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  • C. Philip Green avatar

    Stir What You Got Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Aug 7, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 11,873 views

    Size doesn’t matter, because we have the resources of Jesus Himself and His Word to multiply disciples of Christ.

    Stir What You Got (Mark 4:21-34) Andy Eddington, once the president of Shriner College in Texas, loved sugar in his coffee. On one occasion at a greasy spoon near Dallas, he dumped not one, not two, but three teaspoonfuls of sugar in his coffee. As the waitress watched, Andy said, “Ma’am, we’re ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    When Good Things Happen To Bad People

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 9, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,173 views

    Rewritten for Calverton Baptist Church: In a world of injustice, "bad" people get good things they do not deserve. But grace gives us gentle gifts, gives us the satisfaction of outwaiting our enemies, and allows us to wait for God’s justice.

    I was in my office at Takoma Park church, and, as so often happened, someone stopped by to ask for help. The story was very much like most of the stories I had heard. He said that he just needed a few dollars to get by. Tomorrow there would be a job and, “Pastor, if you’ll just give me ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Train Up A Child

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Aug 15, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 42,864 views

    Baby/Child Dedication Sermon

    Train Up A Child Scriptures: Deuteronomy 4:9; 6:4-9; Proverbs 22:6; 13-15; Introduction We have set aside today as our child dedication day. At the conclusion of this message we will dedicate those children who are brought forth. But what is the purpose of dedicating a child to the Lord? We ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Silence The Ignorant Talk Of Foolish Men Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 23, 2009
    based on 57 ratings
     | 17,369 views

    Our text tells us how to silence the ignorant talk of foolish people. 1- Submit to authority 2- Live as servants 3- Show proper respect 4- Love the believers

    INTRO.- Ignorant talk. There is a lot of that going around. Much of it is in Hollywood. Here is some ignorant talk from foolish people. - JODIE FOSTER: "I absolutely love religions and the rituals. Even though I don’t believe in God." - BILLY JOEL: "I wasn’t raised Catholic, but I used to go ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Gerald Steffy avatar

    When A Somebody Bec0mes A Nobody

    Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Sep 5, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 9,985 views

    “Jesus was a Somebody who became like us as a Nobody so that He might save anybody that trusts Christ as Savior and make us somebody for God.”

    WHEN A SOMEBODY BECOMES A NOBODY--Luke 2:1-20 Proposition: “Jesus was a Somebody who became like us as a Nobody so that He might save anybody that trusts Christ as Savior and make us somebody for God.” Objective: My purpose is to show that God’s Son became a nobody so that He can save anybody ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Richard Tow avatar

    Is Your Faith Working??

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 7, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,397 views

    People have differing views about how faith is expressed and what it looks like when it is expressed. Faith to remove a problem and faith to endure a problem are both illustrated in Hebrews 11. Habakkuk’s struggle with faith is also addressed.

    Is Your Faith Working? Hebrews 11 7-19-09 Intro I want to begin this morning with a question. Is your faith working? Since the Bible says, “The just shall live by faith” I would consider that question extremely important. Are you living by faith? Martin Luther applied that verse to justification. ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Created To Worship Series

    Contributed by Neil Olcott on Sep 10, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 74,967 views

    Intro sermon to series. This message sets the stage for further messages about Worship. First and foremost we must know that our primary purpose is to worship!

    Sermon: Created To Worship Main Idea: The reason we exist is to allow our lives be an offering of Worship to God. The Question: Why were we created? Series Intro: Today we are beginning a new series of messages from the Bible regarding a very controversial issue. The way in which people ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sometimes The Way Up Is Down

    Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Sep 11, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,730 views

    The true values in the kingdom have an upside down perspective to life that is modeled by Jesus in that the way up to God is down in submission to Him completely.

    SOMETIMES THE WAY UP IS DOWN Philippians 2:5-11 Proposition: The true values in the kingdom have an upside down perspective to life that is modeled by Jesus in that the way up to God is down in submission to Him completely. Objective: My purpose is to challenge people to be willing to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Carl Allen avatar

    El Apellido De Dios No Es D***

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Sep 14, 2009
     | 2,255 views

    Hoy hemos venido al tercer mandamiento. Trata con algo mucho más grave que justo una boca mugrienta. Este mandamiento discute el maltrato, o profana el uso de Nombre de Santo de Dios. ¡ El nombre de dios es un nombre Santo! Es de no ser utilizado a menos

    El Apellido de Dios no es D*** El éxodo 20:7 Introducción En el Tauro Montañas del sur de Turquía, Vive una cierta variedad de grúa. Estos pájaros tienden a hacer mucho ruido, especialmente al volar. Y, todo ese ruido consigue la atención de águilas, que abate abajo y los agarra para una ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Decker avatar

    It's Alive! Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Sep 21, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,851 views

    Purposefully practice love and grace.

    IT’S ALIVE! WE ARE NOW THE CHURCH Acts 4.32-35 S: Community C: Unity Th: Never the Same Again Pr: PURPOSEFULLY PRACTICE LOVE AND GRACE. ?: How? How do we get it done? KW: Practice TS: We will find in our study of Acts 4 four practices that enable us to show love and grace in our community. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Ely avatar

    I Need Some Room

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 14,985 views

    It’s time to grow! The place where you have been living is too small for you. Let this passionate message move your off your plateau!

    “I Need Some Room” Text: 2 Kings 6:1-7; Isaiah 54:2 1 Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Behold now, the place before you where we are living is too limited for us. 2 “Please let us go to the Jordan and each of us take from there a beam, and let us make a place there for ourselves ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Ralph juthman avatar

    The Holy Spirit, God's Power In You Series

    Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Oct 12, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 13,609 views

    The baptism in the holy spirit is the fulfillment of Gods promise to endue Christians with power in order that they may fulfill God’s purpose in the world

    TITLE: God’s Power in You TEXT: Acts 1:1-8 Theme: What’s the Big Deal About the Holy Spirit INTRODUCTION The story is told of a logging foreman who sold a city slicker a chainsaw guaranteed to cut down fifty trees in a single day. A week later, a very unhappy city slicker came to report that the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    The Abraham Factor Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 13, 2008
    based on 66 ratings
     | 14,362 views

    God did more than start a "religion" with Abraham. He started a "relationship" - a relationship that models what God desires to do in our lives.

    OPEN: A third grader once wrote a homework assignment where he was supposed to "Explain God." "One of God’s main jobs is making people. He makes them to replace the ones that die so there will be enough people to take care of things on earth. He doesn’t make grown-ups, just babies. I think because ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Take A Load Off

    Contributed by Jordon Leblanc on Oct 17, 2008
    based on 16 ratings
     | 7,158 views

    Learning to know God so intimately that we can trust Him completely and rest in Him fully.

    Not many of you have had a chance to visit our apartment since we moved in, but if you have, you’ve probably been in our spare bedroom. Right now, it’s a haven for our foster cats. We have 9 foster cats right now, including 7 8-week old kittens. In that bedroom, we also have a single bed so we can ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Dr. George Calhoun avatar

    How Are You Doing In Your Walk With Jesus? Series

    Contributed by Dr. George Calhoun on Oct 30, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,454 views

    Accept God’s way, turn away from your way, then follow His way.

    How are you doing in your walk with Jesus? Are you growing? Are you making any headway in your growth as a disciple? Does God ever whack you on the side of the head to get your attention? Has He been doing it lately? As we have been studying Scripture together, particularly in Luke, we have seen ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist