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  • Brian La Croix avatar

    Lighten Up!

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Dec 5, 2001
    based on 164 ratings
     | 45,416 views

    A message encouraging Christians to live lives characterized by joy rather than grumpiness.

    Lighten Up! Various Scriptures Introduction We all like being around people who are generally upbeat, don’t we? I mean, if you had your choice of being with someone who had a smile or someone who looked like he was weaned on sour lemons, who would you most likely pick? I’d pick the smiley guy ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    God's Message To A Nation Under Attack

    Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Dec 10, 2001
    based on 45 ratings
     | 4,886 views

    Message for the Sunday following the attack of September 11, 2001.

    September 16, 2001 INTRODUCTION We’ve wandered in a haze now for six days. Some fitting words for this week were sung several years ago by Bruce Cockburn, “Sometimes a wind comes out of nowhere and knocks you off your feet.” A wind has come out of New York and Washington, knocked us off our ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "Living Up To Religious Expectations.”

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 118 ratings
     | 8,498 views

    Year A Third Sunday in Advent December 16th, 2001 Matthew 11: 1-11 Heavenly Father empower us to accept Jesus on his terms and not expect him to change to fit our preconceptions of God. Amen.

    Year A Third Sunday in Advent December 16th, 2001 Matthew 11: 1-11 Heavenly Father empower us to accept Jesus on his terms and not expect him to change to fit our preconceptions of God. Amen. Title: “Living up to religious expectations.” The Baptist, in prison, sends his ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Matthew Rogers avatar

    In The Air There's A Feeling Of Christmas Series

    Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 168 ratings
     | 15,320 views

    Maybe all my life I’ve been expecting too much out of Christmas and not enough from Jesus Christ. Christmas itself cannot deliver all our heart’s desires, but Jesus can.

    Soon It Will Be Christmas Day – Part 2 December 16, 2001 INTRODUCTION It was mid-December 1977 and oh, how I couldn’t wait for Christmas. Nearly every day when I arrived home on the bus from 4th Grade, I would head inside the house and plug in the Christmas tree. Then I would get out Mom and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Tom Maines avatar

    God's Christmas Gift - Part Iii Series

    Contributed by Tom Maines on Dec 18, 2001
    based on 41 ratings
     | 5,349 views

    God gave the world the indescribable gift of His Son - Jesus Christ

    Sermon: December 9, 2001 Title: The Gift Of God – Part III Text: Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. John 4:10 Jesus answered ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Cease Fire: Finding A Peace That Lasts" Series

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Apr 30, 2003
    based on 294 ratings
     | 85,931 views

    Paul deals with the subjects of peace with one another, peace within, & peace with God.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER CENTRAL CHRISTIAN, BROWNSVILLE, TX ILL. Have you heard about Tracy Lyperd? Tracy was a beauty queen in VA a few years ago. Shortly after crowning her successor, she drove 250 miles to seek revenge on her ex-boyfriend for jilting her & marrying ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Steven Simala Grant avatar

    Dare To Conquer Again Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 2, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 4,705 views

    Jesus’ resurrection enables us to be conquerors. God has gone to incredible lengths for us, how will we respond?

    Dare to Conquer Again – “Up From the Grave” Lent 2003 Easter Sunday, April 20, 2003 – Romans 8:31-39 Intro: These epitaphs are reported to be from actual tombstones: On the grave of Ezekial Aikle in East Dalhousie Cemetery, Nova Scotia: Here lies Ezekial Aikle, Age 102. The Good Die Young. In a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Guard Your Heart

    Contributed by Peter Langerman on May 6, 2003
    based on 127 ratings
     | 48,248 views

    Guard your heart, for from it come the issues of life

    Proverbs 4:20-27 20 My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words. 21 Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart; 22 for they are life to those who find them and health to a man’s whole body. 23 Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Fidelity Matters Series

    Contributed by Robert Odle on May 13, 2003
    based on 29 ratings
     | 4,962 views

    Our culture is destroying itself, particularly with matters of sex. The Church must wake up and speak up before it is eternally too late!

    Character Counts! Fidelity Matters (Proverbs 6:32-33) Theme: The Church is God?s prophetic voice. It must speak God?s message to the culture. Purpose: What do I want to happen in the hearer when I preach this sermon? A. Increased knowledge. After I preach this sermon, the hearer should be able ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Consequences Or Freedom Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 15, 2003
    based on 45 ratings
     | 7,009 views

    Jesus gave Barabbas the chance not just for a shortened sentence, but for a rebuilt life. When we break the law, we will face consequences; but our experiences can become the basis for redemption from what has happened to us.

    Let’s play Jeopardy this morning. I’ll be Alex, you can be the contestants. The category is institutions. The answer is: The following people all spent time in this kind of institution: the prophet Jeremiah; Al Capone; the apostle Paul; Marion Barry; Bugsy Siegel; Nelson Mandela; John Dillinger; ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Timm Meyer avatar

    Salvation Comes From The Lamb Series

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on May 15, 2003
    based on 56 ratings
     | 12,935 views

    EASTER 4(C) - Salvation come from the Lamb of God, our Good Shepherd, as He provides divine forgiveness and heavenly blessings.

    SALVATION COMES FROM THE LAMB REVELATION 7:9—17 MAY 11, 2003 REVELATION 7:9-17 9After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • A. Todd Coget avatar

    Different, But The Same Series

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on May 16, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 5,339 views

    This sermon stresses the importance of finding our spiritual gifts and putting them to use.

    1 Corinthians Different, but the Same 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 May 18, 2003 Intro: A. [Fair Exchanges] The husband’s idea of a gift exchange: His gift is a new set of golf clubs. Her gift is a new pair of dishwashing gloves. The wife’s idea of a gift exchange: His gift is a new snow shovel. Her ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Antonio Torrence avatar

    Forgive Me

    Contributed by Antonio Torrence on May 18, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 9,629 views

    This sermon is about forgiving our enemies so that we can truly experience love.

    "Forgive Me!" by Rev. A. LaMar Torrence, Pastor of the Cross of Life Lutheran Church Luke 6:27-38, John 15:12, 1 John 4:7-21 Once again I find the words of Maya Angelou appropriately for my initial response to today’s divine edict of loving our enemies. In her poem, “Lord in my heart”, she ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Pain At The Threshold Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 24, 2003
    based on 45 ratings
     | 6,750 views

    Interactive sermon on the anxieties involved in sharing our faith and on the power of being prepared, both intellectually and emotionally.

    Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and reverence. Closed doors intimidate me. If your door is closed, I want to leave it alone. I don’t like to knock and ask for admission. I want somebody to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Davon Huss avatar

    Landmarks

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 26, 2003
    based on 37 ratings
     | 11,879 views

    A sermon for Memorial Day on Jesus Christ and how people want to remove the landmarks from the gospel

    Landmarks Sermon for 10/12/97 Introduction: A. Originally held in commemoration of soldiers killed in the Amer. Civil War (1868), its observance later extended to all U.S. war dead. B. Coburn Corners observance of Memorial Day. WBTU: A. We have in our culture people who think that if an idea is ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ