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  • Charles Salmon avatar

    Living Up To Our Hope Series

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Aug 25, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,774 views

    What we are now, what we shall be, and what we ought to be.

    Living Up To Our Hope I John 3:2, 3 INTRO.: The promise of Jesus’ return is prominent in the Scriptures. John 14:1-3 is a comforting promise from Jesus to His disciples. Hebrews 9:27, 28 points to the completion of our salvation when He returns. There are many other passages we could cite. To the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What Are You Up To Now

    Contributed by Craig Hale on Sep 26, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,193 views

    Forgiveness is God’s precious gift. We may at times think that we wont be forgiven, but no matter what we do He will always leave a light on and He takes us back with open arms.

    Introduction: Hosea highlights the parallels between his relationship with Gomer and God’s relationship of Israel. Although Israel made a covenant with the one true God, she sought after other false gods. In the same way Hosea married Gomer knowing a haed of time she would leave him. Hosea ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Are You Up To Now

    Contributed by Craig Hale on Sep 26, 2003
    based on 18 ratings
     | 2,688 views

    Forgiveness is God’s precious gift. We may at times think that we wont be forgiven, but no matter what we do He will always leave a light on and He takes us back with open arms.

    Introduction: Hosea highlights the parallels between his relationship with Gomer and God’s relationship of Israel. Although Israel made a covenant with the one true God, she sought after other false gods. In the same way Hosea married Gomer knowing a haed of time she would leave him. Hosea ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    "Giving Up--Never An Option"

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Oct 16, 2003
    based on 56 ratings
     | 16,107 views

    Why the Christian should never consider giving up.

    Iliff and Saltillo UM Churches October 12, 2003 “Giving Up--is Never an Option” Matthew 9:22 Galatians 6:1-10 INTRODUCTION: Think back on a time in your life when you gave up on something or someone and years later you said, “I wish I would have stuck it out just a little bit longer.” I “gave ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    "It's Not About Moving On Up"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 18, 2003
    based on 134 ratings
     | 26,594 views

    The call, responsibilities and blessings of discipleship.

    Mark 10:35-45 “It’s Not About Moving On Up” By: Rev. Kenneth Emerson Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org I was talking with a colleague of mine this past week about the United Methodist appointive system. We both agreed that, in our opinions, ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Mary Lewis avatar

    Flipped Right Side Up Series

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jul 11, 2002
    based on 50 ratings
     | 3,609 views

    A "God’s eye view" of wealth and possessions

    Flipped Right Side Up James 1:9-11 March 10, 2002 James Boice once heard a statement given by an actress named Sophie Tucker. She was being asked by reporters about her early struggles before she became a success, and whether or not she had been happy in her years of poverty. She answered, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living Up To Your Name

    Contributed by Lacell Sherman on Jul 22, 2002
    based on 29 ratings
     | 7,962 views

    As Christians we should mirror the image of our lord and savior Jesus the Christ.

    Scripture: 1 John 4:17 17Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. Romans 8:29 29For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    A Wake Up Call For America

    Contributed by Poly Rouse on Aug 9, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,366 views

    A response to the Attack on America

    Introduction: · Where is God? - Illustration Where is God? l The same place He was when our country voted to take Prayer out of our Public Schools. l The same place He was when our country voted murder hundreds of thousands of unborn babies each year. l The same place He was when our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Built Up A Spiritual House

    Contributed by Alan Smith on Aug 16, 2002
    based on 415 ratings
     | 158,015 views

    The church is compared to a house, and we are the individual building blocks.

    Introduction: This morning, I want to talk about a church building. Not the physical building that surrounds us here which is composed of wood and stone, but the building of God, the church of our Lord that is composed of living stones. The New Testament uses a number of different descriptive ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Do You Measure Up?

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Aug 22, 2002
    based on 65 ratings
     | 11,724 views

    There is only one standard for the Child of God, Every life will be judged by it. Do you Measure up?

    We all must build our lives upon the word of God. I am only qualified to pastor and shepherd you as I lead you to build your life upon the word. When I fail to do that I am disqualified as a pastor and shepherd. But if I am faithful to lead you to the word, but you do not build upon it, then you ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Don't Give Up

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Aug 25, 2002
    based on 74 ratings
     | 30,680 views

    We are called to never give up when we have God on our side

    Don’t Give Up Selected Passages August 24, 2002 Introduction A man decided to join a monastery and one of the rules of the group was that you were only allowed to speak two words every ten years. At the end of ten years he said, "Bad food!" Ten more years went by and he said, "Hard bed!" ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • S Henriques avatar

    Jesus Lifts Us Up

    Contributed by S Henriques on Jan 27, 2003
    based on 65 ratings
     | 8,780 views

    John 15:2 has been the cause of a lot of confusion for many Christians. We read that “He cuts off every branch in Me that does not bear fruit,” and we wonder what type of “fruit” is He talking about? If I fail, will He cut me off?

    Jesus Lifts Us Up John 15:1-5 by S. M. Henriques Have you ever felt as though you needed a fresh start? Well, who hasn’t? President John Kennedy found himself wishing once that he could start over. In 1963 he visited West Berlin, and made an impassioned speech which would be remembered for years ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Darrell Jones avatar

    When The Son Comes Up

    Contributed by Darrell Jones on Mar 1, 2003
    based on 65 ratings
     | 5,262 views

    We have a great many things to look forward to when the SON rises. I’ll share just a few.

    Malachi lived in a dark hour of history, many were sick, many backslidden,and discouraged. Job cried out, "When will the morning come"? "Will the Sun ever shine"? "Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh inthe morning." (Psalms 30:5). (1) When The SON Comes Up: Sighing And ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Wesley Bishop avatar

    Wake Up And Smell The Coffee Series

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on May 14, 2004
    based on 40 ratings
     | 6,266 views

    This is on the letter to Sardis.

    Do your remember the Folgers commercial where that college student named Peter sneaks into the house at Christmas and started making coffee? Everyone in the house soon woke up to rich aroma. The churches of chapter 2 are told to “remember,” “repent,” “be faithful,” “hold fast,” and other things. ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    "The Wake-Up Call"

    Contributed by Ken Harris on Dec 14, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
     | 9,223 views

    The purpose of this sermon is to motivate the hearers to end their complacency and turn to God before He gives a wake up call.

    The Wake-Up Call Joel 1:1-7 U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris, Jr. CP Walker Multicultural Gospel Service Taegu, Korea BIG IDEA: I. ANNOUNCE THE PERICOPE: Joel 1:1-7 OTHER REFERENCES: Isaiah 24 (God’s purpose in Judgments: The destruction of earth); verse 1: See, the Lord is going to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal