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  • Gregg Barbour avatar

    The Fiery Furnace - Walking Through Fire Series

    Contributed by Gregg Barbour on Feb 8, 2010
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    Take a look back at a familiar story in this sermon on the 3 amigos- Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego

    Tonight, we’re beginning a series on Old Testament Bible Stories. These are the stories your parents may have read to you before bed, or you may have learned in Children’s church, and stories that may have molded the faith that you now have. It was probably easy for you and I to see ...read more

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    The Feast Of Purim Series

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Oct 20, 2009
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    God has turned our sorrow into joy!

    The Feast of Purim, Esther 9:18-27 (Jewish Feasts-2) Introduction A thirty-eight-year-old scrubwoman (cleaning lady) would go to the movies and sigh, “If only I had her looks.” She would listen to a singer and moan, “If only I had her voice.” Then one day someone gave her a copy of the book, The ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Real Or Not Real?

    Contributed by C Vincent on Jul 13, 2009
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    How to know what is truth and error, real or not real based on Simon the sourcerer.

    Real or Not Real? 12.07.09 JCC am (From the game show, deal or no deal?) What is truth and what is error? You will have a son and you will name him Jesus. There is a tall man who will enter your life You will win a fortune within the next year You will cast out demons in my name It’s not ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Are You Amazed?

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Apr 9, 2010
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    The word, ‘amaze’ means ‘to fill somebody with wonder or astonishment’. To fill someone with wonder or astonishment means there is a great degree of admiration or awe. Amazement, astonishment, wonder, awe, these are words used to describe Jesus. But what

    ARE YOU AMAZED? MEDITATION: Baseball season is fast approaching. I like the Mets. When the Mets won the World Series in 1969 they were dubbed, ‘the Amazing Mets’. Up until that year, the Mets didn’t have one winning season to their credit. The team they were facing in the series, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Jacob: Back To Bethal

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Oct 14, 2009
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    The life of Jacob is a great picture of the battle raging within every Christian between the flesh and the spirit.

    Jacob: Back to Bethel Genesis 35:1-3 Introduction Bethel is about 20 miles north of Jerusalem and is described as a bleak highlands in the hill country. It stands 1,200 feet above sea level where the winds whistle around the large exposed rocks. Although the city was desolate and forbidding it ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?

    Contributed by Barry Edmondson on Oct 27, 2007
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    A message on why We as Christians should not celebrate Halloween

    Halloween is an annual celebration, but just what is it actually a celebration of? And how did this peculiar custom originate? Is it, as some claim, a kind of demon worship? Or is it just a harmless vestige of some ancient pagan ritual? In North America, the yearly observance of Halloween amounts ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Barnabas Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 15, 2007
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    Barnabus the giver, the risk-taker, the faithful

    Barnabas: Stories of God’s People May 21, 2006 Intro: How many of you can think of someone who, at some point in your life, believed in you when you weren’t sure you believed in yourself? Someone probably a little older, a little wiser, more experienced, who looked at you and the situation you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Kingdom Of People Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 15, 2007
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     | 4,270 views

    While God is the centre and the focus of the Kingdom of God, it remains a Kingdom of people. And not just regular, ordinary people, and not all people everywhere, but rather a very privileged, very select, very precious, very holy, very royal people.

    A Kingdom of People 1 Pet 2:4-5, 9-12 Intro: While God is the centre and the focus of the Kingdom of God, it remains a Kingdom of people. And not just regular, ordinary people, and not all people everywhere, but rather a very privileged, very select, very precious, very holy, very royal ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Citizen In Two Kingdoms

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 28, 2010
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    The sixth and final message in the series based on the six pillars of ‘Character Counts!’

    (Slide 1) Today is our last Sunday to hear and think about the Six Pillars of Character counts with our kids present. And kids I am glad to have had you present these past six weeks and I also hope that you have learned some helpful things about these six character qualities. Today our discussion ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Gluttony Series

    Contributed by Aneel Aranha on Dec 8, 2014
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    The third part of The Seven Deadly Sins looks at the sin of gluttony

    Gluttony Evagrius of Pontus, a Christian monk and ascetic whose ideas may have inspired St. John Cassian’s list of eight sins, gives us a very poetic, but comprehensive definition of the sin of gluttony: “Gluttony is the mother of lust, the nourishment of evil thoughts, laziness in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Just Passing By Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 24, 2014
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    This is sermon #2 in a series based on the Good Samaritan. This message focuses on the two religious men who passed by and failed to help the wounded man on the road to Jericho.

    Just Passing By (from the series: Get off your Donkey) Luke 10:30-32 INTRODUCTION: This is the second in a 5 week series we’re doing called “Get off Your Donkey.” We’re taking time to focus on one of the most well known stories Jesus told: The Good Samaritan. Last ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Kingdom Of Heaven [part 3] Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jul 15, 2015
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    As individuals and as a church where do we stand when it comes to being the leaven? Are we pursuing to build a strong communion with Jesus Christ or being lured by the leaven of legalism, liberalism and materialism?

    Introduction: This passage/verse may seem tricky because that was doubtless the reaction of the disciples when they heard this little story. Our Lord arrested them with this story and shocked them somewhat. When he told them that there was a woman who hid leaven in three measures of meal they must ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Pleasing God Instead Of Men Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Aug 4, 2015
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    Leadership, Humility, Teachability, Courage

    FOLLOW THE LEADER – Pleasing God Instead of Men 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 (pg. 824) August 9, 2015 Introduction: Opposition can come in many forms...It can be an outright attack, violent and physical...and it can also come more subtly...through conversations that gather support from ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Pleasing God Instead Of Men Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Oct 17, 2012
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    Priorities, integrity, leadership

    PLEASING GOD INSTEAD OF MEN 1 THESS 2: 1-12 Oct. 14, 2012 INTRODUCTION: I honestly believe that we should not lower the expectations for following Christ because it’s costly…but we should expect…and encourage genuine followers of Christ to grow…reach new levels of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Follow-Service Wear Series

    Contributed by Jim Caswell on Mar 23, 2017
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    As followers of jesus we are to be dressed to serve. Luke 12.35.

    Title: Follow-Service Wear Place: BLCC Date: 4/2/17 Text: Luke 12.37; Colossians 3.12-14; 1 Corinthians 11.2-12. CT: As followers of Jesus we are to be dressed to serve. [Screen 1] FAS: Does what we wear tell us about who we follow? How about these guys? (show pic of UK fan tricked out) Or how ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church