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  • Dan Erickson avatar

    It Takes A Team

    Contributed by Dan Erickson on Jan 28, 2001
    based on 136 ratings
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    The key to the success of this congregation’s ministry is a team, a team working together to make a difference for the glory of God. What the Apostle Paul says about teamwork. (Pastor Appreciation Day)

    Randall Cunningham is a pretty good football quarterback, but he doesn’t seem to be as good as when he played for the Minnesota Vikings. Randall is an excellent athlete, but during his years in Philadelphia, he never began to accomplish what he did with the Vikings during the 1998 season. He is now ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Pat Cook avatar

    Do You Work For Your Father? Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Oct 6, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,337 views

    #5 in Romans 8 - What a Way to Live! series. Paul says that we can be better than just God’s servants - we can be God’s children.

    Romans 8:15-17 – Do You Work for Your Father? I’m going to give you 2 scenarios that sound almost alike but very different. This is scenario #1. Jimmy, an orphan, from a foster home, is fishing by himself on the end of a wharf. As many curious ten-year-olds would, he leans over the edge to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • K. Edward Skidmore avatar

    Nightlight Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Sep 8, 2004
    based on 64 ratings
     | 7,987 views

    #6 in Proverbs and Parables series (#5 not available) Matthew 25:1-13 with Proverbs to keep Watch over our Work, the Words we Say and the Words we Obey

    Night Light Proverbs 12-13 SCRIPTURE READING: Matthew 25:1-13 INTRODUCTION: Notice the moral of that Parable: Therefore keep watch. The 5 Foolish Virgins obviously did NOT keep watch. After all, they were sound asleep. But wait a minute… the 5 Wise Virgins were also sleeping. So what does ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jerry Flury avatar

    How Shall We Give To The Lord?

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Sep 9, 2004
    based on 54 ratings
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    In 1 Chronicles 29:1 David says, the temple will not be for man, but for the Lord God. David then provides an example of how we should give our time, talent and treasure to the Lord.

    HOW SHALL WE GIVE TO THE LORD? 1 CHRONICLES 29:1-20 INTRODUCTION: David’s heart desire was to build a house for the Lord. But because David was a warrior who had shed blood God would not allow him to build the temple. Instead David’s son, Solomon would have that privilege. Although David would not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Lennon avatar

    Doer Or Hearer? Series

    Contributed by Mark Lennon on Feb 17, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 9,684 views

    # 7 in series Deceiving ourselves? Do we really deceive ourselves? When we hear the word of God, and don’t do what it says we are deceiving ourselves.

    Doer or Hearer? James 1:22-25 Lesson 7 Here we see that James is talking about being a hearer and a doer of the Word, he is using this as a springboard to going in to faith and works and reconciling the two. Verse 22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Neil Chadwick avatar

    Only Jesus

    Contributed by Neil Chadwick on Jul 27, 2002
    based on 27 ratings
     | 9,789 views

    So what then do we mean by "Only Jesus"? Because what we believe is based on what the Bible says, we’ll allow the answer to come from Scripture.

    Only Jesus If we were to ask some of the great Christian teachers to answer the question, "What one thing is necessary?", The great Apostle Paul might say - "Only Faith." (A favorite song of years gone by expressed it this way: "Only believe, only believe, all things are possible.") Certainly ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Wow What A Mom!

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Apr 9, 2001
    based on 734 ratings
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    In 2 Samuel 21 we meet a mom named Rizpah, and when we look at what she did we can’t help but say wow, what a mom.

    "WOW, WHAT A MOTHER" TEXT: 2 SAMUEL 21:1-14 INTRODUCTION Erma Bombeck writes; For the first 4 or 5 years after I had children, I considered motherhood a temporary condition -- not a calling. It was a time of my life set aside for exhaustion and long hours. It would pass. Then ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Warner Pidgeon avatar

    Have You Forgotten God?

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Nov 26, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,291 views

    75% of British people say they believe in God but so few have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. This is an evangelistic sermon given to a congregation where about a third are not christians yet.

    An article in The New York Times in December 1990 told how a group of 50 Japanese engineers held a religious ceremony at a Buddhist temple to pay their respects to ‘old computer chips’. The chief priest dressed in purple robes, bowed low and chanted as a large tray covered in used parts was placed ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Sherman Gordon avatar

    The Law Of Timing

    Contributed by Sherman Gordon on Dec 9, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 8,783 views

    JOHN MAXWELL DECLARES THAT SO MUCH WHICH HAPPENS IN LIFE, HAS LITTLE TO DO WHICH FORTUNE, AS IT DOES WITH PREPARATION AND TIMING. HEAR WHAT SOLOMON ALSO HAS TO SAY . . .

    ECCLESIASTES 3:1-8 THE LAW OF TIMING JOHN MAXWELL – 21 IRREFUTABLE LAWS OF LEADERSHIP BORROWS FROM SOLOMON WHO DECLARED IN ECCLESIASTES 3 THAT THERE IS A TIME FOR EVERYTHING AND A SEASON FOR EVERY ACTIVITY UNDER HEAVEN, WHEN ESTABLISHING WHAT HE REFERS TO AS THE LAW OF TIMING. IN MAXWELL’S LAW OF ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Maurice McCarthy avatar

    Out Of Order

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Mar 12, 2004
    based on 94 ratings
     | 17,849 views

    Sad to say there are too many Christians that are walking around with an, "OUT OF ORDER," sign about them. They are not in a fit state to be used of the Master, nor are they producing the fruit that they should be producing.

    Out of Order 1 Peter 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and [be] ready always to [give] an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: Recently there were those in the UK who were opposed to the war in Iraq (2003) and decided upon a ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jon MacKinney avatar

    The Great Reality

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Mar 18, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 4,466 views

    Security in Christ is a controversial topic. Let’s see what John has to say about it, and discover the fingerprints of God that mark us as His own beloved children.

    Well, I was taught in seminary that this is how you do public speaking. And if you’ve taken a public speaking class, you’ve probably heard this too. First, you tell people what you’re going to tell them. And then, you tell them. And then, you tell them what you told them. Right? That’s how ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Steve Hereford avatar

    Our Triune God Series

    Contributed by Steve Hereford on Aug 21, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,484 views

    What does the Bible say about the existence and nature of God? Is it alright to speculate what God is like or is that idolatry? Join Pastor Steve as he teaches on "The Doctrine of God."

    “On January 7, 1855, the minister of New Park Street Chapel, Southwark, England, opened his morning sermon as follows: ‘It has been said by someone that “the proper study of mankind is man.” I will not oppose the idea, but I believe it is equally true that the proper study of God’s elect is God; ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jason Cole avatar

    Why I Love The Church Series

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Feb 13, 2006
    based on 184 ratings
     | 71,573 views

    Many people say they love the church, but do their actions support that? The church has some flaws and problems, but I love the church and here is why I love her

    “Falling in Love With the Bride of Christ…Why I Love the Church?” Introduction: A 97-pound Labrador retriever named Marley is claimed to be the world’s worst dog. He crashed through screen doors with alarming regularity. He went berserk during thunderstorms, destroying everything in his path. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • David Smith avatar

    A Tale Of Ten Lepers (A Sermon On Luke 17:11-19)

    Contributed by David Smith on Dec 9, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,692 views

    On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices, saying,

    I remember hearing of a rural vicar in England whose bicycle went missing. The man relied exclusively on his bicycle to get around his little parish, and he knew things like bicycles didn’t just disappear into thin air, so he put two and two together and figured out that someone in the parish - ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Speak Out Your Own Miracle! (Part 1) Series

    Contributed by Angel Caballero on Jun 7, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 11,823 views

    The Bible has much to say about the important role our words play in our lives, and all the more when we are speaking the Word of God over our situation.

    Speak out your own Miracle! Joshua 1:8 Introduction: I believe that this is a timely message for us as a church. I know God is doing a marvellous work in our midst; some of you here will be surprised of the blessing that will come your way after hearing this sermon. Some of us don’t know the ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God