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  • David Welch avatar

    Whose Kid Are You? Series

    Contributed by David Welch on May 13, 2015
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    Message 14 from 1 John focusing on the identifying marks of God's children.

    Whose Kid Are You? 1John 3:4-10 Intimate relationship with the God of light and love is the overriding subject of the Apostle John’s letter to Christians of all ages in all ages at all levels of spiritual maturity. He used words like “fellowship”, “abide in”, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    God Has Your Number

    Contributed by Monty Newton on May 26, 2015
     | 4,613 views

    The Holy Spirit knows who we are, where we are and assures us that we are children of God.

    Title: God Has Your Number Text: Romans 8:12-17 Thesis: The Holy Spirit knows who we are, how we are and how to help us. Introduction Not so long ago in Ireland, if you sent a letter to Patrick Murphy at the village of Ballybucklebo in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland… your letter ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Don't Leave Home Without Jesus

    Contributed by James Williams on Jul 17, 2013
     | 7,383 views

    Going to places and approaching people without a Godly attitude, personality or character

    Don’t Leave Home Without Him The Boy Jesus Amazes the Scholars 41 His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. 42 And when He was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast. 43 When they had finished the days, as they returned, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Shouldn’t We Put Family First?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Aug 20, 2013
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     | 8,121 views

    A look at the difficult passages where Jesus calls us to "hate" our families. Why would He ask something like that?

    IT SOUNDS GOOD AND RIGHT: “Family first.” - “Family first” comes naturally for us because it’s so easy to love your family more than anything. - Sure, they aggravate us sometimes, but they are our deepest earthly relationships. When a family is as it should be, they ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Overseer’s Fitness-6

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Nov 26, 2012
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    6 of 6. Paul related the moral qualifications for an overseer of the Church. Character traits for overseers of the church are definitive. ?How is his fitness determined? An overseer’s fitness is decided by his...

    The OVERSEER’s FITNESS-VI—1Timothy 3:1-7 Oversight of the local church requires a certain fitness. Need: Paul related the moral qualifications for an overseer of the Church. Character traits for overseers of the church are definitive/unequivocal. ?What character traits define ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Missing Middle Schooler

    Contributed by Lance Hostetter on Jan 9, 2013
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     | 5,888 views

    This story seeks to show how Jesus' family reacted to his being lost in the temple.

    The Missing Middle Schooler Luke 2:41-49 Introduction: The film stars Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, an eight-year-old boy, who is mistakenly left behind when his family flies to Paris for their Christmas vacation. We have all seen the Home Alone movies in which the family forgets their son ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Serve

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Aug 24, 2012
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     | 11,507 views

    I am the greatest, no I’m th egreatest...so the arguement went, but hey they were in for a shock none of them were great, not yet, for none were servants, none were behaving like little children.

    Mark 9:33-37 They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the road?” 34 But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest. 35 Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    The Godly Seed

    Contributed by Rev Oke Omezi on Aug 27, 2012
     | 18,397 views

    The focus of this message is the core purpose of marriage.

    THE GODLY SEED Mal 2:11-16 Ruth 4:10-12 The focus of this message is the concept of the godly seed which is the core purpose why God instituted marriage. Everything that God intends to do, He starts with a seed. It is that seed that receives the engrafted word of God and produces the fruits that ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Work On Your "Insides" First

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010
     | 3,465 views

    June 7, 2009 Communion Meditation and Kid’s/Teens Day Message

    As we prepare for Communion this morning, I first want to share some things with our kids and teens and especially our graduates. Here it is in one sentence. (Ready? It’s profound! Are you sure that you can handle it?) Slide 1 – ‘Work on your insides first.’ Now, what do ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Who Is Your Neighbor?

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 28, 2010
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     | 10,358 views

    The fifth message in the series based on the six pillars of ‘Character Counts!’

    (Slide 1) Ally bank commercial about the two ponies. (Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qb0vquRcys) Who said that TV commercials are worthless? Can’t you hear that little girl saying inside, “It’s not fair!” Fairness, one of the six pillars of character from ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    No Childcare Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Sep 19, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,940 views

    A study of the Gospel of Mark 10: 13 – 16

    Mark 10: 13 – 16 No Childcare 13 Then they brought little children to Him, that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked those who brought them. 14 But when Jesus saw it, He was greatly displeased and said to them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    The Childlike In God

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Feb 7, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,529 views

    I. EXORDIUM: Who among here thinks like a child? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Sitio Visaya/ Strawberry St. III. OBJECTIVES: To promote childlikeness in faith, Word, evil, belief and submission to God. IV. TEXT: Matthew 11:25 Pray that we

    I. EXORDIUM: Who among here thinks like a child? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Sitio Visaya/ Strawberry St. III. OBJECTIVES: To promote childlikeness in faith, Word, evil, belief and submission to God. IV. TEXT: Matthew 11:25 Pray that we will continue to be child-like in faith, Word, evil, belief ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Christopher Lanham avatar

    Coming To Grips Series

    Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Feb 11, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,207 views

    How do we buy into the lame excuses we offer without crumbling under the internal conflict we generate from living in ways that are contrary to what we say we believe? The truth is, it all comes down to the way we view the world – it comes down to what f

    I want to tell you a story this morning – a funny, yet strangely disturbing story. The setting was a small group retreat with a bunch of teenage boys – I was one of the leaders. We’d had a really good weekend; sharing our faith stories, digging into the Scriptures, spending time ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Three Items For The Baptism Checklist Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 5, 2012
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     | 6,781 views

    Your child is beginning a journey that will end in the arms of the Father: here's what you must do as mission controllers to help ensure a good ending.

    Homily for Infant Baptism Today is a very special time in your families’ lives. Today is the day in which I, acting as a minister of Jesus Christ, and by the grace of the Holy Spirit, launch your child into a trajectory that, many years from now, should land him/her in the arms of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Three Things I Learned From My Dad

    Contributed by Robert Glass on Jun 12, 2012
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     | 4,896 views

    A Father's Day Sermon of THREE things I learned from my Dad.

    Three Things I Learned From My Father Because today is Father’s day, it is good that we should honor them. In thinking back about my Dad, I remembered three things that he told me as a new Dad to take care of. 1. The first thing I learned was “Take Care of your Children.” A. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ