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    Anchors For The Soul

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Apr 5, 2002
    based on 148 ratings
     | 15,009 views

    My life is not futile. My failures are not fatal. And my death is not final.

    ANCHORS FOR THE SOUL I Cor. 15:1-8 INTRO.- Anchors and fishing. ILL.- Two men were out fishing on Sunday morning and were feeling pretty guilty, especially since the fish weren’t biting. One said to the other, "I guess I should have stayed home and gone to church this morning." The other man ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What's So Important About The Church?

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on May 7, 2007
    based on 79 ratings
     | 5,220 views

    We will consider how the Lord’s church started and what’s significant about it. In this text, I see these things: 1- powerful spirit 2- pointed message 3- penitent response

    INTRO.- What’s the big deal about the church? What’s so important about the church? Why go to church? What does it do for us? I’m sure these are some questions that the average American asks. And the answers they get from themselves or others are not very positive so they don’t go to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Jesus, The Devil And Blasphemy

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Nov 20, 2006
    based on 76 ratings
     | 8,148 views

    What Jesus did and does in regard to the devil, blasphemy and sin.

    INTRO.- This title sounds like a pretty serious subject and it is! Life is serious stuff. Life is both serious and scary. In just a few weeks’ time we’ve had four school shootings in the US. If that isn’t serious I don’t know what is! Oct. 2, 2006: A gunman killed at least five people, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Talents, Money And Judgment

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 29, 2007
    based on 54 ratings
     | 6,014 views

    Let’s examine three key points to this parable about talents, money and the judgment. 1- God entrusts His property V. 14 2- God requires accountability V. 19 3- God punishes the wicked Vs. 28-30

    INTRO.- Talents, money and judgment. Do these sound bad? In the light of this scripture they sound somewhat bad. ILL.- A young Bible college student was witnessing in Atlanta, GA. As he approached one house an elderly gentleman was sitting in his chair on the front porch. He asked, “Are you a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    I Urge You Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 24, 2011
    based on 64 ratings
     | 16,733 views

    God urged Timothy through Paul to do certain things: 1- I urge you to pray 2- I urge you to be godly 3- I urge you to seek salvation

    INTRO.- I urge you. I encourage you. I challenge you. I charge you. I beg you. I plead with you. I appeal to you. I’m asking you. Wow! That’s a lot urging. Sometimes it takes a lot to get people to do things. ILL.- One dental worker said: At the busy dental office where I work, one ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Submit Yourselves To God Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Apr 17, 2012
    based on 300 ratings
     | 93,208 views

    How do we submit to God? What is required to do this? 1- We submit by resisting 2- We submit by moving 3- We submit by grieving

    INTRO.- Submit. How do you like that word? It’s a verb that means to yield to the power or authority of another. When we’re small and at home, it means mom and dad. When we’re in school, it means the teacher. When we’re out in the working world, it’s our boss or ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Life Is Like...

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on May 9, 2011
    based on 84 ratings
     | 20,725 views

    Life is like many different things that we experience in this world.

    INTRO.- One thing we all know is that life is not easy. There are hills and valleys. There are good days and bad. There are positives and negatives. There are ding bats and ding dongs who get in our way in life. There are saints and ain’ts who enter our lives for good or evil. There are good ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Tis The Season To Get It Right

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 15, 2008
    based on 45 ratings
     | 8,497 views

    1- tis the season to get it right about righteousness 2- tis the season to get it right about getting right 3- tis the season to get it right about death

    INTRO.- ILL.- One man said: Last year when I called my parents to wish them a happy New Year, my dad answered the phone. "Well, Dad, what’s your New Year’s resolution?" I asked him. "To make your mother as happy as I can all year," he answered proudly. Then mom got on, and I said, "What’s your ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Abraham, David And You!

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Nov 30, 2013
    based on 74 ratings
     | 18,228 views

    1- The salvation of Abraham 2- The salvation of David

    INTRO.- What’s required for salvation? ILL.- It was said that one time a businessman who well known for his ruthlessness once said to writer Mark Twain, "Before I die I mean to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. I will climb Mount Sinai and read the 10 Commandments aloud at the top." "I ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Give Thanks And Remember Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 17, 2013
    based on 96 ratings
     | 96,698 views

    1- Give thanks and remember His wonders 2- Give thanks and remember His covenant 2- Give thanks and remember His people

    INTRO.- ILL.- "Grandpa, I'm really proud of you," said his granddaughter. "What's to be proud of?" asked the old man. She replied, "I noticed that when you sneeze, you've learned to put your hand in front of your mouth." "Of course," explained Grandpa. "How else can I catch my teeth???" ILL.- ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    If You Point Out These Things Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 12, 2011
    based on 29 ratings
     | 10,135 views

    1- Point out the importance of godliness 2- Point out the assistance of exercise 3- Point out the acceptance of salvation

    INTRO. - ILL.- Preacher G. Campbell Morgan who passed away in 1945 once told this story about his granddaughter, Penelope. One day Penelope rushed indoors shouting, “Oh, mama, there’s a big black bear in the backyard!” Her mother said, “You know perfectly well that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    So That You Will Not Sin Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Feb 27, 2010
    based on 44 ratings
     | 10,743 views

    John tells us what we can do to overcome sin. 1- We must accept God’s sacrifice for our sins 2- We must obey His commands 3- We must walk as Jesus walked

    INTRO.- ILL.- A 77-year-old granny made a citizen’s arrest in Germany when she rugby-tackled a 25-year-old jay walker. The pensioner sat on him until police arrived - because he had walked across a road before the light was green. The woman, from Freital, near Dresden, shouted at the man as he ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Surviving Emotional Pain Series

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 26, 2004
    based on 36 ratings
     | 13,237 views

    3rd in a 6 part series on surviving stress. This series uses the popular "Survivor" TV show as a "hook" and Psalm 23 as the Biblical foundation.

    SURVIVING EMOTIONAL PAIN PSALM 23:3a & JOB 11:13-16 INTRODUCTION: Sometimes this life can hurt us so badly that it actually hurts to hurt. There can come times when the wound is so deep we wonder if healing is even possible. In the movie, Minority Report, John Anderton, played by Tom Cruise ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Sheepgate

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jun 15, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,067 views

    This sermon is about chosing Christ as the center of our lives

    Sheepgate – John 10: 1 - 10 Intro: God never closes a door that God doesn’t open a window. --- What are our expectations of doors and gates? – way in or out, security. I. What we expect of a door or gate often depends on which side of them we stand. A. “Who is it? “ “It’s me?” “Who’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Familiar Faces In The Flame

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Dec 11, 2000
    based on 57 ratings
     | 5,743 views

    Are we really concerned for the lost who are going to hell?

    LUKE 16:19-31 "FAMILIAR FACES IN THE FLAME" * If I understand what my responsibility is, is to first to do what God wants me to do! * I also have a responsibility of doing the work of an evangelist! A) I hope that I can say something that will change your life & make our church become more ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist