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  • Nathan Robertson, Jr. avatar

    Facing Giants

    Contributed by Nathan Robertson, Jr. on Nov 6, 2002
    based on 45 ratings
     | 19,139 views

    Like David, there is times in our lives that we have to face giants. We can learn from David how we can be victorious.

    The story of David and Goliath is one of the most familiar stories of the Bible. Sports broadcasters and announcers like to use this story to explain Great teams vs. Not So Great Teams. When the odds are heavy on one side of the competition. Remember when the New Jersey Nets faced the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Boasting

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Nov 18, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,589 views

    3 things from James that help us avoid boasting: 1) Wisdom 2) humility 3) Right ambition

    Boasting Jas 3:13-18, 4:13 KAC CU 18/11/02 The dominant theme of these passages is, really, BOASTING - Jas, no doubt, found it necessary to address as they were just like us! o A) Human: competition is part of the human nature, fabric of life § Not necc bad. But is corrupted by our ‘fallen ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Odds Are

    Contributed by Sanford Colquitt on Apr 8, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,023 views

    God gives you the advantage to live successfully

    The Odds Are… Sunday, April 5, 2009 II Corinthians 2:11 Resist the Tactics Intro: I believe that today many have a question which is unanswerable -- the question being, “How in the world did we get to where we are in our great country in such a short time?” It is, I believe, documented in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    In All Things God Works For The Good

    Contributed by David Mende on Jul 21, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 17,283 views

    God works for our good not just in some things but in ALL things! This verse was fulfilled in the lives of Joseph, Esther, and Jesus. I would be delighted if you could rate this sermon and give brief feedback.

    In All Things God works for the Good Rom 8:28 – “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” (KJV) Rom 8:28 – “And we know that in all things GOD works for the good of those who love him, who have been called ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Bob AuBuchon avatar

    My Words God Sees

    Contributed by Bob Aubuchon on Jan 30, 2004
    based on 59 ratings
     | 7,667 views

    No matter what we say and how we say it ... it all comes from the heart.

    Psalms 19:14 NIV May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer. • Have you ever said something that you didn’t mean to say? • Have you ever said something that you didn’t mean? More often than not we are people who say what we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Shane Hart avatar

    Spiritual Warfare 3 Series

    Contributed by Shane Hart on Aug 10, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,348 views

    A series looking at the daily realities of spiritual warfare which we all face.

    What about spiritual warfare? 2 Corinthians 10 Last week we looked at the need for discernment. Tonight, we will spend our time on eliminating false discernment. I made a statement last week that left a few people scratching their heads. At least one I know about anyway. It was about the Bible ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Inside Outside Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 31, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,119 views

    What impresses Christians is not necessary what impresses lost people; but both groups are impressed by genuineness.

    Inside Outside (I Thessalonians 4:9-12) 1. Sometimes it is difficult to impress people. 2. During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director what the criterion was which defined whether or not a patient should be institutionalized. "Well," said the Director, "we fill up a ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Forget The Things Of The Past Series

    Contributed by Rev. Reynaldo Bechayda on Sep 8, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 15,887 views

    A sermon on how a believers are expected to move forward... forget the things of the past and finish the race.

    “Forget the Things of the Past” Philippians 3:12-13 (ESV) Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. 13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Execution Of John Series

    Contributed by Donald Rapp on Sep 5, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,146 views

    The things we say and do have consequences either good or bad. Sometimes they affects us personally and other times they affect others in ways we could not have imagined.

    The Execution of John Mark Mark 6:14-29 I. Introduction: A. The things we say and do have consequences either good or bad. 1. Sometimes those consequences affect us personally. 2. Other times they affect others in ways we could not have imagined. 3. The passage we are looking at today focuses on a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jofrey Bustamante avatar

    New Year’s Wish!

    Contributed by Jofrey Bustamante on Dec 30, 2009
    based on 11 ratings
     | 8,917 views

    We have many wishes for the coming year, but we often miss the most important ones.

    Introduction: There is a story. A fortune-teller gazes into a crystal ball and says to her client, a frog: "You are going to meet a beautiful young woman with great smiles and lofty dreams of helping people who are miserably ill. From the moment she sets eyes on you, she will have an insatiable ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Little Goes A Long Way

    Contributed by C Vincent on Mar 22, 2010
     | 5,575 views

    Giving your all to God's service; he rewards those who give.

    A Little Goes A Long Way JCC 07.02.10 pm John 6:1-13 The odds were 5,000+ to five ‘small’ loaves and two fish With Jesus the odds don’t count These people would not normally be in Galilee but on their way to Jerusalem because it was Passover time Why were they here? They had seen ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    New Beginnings

    Contributed by Steve Sheek on Jan 8, 2020
     | 3,755 views

    Sometimes our lives become such a confusing mess we need to step back and start some things over again. The relationship between Joseph and his brothers gives us a valuable example of forgiveness.

    20200104 Parsha Vayigash New Beginnings Blessing If you read last week’s Parsha, you might have been struck by the sudden ending. Joseph had devised several tests to determine the character of his brothers. The final ruse would have found Benjamin guilty of theft and becoming a slave in Egypt. ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • John Lowe avatar

    Lesson 26. A Rebuke Of The Condition (James 4:13-14) Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Apr 3, 2021
     | 1,913 views

    This section is sometimes taken to refer to unbelieving Jews, but nothing is appliable to professing Christians. The Jews bent on trade are warned not to forget God, for they are of such a nature that they do not even know what will happen tomorrow.

    Text. James 4:13-14 (NIV) 13Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit.” 14Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark A. Barber avatar

    Not Identical Twins

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Nov 7, 2016
     | 6,518 views

    Jacob and Esau symbolize two different paths with different ends.

    Not Identical Twins Genesis 25:19-28 We begin this morning a study on the life of Jacob. Jacob is mentioned as one of a triad of personalities, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. As Paul reminds us, all Scripture is profitable for doctrine and example. When Paul was saying this, he was ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Roshelle Brenneise avatar

    Daniel - A Statue In The Night Series

    Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on May 22, 2023
     | 1,056 views

    While events in history may appear to be shaped by the whim and fancy of men, the truth is that our all-merciful God is “silently, patiently working out the counsels of His own will.”

    May 20, 2023 Our next story from the book of Daniel occurs in the 2nd year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign. In the night Nebuchadnezzar had a dream – a dream so vivid that he couldn’t go back to sleep. He was so troubled by this dream that he called his magicians, enchanters, sorcerers and ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist