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  • Too Wicked For Ministry

    Contributed by Keith Foskey on Apr 16, 2014
     | 5,881 views

    Paul Washer is a powerful preacher and evangelist. He once had a seminary student send him a message. He was afraid that he was too bad to enter the ministry. He sent him a message that simply said, "I think I am too wicked to be in the ministry." And Paul Washer wrote him back and said, "You are ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • God's Supply

    Contributed by Clarence Clough on Jul 25, 2010
     | 5,806 views

    GOD'S SUPPLY Missionary statesman Hudson Taylor had complete trust in God's faithfulness. In his journal he wrote: "Our heavenly Father is a very experienced One. He knows very well that His children wake up with a good appetite every morning... He sustained 3 million Israelites in the wilderness ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • We Have No Sufficient Strength Of Our Own… All ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donn Heinrich on Mar 4, 2002
    based on 37 ratings
     | 2,578 views

    “We have no sufficient strength of our own… All our sufficiency is of God… We should stir up ourselves to resist temptations in a reliance upon God’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Nearness Of God

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on Jun 9, 2015
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     | 8,870 views

    Acts 17:27 says, "He is not far from each of us." A little boy and his sister were playing outside. The boy said something ugly to his sister. She said, "God hears what you say." The boy said, "No, God didn’t hear me He is to far away." That’s how many people think of God. So, we rely upon our own ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • God's Will Is God's Word

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
     | 8,761 views

    GOD’S WILL IS GOD’S WORD Jimmy is a professional fisherman. He makes his living fishing on the BASS (Bass Angler Sportsman Society) circuit. He is also a devout Christian and belongs to the FBC Keys, Oklahoma. This year, BASS made a ruling that to be eligible for the fisherman of the year award ...read more

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  • God Is A Jealous God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 12, 2009
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    GOD IS A JEALOUS GOD A few years ago, I was working in Qatar installing a newsroom set for Al-Jazeera TV. I’d been there for nearly a month and was ready to go home. I can’t describe for you how badly I missed my family. We were nearly finished with the set, and the last thing to be done was to ...read more

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  • God's Will Done In God's Way Will Not Lack God's ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Shearhart on May 19, 2006
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     | 3,581 views

    "God’s will done in God’s way will not lack God’s ...read more

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  • Then God!

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 18, 2007
     | 3,818 views

    THEN GOD! WHAT IS THE LITTLE AMONG SO GREAT A NEED? JESUS ALREADY KNEW WHAT HE WAS GOING TO DO! JESUS JUST WANTED TO SEE WHAT KIND OF FAITH PHILIP HAD? PHILIP HAD THE FAITH --- BUT THEY LET GO OF THE FAITH --- THEN GOD! A. THERE IS MORE TO THE TEST THAN JUST REALIZING PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY! John 6:5 ...read more

    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • God's ...

    Contributed by Todd Leupold on Aug 4, 2008
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    GOD’S GARDEN Things that compete with peace are like the weeds competing with your flowers to dominate the space, nutrients, sunlight, water and character of your garden or lawn. Weeds so easily spread, multiply and thrive because they are at their best when they are most shallow. You see, most ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • God's ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    “God’s Protection” “Intercession for Our Armed Forces” Psalm 33:16-18 says “No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength. A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save. But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • The Will Of God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2008
     | 6,829 views

    George W. Truett said: "To know the will of God is the greatest knowledge! To do the will of God is the greatest achievement!" –(quoted in "Toolkit," Cell Church, Winter, 1996, p. ...read more

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  • God Is

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 6,038 views

    GOD IS Ann Kimball had a marvelous way of talking about Jesus. She was the dean of women at Eastern Nazarene College in Boston, and she would speak all over the country. She was flying from Boston to San Francisco to speak, and she said she was just so tired from the week that she sat down in her ...read more

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  • God's Will

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 12, 2014
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    Charles Swindoll from his book The Mystery of Gods Will (pgs 44-51) gives us the following insight in how we can know: 1. God leads us through His written Word. 2. God leads us through the inner prompting of the HS. 3. God leads us through the counsel of wise, qualified ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • I Hope That They Are Praying As Well Just As Two ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brent Baker on Sep 13, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,082 views

    I hope that they are praying as well just as two men did on September 11, 2001. I read this story in this week’s lookout. Two men were on the 81st floor of tower #2 of the World Trade Center, desperately trying to avoid the fate that was claiming so many that day. Stanley Praimnath, an ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • The God Squad

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 26, 2009
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     | 2,519 views

    THE GOD SQUAD This week, we finished remodeling our old house and started moving into our new house. But last Monday I threw my back out while working on the house. I was frustrated and hurting. But the pain was not as bad as the feeling of not being able to finish my tasks which what I wanted to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Knowing God, Hearing God  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 29, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,004 views

    KNOWING GOD, HEARING GOD God has not bowed to our nervous haste nor embraced the methods of our machine age. The man who would know God must give time to Him. SOURCE: A.W. Tozer as quoted ...read more

  • God's Work In God's Way  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 6, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,290 views

    GOD'S WORK IN GOD'S WAY Missionary statesman Hudson Taylor had complete trust in God’s faithfulness. In his journal he wrote: Our heavenly Father is a very experienced One. He knows very well that His children wake up with a good appetite every morning...He sustained 3 million Israelites in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Your God Is God" From ...

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Jul 14, 2008
     | 3,049 views

    "Your God is God" from wingclips.com In 1994, Heidi and Rolland Baker arrived in Mozambique amidst the hard times following the Mozambique Civil War. Even the Red Cross trucks were not safe and were bombed. During the hard times, sometimes even threatened by death, Heidi and ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • My God, My God

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 13, 2010
     | 3,636 views

    MY GOD, MY GOD Jesus' lonely cry of, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me!" is a desperate cry of loneliness. I believe this was the worst and the most horrible part of the crucifixion for Jesus. I believe it was worst than the beatings, the betrayal of Judas, the desertion of the disciples, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • God's Wood And God's Iron

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 13, 2010
     | 4,063 views

    GOD'S WOOD AND GOD'S IRON Famed evangelist, Billy Kelly, received a donation of some Jack Daniel's aging barrels. He used them to make lemonade at his Greer Baptist Camp Meeting. He quipped that he didn't know if where from the Spirit or the spirits, but that they sure had enjoyed wonderful ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist