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The Powers That Be.

Contributed by Anthony Smith on Jun 27, 2004

based on 19 ratings

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Politicians and Goverment,The powers that be are ordained by God and no other.Are we putting our trust in man or God?

The Powers that be Power Looking at elections and the roll of Christians. Rom 13:1 Let every soul be subject {1. One that owes allegiance to a sovereign and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Power Of Thought

Contributed by Peter Balogun on Jul 2, 2004

based on 57 ratings

| 23,435 views

This sermon is a motivational sermon.

Do you know that God is mindful of what you think? Everything about the life of a man revolves around his thought. In fact, the real personality of any man is the man on the inside of him. That’s why the bible says, ’As he thinketh in his heart, so is he.’ Proverbs 23:7 For you to fulfill your ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:20

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Power Of Vision

Contributed by Peter Balogun on Jul 12, 2004

based on 204 ratings

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To have sight without a vision is worst than to be born blind. What are you living for?

What are you living for? Vision is the whole essence of your living. The reason you are sent into the world by God is for you to fulfill a vision. If you can see it, you can have it. WHAT IS VISION? · Vision is a discovery of God’s plan as it relates to your life. · Vision is also foresight with ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 2:1-3, Genesis 13:14-15, Genesis 13:14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Praying With Power

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 19, 2004

based on 34 ratings

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4 keys to powerful prayer drawn from the Lord’s Prayer.

PRAYING WITH POWER In our services, we often begin with prayer. I typically pray before I preach. We generally pray several times during a service. On Wednesday nights, we pray even more and in many of our discipleship classes we teach on praying. This afternoon in the discovering membership ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-13

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Of The Church

Contributed by Anthony Smith on Jul 21, 2004

based on 14 ratings

| 3,579 views

An Evangelistic message for the Church.

The power of the Church Where is the Power of the church, has it become the fear of the world, or just another religious entity? Where has your ordination come from, man or God is it paper or rock, is it a river of life or a stream of corruption? ORDA’INED, Appointed; ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:5-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Power And The Passion Series

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Apr 9, 2004

based on 15 ratings

| 5,637 views

An evangelistic service for Easter Sunday evening- focussing on the Passion of Christ and the Power of the resurrection

The Power and the Passion. Easter Sunday pm, 11/4/4 Luke 23:44-24;12, 24:36-40 A Sunday School teacher had just finished telling her third graders about how Jesus was crucified and placed in a tomb with a great stone sealing the opening. Then, wanting to share the excitement of the resurrection, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Of One

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Apr 12, 2004

based on 58 ratings

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One person can work tremendous damage; can one person also create great positive change? She/he can if empowered by the One, who is teacher, forgiver, and conqueror of death.

The other day, my son was visiting his fiancee, and heard a noise outside. It sounded a bit like thunder. So he went out to investigate. There he found a mess. The fellow who lives across the parking lot from Jackie had come home after an evening of “celebrating”, and was driving, if you call ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:12-21

Denomination: Baptist

Powerful Prayers

Contributed by Evie Megginson on May 11, 2004

based on 65 ratings

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WE SEE THE PRAYER OF ABRAHAM SHOWS PERSISTENCE IN PRAYER, THE PRAYER OF JOSHUA SHOWS POSTURE IN PRAYER,AND THE PRAYER OF JABEZ SHOWS PETITONS IN PRAYER.

POWERFUL PRAYERS GENESIS 4:25-26 Since that day in history, some 10,000 years ago, Christians have been bombarding heaven with their prayers. Some had been short prayers, some long prayers, some for self, some for others, some out of sorrow, some out of praise, some private , some public, but ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:25-26

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Of Words

Contributed by Kris Roberts on May 24, 2004

based on 87 ratings

| 17,916 views

A message challenging Christians to control their tongue.

The Power Of Words 1. Introduction · Show “One Word” video clip Matthew 12:36-37 says… But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:36-37, Proverbs 18:21

Denomination: United Methodist

The Strategy Of Power

Contributed by Davon Huss on May 25, 2004

based on 27 ratings

| 4,018 views

A sermon on Ephesians 1:18-23 (adapted from an article in Truth for Today, February 1995)

Sermon for 5/23/2004 Ephesians 1:18-23 The Strategy of Power Introduction: A. Linda Down discovered real power and she needed it. She had dealt with the limitations of cerebral palsy all her life. One day, she got this crazy idea of running the New York Marathon. But Linda walked with ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:18-23, Ephesians 1:19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Power Of Hope

Contributed by David Dewitt on May 25, 2004

based on 22 ratings

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Where there is no hope there is no power and if there is anywhere on the face of this world that there should be hope, it is in the church.

The Power of Hope Selected Passages The Lord of the Rings trilogy is a fantastic story of the struggle between good and evil. In the second installment, the Two Towers, open war has broken out and the forces of men have retreated to the safety of the great fortress Helm’s Deep believing that they ...read more

Scripture: John 14:2-4, Revelation 4:8

Denomination: Church Of God

Waiting For Power Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Feb 3, 2004

based on 37 ratings

| 5,817 views

As we wait for Jesus to return, let’s keep our eyes focussed on the ministry Jesus has given us, the ministry of sharing the gospel with others, of building his kingdom. Let’s continue to pray for the coming of his kingdom, to strategise about how to see

Today we begin a new series of sermons, looking at the first years of the Christian Church as they’re recorded for us in the book of Acts. We won’t cover the whole book this year, it’s far too long for that, but we will begin this year by looking at the first 11 chapters over the next few months. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-26

Denomination: Anglican

Power In Powerlessness Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Feb 3, 2004

based on 47 ratings

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The Christmas story juxtaposes the powerlessness of the human actors with the great saving power of God revealed in the birth of his only Son Jesus Christ.

It’s a terrible thing to feel like your life’s out of your control. Like you’re no longer the master of our own fate. To feel powerless. As I was reading this Christmas story again this week, it struck me that that’s how most of the people in the Christmas story must have been feeling. Joseph has ...read more

Scripture: Titus 3:1-8

Denomination: Anglican

The Power Of The Seed

Contributed by David Insell on Feb 17, 2004

based on 76 ratings

| 63,091 views

This is an article I wrote for a newsletter that goes into prisions in the United states.

In this edition we are going to look at the power of the seed. I am going to explore the potential of the seed. I want you to look with me at Isaiah 55:11. We could call this ‘The Power of the Word.’ But we are going to call it ‘The Power of the Seed.’ When we look at Mark 4 it talks about the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 55:11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Receiving Power Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Feb 21, 2004

based on 34 ratings

| 6,417 views

The Holy Spirit shows himself in power. He purifies them to enable them to speak. He enables them to speak in a way that their hearers will understand. He enables God’s people to understand and interpret the Scriptures. He empowers them to speak the words

We worked out last week that the Acts of the Apostles is really the Continuing Acts of Jesus. Well, if Jesus has risen, has returned to his Father in heaven, how can he continue his work on earth? He needs to be present in and with his apostles doesn’t he? And that’s why he instructs them to wait ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-47

Denomination: Anglican

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