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  • Rick Crandall avatar

    Raising Heroes For Christ

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Aug 17, 2007
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     | 3,600 views

    Our children can be great heroes for Jesus Christ. Jesus can turn them into heroes, and we can help. Let’s look into the Word of God and see what to do.

    Raising Heroes for Christ John 6:1-15 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - Feb. 25, 2007 *Last Thursday was George Washington’s birthday. What a hero he was! Historian James Flexner called Washington “the indispensable man.” And Richard Smith said, -“If George Washington had not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Radical Restoration Of The Family

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 6, 2016
     | 6,723 views

    Let's talk about 5 radical priorities for parents (Material adapted from Dennis Rainey's book, A Call to Family Reformation, Chapter 7 Parenting with a Purpose, pgs. 119-139)

    Introduction: Title is “Radical Restoration of the Family”, took this idea from F. LaGard Smith’s book called Radical Restoration: Smith takes aim at many features of today's church that bear little resemblance to the picture presented in the New Testament. He begins with our ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Kids-The Gift That Requires

    Contributed by Larry Turner on May 6, 2015
     | 6,990 views

    With the gift of children comes great responsibility. This sermon looks at the requirements needed to turn children into healthy adults.

    Happy Mother’s Day to all of our moms. I thought I would begin today with a little history lesson. Mother’s Day is now 101 years old but it actually began 110 years ago in 1905. Anna Jarvis stood at her mother’s grave site and decided to dedicate her life to establish a day that ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    Young At Heart

    Contributed by Josh Foster on Feb 18, 2014
     | 5,233 views

    Jesus loves children and uses the children as an example of how to enter the kingdom of heaven.

    Walkin’ with Jesus: Young at Heart Scripture Text: Mark 10.13-16 INTRODUCTION Kids! They burp, …they toot, …they laugh, …they cry ~ …and some of us-adults wish that they’d just, grow-up already! TRANSITION There’s a part of me ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    The Faith Of Our Mothers

    Contributed by Doug Fannon on May 20, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,160 views

    Mothers are very influential in the home teaching and demonstrating their faith.

    The influence of mothers in the home is not to be underestimated. According to the Barna Group Research released this past week, finds that mothers—more often than fathers, or any other category of frequent participants in households—are seen as the confidants, providers of support and drivers of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Covenant's History Series

    Contributed by Josh Foster on Feb 19, 2014
     | 6,584 views

    This is a message about God and His heart towards us. It’s also a message for all followers of God – in terms of how to shape our hearts and responses in the face of rejection and pain.

    Covenant Connections: A Covenant’s History ~ The Love of the Father Scripture Text: Hosea 11.1-11 INTRODUCTION I want to tell you two stories. They are two stories that are almost-as-old-as the hills, …but these stories still capture the hearts and imaginations of ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    The Power Of Distraction

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 6, 2017
     | 9,640 views

    When we have to cope for the long term, we need to implement God’s template for doing so. Distraction is a key element in this process, but needs to be viewed as part of the whole process.

    The Power of Distraction (Philippians 4:1-9) 1. The psychology professor was giving an oral test. She asked, "How would you diagnose a patient who screaming at the top of his lungs one minute, then sits in a chair weeping uncontrollably the next?" A sports-minded young man answered, "He's ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Song Of Faithfullness Series

    Contributed by Russ Barksdale on Mar 2, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,817 views

    In every relationship, particularly marriage, there are times when the believer must be faithful, regardless of the challenge.

    Allan Petersen, in The Myth of the Greener Grass, tells the story of a group of a dozen married women having lunch together. One woman asked, "How many of you have been faithful to your husbands throughout your marriage?" Only one woman out of the twelve raised her hand. At home that evening, one ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Adam And Christ

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 30, 2013
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,531 views

    The entrance of sin, and the wages of sin, compared and contrasted with the free gift of Jesus Christ.

    ADAM AND CHRIST. Romans 5:12-21. 1. THE ENTRANCE OF SIN. We are told in the book of Genesis that when God created the world “it was all very good” (Genesis 1:31). Yet the world as we know it is full of moral evil, as quoted by Paul in Romans 3:10-18. How did such a situation come about? In ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Just Like My Dad (A Father's Day Sermon On The Prodigal Son)

    Contributed by James Jackson on Jun 16, 2025
     | 576 views

    In the Parable of the Prodigal Son (which is really the Parable of the Loving Father) we get a picture of how our heavenly Father loves us.

    Good morning, and Happy Father’s Day! Please turn in (or turn on) your copy of God’s Word and scroll to Luke 15. While you’re turning there, I want to share some photos with you. This past Wednesday, JonWorth encouraged our students to dress like their dad. And the results were hilarious. (Show ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Courageousness Through Weakness

    Contributed by Paddick Van Zyl on Jul 17, 2020
     | 3,456 views

    Not by our might or power but by the anointing and power of the Lord do we gain victory.

    Courageousness through Weakness Pastor Paddick Van Zyl 14-07-2020 Sermon Outline Scripture Reference: 1st Samuel 17 verses 20 to 54 Key verse : 45-47 45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Family Faith Transfer: To Spiritually Receptive Children (Lesson 6)

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 3, 2003
    based on 29 ratings
     | 1,243 views

    Series: Family Faith Transfer

    A. INTRODUCTION: I SAMUEL 3:1-21 As a young boy, Samuel was unusually receptive to God. His childhood laid a foundation for his usefulness later in life. “For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of Him: Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    Father's Day: Dads Who Share Their Hearts For God With Their Children

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 16, 2004
    based on 39 ratings
     | 6,098 views

    Dads must develop a heart for God and share that heart with their children¡¦ they must be a pastor to their little flock.Many of the qualities that make a good Christian dad also make for good pastors; that is why elders are to be chosen, at least ideally

    Father’s Day: Dads Who Share Their Hearts for God with Their Children (Job 1:1-5) INTRO Erma Bombeck wrote this: FATHER’S DAY I received a letter from a single mother who had raised a son who was about to become a dad. Since he had no recollection of his own father, her question to me was "What ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Jonathan McLeod avatar

    Three Necessities Your Children Shouldn't Live Without Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on May 24, 2006
    based on 100 ratings
     | 21,231 views

    Your children should not live without you love, time, and discipline.

    Murphy’s Laws of Parenting: • The shoes you must replace today will go on sale next week. • The chances of a piece of bread falling with the jelly side down are directly proportional to the cost of the carpet. • The garbage truck will be two doors past your house when your teen remembers it’s his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • William D. Brown avatar

    Joshua Pt.5~ God Will Take Care Of His Children. Series

    Contributed by William D. Brown on Jun 13, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,484 views

    This was a visible assurance to Israel of God's continued presence and protection.

    SS~ #20~Joshua Heb. 11: 30 -31 ~~ Joshua 5:1 11-2-14 Heb. 11: -- "the hall of faith chapter" as it's often called. @Let me remind us that during the day's that this epistle was written there were Jewish believers in Christ that had become discouraged from various ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist