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  • Robert Leroe avatar

    What It Isn't

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Oct 17, 2006
    based on 13 ratings
     | 9,965 views

    Forgiveness heals the hurts of the past and can change the future...but to know what it is, I offer a list of what it’s NOT.

    “What it isn’t”…Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts. Ephesians 4:32, “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Jesus is known as the “Man of Sorrows.” He endured personal abuse, culminating in His ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    What Is That In Your Hand?

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jul 4, 2001
    based on 161 ratings
     | 21,091 views

    Offer that which you have to God and He can use it to accomplish great things.

    Moses was shepherd, tending the flock of his father-in-law Jethro. He has been living such a life for 40 years when the Lord suddenly appeared before him in a burning bush. God spoke to him, and called him to serve Him. Exod 3:7-10 7 The LORD said, "I have indeed seen the misery of my people in ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Tommy Hames avatar

    What's In Your Heart?

    Contributed by Tommy Hames on Feb 15, 2004
    based on 63 ratings
     | 36,825 views

    The Bible describes two treasures that may be in the heart of man. What are they?

    INTRODUCTION Throughout the Bible the heart is referred to as something much more than simply an organ pumping blood. A careful study of the Word reveals that the heart is very important to becoming a Christian. We can believe in our minds and still be lost, but once a man believes in his heart ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Byron Sherman avatar

    What A Christian Hears

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on May 10, 2002
    based on 27 ratings
     | 3,873 views

    A sincere Christian witness is dependent upon a particular manner/quality of listening. BUT What does a sincere Christian witness hear? A sincere Christian witness hears that...

    WHAT A CHRISTIAN HEARS—Luke 8:16-21 The sincerity with which we approach God’s voice. The manner/way/sincerity in which we listen affects our Christian witness. Jesus told the multitude that the way in which they listened to Him was of utmost importance to their witness. A sincere Christian ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mary Erickson avatar

    What Needs To Be Buried

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Nov 20, 2023
     | 783 views

    A sermon for the season after Pentecost, Year A, lectionary 33

    November 19, 2023 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Matthew 25:14-30 What Needs to Be Buried Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. The parable of the servants and the talents leaves us with a very unsettled feeling. It falls ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Brad Beaman avatar

    What Will You Gain? Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Aug 11, 2023
     | 3,358 views

    There are two sharply contrasting philosophies of life. One is seen in the rich fool story. It is about going for what the world offers. The other philosophy of life is about going for what Christ offers. Our passage contrasts these two philosophies.

    What will you gain? Mark 8:34-38 The story is told of a rich farmer, his fields were particularly fruitful, so much so that there was not enough room to store everything. He tore down the barns and built new and bigger ones. After the new barns were built, he felt like he could sit back and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Ministry Is About PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 28, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,551 views

    The call to service as taught by Jesus in Mark 10:32-45, emphasizing the importance of selfless service and humility in the Christian life.

    Good morning, family! Today, we're diving into the heart of Mark 10, verses 32-45, where Jesus teaches His disciples about service. This passage is all about the call, cost, and reward of service. As Dietrich Bonhoeffer once said: "The Church is the Church only when it exists for others...not ...read more

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    "What Does God Want?"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 25, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 15,455 views

    A sermon about mercy, justice, humility.

    “What Does God Want?” Micah 6:1-8 18 years ago I was an Associate Pastor at a big church in Macon, Georgia and also going to seminary at the same time. I felt God calling me to reach out to a community of folks I had just recently heard about. It was a homeless shelter for ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Jason Cole avatar

    What Is God's Will For Me?

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Mar 11, 2007
    based on 66 ratings
     | 25,984 views

    Learning God’s will is difficult, but we can know certain things about His will for us.

    “God’s Will for Our Lives” Introduction: I don’t know about you, but I like doing puzzles. Crossword puzzles are always fun. I usually answer the five or six that I know and then retire and go to a new puzzle. Some people like those word search puzzles too, where you din a word in a group of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Brian Bill avatar

    Knowing What To Pray For Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 24, 2003
    based on 176 ratings
     | 88,472 views

    Sometimes it’s difficult to know how to pray and what to pray for. Paul challenges us to pray with devotion so that the gospel message will go out clearly as we give out grace to those who do not yet know Christ.

    Knowing What to Pray For Many of us have been on a trip together. As you look around this room it may not seem like it, but we’ve been fellow passengers and on several occasions, I’ve served as your tour guide. Our trips have not always been pleasant, but most have been memorable. In fact, at ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Stapleton avatar

    What Really Counts

    Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Mar 29, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,523 views

    What really counts is a follow up to a sermon entitled IT, faith expressing itself through love, simple church.

    WHAT REALLY COUNTS (All My sermons use illustrations found at www.sermoncentral.com and all scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted) A few weeks ago I presented a sermon entitled, “IT.” We talked about how simple IT really is, the scripture tells us the “only thing that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Chuck Sligh avatar

    What God Is For Us Series

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on May 6, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,881 views

    There are two categories of God's attributes: His natural attributes, which set him apart from his creation and cannot be emulated, and his moral attributes. Psalm 86 tells us about several of God's moral attributes and how they are a blessing to the beli

    What God IS to Us Psalm 86 Chuck Sligh May 6, 2012 READ RESPONSIVELY: Psalm 86 – “Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy. 2 Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee. 3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tim Adams avatar

    The What-Fors Of The Wherefores

    Contributed by Tim Adams on Dec 1, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,585 views

    This sermon seeks to encounter false views on how to understand the will of God.

    “The What For of the Wherefores” (A general message on finding the will of God) Ephesians 5:14-17 I am preaching to you today on the subject of “The What For of the Wherefores.” There are two “wherefores” in the scripture that I read to you today. Both of them sandwich a fool in the middle. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Darrell Stetler II avatar

    #1 - What Is A Patriot? Series

    Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on Jul 28, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,520 views

    Who are patriots? What makes a patriot?

    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> THIS SERMON AVAILABLE WITH POWERPOINT 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 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Matt 22:15 ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • George Rennau avatar

    What It Means To Be A Pentecostal

    Contributed by George Rennau on Feb 16, 2001
    based on 191 ratings
     | 7,395 views

    Every Christian deserves to have the fullness of the Holy Spirit.

    Title: What Does it mean to be a Pentecostal To discuss this question we must talk about the Holy Spirit. Text: ACTS 2:1-4 The most remarkable aspect of this era that we live in is The pouring out of the Holy Spirit Many times people in the church relegate the experience of the baptism in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God