Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Jun 9, 2002
    based on 90 ratings
     | 25,906 views

    This story in the life of Jesus and His disciples, in the boat upon the sea, conveys another world, a world where storms rise up out of nowhere and life itself is put at peril.

    A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 20 There Is A Purpose In The Storm. Luke 8:22-25 In 1976 Gordon Lightfoot recorded a haunting ballad entitled “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.” [1976, Moose Music, Ltd.] The Edmund Fitzgerald ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Decker avatar

    We've Got A Connection Here Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Jun 18, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,808 views

    We need to stay spiritually connected and directed by God.

    WE GOT A CONNECTION HERE Mark 1:32-39 S: Celebrate Jesus Th: Personal relationship with God: Jesus stayed spiritually connected and directed. Pr: We need to stay spiritually connected and directed by God. ?: How? How do we do it? KW: Commitments TS: We will find in Mark 1:32-39 three ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Alan Perkins avatar

    Hope In The Darkness

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Aug 5, 2002
    based on 51 ratings
     | 19,991 views

    A sermon on hope, using the rescue of the nine coal miners in Pennsylvania as the central illustration.

    This morning, I’d like to consider the topic of "hope". Is hope important? Is it something we need? Is it essential to our happiness, essential even to our survival? For an answer to that question, we could probably talk to the nine coal miners who were rescued this week in Pennsylvania. They spent ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Victor Yap avatar

    A Woman's Place Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Aug 29, 2002
    based on 184 ratings
     | 23,662 views

    Judges, Pt. 1

    A WOMAN’S PLACE (JUDGES 4) Eleven people were hanging on a rope under a helicopter, ten men and one woman. The rope was not strong enough to carry them all, so they decided that one had to leave, Because otherwise they were all going to fall. They weren't able to choose that person, until the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Rich Hadley avatar

    Jesus Wept

    Contributed by Rich Hadley on Dec 12, 2001
    based on 96 ratings
     | 10,135 views

    The Christian response to disaster and grief as modeled by Jesus.

    The World Trade Center...the Murrah building in Oklahoma City...Columbine High school... The list of names that fill the obituary columns daily... We try not to notice. But sometimes you can’t help but notice...when the tragedy is as big as the New York skyline or as close as the passing of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • James Petticrew avatar

    New Commitments For The New Year

    Contributed by James Petticrew on Dec 22, 2001
    based on 1,726 ratings
     | 529,443 views

    A sermon to challenge people to make 4 biblical commitments which can change their lives in the new year

    NEW COMMITMENTS FOR THE NEW YEAR Introduction Well it’s that time of year again when in a fit of optimism many of us make great promises to ourselves about what we are going to do in the New Year that we usually abandon about the second week in January. Let’s be honest now. How may of you kept to ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness