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  • David DeWitt avatar

    Tired Of Being Stuck

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Sep 1, 2009
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    Peter was stuck in his relationship with Christ and needed to make a change

    Tired of being Stuck? John 21:15-19, John 18:18, Luke 5:1-11 August 23, 2009 Morning Service Introduction Have you ever been stuck? My brother and I were going fishing at a neighbors pond and had to cut across their field. There had been a lot of rain and there were some ruts from the other people ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • John Wright avatar

    The Prayer Of Faith ! Series

    Contributed by John Wright on Feb 2, 2010
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    James teaches that when the sick call for the elders that the elders are to pray "the prayer of faith", which was prayed by elders that had had the apostles to lay their hands upon them and they would be praying with miraculous power, which is not possibl

    INTRODUCTION #35 1. Please open your bibles to James 5:15. 2. In a previous lesson, from James 5:14, we discussed three different instructions that James gave to those who were sick and living during the days of miraculous healing of the sick. Those three instructions were first to be applied ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    He Came To Call Sinners

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
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    Matth (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info) ew's converstion.

    Reading: Matthew chapter 9 verses 9-13. Quote: “Sign on door: "Gone out of business. Didn't know what our business was.” That of course could never be said of Jesus Christ: • He came for a purpose; he had an objective: • And Matthew made it clear that Jesus has come ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Daniel DeVilder avatar

    Jesus: Our Focus For Real Life Change Series

    Contributed by Daniel Devilder on Sep 22, 2009
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    Any hope of transformation requires us to focus on Jesus: see only him, hear only him. The disciples learned on the Mount of Transfiguration that there is only one Lord, and he required their complete attention. His presence and our obedience will bring

    I have a hope and a dream. I have an ideal of myself, my life, my family In that dream, I am a dad who does not get angry or blow his cool. I am a father who is gentle under all kinds of pressure with his children. I am caring and spend many hours laughing, playing, being carefree with them. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "Breakfast With Jesus"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Apr 14, 2010
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    Simon Peter felt like a failure. On the last night of Jesus’ life on earth, Peter made an impossible commitment: “I will never run away and leave you.” But only hours later, Peter shouted, “I told you, I don’t even know him. Leave me alone!” Now, Christ h

    John 21:1-19 “Breakfast with Jesus” by: Ken Sauer, Pastor of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN Simon Peter felt like a failure. On the last night of Jesus’ life on earth, Peter made an impossible commitment: “I will never run away and leave you.” But only hours later, Peter ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    A Fisherman's Call Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on May 19, 2009
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    What is the call of Christ? Is it a mysterious thing that only happens to select people? Is it something you have to work hard to get and discover? We will discover the answers to these questions and more in today’s message titled, “A Fisherman’s Call.

    http://brushforkbanner.blogspot.com MATTHEW 4:18-20 Just a word of background on our passage this morning. Jesus hadn’t been long into His public ministry. According to the Gospel of Matthew, we know that Jesus had already been baptized by John the Baptist. After that, Jesus was led away by ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Milk & Stones Series

    Contributed by Steven Buhr on Apr 7, 2009
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    I want to ask if you crave the Word of God? Do you have a deep desire to get into it, and when you do, do you have trouble putting it down? Do you get a kind of euphoric feeling when you read something that perhaps you have not read before?

    1 Peter 2:1-12 – Milk & Stones Do you ever get a craving for something? I don’t mean something like, ‘oh, I’d like to have a cool glass of water right now,’ or ‘gee wouldn’t it be nice to eat a good steak tonight,’ or even ‘man I wish I was somewhere else right now.’ No, what I am asking is do ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Galatians 1:11-24, A Man Sent From God Series

    Contributed by Eldron Gill on May 26, 2008
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    Galatians 1:11-24, A man sent from God

    A Man Sent From God Galatians 1:11-24 Intro. * Every once in a while, God finds him a man who is unwilling to be like everyone else. * God finds him a person who has the courage to stand up and to stand out. * God finds him an Abraham, an Elijah, a David, or a Daniel * Too many of us are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jerusalem Jews For Jesus Ii Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 2, 2008
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     | 2,884 views

    Our Faith has roots that go back to the beginning: we are connected.

    Jerusalem Jews for Jesus II (Acts 1:1-8, part two) 1.True story from Reader’s Digest: Our surname, Stead, rhymes with bed, but people often say steed, like the horse. One day a business associate of mine came over to the house and was greeted by my mother. "Is Mr. Steed in?" the woman ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Rejoice In Suffering Series

    Contributed by Chris Zeller on Jul 12, 2008
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     | 5,756 views

    Christians must rejoice when they suffer for christ

    Rejoice in suffering 12 Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; 13 but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Matthew – A Transformed Tax Collector Series

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Dec 20, 2005
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    By calling Matthew as one of His disciples Jesus demonstrates His great love for sinners and His willingness to meet them where they are at – not where they should be. As disciples of Jesus was are called to have the same attitude.

    Matthew 9:9-13 Matthew – a transformed tax collector Scripture Readings:- Luke 18:9-14 Matthew 9:9-13 (text) When you hear a name you often associate an image with that name. If I told you that someone named their pet dog “Butch” – you would have a certain picture in mind wouldn’t you. But when ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Three Important Looks Or Paul's Last Testimony

    Contributed by Luther Sexton on Dec 3, 2015
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    Paul takes a look around as he gives his last testimony.

    An outline from the book The Bumps Are What You Climb On "Three Important Looks" by Warren Wiersbe pg 17 1980 THREE IMPORTANT LOOKS OR PAUL'S LAST TESTIMONY INTRODUCTION: Just looking in department stores. Often looking with no purpose. II Timothy 4:6-8 Paul was looking with ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • James Lee avatar

    Developing The Heart Of A Servant Part 2 Series

    Contributed by James Lee on Dec 4, 2015
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    I would like to thank Pastor Jerry Shirley for sharing this series on Acts. It has been a blessing as well as a great help. I have used these for our church, as I spend my days caring for my dying father.

    Developing the heart of a servant part 2 Acts 20:18-38 We discussed, last Sunday, the need for faithfulness…to our families, in our finances, to the fellowship of the body, and to the faith. Today, as we continue developing the heart of a servant we will need to think about two more things ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bob Marcaurelle avatar

    The Risen Christ On Patmos Series

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Mar 2, 2016
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    A message on the appearance of Jesus on Patmos to the Apostle John. He showed John and His suffering people that he was not only with them but just as He had conquered all that Rome threw at Him, so would He lead them to conquer in the end.

    BIBLE MESSAGES ON EASTER Bob Marcaurelle freesermons@homeorchurchbiblestudy.com Yahoo to homeorchurchbiblestudy.com bob marcaurelle Message 1 Annual Sermons: Vol. 3 Sermon 11 Bob Marcaurelle Rev. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Do You Believe?

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Mar 19, 2015
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    This sermon is inspired by the movie beginning on March 20, 2015 by the same title. It uses Thomas and the story of his "doubting" in his faith-believing following Jesus' resurrection. It leaves us with the question, "Do you believe?"

    In 2012, the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life conducted a survey including White, Black and Hispanic Catholic, Protestant and Non-Denominational Christians. In this survey was the following statement, “I never doubt the existence of God.” Survey results are as follows: 80% ...read more

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