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  • Warner Pidgeon avatar

    All Saints' Day Sermon

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Nov 1, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 16,290 views

    A short sermon for a morning service on All Saints’ Day, encouraging people to know that Jesus shares in our grief, and promises life for all believers for all eternity!

    A Catholic priest was driving a devout but simple member of his congregation along a country road in Ireland one day when he accidentally ran over a hare. He stopped the car, and the two men got out and walked over to where the animal was lying. It wasn’t moving, and looked to be dead. But then the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Happy Passover!

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Apr 16, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,137 views

    Let's celebrate the Resurrection correctly!

    Monday officially starts the Passover, but seeing this is Sunday and I need to blog now and then I thought I would get an early start. ;-) Christians should really celebrate the Lord’s resurrection on Passover, not Easter. After all, it was the Passover meal He was eating that we call the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    An Endangered Species

    Contributed by Pastor Thomas Samuel on Jan 9, 2010
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     | 5,086 views

    It is futile to have faith without deeds. In simple language, it is hypocrisy and such a faith can never save anybody. One’s faith is dead if it is not accompanied by action.

    An Endangered Species What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, “Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about his physical ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Make The Most Of Life Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jan 12, 2010
     | 3,755 views

    Christians will make the most of their lives on earth by imitating God and God has been sharing Jesus Christ to people ever since He created them.

    It’s 2010 and we all look forward to a prosperous new year. For Christians, we read in Ephesians 1:11-12, “In Christ we were chosen and predestined according to God who works out everything in order that we might be for the praise of His glory.” If you have accepted Jesus Christ as your only ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Judgment Will Come Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Apr 8, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,349 views

    jesus will return to earth soon to judge; how are we to respond?

    Please grab a Bible. Instructions for living is in here! Open your Bibles for a moment to Exodus 20… God spoke to His chosen people with His Ten Commandments. We read in Exodus 20:3-6, the first 2 commandments….. From these first 2 commandments we can note why the God of the Bible is a good ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    So Here It Is Merry Christmas

    Contributed by Andrew Warriner on Apr 9, 2013
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    A short sermon for Christmas Day

    “So here it is Merry Christmas, everybody’s having fun look to the future now, it’s only just begun”. Everyone at some point in their lives will have heard those lyrics sung by the glam rock band, Slade. The record reached number one in the Pop charts in December 1973 and ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    What Excites Us? Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Apr 15, 2013
    based on 8 ratings
     | 13,711 views

    We get excited about so many things; how about the return of Christ?

    Last week we noted that Jesus will be coming back to earth soon. There are many signs telling us that Jesus can show up on earth at anytime now! We also noted that Jesus’ return to earth is a double edged sword: God Jesus Christ will return to earth soon to judge the world of its sin but also to ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Birth And Rebirth For The Church Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 13, 2013
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     | 3,509 views

    The moment of greatest defeat is the beginning of a cosmic triumph in Christ.

    Pentecost 2013 I invite you to view with me the broken body of Jesus Christ, Son of God, Messiah of the Jews, hanging from the cross. Around him, almost dancing with joy, are his enemies, challenging him, “if you are the Messiah, come down from the cross, if God really loves you.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Christmas Special

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Nov 29, 2011
     | 3,168 views

    To present profound truths revolving around the birth of the Saviour

    Christmas ‘Special’. The significance of Christmas is intertwined with several profound truths. By virtue of this sermon, I intend to place before my Church some of them, which have deeply touched my heart… 1.FULFILLMENT OF ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Preparation Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Dec 12, 2011
     | 7,130 views

    John the Baptist is an example of what it means to prepare the way for Jesus' return.

    Mark 1:1-8 “Preparation” INTRODUCTION Our journey through Advent seems to be a sprint. We are already celebrating the Second Sunday in Advent. Last week we focused on Jesus’ promise to come again in order to complete his establishment of the kingdom of God. The key word for ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Your God-Ordained Destiny

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Feb 4, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,924 views

    A word that helped many through our congregation.

    Your God-Ordained Destiny Romans 8:31-34NKJ Some years ago, a so-called “human fly” went to Los Angeles. It was announced that on a certain day he would climb up the face of one of the large department store buildings. Thousands gathered to watch him perform this seemingly impossible ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Pay Taxes And ..... Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Mar 11, 2013
     | 4,504 views

    We are to be involved in our society and helping our fellow man; but is it possible to be giving more to our fellow man than to our Creator God?

    Let us continue our worship with God’s Word; open your Bibles to the Gospel of Luke Chapter 20…. Before we read our passage, let us note the main characters in the passage for today. 1. There is Jesus Christ; who is Jesus Christ?? 2. Teachers of the law and chief priests: they ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Path To Peace Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Mar 21, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,586 views

    There are two paths to peace: force or love.Jesus came to show the limits of force and the power of love.

    Luke 19:29-44 “The Path to Peace” INTRODUCTION “I love a parade, the tramping of feet, I love every beat I hear of a drum. I love a parade, when I hear a band I just want to stand and cheer as they come.” Everyone loves a parade, whether it is the grand ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Parts Of Our Lives That Are Off-Limits To God Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 2, 2013
     | 5,162 views

    A look at how we only let God into certain parts of our lives when He needs to be "Lord of all" in our lives.

    WHY WEREN'T THE SAILORS BOTHERED EARLIER? Because they believed in small, provincial gods. - Jonah 1:7, 10. - One of the unusual things about this verse is that it tells in verse 10 that Jonah had told them previously that he was running away from God. You would think that when the storm arose ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Four Weddings And A Funeral

    Contributed by Michael Hopkins on Nov 3, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,816 views

    1 Corinthians 13’s message about Christian community

    In the film Four weddings and a funeral, during the first wedding, the reader begins the well-worn reading of 1 Corinthians 13, saying, "if I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal". As the reader pauses for breath, someone ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed