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  • Dan Dunn avatar

    Soggy Sardine Sandwich

    Contributed by Dan Dunn on Dec 1, 2000
    based on 389 ratings
     | 17,873 views

    Jesus wants what you have, and who you are: when you don’t take the place in the Body of Christ that God has designed for you, that place remains empty.

    You have perhaps experienced as I have, that life can be humbling sometime. A five-year-old was sitting with her grandfather in her room one day, and she asked him, “Grandpa, did God make you?” “Yes, child,” came the reply. “God made me.” The child paused for a moment, and then asked, “And ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Real Revival Or Revival, God's Way

    Contributed by Kelly Dodson on Apr 15, 2002
    based on 77 ratings
     | 16,745 views

    IN THESE LAST DAYS,IT’S GOING TO TAKE MORE THAN A PREACHER AND A SERMON, TO HAVE A "REAL REVIVAL". WE MUST HAVE A ANNOINTED VESSEL OF GOD, WITH AN ANNOINTED WORD FROM GOD.

    TITLE-<REAL REVIVAL> or <REVIVAL>, "GOD’S WAY" SCRIPTURE READING: PSALM CHAP. 85 V.1-6 Psalm 85:1 <To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.> LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob. Psalm 85:2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    "Getting Blown Off Course?"

    Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Sep 9, 2004
    based on 38 ratings
     | 4,425 views

    The master of the ship was no longer the Master of the ship. The ship was blown eight hundred miles off course. The Devil was now in control. Our sinful habits take another turn. They become addictions!

    Title: "Getting Blown Off Course" You know better than to leave Fair Havens. Paul let the Centurion know that it was "God’s Will" for them to winter in Fair Havens. God had warned him not to leave the shores of the Island of Crete. Application. Being in the will of God should not be a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Tasks Of A Missionary

    Contributed by Joel Santos on Oct 28, 2004
    based on 39 ratings
     | 5,555 views

    Paul’s goal in visiting various churches: To encourage and strengthen the saints so that they may stay true to the Lord and be effective witness. And to finish taking up the collections for the needy believers in Jerusalem.

    Introduction Illustration: A Missionary in Africa was once asked if he really liked what he was doing. His response was shocking. "Do I like this work?" he said. "No, my wife and I do not like dirt. We have reasonably refined sensibilities. We do not like crawling into vile huts through goat ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Remebering The Redeemer

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Dec 16, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,025 views

    A brief outline of a sermon given before taking the Lord’s Supper. The core of the supper is remembering our Savior, all of us need to revisit the cross and examine our lives and hearts.

    It is vitally important that the things we do as a church never become empty ritual. Jesus came to fulfill the Old Testament ritual Law and open access to God by way of His once for all sacrifice as the lamb of God. It is far to easy for baptism to become about numbers than about someones ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How's Your Soil? Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jan 10, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,469 views

    Jesus presents a familiar story with a real spiritual punch - take a listen and figure out if you are rocky, weedy, pathy, or pliable. It may be more significant than you ever dreamed.

    Last winter I collected bags of leaves as a covering and mulch for our garden. I got the bags from a street corner where someone had raked them off their lawn. I spread them around and was satisfied. Then in the spring when it was time to plant our beans, pumpkins, tomatoes, and cucumbers, a ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Tyler Edwards avatar

    The Lamb Of God Series

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on May 26, 2009
    based on 11 ratings
     | 12,773 views

    How does Jesus serve as the lamb of God? We often talk about Him taking away the sins of the world but what does that mean and how does He do it?

    John 1:29-34 July 15 2007 The Lamb of God During feudal times royal families would have what were called ‘whipping boys’. A whipping boy was a boy of the same age but not the same class in society as the prince or nobleman. For when a child was of high enough class he was too important to be ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Persistence In The Presence: How Women Pray

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 22, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,795 views

    Women succeed in pray because they persist in trusting God, allow the whole self to pray, take God at His word, are not afraid of intensity, choose responsibility over religion, and keep their commitments.

    If, as Thomas Edison tells us, genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration, then I suspect it is also true that prayer is one per cent insistence and ninety-nine per cent persistence. Prayer is one per cent insistence, to be sure; we do, in our prayers, tell God what ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • C Jordan avatar

    Following Jesus

    Contributed by C Jordan on May 23, 2009
    based on 15 ratings
     | 6,844 views

    Jesus said that whoever desires to come after Him must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Him. What does that look like in our world today?

    FOLLOWING JESUS OPENING: My personal testimony of salvation experience and following Jesus today. KEY TEXT: “Jesus said, "Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Grab Your Sheild: The Key Element Of A Spiritual Warrior Series

    Contributed by Jordon Leblanc on Aug 18, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,415 views

    The shield has been called the most important armour for a Roman soldier. In the same way, we need to take up our shield of faith. Based in Mark 4:35-41.

    Sermon points: As people of faith, we need to: 1) Allow Jesus to Get On Our Boat 2) Understand The Storms Will Come 3) Believe Christ Will Bring Us Through the Storm Changed We serve a great King, amen? Do you see why I get chills when I watch this? I can’t even explain it, but ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Hal Seed avatar

    Three Ways To Hinder Your Spiritual Growth Series

    Contributed by Hal Seed on Oct 3, 2008
    based on 49 ratings
     | 22,606 views

    The Parable of the Soils describes four ways to respond to God. Three of them hinder spiritual growth. In this parable Jesus is saying, "You must take responsiblity for your personal spiritual growth."

    [This sermon is contributed by Hal Seed of New Song Church in Oceanside, California and of www.PastorMentor.com. Hal is the author of numerous books including The God Questions and The Bible Questions. If you are interested in The Bible Questions Church-wide Campaign, please visit and watch Hal’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Light The Candle: Jesus Has Come

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Dec 24, 2008
     | 7,104 views

    For Christmas Eve, just prior to the lighting of the Christ Candle. When we take our light from the Light of the World, we will be changed and we will leave traces of that change behind us.

    One of the world’s great natural wonders is Mammoth Cave, in my home state of Kentucky. In Mammoth Cave there are more than 300 miles of caverns, there are mineral deposits that supplied the American army during the War of 1812, there are fish that have no eyes and need no eyes since they live ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ervin Kimrey avatar

    Mine, Mine, Mine

    Contributed by Ervin Kimrey on Dec 27, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,433 views

    This sermon looks at the rebellion of some against the church, God’s man and God himself. Many times people claim athority that is not given to them by God, yet they try to take it anyway.

    MINE, MINE, MINE Text: Numbers 16:1-35 Ill: Bill Cosby—Joke about kids fighting over a toy---“Mine, Mine, Mine” ---“I don’t care about justice, I Just Want Peace” Unfortunately, that’s the attitude many churches have today, They just want peace regardless the cost. (compromise) Folks, When ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • VICTORIA OLADIPUPO avatar

    Wedding Day Advice To Couple

    Contributed by Victoria Oladipupo on Dec 4, 2009
    based on 20 ratings
     | 50,829 views

    Many couples use a lot of time and months to plan their wedding day but they never take time to plan their marriage. A quick advice that will keep couple together forever if they apply and live it daily.

    Wedding advice to the couple – Mark 10: 7 - 9 Today is a significant day. It is a defining moment. It is one of the most defining days of your entire life. But as significant as today is, it is just the beginning of your marriage. Mark 10: 7 - 9 This is a new beginning in your life. As you are ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Come: To A Harvested Self

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 5, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,629 views

    Evil and good live side by side, so we need to accept our sinfulness in order to receive our salvation. God in Christ takes on Himself the penalty we should receive.

    It would seem that the negative things in life grow of their own accord, but that the good things, positive things, take a lot of work. If you are at all a pessimist, you will agree that bad things, destructive things, just happen. Nobody has to make them happen. They happen on their own. But good ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist