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Always?!

Contributed by Richard Burkey on May 25, 2005

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The gratitude God gives changes my perspective about life.

Always?! Philippians 4:4-8 (New International Version) 4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4-8

Denomination: Lutheran

Jesus The Master Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jul 26, 2005

based on 15 ratings

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Jesus invites us to follow Him - to apprentice under him as the Master.

Apprenticing under the Master June 26, 2005 Mark 1:1-20 Jesus the Master Early on in the second session of God at the pub, we had the talk on “Why did Jesus Die?” Almost everyone in my small group was able to see Jesus as a great model for life, someone that they would like to follow, but ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-20

Denomination: *other

Three Baptism Stories Series

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Sep 28, 2005

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The stories of three different baptisms explain why Jesus thought it important enough to include baptism in his final words to his disciples.

Three Baptism Stories Matthew 28:18-20 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO We are in a continuing series from what Bible students call ¡§the great commission¡¨¡XJesus¡¦ final words to his followers. Working our way through this passage requires that we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

It's All In The Timing Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on May 5, 2004

based on 35 ratings

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First of 5 on the Jesus Controversy. Key Understanding: God is expressed in Jesus It’s not the teaching, the philosophy, or the concepts of love and compassion that made Jesus controversial. It’s the person.

4/18/04 – It’s All in the Timing The Feast of Shelters Slide #1 The Feast of the Shelters was the third of the great annual festivals In the Jewish tradition there are several feasts. These events are a sort of religious holiday where several days are given to the celebration of life and the ...read more

Scripture: John 7:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How To Endure The Pains Of Childbirth Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Oct 20, 2004

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#6 in Romans 8 - What a Way to Live! series. This deals with suffering, and how to let it do its work in us until God brings us to glory.

Romans 8:18-25 – How to Endure the Pains of Childbirth (I would like to credit The Ultimate Blessing, written by Jo Anne Lyon, a Wesleyan pastor and married to one as well, founder of World Hope International, for a lot of the thought processes. As well, Eugene Peterson’s The Message for this ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18-25

Denomination: Baptist

Master Of Everything Series

Contributed by Guy Caley on Nov 10, 2004

based on 36 ratings

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3rd in series "Miracles in Matthew." Looks at whay we doubt the Lord in crises and why we don’t need to doubt.

Introduction: 1. A storm at sea. There is nothing else that so vividly potrays a picture of helplessness. A tiny boat on the open water tossed by the waves, defenseless. 2. It makes a perfect metaphor for the difficulties that we all face in life--situations beyond our control, unpredictable, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:13-34

Denomination: Assembly Of God

A Lost Cause? Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004

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Part 11 in Elijah series - how God dealt with Ahab, the worst of the worst

1 Kings 16:29-33; 21:1-29 – A Lost Cause? A very small, mousy man was hired as a bartender in the Old West. The saloon owner advised him, "If you ever hear that Big John is coming to town, drop everything and run for your life." The bartender worked for six months with no problems. Then ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 21:1-29

Denomination: Baptist

Mary - Woman Of Purpose

Contributed by J. Yeargin on Sep 2, 2004

based on 6 ratings

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Like Mary, we have the life of Christ living within us. Each of us has an awesome responsibility with the life of Christ.

Recently, we have been looking closely at Mary, the natural mother of our Lord and Savior. Mary was chosen by God to conceive and give birth to Jesus Christ. We studied and found her to be a Woman of Grace and a Woman of Power. While Mary is not someone we pay homage to, we can learn a great ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:39-41

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Let The Marriage Bed Be Undefiled

Contributed by Scott Coltrain on Sep 11, 2004

based on 58 ratings

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Challenging the Church and each Christian to up-hold God’s standards for sexual conduct, this examines the all too common sins of fornication and adultery.

“Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.” Hebrews 13:4 There was a time when a preacher or teacher, when addressing the topic of sexuality, had to speak with great delicacy. The subject was not deemed fit to ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How To Overcome The Temptation To Retaliate

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 2, 2004

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When anger lingers in our heart,It poisons all we think and do;But faith seeks ways to show God’s love. And keeps our spirit strong and true.

How to Overcome the Temptation to Retaliate (Rom 12:19-21) Illustration:A man who had been having problems with an unreasonable neighbor finally had to defend himself legally against unwarranted and dishonest actions. He commented, "I have tried to follow Romans 12:18, but in a case like this I ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:19-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Treat The Successful Series

Contributed by Mark Magee on Aug 11, 2004

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I want us to learn from Jesus as he interacts with a man with great success-- a Roman Centurion!

A. "Welcome" B. Dody Gadient, a school-teacher for thirteen years, decided to travel across America and see the sights she had been teaching about. Traveling alone in a pick-up with a travel trailer in tow she launched out on her great adventure. One afternoon rounding a curve on I-5 near ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:5-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Kingdom Building 101: First Things First

Contributed by Joe Harding on Mar 6, 2004

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WHEN THE KINGDOM IS FIRST IN OUR LIVES WORRY IS LAST IN OUR LIVES.

KINGDOM BUILDING 101: FIRST THINGS FIRST MATTHEW 6: 25-34 FEBRUARY 22, 2004 INTRODUCTION: A parable is told of a community of ducks waddling off to duck church one Sunday to hear their duck preacher. After they waddled into the duck sanctuary, the service began and the duck preacher spoke ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Baptist

No Compromise On Worship Series

Contributed by David Petticrew on Mar 16, 2004

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A look at Daniel chapter 3 where we learn that we musn’t compromise on worship and see that this is not just about facing death, but overcoming day to day niggles and annoyances.

This morning I’d like to introduce you to a book, for those of you that know me you may be surprised to learn that this book is not by J K Rowling or Tolkein. In fact its not even a science fiction book. It’s a little book called “The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook.” And it’s just a manual, ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 3:1-30

Denomination: Holiness

Prince Of Peace...?

Contributed by Chris Tiller on Nov 15, 2005

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A look at Jesus’ statements about coming to bring not peace, but division.

With this speech, Jesus certainly grabs our attention. “Do you think that I have come to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division.” It’s not exactly what most of us come to church on Sunday morning hoping to hear. To a large extent our families are what make us who we are, where we ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:49-53

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

How Much Is Jesus Worth? Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 20, 2005

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In Mark 14, we see four different group/people having different views of Jesus. They attach different value to Him. Consider Jesus’ value in your life as we ponder these perspectives.

Let’s begin this morning with a multiple choice question: If you could become any one of these four people, which would you choose? (a) The richest, most successful businessman in the world; (b) The most popular, most attractive movie star in the world; (c) The president of the United States; ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:1-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

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