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  • Erik Estep avatar

    About Baptism Series

    Contributed by Erik Estep on Feb 1, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,393 views

    We’re going to address that subject and see that baptism, while it’s not something that makes a person a follower of Christ, is an important tool in identifying a person’s relationship w/Jesus.

    Intro: There was a family who lived in rural South Carolina who’d never been to a big city before. They didn’t have a TV and didn’t know much @ anything except for farming. Well, the father decided he wanted to take his family on a special trip. So he bought tickets for them to go to New York ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    You Do The Math Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Feb 6, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,757 views

    Spiritual reproduction is the natural outcome of a people with right priorities.

    YOU DO THE MATH Acts 2:42-47 S: Church C: Purpose of the Community Th: A People with Purpose Pr: SPIRITUAL REPRODUCTION IS THE NATURAL OUTCOME OF A PEOPLE WITH RIGHT PRIORITIES. Type: Inductive The ____ priority… I. DEVOTION II. WORSHIP [AWE] III. UNITY IV. GRACE [GENEROSITY] V. JOY PA: How ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • George Barton avatar

    Psalm 1. Part Three. The People Of The Congregation Series

    Contributed by George Barton on Feb 10, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,491 views

    Demonstrates what Christians are to do when God brings troubles and trials into the lives of their neighbors and associates.

    PSALM 107 PART 3 THE PEOPLE OF THE CONGREGATION PLEASE TURN TO PSALM 107 OR TO THE TRANSLATION OF PSALM 107 WHICH I PREPARED FOR YOU. I SHALL READ VERSES 32-43. This section describes true Christians, the people of the congregation who gather regularly in churches to praise the Lord. 5. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Fresh Fire

    Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Aug 25, 2006
    based on 251 ratings
     | 211,436 views

    More than any other time beloved, we need the fresh Fire of the Holy Ghost upon our lives today.

    Isaiah 64:1-2: “Oh that Thou wouldest rend the heavens, that Thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at Thy presence, as when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make Thy name known to Thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at Thy ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Michael Martin avatar

    Second Mile Christianity

    Contributed by Michael Martin on Sep 9, 2006
    based on 18 ratings
     | 16,527 views

    The First Mile is Your Duty; We Are to Walk the Second Mile for Christ.

    (Mat 5:38-41) "And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain." Israel, during the time of Christ, was under Roman rule. They were their oppressors, and were hated by the Jews. One of the most hated of Roman laws: The one that would allow a soldier to force a person to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jonah Obeys Series

    Contributed by Alan Mccann on Sep 11, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,665 views

    The message is simple, the time urgent and Jonah obeys.

    JONAH 3 JONAH OBEYS I want you to watch a short video clip – you have seen it before – it contains words from people to do with fulfilling the command of Christ to take the gospel to the world. Those words are striking. I also found them haunting and challenging. I want you, if you can, to ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    While We Wait Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Sep 19, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,646 views

    First in a series on the early church from Acts 1-4. This message deals with how to wait on God.

    Note: Although my outline is very similar to a great sermon by Medford Foskey on this same passage, I only read his sermon after completing most of the work on mine. However I did "steal" his opening story. “It is a sin to be good if God has called us to be great.” That is the first line from ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Hollinger avatar

    The Fear Of Losing Out

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Sep 24, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,447 views

    Why struggle for the approval of worldly things when the things of heaven are better in so many ways?

    Mary Mallon was a very ordinary woman. She had the same desires as you and me. She was born in 1869, died in 1938, and because of that the career options opened to her were different, but the impulse was the same. She just wanted a better life. She had been born in the aftermath of the Irish ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bruce Ball avatar

    Cowboys & Christians

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Oct 24, 2005
    based on 87 ratings
     | 12,325 views

    Evangelism sermon, showing similarities between cowboys and Christians. A very close take-off from the sermon of a friend of mine; Pastor Steve Shepherd of Jonesboro, AR.

    Cowboy Joe was had just come back from going to church for the first time, and was in the bunkhouse telling the other cowhands about his experience. He said, “When I got there, I parked my pick-up in the corral. Charlie, a worldly cowboy said, “That would be the parking lot, Joe.” Joe ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    New Wine For New Wineskins

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Nov 4, 2005
    based on 47 ratings
     | 19,536 views

    My attempt to deal with the issue of the "newness" of Jesus compared to the "oldness" of the Law. If you think I missed it, let me know (really!).

    New Wine for New Wineskins Matthew 9:14-17 October 30, 2005 Introduction If there’s one thing that is inescapable when examining the life of Jesus, it’s that he was constantly challenging the status quo of the religious mindset of his day. He was pretty much fed up with it. He regularly had to ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Michael Hollinger avatar

    Hallowed Or Hollow? Series

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Nov 9, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,243 views

    Prayer is a delicate balance between his holiness and his closeness.

    Title: “Hallowed or Hollow” Text: Matthew 6:7-10 FCF: Prayer is communication with Christ, and as his followers, we need it to be two-way. SO: Be Real! Prayer that is not genuine is only words. Intro: One of the disadvantages of being a person who learns words in context is that you get them ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    An X-Rated Sermon

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Nov 10, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 10,050 views

    The Nature of Sin - and our Saviour, as illustrated by the story of Tamar & Judah

    Title: An X-Rated Sermon: Tamar and the men in her life. Text: Genesis 38 CIT: Selfishness is the root underlying sexual sin; turnabout is fair play. Thesis: Sin exposes a motive and extorts an unexpectedly high cost, but in spite of this, Jesus makes the exchange for us that we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bruce Ball avatar

    The Biggest Blessing Of All

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Nov 30, 2005
    based on 99 ratings
     | 4,930 views

    A sermon about the blessing of Christ - to go along with our Bethlehem Candle Service- 2nd week of Advent.

    Every year in Mesa, Arizona, the Mormon Temple puts on their Christmas display. It is a fantastic sight to see! There must be millions of lights, and the sight of those displays is truly awesome. If you want to go see them, you will spend at least a half hour looking for a place to park, and ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Marty Hopkins avatar

    Jesus Plus Nothing Equals Salvation

    Contributed by Marty Hopkins on May 6, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,015 views

    A message that shares how a person gets to heaven and who God uses in the process. In this case, it is Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch.

    Jesus + Nothing = Salvation (Acts 8:26-40) It’s good to be in God’s house this morning. And what a privilege it is to share God’s message from God’s word here with you today. Let me start off by asking a very simple question, “How many here are good in math?” I wish I could say I’m with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James May avatar

    Too Proud To Duck

    Contributed by James May on May 11, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,603 views

    Pride was Naaman’s sin that had to be overcome before he could be healed. All mankind has to learn to Duck - not in Jordan, but in the Blood of Jesus to be healed of the "leprosy of sin".

    Too Proud to Duck by Pastor Jim May The story is told of two ducks and a frog that lived together in a farm pond. They were best of friends. All day long you could watch them amuse themselves and play together in their pond. When the hot summer days came, however, the pond began to dry up, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible