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  • Ken Sauer avatar

    "Accept That You Are Accepted"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 17, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 10,525 views

    A sermon on the meaning of the Cross.

    Luke 23:32-43 “Accept that You are Accepted” “I just want to be accepted and loved. That is what I want more than anything in the world,” confides the honest teenager who has been left on the margins, rejected by the so-called ‘popular’ people, lives in a ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Hope For Even Me Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 4, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,590 views

    Our dependence on God is the source of our hope. Biblical hope is more than desire. It is a focus on the realities of our God.

    1. Self-Sufficiency A couple of years ago in the Rocky Mountains a bighorn ram approached the home of a man named Ed Bailey while he was watching football on television. The bighorn stopped suddenly, seeing its reflection in a plate glass window. Thinking it was another ram, the bighorn bowed its ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "God's Garden"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on May 3, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 11,680 views

    sermon about remaining in Christ, peace through affliction and bearing fruit.

    “God’s Garden” John 15:1-8 I’ve been told that a rose bush, left to itself, will get all straggly and tangled, and grow in on itself. And if left in this condition, it will produce a bunch of not-so-good roses. It will, quite literally, get in the way of its own ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Gifted People Week 2 Series

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Feb 19, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,463 views

    The gifts of the Spirit Operate best in the atmophere of Love. They are used to build the lives of believers to the glory of God and good of all people.

    Intro: In a Peanuts cartoon Lucy demanded that Linus change TV channels, threatening him with her fist if he didn’t. "What makes you think you can walk right in here and take over?" asks Linus. "These five fingers," says Lucy. "Individually they’re nothing but when I curl them together like this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Integrity Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Mar 15, 2012
    based on 8 ratings
     | 31,302 views

    To have integrity is to be consistently and predictably honest in your dealings & relationships. God’s people are to be people of integrity. Let us open our heart & learn that the true way is always the best way.

    INTEGRITY PROVERBS 11: 3 A person of integrity has the blessing of the Lord. To have integrity is to be consistently and predictably honest in your dealings and relationships. It is a noble thing to be known as a person of integrity. It means being willing to do what is right-even if it costs ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Are Your Satisfied?

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 23, 2011
    based on 8 ratings
     | 8,026 views

    God wants us to bless (and thank) him AFTER he blesses us. It is easy to be God-conscious when we are in need; it is another thing when we are satisfied.

    Who said: “We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven. We have been preserved these many years in peace and prosperity. We have grown in numbers, wealth and power as no other nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious Hand which ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A "Mary” Christmas…for All

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Sep 22, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,018 views

    Christmas Sermon

    As I’ve expressed in past year…I have a special more than at any other time I find during this season. I sense God’s presence in the world…and with it, the significance of my own presence. Traditions: Our opportunity over these recent years to bless others on the Promenade through…has become a new ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Parable Of The Lost Sheep Series

    Contributed by Gary Regazzoli on Jun 14, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 11,597 views

    Part of the series on the Parables of Jesus - Parable of the Lost Sheep

    Parable of the Lost Sheep – Grace 9 Today we will be looking at the Parable of the Lost Sheep found in Matt 18:10-14 • By now we should understand that context is very important to a correct interpretation of scripture • Earlier in this chapter we have the story of the apostles arguing amongst ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Through Tears To The Tabernacle

    Contributed by Mike Turner on Jul 30, 2005
    based on 30 ratings
     | 7,465 views

    A sermon about making it through the valley of tears, to the house of God

    Psalms 84:1-12 I. Notice The Tabernacle. a. See His Devotion To It. "How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts !" The word "amiable" means "loved". It is only translated "amiable" on this one time. Elsewhere it is translated "loves" and "beloved". The tabernacle of the Lord was loved ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's Number One Priority: To Love You And Others!!

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Feb 17, 2008
    based on 15 ratings
     | 12,500 views

    A sermon that highlights that God’s number one priority in everyone’s life is to give them His love.

    This week I believe we had no choice but to talk about love. What does love mean for us? How does love fit into the picture of God and us. Love is a strange thing. It can lead to some strange behaviours. This week people all over the world over indulged in flowers, chocolates, dinners, gifts ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Great King's Census

    Contributed by Simon Fisher on Dec 21, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,918 views

    Christ is victorious over the world from the moment of His birth.

    There went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled,…and all went to be registered, every one into his own city. [Lk 2: 1,3] It’s a story about a census, the most well-known story about a census in the world - perhaps the only one. Well there is one other I can ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    The Gift Of Time Series

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,383 views

    Part 2 in stewardship series

    THE GIFT OF TIME Giving with a Purpose-Part 2 Sunday, January 14, 2007 Pastor Brian Matherlee Introduction The paradox of our time in history is that.... We have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less. We buy more, but enjoy ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Monday Again? Monday Again!

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007
     | 4,665 views

    Sermon for Labor Day on a Biblical view of work

    MONDAY AGAIN? MONDAY AGAIN! A Biblical View of Work Labor Day Sunday September 2, 2007 Pastor Brian Matherlee A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted, "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Jason Jones avatar

    Addresss To The Christ-Killers Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 5, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,936 views

    Exposition of Acts 2:14-36 about Peter’s scriptural explanation of Pentacost, our responsiblity in the death of Christ, and His resurrection being hallmarks of the gospel

    Text: Acts 2:14-36, Title: Address to the Christ-Killers, Date/Place: NRBC, 6/10/07, AM A. Opening illustration: Talk about the young man indicted on murder charges here in Tifton this week. Suppose that I came in here today and accused you (because you live in Tifton) being guilty of it. Or what ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Foolish Pride Series

    Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Mar 28, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,353 views

    I wonder, when something bigger than ourselves eclipses our importance, how do we feel?

    Foolish Pride Griffith Baptist Church – 3/30/08 P.M. Service Text: Daniel 4 Main Verse: Daniel 4:37 - Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase. The Introduction For ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist