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What Kind Of Clay Are You Series

Contributed by Jeff Seaman on Sep 10, 2001

based on 542 ratings

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Three Types of clay God cannot use

TREASURES IN JARS OF CLAY Part 1 “What Type Of Clay Are You” Jer. 18:1-6 Pastor Jeff Seaman Today I would like to speak to you about one of the most powerful stories in the Bible. It is the story of the potter and the clay. The reference to the potter and the clay is made on several occasions in ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 18:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Attributes Of God Always Meet Our Needs

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 16, 2001

based on 69 ratings

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How the Attributes of God Meets Our Needs

God’s Attribute, Verse and Human Need 1. Adequacy - 2 Cor. 3:5,6 - Feelings of Inadequacy 2. Friend - Jn. 15:13-15 - Loneliness 3. Enabler - Phil. 2:13,14 - Lack of needed abilities 4. Supplier - Phil. 4:19 - Lack of resources 5. Faithful - 2 Thes. 3:3 - Instability 6. Gentleness ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:3-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Curse Of Pornography

Contributed by Jesse Norris on Sep 21, 2001

based on 261 ratings

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Many male Church members are "hooked" on pornography.

Here’s the too often heard scenario: An eleven year old girl, coming home from school by herself, is met by a man who has been hiding in the shadows. As he steps out he has in his hands some pornography which he bravely displays before her eyes. The girl is frightened and runs to the safety ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:10-11, Matthew 5:27-29

Denomination: Baptist

Paul's Story Is Our Story

Contributed by Edward Frey on Sep 27, 2001

based on 56 ratings

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Paul’s life story, like ours, is a wonderful example of God’s mercy with sinners through Jesus Christ.

PAUL’S STORY IS OUR STORY A young lady goes out on a blind date and the first thing her friends ask is, “So, what’s his story?” They want to know all the details – where does he work, where did he grow up, what kind of car does he drive? It seems everybody has a story, and we want to know it. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:12-17

Denomination: Lutheran

Heaven Only Knows

Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Oct 11, 2002

based on 23 ratings

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God knows everything about you and still he loves you.

Heaven Only Knows Psalm 139:1-6;13-18 September 9, 2001 I. Introduction: A. Heaven Only Knows 1. As a child I now you will find it hard to believe but I was rather precocious, always talking and asking questions - why this why that? My mother ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:1-6, Psalm 139:13-18

Denomination: United Methodist

Listening For Leadership Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 6, 2003

based on 14 ratings

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Our view of leadership is that it is aggressive, know-it-all. But in reality it is bearing witness to God’s power, not our own; and leaders are qualified to be leaders by what they do NOT know.

Do you know the story of the woman who liked to sit for an hour or so every evening at her front window? She would just sit, looking at the traffic racing by. After the children had been coached through their homework, after her husband had been reminded about the jobs on his "To do" list; after ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 19:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Dry Morsels Or Sweet Relish?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 11, 2002

based on 63 ratings

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Often what appears as hopelessness is God’s opportunity to show His stuff!

Dry Morsels or Sweet Relish? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr, Kyfingers@aol.com I have a carrot, an egg, and a tea bag. I asked what does hot water over a period of time do to these three things. The carrot gets soft. The egg gets hard. The tea bag brings out flavor. I have learned that some times, ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 9:4, Romans 9:21, Romans 9:16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Jesus' Empty Tomb Is A Place Of Life

Contributed by Edward Frey on Apr 18, 2003

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Easter morning injects a rock-solid conviction that our sins are forgiven.

Some call it coffin commercialism. Those who want to make a final statement about their life can now choose customized, personalized, caskets to tell their story. Business is thriving at the Whitelight Casket Company of Dallas, which has introduced the “art casket” for those who wouldn’t be caught ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-8

Denomination: Lutheran

The Troubled Waters – Hope For Sinners

Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Apr 27, 2003

based on 178 ratings

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I am astonished by this place. Bethesda pool was a kind of hospital packed with people: the blinde, the lame, the paralyzed. And rumor was that the chief doctor was an angel! Bethesda - reflecting, refracting and diffracting everything and everybody arou

I am astonished as I visit this place - Bethesda Pool. It’s like an hospital packed with sick people: the blinde, the lame, the paralyzed. And rumor was that the chief doctor was an angel! The Bible states here the popular belief. An angel encouraging competition? The fastest, the strongest ...read more

Scripture: John 5:2-8, John 5:1-15

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Giving That Catches Jesus Eye

Contributed by Tim Patrick on Sep 4, 2007

based on 17 ratings

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In this sermon you will learn the kind of giving that catches Jesus eye.

We are in the midst of a capital funds campaign. You heard a testimony a few moments ago. You saw posters and banners in the foyer. We have a major banquet coming up in several weeks. Financial giving is on our minds. I want to put this into perspective by introducing you to a woman who gave in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

What Kind Of Soil Are You?

Contributed by Robert Cox on Sep 13, 2007

based on 4 ratings

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The Parable of the Sower

LUKE 8:4While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable: 5"A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds of the air ate it up. 6Some fell on rock, and when it ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:4-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

There Will Be Some Changes Made

Contributed by Chris Layton on Oct 6, 2007

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This sermon talks of all the changes that Jesus brings to our lives. from Salvation to the change at the rapture.

We are certainly living in a changing world. There is only one human thing that is certain in this old world – the fact that things will change. There is nothing as certain as change itself. We don’t know what changes are coming – but we are sure they will come. 1. Places Change: The old dusty ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:51-52

Denomination: Baptist

The Bottom-Line Of Christian Service

Contributed by Clinton Smith on Mar 4, 2008

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The text is tailored to teach us that love is the bottom-line to effective Christian Service. Carrying out this new command given to us by Jesus Christ can and will only be evident in how we treat one another.

In a supermarket, Kurtis the stock boy, was busily working when a new voice came over the intercom asking for a carry out at checkout register 4. Kurtis was almost finished, and wanted to get some fresh air, and decided to answer the call. As he approached the check-out stand a distant smile ...read more

Scripture: John 13:34-35

Denomination: Baptist

Did You Hear About . . .

Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Apr 10, 2008

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Gossip is a destroyer that must be stopped. Our words ought to build up, not destroy.

Did You Hear About . . . Griffith Baptist Church – 4/13/08 A.M. Service Text: Matthew 15:10-20 Key verse: Matthew 15:18 - But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. The Introduction Two elderly, excited Southern women were sitting ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:10-20

Denomination: Baptist

Hate Your Mother And Father! (Luke 14:25-33)

Contributed by David Smith on Nov 12, 2007

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Jesus, the one who taught us love and forgiveness, tells us that we need to hate our parents! ...

Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said, "If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple. And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-33

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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