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  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    Don't Be Afraid

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Apr 13, 2009
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    One of the joys of Easter are Christ’s words, "Do not be afraid."

    Title SlideMatthew 28:1-10 Easter Worship April 12, 2009 BlankHave you ever had to endure a period of life where everything seemed to be going your way? I know, it’s hard to take while it’s happening, isn’t it? On the one hand, you’re thrilled with the way things are going, but at the same ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Getting The Right Perspective On Facing The End Times

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Apr 27, 2009
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    Another message on the end times as we work our way through the 24th chapter of Matthew. This is is meant to help us face the end times by hearing Jesus’ words to not be deceived and not be alarmed.

    Getting the Right Perspective on Facing the End Times Matthew 24:1-8 March 8, 2009 NOTE: THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE FORMAT IS BORROWED FROM ANDY STANLEY’S BOOK, "COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE." Me/We: One of the issues that comes up when discussing the end times – those times that are coming to bring ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Understanding Temptation

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Apr 27, 2009
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    A message regarding what temptation is and how to deal with it.

    Understanding Temptation Various Scriptures ACS Chapel Service March19, 2009, revised and expanded for March 29, 2009 NOTE: THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE IS BORROWED FROM ANDY STANLEY’S BOOK, "COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE." Me: The Wesleyan Church is what is called a “holiness” church. In other words, we ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Grace In Christ Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Apr 30, 2008
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    Simply put, grace is God’s best for our worst.

    Grace In Christ Text: Eph. 2:1-10 Introduction 1. Illustration: Put bluntly: the American church today accepts grace in theory but denies it practice. We say we believe that the fundamental structure of reality is grace, not works – but our lives refute our faith. By and large, the gospel of ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Horace Wimpey avatar

    God's Fools

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Feb 28, 2015
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    In Paul's letter to the Corinthian believers, he reminds them that the philosophy that they brought with them into the church was no longer the philosophy that they were to live by. There was wisdom in the cross.

    God’s Fools 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 (NLT) Intro: There is a story about a little girl who proudly wore a shiny cross on a chain around her neck. One day she was approached by a man who said to her, “Little girl, don’t you know that the cross Jesus died on wasn’t beautiful ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    True Freedom

    Contributed by Anthony Seel on Mar 21, 2015
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    A sermon on the importance of truth, faith, and virtue for personal and national freedom.

    The Fourth Sunday in Lent March 15, 2015 St. Andrew’s Church The Rev. M. Anthony Seel, Jr. 2 Chronicles 36:14-23 “True Freedom” As I began to think about today’s sermon, I was a bit perplexed. Some weeks, I get a clear sense of direction and I pray that God will guide my ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Take Up Your Cross And Follow Me / Another Prospective

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Aug 27, 2014
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    What if this text is about not being afraid; not being afraid of death. About not fearing the suffering places in our lives that can often feel so much like death. For the moment we start to fear death, it will not long before we start to fear life. Updated August 2020.

    For those not familiar with an Anglican Service there are four Scripture readings before the Message. Today's readings are Exodus 3:1-15; Psalm 105; Romans 12:9-21 and Matthew 16:21-28 The story is told ... that a man living out on the edge of town ... heard a commotion in his back yard. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Graduations: Moving Up!

    Contributed by Kelly Durant on May 27, 2015
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    Life is full of stages. Time, outside forces, our own maturing nature forces us to move on.Young people, the first thing you need to get right in life starting independence, your priority, is to learn to seek God, fear God, and live only by His standards.

    Graduations: Moving Up! Kelly Durant 5-31-15 Ecclesiastes 7:8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. 2. How many of you have seen a toddler scream when the parents are trying to put it into the stroller? Once a ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    God Is Quitely At Work

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Jun 15, 2015
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    We may not know what God is doing but be assured, God is doing it!

    Title: God is quietly at work in our lives and in the world… establishing his Kingdom. Text: Mark 4:26-34 Thesis: We may not know what God is doing but be assured, God is doing it! Introduction – Enigmatic? What to do with it? It feels like an FYI. On August 12, 1805, near the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Like Father, Like Son Series

    Contributed by Ron Tuit on Jun 17, 2015
    based on 3 ratings
     | 10,308 views

    Jesus explains the Divine Essentials of the Eternal Father/Son Relationship which he has always had with His Father as part of the Godhead, the Triune God.

    “Like Father, Like Son” John 5:19-24 In a healthy family relationship, a father has a special relationship with his son. A son receives the special love which a father naturally gives to his son. Today we examine four essential truths concerning the eternal relationship between God ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Where Are You?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 18, 2015
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    Where are you? How did you get here? Do we honestly think we can hide from God. How did these TARES get in my field?

    WHERE ARE YOU? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I. WHERE ARE YOU? Genesis 3:9 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? A. God is asking a question... You can learn a lot by observation and by asking questions? My Dad taught me when someone asks a hard ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    A Divided Church; An Oxymoron

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Feb 14, 2015
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    In his first letter to the Corinthian church, Paul addresses the factions and divisions that have arose. He tells them and us that a united church has No Divisions, No Dividers, No Distractions and One Directive.

    A Divided Church; An Oxymoron 1 Corinthians 1: 10-17 (NLT) Intro: Who knows what an oxymoron is? .Webster’s defines it this way: . “a combination of contradictory or incongruous words” . Phrases that contradict each other. . Here are some of my favorites. . Boneless Ribs, Fresh ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tim Hinrichs avatar

    A Message For Home

    Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Nov 29, 2011
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     | 5,407 views

    Jesus comes to us with a message to reach out to those who are on the edge of society but also to realize that we are in need of his ministry of healing from sin.

    I had arrived only a couple weeks before in the Czech Republic and was living with a retired Czech couple in a small village. Being the only American in the area I was somewhat a celebrity. One day a couple elders from a local church visited me to ask if I would preach in their church later that ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Broadcasting Faith

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Aug 8, 2011
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     | 4,596 views

    A message to spark in our hearts the inspiration to broadcast our faith, so others can hear the good news of Jesus Christ.

    INTRO Allow me to start our time by reading you a nifty story. It is called, “The First Radio Broadcast.” For their entire careers, wireless operators onboard US Navy and merchant ships had only heard Morse code coming through their headphones. However, a few days before Christmas in ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Glorious

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Aug 28, 2011
     | 5,517 views

    Let us be like Christ Jesus and be transformed —in our hearts and minds — into the gloriousness of God; and let us reflect the light and love of God for all to see, so that those with veiled faces can see the glorious face of God in us, and desire that to

    INTRO Ya know, sometimes it’s good for us to get out of our environment to see the glory of God, and to be even more thankful for all he’s done and given, for that which he is doing now, and forevermore will do for all of creation. I have to say, going on vacation last weekend to ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran