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  • Andy Atkins avatar

    Snake Oil Peddlers In The Church

    Contributed by Andy Atkins on Jan 5, 2001
    based on 145 ratings
     | 8,870 views

    Are false teachers prevalent today? You bet! Just take a look at how Paul describes them.

    Colossians 2:1-10 Snake Oil Peddlers in the Church They used to travel the country in multitudes, setting up camp in every village and clearing, peddling their wares. Their product was a concoction of anything from alcohol to spring water, and they claimed to be able to cure every illness ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Who Wants To Marry A Prostitute?

    Contributed by Steve Wynkoop on Aug 10, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 8,324 views

    Passionately pursue a relationship with God don’t tend to a religious duty.

    Who Wants to Marry a Prostitute? A young couple were on their way to get married when they had a tragic accident. The next thing they knew, they were standing arm-in-arm at the pearly gates. They told St. Peter what had happened and then said, "We really want to spend eternity as man and wife. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    I Am The Light Of The World Series

    Contributed by Alan Mccann on Apr 6, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 7,437 views

    How Christ comes to scatter the darkness of sin and death.

    JESUS: I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD I am sure many of you are familiar with this painting. It is by Holman Hunt and is known as ‘The Light of the World.’ It has appeared on many Christian cards etc. It depicts Christ standing in a doorway with a lantern – as if waiting to be invited in. All ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Becoming A Contagious Church

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Apr 20, 2005
    based on 30 ratings
     | 11,950 views

    The Jerusalem church grew daily because there was such a contagious spirit among Christians that drawn others to it. The church today can also follow the example of the early church and become a contagious church.

    BECOMING A CONTAGIOUS CHURCH (Inspired by Bill Hybels book: Building a Contagious Church) ILLUSTRATION: A PARAMEDIC was asked on a local Dallas TV talk-show program: “What was your most unusual and challenging 911 call?” “Recently,” paramedic began, we got a call from that big white CHURCH on ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Psalm 107. Part 1 Series

    Contributed by George Barton on Jan 19, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,181 views

    A comparison of the suffering of godly and ungodly people. A new and distinctive translation of Psalm 107 as a psalm of general truth.

    PSALM 107 PART 1 NEW FORMAT REVISED 10-27-2004 Do you have friends and relatives who have little time for Jesus Christ? Do you have friends and relatives, both men and women, who think that they are macho, and who think that Christianity is for sissies, and not for macho men and women such as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Breaking Of Day

    Contributed by Derek Baker Jr. on Jan 21, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 12,054 views

    God can change all circumstances in our lives if we are willing to put our faith in him.

    The Breaking Of Day The bible reads in verse 1 That Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went , and came into a harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there. The bible says that Rahab was a harlot. That means that ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Learning To Do The Right Thing

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Aug 25, 2002
    based on 96 ratings
     | 13,639 views

    To learn to do the right thing: 1. You must take responsibility for your actions. 2. You must want to do the right thing. 3. You must know what the right thing is. 4. You must have a plan.

    On the morning of August 2, a fired Columbus police officer, Hermando “Cliff” Harton, Jr., 39, shot his wife in their Prairie Township home. He then led the police on a chase on I-71 into Ashland County where he was shot and wounded by State Patrol troopers. His wife had informed him that she ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Let The Walls Come Down

    Contributed by Dawn Marie Turner on Nov 14, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 11,747 views

    Letting the Walls of our life come down so we can let God in and we can reach out.

    Last week I stood in the food court of the Seattle Center waiting for my sandwich to be prepared. As I walked by one area, a piece of graffitied stone stood beside me, encased on 4 sides with a wooden framework but the edges of the stone showing and left ragged. I thought it was unusual that they ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Our Spiritual Metamorphosis Series

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Aug 16, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 13,033 views

    To preach a series of sermons on Spiritual Transformation

    Our Spiritual Metamorphosis Romans 12:2 In a world filled with sweet scents and blue sky, Lives the gentle, uplifting butterfly, Whose metamorphosis has this truth to teach: Our aspirations are within our reach. For this fluttering flyer of soaring worth Was at one time a creature that crawled the ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Awesome God Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Aug 21, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,787 views

    Sermon #6 in the Hymn-writers series is about Rich Mullins who wrote such popular songs as "Awesome God" and "Step by Step"

    Awesome God CHCC: August 24, 2008 INTRODUCTION: Phil. 1:21, “For me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” Today I’m finishing up a series of sermons on hymn writers. I’ve talked about several great Christian song writers from the past. But today I want to talk about someone who wrote ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Wondering About Worship

    Contributed by Todd Leupold on Jun 4, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,111 views

    An overview addressing the basic questions about Worship - What? Why? How? Where/When? Evaluating?

    WONDERING ABOUT WORSHIP Introduction: Have you ever wondered, or perhaps wandered, about worship? What is the secret? The mystery? The correct form? The big deal? Why doesn’t everyone ’get it’ like I do? How does anyone ’get it’ at all – makes no sense to me! Gordon Dahl has said, “Most ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    A Walk On The Dark Side Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 20, 2009
    based on 69 ratings
     | 21,603 views

    What’s wrong with a visit to a psychic? A "harmless" game of Ouija? A look at my horoscope to see how my day is going to turn out?

    OPEN: A woman went to the local psychic in hopes of contacting her dearly departed grandmother. The psychic’s eyelids began to fluttering and she began to moan and eventually, a voice came, saying, "Granddaughter? Are you there?" The granddaughter, wide-eyed responded, "Grandma? Is that you?" ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    God's Permission Not To Love Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Feb 23, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,278 views

    God gives us permission not to love the world because who ever loves the world cannot love God.

    God’s Permission Not to Love Text: 1 Jn. 2:15-17 Introduction 1. Illustration: There’s a story about a wealthy Christian who somehow got obsessed with the idea of taking some of his wealth to heaven. Now he knew the Bible clearly teaches that you can’t take it with you. But so obsessed was he ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Paul Wallace avatar

    No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 8, 2007
    based on 17 ratings
     | 9,652 views

    Who is qualified to go to heaven?

    No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service “Am I Qualified for heaven” Matthew 22:1-14 A woman and her young daughter were attending the wedding of one their relatives. And this was the first time the little girl had ever seen a wedding ceremony. She was in awe by the pomp and beauty of everything. The music, ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Jason Jones avatar

    Intense Prayer 101 Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Apr 19, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,914 views

    Exposition of the first three verses of Daniel 9 about his approach to prayer

    Text: Daniel 9:1-3, Title: Intense Prayer 101 (Pink Elephants), Date/Place: NRBC, 4/18/10, AM A. Opening illustration: tell about a pastor’s email for prayer, “You know how sometimes you ask someone to pray and they say they will, but never really do? If you are one of the ones on this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist