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  • Gordon Curley avatar

    The Parable Of The Ten Minas

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 10, 2010
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     | 5,597 views

    Interpretation & application of the parable. (PowerPoint slides are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info

    Rewarding the Faithful Reading: Luke chapter 19 verses 11-27. Quote: Hebrews chapter 11 verse 6: “Without faith it is impossible to please God.’” Quote: “The word ‘Faith’ in the Bible is spelt ‘R.I.S.K.’” In the parable before us: • Nine servants were willing to ‘R.I.S.K.’ that is to ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    United We Stand – Divided We Fall

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Nov 20, 2010
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     | 5,490 views

    We are not truly a "church" if we spend our time fighting. God blesses churches that are unified under His leadership.

    "The Battling Baptists" ... that's the reputation Baptists have, according to Walter Shurden. Baptists are born fighters because they were born fighting. Early Baptists were known as law-breakers. Shurden writes, "They broke the laws in England and they broke the laws in America. And they broke ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Godly Wisdom We Need - Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Nov 20, 2010
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     | 6,026 views

    How to pray for Godly wisdom (4 requests)

    The Godly Wisdom We Need - Part 1 James 3:13-18 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - July 25, 2010 *We had an outstanding Vacation Bible School this summer. Sometimes the leaders would call out to the children: “Need Answers?” -- And the kids would reply: “Ask ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Black Market Sacrifices Series

    Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Jul 19, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,537 views

    Does the way we worship impact the way others see God?

    Leviticus 10:1-11 Black Market Sacrifices Cascades Fellowship CRC July 11, 2010 After choosing the title of this sermon I began looking for an illustration that captured the sense of what I meant by a “black market sacrifice.” And to my great distress I found one – kind of. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Vanity Of Wisdom Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jul 24, 2010
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     | 10,249 views

    In today's lesson, we learn that apart from God, we will not gain anything from wisdom.

    Scripture Dr. David A. Hubbard, former president and professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA, told the following story in his commentary on the book of Ecclesiastes: I hated to dampen their sparkling spirits, but I had to help them face reality. Year after year I ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Speaking The Truth In Love: Oikos Tou Theo, Part 4 Series

    Contributed by Jan Arthur Lee on Jul 30, 2010
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     | 4,968 views

    In order to grow up and mature as the body of Christ, we must learn to speak, to speak the truth, and to the speak the truth in love to one another.

    Oikos tou Theo IV: Speaking the Truth in Love Text: Ephesians 4:17-32 Introduction BEING ONE BODY UNITED IN CHRIST SOUNDS BEAUTIFUL, NICE AND MAJESTIC – BUT IT ISN’T EASY. A LOT OF WHAT WE TALK ABOUT IN GOD’S WORD SOUNDS GOOD TO OUR EARS, BUT PUTTING THEM INTO PRACTICE IS MUCH, MUCH, MUCH MORE ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Are Your Feet Dirty? Series

    Contributed by Eric Lenhart on Aug 12, 2010
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     | 5,784 views

    Living a life of greatness by serving.

    Are Your Feet Dirty? (John 13:1-17) Introduction: “A large group of European pastors came to one of D. L. Moody’s Northfield Bible Conferences in Massachusetts in the late 1800s. Following the European custom of the time, each guest put his shoes outside his room to be cleaned by the hall ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Unholy Trinity: Me, Myself And I

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Apr 5, 2011
    based on 11 ratings
     | 18,826 views

    Someone once said, “All the trouble in the world is due to selfishness”. At first I considered that to be too extreme of a statement but the more I thought about it the more I subscribed to it. Gladstone said, “Selfishness is the greatest curse of the hum

    THE UNHOLY TRINITY: ME, MYSELF AND I INTRODUCTION: Someone once said, “All the trouble in the world is due to selfishness”. At first I considered that to be too extreme of a statement but the more I thought about it the more I subscribed to it. Gladstone said, “Selfishness is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Priceless!

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on May 10, 2011
    based on 9 ratings
     | 20,796 views

    A godly woman is pricceless. But just how does a woman become godly?

    “Priceless!” Proverbs 31:10-31 Motherhood – nothing to it, right? Just think about all we know concerning it. Consider these answers given by elementary-age children to the following questions. “Why did God make mothers?” “Mostly to clean the house.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    All In A Day's Work

    Contributed by Larry Turner on Feb 5, 2015
     | 10,284 views

    This sermon looks at the workers in the marketplace waiting on someone to hire them. They are compared to Christians today.

    The young man had just graduated from college and was at his first job interview. He was applying to be an accountant. Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources Person asked him, "What starting salary were you thinking about?" The young man replied, "In the neighborhood of $100,000 ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

  • Tim White avatar

    God's Artwork Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Mar 1, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,072 views

    We are saved for good works as God's artwork, and the difference He makes in our lives must be seen.

    Sculptures have always amazed me. You have heard the story of the man who carved art out of logs using a chain saw. His specialty was carving the shape of an angry bear. He loved for people asked him how he did it. He would answer, “I just cut away everything that doesn’t look like an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Woes To The Pharisees And Lawyers - Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Aug 23, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,035 views

    Jesus warns us of the danger of spiritual hypocrisy.

    Scripture Jesus encountered growing opposition on his journey from Galilee to Jerusalem. Today’s text “contains Jesus’ most direct rebuke of the Pharisees and [lawyers], a significant portion of the Jewish religious leadership.” Let’s read about Jesus’ ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Beatitudes

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Sep 28, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 16,109 views

    It is better to prize what the world calls undesirable than to have what the world calls desirable.

    Scripture About six months after Jesus began his public ministry, he called his growing number of disciples to himself and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles (Luke 6:13). Jesus chose the apostles to be with him in a ministry internship so that he could equip them to carry on his ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Tim Smith avatar

    Ch.ch.ch.changes Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 7, 2016
     | 10,254 views

    Some people will change when they see the light. Others change only when they feel the heat. Change is an odd thing - everyone wants to change, but few actually do.

    “Ch.Ch.Ch.Ch.Changes” 3 John After watching sales falling off for three straight months at Kentucky Fried Chicken, the Colonel called the Pope and asked a favor. ''I need you to change the daily prayer from, 'Give us this day our daily bread' to 'Give us this day our daily ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    He's Here

    Contributed by Jeffrey Payne on Apr 3, 2015
     | 7,957 views

    Easter Message on John 20:10-22

    Easter 2015 Intro – We’re here today because Someone loved you enough to leave heaven, enter the space time continuum, live a sinless, perfect life, suffer persecution and die the cruelest and most vile death imaginable, all in fulfillment of prophecies written hundreds of years before ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free