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  • Paul Fritz avatar

    What To Do When You Have Been Cheated

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,459 views

    Many people struggle to overcome the temptation to take vengeance into their own hands.

    Many people struggle to overcome the temptation to take vengeance into their own hands. However, Paul once wrote, "Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord. On the contrary: If your enemy is hungry, feed ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Illusions Of And Counterfeit Christianity

    Contributed by Mike Mayfield on Mar 10, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 3,894 views

    Being a christian is more than just attending church on Sunday morning.

    ILLUSIONS OF AND COUNTERFEIT CHRISTIANITY II CORINTHIANS 5: 17 WEBSTERS DICTIONARY SAYES THE WORD ILLUSION MEANS A MISLEADING PERCEPTION OF REALITY AN OVERLY OPTIMISTIC IDEA OR BELIEF MISCONCEPTION PEOPLE BUILD UP AN IMAGE OF WHAT THEY WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO BELIEVE THEY ARE; IT’S LIKE WEARING A ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Silent Night, Holy Night

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 9, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,040 views

    A look at the holiness and simplicity of Christmas

    …Thanks for those special songs. What a joy it is to gather on this Christmas Eve night. It’s a night in which I always find myself touched by songs like these and filled with the wonder of it all. One song that particularly struck me recently was “Silent Night, Holy Night.” THOSE VERY WORDS ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Jesus Meets An Outcast Series

    Contributed by Adrian Warnock on Feb 17, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,914 views

    How does Jesus deal with a "sinner"? Is it the same way we do?

    John 4 Jesus- meets an outcast Audio at http://jubilee-church.org/sermons/john/samaritanwoman.htm The needy saviour meets a needy woman Jesus reaches out to a woman in need, revealing his need. Far from being independent and self sufficient he makes himself vulnerable, and reveals that he ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Be Ready For A Witness

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 5, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,884 views

    A message on the importance of being prepared at all times to give a witness.

    BE READY FOR A WITNESS 1 Peter 3:15 INTRO: I don’t know how many times someone has said to me, “I had a perfect opportunity to witness to someone today, but it took me by surprise and I missed it.” Success in this world often depends on taking advantage of opportunities when they come your way. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I Know That Face!

    Contributed by Robert Marsh on Mar 18, 2005
    based on 54 ratings
     | 5,696 views

    Memorial/Funeral Service for a miscarried baby.

    “I Know That Face!” Memorial Service for a Miscarried Child Psalm 139:16 Today family and friends gather to grieve with and support Melissa and Robert. For them the excitement of a long awaited pregnancy has come to a terrible, unexpected and painful end. In a time like this, we are cut to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Losing Sight Of The Cross

    Contributed by Doug Stringer on May 15, 2005
    based on 44 ratings
     | 6,717 views

    This message uses a large wooden cross as a prop. As I discuss each item, I place it on the cross. By the time I am done the sermon, the cross is completely hidden from all the garbage hanging from it.

    Losing Sight of The Cross REV. 2:2 5a I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A Wedding Sermon

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 29, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 11,214 views

    Three habits in a marriage that give you a fighting chance of staying together

    Wedding sermon Unfortunately, I can’t use my usual wedding story, because Adam and Sarah heard it at Debbie and Paul’s wedding in Dymchurch in June this year. So I had to find something new. Story: Richard Daly was Mayor of Chicago for 21 years between 1955-1976. He was a rather forbidding guy ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Extravagant Generosity Series

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Nov 19, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,538 views

    Based on the book by Robert Schnase, this is chapter 5 - Extravagant Generosity.

    John 3:16-17 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said, "Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs you are doing if God were not with him." 3 In ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Important Announcement

    Contributed by Bob Soulliere on Dec 5, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,546 views

    While it is proper to pay special attention to these verses in December, it is equally true that they are important to us every day of the year. On any Sunday we could appropriately sing, “Joy to the World, the Lord is Come!” At any time of the year we co

    And Now, for an Important Announcement Introduction Most church-goers dread announcements. Announcements are considered dull, but not this announcement. Luke 2:8-17 8And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9An angel of the Lord appeared to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Joseph Series

    Contributed by Troy Horne on Mar 28, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,163 views

    Looking at Joseph’s response to the news Mary is pregnant

    Matthew 1.18-25 “The Characters of Christmas: Joseph” 1. [Read text] 2. Luke doesn’t tell us the rest of the story or at least the part of the story from Joseph’s viewpoint. For Luke, Joseph becomes a dutiful husband who allows Mary to have this child and who seems to be alright with ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Where Has All The Magic Gone?

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Feb 7, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,880 views

    This Transfiguration sermon seeks to show God’s face, Jesus, for who He truly is using the Wizard from the Wizard of Oz as a negative example - our God is no man behind a curtain.

    In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Three In One who… Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I didn’t see the Wizard of Oz until just two years ago. Before that I had gotten to know the characters as they had been presented to me in pop culture here and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Worship On God's Terms Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 2, 2010
     | 3,415 views

    Cult is part of culture, even materialistic culture; our cult must be conducted as God wishes.

    Feast of St. Francis of Assisi October 4, 2010 Spirit of the Liturgy Series By all testimony, including his own, Francis was a self-willed man. Even when he heard God’s call, we see over and over again his early actions as those of someone who is making his own way. The Francis of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Red-Letter Days In God's Calendar Series

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jun 22, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,710 views

    The Bible records a Calendar of Events in the story of redemption by Jesus as Red-Letter Days: His Birth, Cross, Ascension, the Holy Spirit at Pentecost and the Second Coming.

    RED-LETTER DAYS IN GOD’S CALENDAR Here’s my calendar for July. (………) I mark up the days which have a special meaning for me or an event to watch out for. Last month I did have a calendar event – it was my birthday! That was a ‘red-letter day’, something which marks an important day. I won’t tell ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    No Other Gods Series

    Contributed by Michael Sawyer on Nov 10, 2013
     | 6,411 views

    This is the first in a series that I preached on the Ten Commandments. The focus of the series was on the relationship between God and us and the relevance that the Commandments still have for us from that standpoint.

    No Other Gods Exodus 20:3 "You shall have no other gods before me. The children of Israel are at Sinai. They have come to freedom by the hand of God in the plagues of Egypt, the parting of the Red Sea, and the destruction of the armies of Pharaoh. These things were done by God. Not by them. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist