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  • Jeff Strite avatar

    A Gold Christmas Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 20, 2009
    based on 65 ratings
     | 15,669 views

    What was the most valuable gift that was given in the story of the wise men? And what can we learn from the gifts that were given?

    (This sermon was preached following a Christmas cantata, and time constraints forced us to sing only one congregational Christmas song. To compensate for this, I included 3 Christmas carols/hymns in the sermon). OPEN: Someone sent an e-mail that made a list of Christmas Signs they’d seen in their ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    You Dont Need Superman

    Contributed by Dale Miller on Apr 14, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,883 views

    This sermon deals with Paul and Barnabus in Lystra, where the people thought they were gods in human form.

    HFL APRIL 11, 2010 ACTS 14;11-13 11When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in human form!” 12Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes because he was the chief speaker. 13The priest of Zeus, whose temple ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Am I Living For Jesus?

    Contributed by Chad Bolfa on Aug 31, 2010
    based on 10 ratings
     | 11,109 views

    I am ready to live for Jesus like I should. What should that look like in my life? How do I know if I am doing what I should be doing?

    Am I Living for Jesus? Hebrews 10:19-22 Introduction A couple weeks ago on Sunday night, we found out that Jesus did some pretty incredible things for us, when I preached from verses 11-18. There are four of them to be exact. He left the riches of heaven to become the sacrifice for my sins. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lesson 1: Why Is God Silent?

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Sep 30, 2014
     | 1,789 views

    Know how God speaks.

    Pastors Bible Class Thomas Road Baptist Church Series: When God Is Silent Lesson 1: Why Is God Silent? A. WHY ARE PEOPLE SILENT TO US? 1. Angry. Learn to interpret the sounds of silence. 2. They want you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lesson 4: Why Can't I See Miracles?

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 1, 2014
     | 659 views

    God works through providence; through the laws of nature to accomplish His will.

    Pastors Bible Class Thomas Road Baptist Church Series: When God Is Silent Lesson 4: Why Can’t I See Miracles? A. INTRODUCTION: WHY PEOPLE WANT TO SEE A MIRACLE 1. They want everything God has for them. 2. They are emotionally based: excitable, enthusiastic. 3. Fanaticism, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lesson 7: Why Doesn't The Bible Make Sense?

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 1, 2014
     | 1,150 views

    What is revelation, Inspiration and Illumination?

    Pastors Bible Class Thomas Road Baptist Church Series: When God Is Silent Lesson 7: Why Doesn’t the Bible Make Sense? A. WHAT DOESN’T MAKE SENSE TO US? 1. A subject in school we hate. 2. Computer instructions too complicated. 3. A foreign language we flunked in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When Bad Things Happen – God Is Not Allowing It

    Contributed by David Leach on Jan 27, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,439 views

    I wish to submit to you that this teaching is doctrinal nonsense, and that there is no such thing as “God’s permissive will”.

    When bad things happen – God is not allowing it The Myth: There is a popular Church teaching that God has two wills, which are: 1. A perfect will – meaning what God actually wants; 2. A permissive will – meaning what God allows even if its not His perfect will; I wish to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Final Exam. Are You Ready?

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Jun 16, 2011
     | 5,610 views

    Jesus is coming. It's inevitable. We can be ready.

    Passage: Matthew 24:36-51 Intro: Sometimes in high school but certainly in college, the first day of class involves receiving a syllabus. 1. expectations, projects, papers, tests. 2. and typically they include dates for completion, and test times. 3. now for some of us, these allowed us to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    If, Then, When!

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Sep 29, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,167 views

    Three steps to willing obedience

    “A young boy was about 12 years old when a new preacher came to his church. I would always go in late and slip out early. But one day the preacher said the benediction so fast I got caught and had to walk out with the crowd. I could feel every eye in church on me. Just about the time I got ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Leadership Gifts

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Nov 15, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,773 views

    Exposition of Romans 12 regarding just like the guiding gifts last week, the leading gifts also serve the church.

    Text: Romans 12:6-8, Title: Leadership Gifts, Date/Place: NRBC, 11.6.11, AM A. Opening illustration: Tell about the church that we were at one night, and the lady looked at my hands after service, and told me, “I know you have been called to ministry, but there is healing in these ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why He Came Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Dec 20, 2010
     | 4,140 views

    Exposition of Heb 10:8-25 regarding the reasons that Jesus came to earth

    Text: Hebrews 10:8-25, Title: Why He Came, Date/Place: NRBC, 12/19/10, PM A. Opening illustration: B. Background to passage: as we said this morning, the author is coming to a culmination that Christ is the fulfillment of the Mosaic Law, the greatest high priest, mediating the best covenant, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Real Authority

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Jan 29, 2015
     | 4,904 views

    How does Christ's authority differ from the various authorities we face each day

    My least favorite classes in my undergrad political science classes dealt with ‘political theory’. But I will always remember the discussion we had around the concept of ‘authority’ and what made for legitimate authority. Keep in mind this was at the winding down of Vietnam ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Great Tribulation Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 8, 2016
     | 6,346 views

    Even though nearly 2,000 years have gone by, Jesus wants his disciples of all time to understand how this era of human history ends. And that includes you. Let’s answer three basic questions that arise from a reading of this text.

    The Great Tribulation (Mark 13:14-22) 1. Eschatology is the study of the Bible’s teaching about the End Times — it is about the end of the world as we know it; culminates in New Heaven and New Earth. 2. A friend says to a seminarian, “What subjects are you studying at ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    A Contrast In Heart Attitudes Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 25, 2018
     | 4,567 views

    Dealing with people means adjusting to a variety of responses. Some are just nasty, bitter, agitators; others more open-minded/gracious. Some are open to the Gospel, others become adversaries, while others do not embrace the Gospel but are not hostile.

    A Contrast in Heart Attitudes (Acts 17:1-15) 1. “On a highway in Indiana, about 20 cars were trailing behind a slow driver in the passing lane who wouldn’t change lanes. When Indiana State Trooper Sgt. Stephen Wheeles noticed the line of traffic, he decided to do something about it. “Wheeles, … in ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Short Answers To Common Questions 3 Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 25, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,982 views

    Questions are good if we seek answers to them; sometimes objections or excuses pose as questions. Not all questions are asked sincerely. Today I will address three questions, questions usually asked sincerely.

    Short Answers to Common Questions 3 1. Teachers have some funny stories. Here are a few from Reader’s Digest. After a coworker had finished his English lecture and his class had filed out, a tenth grader stayed 
behind to confront him. “I don’t appreciate being singled ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible