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  • Keith Broyles avatar

    A Little Shady Accounting

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Dec 4, 2007
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     | 4,844 views

    As long as there have been people in the world some have tried to cheat others. In the Parable of the Vineyard, that is exactly what happened.

    Having served most of my ministry in rural east Texas, several of my church members have done some farming. And over those years I became at least somewhat familiar with sharecropping, particularly a form of it that they called farming on the halves. At first thought, I would never have imagined ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    God's Special Love

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jul 21, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,823 views

    A sermon for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 12

    11th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 12 Lectionary 17 Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 Romans 8:26-39 God’s Special Love 35* Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36* As it is written, "For thy sake we ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    If You Want To Walk On Water, You Gotta Get Out Of The Boat

    Contributed by Deborah Westbrook on Aug 13, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 23,378 views

    God loves those sitting in the pews, but you’re denying yourself a more personal and profound relationship with Christ if you don’t get up and DO something. Take that leap of faith and grow closer to God than ever before.

    Matthew 14:22-33 Jesus Walks on Water Our Scripture this morning begins where last week’s ended. Jesus has fed the people, the disciples have gathered the leftovers, and now, Jesus makes it a solid point to dismiss the people who had gathered, and to also dismiss the disciples back across the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    It Belongs To Your Neighbor Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jan 18, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,252 views

    Coveting is a dangerous thing!

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Today we are concluding our series on the Ten Commandments. I hope that each of these messages has touched you in some way. • The Tenth Command is one that I wish I would have understood when I was a young person. • When I was a kid, my parents did a great job providing ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • David Scudder avatar

    A Call For Help Series

    Contributed by David Scudder on Jan 24, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,049 views

    Paul shows us that it’s good to expresses our longing for Christian fellowship. We should have the humility to ask for help when we need it.

    A Call For Help II Timothy 4:9-15 Purpose: To describe Paul’s humble willingness to ask for help. Aim: I want the listener to see a need to be actively involved in serving Christ. INTRODUCTION: What is the difference between a contribution and a commitment? Perhaps I can best explain this by a ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    What Is Heaven Like? Part 1 - Kingdom Come Series

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 11, 2008
     | 3,787 views

    What is Heaven Like? This is a question that is not easily answered as there are a large variety of ideas in history/Scripture. First we examine the relationship between heaven and the Kingdom.

    The Burning Question What Is Heaven Like? Part 1 – Kingdom Come February 10, 2008 Various Scriptures Our first question is “What is heaven like?” A pretty tough question and one frankly that has been wrestled with and even debated by Christians and other religions for centuries. We will look at ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    "Experiencing The Presence Of God"

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Apr 2, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 7,408 views

    Life is filled with hopless situations. (illustration Harry Truman election) The two disciples on the Road to Emmaus felt hopless. Their encounter with the Living God shows how God through his Holy Spirit would enable us to have the same experience.

    In Jesus Holy Name April 6, 2008 Easter II Redeemer Text: Luke 24:13-35 “Experiencing the Presence of God” He is risen! He is risen indeed! The word of the angel spoken at the empty tomb of Jesus tells us that God has, in His Son, gives us hope for the most ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Dean Meadows avatar

    You Can Allways Have Hope!

    Contributed by Dean Meadows on Apr 18, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,584 views

    This sermon deals with the HOPE we have in the right relationship with Jesus Christ.

    You can always have HOPE! Romans 15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. The title of my sermon has been the pun of joke that I have heard over the last 14 years. “You can always have Hope”. One of ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Keep Your Eye On The Task

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Apr 20, 2008
     | 4,051 views

    A discussion about one possible reason Jesus mentioned for the third time that He would be killed and brought back to life - that they needed to stay focused on the mission of Jesus.

    Keep Your Eye on the Task Matthew 20:17-19 April 20, 2008 NOTE: THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE FORMAT USED IN MY MESSAGES IS BORROWED FROM ANDY STANLEY’S BOOK, "COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE." A woman was working in her yard with the weed whacker, when she accidentally cut off the tail of her cat. She ran ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Whose Purpose Is It Anyway? Series

    Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 2, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,629 views

    “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails” (Proverbs 19:21).

    “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails” (Proverbs 19:21). I discovered something interesting today. I looked up all the times “purpose” and “plan” were used in the Bible. In the overwhelming majority of cases, “purpose” referred to God’s purpose regarding ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Joy Series

    Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 2, 2008
     | 14,306 views

    People display joy (intense happiness or great delight) over all sorts of things – a new house, a new car, a new baby. What makes joy, as a fruit of the Spirit any different than joy in general?

    “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law” (Galatians 5:22-23). Thinking of this week’s subject, joy, I was having a tough time getting my mind around the idea. Joy, according to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Mike Fogerson avatar

    Getting A Piece Of Land In Heaven Series

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Jan 7, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 18,700 views

    Jesus died so we could have "land" in heaven.

    Building Your Eternal Dream Home Series Getting a Piece of Land in Heaven John 14:1-6; Mark 8:34 Jan. 6, 2008 FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Pastor Introduction A Today, one of the ways to get land is for someone to leave it to you in their will (family ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Quackenbush avatar

    Choose Freedom

    Contributed by David Quackenbush on Jan 9, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,189 views

    We have been set free in Christ now we much use our freedom to choose to do what we ought, not what we want!

    CHOOSE FREEDOM Scripture: Gal 5:1,13, 16-26 1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. 13 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Daniel Habben avatar

    What Makes For A Good Christian?

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Oct 16, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,121 views

    What Makes for A Good Christian? 1) One who is watchful and forgiving; 2) One who knows that faith is more portal than power;3) One who realizes that doing God’s will is simply our duty.

    The Major League playoffs are in full swing. Contenders for the World Series title have been narrowed down to four teams. Which of the four teams will win the World Series? The team with the best pitching will win. If you have good pitching, your opponents’ bats will be silenced so that even if you ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    It's Time For A New Reformation

    Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Oct 24, 2007
    based on 17 ratings
     | 7,476 views

    A sermon for Reformation Sunday, which is celebrated in the Lutheran Church to remember the contributions of the Church’s reformers.

    Reformation Sunday, October 28, 2007 Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, you have, through the ages, revealed your word to us through the Scriptures. You sent your Son among us, as your incarnate Word, who ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran