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  • John Beehler avatar

    Declaration Of Dependence

    Contributed by John Beehler on Jul 4, 2002
    based on 116 ratings
     | 17,096 views

    We are a nation "Under God". Always have been. Always will be.

    Declaration of Dependence In what could be considered, at best, extremely poor timing (8 days before our nation celebrated it’s 226th birthday) the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of appeals ruled saying the Pledge of Allegiance in public school is unconstitutional because ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    "Some Trust In Chariots” Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 14, 2002
    based on 251 ratings
     | 28,894 views

    Deborah shows us what can be accomplished when we rely on God to fight our battles.

    “Some Trust in Chariots” Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts Judges chapters 4 and 5 tell a story in two very distinct and different ways. Ch 4 gives a conventional historical account, while chapter 5 re-tells the story in poetic verse. We are studying ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    How To Discover What God Has For You In The Bible

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Dec 28, 2000
    based on 167 ratings
     | 4,295 views

    A practical discussion of techniques for getting more out of your Bible study time.

    Recently, Tyndale House Publishers conducted a survey asking Americans their opinions regarding the Bible. Among their findings were that the top three reasons people don’t read the Bible are: 1. Not enough time. 2. Too hard to understand. 3. Find it irrelevant. The top three frustrations ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Two Pillars Of Christian Happiness

    Contributed by Robert Kerr on Jan 3, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
     | 6,291 views

    FINDING HAPPINESS AS A CHRISTIAN

    TWO PILLARS OF HAPPINESS - 1 Timothy 6:6-8 But godliness with contentment is great gain. {7} For we brought nothing into <this> world, <and it is> certain we can carry nothing out. {8} And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. INTRO: Happiness as a Christian rests on ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Second Death Series

    Contributed by Neil O'donnell on Feb 9, 2001
    based on 88 ratings
     | 6,880 views

    The dead appear before God, and all who are not written in the Book of Life- that is, who have not during one of history’s eras put their trust in God- are consigned to the lake of fire.

    "I cannot preach on hell unless I preach with tears." - D.L. Moody "Then death and hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death" (Rev. 20:14) The thousand-year-reign. This is the only mention in the Bible of a thousand-year period during which Christ rules on ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    These Stones

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jun 5, 2001
    based on 77 ratings
     | 6,042 views

    Memorializing requires us to become responsible for the history that we make by the lives we live.

    Six years ago this Memorial Day weekend, Susan and I took a 10-day vacation to the wonderful state of Virginia. As part of that vacation we spent sometime in Richmond with friends and toured, among other sites, the battlefield at Petersburg located south of Richmond. Petersburg was critical to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Faith's Power Amidst Testing Times

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 7, 2001
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,326 views

    How God used Elijah’s faith to demonstrate His mighty power to skeptics

    How God used Elijah’s faith to demonstrate His mighty power to skeptics Elijah’s Contest – I Kings 18 Illustration:Dr. B.J. Miller once said, "It is a great deal easier to do that which God gives us to do, no matter how hard it is, than to face the responsibilities of not doing it." Today In ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Saul's Unfaithfulness

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 8, 2001
    based on 24 ratings
     | 11,099 views

    To lead the children to understand some of the errors to avoid through Saul’s unfaithfulness to God.

    Unit 12 – Faithfulness Lesson 34 – Saul Disobeys God (Illustrates the Opposite of Faithfulness) Preparation for the Teacher 1. Aim: To lead the people to understand some of the errors to avoid through Saul’s unfaithfulness to God. 2. Explanation of the Aim: Faithfulness can be defined as ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Call For Consecration

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Jul 22, 2001
    based on 79 ratings
     | 21,192 views

    An appeal to Christians to offer their lives as a living sacrifice.

    There is a story about two New York men who had never been out of the city. They decided that they had enough of city living, so they bought a ranch down in Texas in order to live off the land like their ancestors. The first thing they decided they needed was a mule. So they went to a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Light The Fire Within

    Contributed by Bob Briggs on Feb 27, 2002
    based on 58 ratings
     | 28,582 views

    The Olympic Flame has flickered out, but the theme, Light the Fire Within, should be burning in our hearts and lives forever.

    The 2002 Winter Olympics draws to a close today. The Olympic Flame will be extinguished tonight, their theme stamped on the event signs throughout the Olympic venues, “Light the Fire Within”, taken down and put away. I am not ready to pack it away. In fact, as Christians, we ought to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Joel W. Lohr avatar

    Who's Calling The Plays

    Contributed by Joel W. Lohr on Feb 28, 2002
    based on 68 ratings
     | 3,767 views

    Giving up control of our lives to God who is the only one ultimately capable of settingus on the proper course for living a life of meaning.

    Our scripture for today seems to me to stand against everything that our culture seems to tell us as many other scriptures do as well. There are many ways that people in our culture seek to understand us and we all are searching for something in life that really matters. Throughout our lives ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joel W. Lohr avatar

    Approaching The Altar

    Contributed by Joel W. Lohr on Feb 28, 2002
    based on 94 ratings
     | 9,908 views

    Giving our all for God even when it seems unrealistic or possible.

    In our text for today Abraham is called by God to sacrifice his son Isaac on the altar that they would build on the mountain. Shocking really when you think about it at all! But, Abraham’s faith was such that he did not question God’s wisdom, but rather followed in obedience regardell of how ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Todd Hudnall avatar

    How To Find Spiritual Rest

    Contributed by Todd Hudnall on Jan 20, 2002
    based on 424 ratings
     | 35,456 views

    This is a single verse sermon with three points and proposition. It isn’t a manuscript but is more than a simple outline. The sermon is about leaving the weariness of dead religion to enter into a living relationship with God.

    Text - Matt 11:28 Introduction A strong young athlete was wadding waist deep in the shallow part of a recreational lake. Unknowingly he stepped off an underwater ledge and plunged fifteen feet beneath the surface of the water. After several seconds he bobbed to the top of the water flailing ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Dan Cormie avatar

    The Fire Alarm

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 29, 2002
    based on 52 ratings
     | 8,467 views

    Are you on fire for God or just something like it?

    07, January 2002 Dakota Community Church The Fire Alarm Introduction: 2Corinthians 13:5 5Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you--unless, of course, you fail the test? Five Quick Self-Exam Questions: 1. Did I gain ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

  • Rev. M Edmunds avatar

    "This Is Your Hour, Don't Faint!"

    Contributed by Rev. M Edmunds on Dec 7, 2001
    based on 49 ratings
     | 19,784 views

    For this is your hour, this is your year, and don’t let no devil in hell stop you from receiving what God has for you.

    “And let us not be weary in well doing: For in due season we shall reap, if we faint not” – Galatians 6:9. Before I get into our text, I will like us to review Paul’s life and conversion. For he was a prudent and profound man who believed in pursuing life with a passion so ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational