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  • Jason Cole avatar

    The Birth Of Our King Series

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Feb 18, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 8,710 views

    When Jesus came into the Word, His birth was not an ordianry birth, but a very unique birth. We will examine what was so special about His birth

    “The Birth of our King” Introduction: I heard of a man reading the story of Jesus’ birth to some day-care children one morning. As usual he stopped to see if they understood. "What do we call the three wise men?" he asked. "The three maggots," replied a bright 5-year-old. "What gift did the Magi ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Training Your Mind Series

    Contributed by David Moore on Aug 3, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 9,167 views

    All of this got me thinking about training, and how we train ourselves as Christians. We too are running a marathon, the marathon of life. And there is training that can make run the race easier, make us more effective as Christians, more usable by God to

    I have been watching Lance Armstrong ride in the Tour de France over the past couple weeks. The Tour de France is a bicycle riding event that lasts 3 weeks and thousands of miles. It is an amazing race, perhaps the equivalent is an event where a group of runners runs a marathon every day for 3 ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    How To Show Love And Acceptance

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Aug 28, 2003
    based on 49 ratings
     | 7,685 views

    How do you respond to those who alsely accuse? How do you love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you..." This sermon addresses those questions.

    Lay Down Your Stones -Show Love and Acceptance- John 8:1-11 The saying goes that confession is good for the soul. I regret to tell that in my younger years I got very mad at my sister who is 4 years older than I. I got so mad at her that I picked up a rock and threw it at her from across the ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Alive Beyond This Life Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Apr 13, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,780 views

    God wants to give us life beyond this life, for God is love and live is never diminished. It is not something we attain by knowledge, but by trust. Two sweatshirts are pulled on and off to illustrate two ways of thinking about life beyond this life.

    God is love. So the Bible says, and that is, in a sense, all we need to know. God is love; and just as when you love someone you do not abandon them, so also the love of God, richer far than tongue or pen can ever tell, reaches to the highest height and to the lowest hell, and keeps on going ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Exiting This World In Fashion

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on May 25, 2008
    based on 38 ratings
     | 9,317 views

    Let’s think about how Paul was going to leave this world and how this applies to our exiting this world. 1- He wanted to exit while serving the Lord 2- He wanted to exit while preaching strongly 3- He wanted to exit while compelled by God’s Spirit

    INTRO.- ILL.- There was an elderly man at home, upstairs, dying in bed. He smelled the aroma of his favorite chocolate chip cookies baking. He wanted one last cookie before he died. He stumbled down the stairs and crawled into the kitchen where his wife was busy baking cookies. With his ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Courage Of Joseph Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Nov 3, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,545 views

    Today, our Scripture tells of the third major party to the incarnation and his response to it. It is a story of courage that is told every Christmas season. But it is also a story we often miss because this hero of the story is usually in the background.

    The Courage of Joseph Matthew 1:18-25 

Every day for the first 10 months after Katrina, I would drive home on I-10 and there was an indelible image which would strike me. On a billboard just before I got off on my exit was the image of a female New Orleans police office submerged in ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    A Love That Will Not Let You Go Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 26, 2009
    based on 65 ratings
     | 20,232 views

    An irrational fear of God can cause us to build a wall between ourselves and Him. What can we do tear down that wall and lay hold of His love?

    OPEN: Several years ago, a freshman at Eagle Rock Junior High won first prize at the Greater Idaho Falls Science Fair with a scientific survey that he conducted. In his project he urged people to sign a petition demanding strict control or total elimination of a chemical known as "Dihydrogen ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    24:13 God Cares Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Sep 23, 2007
     | 3,020 views

    The first part of the Lords prayer deals with our obedience and physical needs

    How’s your prayer life? What I mean is how are your prayer habits? Do you pray much? After all Jesus said, when you pray. now he seemed pretty definite at this point, he didn’t say, if you pray, instead he said when you pray. He seemed pretty convinced that Christians would pray. And he said ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Brian Bill avatar

    Sleep Time

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Feb 16, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,662 views

    Dying is a part of living and if you want to live after you die you must decide for the Lord now.

    Tony Shubert Funeral 10:00 a.m. February 16, 2011 Pre-service Music: Tony’s CDs (let’s have these play during the visitation as well) Welcome. That music you’ve been listening to is Tony playing the keyboard. We’re here to remember, reflect and rejoice. We’re also ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    A Thankful Pastor: Part2 Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Feb 15, 2014
     | 4,646 views

    The desire of my heart is to see you transformed into the image of Jesus.

    A Thankful Pastor: Part 2 Text: Phil. 1:7-11 Introduction 1. Illustration: A pastor thought God gave Him an idea, and he presented it in the monthly elders meeting. After giving his most impassioned plea and really "selling" the idea to the elder board, the board voted and voted down the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Joe Tilton avatar

    Rope To Thread Series

    Contributed by Joe Tilton on Sep 2, 2013
     | 3,147 views

    Is it okay to be rich? Should we "hate" our family to follow Christ? These questions are answered through understanding original intent.

    September 8, 2013 Rope to Thread Definitions! What do we really understand from the words that we use? Recently, a “Mother’s Dictionary” was written that includes some ways mom understands certain words, including; Bottle feeding: an opportunity for daddy to get up at 2-am ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    The Most Hateful Character In The Christmas Story

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Dec 13, 2022
     | 2,852 views

    The Grinch was right, Christmas is not only about presents, but also about God’s gift of His son bringing, light, life and joy into the world. Today, I want to talk about the most hateful character of the Christmas story. Let’s look at Christmas from a different viewpoint.

    Sermon: The Most Hateful Character in the Christmas Story Scripture Lesson: Matthew 2:1-12."Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking, 2 “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • John Lowe avatar

    The Corruption Of Men And The Decree Of God. Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Oct 26, 2018
     | 8,766 views

    It is clear that these verses show how wicked the human race had become, and that God was certainly justified in destroying it and beginning again with Noah and his family.

    October 18, 2013 Commentary on the Book of Genesis By: Tom Lowe Lesson I.D.1: The Corruption of Men and the Decree of God. (Genesis 6.1-8) Genesis 6.1-8 1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, 2 That the sons of God saw the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Enduring Word Of God Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Sep 29, 2020
     | 5,969 views

    God is sovereign. His rule is never restricted and His Word is never bound.

    Hello everyone! Good morning. I hope everyone is doing fine and keeping well, not just physically but spiritually, in our walk with the Lord. • Let’s listen to Him again, from Acts 12 today. Let us pray. Dear Lord, we are here to honour You and to give thanks, for WHO you are and for all that ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Resurrection Means

    Contributed by Thomas Bartlett on Apr 10, 2020
     | 2,603 views

    Two great miracles and two great results from resurrection weekend.

    OUTLINE WHAT THAT RESURRECTION MEANS Dr. Tom Bartlett, Steele Creek Church Eastfield Campus Resurrection Sunday - April 12, 2020 And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:14 (ESV) TWO RESURRECTION MIRACLES • EMPTY TOMB ...read more

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