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  • Nate Barbour avatar

    Big Fat Liar

    Contributed by Nate Barbour on Feb 2, 2004
    based on 23 ratings
     | 3,219 views

    Tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth...and get some help doing it with this sermon about honesty.

    Big Fat Liar Secrets for Telling the Truth 10/22/03 I. Introduction Clip – beginning where J Jason Shepherd is a "serial" liar. He always has excuses for his homework, that is until he gets busted! He has one last chance to turn in a story or face the terror of Summer School (every student’s worst ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "The Deceitful Heart"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 14, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 16,267 views

    We can’t rely on what our hearts tell us; we must only trust in God.

    Jeremiah 17:5-10 “The Deceitful Heart” By: Kenneth Emerson Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org. I was talking with a very troubled man this past week. He is a 50 year old drug addict and alcoholic who has been married several times, has ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    When Trouble Comes

    Contributed by Mark Hiehle on Jul 19, 2001
    based on 84 ratings
     | 9,886 views

    When adversity comes your way, how do you handle it? This message tells you how.

    James 1:1-12 "When Trouble Comes" By Pastor Mark Hiehle Some time ago, I heard Pastor Tony Evans reminisce about growing up and having his favorite shows interrupted by a test. When I heard him say that, I thought of my time during and after college when I worked in ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Paying The Price For The Glory Of God

    Contributed by Charles Dotson on Sep 1, 2001
    based on 118 ratings
     | 16,423 views

    Doing what the word of God tells us to do to see the Glory of God once again in our churches.

    Intro: A. W. Tozer once said, "I’m afraid we modern Christains are long on talk and short on conduct. We use the language of power but our deeds are the deeds of weakness. We settle for words in religion because deeds are to costly. It is easier to pray, "Lord, help me to carry my cross daily" than ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How Christ Is Like A Father Series

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Dec 20, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,860 views

    Isaiah penned one of Christ’s titles as "Everlasting Father". This message tells how Christ is like a father.

    We’re in the series, "What Christ Came to Give" and this is our fourth and final part to the series. We’ve been expanding on what Christ’s birth means to us by looking at the titles given to Christ by Isaiah seven centuries before His birth. Tomorrow we’ll commemorate and celebrate Christmas ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus Is Coming - I Promise (So Did He)

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Feb 23, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,079 views

    The rapture of the church is the topic of many theological discussions. I believe it is a reality and I’ll tell you why.

    February 24, 2008 Morning Worship Text: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 Subject: The Return of Christ Title: Jesus is Coming – I Promise (So Did He) I would like to share with you today about a topic of much confusion in the church world – the second coming of Christ. Pre-millennialism, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Name Abuse Series

    Contributed by Tim Shepard on May 28, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,182 views

    This is the third in my series on the Ten Commandments and tells how we are not to misuse God’ name for our own ends.

    NAME ABUSE This series began in a search for answers to a very common misconception when it comes to whether or not a person is going to heaven. There is this belief in our society that in order for a person to be accepted by God, in order for God to hear a person’s prayers, and in order to ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    I See Dead People: God, The Bible, And Ghosts (Part 2)

    Contributed by Amy Bickel on Nov 4, 2007
    based on 18 ratings
     | 14,885 views

    What are ghosts? Why would they speak to us? How can we tell whether they are ghosts or evil spirits?

    I See Dead People: God, the Bible, and Ghosts (Part 2) Today we are going to continue with the subject that we began last week in time for Halloween. It was the topic of ghosts. What are they? Why do they interact with the living? Are they really the spirits of the dead? We looked in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hate Your Mother And Father! (Luke 14:25-33)

    Contributed by David Smith on Nov 12, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,311 views

    Jesus, the one who taught us love and forgiveness, tells us that we need to hate our parents! ...

    Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said, "If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple. And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Recover Your Losses

    Contributed by Olorunnisola Oni on Sep 15, 2007
    based on 17 ratings
     | 27,047 views

    The sermon tells us how we can recover whatever the enemy steals or has stolen from us.

    Introduction: At one time or the other, some of us if not all of us have lost one thing or the other to the enemy. As children of God and because of His mighty hand of deliverance on us, we can recover whatever the enemy has stolen from us. This morning, we will use the example of David to see how ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Your Struggle With Truth Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 7, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,846 views

    How do you decide when is the right time to tell the truth and when is the right time to keep silent?

    I sometimes wonder whether God has structured these ten commandments with the most obvious sins first and the least obvious or most subtle at the end. Or is it just that our age has become blind to the last couple of commandments? Truth is a difficult concept in this day and age isn’t it? ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • David Owens avatar

    Blessed Assurance Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Mar 13, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,877 views

    In 1 John 3:19-24, John tells us how we can have blessed assurance.

    A. Last week we took a one week reprieve from our 1 John Series in order to review God’s commands and promises about giving. And I hope that lesson was a blessing to you! B. To get us started on today’s subject of assurance, I want to share an old story. 1. The story is told of a Lion who needed ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Andy Grossman avatar

    The Sword And The Cross

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Apr 29, 2007
     | 3,118 views

    Tells how Jesus took symbols of death and terror, the sword and the cross, and changed them into symbols of life and love.

    “The Sword and the Cross” April 8, 2007 The Romans had perfected execution by crucifixion to an art. It was carried out in such a way as to inflict a maximum amount of pain on the condemned prior to death. One of the objectives was to strike terror into the enemies of Roman. No one wanted to ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    The Impossible Dream

    Contributed by Doug Boquist on May 17, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,380 views

    This is a modern-day telling of the "woman at the well" found in John chapter 4. It is delivered as a monologue from the perspective of a narrator.

    INTRODUCTION What follows is a sermon delivered completely as a story. No scripture is read, and no conversation precedes the story to set up the audience. The story is told from a narrator’s standpoint. The songs in the story can be spoken or sung, although singing would be preferable. Later ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Porn Sunday Series

    Contributed by Brad Froese on Jun 29, 2006
    based on 15 ratings
     | 8,601 views

    There are people in every church secretly struggling over sexual issues & they’re too ashamed to tell anyone...

    One day, in the suburbs of Savannah, a waste management worker turned down an alley on his route. There was a dumpster about halfway down. He pulled his truck over to prepare the dumpster when he heard the noise of a little baby. Looking around, he saw no-one, but inside the dumpster, laying ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God