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  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Use The Lord's Prayer As A Model

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 257 ratings
     | 16,097 views

    Prayer is the prelude to peace, the prologue to power, the preface to purpose, and the pathway to perfection!

    Jesus prayed earnestly, purposefully, and with certainty. He knew that God answers prayer. "The Lord’s prayer" was given during Christ’s Sermon on the Mount to provide an example for how we should approach the throne of grace. Prayer is the prelude to peace, the prologue to power, the preface to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How-To Use The Lord's Prayer As A Model - Matt 6:9-13

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 20, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 16,523 views

    How-To Use the Lord’s Prayer As a Model - Matt 6:9-13

    How-To Use the Lord’s Prayer As a Model - Matt 6:9-13 Jesus prayed earnestly, purposefully, and with certainty. He knew that God answers prayer. “The Lord’s prayer” was given during Christ’s Sermon on the Mount to provide an example for how we should approach the throne of grace. Prayer is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Left Behind

    Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Jan 24, 2002
    based on 654 ratings
     | 56,783 views

    Funeral sermon presenting the Gospel message to family and friends left behind by one whose spiritual condition is either "unknown" or was known to be "unsaved".

    There is no social gathering that tugs at our heartstrings the way that a memorial service does. Something about being left behind stirs our emotions and brings a profound sense of loneliness to our hearts. In the twinkling of an eye, a loved one passed from life to afterlife, from temporal to ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Holy Communion: Remembering, Thanking, Humbling

    Contributed by Tommy Ellis on Jun 2, 2002
    based on 236 ratings
     | 142,125 views

    Sermon details the proper way Christians should approach Communion--by remembering what Jesus did, thanking Him, and by humbling ourselves through confession of sins.

    HOLY COMMUNION: REMEMBERING, THANKING, HUMBLING What happens when you give a street drunk a bottle of expensive wine? He drinks it as if it were the cheap stuff he is used to. Likewise, if we hurry, or we partake of Holy Communion ignorantly, we will miss the treasure of it. The taking of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Dr. C. David White avatar

    Fathers: Words That Can Save Your Family

    Contributed by Dr. C. David White on Jun 15, 2002
    based on 175 ratings
     | 14,124 views

    Life is made of decisions. God would have every man make the decision Joshua made for his own family.

    “... but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!” Joshua 24:15c (NIV) A report by Warren Mueller revealed that where both parents attend church regularly, 72% of their children continue in the faith. Where only the father attends, that percentage drops to 55 percent, but where only the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Band Lessons

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 14, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,917 views

    Discipleship principles gleaned from my years of participation in band.

    Band Lessons Praise the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. Praise him with sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, praise him with tambourine ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Examination Of Love

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Feb 18, 2007
    based on 45 ratings
     | 6,636 views

    Jesus does a examination on the quality of Peter’s love. It is an exam we all must take as we follow the Lord.

    Intro: cards, flowers, chocolates, even jewelry, are only expressions of love. The quality of love is tested all through the year. Ill) it is like the guy who rode home with his friend who stopped by and got some roses, had dress clothes on, and had a fresh hair cut. He said, I go home every Friday ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Nature Of The Christian Church Series

    Contributed by Rusty Davidson on Feb 19, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,793 views

    Dteails how the reality of Christ’s supremacy over al things impacts the Church. This is number 5 in a series on the Book of Colossians.

    The Supremacy of Christ The Nature of Christian Ministry Text: Colossians 1:24-29 I. Introduction Illustration: A group of ministers and a salesman’s organization were holding conventions in the same hotel, and the catering department had to work at top speed serving dinners to both. The salesmen ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Two Truths That Comfort When Dealing With Death

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Nov 30, 2006
    based on 78 ratings
     | 60,764 views

    A funeral sermon for those who have lost a Christian family member or friend to death.

    From the testimony of the Apostle Paul, we learn two truths which I believe should comfort us today. 1. "To Die Is Gain" Paul speaks of the fact that because Jesus Christ was his Savior, he knew that the life that awaited him was far better than anything he could know on earth. In the same way, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Enemy Within: Fatigue Series

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jan 15, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,638 views

    The Christian can sleep better if he has learned sleep comes from God, has learned to trust God, and has learned Life’s real meaning.

    The Enemy Within _Fatigue. Psalm 127:1, 2 INTRO.: How often have we heard someone say, “I was just too tired to get up and go to Sunday School?” or, “I work so hard all week, I’m just worn out by Sunday.” This kind of fatigue is an enemy of spirituality. ILLUS.: Joke about sleeping in Church ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Give Thanks In Every Circumstance

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 16, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,104 views

    One of the greatest privileges of being a Christian is to have the capacity to give thanks regardless of what happens. It is easy to be thankful when things are going our way, but a Christian can rise above any situation to thank God for causing all thing

    How To Give Thanks in Every Circumstance by Paul Fritz 1 Thessalonians 5:16-5:18 Have you ever noticed that people who habitually ungrateful are stranger to happiness? Illustration: One day a TV reporter asked a mason, "How do you like your job? I hate it, he said. Its this most boring job in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Give Thanks In Every Circumstance

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 18, 2006
    based on 17 ratings
     | 7,114 views

    Have you ever noticed that people who habitually ungrateful are stranger to happiness?

    How To Give Thanks in Every Circumstance 1 Thessalonians 5:16-5:18 (NIV, NIRV, TNIV, KJV) Have you ever noticed that people who habitually ungrateful are stranger to happiness? Illustration: One day a TV reporter asked a mason, "How do you like your job? I hate it, he said. Its this ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God's Marching Orders

    Contributed by Bramwell Hayes on Jul 20, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,655 views

    A sermon pointing out the wisdom of God after a popular pastor was moved unexpectedly by the denominational leadership, to the surprise of both the pastor and the Church

    Acts 8:4-8,26 13:1-4 The length of stays of Salvation Army officers in appointments has gradually increased over the years. In the early days it would just be a few months or weeks before they were moved again. William Booth even said at one time that no officer should stay in a corps for more ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Elmer Towns avatar

    Christmas Names Of Jesus

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Dec 14, 2005
    based on 54 ratings
     | 4,688 views

    All you need to know about Jesus is found in His names.

    All you need to know about Jesus is found in His names. 1. Jesus (January 2). What kind of name was this? “Thou shalt call His name Jesus” (Matt. 1:2). a. Every day name. b. From Old Testament Joshua. c. Meant “Jehovah saves.” 2. What can we do with this name? a. Pray (John 14:13-14). b. Cast ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Heirs Of The Prophets

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on May 27, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,233 views

    We are heirs of all God’s promises and stand at the end of a long line of folk God has chosen for His own.

    Heirs Of the Prophets Acts 3:24-26 INTRO.: Driving through highway construction, you will see many signs: "Men working," "Lane closed ahead," "flag man ahead," "construction area," "slow men working," "fines doubled for violations in construction areas," etc. If we wanted to associate a slogan ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ