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  • Duane Smith avatar

    The Place Of Thanksgiving

    Contributed by Duane Smith on Nov 25, 2008
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    The message is intended to help us gain a thankful heart and express it to God in everyplace we might find ourselves.

    THE PLACE OF THANKSGIVING 1 Thessalonians 5:18 INTRODUCTION: A. Thanksgiving Day is a distinctive holiday. It doesn’t commemorate a battle or anyone’s birthday or anniversary. It is simply a day set aside to express our nation’s thanks to our nation’s God. 1. In 1789, George Washington made ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lessons Learned From A Miracle

    Contributed by Douglas Turner on Dec 4, 2008
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    Lessons Learned from a Miracle of Christ

    The Miracles of Jesus Luke 5:1-22 The miracles of Jesus were primarily to demonstrate His power over His creation. When Jesus did miracles, He demonstrated that He had power over the wind and the waves, over demons and disease, over blindness and deafness. He had power over life, even to the point ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Nichols avatar

    Lord, Teach Us To Pray (Part 1) Series

    Contributed by Mark Nichols on Jan 22, 2008
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    In order to become known as the praying church, we need to go to our master and teacher for instruction.

    TEXT: Luke 11:1 TITLE: “Teach us to Pray -- Part 1” TOPIC: PRAYER OCCASION: Burnside Christian Church, January 6th 2008 PROP.: LORD TEACH US TO PRAY. Each of these 4 key words holds immeasurable meaning! May we be encouraged by each of these words. INTRODCUTION: It is good to be back ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Instructions For Life

    Contributed by Robert Mitchell on Apr 27, 2008
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    God’s has given us an instruction book that deals with every area of or lives.

    Introduction Have you ever been given instructions on how to do something, but you were pretty sure that you could figure it out, so you threw out the instructions? I did that one time with a brand new entertainment center. I had put all kinds of furniture together before and I just knew that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Dec 5, 2009
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    Who is He? What does He do with us? The Holy Spirit’s work and person are everywhere in Scripture and in our lives. This lesson surveys select Old and New Testament passages that inform and challenge us regarding the Holy Spirit.

    On the one hand, our Bibles begin with these words: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth and the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters… Gen. 1:1-2 Who moved upon the face of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Idol Of Stoicism: Philadelphia Series

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jan 7, 2010
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    The Church has two options: it can be proactive and walk through the doors that are opened to it or it can wait passively and watch opportunities to come and go

    AMERICAN IDOLS: LOOKING AT OURSELVES AND OUR LOYALTIES THROUGH THE EYES OF JESUS THE FIRST SUNDAY OF THE NEW YEAR THE IDOL OF STOICISM: PHILADELPHIA REVELATION 3:7-13 Sermon Objective: The Church has two options: it can be proactive and walk through the doors that are opened to it or it can ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Facing The Challenges Of 2010!

    Contributed by Jofrey Bustamante on Jan 9, 2010
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    So much for the past year! But, considering the tide of events, it seems we will be facing greater challenges this year. Let’s gear up!

    Introduction: Two teenage brothers grew up as hooligans in a slum, making a living as couriers of illegal substances traded in the streets. These egocentric thugs religiously kept their dodgy earnings and shrewdly started their own illicit modus operandi until they became self-made millionaires ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Whole Shebang Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Feb 5, 2007
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    Second in a series on the riches of having a personal relationship with Christ, from Ephesians 1.

    It’s been over 60 years since Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Ray Bolger, and a bright-eyed little girl named Judy Garland led us down the road paved with yellow bricks and into the land of Oz. All the actors are dead and gone, now, but the story of the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, the Scarecrow, and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    The Best Of Our Love Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 26, 2007
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    Stations of the Cross, Pt. 7 (Final)

    THE BEST OF OUR LOVE (JOHN 19:25-27) 25 Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, "Dear woman, here is your son," 27 and to ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Don't Be Careless

    Contributed by Jay Mcphearson on Dec 4, 2007
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    Careless communion means spiritual weakness; let us take due care.

    1st Corinthians 11:27-32 “Don’t be careless at the Table” Careless communion means spiritual weakness; let us take due care. Sunday morning Sermon 11.18.07 Intro: (Start with Text and Title) We can be careless with many things in life -- and life will still go on. You could be careless with your ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jason Jones avatar

    Dealing With Opposition In Life Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Sep 26, 2007
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    Exposition of Neh 4 about the external opposition he faced as he and the jews rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem

    Text: Nehemiah 4:1-23, Title: Battling Opposition in Life, Date/Place: NRBC, 9/30/07, AM A. Opening illustration: see bottom of page, Someone said that you can only tell what a leader is made of when he faces opposition, B. Background to passage: After the rebuilding of the walls commences in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Deep & Wide

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Jun 26, 2006
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    God’s love for us is so great that it will transform our lives if we can begin to grasp it.

    In the frontier days snake oil salesmen would sell potions guaranteed to cure whatever ailed you, from gout to gangrene and warts to weariness. Unfortunately their claims were a tad overblown, but in the passage we looked at today we get a glimpse of a genuine miracle cure. Paul writing from ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Temple Attitudes - Part 2

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jun 15, 2008
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    Part two of a discussion of Jesus’ words and actions in the temple area following the Triumphal Entry.

    Temple Attitudes – Part 2 Matthew 21:12-17 June 8, 2008 NOTE: THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE FORMAT USED IN MY MESSAGES IS BORROWED FROM ANDY STANLEY’S BOOK, "COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE." Me: I usually have very little trouble submitting to authority. Usually, I’m a pretty compliant guy. I try to ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Mike Cleveland avatar

    God Is Fully Revealed In Jesus Christ Series

    Contributed by Mike Cleveland on Nov 5, 2007
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    The one requirement that we have in this life is that we know God. Without that we do not have eternal life; we have eternal punishment. So Jesus came to reveal God, to make Him known. The method of knowing God is through forgiveness of our sins, where we

    God is Fully Revealed in Jesus Christ Please open your Bibles to John chapter 17. Today’s subject is “How to Know God.” But wait a minute; a good majority of people don’t really care to know God. We hear all the time, oh that religious stuff is fine for you, but I’ve got my work and my family, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    I Knew You Were Hard! Don't Withhold The Little?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 6, 2008
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    Often we will withhold little things because we don’t see the potential value of our little gift. 5 talents, 2 talents, or 1 talent give your best effort!

    I KNEW YOU WERE HARD! Don’t withhold the little! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com FAITH CAN ALWAYS BE SEEN BY LITTLE DEEDS AND ACTIONS OF LOVE! I. DO WE UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DEDICATION AND TOTAL COMMITMENT? A. INTRODUCTION: 1 Peter 4:10 As every man hath received the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God