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  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Taking Risks For Homeland Security

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 29, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 3,764 views

    For Men’s Day at Emmaus Baptist Church, Quinton, VA. Aquila is an example of taking risks to secure his self-knowledge, his relationships, and his contribution to the church.

    Anything worth doing involves risk, doesn’t it? Nothing great has ever been accomplished by people afraid to take risks. I have seen a poster that showed a small fish, closing in on a worm and a fishhook, but unaware that he was about to be gobbled up by a large fish, which was itself about to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Have You Done What You Could?

    Contributed by Ivan Casteel on Feb 16, 2005
    based on 29 ratings
     | 7,569 views

    Challenge to believers to accomplish their best for the Lord.

    PP0548 DATE HAVE YOU DONE WHAT YOU COULD? Mark 14:1-9. Mr 14:1 After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death. 2 But they said, Not on the feast day, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    The Big Jackpot

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 6, 2006
    based on 159 ratings
     | 16,719 views

    People are looking for the big jackpot in life when in reality, there is only one real jackpot.

    INTRO.- The big jackpot. What does that sound like? You guessed it. ILL.- $365 Million Powerball Jackpot Beckoned, Saturday, February 18, 2006. The chances of winning the jackpot by matching all six numbers were 1 in 146 million. Powerball is played in 28 states plus the District of Columbia ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Determination Factor Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Jun 23, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,854 views

    The demonstration of our love for God is in our love and service to others

    (This message adapted from The Purpose-Driven Life, by Rick Warren) SERIES: “THE GROWTH FACTORS” TEXT: PHILIPPIANS 2:1-11 TITLE: “THE DETERMINATION FACTOR” INTRODUCTION: A. Chuck Colson has observed that when the Communists took over Russia in 1917, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Richard Pfeil avatar

    The Tool Of Affirmation Series

    Contributed by Richard Pfeil on May 16, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,795 views

    The second of a series on parenting and this one deals with affirmation.

    “THE TOOL OF AFFIRMATION” TEXT: Ephesians 5: 25-29 Sunday, June 30, 2002 We continue our series on parenting and raising children. Of course, all of us play a role in parenting, whether we have children or grandchildren or children that we work with. We need to parent collectively. Last week ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    Welcome To Adulthood! Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on May 20, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,805 views

    Paul’s sequence of thought in this sermon may be summarized as follows: "Once we were slaves. Now we are sons. How, then, can we turn back to slavery?"

    Scripture In the 1998 Disney movie Parent Trap, identical twins who were separated at birth by their parents’ divorce accidentally meet 11 years later at summer camp. Together the twins plan to switch identities, so each can meet the respective parent she’s never known and try to bring their ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Steven Chapman avatar

    The Prodigal Who Stayed Home

    Contributed by Steven Chapman on Jun 16, 2005
    based on 29 ratings
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    How do you know if you are inching away from a relationship with God? The story of the Prodigal Son features two sons - this is the one who don’t often hear about. Yet he usually bears the closest resemblance to those in the church.

    The Prodigal Who Stayed Home Luke 15:1, 2, and 25-32 "Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such despicable people - even eating with them!" These two verses from ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Everyone Can Serve

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jan 30, 2006
    based on 31 ratings
     | 13,470 views

    Every Christian can serve the church.

    Title: Everyone Can Serve Text: Matthew 20:29-34 Truth: Christians are to serve the church. Aim: I want them to commit to some area of service this year. Life ?: What do we need to do to have a servant’s heart? INTRODUCTION Show video clip of Hoosiers when the coach is talking to Jimmy about ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    God's Mercy Endures Forever

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 9, 2001
    based on 51 ratings
     | 8,789 views

    This is a Stewardship Sermon Based On The Giving Of The Macedonian Churches in 2 Corinthians.

    God’s Mercy Endures Forever 04/6/2001 Text 2 Corin 8:1-9 Eccl. 11:1-6, Act 4:31- 37 Stewardship Sunday Let’s suppose for a moment that you came to a fork in the road in the path of life and you had to choose a path to go down. On one side of the road was a sign ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Cut It Down

    Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Mar 1, 2004
    based on 84 ratings
     | 18,714 views

    God wants you to put off the Adamic nature.

    Beloved, you are not in this world by accident as there is a divine purpose for your creation. Eventually, we all shall give an account of what we are doing with our lives. I want you to read our message of this week prayerfully and as you do so, the Lord will open your eyes to areas in your life ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • David Bubb avatar

    The Wages Of Sin

    Contributed by David Bubb on Mar 7, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 15,242 views

    Everyday a person lives in sin they earn a wage, this message shares some of those wages with us.

    Subject: The Wages Of Sin Scripture Reading: Romans 6:23 The question that has been asked for centuries, the question that has effected more people, the question that is asked by every prospective employee, young people ask it, middle age people ask it, even older people ask it. The question ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Getting Real With Your Self Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 9, 2003
    based on 26 ratings
     | 5,949 views

    Lenten series based on Mark 14 and Jesus’ encounters: Jesus was so comfortable with Himself that He could encounter threatening people without being threatened; could correct hostile people without being destructive; and could receive the heart of a tortu

    We wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes – This debt we pay to human guile; With torn and bleeding hearts we smile, And mouth with myriad subtleties. Why should the world be over-wise, In counting all our tears and sighs? Nay, let them only see us, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeffrey Samelson avatar

    The Way Of Grace Is Clearly Different

    Contributed by Jeffrey Samelson on Sep 17, 2004
    based on 128 ratings
     | 14,426 views

    Jesus uses two parables about banquets to teach that the truly righteous live by grace, which means humility and love.

    September 12, 2004 — 15th Sunday after Pentecost Christ Lutheran Church, Columbia, MD Pastor Jeff Samelson Luke 14:1,7-14 The Way of Grace Is Clearly Different I. In How We Think of Ourselves II. In How We Treat Others III. In How We Are Rewarded Grace and peace be yours in abundance through ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Scott Bayles avatar

    Forgive Me!

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Oct 8, 2004
    based on 39 ratings
     | 11,223 views

    David relates to us the right way to deal with sin and regret: Sorrow, Supplication, and Success!

    Forgive Me! by Scott R. Bayles, preacher Church of Christ ____________________________ "God could never forgive me. I’ve done such horrible things." How many times has that thought passed through the synapses of human brains? How many times has it lodged in your mind? The frustrating thing about ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Bruce Ball avatar

    State Of The Church - 2005

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Dec 28, 2005
    based on 48 ratings
     | 9,075 views

    State-of-the-Church Message, showing what the church did last year, and what it should be doing this coming year. (Deals with change) Read the last paragraph - - 53 responded to invitation to covenant change in the church!

    Can you believe 2005 is over already? It doesn’t seem possible that it has been ten months since God led Diana and I from our church in Arizona to this church in Oklahoma. So many wonderful things have happened to us and to this church during this time that we are left with nothing but ...read more

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