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  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Why Jesus Taught People If They Want To See God Work In New Ways They Must

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 25, 2006
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     | 2,634 views

    Let the Lord show you greater things as you express a new willingness to venture in uncharted waters of relationships, ministries and obedience.

    Why Jesus Taught People If They Want To See God Work in New Ways They Must Be Willing to do New Things (Matt 14:29-31) Illustration:He was born in Columbus, Ohio, 1890, the third of eight children. At eleven he quit school to help with the family expenses, and got his first full-time job at $3.50 ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Live Through What's Coming Series

    Contributed by David Asch on Feb 16, 2005
    based on 36 ratings
     | 8,170 views

    A Sermon on Jesus’ Olivet Discourse

    HOW TO LIVE THROUGH WHAT’S COMING Mark 13:14-37 INTRO: Do you ever want to know the future, know what’s coming? We seem to have a certain fascination with knowing the future How will my kids turn out? What stocks should I buy? What decision should I make about a job, relationship, purchase. Even ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What Shall We Say Then....?

    Contributed by Timothy Dolan on Feb 10, 2008
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    What are some of the things we should say concerning justification according to Paul in Romans 4?

    What Shall We Say Then? 6 Occurrences: What then shall we say? (6:1; 7:7; 8:31; 9:14, 30) When we are talking about Paul’s argument, we are talking about blessings…that define who God is and what he has determined for those who love Him. Abraham is an example of how God deals with people. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brad Rigney avatar

    Jesus: Rez And The Life

    Contributed by Brad Rigney on Apr 15, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,319 views

    This message is an Easter sermon about Jesus as the REz and the Life. How not only was He risen from the dead but He raised Lazarus from the dead to show us who He is and what He wants to do in our lives, even now!

    Who is this Jesus? John 11:17-44 Intro.: A. As we celebrate Easter there is a lot of things that come to mind: Eggs, Spring time, kids, candy, and of course we also think about Jesus.! B. Today’s passage is one that we learn a lot about Jesus. It is an account where Jesus is learns about the ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

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    Why Jesus Died

    Contributed by Douglas Mcdaris on Feb 26, 2012
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     | 7,417 views

    I want to lay aside both the crucifix and the cross as symbols of our faith, and to replace them with the very first symbol, one that was ordained by God Himself and provided by Him. The very first symbol of the significance of what Jesus Christ did for u

    Why Jesus Died Mark 15:37-38 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom. I want to lay aside both the crucifix and the cross as symbols of our faith, and to replace them with the very first symbol, one that was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Wright avatar

    What The Resurrection Of Christ Means To You

    Contributed by John Wright on Jun 18, 2007
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    A message dealing with the practical implications of the resurrection of Christ

    WHAT THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST MEANS TO YOU: (1 Corinthians 15) Intro: 1 – Doctrinally, it means that Christ is who He claimed to be … God of very God 2 – Historically, it means that Christ rose as He claimed He would … after 3 days Proof … V 5 – Seen by Peter, Seen by the 12 (probably ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Timothy Peck avatar

    What The Cross Reveals About God Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 4, 2001
    based on 108 ratings
     | 7,415 views

    The cross reveals God’s integrity, and by experiencing the cross we can understand, experience, and live consistently with God’s integrity.

    How can a person go to heaven? It sounds like such a simple question, yet so many people aren’t sure how to answer. The Christian faith has always insisted that the answer to this question of how to go to heaven is found in the cross of Jesus Christ. For the Christian faith, the cross is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What's Good About The Good Shepherd

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on May 1, 2006
    based on 114 ratings
     | 27,019 views

    A sermon for the 4th Sunday of Easter Good Shepherd Sunday

    4th Sunday of Easter John 10:11-18 "What’s Good About the Good Shepherd?" 11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 He who is a hireling and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    What Jesus Said About God's Mercy Series

    Contributed by Michael Wiley on Jan 28, 2009
     | 5,287 views

    Grace comes from God, not by Merit, but by Mercy. In God’s Kingdom the last will be first and the first will be last.

    “Jesus Said” What Jesus said about the Father “His Mercy” Michael Wiley January 25, 2009 Matthew 20:1-16 Introduction: We hear about all the problems in the business world these days. Wall-Street, the bank loan crises. The auto industry etc… We hear about “big business.” But, we don’t hear a lot ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Do You Want Joy, Real Joy?

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 20, 2001
    based on 708 ratings
     | 65,985 views

    I think Matthew wrote these Beatitudes down in the exact order that Jesus spoke them. And I believe Jesus had a reason for putting them in this particular order.

    MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED: 2016) TEXT: Matthew 5:1-12 There is a beautiful chorus that begins with these words, "Do you want joy, real joy, wonderful joy? Then let Jesus come into your heart." And this morning we will look ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ray Scott avatar

    "God Don't Want No Dirty House"

    Contributed by Ray Scott on Aug 21, 2003
    based on 168 ratings
     | 63,795 views

    In the passage on Jesus cleansing the Temple, we see that there may be some things in our lives that Jesus needs to clean out before we can worship Him.

    “God Don’t Want No Dirty House” John 2:13-22 INTRODUCTION: We continue in our series on great events in the ministry of Jesus. After Jesus performed His first miracle at the wedding in Cana, He traveled with His Disciples and family to Capernaum … about 15 miles away – 2:12 After spending a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wesley Bishop avatar

    What's Gratitude Got To Do With It?

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Aug 6, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,061 views

    This is on gratitude. We followed up with communion. The asterisks in the text were related to click through PowerPoint slides.

    There were many things you didn’t want to be in Jesus’ time two of them were a leper or a Samaritan. Brief synopsis of leprosy (not meant to gross you out): loss of feeling/nerve endings that cause sores. Samaritans were considered half-breeds. A funny thing happened when a Samaritan contracted ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Scott Maze avatar

    Jesus Is Raised Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 3, 2021
     | 2,889 views

    But what would happen if we applied alternative history to Easter? What if Jesus Christ did not rise from the dead? What would happened if Easter was Erased?

    Many of you watch annually It’s A Wonderful Life. George Bailey, the movie’s main character, has spent his entire life giving of himself to the people of Bedford Falls. Bailey loses $8,000 through no fault of his own and fears he will be sent to jail and his company will collapse. Thinking of his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Fr. Rian Adams avatar

    Is Jesus Grumpy?

    Contributed by Fr. Rian Adams on Jul 3, 2019
     | 3,112 views

    Those who wanted to follow Christ were told to follow him and not even burry their dead. This sermon explores how Jesus called to deeper discipleship.

    Grumpy Jesus: Feelings and Focus Have you ever been grumpy? I don't mean mere frustration; I mean, have you ever been in a place where no one could do anything right? Maybe you haven’t, but I bet you can notice it in other people. That sounds a lot like Jesus in Today's Gospel reading. ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

  • Milton Smith avatar

    What's Stopping My Productivity

    Contributed by Milton Smith on May 1, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,026 views

    God wants you to overcome your fear and guilt be productive.

    Let’s recall two familiar verses from the Book of Genesis; 1:28 and 3:10. First we will examine Genesis 1:28. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational