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  • Michael Luke avatar

    You Want Others To Have It Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Jun 26, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,436 views

    The obsession to reach those who do not know Christ is an important mark of a church with "It".

    SERIES: IT: Finding It, Keeping It, and Sharing It (freely adapted from Craig Groeschel’s It: How Churches and Leadesr Can Get it and Keep it) “YOU WANT OTHERS TO HAVE IT” MARK 2:1-12 OPEN We continue on this morning in our series: IT: Finding It, Keeping It, and Sharing It. The first ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What Is Baptism

    Contributed by David Trexler on Jan 8, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 4,135 views

    I like to think of Baptism as a humidifier for my mind, body, and soul.

    Sermon for Matthew 3:13-17 Baptism of our Lord January 9th 2005 First things first. What is Baptism? It is simple water combined with God’s word of Promise. It is one of two Sacraments in the Lutheran Tradition along with Holy Communion. Both of which we will experience today. So what is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    What Are We? Series

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,385 views

    The Lord wants us to be more than we are. We can really be something for God!

    An old man lived alone in Idaho. He wanted to spade his potato garden, but it was backbreaking work, and his son, Bubba, who used to help him, was in prison. The old man mentioned it in a letter he sent to his son by saying, “I’m not sure exactly what to do. I’m just getting too old to be digging ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    So What?

    Contributed by Pastor Randall Timblin on Jun 2, 2017
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    Many will ask us as Christians certain questions about our God and His Son Jesus Christ. It is important that we are prepared. This sermon should assist the congregation in answering some of the most important ones.

    I. Why Did Jesus have to die? Answer: In order that He die as a man, He had to be born and live as one. He came to earth as a man but was God incarnated (Immanuel—God as man). He came to save us, literally from ourselves and this filthy world in which we live. He came to teach us, not only by ...read more

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    What Is The Millennium? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Aug 28, 2020
     | 5,435 views

    This sermon attempts to give an overview of the Millennium, the reasons why there needs to be a Millennium, and what impact the Millennium should have on our lives as Christians now.

    WHAT IS THE MILLENNIUM? The thousand-year reign of Jesus on the earth after the Tribulation. - Revelation 20:1-6. - We don’t get a ton of information in this brief passage about it, but we want to unpack what we are told here as well as bring in the numerous Old Testament references to this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What's In A Name

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Jul 18, 2015
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    In the Narrative of the encounter of Hagar with god we learn of a new name for God and how it can apply to our lives.

    What’s In A Name Genesis 16: 1-16 (NLT) Intro:The 1960’s were a wild time. In California the hippies were abundant and carefree. As these hippies got older and married and had children, they produced children with some unusual names. One of the more well known was the rocker Frank ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Is A Peacemaker? Series

    Contributed by Keith Foskey on Apr 15, 2014
     | 5,780 views

    The Ultimate Peacemaker is Christ Our First Call as Peacemakers is as Ambassadors for Christ Our Secondary Call as Peacemakers is to Promote Reconciliation Among People Our Call to Be Peacemakers is NOT an Absolute Call to Humanistic Pacifism

    Series: The Sermon on the Mount Title: What is a Peacemaker? Text: Matthew 5:9 INTRODUCTION: We continue our study of the introduction to Jesus’s greatest sermon on the mount, which are generally referred to as the Beatitudes. As we have noted, the term “Beatitude” means supreme ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What Is Truth

    Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Jun 30, 2018
     | 11,465 views

    4th of July - We Hold These Truths to be Self Evident - what is truth

    What is truth? I chose this passage today to help create a foundation for all of us as we look at Independence day, the day when the Declaration of Independence was signed. In fact, one of the best known statements from our Declaration of Independence states that our declaration is based on ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    What Faith?

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jun 13, 2022
     | 886 views

    As we repent from sin and turn to God, what must also be included?

    As we repent from sin and turn to God, what must also be included? “I have had one message for Jews and Greeks alike—the necessity of repenting from sin and turning to God, and of having faith in our Lord Jesus.” (Acts 20:21 NLT) Repentance is also from unbelief to faith. Are good works evidence ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Is A Christian

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 26, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,646 views

    A Christian is someone who has been changed by his or her encounter with the risen Jesus

    What is a Christian? In a few funeral preparation talks, I have people who have described their lost loved ones in these terms “He didn’t believe in God He didn’t go to Church But he was a good Christian” That isn’t a very useful definition of what is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    What Is Love

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Feb 15, 2011
    based on 14 ratings
     | 35,691 views

    This message looks at the biblical Standard, Test, Example and Application of AGAPE love.

    WHAT IS LOVE? George Matheson was only fifteen when he was told that he was losing what little eyesight he had. Instead of giving up, Matheson immediately continued with his plans to enroll in the University of Glasgow, and his determination lead to his graduation at age nineteen. But as he ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    What Is Worship?

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Feb 10, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,973 views

    part 1 of a new series looking at worship.

    Worship is a Verb Romans 12:1 February 12, 2017 When I was in school, my favorite class was math. I loved math and wanted to major in math when I went to college. My most dreaded class was English. I couldn’t write well and I didn’t understand grammar. When Joshua and Zachary needed help in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rev. Duraimony Dickson avatar

    What Is Church

    Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Aug 22, 2020
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     | 3,690 views

    We want us to look into God's Word and wonder at the beauty, the mystery, the glory, and the greatness of the church.

    What is the Church In whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit. - Ephesians 2:22 Who needs the church? Well, the answer is: if you're a child of God, you need the church. I need the church. We all need the church. And when we say the word ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Roger Hasselquist avatar

    What In The World?

    Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Jul 8, 2024
     | 785 views

    There is a lot in this world that is out of joint with common sense. But that is nothing new. The apostle John gives us a warning about how things can go haywire. He makes it clear that many things in this world get in the way of good living.

    Alba 7-7-2024 WHAT IN THE WORLD? I John 2:15-17 Have you ever been in a situation that makes you say, “What in the world!” There are some crazy things out there that could cause you to say that. James Snyder in a sermon entitled, “What a Crazy World We Live In” shared some things that made him ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Characteristics Of A Revival

    Contributed by Syed Ibn Syed on Apr 16, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,940 views

    Right now the world wide Church is in need of a Revival - a revival that will usher in the Kingdom of God. This sermon talks about the three basic characteristics that God gives in individuals that brings about a great revival in the community.

    Text: II Chronicles 7:14 Introduction Illustration: 1857 - Jeremiah Lamphere, 46 year - New York City. a burden for the lost - in July 1857 - passing tracts and talking but no success - Then burdened to prayer - invited anyone to pray from 12 to 1 on Wednesday - hundreds and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational