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Knee Deep In Sheep

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Dec 10, 2005

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For Advent III, preached at First Baptist of Gaithersburg, MD. "We may be knee deep in sheep, but let this keep you as you sleep, it is joy we reap". God in Christ transforms the ordinariness of everyday, humdrum life.

We may be knee deep in sheep, but let this keep you as you sleep – it is joy we shall reap. Did you get all that? Too many rhyming words? Ah, but every one of them is important. Listen again: we may be knee deep in sheep, but let this keep you as you sleep – it is joy we shall reap. Now you ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Denomination: Baptist

Dui: Dying Under The Influence [alcohol / Social Drinking / Wine] Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Feb 3, 2005

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America’s #1 Drug & #1 Killer. A Biblical look at God’s mind on alcohol, inc. Heb./Greek study. You can vote against the sermon, but you can’t argue with God! DESCRIPTION of Alcohol, DESTRUCTION, DECEPTION...and DELIVERANCE! PowerPoint at website.

DUI: Dying Under the Influence Prov. 23:29-35 We have a drug problem in the U.S. We could talk about: cocaine, marijuana, meth, or heroine. America’s #1 problem drug is not any of these illegal substances, But a legal drug called ALCOHOL. [In the Bible: "Alcohol" represents all of the ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 23:29-35

Denomination: Baptist

Peace On Earth Series

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Dec 18, 2004

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A sermon for our Carols by Candlelight service. What is the peace that the angels are singing of, and how do we find it in our lives?

Carols by candlelight. Peace on earth. WBC 19.12.2004 pm. Luke 2:8-20 A mother and father went Christmas shopping one Saturday afternoon with their seven-year-old daughter. The Little girl was so thrilled and enthusiastic about the season. But her parents were just the opposite- - they were so ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Denomination: Baptist

Carnally, Halfheartedly, And Faithfully Committed!!

Contributed by Russell Darby on Jan 22, 2005

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A look at types of Committments Christians make to Christ.

[Ps. 37:5] Commit thy way unto the LORD: trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. In this day and age there is a word in the English language that seems to have lost its definition and meaning to most people. We know the word, we read the word, we understand the meaning of the word, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:5

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Friends Or Enemies Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Oct 19, 2001

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One of the most difficult decisions we will make is proclaiming our allegiance. We either follow Christ or the world.

Submitting to God James 4:1-10 Have you ever wondered how some wars began? Consider how some of the following wars got started — about 1,000 years ago, a war between two cities in France started as the result of a conflict over a water bucket. A Chinese emperor went to war because of a broken ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Narnia: Lucy's Faith Is "Unswerving" Series

Contributed by Chuck Cody on Oct 19, 2005

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The first step is faith. Despite what others may think your journey begins now and it begins by saying yes to Jesus.

I remember in my late twenties, I had moved several times, and I was going back to what had been home to me during my high school years. I was going to be staying with some old friends, you know the ones, the ones that know all your stories, that know the “real” you, the ones that know all those ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Attending Your Own Funeral, Part One Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 1, 2004

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Christians should not take sin lightly, but need to focus on developing their relationship to God instead. Paul offers several arguments to convince us of this. There are other motivations besides merit and fear (Law); Grace motivates us out of love, app

Attending Your Own Funeral, Part One Note: When I preached this sermon, I found out I really had two sermons (time wise); so I preached part two (labelled, "Attending Your Own Funeral Conclusion" in which I summarize my first point and then half of the second point (which is far as I got), and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-23

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Older Brother Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jul 12, 2004

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Most of us in Church relate to the older brother if we are honest. The father loves us as much as the prodigal and invites into the party.

Luke 15:11-32 June 20, 2004 The Older Brother We’ve been looking at the story of the Prodigal Son for many weeks now – we began by talking for 4 weeks about our call to become the Father in the story. But last week I talked about how taking up the call to become the father without dealing ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: *other

How To Have A Good Fight Series

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Jun 26, 2006

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Biblical advice on how to handle marital disagreements.

I have a question for you: What in this world does more damage to people than anything else? Drugs? War? Disease? I think the answer is…our words. We all remember the childhood saying “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me.” But that’s not true. Words do hurt; ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:25-32

Denomination: Baptist

Suicide And The Church Series

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 30, 2004

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What does the Bible say about suicide?

Suicide and the Church Hot Potato the Church Wonft Touch #3 I donft think there is anything in this life more heartbreaking than suicide. It affects much more than the one life lost. The family, friends, acquaintances, community and generations to come are affected by the choice to die of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:3-5

Denomination: Wesleyan

Extreme Makeover: Big Ears

Contributed by Wes Richard on Sep 6, 2004

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God wants us to have big ears so we can gain knowledge, build relationships, and understand what God says to us.

One of the major television networks offers a series about people who are unhappy with their bodies and are willing to undergo surgery and all kinds of treatments to change. When they find someone willing to undergo a makeover, they bring in a team of plastic surgeons, eye surgeons, dentists, ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-20

Denomination: Brethren

Guilty As Charged

Contributed by Ralf Bergmann on Sep 14, 2004

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Caught with a hand in the cookie jar. It can happen to those within the walls of the church just as the one who runs with the ways of the world.

Sermon Title: Guilty as Charged Text: Ephesians 2:1-10 Date: August 17,2003 Scripture Introduction: In typical fashion, the young husband and father rushed out the door and on his way out gave his wife and young child a kiss and grabbed the sack lunch on the counter by the back door of his ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: *other

The Fruit Of The Spirit Series

Contributed by Michael Martin on Apr 8, 2006

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Series on the Book of Galatians - Part 5 of 8

Intro to Galatians (Galatians 1:1-24) The Galatian churches included those in the cities of Lystra, Iconium, Antioch of Pisidia, and Derbe which were established on Paul’s first missionary journey and revisited on his subsequent missionary trips. The six chapters of this epistle are divided ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-26

Denomination: Baptist

Nana, Nana, Nana

Contributed by James Lowe on Apr 12, 2006

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A good sermon about Hannah’s burden concerning her inability to have children

Nana, Nana, Nana I Samuel 1:1-8 The Bible says there was a certain man of Mount Ephraim whose man was Elkanah (El-kaw-nah). Elkanah was unfortunate enough to have two wives, one named Hannah, and the other named Peninnah (Pen-in-nah), It was not uncommon for a man to have more than one wife in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Walking With The Black Dog

Contributed by Paul Cull on Apr 28, 2005

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Walking with the black dog of depression affects us all but can bring us close to God and is not the end

‘Walking with the Black Dog’ Introduction ’Black dog’ was the term Winston Churchill coined for depression - his own depression. For his depression was like a Black Dog that cast an ever present shadow over his life. That anxiety, that depression, that ever present shadow, like Winston ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-10

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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