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  • Tim Patrick avatar

    Facing The Giants

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Apr 29, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 11,326 views

    By faith, learn to face the giants that can defeat you.

    I heard of a group of people who visited a zoo. As they passed the elephant pen they noticed one of the attendants sitting and crying. One of the visitors asked another attendant what was wrong. The attendant replied “The elephant has died.” The visitor said “Oh, he must have been fond of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Reaping Is The Easy Part.

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Jun 30, 2001
    based on 185 ratings
     | 18,234 views

    Year C. Fifth Sunday after Pentecost. July 8th, 2001 Luke 10: 1-11, 16-20 Title: “Reaping is the easy part.”

    Year C. Fifth Sunday after Pentecost. July 8th, 2001 Luke 10: 1-11, 16-20 Title: “Reaping is the easy part.” Heavenly Father, thank you for the opportunity, to bring our friends into your kingdom, by inviting them to church. Amen. Before sending them out on mission Jesus instructs an additional ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Do Not Doubt But Believe.

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Apr 15, 2001
    based on 276 ratings
     | 9,771 views

    Year C. Second Sunday of Easter April 22, 2001 John 20: 19-31

    Year C. Second Sunday of Easter April 22, 2001 John 20: 19-31 I believe that Jesus is the resurrection and the life. Because I believe in Jesus I will live, even though I die, because whoever lives and believes in Jesus will never die. Amen. Title: ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Answering Our Culture #7: Christians Are Judgemental, Intolerant, & Hypocri Series

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 26, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 9,654 views

    Seventh in the series answering objections against Christianity; this one deals with the charges against Christians: judgmental, intolerant, and hypocritical.

    Answering Our Culture #7 – Christians are Judgmental and Intolerant; There Are Too Many Hypocrites.” Various Scriptures September 8, 2002 Introduction This is the seventh message in our series outlining the Top 10 Reasons to not be a Christian. We have looked at such things as the ideas that the ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Dean O'Bryan avatar

    It's His Church! Series

    Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Oct 28, 2002
    based on 190 ratings
     | 9,023 views

    Part 1 of a series The church is Christs: by design, by intended outcome and by His resources.

    Trinity Baptist Church October 13, 2002 How Christ builds the Church It’s His Church! Matthew 28:16-20, Acts 1:8 Charles Schultz was one of the best social critics and theologians of our time. He didn’t write books or make speeches. He drew cartoons. For decades, Peanuts was the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Is The Resurrection Of Jesus Important? Series

    Contributed by David Fox on Nov 12, 2001
    based on 124 ratings
     | 14,420 views

    Does it matter if Jesus really rose?

    WHY IS THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS IMPORTANT <<<ILL>>> On February 27th, 1991 Ruth Dillow was at home in Chanuk, Kansas when the phone rang. It was bad news from the Pentagon. Her son, Private First Class Clayton Carpenter, had stepped on a landmine in the Persian Gulf War and was dead. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Throw It As Far As You Can

    Contributed by Jeffrey Stratton on Nov 14, 2002
    based on 151 ratings
     | 8,654 views

    uneral sermon for a 93 year old man who gave his life to the Lord four weeks prior.

    Adolph Allen Funeral November 11, 2002 I met Adolph Allen a scant four weeks ago. The last four weeks of a ninety-three year life. Four weeks out of 4,836. In case some of you are not good with fractions that is 1 thousandths of Adolph Allen’s lifetime. In our first meeting he was very quick ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Strange Christmas Passage

    Contributed by Steve Gladwell on Nov 19, 2002
    based on 48 ratings
     | 6,334 views

    An advent sermon on repentance

    A Strange Christmas Passage I wasn’t sure whether I should come here today, after all, how could I come and preach at a Church in a denomination that seems to have got their lectionary passage wrong. Here we are in the second Sunday of advent, only two more Sundays before Christmas day, and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Thanksgiving Vs. Thanks-Living

    Contributed by William Barnes on Nov 21, 2002
    based on 367 ratings
     | 47,882 views

    Scripture admonished us to be thankful in all circumstances. This means our thanksgiving is to be continual and not contingent. 3 reasons for "continual thanksgiving"

    “Thanksgiving Vs. Thanks-living (part 2)” Intro: The fact that God expects us to thank Him for His blessings in our lives, is evident in the words of Jesus, to the one lone ex-leper who returned to thank Him. Luke 17:15 “One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    What's Driving Our Church

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 8, 2003
    based on 36 ratings
     | 5,255 views

    A fully functioning church is one driven by the five main functions – worship, outreach, fellowship, discipleship, and service.

    Rick Warren tells the story of Westside Church’s yearly church council meeting whose sole agenda item was to determine the church program for the next year. Convened by the chairperson, Steve Johnson this is a summary what happened: “We’ve got a lot to cover tonight, folks, so we’d better get ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    6 Reasons Christians Can Be Certain Of Heaven, Part 3 Series

    Contributed by Larry Sarver on Jun 11, 2002
    based on 139 ratings
     | 36,493 views

    An Expository Message on Why Christians Can Be Certain Of Future Glory And Heaven.

    Romans Series # 41 June 05, 2002 Title: 6 Reasons Christians Can Be Certain Of Heaven, Part 3 Website: www.newlifeinchrist.info Email: pastorsarver@yahoo.com Introduction: Welcome to New Life in Christ. We are currently in Chapter 8 of Romans as we continue with message #41 of our ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Proof Positive Series

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on May 19, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 9,314 views

    The Resurrection is the one doctrine that is central to the faith -- all our faith stands or falls on the reality of the resurrection.

    Several years ago, I took a group of kids to a church camp. Now there were lots of great things about summer church camp. We had swimming and boating and hiking – and those were wonderful. But those weren’t the most memorable things of church camp. We had crafts and cookouts -- and those ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Faith To Get Out Of The Boat

    Contributed by Tim Zukas on Jan 1, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,228 views

    Stepping out

    Aboard - A piece of lumber that may be used to repair your boat. Adrift - A method of moving across the water when nothing on your boat works. Astern - A type of look. Your spouse gives you astern look when you attempt to buy things for your new boat. Bow - This is what you do in front of your ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Paul's Pastoral Concern Series

    Contributed by Alan Mccann on Jun 29, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,709 views

    Pauls’ pastoral concern on paper and in action

    1 Thessalonians 217- 35 At the beginning of his book When Men think private thoughts Gordon McDonald tells the story of two men who are sitting alone at midnight – let me read it to you. There is a desire in the heart of a man (and a woman) to know whether or not his life meant something, whether ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Family Life At Thessalonica Series

    Contributed by Alan Mccann on Jun 29, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 8,537 views

    Family Life at Thessalonica according to Paul

    I THESSALONIANS 512-28 Paul’s favourite way of describing the Christian church is that of a family. Just as in physical life you are born into a family so in the family of God you are born, born again, into this family. In his final exhortations to the believers at Thessalonica Paul speaks to ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican