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  • Billy Kryger avatar

    The "Normal" Church

    Contributed by Billy Kryger on Oct 20, 2003
    based on 29 ratings
     | 4,613 views

    "Normal" means "conforming to a standard". The Standard for our churches ought to be the Lord Jesus Christ. The church at Jerusalem gives us an excellent blueprint for how a church ought to be.

    INTRODUCTION: God wants every church to be a “normal” church. What is normal? Webster’s dictionary says, “conforming to a standard.” God has given the standard for His church. When we compare the church in the book of Acts with our churches today, we fall so far short of God’s standard. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Stark avatar

    The Mixed Multitude Among Us

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jul 24, 2020
     | 4,111 views

    Allowing unsaved individuals to provide guidance for the church invites destruction of the Faith.

    “A mixed multitude also went up with them” [EXODUS 12:38a]. [1] The world is attending our services. That is the good news! The bad news is that the world is attending our services. Churches of this day tend to order services of worship of the Living God with a view of accommodating the desires ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    May The Weak Be Strong

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Jan 3, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,406 views

    The following sermon is going to review 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 to help us remember that God chooses the foolish, weak, lowly, and despised of this world to serve Him and in doing so shames the wise and strong so that boasting of righteousness, holiness and redemption would only be done in the Lord!

    May the Weak be Strong 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 What do you do when the Creator of all things seen and unseen who was slain to purchase your soul (Colossians 1:16; Revelation 13:8; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20), asks you a born-again believer to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Parable Of The Vineyard

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jun 29, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 24,374 views

    I believe that God who showered His blessings & protection on Israel of old has done the same for us. And as he looked for a harvest of righteousness & justice from them, so is He also looking for such a harvest from us.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED: 2022) TEXT: Isaiah 5:1 7; 1 Peter 2:9; Matthew 6:10; 1 Corinthians 10:6 A. 18 years ago, down in TX, I spent 6 days on jury duty, most of that time as a juror in a child ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Is The Bible Reliable? Series

    Contributed by John Oscar on Sep 1, 2019
     | 4,906 views

    Kicking off our Christianity 101 series exploring the basics of Christianity, we look at why we can trust the Bible as our standard of faith and conduct.

    Is the Bible Reliable? Christianity 101 Series CCCAG September 1st, 2019 Intro: Today we begin our Christianity 101 series. Part of the format of this series is that at the end of the each message, we will have a Q&A session regarding that lesson first, and then open it up for other questions ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Donald Whitchard avatar

    The Existence And Presence Of Almighty God", Part 3

    Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Apr 27, 2023
     | 1,138 views

    One of the major arguments (proofs) for the existence of God is based upon moral standards, defined as the concept of right and wrong, good and evil, ethics and emotions that are in our consciences and have guided civilizations throughout history.

    The job of a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ is not only share the Gospel, but also to make all non-believers uncomfortable in their assumptions. As mentioned in a previous sermon, uncomfortable atheists and skeptics use what they consider to be a sure-fire weapon guaranteed to confound and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Extreme

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 9, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,949 views

    A sermon to promote Vacation Bible School (Standard Publishing 2002)

    Sermon for 7/7/2002 The Extreme Hebrews 12:1-2 Introduction: The movie Twister is a tale about tornado chasers. A tornado chaser is one who observes tornados at close range. In this movie we see a group of tornado chasers who are extreme. They put themselves on the line to observe these ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Epilogue

    Contributed by Chris Talton on Oct 27, 2003
    based on 323 ratings
     | 7,364 views

    Greatness with God is not measured by the same standards as men measure greatness.

    Sept. 28, 2003 Esther 10 “Epilogue” INTRODUCTION His name is Muhammed Ali, and they call him “The Greatest.” With good reason. As an amateur, he had 108 boxing bouts. Because of his wins in those fights, he gained 6 Kentucky Golden Gloves championships, two National Golden Gloves ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Ronald Shultz avatar

    Demonstration Of Spirit Power

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Dec 6, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,007 views

    The Word is our standard and light, but it is the Spirit that powers it and enlightens men.

    Daniel Kolenda relates a story about a tired pastor getting on a flight and hoping to just get some quiet time. The passenger next to him asks what he does for a living. The tired pastor says he is a pastor and so is the other man. When the man finds out our tired pastor is a Pentecostal pastor he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Golden Rule Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jun 7, 2024
     | 1,457 views

    Jesus sets a higher standard than doing no wrong to others.

    INTRODUCTION - A marriage counselor told a troubled couple they needed to be more sensitive to each other's needs. - He challenged them to apply the Golden Rule to their marriage, look at things through their spouse's eyes, and treat them the way they would want to be treated. - The ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    A Call To Live For God

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on May 10, 2025
     | 596 views

    Living for God is not merely a religious ritual—it is a lifestyle of surrender, obedience, and transformation.

    A CALL TO LIVE FOR GOD By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Romans 12:1-2 – "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Have No Illusions

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,972 views

    In our world we can become distracted by the illusions of wealth, power and prestige. Pursuing such illusions may give us temporary satisfaction, but they do not give us eternal security. We need to stand on the foundation which will not crumble.

    Have No Illusions Readings Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 Matthew 7:24-27 (text) Congregation of the Lord Jesus Christ, Young people, boys and girls. You can open any one of a dozen teen magazines available at the moment and the same message will jump out from all of them. A person who has made it in this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Doug Johnston avatar

    99 44/100 % Purity Is No Accident Series

    Contributed by Doug Johnston on Jun 2, 2001
    based on 36 ratings
     | 4,579 views

    Just as federal agencies work to ensure our food and medicines are held to high standards of purity, God wants us to hold ourselves to His high standards of purity in living.

    The creation of what we now call Ivory Soap was an accident; more air was beat into the vats than anticipated when a worker forgot to turn off the mixing machine. Later, calls for this mystery floating soap created tremendous orders. Its creation was an accident. Holy living for us is no ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ken Harris avatar

    "The Weaker I Get, The Stronger I Become"

    Contributed by Ken Harris on Jul 5, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 24,256 views

    The purpose of this sermon is to motivate the hearers to affirm to others that Christians are like tea; their real strenth does not show until they are in hot water.

    5 July 2009 Communion Sunday U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris Fortress Chapel Contingency Operation Site (C.O.S.) Sykes Tall-afar, Iraq BIG IDEA: Christians are like tea; their real strength does not show until they are in hot water. REFERENCES: 2 Corinthians 10:10 ESV (“His letters are ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Bramwell Hayes avatar

    God's Human Resources Policy

    Contributed by Bramwell Hayes on Jun 3, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,152 views

    A comparison of God’s Human Resources policy with that of worldly employers

    Our society is obsessed and fascinated by celebrities. People who are talented at singing or acting or sport. People who look good, who are impressive, who have a ‘presence’ about them. They are seen as the cream of society. The very best, envied, but also desired. We cannot get enough of them, ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army