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  • Gregg Strawbridge avatar

    The Second Christian Martyr(Acts 6) Series

    Contributed by Gregg Strawbridge on Apr 13, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 11,015 views

    This is an exposition of the passage on Stephen who was the first martyr.

    INTRODUCTION We all need heros - those who would embody and be incarnate examples of that which is true, good, and beautiful. Who are your heros? Athanasisus, Luther, Calvin, William Wallace, Theodore Roosevelt, Rambo? We need heros. Today we consider the hero, Stephen. Remember that the Word of ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Kingdom Focused People

    Contributed by Mark Mitchell on May 24, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,151 views

    The church needs to be focused on the things of God first.

    Matthew 13:44-46 Introduction: illustration “BECAUSE THE PRINCE HAD COME” I. What is the Kingdom of God? A. A Kingdom is a realm, place, or territory ruled by a King. B. A Kingdom implies a King. - I Timothy 1:17 To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Devotion Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 16, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,601 views

    You will never know financial freedom until you realize that financial freedom is a matter of heart. Seek God first. Serve God first. Put God first and money will serve you. If not, you will always be a slave to money

    Devotion Matthew 19:16-26 Two Irishmen who were traveling in the Holy Land came to the Sea of Galilee. They discovered that it would cost them $50 each to cross the lake by boat. They cried out in protest. "The Lakes of Killarney are the most beautiful lakes in the world and one can cross them for ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    A Patient Urgency

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 4, 2007
     | 4,316 views

    Challenging Christians to the Mission of evangelism, and putting it first.

    A Patient Urgency Nov. 2/3, 2002 Intro: "Everyone seemed confident that the ship was all right," recalled first-class passenger Henry Sleeper Harper. At last, however, the call came for all passengers to come up on deck wearing their life belts, and soon after midnight, Captain Smith directed crew ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    To Live Without Love Is Litter

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 25, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 4,075 views

    First sermon in a series on 1 Corinthians 13

    Sermon for 2/1/98 I Corinthians 13:1-3 To Love is To Live HoHum: A. The sappy songs of the 80’s. We need more love. Misunderstandings about love. We love our parents, we love our dog, we love sports, we love music, we love baseball, we love apple pie, we love Chevrolet. B. The four loves - ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Centrality Of Love

    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,017 views

    First Sermon of a post-Easter series on love.

    (Slide 1) A song from the 1950’s said that “Love is a many splendored thing.’ I would also suggest that love is a very resilient thing as the following situations reveal. First, the resiliency of love reveals itself in the story of two newlyweds. Now prior to the marriage the groom was ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Servant Of The Lord Series

    Contributed by Bob Gillchrest on Dec 1, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,034 views

    First in a series of messages based on the Magnificat of Mary.

    INTRODUCTION: A.J. Gordon was the great Baptist pastor of the Clarendon Church in Boston, Massachusetts. One day he met a young boy in front of the sanctuary carrying a rusty cage in which several birds fluttered nervously. Gordon inquired, "Son, where did you get those birds?" The boy replied, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lepers Changed Their Spots

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jul 26, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,539 views

    A first person account of the healing of the 10 lepers.

    I want to tell you about my encounter with Jesus (we call him Yeshua) I will never be the same after meeting him, although I do have some regrets. You see, I was a leper in Israel. Being a leper is a hard life. If you have unusual spots on your body you must go to the priests to be examined. They ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Touched By An Angel

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Feb 26, 2002
    based on 41 ratings
     | 4,259 views

    A look at the different angels present at the first Christmas

    Touched by an Angel Angels. What would Christmas be without angels? They are an integral part of Christmas, if we didn’t have angels what would we put on the top of our trees? And what would the little ones dress up as in the Christmas play; you only need so many shepherds. The Christmas story ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Preeminence Of The Word Of God Series

    Contributed by Pastor Jeff Hughes on Jan 9, 2014
     | 7,880 views

    The first of four sermons for our 2013 theme

    Seeking Direction... Over the past month or so, I have been pondering and prayerfully seeking a direction for our ministry. Each year, our church has a theme of sorts; last year it was "Priority Driven", making God our key priority and this year it has been "Driven" which is an amplification of ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    The Pride Ride Part 2 Series

    Contributed by James Stewart Jr. on Jul 14, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,375 views

    This is the second part of the first message on The Pride Ride.

    Last Sunday we had a great time. We learned who some of us are and someone we don’t want to be. There was Velma Vanity, Amy Accomplishment, Edward the Educated, Melvin the Middle Class, Ned the Name Dropper, Mike and Molly Materialistic, Bertha Better than You! If you don’t know who I am ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Eric Keller avatar

    Introduction To Acts Series

    Contributed by Eric Keller on Jan 10, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,632 views

    The first sermon in a series through the book of Acts

    INTRODUCTION TO ACTS Acts 1:1-2 I. INTRODUCTION A. We all struggle to know what our purpose is B. The purpose God has for us here on earth C. The purpose of the church we call Bethany Church D. We are gathered together this morning as Christians E. But what are we really here for? F. This is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Bob Briggs avatar

    What's In Your Family Tree? Series

    Contributed by Bob Briggs on Dec 4, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 6,067 views

    This is the first message in a series through the Book of Matthew

    What’s In Your Family Tree? Have you ever been around people who seem to chatter on and on and in the end, you wonder what they said? Or heard people who have the appearance of knowledge yet when you check it out discover though it sounded right, it was off base? In the first century ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Step One - Choose The True God Series

    Contributed by Tom Cartney on Nov 20, 2006
     | 3,467 views

    This is the first of a ten sermon series on the Ten Commandments

    Step #1 – Choose The True God Exodus 20:3 I. The Ten Commandments In The News When people arrived at the State Judicial Building in Montgomery, Alabama on the 1st of August five years ago, they came face to face with something they had not expected. Without telling anyone about his secret plan, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Introduction Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jun 20, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,447 views

    First in an eight part series on the attributes of God.

    Actual warning labels from products • Sign on the side of a massage chair: "Do not use massage chair without clothing." • "Do not use snow blower on the roof." • "Do not allow children to play in the dishwasher." • A warning on an electric router made for carpenters: "This product not intended for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist