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  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Overcome!

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Oct 10, 2014
    based on 8 ratings
     | 28,850 views

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    Overcome! John 16:29-33 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/Overcome.html "I have overcome the world." = Attaining Victory! Who said it? Jesus. Who won the victory? Jesus. Who then possesses the victory? Jesus. Is He willing to share? Yes! [not the glory, but the victory!] The world is tough. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Pray In Jesus' Name

    Contributed by Benjamin Utomo on Sep 1, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,864 views

    Why we end our prayer by saying, "In Jesus' name, we pray, amen."?

    We usually end our prayer with the words "In Jesus' Name, we pray, amen." Why do we do that? Why don't we say "In the name of one of the Apostles or Father or Holy Spirit" or "In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit we pray," like when we do ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Bona Fide- A Study Of James- Part 9- "Choose Wisely" Series

    Contributed by Randy Edwards on Mar 5, 2017
     | 7,768 views

    Part 9 of our James series

    Bona Fide A study of James Part 9 “ You must Choose---Choose wisely” Many years ago Coke or Pepsi did a commercial That was a spin off from the movie “Indiana Jones and the last crusade” In the commercial and the movie Indy was being advised to make a wise choice ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Word To The Wise On Dealing With The Wicked Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 25, 2013
    based on 61 ratings
     | 46,215 views

    Why would people chose to be wicked? And why would this lifestyle be a temptation even for the average Christian?

    OPEN: I once read the true story of their English professor who was on her way to class one day. She was running late and was going over the speed limit. Then she saw the dreaded red and blue lights in her rear view mirror and heard the siren, and she pulled over. As the policeman was making out ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Thomas H avatar

    Matthew 7:24-29 Building Your House Above The Floodplain Series

    Contributed by Thomas H on Nov 24, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,041 views

    Matthew 7:24-29 Building your house above the floodplain

    Matthew 7:24-29 Building your house above the floodplain Manuscript Earlier this year Queensland experienced something big. A big natural disaster. What was it? Floods. They were everywhere. We had them in Gympie. They had them out bush – some towns cut off for weeks. And even our capital ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Transformed By Truth: The Wisdom From Above James 3:17-18 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on May 20, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 753 views

    James 3:17-18 highlights the characteristics of godly wisdom and the fruit it produces in our lives.

    Transformed by Truth: The Wisdom from Above James 3:17-18 Introduction: Today, we delve into the Book of James, particularly James 3:17-18. These verses highlight the characteristics of godly wisdom and the fruit it produces in our lives. Let's read the text together from the New Living ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    It Was A Setup Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 30, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,074 views

    We set ourselves up for failure if we are afraid to risk using all we have been given, if we are shy about our average-ness, and especially if we are ashamed of our poverty. Sermon for Martin Luther King Sunday

    On one of our trips to Louisville to see about my mother-in-law, we stayed at a motel right next to a Baptist church. It happened to be a church which had been started as a mission congregation by my home church back when I was a teenager. I told Margaret that I remembered that vacant lot between ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hanging Around For The Miracle Series

    Contributed by David Flowers on Jul 15, 2006
     | 2,778 views

    Pastor Dave asks the questions, “How does the way the average Christ-follower manages his/her life differ from that of the average non-Christ-follower? Or is there a difference?” It comes down to whether or not we really believe that God changes lives.

    Hanging Around for the Miracle Life Management 101, part 4 Wildwind Community Church David K. Flowers July 9, 2006 Our current series is Life Management 101. We’re coming out a hectic time of year – the close of the school year – into another equally hectic time – summer, with its vacations and ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Power Of Pentecost: Unleashing The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 17, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,321 views

    The Average Christian And The Average Church are Somewhere Bogged Down Between Calvary and Pentecost. They have been to Calvary for Pardon, but they Have Not Been to Pentecost For Power. Bethlehem means God With Us. Calvary means God For Us. But Pentecost means God In Us.

    OPENING ILLUSTRATION: Play the video on “Holy Spirit.” The word “Pentecost” designates the 50th day after Passover, which was a Feast Day. Also known as the Feast of Weeks or Feast of Harvest. It was a time when Israel celebrated Moses receiving the Ten Commandments from God. It was on this day, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Mary - Woman Of Power

    Contributed by J. Yeargin on Sep 2, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,542 views

    Although Mary was considered to be just an average Jewish girl, the Holy Spirit had a “divine influence on her heart”.

    Last week we began looking at the life of Mary, the earthly mother of Jesus Christ. Mary had an angelic visitation from the Archangel, Gabriel. Gabriel declared to Mary that she was a Woman of Grace and highly favored of the Lord. Although Mary was considered to be just an average Jewish girl, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Choosing Nobodies Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jul 21, 2010
     | 5,714 views

    Exposition of 1 Cor 1:26-31 regarding the foolishness of the choice of the Corinthians to carry out the gospel in the eyes of the world, and how God promises to use them to bring to nothing all the things that the world values

    Text: 1 Cor 1:26-31, Title: Choosing Nobodies, Date/Place: NRBC, 7/18/10, AM A. Opening illustration: How many of you were the last to be picked dividing up teams in school. Could you imagine someone who deliberately chose all the worst players on the team? What if this team captain had the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Members Without Salvation Series

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Sep 17, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,852 views

    There are so many churches today, that are filled without people, that don’t have salvation. The difference between the average Christian and average non-Christian is very little. Why what until you die and go to the Judgment seat to know for sure if yo

    Members without Salvation 1 John 3:4-9 Intro Of all the without messages, I have brought to you this far, this one is the most troubling. So many churches today are filled with sinners and little salvation. The difference between the average church member and the average un-churched person is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Singing On A Strong Foundation

    Contributed by Tommy Davis on Apr 23, 2001
    based on 206 ratings
     | 33,929 views

    This sermon was delivered for a choir anniversary and focuses on the mission and responsibilities of the choir in the church.

    Singing On A Strong Foundation Text: Ezra 3:10,11 10 And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel. 11 And ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dealing With Debt

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 1, 2004
    based on 37 ratings
     | 3,817 views

    The average American is deeply in debt; some Bible-based advice for how we handle money matters.

    Colossians 2:13-14, “You were dead because of your sins, and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ. He forgave all our sins. He cancelled the record that contained the charges against us. He took it and cancelled our debt and destroyed it by ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Despise Not Prophesyings

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jun 2, 2021
     | 2,067 views

    Don't call them a prophet until you see the fulfillment and the 100% batting average.

    1Thessalonians 5: 19 Quench not the Spirit. 20 Despise not prophesyings. 21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. We are not to extinguish the Spirit, which is what cessationists do by denying that He can work in all the same ways He did when He was first given to the Church. They ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist