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  • Aubrey Vaughan avatar

    The Greatest Discovery

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Apr 20, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,164 views

    This is a look at the greatest discovery any individual can make - The resurrection, Jesus is alive!

    Matt. 28:1- 20. ‘The resurrection - the greatest discovery ‘ There has been a number of great discoveries in our time, that has changed all our lives to some point. For instance can you tell me what the following people invented? Levi Strauss, (1829-1902), USA — blue jeans. - Frank Hornby, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Child Is Born Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Apr 21, 2007
     | 4,788 views

    The Christmas Story is full of surprises: Surprises that reassure us that GOd uses ordinary people, is in control of history, gives us significance and accepts all people.

    What’s the most important thing about Christmas for you? Is it lunch with your family? Is it singing carols? Probably not after you’ve been hearing them in the shopping centres for the last 2 months! How about Christmas presents? Are you like Garry’s wife in this cartoon? Does it matter whether you ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    I Am...the Resurrection And The Life Series

    Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Jan 27, 2007
    based on 134 ratings
     | 22,912 views

    If we believe Jesus is the Resurrection and Life, we have hope God can take sidetracked lives, hopeless situations, and lost people and resurrect them and bring new life so we will see the glory of God manifested in our world today. We also have hope tha

    Have you ever noticed life throws you curve balls? Things don’t seem to always go the way you had hoped or planned. Perhaps through no fault of your own, your life seems to be sidetracked, or perhaps you are not where you thought you would be right now at this stage of your life. Some of the big ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Dark Christmas Series

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jan 21, 2008
     | 3,809 views

    The Magi - gentile are invited to be a part of the family of God.

    Dark Christmas Matthew 2:1-12 Well, like Christmas, this “perspective series” is coming to an end. I hope that won’t mean that you feel like you can put what you have heard away in a box, like decorations, until next Christmas. The Christian point of view is just not that way. Christians ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Mack Armstrong avatar

    Crafty Clergyman Challenges Compassionate Creator Series

    Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Feb 15, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,507 views

    Jonah 1:3 and 4 present quite a contrast. In Verse three it is all "man" man flees from God, man sails the ship, man has no place for God. In verse four, the table is turned and it is all God. God seeks man; He sends the storm; and, in the end-God wins.

    JONAH 1:4 CRAFTY CLERGYMAN CHALLENGES COMPASSIONATE CREATOR I. CRAFT: A. Course. B. Confidence. C. Credibility. II. CONTRAST: A. Creator. B. Concern. C. Control. III. CONSEQUENCES: A. Caldron. B. Consternation. C. Carrier. Jonah is safely on board the ship and he feels enough ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    God Our Great And Faithful Provider Series

    Contributed by Charles Wall, Jr. on Aug 14, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 19,978 views

    God is your great and faithful provider whether you are someone important or even a nondescript widow.

    One of the great themes found over & over in the Bible is that regardless of the times in which people lived & the problems they faced there was no problem or need which God could not meet if they simply trusted & obeyed Him. I call to your attention the key verse from last week’s story in which ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Promised Blessing Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Aug 28, 2008
    based on 44 ratings
     | 19,618 views

    The passage reveals what God will do for those who take refuge in Him. God promises to revive, lead, heal & encourage His humbled people by doing for them what they cannot do for themselves. He enables us to be the righteous people He has called us to be.

    ISAIAH 57: 14-21 PROMISED BLESSING Here the Lord promises forgiveness and reviving and so much more to His humbled, repentant people. This section many be an elaboration upon the promise in the last part of verse 13. "But he who takes ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    In Or Out

    Contributed by Bobby Daniel on Mar 29, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,518 views

    A sermon from Jesus and Peter walking on the water from Matthew, preached in the weeks leading up to revival services.

    In or Out? Matthew 14:22-36 Intro: Back on July 16, 2003 the US Coast Guard intercepted a group of Cubans attempting to escape that tropical paradise that was until recently under the dictatorship of Fidel Castro…they had hopes of finding a new home in the land of the free and the home of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Glenn Durham avatar

    Making Sure God Hears You Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Apr 1, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,553 views

    God delights in dependence which honors his superabundant sufficiency.

    Scripture Introduction A little boy kneeled with his mother beside his bed to say his bedtime prayers: “Lord, bless mommy and daddy and baby Susie; and God, GIVE ME A NEW BICYCLE!” Amen. Mom was surprised; Billy never prayed so loudly before. So she said, “You don’t need to yell, son; God’s not ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Glenn Durham avatar

    Do We Count On Jesus To Return And Reward? Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Apr 1, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,957 views

    God changes those who count on Jesus.

    Scripture Introduction The Bible contains four books (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John), called together, “The Gospels.” These describe the work of Jesus while he was on earth. Virtually unknown at birth, by the end of his thirty-three years, Jesus assembled a following of men and women who believed ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Victor Yap avatar

    Go Slow, Stay Low, Don't Blow! Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 19, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,939 views

    Moses, Pt. 13

    GO SLOW, STAY LOW, DON’T BLOW! (NUMBERS 20:1-13) What bothers you? Who gets under your skin? Why do those buttons go off? Many years ago, Robert Schuller, the Crystal Cathedral founder, boarded a flight from Los Angeles to New York. His request to hang up his clerical robe was turned down by an ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Good News, Bad News, No News Prophet Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 19, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,144 views

    Moses, Pt. 14

    THE MADNESS OF THE PROPHET (NUMBERS 20:1-13) What bothers you? Who gets under your skin? Why do those buttons go off? Many years ago, upon boarding a flight, Crystal Cathedral founder Robert Schuller’s, request to hang up his clerical robe was turned down by an attendant. The flight attendant ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Bruce Ferris avatar

    The Directionally Impaired Man

    Contributed by Bruce Ferris on Jun 22, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,062 views

    I am intrigued by the unwillingness of lost men to ask for directions. It is a complaint so common it is a frequent subject of jokes and TV comedies. Almost every woman has a story about a man who drove around for hours looking for someplace and refused

    The Directionally Impaired Man In researching for this message, I came across a joke that is told about a couple relating their vacation experiences to a friend. "It sounds as if you had a great time in Texas," the friend observed. "But didn’t you tell me you were planning to visit Colorado?" ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Monty Newton avatar

    No Naps!

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Nov 15, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,829 views

    It is imperative that we wake up to the reality of the imminence of Christ’s return.

    Title: No Naps! Text: I Thessalonians 5:1-11 The Big Idea: It is imperative that we wake up to the imminence if Christ’s return. Introduction The talk today is a continuation of our discussion last week from I Thessalonians 4:13-18. The purpose of that text was to comfort and encourage those ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Rodney Buchanan avatar

    Christmas And Culture

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 23, 2006
    based on 83 ratings
     | 34,657 views

    1. Christmas informs the culture. 2. Christmas transforms the culture. 3. Christmas forms a new culture.

    Christmas is about God breaking through at surprising times, and showing up in unusual places in the world. You never know when, where, or how God is going to show up. The Bible is full of stories of how God broke into the world at the very time that people thought he was nowhere to be found. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist