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  • Todd Stiles avatar

    The Too-Good-To-Be-True Syndrome Series

    Contributed by Todd Stiles on Mar 27, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 9,814 views

    Discover why Jesus’s reality proves God’s currency in this exegesis of one of the stangest verses in the Bible.

    “The Too Good to be True Syndrome” Luke 24:36-49 TRANSITION FROM VIDEO (“What is God Like?”) And no doubt the disciples were getting a first-hand look at God as they looked at Jesus, not only during his three years of earthly ministry, but also in his post-resurrection appearances. In fact, as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Aubrey Vaughan avatar

    Are You Doing The Walk Or The Talk?

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Mar 27, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,333 views

    This sermon was preached at the time of celebrating the passing of 200 years since the abolition of human slavery and asks the question should Christians be involved in social Justice?

    What does God require of us? Micah 6:8 • Two hundred years ago, on 25th March 1807, the British parliament voted in favour of a law that would have consequences all around the known world. This new law was the abolition of human slavery. This act of 1807 was one of the most humanitarian pieces ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Lotze avatar

    Hear The Cry

    Contributed by Steve Lotze on Mar 27, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,706 views

    Four things that God wants us to hear - The Cry from Without, from Above, from Below, and from Within

    Hear the Cry Gen. 4:8-9 Gen. 4:8-9 “Now Cain said to his brother Abel, ‘Let’s go out to the field.’ And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him. Then the Lord said to Cain, ‘Where is your brother Abel?’ ‘I don’t know,’ he replied. ‘Am I my brother’s keeper?’” ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Robert Donato avatar

    Palm Sunday--More Than A Sunday Drive

    Contributed by Robert Donato on Mar 28, 2007
    based on 78 ratings
     | 41,615 views

    There are basically only two main roads to travel in life; the road that leads away from God, and the road that leads to Him. Which road are you on?

    Palm Sunday—Much More Than a Sunday Drive Isaiah 35:8-10; Matt 7:13-14 Text Luke 19:28-44 Have you ever gone on a Sunday afternoon drive? Every once in a while Bea and I will jump in the car and take off on a Sunday afternoon. We have no particular destination in mind. We just start driving ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    A Father Named Joseph

    Contributed by J Bernard Taylor on Mar 29, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,698 views

    If Jesus needed an earthly father, we do too.Evey child needs to experience the nearness of a Father, the nature of a Father, and the nurture of a Father.

    A Father Named Joseph How many of you have ever heard a sermon on Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus? Every Christmas we hear of Mary the mother of Jesus and perhaps Mary and Joseph around the stall in Bethlehem. But we tuck them away until next Christmas. We Protestants try not to ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • John Piper avatar

    When Is Abortion Racism?

    Contributed by John Piper on Mar 29, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 10,947 views

    In the name of Jesus Christ and rooted in the gospel of his death and resurrection for sinners (including abortionists and pastors), my aim is to stigmatize abortion by associating it with racism. I would like you to link abortion and race the same way yo

    For the sake of full disclosure let me tell you one of my main aims in this message: In the name of Jesus Christ and rooted in the gospel of his death and resurrection for sinners (including abortionists and pastors), my aim is to stigmatize abortion by associating it with racism. I would like you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Luke avatar

    What About Communion? Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Mar 31, 2007
    based on 66 ratings
     | 27,391 views

    A look at the meaning and importance of the Lord’s Supper

    (taken from a message by Paul Snoddy) SERIES: “IMPORTANT QUESTIONS” TEXT: 1 CORINTHIANS 11:17-34 TITLE: “WHAT ABOUT COMMUNION?” OPEN: A. A little girl asked her mother one Sunday morning as she was preparing lunch, “Mommy, why do you cut off the ends of the ham ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jim Drake avatar

    King Jesus

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Apr 2, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 10,468 views

    Jesus has promised to save us, but only when we receive Him as the kind of King He really is, not on our terms, but on His. He won’t be our Savior without being our Lord.

    1. Jesus prophesied as King (19:28-36) a. OT prophesy b. Promised to save you 2. Jesus praised as King (19:37) a. Praised for mighty works b. Praised for what He can do for you (felt needs, false gospel) 3. Jesus misunderstood as King (19:38) a. Thought to be a political king b. Thought ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mack Armstrong avatar

    Christ's Claims Contradict Conspicuousness

    Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Apr 2, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,781 views

    Sometimes things do not look as they really are. Christ did not look like a King when He stood before Pilate and that was Pilate’s downfall.

    JOHN 18:28-40 CHRIST’S CLAIMS CONTRADICT CONSPICUOUSNESS I. HIS CLAIMS* A. Clarity. B. Consented. C. Condemned. II. HIS CAUSE: ** A. Communicate. B. Confront. C. Cure. III. HIS CONQUEST: *** A. Church. B. Commonness. C. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • John Braland avatar

    Picture This: A Farmer Planting Seeds Series

    Contributed by John Braland on Apr 3, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,541 views

    A parable is a story that reveals a deeper meaning and Jesus was a master storyteller. He spoke in parables all the time because people like stories and we remember them. And when he applied spiritual truth to his parables they were easy for people to u

    Max Lucado tells the story like this: The faces of the three men were solemn as the mayor informed them of the catastrophe. “The rains have washed away the bridge. During the night many cars drove over the edge and into the river.” “What can we do?” asked one. “You must stand on the side of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Brian Atwood avatar

    Jesus:dead Or Alive? Why Does It Matter? Series

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Apr 5, 2007
    based on 35 ratings
     | 25,973 views

    Why Christ’s followers are so pumped up about the resurrection of Jesus.

    We’re going to continue our Easter worship celebration by answering a very important question: “Why should it matter to me whether or not Christ is dead or alive?” Christ’s followers make a big deal that on the first Easter Jesus was alive even though three days earlier He had suffered and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wade Allen avatar

    The Church And Young People

    Contributed by Wade Allen on Apr 9, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 16,561 views

    Sermon preached at the Peebles Church of Christ based on a church-wide survey taken of young people and older people.

    It was a total disaster. The contractor could not believe what had just happened. He sat in stunned silence gazing over the blueprints of the construction site. All he could think about was the money invested and lost; the time and effort that had been put into the project. And now… everything ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Bruce Ball avatar

    The Sin Behind Your Back

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Apr 9, 2007
    based on 39 ratings
     | 11,150 views

    Explaining how many American Christians are like the church of Laodicea, unfocused and with the wrong motives and reasons. (Audio will be placed at www.sermonlist.com/2007.html)

    Christians talk a lot about prayer, and whenever we hear that something bad has happened to someone we know, the first thing we do is go into prayer. But I sometimes wonder if we go before the throne of a holy God - with the right heart and attitude. In 1 THESSALONIANS, we are told to pray ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    "The Jesus Family Tomb"? Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 10, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,089 views

    The Discovery Channel recently aired a documentary titled, "The Jesus Family Tomb," in which they assert that a tomb was found containing the bones of Jesus and other family members. This sermon examines what really happened on that first Sunday.

    Scripture Last month the Discovery Channel aired a television documentary titled, “The Jesus Family Tomb.” HarperSanFrancisco released a book by the same title at the same time. The documentary (and book) claims that a tomb discovered in Jerusalem in 1980 contains the family burial plot of Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Joseph Rodgers avatar

    Our Salvation Series

    Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Apr 11, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,713 views

    Ephesians is the the Christian life in a nutshell. In this epistle is found every item necessary to live a vibrant and fulfilled Christian life.

    Live Out Loud - Our Salvation April 1, 2007 Ephesians 1:1-14 Intro: Did you know that a wasp was larger when it first comes out of the egg than at any time in its life. It continually shrinks in size until it dies. Some Christians are like a wasp. Sadly, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist