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  • Ned Bartlebaugh avatar

    Its A Matter Of The Heart

    Contributed by Ned Bartlebaugh on Jun 21, 2007
    based on 27 ratings
     | 10,914 views

    God looks upon the sin in your heart that hampers God’s very best for you. He will clean your heart, but He will not enter in without being invited first. This means we have to be real with ourselves and turn back to God, stop rationalizing sin and call

    Introduction Illustration – Sea Biscuit: It’s heart I watched the movie “Sea Biscuit” the other night. One of my favorite scenes is near the beginning where the horse trainer is searching for one horse that he can groom into a champion. He wasn’t looking for a horse that was already a champion ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ken Sauer avatar

    "Jesus Is All That Matters"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 8, 2011
    based on 7 ratings
     | 9,459 views

    A sermon for 9-11.

    Psalm 27 “Jesus Is All That Matters” By: Ken Sauer, Pastor of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN eastridgeumc.org We read this Psalm on a Sunday evening when most of us probably have that grim anniversary in our minds. It happened on a Tuesday morning in September ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Lance Hostetter avatar

    Does Truth Matter?

    Contributed by Lance Hostetter on Feb 3, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,961 views

    This sermon discuss three important ways to proclaim the truth to our culture today.

    Message for Feb. 03, 2013 “Does Truth Matter?” 1 John 1:1-10 Introduction: Recent US TODAY article about all of the scamers, cheaters and liars that are part of the news.. Lance Armstrong is a cheater. Manti Te’o is a liar. And Beyoncé, it seems, is a pretender. Heck, even Storage Wars is ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dennis Lawrence avatar

    What Matters Most? Series

    Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Jan 30, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 8,791 views

    Love and learning to love are the most important activities. The church is the special God-given place to learn.

    What Matters Most Purpose Driven Life #16 Cornwall November 29, 2003 Life is made up of many activities and many things we can focus on. However, there is one focus, which is the one, and only and most important focus, from God’s point-of-view. Paul said it best, as he declared in: Ga.5.14. Love ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Hal Seed avatar

    What Matters To God Series

    Contributed by Hal Seed on Jul 27, 2007
    based on 20 ratings
     | 30,371 views

    Sermon’s purpose is to motivate people to pray, "God, give me your heart for lost people."

    [This sermon is contributed by Hal Seed of New Song Church in Oceanside, California and of www.PastorMentor.com. Hal is the author of numerous books including The God Questions and The Bible Questions. If you are interested in The Bible Questions Church-wide Campaign, please visit and watch Hal’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ken Sauer avatar

    "The Heart Of The Matter"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 22, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,350 views

    A sermon about not allowing money and stuff control you.

    Matthew 6:19-21, 24-34 “The Heart of the Matter” By: Ken Sauer, Pastor of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanoga, TN www.eastridgeumc.com In his book How Much Is Enough? Hungering For God In An Affluent Culture author and Founder of Bread for the World: Arthur Simon ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Billy Ricks avatar

    A Matter Of Life And Death Series

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on May 25, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,494 views

    Belshazzar is confident and cocky. With the enemy at his gates he is throwing a party. Into this pride comes the hand of God. What is the message? You have been weighed and you don't measure up!

    Intro: When we look at chapter 5 we are seeing the second part of a trilogy of pagan kings. Chapter 4 we see Nebuchadnezzar and his repentance after God’s warning. Chapter 6 we see Darius the Mede acknowledge Daniel’s God but not accept Him. Here in chapter 5 we see Belshazzar and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Imelda Mesa avatar

    You Matter To God

    Contributed by Imelda Mesa on May 22, 2019
     | 4,474 views

    In a world where there is a decline of respect towards human life, people can decide who lives and who don’t.

    Abortion is allowed in all States and Territories of Australia under certain circumstances and when it is done by a registered doctor. In NSW, a young woman under the age of 16 years may give valid consent to an abortion without her parent or guardian's knowledge. They say that Parental rights ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    Why Truth Matters

    Contributed by Chuck Colson on Aug 13, 2008
    based on 16 ratings
     | 9,595 views

    Why Truth Matters An Excerpt from The Faith By Charles Colson and Harold Fickett In February Zondervan published The Faith, Given Once, For All: What Christians Believe, Why They Believe It, and Why It Matters. An excerpt from Chapter 4: “Truth” is p

    This article is from BreakPoint WorldView magazine: http://www.breakpoint.org/contentindex.asp?ID=146. -------------------------------------------------- Truth Matters Because the Heart of What We Believe Is at Stake The path of postmodern Christianity bears some chilling resem¬blances not only ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Kamal Weerakoon avatar

    The Gospel Is All That Matters Series

    Contributed by Kamal Weerakoon on May 24, 2003
    based on 174 ratings
     | 12,552 views

    Why do we have so little impact on our world? Why are we so much like the world, and so un-like our heavenly Father? The second half of Philippians ch 1 challenges us to get our priorities right - the Gospel is all that matters!

    Introduction Imagine this. You’ve become a missionary. You’ve gone to a foreign country that hasn’t heard the Gospel. You try not to be a foreigner, you try and fit in with them. You take on their customs and habits. You wear their clothes, eat their food, learn their language. You love ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • David Owens avatar

    People Matter To God Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Sep 14, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 16,152 views

    Because people matter to God, they should matter to us. In Jesus’ three stories from Luke 15, we learn just how much people matter to God.

    A. One day, an antique collector was walking through the city when he noticed a mangy cat lapping milk from a saucer in the doorway of a store and he did a double take. 1. His expertise told him that the saucer was extremely old and very valuable, so he walked casually into the store and offered ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • John Oscar avatar

    You Heart Matters Series

    Contributed by John Oscar on Nov 16, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,843 views

    Taken from the Sermon Central Series and heavily edited, Pastor John teaches that it is our heart that will often determine our direction and destination

    Your Heart Matters The Path Series CCCAG October 17th 2021 Scripture- Proverbs 3:5-6 Last week we talked about what to do if you are on the wrong path, and the need to seek God on how to get pointed in the right direction. Today, we will be talking about the source of what gets us on the wrong ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    Matters Of Life And Death Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jul 12, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,903 views

    This sermon examines how Jesus would vote on matters of life and death.

    Scripture “Stop! In the name of Christ, stop!” Eighty thousand people watched as a man jumped over the railing, ran onto the field, held up his hands, and shouted, “Stop! In the name of Christ, stop!” He ran in between two combatants, two gladiators who were fighting to the death, and he begged ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    A Matter Of Life And Death Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 3, 2015
    based on 33 ratings
     | 24,975 views

    Cage fighting is a particularly gruesome way of fighting, and yet Paul used the fighting of his day (more brutal than MMA) to describe Timothy's responsibilities. What could we possibly learn from MMA that could make us better servants of Christ?

    How many of you know the meaning of these letters used to describe a sporting event: MMA? (Mix Martial Arts). It’s kind of like boxing where the contestants not only hit each other with their fists, but also with their feet and knees and elbows. It’s also called “Cage ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • John Lowe avatar

    The Life That Really Matters

    Contributed by John Lowe on Apr 23, 2014
     | 6,730 views

    These brethren from Jerusalem were strict legalists, which means they believed that the most important thing was to obey all the laws of God and to observe all the ceremonies and traditions of the Jewish church. And under grace, that’s their privilege.

    5-15-04 Title: THE LIFE THAT REALLY MATTERS Text: “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. (Galatians 2:20). Bible ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist