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  • Andrew Chan avatar

    Renewal Of Commitment To God's House

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Jan 7, 2003
    based on 58 ratings
     | 16,210 views

    Why we must come together and renew our commitment to each other as the church

    Renewal of Commitment to God’s House There is a story… God decided that it was time to end the world, so he called together the three most influential people in the world – Pres. George Bush, (represents free world), Fidel Castro (represents communist world) and Bill Gates (represents tech world). ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    The Work Of Deacons

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jan 10, 2003
    based on 144 ratings
     | 12,304 views

    The duties, qualifications, rewards of the Deacon.

    The work of a Deacon I Tim. 3:8-13 INTRO.: In God’s Kingdom, spiritual things and the spirit itself are of supreme importance. But, we live in a material world and, from a practical point of view, it is impossible to express ourselves in spiritual words or address spiritual matters without dealing ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Shawn Drake avatar

    How To Get Rich Quick Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jan 12, 2003
    based on 79 ratings
     | 6,766 views

    This is the 8th sermon in the series "Church On The Rocks". This sermon identifies the way to become rich in God’s eyes.

    Sunday Morning January 12, 2003 Bel Aire Baptist Church Series: “Church On The Rocks” (#8) HOW TO GET RICH QUICK 1 Corinthians 3:18-23 Introduction: 1. Now I know as we sit here in church that there is a certain way to answer the question I am going to ask you, but I want you to be as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Royal Games

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jan 15, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,730 views

    When Kings come together, there must be a yeilding of some athority. Epiphany-The sharing of the light to the gentiles.

    Royal Games Mathew 2:1-12 This morning we are going over one of the Good verses Evil stories that are all through the bible. We are talking about a clash of kings, sort of. We have at least 3 kings involved and it could be 5 or more. There are a lot of holes in the story because we are just ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Gordon Ross avatar

    The Scoffers And The Ten Virgins

    Contributed by Gordon Ross on Jan 19, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,150 views

    A message on the return of Christ referencing the scoffers of 2 Peter 3 and also the 10 virgins of Matthew 25.

    2 Peter 3:1-9 Introduction: A.To study or preach on future events should inspire us toward lives of purity and Godliness B. It should also make us aware of the godlessness of our times. The Scoffers of the Last Days A. Just look around at those who make light of sin and salvation through the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Theology For Body Life

    Contributed by Robert Odle on Jan 20, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,349 views

    How do we live out a triune vision for life?

    A Theology for Body Life (John 17:20-26) Theme: God lives in community and created us to live in community. Purpose: What do I want to happen in the hearer when I preach this sermon? A. Increased knowledge. After I preach this sermon, the hearer should be able to see that the Trinity is more ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Milestones

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jan 26, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,291 views

    God expects us to growup, graduate and get a job in the kingdom.

    Milestones We all have milestones in out lives. Today I want to focus on the milestones that we work toward ,primarily education and the expected results. We all have some common background of being in school and had to work toward a grade. Elementary school leads to middle and High school, ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Fellowship

    Contributed by Howard Mcglamery on Jan 27, 2003
    based on 125 ratings
     | 26,968 views

    Sometimes Christians speak in "Christianese". We talk in terms and words not in common usage outside the church. "Fellowship" is one of those words. This sermon is on our fellowship with God and our fellowship with our fellow man.

    Fellowship Mice Story -- Three pastors met and were talking over conditions at their churches. The first pastor said, "You know, since summer started, I’ve been having trouble with mice in my church. I’ve tried everything----noise, spray, cats---nothing seems to scare them away." The second ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fellowship

    Contributed by Chad Martens on Oct 25, 2001
    based on 71 ratings
     | 21,329 views

    Calling Christians to a deeper commitment to the church and to their walk with the Savior.

    Fellowship Introduction: Before we begin, what is, exactly, fellowship? The Greek word for fellowship, “koinonia”, comes from a root meaning common or shared. So fellowship means common participation in something either by giving what you have to the other person or receiving what he or she ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • A. Todd Coget avatar

    The Supremacy Of Christ Is Demonstrated In Our Christian Fellowship

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 1, 2001
    based on 35 ratings
     | 2,678 views

    This sermon illustrates what the world should see in the fellowship of Christians.

    The Supremacy of Christ is Demonstrated in Our Christian Fellowship Colossians 3:12-17 November 4, 2001 Intro: A. [Experiences of Mediocrity, Bob Russell, When God Builds a Church, Howard Publishing Co, 2000, pp 110-11] The experience for a first-time visitor in many … churches goes something ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jack Warford avatar

    The Prayer Of Agur Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Jack Warford on Nov 1, 2001
    based on 56 ratings
     | 4,654 views

    The prayer of Agur (aw-goor) continues to challenge me to ask myself what two requests must I make of God before I die.

    The prayer of Agur (aw-goor) continues to challenge me to ask myself what two requests must I make of God before I die. This past week about 20 from our Church were in revival with First Baptist Church of Norco. God’s purpose for us was to revive the Pastor and his flock. People were saved, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Tim Zingale avatar

    Surrounded By A Cloud Of Witnesses

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Nov 16, 2001
    based on 39 ratings
     | 10,889 views

    A sermon from Hebrews

    Hebrews12:1-13, Hebrews 11:1,2 "Surrounded by a Great Cloud of Witnesses" The sermon this morning is based on a part our lesson from Hebrews, plus a few verses from chapter 11. I would like to share these verses with you: from chapter 11:"Now faith is the assurance of things hoped ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Ken Alford avatar

    God Bless You

    Contributed by Ken Alford on Nov 19, 2001
    based on 27 ratings
     | 8,967 views

    In Genesis 27, we touch on 5 components of blessing. When we bless others, God is doing the blessing.

    GOD BLESS YOU Genesis 27:1-4, 24-40 INTRODUCTION: 1. Christmas is coming; the goose is getting fat! Please to put a penny in the old man’s hat. If you have no penny, a ha’ penny will do; if you have no ha’ penny, then God bless you. 2. This old carol concludes with the blessing of God invoked ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Bowen avatar

    There Are More Fish In The Sea

    Contributed by Michael Bowen on Nov 20, 2001
    based on 89 ratings
     | 8,257 views

    Three reasons why churches die.

    There Are More Fish In The Sea - John 21:1-6 Introduction: A young boy attended his father’s church for the first time. During the whole service the young boy was bored to tears and couldn’t wait for the service to end. When the service was finally over the father in the son were in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joel W. Lohr avatar

    Shirley Maclaine Was Wrong; How To Really Dance In The Light

    Contributed by Joel W. Lohr on Nov 25, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
     | 4,094 views

    Helping people to understand what it means to see the Light of Christ in their lives and to live with that knowledge.

    Some of you may remember Shirley MacLaine’s book from the mid 1980’s. “Dancing in the Light”. Shirley MacLaine was wrong in her premise at least when viewed through the lens of scripture. Shirley believed that Light could be defined by the collective knowledge of all of our various personalities ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist