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  • Jason Cole avatar

    Living A Life Of Contentment

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Nov 26, 2007
    based on 35 ratings
     | 21,024 views

    we live in a society which craves more yet we are called to be content, how can we be content when we feel we need more.

    Living A Life of Contentment John Ortberg’s book "When the Game is Over It All Goes Back in the Box" was a special help and thought sparker. Introduction: There is a disease that many people have here. The men who have this disease can walk into their garage and look at their car which is less ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Grace And Peace To All Believers

    Contributed by Stephen Becker on Nov 26, 2007
     | 3,717 views

    A Thanksgiving (Sanctification) sermon which explores what it really means to be thankful for Jesus’ salvation in your...growing your character to be more Christ-like

    Grace and Peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ! Many times you will hear ministers begin their sermons with these same words that Apostle Paul uses to open his various letters we find in the New Testament. Have you ever wondered why? Because all of us—as ministers of ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    All I Want For Christmas Series

    Contributed by Chip Monck on Nov 28, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,122 views

    Introductory message to a series exploring the fulfillment of our God given longings. Inspired by "The Seven Longings of the Human Heart" by Mike Bickle.

    - Arrival of L.L. Bean Christmas Catalogue - Too early for Christmas? 18 months of presidential election. 60 days of Christmas cheer. - Bold claim of the past 90 days. The older I get, the more I realize what I truly want for Christmas, and in life. Here is the premise of the coming weeks: “I ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Restoring Responsibility Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Dec 1, 2007
    based on 44 ratings
     | 10,034 views

    Many people think all that’s involved in being a Christian is walking an aisle or praying a prayer. That might be how God called you to salvation, but that’s not the end of it. Responsibilities come with being a Christian.

    1. The responsible example of giving 2. The responsible location of giving 3. The responsible attitude of giving 4. The responsible abundance of giving 5. The responsible priority of giving EZRA 2:68-70 In his book, The Quest For Character, Chuck Swindoll tells about a terrible thing that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ken Pell avatar

    O Holy Night: From Secular To Sacred Series

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Dec 2, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 13,565 views

    Christmas is an ideal opportunity to rekindle the hope that all humankind can experience the transformation of God.

    O HOLY NIGHT: FROM SECULAR TO SACRED Advent 2007: “Christmas in Song and Story” Week #1 Micah 5:2 But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times." Sermon ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Richard Francis avatar

    Imitators Of God?

    Contributed by Richard Francis on Dec 2, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 8,448 views

    When we give our lives to Jesus Christ we are given the permission to imitate God, how by loving one another as God loves all so should we if we are to be like Jesus and advance his kingdom

    Imitation They say that imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, well I suppose if someone would rather be you than themselves that sort of makes you better, then that most likely would puff up the ego, till it dawned on you that most likely they need help desperately in my case. Who would ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Bruce Ball avatar

    Tithing

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Dec 5, 2007
    based on 58 ratings
     | 37,324 views

    A 4-point sermon about giving. Includes tithing our time, energies, talents, and even our money to the Lord’s kingdom. Full text and MP3 will be placed at www.sermonlist.com

    I normally preach twice a year about giving. It is my duty as a pastor to give you all of God’s word, even those parts that we might not like to hear. But why would I choose the month of Christmas, the most expensive month of the year, to talk about giving to the church? Jesus. That is the ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Finding "My" Spot

    Contributed by Jason Winters on Dec 8, 2007
     | 3,834 views

    Finding our nitche in Christ

    Finding “My Spot” 1 Corinthians 12:1-12:31 Imagine the Master Carpenter’s tools holding a conference: Brother Hammer presides, but several suggest he leave the meeting because he is too noisy. Brother Hammer replies, “If I have to leave this shop, Brother Screw must go also. You have to turn ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Brian Bill avatar

    All I Want For Christmas Is Peace Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Dec 9, 2007
    based on 34 ratings
     | 29,279 views

    Because of Christmas we have peace with God, peace within, peace with others and we are told to spread the gospel of peace to others.

    All I Want for Christmas Is…Peace Luke 2:14 Rev. Brian Bill 12/9/07 I want to begin with a Christmas Quiz this morning. I used something similar several years ago but I’ve added some additional questions this time. There are seven of them and I’d like you to use your fingers and count how many ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Cleveland avatar

    Lead Others To The Lamb Series

    Contributed by Mike Cleveland on Dec 10, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,776 views

    Living with the Lamb enables us to lead others to the Lamb. Spending time with Jesus makes it so that our hearts burn with desire to lead others to Him. And so all true ministry is born out of people simply getting into the presence of Christ and by being

    Lead Others to the Lamb: John 1:40-42 Please turn with me in your Bibles to John chapter 1. Two weeks ago our message was to “Look at the Lamb”, last week it was “Live with the Lamb” and today it is called “Lead others to the Lamb.” Next week is the last in this series and it is called “Life ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Paul Wallace avatar

    Why Did Jesus Come?

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Dec 11, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,913 views

    At Christmas we celebrate the birth of Christ, but why did he come?

    WHY DID JESUS COME? Romans 5:12-17; 6:6-22 It is the Christmas season again, and again we tend to forget what it is all about. We get so caught up in the decorations, buying and receiving gifts, and parties that the real reason for the holiday is forgotten. Many people at least in America can ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Jesus To The Rescue

    Contributed by Shad Comeaux on Feb 29, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,543 views

    Jesus is always there to save us when we sincerely call upon Him.

    Children today have so many toys, electronics, and video games that the days of making up your own games for fun and entertainment are almost lost forever. I’m not saying I’m old or anything, but I do believe that I’m a part of one of the last generations that has scars on our knees from playing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Andrew Hill avatar

    Will The Real Gospel Please Stand Up

    Contributed by Andrew Hill on Mar 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,434 views

    This is a revised and simplified version of an earlier message. The purpose is to help people understand what the true gospel is.

    Title: Will the real Gospel please stand up? There seems to be a lot of confusion today about what the real Gospel is. The word gospel means good news. That’s something to be really happy about. But a lot of the gospels I hear about today don’t sound like good news to me. One of the Gospels that ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Daniel DeVilder avatar

    Qualities Of An Elder, Pt. 2 Series

    Contributed by Daniel Devilder on Mar 4, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,812 views

    pt. two on the qualities of an elder

    Character of an Elder, pt. 2 This week a cherished family member passed away. To some of you, he was dad, grandpa, or husband. To many of the rest of us, he was family under the Fatherhood of God. I learned and saw a lot about Don Nelson Friday and Saturday, as memories and photographs were ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Mike Gilbert avatar

    Final Words, Part Two Series

    Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Mar 9, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,432 views

    Lessons we can learn from Jesus’ final words on the cross.

    Intro>D. M. Stearns was preaching in Philadelphia. At the close of the service a stranger came up to him and said, “I don’t like the way you speak of the cross. I think that instead of emphasizing the death of Christ, it would be far better to preach Jesus as our teacher and our example.” Dr. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist