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  • Royce Hendry avatar

    What Are You Hiding Behind?

    Contributed by Royce Hendry on Feb 5, 2002
    based on 127 ratings
     | 20,736 views

    Here are two of the most popular things lost people hide behind while professing to be a Christian.

    I Samuel 4:1-11 WHAT ARE YOU HIDING BEHIND? (Read Judges 21:25/ I Samuel 3:1) INTRO: Let me share with you a couple of troubling headlines from a very popular and trustworthy news source. One deals with a cult. A man by the name of Mike stole nearly $150,000 from his mother. Not knowing who the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Who's Running The Show?

    Contributed by Thomas Gates on Mar 27, 2001
    based on 94 ratings
     | 6,082 views

    God will not be used!

    “Who’s running the show” by rev. Thomas B. Gates Text:1 Sam. 4:1-11 Explain the ark of the covenant Intro: Explain what’s happening There is a lot of things that we need to know about God, if were going to serve him in a way that’s pleasing to him. Now Israel realized that they were in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Bringing Back God's Glory

    Contributed by James O. Davis on Dec 6, 2001
    based on 114 ratings
     | 29,979 views

    How to reveal God’s Glory to people today.

    James O. Davis is the founder and president of Second Billion (TM). You are invited to learn more about Second Billion by visiting www.billion.tv. TEXT: 1 Samuel 4:1-11; 2 Samuel 6 TOPIC: Bring Back God’s Glory Theme: How to reveal God’s Glory to people today. BRINGING BACK GOD’S ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    I Can Define God Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 19, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,041 views

    Third in a series on popular illusions. We try to limit God by turning to religion instead of relationship. The issue is in our own integrity. The world understands the power of God better than we do! The loss of our idols is fatal, but in Christ ther

    She was obviously tired of discussing the issue. The wrangling had gone on long enough. Neither side was about to give in to the other. It was time for somebody to settle this matter. So she drew herself up to her full five feet two; she threw her shoulders back; and with that certain toss of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What To Do When The Glory's Gone

    Contributed by Eric Lones on Jan 30, 2007
    based on 34 ratings
     | 21,934 views

    Principles about reconnecting with God’s presence taken from 1 Samuel chapter 4.

    WHAT TO DO WHEN THE GLORY’S GONE We are going to read a fairly long passage of Scripture this morning. But, I felt like it was necessary in order for us to understand the truth of what we’re going to be talking about. And so, if you would, read along with me, either on the screen, or in your ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Why A Mother Named Her Son Ichabod

    Contributed by Mike Turner on May 7, 2004
    based on 63 ratings
     | 12,284 views

    A sermon about a mother who attached a strange label to her new born son......."inglorious, Ichabod"

    A.M. Sermon 5-9-04 Why A Mother Named Her Son Ichabod ! 1 Samuel 4:1-22 We live in a day of some really weird names. Many of them sound like a bunch of syllables just thrown together. When Hannah was born, there were twin boys in the nursery at the hospital as well. I kid you not...their names ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What's Missing In Worship Series

    Contributed by Robert Higgins on Oct 2, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 14,673 views

    What is missing from our worship? Do we know it is missing? Why is it missing? How do we get it back?

    Encountering God – Part 7 – What’s Missing from Worship? Introductory story: Paul Harvey tells a story about an attractive airline stewardess who was being hounded by two flirts – one at the front of the plane, the other at the back. She was obviously very put-off by the very forward advances ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Has Anybody Seen My Milk Cows?”

    Contributed by Tim Byrd on Dec 11, 2003
    based on 68 ratings
     | 15,239 views

    This morning I would like to direct you to an unusual passage of Scripture as I see it. This to me is a strange passage but I believe has great application for each of us.

    “Has Anybody Seen My Milk Cows?” Date: November 16, 2003 A.M Service Place: Allendale Baptist Text: 1 Samuel 6:1-14 Background chapter 4 Introduction This morning I would like to direct you to an unusual passage of Scripture as I see it. This to me is a strange passage but I believe has ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    These Are The Days Of Elijah Part 5: David And Worship Series

    Contributed by David Petticrew on Mar 16, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 7,513 views

    Number 5 in a series looking at the imagery in the modern Hymn These are the days of Elijah, looking at David and what worship is really all about.

    Introduction BULLETIN: Church information, read only during the sermon. PEW: A medieval torture device still found in most churches. HYMN: A song of praise, usually sung in a key three octaves higher than that of the congregation’s range. CHOIR: A group of people whose singing allows the rest of ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Come, Follow Me

    Contributed by Norbert Garcia on Mar 25, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 10,610 views

    What happens when we decide to take matters into our own hands instead of following Christ?

    Come Follow Me It was a calm, cool and clear morning. The sun was still hovering near the horizon, it’s yellow ball showing a hint of the heat that would soon envelope the land. There were a few birds in the air, going about their early morning business of finding a meal and paying little ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

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    The Retrun Of The Ark Series

    Contributed by Troy Richards on Oct 26, 2011
     | 4,208 views

    A look at the story of how the Ark of the Covenant was returned to the people of Israel and how they worshipped God because of it.

    -so here’s what we’re going to do, for the next two weeks we’re mellowing out a little, no powerpoints, no notes sheets, if you really want to take notes there’s paper we can give you, but we’re going to take things easy. We’re going to have story time. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Retrun Of The Ark Series

    Contributed by Troy Richards on Oct 26, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,567 views

    A look at the story of how the Ark of the Covenant was returned to the people of Israel and how they worshipped God because of it.

    -so here’s what we’re going to do, for the next two weeks we’re mellowing out a little, no powerpoints, no notes sheets, if you really want to take notes there’s paper we can give you, but we’re going to take things easy. We’re going to have story time. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Did Not Restrain Series

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Apr 19, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,192 views

    When we fail to obey His voice, He would stop talking to us...

    Did not RESTRAIN! 1 Samuel 4:1”And the word of Samuel came to all Israel……………” The portion where we read the encounter of God with little Samuel is thrilling and has been the fascination and the most loved subject in Sunday School as well. It truly ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Real People , Real Problems A Study Of 1 Samuel Part 4a, Knowing God Series

    Contributed by Randy Edwards on Jun 26, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,765 views

    Part 4a of our 1 Samuel Series

    Real People- Real problems Part 4 “Knowing God” I Samuel chapter 4 In the western movie “Young Guns” There is one scene that always makes me laugh just a little In the scene I am talking about Billy and the boys are running from the law and they find themselves in a little cantina somewhere ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Justified By Faith And Living In Love Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 6, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,136 views

    “Luther’s expression sola fide is true if faith is not opposed to charity, to love.”

    Thursday After Epiphany 2018 Reformation/Revolution The action of the Israelites and the response of the Philistines we have heard proclaimed from the first book of Samuel help us see the two primitive and wrong conceptions of the divine. For the Israelites, their God was the God of Moses who had ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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