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  • James May avatar

    One Little Girl In Philippi

    Contributed by James May on Jun 27, 2007
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     | 5,803 views

    What are we going to do with our children? Will we allow Satan to steal them, or will we speak the name of Jesus to set them free?

    ONE LITTLE GIRL IN PHILIPPI Wednesday, June 13, 2007 Acts 16:16-18, "And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    By God's Grace, We Are The Sheep Of His Fold

    Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Apr 28, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,009 views

    A sermon for the 4th Sunday of Easter, Series C

    4th Sunday of Easter- April 29, 2007 “Series C” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, we give you thanks for your Son, Jesus the Christ, who gave his life for our redemption. Through the power of your Holy ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Kevin Ruffcorn avatar

    Lessons On Obedience And Forgiveness Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Apr 30, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,276 views

    Before Jesus ascends, the disciples get a crash course on what is needed to carry on the ministry of Jesus to which they have been called--and they just thought they were going fishing.

    John 21:1-19 “Lessons on Obedience and Forgiveness” INTRODUCTION The school year is drawing to a close. Both students and teachers are talking about the end of school and are looking forward to the summer break. Before the end of school can occur, though, students must take the dreaded final ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Gaither Bailey avatar

    If You're In Love, Show Me

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on May 4, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,060 views

    The only command that Jesus gave directly to his followers was to love one another as He had loved them. Do we dare disobey?

    If You’re In Love, Show Me – John 13: 31 - 35 Intro: (Woman’s letter from Sermon Central – Love One Another by Joel Vincente) “Dearest, darling Jimmy, No words can ever express the great unhappiness I’ve felt since breaking our engagement. I miss you so. No one could ever take your place in my ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Tested Faith

    Contributed by John Gullick on May 9, 2007
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     | 3,582 views

    A sermon that considers what it means to count it all joy when you face all kind of trials. contains quite a bit on william Carey - didn’t use it all but thought it may be a useful resource so have left it in

    Tested Faith. I’d always heard this belief attributed to the supposed fact that Mondays and Fridays had the highest rates of employee absenteeism among auto workers, therefore you didn’t want to buy a car manufactured on those days because some of the assembly steps might have been skipped or too ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    If You Love Me

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on May 10, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,404 views

    We are not left to dance the dance of life alone. Christ Jesus has given us the Holy Spirit to help us show our love for Him by following His teachings.

    John 14: 23 – 39 If You Love Me Intro: You hear them all the time. Expressions like: “Luv ya man.” --- “I just love chocolate cake.” --- “I love you hair!” --- When was the last time someone told you that they loved you? Did you believe them? Why or why not? How do you know when ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Come And See

    Contributed by Mickey Bell on Apr 27, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,086 views

    When it comes time to telling others about Jesus, we need to refrain from sharing our thoughts, our views and our religion. We just need to tell them to "Come and See"

    Come and See John 1:44-46 How many of you like first hand experiences? You have to check things out for yourself… Others can tell you about it but you want to see it yourself. What about when you experience something exciting: You want to tell others about it. Movies – “Have you seen ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Every Christian Is A Minister

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Nov 12, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 8,559 views

    This sermon from Ephesians Chapter Four challenges our laity to be in partnership in ministry with pastors as pastors train them for that ministry.

    EVERY CHRISTIAN IS A MINISTER--EPHESIANS 4:11-13 Since the time I was in the fourth grade, I always wanted to be a teacher. Prior to wanting to teach music, I inspired to be a classroom teacher. I always enjoyed school. Each year I would enter a new grade that became the grade I wanted to ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Ed Wood avatar

    Now A Word From John

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Nov 17, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,777 views

    How do you communicate an idea to another person? John gives us an example through his preaching about Jesus.

    NOW A WORD FROM JOHN John 1:1-18 INTRO: Suppose you have an idea. You want others to know about this idea. How do you communicate that idea to another person? Simple. You convey an idea from your mind to another person’s mind by the medium of words. John began the Fourth Gospel with an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Doug Warren avatar

    How To Show Our Thankfulness To God

    Contributed by Doug Warren on Nov 25, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,709 views

    To show our thanfulness to God, we should Ponder His Greatness, Prepare our hearts for His entrance, Practice His Teachings, and Proclaim His messaage to others.

    Intro: At a Thanksgiving dinner table, the youngest member of the group (age 4) volunteered to say the blessing. It went as follows: "God is great, God is good...LET US THANK HIM! Amen." While some would argue that she forgot part of the blessing, the impact of that prayer penetrated the hearts ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Sunday Adelaja avatar

    The Revealing Of The Son Of God

    Contributed by Sunday Adelaja on Jan 16, 2008
    based on 15 ratings
     | 7,828 views

    God has called all believers to preach the Good News. Each one of us has been called to preach the Gospel to others. Only you can give this world the answer it’s looking for to the question: how to be delivered from the curse of sin. You are this world’s

    God has called all believers to preach the Good News. Each one of us has been called to preach the Gospel to others. Only you can give this world the answer it’s looking for to the question: how to be delivered from the curse of sin. You are this world’s hope. The whole world is waiting for ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Overcoming Barriers To The Good News Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 21, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,195 views

    With God’s help, we can learn to naturally and effectively share His love with others.

    Overcoming Barriers to the Good News Acts 14:1-18 Intro: Many Christians believe that they are supposed to share the good news about Jesus with other people who do not know God yet. I would guess that most if not all of the Christian here today have at least some desire to do that. However, most ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Let's Talk Fishing

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jan 24, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,344 views

    We are not called by Christ to talk about fishing for people or wait until we have the proper equipment or bait. We are called to fish.

    Matthew 4: 12 – 23 / What Do I Use For Bait? Intro: Some people just love to fish! --- No offense intended to those who love it; but, I HATE IT! It’s not that I haven’t tried it. I have. I just don’t like it. First of all, I don’t like to get my hands sticky or dirty. Next, I can’t sit and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Revd. Martin Dale avatar

    I Will Make You Fishers Of Men

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 25, 2008
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     | 7,128 views

    We can learn a lot from the qualities needed to be a good fisherman, to enable us to be good fishers for men.

    I will make you Fishers of Men – but we don’t start with the Barracudas Story: I occasionally take Bari (my Bernese Mountain Dog) down to the gravel pits for a walk. It’s a bit muddy at this time of year and there is quite a bit of flooding down there too I took Bari down a number of weeks ago ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Aaron Chavez avatar

    El Ejército De Dios Series

    Contributed by Aaron Chavez on Jan 26, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 12,797 views

    El llamado de Dios para nuestras vidas es para que seamos un solo cuerpo. Que nos convirtamos en un ejército.Es interesante ver que antes de pensar en la conquista de la tierra prometida tiene que haber un proceso de formación.Todos estos procesos son co

    El Ejército de Dios (El Tiempo de los conquistadores) Introd. El llamado de Dios para nuestras vidas es para que seamos un solo cuerpo. Que nos convirtamos en un ejército. La definición de ejército es, un grupo de gente organizada para la realización de un fin. Obviamente esto requiere de un ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal