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  • Grant Adams avatar

    Breaking Your Alabaster Box

    Contributed by Grant Adams on Oct 1, 2019
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    This is one of the most beautiful pictures found in the Gospel. It is a picture that reveals what Jesus expects from every one of us in the realm of service.

    Breaking Your Alabaster Box John 12:1-8, Mark 14:3-9 This is one of the most beautiful pictures found in the Gospel. It is a picture that reveals what Jesus expects from every one of us in the realm of service. He sums it up in verse 8 as he gives us his evaluation of what she has done. Others ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Decisions (Part 2) Series

    Contributed by Larry Stockstill on Feb 13, 2009
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    How to make wise decisions.

    Decisions (Part 2) Financial Decisions Text: 2 Corinthians 1:17 NASB “Therefore, I was not vacillating when I intended to do this, was I? Or what I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, so that with me there will be yes, yes and no, no at the same time?” This message is the second in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Strengthen What Remains

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Oct 29, 2022
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    Jesus calls us to live the life we have now. Too often, we are so busy lamenting the past or reaching for the future that we miss what He wants us to do presently.

    Strengthening What Remains I. OPENING ILLUSTRATION: Resilience is the ability and the process of overcoming life-challenging and threatening experiences and events. Bouncing back does not happen overnight. The ability to live with what is left after trauma is something that not everyone possesses ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Mountain Of Waiting Series

    Contributed by Grant Macdonald on Nov 9, 2011
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    It is in the wilderness that God meets us.

    What do you think of when you hear the word ‘mountains’? If you’ve been through Vermont, or out to Lake Louise, you probably think of majestic beauty. The image I used for the slide you see on the screen right now was taken just down the road from where we stayed in Quartzsite ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Why God Made The Devil

    Contributed by Robert Kerr on Jan 2, 2001
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    God’s purposes in the Creation of others

    WHY GOD MADE THE DEVIL TEXT: EZEK 28:14-19 INTRO: Some will ask, If God made every thing, why did he make evil? 1. What is evil? Ans: The opposite way from God’s way. 1 John 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. 2. Who is the Author ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    America, Where Are Thy Gods That Thou Hast Made

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Mar 13, 2002
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    The dumb gods of man cannot help us when we need help.

    JER. 2:26-30 "AMERICA, WHERE ARE THY GODS THAT THOU HAST MADE?" A) America is without question the richest nation on Earth! * No one can argue with that! * She has the strongest and largest churches in the world! * America has more preachers than any other country in the world! * She has more ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    It's A Wonderful Life

    Contributed by J John on Dec 5, 2007
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    As the seasons change, many of us find that the annual arrival of Christmas characterises the passing of yet another year. For more info: http://www.philotrust.com

    SermonCentral Editor’s note: J.John, a Greek Cypriot, has been described as "The Billy Graham of Great Britain," speaking to more than 300,000 people in person each year. He has authored 21 books and has more than one million copies in circulation. You may learn more about his ministry at: ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    In Times Like These

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Apr 23, 2012
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    Based on the great hymn Paul shows us that the key to the anchor is the rope.

    In Times Like These Acts 27:18-44 One day in 1944, during WWII, a woman was in her kitchen doing her normal tours. Like others of her day, she was tuned into the national radio broadcast. The tragedy of the war was brought home through the news stories and she knew the incredible suffering of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Winning Against Worry Series

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Apr 25, 2014
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    We cannot follow Christ faithfully if we continue to live in a state of worry

    Winning against Worry Matthew 6:25-34, 11:28-30 Series: Winning the Battle with Anxiety May 12, 2013 Morning Service Have you ever dealt with dense fog? Fog causes problems with visibility, it creates problems with maneuverability and it slows everything down. A massive patch of fog that covers 7 ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    "Rebel Without A Cause"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Aug 5, 2015
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    A sermon based on the parable of the Prodigal Son.

    "Rebel Without a Cause" "Luke 15:11-32 A young woman writes: "My dad kept a coin jar on his dresser. Every night when he got home from work, the first thing he did was head upstairs to change his clothes. You could hear the familiar jangling of coins as they spilled from his pocket and he ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Lost By Accident

    Contributed by Dennis Munn on Dec 15, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
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    No one intends to be lost...they're lost by accident.

    Lost By Accident Luke 15:8-10 Introduction: Lost things. All of us know what it’s like to have lost something. We understand the frustration and torment that comes from knowing that something of value is misplaced, and of not knowing where to find it. Sometimes the lost things are lost ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

  • Terry Blankenship avatar

    An Act Of Remembrance Series

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Feb 19, 2014
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    Mary is remembered as a devoted disciple of Christ. She honored Him by giving her best. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Judas conspired with the religious leaders in betraying Jesus.

    Mark 14:1-11 An Act of Remembrance We are headed towards Jerusalem! 33 "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death and deliver Him to the Gentiles; 34 and they will mock Him, and scourge ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David McNally avatar

    Our Prodigal Father

    Contributed by David Mcnally on Sep 9, 2012
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    Jesus told a parable to illustrate how sinners, like silly children, can come back to their forgiving fathers, but while the younger son was prodigal in the way he got through his father's money, it is God our heavenly Father who is prodigal, extravagant

    GOSPEL - Luke 15:11-32 SERMON – Our Prodigal Father We call God “Our Father” but He is greater in every way than any human father or mother could ever be. Paul said: “We think WE are so wise, so clever, but God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom”. His ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Christopher Benfield avatar

    An Eventful Night In Bethany Series

    Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Sep 19, 2018
     | 6,992 views

    A Jesus entered the home of Simon the Leper, many were there. Some out of curiosity; some came to see the spectacle; one, in particular, came to worship.

    An Eventful Night in Bethany Mark 14: 1-11 Today we begin a journey through a very eventful and emotional chapter in Mark’s gospel. The events recorded cover a span of just over twenty-four hours. At the conclusion of the chapter, we will find Jesus accused and condemned of the Sanhedrin in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Davon Huss avatar

    No Reserve, No Retreat, And No Regret

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 27, 2018
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    Let’s discuss these 3 metaphors from Philippians 2:14-18 (Title and outline adapted from Stephen Davey at: http://www.wisdomonline.org/files/2405/Humility%20Part%209.pdf)

    HoHum: In 1904 William Borden graduated from a Chicago high school. As heir to the Borden Dairy estate, he was already a millionaire. For his high school graduation present, his parents gave him a trip around the world. Now William’s mother had a profound influence on his life. In fact, she had ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ