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  • Efren V. Narido avatar

    God "Unwrapped" The Good Gift

    Contributed by Efren V. Narido on Apr 10, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,681 views

    Would you like to know and to have the "gift" that will fully satisfy? Examine it in God’s Word as He shows it to His elect...

    “Jesus answered, ‘Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.’ The woman said to him, ‘Sir, give me this water so that I won’t get ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    What Is A Follower

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 17, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,022 views

    The Pharisses called those lining the streets on Palm Sunday Jesus’s followers, but were they?

    It was a party, everyone was there, it was a celebration, the video clip you just watched was from Jesus Christ Super Star 2001 and I love the Palm Sunday scene, it captures the excitement and joy of that day. There was a sense of anticipation and expectancy in the air, people knew that something ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Jim Kane avatar

    The Tale Of Two Rooms

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 30, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,381 views

    A 2006 post-Easter sermon

    (1) When failure strikes, where do you go to regroup? I asked that question to several persons this week and here is what some of them said: (1A) One of them offered several different groups of people but ultimately said, “I drop to my knees, and pour my pain before the throne of God, and ask for ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Evidence That Demands A Verdict Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 1, 2006
    based on 65 ratings
     | 43,099 views

    If I had been Jesus, I would have shown the men on the road to Emmaus my scars and proved I had risen from the dead... but Jesus didn’t do that. Why?

    OPEN: For the past few weeks, I’ve been preaching on the topic of CSI-Jerusalem. We’re Crime Scene Investigators…or more specifically “Cross Scene Investigators”. The following story is true. And while it is somewhat morbid it serves to illustrate what I want to say this morning. Several years ago ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rodney Buchanan avatar

    How Can I Experience God?

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 22, 2006
    based on 64 ratings
     | 13,136 views

    1. Confession 2. Repentence 3. Conversion 4. Faith

    I just spent a horrible week in the Ozarks. Two friends and I planned a canoe trip and had been preparing for months. If you followed the weather two weeks ago, you know there was a line of storms that kept sweeping through the South, one right after the other. Our campground had to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Ed Taylor avatar

    Set In Order

    Contributed by Ed Taylor on Aug 3, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,339 views

    So the Shepherd – he’s to lead and feed, he’s to choose and cultivate, and he’s to watch and warn.

    1. It must have been something special to serve alongside of Paul the Apostle, to be with him in the ministry! a. Paul was definitely a go-getter. b. Calling him a ball of fire would probably be very accurate. c. He was a man passionately in love with Jesus Christ. d. Willing to do anything. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Bruce Ball avatar

    The Blessing Of Baptism

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Aug 8, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,557 views

    A sermon showing the necessity of baptism and how it affects your walk as a Christian. Power Point and audio will be placed at: www.sermonlist.com

    There was a church that met at a river one day to baptize some of its members. While they were there, the town drunk stumbled by and ended up being the next in line to be baptized. The preacher dipped him under and brought him up, asking him if he had found Jesus yet. The drunk said, “No.’ So ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Understanding Evil Series

    Contributed by David Scudder on Aug 14, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,471 views

    The Bible unmasks evil so we can see it as it is and avoid it at all costs.

    Understanding Evil II Timothy 3:1-4 Purpose: To show what evil really looks like. Aim: I want the listener to know what evil really is and turn away from every form of it. INTRODUCTION: Paul is warning Timothy that there are difficult times ahead. This means that life was going to get ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Rodney V Johnson avatar

    The Game Of Exclusion

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Aug 20, 2007
    based on 17 ratings
     | 15,147 views

    How Christians excludes others in our daily practices.

    The Game of Exclusion Scripture: Mark 9:38-40; Gal. 2:11-14 In Matthew the 26th and 27th chapters we see for the first time that Jesus was alone. When Jesus was arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane, all of His disciples deserted Him. This was the first time that He was alone, physically, since ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Holding Each Other Accountable In Small Groups

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Aug 25, 2007
    based on 22 ratings
     | 8,375 views

    Based on the New Testament Church and John Wesley’s concept of the Classmeeting, this sermon affirms the necessity of being in a small, accountability group for disciples to grow to be more like Jesus.

    Holding Each Other Accountable in Small Groups --I Thessalonians 5:11 and James 5:16 In October I return to my alma mater Asbury Theological Seminary for our fifth of six sessions in the Spiritual Leaders’ Academy. The Lily Foundation has fully funded our participation in the Academy, and one of ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • David Baeder avatar

    In Him We Have Redemption

    Contributed by David Baeder on Nov 3, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,740 views

    Our redemption is one of the great themes of the Bible. It expresses our fallenness; it expresses God’s great love for us. To redeem, in the most simple of terms, is to buy something back. In a word, redemption is the theme of the Bible. When God

    In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight. (ESV) Introduction: Our hymns include many songs, in which we rejoice in our redemption: “Redeemed how I love to proclaim it, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • David Smith avatar

    Luke 21:5-19 (A Guest Sermon From Sandy Gray)

    Contributed by David Smith on Nov 7, 2007
    based on 70 ratings
     | 24,156 views

    A guest sermon by Sandy Gray on the transitory nature of human life BODY,P,A,TD,TH,UL,OL,LI,DL,DT,DD...

    “All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field. The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the Lord blows on them”. (Isaiah 40:6-8). I’m wondering if you noticed a new grey hair when you were getting ready for church this morning? I’m wondering if ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Tim Patrick avatar

    Thanksgiving, More Than A Date On The Calendar

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Nov 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,759 views

    This sermon examines the importance of thanksgiving being a part of a Christian lifestyle.

    This week we celebrate Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a date on our calendar which we celebrate every year. If we are not careful, thanksgiving can become nothing more than a date on the calendar. God expects more! Joke: One Thanksgiving season a family was seated around their table looking at the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • T.J. Conwell avatar

    Vision Sunday

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Nov 19, 2007
     | 11,165 views

    Our church vision for coming year(s).

    Vision Sunday 2007 Proverbs 29:18; Zech 6:15 Introduction The coming year’s theme for our church will be, “We attempt great things FOR God, and we expect great things FROM God!” Let’s say it together … Do you believe that we can attempt great things for God? Do you believe that through the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • William Nieporte avatar

    Do You Enjoy God

    Contributed by William Nieporte on Nov 19, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,739 views

    This was preached two Sundays after my resignation, dealing with the approaching time of transition that the church (and pastor) will be experiencing.

    Introduction: Hold items dug up in the process of moving. Use them as references to all of the change that we have experienced individually and as a church. File – containing clergy records Church – nearly 75% of you were not actively involved when I arrived New article – 911 and all that has ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist