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  • Rev. Randy Barker avatar

    Wedding Ceremony

    Contributed by Rev. Randy Barker on Dec 2, 2014
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    Wedding

    Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. my sermon ideas and illustrations are often taken from many sources including those at Sermoncentral.com, there could be instances where other ...read more

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  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Paul: Man Of Prayer?

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Feb 13, 2013
    based on 21 ratings
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    Can such a great Christian exist without prayer? Today we enter his prayer closet.

    Paul: Man of Prayer? Ephesians 1:15-23 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/130213.mp3 When we think of prayer warriors we think of Moses praying for his people, David confessing his sins and seeking help, Elijah on Mt. Carmel calling down fire from heaven, or Daniel praying when it was against the law ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lent 2: God Is Heavy: Carrying The Weight Of God

    Contributed by Fr. Rian Adams on Mar 8, 2019
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    Second Sunday in Lent. This sermon focuses ar​oun​d the idea of God as s​hiel​d but God as heavy to carry as Lent requires reflection and repentence​.

    “Carrying the Weight of God.” The Rev. Rian Adams Second Sunday of Lent, Year C The Genesis reading says God spoke to Abram and said, “I am your shield.” A shield has one job… the difference between life and death is how well a shield does that job. A shield's vocation is to protect the one ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

  • Terry Laughlin avatar

    A Call For Preachers

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Feb 16, 2020
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    We live in a time were churches are having trouble finding preachers and the call to preach does not have the high position it once had. The tells us the heart attitude we should have as the church petitions the Lord for preachers.

    A Call for Proclaimers Asking God for Biblical Preachers Years back, it was not uncommon for churches to have more than one person who could be called upon to fill the pulpit in most churches in America. There were churches which had people, who were Biblically approved of God (2 Timothy 2:15) ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God Is Our Refuge

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Sep 14, 2001
    based on 35 ratings
     | 6,631 views

    A sermon for the Sept. 11 tragedy.

    GOD IS OUR REFUGE Text: Psalm 46:1-11 In his book HOW CAN IT BE ALRIGHT, WHEN EVERYTHING IS ALL WRONG? Lewis B. Smedes describes hope and how we view it: "... three things are going on when we hope for something. The first is desire: we want what we hope for. The second is belief; we believe ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Cedric Portis avatar

    Lord, How Am I Supposed To Love This Woman?

    Contributed by Cedric Portis on Apr 20, 2003
    based on 91 ratings
     | 32,883 views

    Women learn to submit to their husbands by watching their husbands submit to God. If a husband is not submitting to God, more than likely there will be a problem of submission in his home.

    Lord, How am I supposed to love this woman? 3/23/03 Minister Cedric Portis Ephesians 5:21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. Ephesians 5:22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. Ephesians 5:23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Dead Man Walking

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 26, 2003
    based on 61 ratings
     | 11,227 views

    There is a kind of death in family life today. Jesus offers unconditional compassion, used His authority to give life, and gives us as gifts to one another.

    One sweltering afternoon, on the dirty streets of a dangerous section of New Orleans, a man approached a woman with some papers in his hand. He asked Helen if she would agree to write letters to a man on death row at Angola prison. Helen agreed, rather absent-mindedly. She was used to people ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Waiting For Christmas

    Contributed by Erik Estep on Dec 15, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,360 views

    What is it you’re looking forward to this Christmas? What kind of gift would you like to get? There’s a gift just waiting for you that can transform your life.

    Intro: It’s always exciting thinking @ X-mas. For me, one of the fun parts of X-mas is just watching my kids get excited @ it. Let me share w/you some letters kids wrote to Santa Claus. -“Dear Santa Claus, when you come to my house there will be cookies for you. But if you are real hungry ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Real Righteousness Series

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 9, 2011
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    The vast majority of the people on this planet are unrighteous in the eyes of God.

    Intro: 1. John Raymond, the executive pastor of the World Harvest Church in Slidell, Louisiana. He became the first clergyman on reality television when he appeared on Survivor Ta-hi-ti. Pastor Raymond wanted to use the experience to spread the gospel. Raymond brought things along that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I Am The Gate Series

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Feb 26, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 23,605 views

    Jesus is the Gate of Salvation, the Gate or Security and the Gate of Sufficency

    I AM THE GATE A few weeks ago we spoke about Jesus the Good Shepherd. He mentioned then that the Good Shepherd knows his sheep and his sheep know him. The shepherd was willing to lay down his life for the sheep. Sheep are defenceless animals that need protection. Back in the 1950s George ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • David Owens avatar

    Love Is Not Selfish Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Dec 2, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,404 views

    As we continue to learn to make love a way of life, in this sermon we learn how to have a love that is not selfish.

    A. There’s a story told about a little boy and his sister who were riding a rocking horse together. 1. As you can imagine, it was a little crowded on that rocking horse with the two of them on it. 2. After a few minutes rocking like that, the little boy said, “If one of us would get ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • James Jackson avatar

    James: Identity And Expectation Series

    Contributed by James Jackson on Nov 27, 2023
     | 1,250 views

    #47 in 66in52: A One Year Journey Through the Bible

    #47. James: Identity and Expectation James 1:1-12 Good morning! Please open your Bibles to the book of James. My favorite book of the Bible. Not just because my name is James, although I’m not gonna lie—I remember looking at the Table of Contents in my copy of the Children’s Living Bible when I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jon MacKinney avatar

    Our Task Is Clear

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Aug 23, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,101 views

    Here are the three guys sent off to take the world for Christ. What a task! But how were they supposed to do such an awesome thing? We will find that God has already mapped our course, and all we have to do is follow.

    Passage: Acts 13:4-12 Intro: There is something very pure about the first time God does something. 1. think of the days of Creation, when God was making the universe PP Job 38:3-7 2. the sending of Jesus to the earth, and the joyous shouts of angels. 3. and here in this passage, this ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Robert Rose avatar

    Worthlessness

    Contributed by Robert Rose on Oct 18, 2005
    based on 37 ratings
     | 8,975 views

    How often do we pass that penny on the ground because it is not worth a lot?

    Matthew 25:35-40: "I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger, and you took me into your home. I needed clothes, and you gave me something to wear. I was sick, and you took care of me. I was in prison, and you visited me.’ ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Kenneth Trent avatar

    The Lord Is My Shepherd

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Nov 15, 2005
    based on 25 ratings
     | 8,072 views

    As we think of the relationship between sheep and their shepherd, let us consider why a shepherd purchases and raises a flock of sheep.

    THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” Psalm 23:1 A Question: “If the Lord is my shepherd, what does that tell me about myself?” There is one thing we Christians need to get clear in our minds, and that is, “who He is” and “who we are”. IF THE LORD IS OUR ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist