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  • Elmer Towns avatar

    Legalistically Stubborn Paul Experienced Jesus For His Indwelling Lesson 4 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Nov 13, 2023
     | 928 views

    The most defining experience of your life will be touching/encountering Jesus.

    A. INTRODUCTION: SAUL PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS 1. Saul was a successful failure. He was going to top of the religious ladder. “Paul was better qualified than all the legalists ... the best of all ... born a Jew into the tribe of Benjamin, and circumcised on the eighth day. He spoke Hebrew, kept ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fortifying The Foundation Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 9, 2016
    based on 6 ratings
     | 15,157 views

    Jesus is the foundation of the Church. A unified church fortifies that foundation. How do we avoid causing division? How do we handle the divisive person? Check out these thoughts from our Family Minister, Scott Jewell.

    (This is a sermon by our associate Scott Jewell concluding our sermon series "God's Blueprint For His Church") Jeff started this series a month ago telling us about an episode of “This Old House”. It was about a young couple who purchased a 1906 church building in San Francisco to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    When The Storms Come: They Strengthen Us! Series

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Vivek Gundimi on Feb 16, 2026
     | 43 views

    We are going to reflect on a very powerful promise from Isaiah 43. This chapter opens with two words that are drenched in grace: “But now.”

    Introduction: We are going to reflect on a very powerful promise from Isaiah 43. This chapter opens with two words that are drenched in grace: “But now.” Chapter 42 ended with judgment. Israel had been stubborn. They had closed their eyes to God’s instruction. They had suffered defeat and ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    "An Early Christmas Present”

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Dec 3, 2001
    based on 108 ratings
     | 5,059 views

    God has a pile of gifs that He wants you to have. But He doesn’t want to wait for a specific time or day; He wants you to open them now.

    Intro: As a little boy when Christmas time would approach one of the most tortuously exciting prospects of Christmas morning was seeing the ever increasing pile of presents under the tree. I never had any trouble understanding the old saying, “slow as Christmas”. Every December just drug by for ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Healthy Congregations Are Diverse Congregations Series

    Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Jan 30, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,223 views

    a church must have diversity to be a healthy church

    The Episcopal Church prides itself in the acceptance of all people – those of diverse cultures, ethnicity, race, gender identity, sexual identity, and abilities. This allows congregations that share the wonderful uniqueness of each person, celebrate their varied differences, and promote stronger ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

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    Dear Sleeping Beauty Series

    Contributed by Alfred Beck on Sep 10, 2015
     | 7,004 views

    Letter to the church in Smyrna

    Dear Sleeping Beauty Isaiah 52:1-6 Rev. 3:1-6 Mark Twain once said, “The reports of my demise are greatly exaggerated.” Well, just the opposite was true of the church in Sardis. Today we continue examining the series of letters Jesus writes to the seven church ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Almost Perfect Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 8, 2002
    based on 106 ratings
     | 26,328 views

    Perfection is often thought of as being sinless. But there is more to the Biblical ideal of "perfection" than that. Opening illustration is humorous and informative.

    OPEN: This morning I’m going to give you a quiz, and I don’t want you to think real hard about your answers. I just want you to answer as you feel you should. Question #1: How many of you believe you are perfect? Question #2: How many of you believe it is possible for someone WHO IS STILL LIVING to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Part 1 - Christ's Church In A Pestilent World (Part 1) Series

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Apr 9, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,252 views

    What was Christ's message to the 7 church in Revelation and why does it matter today https://youtu.be/mvLlyLqZnbU

    You may view this sermon at https://youtu.be/mvLlyLqZnbU Visit our website for more information www.gracecommunity.com April 19, 2020 Pastor Brad Reaves Grace Community Church Revelation 1:1-8 On November 27, 1989, the day when Communism fell in Czechoslovakia, a Methodist church in the capital ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    A Leader’s Life Series

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Aug 17, 2012
     | 8,379 views

    This passage gives us insight into the life of church leaders.

    Introduction This passage gives us insight into the life of church leaders. Having instructed the churches on how to respond to persecution, Peter now addresses the church leaders. He first establishes the basis by which he instructs the elders. He then exhorts them to be shepherds with a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Dangerous Liaisons

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Jun 4, 2017
     | 4,994 views

    Sermon dealing with unsaved church members.

    Introduction: Dr. James Binney, the director of Moorehead Manor and editor of Issues of the Heart Journal, in an article titled, "Can Church Members Go to Hell?" said this: When I first became a Christian, I assumed that all church going people were automatically qualified for the fast track into ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Spiritual Anatomy

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 10, 2025
     | 328 views

    There is a space in Christ’s body that only you can fill. Some part of his hand, his eye, or his heart is missing when you are not there

    A couple of weeks ago, I used the image of a jigsaw puzzle to illustrate that the gift of God takes some assembling before it starts to take shape in our lives. That is why you were given a piece of a jigsaw puzzle on the way in to the sanctuary this morning. The gift of God’s spirit comes in ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Wesley Bishop avatar

    Knock, Knock. Who's There? Series

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Jun 6, 2004
    based on 25 ratings
     | 5,079 views

    This is on the church in Laodicea.

    Don’t you love knock, knock jokes? Ahajokes.com has hundreds of them. Knock Knock/Who’s there?/Aardvark!/Aardvark who?/Aardvark a hundred miles for one of your smiles! Knock Knock/Who’s there?/Abe!/Abe who?/Abe C D E F G H...! Knock-knock joke are fun, especially when you are sleep ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Time To Shout

    Contributed by Kevin Jones on Sep 11, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,731 views

    The time to shout victory is before you even enter the battle.

    In Judges 7 Gideon is facing a Midian army and armies from the east that was as many as a swarm of locust, their camels were too many to count. This was huge army of the enemy camped against them. Now the natural tendency would be to increase your own army, to gather every able body for war, but ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Target Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 5, 2015
     | 6,397 views

    God has many directives for the church, and under the inspiration of the Spirit, Paul hits the ground running, implying what some of those directives are.

    The Target (I Timothy 1:1-5) 1. Men’s retreat/turkey shoot. Barri usually wins… 2. Bud Newell and his friend Tony often practice corn-hole tossing. They are very proficient at it, and Bud has won a number of championships; a matter of aim. 3. Hitting the target, good aim ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    From Small Beginnings Series

    Contributed by Mike Mcguire on May 6, 2016
     | 7,247 views

    A sermon showing how a church can start small and grow from there.

    Introduction: Look at this picture of these two kids. See the difference in their sizes. It is hard to believe that just two years ago the one on the left was the size of the one on the right. Little by little they grow, so little that it is hardly noticeable from day to day. The day after Hannah ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist