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  • Scott Coltrain avatar

    Unity: An Essential

    Contributed by Scott Coltrain on Dec 8, 2001
    based on 49 ratings
     | 15,384 views

    Unity, according to Jesus, is essential for the well-being and success of any institution. This is especially true of the family and the Church.

    Christ made a profound statement rgarding the importance of unity in MARK 3:24-25. Let us stop to examine the context of this statement. Jesus had just cast-out demons from a fellow. Rather than admit Jesus’ Divine power, the spiritually blind Pharisees were making the claim that Jesus expelled ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    So You Call Yourself A Christian

    Contributed by Ian Biss on Dec 12, 2001
    based on 50 ratings
     | 6,895 views

    Do men know you as Christ has commanded you to be known?

    So, You call Yourself a Christian? By Ian Biss 9/26/01 Intro... I read about a young man who was determined to win the affection of a lady who refused to even talk to him anymore. He decided that the way to her heart was through the mail, so he began writing her love letters. He wrote a love ...read more

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    Denomination: Grace Brethren

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    "Learn Your Lessons When It Comes To Christian Living”

    Contributed by Daniel Schroeder on Dec 29, 2001
    based on 223 ratings
     | 24,698 views

    History helps us to not repeat the same mistakes. We have learned dozens of lessons after watching others make mistakes. Why should day-to-day Christian living be any different? Paul teaches us about Christian living by using history and God’s promises.

    “Learn Your Lessons When It Comes To Christian Living” I. Listen to warnings written in Israel’s history (1-12) II. Look to the Lord to get you out of temptation (13) Dear Friends in Christ, My car has a yellow light that turns on when the gas in my gas tank level gets down low. With another ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Jerry Carr avatar

    An Earth Shaking Event

    Contributed by Jerry Carr on Jan 1, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
     | 6,646 views

    More and more you hear about earthquakes and with such devasting force that thousands lose their lives, but as I searched thru the scriptures I found something very fasinating about earthquakes, it seems that when God does something supernatural he always

    The more I read the paper and listen to the news the more I am convinced that we are living in the last days as described in the Bible, for example over in the book of 2 Tim. 3:1-5 we see a vivid description of the day and time that we are living in listen to what it says in the last days perilous ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Forgiveness Series

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Mar 9, 2004
    based on 50 ratings
     | 8,475 views

    Discover how biblical forgiveness restores hope for marriage.

    This morning we continue with our third message in the series: Restoring Hope for Marriage. No one I know goes into marriage planning to fail or to be miserable. Most go into marriage with great hopes and dreams. But over time, misunderstandings, selfishness, unmet expectations, violation of ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    It's A Love Thing

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Mar 12, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 12,528 views

    What’s love got to do with it....Everything

    “It’s a Love Thing” Ephesians 2:1-7 The book of Ephesians is described as the most profound book in the Bible. It is the only Pauline epistle that has nothing to do directly concerning the church of Ephesus, but is concerned with dealings that affect all Christians. He starts outside the ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    How's Our Vision?

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Mar 13, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,329 views

    This sermon is about knowing God’s vision for our church.

    How fast can you cover 300 miles? Five or six hours? What about on foot? The average person can walk a mile in about 15 minutes, and that’s moving pretty fast. Continuous walking would allow you to cover 300 miles in 75 hours; that’s over 3 days. Take time out to sleep, eat and take care of ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    "Temptation"

    Contributed by Ray Scott on Mar 17, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 11,377 views

    This message looks at the temptation of Christ ... and the process of temptation in James 1:12-16.

    “Temptation” INTRODUCTION: Have you been tempted lately? Personally, I’m not tempted to sin very much … only 40-50 times a day! There are 2 words in the Greek that the Bible uses for “temptation”. 1.- PEIRAZO – this is a testing for the purpose of seeing what is good OR evil in something … to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    About Lightning, Anger And Forgiveness

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Mar 23, 2004
    based on 77 ratings
     | 5,309 views

    Lent 4: Anger is a powerful emotion that can damage relationships and lives. In Christ, God gives us the capacity to deal with our feelings of anger.

    Malcolm, a man with a terrible temper, was playing a round of golf with his pastor. After leaving three straight putts on the edge of the cup, Malcolm exploded. “I missed!” he screamed. “How could I miss?” With that he heaved his putter into a nearby lake, kicked a wheel on the golf cart and drove ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Satan: How To Resist The Devil In Times Of Trouble Series

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Mar 30, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
     | 8,756 views

    We are fighting against a defeated accuser who has nothing to lose.

    Meet The Cast Of The Passion Series Meet Satan: How To Overcome The Devil In Times of Trouble 5 of 7 1 John 3.8 (NASB) March 28, 2004 FBC Chester, Chester, IL Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction: (Picture of Satan on PowerPoint) A In Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, Satan is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • TOM TARPLEY avatar

    Don't Let Your Service Override Your Relationship

    Contributed by Tom Tarpley on Apr 21, 2004
    based on 49 ratings
     | 6,289 views

    A reminder that we need to spend more time with God.

    There are many people in the world who claim the name of Christians.There are thousands maybe even millions of people who give their money, time, and their talents to help the church continue it’s ministry of spreading God’s Word to a secular ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Standing The Fire Series

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Apr 22, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,006 views

    How do we fire-proof our lives and our faith, and also protect ourselves against the constant faith-wearing coercive influence of our society.

    Daniel: standing the fire. Daniel 3:1-30 WBC 25/4/04am INTRODUCTION Starting series in the minor Prophets, looking at key verses in each, but in context of the whole book - by way of introduction, before we properly get into series- look at Daniel which is often counted as the lesser of the 4 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Mother's Day: Quietly Faithful

    Contributed by Larry Brincefield on May 5, 2004
    based on 105 ratings
     | 15,492 views

    Who’s your hero? Famous athlete? Singer? Movie Star? Maybe you should look closer at your mom...someone who was quietly faithful; day by day, year after year after year.

    May 9, 2004 Title: Mother’s Day: Quietly Faithful Text: Proverbs 31:10-31 Introduction: A man couldn’t decide what to get his wife for mother’s Day…she he wrote her this lovely poem: M is for the mink coat you want, dear, O is for the opal ring you crave, T is for the tiny car you’d love to ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Norris Harris I avatar

    Spiritual Enlightenment

    Contributed by Norris Harris I on May 8, 2004
    based on 38 ratings
     | 6,655 views

    First in a series of Lectures on the Gifts of the Spirit. This lectures treats that Main Thing in Spiritual Matters.

    The Church must maintain its Distinctiveness amid a Corinthianizing Culture! A distinction God-made, not man-made. That was the fundamental failure of the Church at Corinth. It had failed to maintain its distinctiveness amid the corrosive culture of Corinth. The Maintenance of Distinctiveness is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    You Can Tell A Lot About God Series

    Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jun 7, 2004
    based on 20 ratings
     | 4,297 views

    Believing prayer requires knowing the God to whom we pray.

    You Can Tell a Lot about God by the People He Hangs Out With! [You Can Tell A Lot About God—Part 1] Exodus 3:1-15 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Introduction: We are in the midst of a on-going study of the Lord’s Prayer, or the Disciples’ Prayer ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ