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  • Aubrey Vaughan avatar

    The Essential Guide To Wanna Be Disciples.

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Apr 6, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,697 views

    This sermon is an exposition of John 13:1-17. where Jesus washes the disciples feet asking the questions: How could He do it? Why did He do it? And what does it mean for us living in the light of it?

    John 13:1- 17. The essential guide for all wanna be disciples. • We live in a world of wanna be’s you only have to switch your TV sets on to see that wanna – be pop starts with the X- Factor and pop idol – wanna be super chefs with chef of the year award– wanna be actors with fame acadamey – ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Cost Of Following Jesus

    Contributed by Greg Hanson on Apr 14, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,288 views

    We often think of Jesus as being the Prince of Peace. So what did He mean when He said He came to bring a sword?

    Let me ask you something… when you think about Jesus, what are some characteristics that come to mind? PARTICIPATION (Loving, gentle, kind, forgiving…) That’s the Jesus most of us think about. That’s the Lord and God we want to know… one who’s compassionate, caring, understanding, generous. And ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    When Silence Isn't Golden

    Contributed by Ken Gehrels on Nov 14, 2001
    based on 36 ratings
     | 6,087 views

    The need to acknowledge the Lord and respond to Him, not turn our back on Him

    When Silence Isn’t Golden Bible Reading: Amos 2: 4-5 PREPARED BY KEN GEHRELS PASTOR CALVIN CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH NEPEAN, ONTARIO When Silenc e Isn’t Go lden p.1 Do you ever get impatient with a speaker - with me, for instance? Knowing why you came, suspecting the gist of what is going to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Come Into The Harvest

    Contributed by Eddie Snipes on Nov 19, 2001
    based on 38 ratings
     | 10,625 views

    Every believer is called to reap the harvest by using spiritual gifts God has given.

    What a privilege and honor to be called and used by God to do His will. Our calling is not to put our focus on this earth, nor is it to make the world a better place. Our calling is to follow Jesus Christ on a pilgrimage to heaven. In doing so, we will also fulfill God’s purpose for our life along ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's Chosen One

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Nov 9, 2006
    based on 67 ratings
     | 18,015 views

    God’s Chosen One: 1- God cherished 2- Spirit inhabited 3- Heart builder 4- Hope producer

    INTRO.- ILL.- A Milwaukee teacher took her first-grade class to a dairy where a guide showed the children through the entire plant, explaining the whole process. The tour over, the guide asked if anyone had any questions. One little girl raised her hand and said, “Did you notice that I’ve got on ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    #4 -- Servanthood Series

    Contributed by Derek Melanson on Nov 10, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 14,645 views

    We are each called to serve one another out of the love for the Lord, not the praise of people.

    Introduction Have this ever happened to you: You went what you thought was out of your way to do something for someone and your efforts went completely unnoticed? They simply took what you’ve done for granted. Have you ever done a good deed and not been thanked or recognized? Worse, have you ever ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Rotting Harvest

    Contributed by David Hicks on Nov 15, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,185 views

    Jesus has compassion on the lost. The field are white, but if we fail to do nothing, the harvest may rot.

    The Rotting Harvest Matthew 9:35-38 Her husband, the love of her life and father of her children had just died. It was a heart attack in the middle of the night. Filled with shock and grief, she struggled to make sense of the events of the past 24 hours. He was so young. He seemed so strong. ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Selfishness Or Servanthood – Who's Winning In Your Home? Series

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 16, 2006
    based on 79 ratings
     | 25,606 views

    Study of the need to be servant-hearted, like Jesus, and why this is so important in our homes

    1. Title: Selfishness or Servanthood – Who’s Winning In Your Home? 2. Text: John 13, Luke 22:25-27 3. Audience: Villa Heights Christian Church, AM crowd, May 7, 2006, 2nd in the series “Family Made For Heaven” 4. Objectives: -for the people to understand the many ways we can be selfish and how ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Eulogy Christine Walker

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Dec 5, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,326 views

    This is a eulogy for a believer who died after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s Disease. She and her husband were married 38 years.

    Christine Thomas On a warm summer day, on the fifth of August in the year 1948, God gave Sarah and Briddock, a beautiful little girl, whose heart would grow to touch the lives of many. She and her sister Rebekah must have been a joy in Sarah and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • David Lewis avatar

    Jealousy, Joy & Justice Series

    Contributed by David Lewis on Dec 20, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 17,751 views

    The Greatness of John the Baptist

    Introduction What marks people out as being great? Power, wealth, Courage, humility, success. We see this morning that John was a great man. He was humble, he had great joy and he was courageous enough to give a message of justice and judgement that was certainly not palatable to his hearers ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Ed Pruitt avatar

    What Salvation Means To Us

    Contributed by Ed Pruitt on Jun 15, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,284 views

    Here Jesus is telling us that we need not worry about the everyday functions of our life. God, all ready knows our need’s, and our wants. What we need to be worrying about is our own salvation

    WHAT SALVATION MEANS TO US Sunday AM February 18, 2000 Matthew 6:25-34 25 “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 “Look at the birds ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Avoid The Negative Messagethe Spirit Of Defeat

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 17, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 6,183 views

    We must examine why we feel defeated and develop a plan that will lead to deliverance and victory. Listening to the negative crowd can hinder God’s work.

    Listening to the Negative Message THE SPIRIT OF DEFEAT By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com This is a two part lesson. YOU CAN NEVER OVERCOME THE NEGATIVE, YOU MUST OVERWHELM IT! I. INTRODUCTION: A. A BIG PART OF WINNING IN ANY GAME IS ATTITUDE. I am told when a professional sports ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Alan Tison avatar

    Replace A Complaining Attitude With An Attitude Of Thanksgiving Series

    Contributed by Alan Tison on Feb 20, 2007
    based on 34 ratings
     | 20,462 views

    Our attitude should be the same as that of Jesus Christ. In Num. 12-15, we discover what happens to God’s people when they have a wrong attitude and how it can be corrected. This series ideas come from James MacDonald’s Book "Change my atti

    Introduction: A Kentucky family took a vacation to New York City. The family arrived at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, there the father took his son into hotel in hopes of securing a room; they were amazed by everything they saw, from the rich interior to the bright chandeliers. At the far end of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ivan Casteel avatar

    Keeping Your Eyes Open

    Contributed by Ivan Casteel on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,986 views

    INSTRUCTING CHRISTIANS IN THEIR WALK WITH GOD.

    PP0807 DATE KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN! Genesis 13:1-18 Ge 13:14 And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: 15 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James May avatar

    Bearing The Torch

    Contributed by James May on Mar 4, 2007
    based on 21 ratings
     | 24,712 views

    We must make sure that we pass the light of the gospel on to the next generation.

    BEARING THE TORCH By Pastor Jim May The flame in the Marathon Tower in each Olympic stadium is the most recognized symbol of the Olympics, dating back to the Games of ancient Greece, when athletes competed in a relay race, passing a torch from one to another until the last runner, in a long ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible