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  • Marcus Naugler avatar

    Imitating God Without Insulting Him (Part 4) Series

    Contributed by Marcus Naugler on Nov 23, 2001
    based on 35 ratings
     | 5,119 views

    God desires to see His children become like Him in the way they make decisions, the way they speak to each other, the way they act when no one is around, and the way they share His Word.

    Imitating God Without Insulting Him (Part 4, The Call) Illustration of last night’s water heater fiasco and no towels. Okay, so it’s about 8:00 and I’m working on some homework, getting gall the things down that I needed for today, checking everything twice. Checking my sermon notes, thinking, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Prayer Of Jabez, Part 2

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Nov 25, 2001
    based on 67 ratings
     | 4,287 views

    What does it mean to ask that God "enlarge our territory"?

    This morning, we continue our study of the prayer of Jabez, found in 1 Chronicles 4:10: "And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, "Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!" ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    An Instructed Tongue Series

    Contributed by Todd Riley on Nov 27, 2001
    based on 48 ratings
     | 11,106 views

    an exposition of Isaiah 50:4-11

    Islington Baptist Church November 25, 2001 Isaiah 50:4-11 Jesus in the book of Isaiah As you know, we are in the midst of a series entitled “Jesus in the book of Isaiah”. Isaiah lived and ministered 700 years before Jesus came on the scene. Isaiah spoke often of the Christ who was to come ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus The Prophet: Advent 1 Series

    Contributed by Robert Warren on Dec 1, 2001
    based on 84 ratings
     | 15,132 views

    Shows that Jesus is the Prophet of God, speaking God’s Word, and thus demands our response.

    Jesus the Prophet: Advent 1 Acts 3: 17-26 Deuteronomy 18:15-19 Robert Warren December 2nd, 2001 When most people hear the word prophet, they think of someone who tells the future, usually in a mystical sense. We tend to think of someone like Nostradamus, one of the most famous so-called ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    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

  • Matthew Rogers avatar

    God's Message To A Nation Under Attack

    Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Dec 10, 2001
    based on 45 ratings
     | 4,885 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
     | 15,319 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

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    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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    Beware

    Contributed by Terry Vaughan on Dec 20, 2001
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,934 views

    Beware of covetousness, worry, carelessness and spiritual dullness

    WESTSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH PASTOR: TERRY VAUGHAN SERMON TITLE: BEWARE “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christmas Through The Eyes Of Heaven

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Dec 26, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 12,385 views

    Four insights about Christmas from heaven’s perspective from the book of Revelation.

    Note: This Sermon was introduced with a drama sketch called "Hung on a Tree" Jesus doesn’t deserve to be hung on a tree. Truer words could not be spoken, that Jesus did not deserve to be hung on a wooden cross to suffer for the sins of the human race. Yet that’s exactly what happened, and in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Idle=i Dull

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 31, 2001
    based on 26 ratings
     | 7,167 views

    The disease of idleness creates a life that is dull, lifeless, and unproductive. Usually idle people are the ones who have allowed everything around them to go to hell.

    IDLE = I DULL! Thesis: The disease of idleness creates a life that is dull, lifeless, and unproductive. Usually idle people are the ones who have allowed everything around them to go to hell. Main Texts: Ecclesiastes 10:18 18 If a man is lazy, the rafters sag; if his hands are idle, the house ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Stephan Brown avatar

    Freedom From Sin Series

    Contributed by Stephan Brown on Jan 5, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
     | 10,152 views

    Explains how after being declared positionally righteous, we can become actually righteous.

    I. Romans 8:1 speaks of us being in a righteous position before God, but says nothing of actual righteousness. That is, at this point the one who believes in Jesus and the one who doesn’t may have the exact same actions, but a different verdict is reached, based not on their actions alone, but on ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Jerry Falwell avatar

    We Must Capture Our Cities For Christ

    Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Jan 11, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 2,909 views

    The greatest challenge facing America is the cities and the vast number who are lost and have never heard a biblical prsentation of the Gospel.

    WE MUST CAPTURE OUR CITIES FOR CHRIST By Jerry Falwell The greatest challenge facing America is the cities, their masses, their crime, their homeless, their inequity, their politics, their corruption, their illegal aliens, their dwindling tax base, their crumbling streets, viaducts and sewer ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joanna Loucky-Ramsey avatar

    Out With The Old Series

    Contributed by Joanna Loucky-Ramsey on Dec 29, 2003
    based on 29 ratings
     | 10,478 views

    We must let go of sin so new life can flourish. An end-of-year message with application to Passover, Communion, Lent, New Year.

    Eccl 3:1-8 1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: 2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, 3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, 4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist