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  • Michael Bird avatar

    A Fool For Christ And An Idiot For Everybody

    Contributed by Michael Bird on Feb 8, 2002
    based on 169 ratings
     | 32,811 views

    This sermon outlines the two main ideas of 1 Cor 1:18-25 as (1) The Cross divides and Unifies; (2) The Cross fulfills God’s plan to outwit human wisdom.

    1 Cor 1:18-25 Introduction [Illustration] I would like you all to play make believe with me for a moment. Pretend that my name is Jose Samblanco and I have just arrived off the boat from Peru and I’m proclaiming to you the good news that a Peruvian peasant by the name Carlos Hernandez was ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dr. Ronald Shultz avatar

    Covid Revival

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Apr 25, 2020
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     | 5,385 views

    As horrible as this pandemic it, it may well be the eye salve to allow the Church to see the path back to its real mission.

    Jonah 3:1 And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying, 2 Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. 3 So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Andrew Dixon avatar

    Sermon # 18 A Good Conscience Series

    Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Jan 20, 2023
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     | 1,506 views

    How do we live with a good conscience? The life of the Apostle Paul will teach us how to do this. Read on to understand what we should hold on to and what we should let go of.

    We read in Acts 23:1, “And looking intently at the council, Paul said, "Brothers, I have lived my life before God in all good conscience up to this day."(ESV) As the apostle Paul stood on trial before the council of religious leaders, he bravely testified that he had lived his life ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Sam McCormick avatar

    Psalm 38 Series

    Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Feb 28, 2020
     | 5,881 views

    David, realizing the harmful effects of his sins on his health and overall well-being, implores the Lord to bypass the discipline he fully knows he deserves.

    For Sermon Central researchers: I have posted a series of 15 sermons on the Psalms. In recent personal studies I have found the psalms to be richer and more thought-provoking than I had fully appreciated. I had too often swept swiftly through psalms without slowing down to inquire as thoroughly as ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    Breaking Free From Constant Disappointment

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Feb 25, 2025
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    Disappointment is a painful experience that can leave a person feeling frustrated, hopeless, and discouraged.

    BREAKING FREE FROM CONSTANT DISAPPOINTMENT By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Mark 5:25-34 – “And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse…” Supporting ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Dan Proctor avatar

    Becoming A Catalyst For Changed Lives (Part 3) Series

    Contributed by Dan Proctor on Feb 8, 2016
     | 4,064 views

    Many times Christ’s disregard for tradition infuriated the Pharisees. But He wasn’t about pleasing them or keeping their rules; He desired to give the Father praise and uphold His standard of righteousness. Jesus never let men’s traditions hinder His min

    Becoming God’s Catalyst for Changed Lives – Part 3 John 4 Introduction: 1. The last two weeks we have studied and analyzed Christ’s meeting and conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well. 2. Christ’s actions provide believers today with a great example of how to ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    The Greatest Challenge

    Contributed by Clinton Nobles on Nov 26, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,538 views

    In the life of a Christian there are many things that we do that we can often refer to as "stumbling blocks." These are barriers in our personal walk with Christ Jesus our LORD.

    "Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance . . . and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Living In The Joy Of The Lord

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Jun 1, 2014
     | 8,066 views

    “Joy, which was the small publicity of the Pagan, is the gigantic secret of the Christian”. - G.K. Chesterton This message looks at the avenues and barriers to living in the joy of the Lord.

    Sermon for CATM – June 1, 2014 – Living in the Joy of the Lord - Nehemiah 8:1-10 Robert Louis Stevenson once entered in his diary what he considered to be an extraordinary thing. He said, "I have been to Church today, and (Surprisingly) I am not depressed." I hope that your ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Anthony Zibolski avatar

    A Call To Be Courageous

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Oct 8, 2010
     | 9,576 views

    God is definitely looking for people to get outside the comfort zone and break new barriers and take new ground. Could you be that person? Is your church that church?

    A call to be courageous Deuteronomy 31:1-8 Introduction- We have been in the book of Deuteronomy for several weeks. We have looked at covenants or binding agreements between us and God. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Steve Greene avatar

    Holiness: A Matter Of The Heart

    Contributed by Steve Greene on May 11, 2007
    based on 91 ratings
     | 21,951 views

    This message uncovers some of the myths that have surrounded the holiness tradition and offers some basic, practical, biblical direction for holy living.

    Holiness: A Matter of the Heart A father told his young son that it was time to get ready for Sunday School. They would be leaving in just a few minutes. You know how little boys can be. They are inquisitive. The boy asked his dad, "Did you go to Sunday School when you were a boy?" The ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Chip Monck avatar

    Desperate Times - What Would You Do?

    Contributed by Chip Monck on Jul 8, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,186 views

    This sermon is designed to challenge traditional church thinking regarding waiting for "open doors", faith requirements to healing, and the true illness of the lost.

    (This first paragraph was actually a list of bullet points to comment on, and transition through into the beginnning of the message. They will not have a flow like the remainder of the transcript that follows after this opening paragraph) Tonight I want to challenge your thinking. Let me begin ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Mark Armstrong avatar

    Trinity In Worship Series

    Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Aug 10, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,865 views

    After considering some reasons why the Trinity is not always central in our tradition, discussing how the Trinity shapes liturgical substance.

    ‘Glory be to God the Father’, sings the church, ‘glory be to God the Son, glory be to God the Spirit, great Jehovah, Three in One’. What is this? we ask—praise to three gods? No, praise to one God in three persons. This is the God whom Christians worship—God in three persons. At the heart of  the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Monty Newton avatar

    God... The Rule Breaker (A Christmas Communion Meditation)

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Dec 20, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,713 views

    God is a rule breaker... God does things through people and in ways that differe from what we think to be conventional or traditional.

    Title: God… the Rule Breaker (A Christmas Communion Meditation) Text: Luke 1:26-38 Thesis: God is a rule-breaker… God does things through people and for people and in ways that differ from what we think of as conventional or traditional. Introduction Thinking outside the box is a catch phrase ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Ryan Ferwerda avatar

    For All The Saints

    Contributed by Ryan Ferwerda on Jan 15, 2021
     | 1,427 views

    A look into a lost faith tradition of reflecting on the life and work of the saints, especially Saint Hilary of Poitiers, feast day January 13

    This past week my First-Grade son, who goes to the local Catholic School, along with all of this first grade classmates, helped lead the Wednesday mass. This was the second time this school year that he and his class has done this, and thus it was the second time that I went in order to see him and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Derrick White Sr avatar

    (Open Enrollment)

    Contributed by Derrick White Sr on May 15, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,831 views

    THE GOSPEL OF MARK INTRODUCES US TO SOME PEOPLE WHO`S MALADIES WERE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE TRADITIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

    Mark 10:46-52 (AMP) 46 Then they came to Jericho. And as He was leaving Jericho with His disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, a son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. 47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, saying, Jesus, Son of David, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist