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  • Matthew Cook avatar

    The Cupbearer & The Baker Series

    Contributed by Matthew Cook on Feb 24, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 9,437 views

    God’s providence may be seen in all things!

    The Cupbearer and the Baker February 23, 2005 Center Point Baptist Church Introduction Present the following illustration on dreams: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Senior, was a doctor. As such he was very interested in the use of ether. In order to know how his patients felt under its influence, he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Stones And Stumbling Blocks

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Oct 10, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,219 views

    A Wednesday night devotional look at 3 principles of Christian belief that can be misunderstood.

    Stones and Stumbling Blocks Wednesday, July 27, 2005 UCLA alumni and fans made UCLA football coach Pepper Rodgers’s life miserable during a season when his Bruins got off to a horrible start. Nobody in Southern California would hang out with him. "My dog was my only true friend," Rodgers said of ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Two Kinds Of People In The World Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jun 10, 2013
     | 6,912 views

    How does God see people?

    What can we say about the God of the Bible?? Now, in relation to these descriptions, how do we as human beings compare to this God of the Bible?? Bigger than the Universe Almighty in power Beauty Love Perfection And so, how should God see tiny, imperfect, and sinful people?? In our passage ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Let's Nail This Down

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 20, 2004
    based on 56 ratings
     | 6,170 views

    Ordination sermon for Victor Oke. Do not nail down peer group approval; nail down the promises of God to strengthen, help, and uphold you in ministry.

    “Who has roused a victor from the east, summoned him to his service?” Brother Oke, I warned you a month ago, at the ordination service for Gloria Grant, that I would probably use your name as the basis for your ordination message. The name “Victor” is so full of spiritual possibility! And so, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Danger Of Displacement Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 4, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,957 views

    Because we want others to approve of us, we feel a pressure to displace some of God’s commands with peer group rules or trends.

    The Danger of Displacement (Mark 7:1-13) 1. One of my favorite Jewish jokes (I have told before) is the following: 2. A Jewish congregation was arguing over whether one should stand or sit during the Shema Yisrael. Half of the congregation said one should sit, the other half insisted one should ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Private Relations Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Nov 24, 2022
     | 1,118 views

    God gives us what we value most. If it’s public recognition, we get it. We get God’s approval only if that is what we value.

    Our culture admires publicity. People are famous just for being famous. We grow up watching people who command the public eye; we call them stars. They are the people with money, fame, position, power and recognition. They are held up by the media as larger than life, people to be envied. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Waiting For Gps Series

    Contributed by Judith Hand on Jan 14, 2015
     | 9,343 views

    Getting into God's position for you

    Waiting for GPS (God’s Positioning System) Lectionary passages: Jeremiah 29:1, 7-14 II Timothy 2: 8-15 Luke 17: 11-19 When I read the scriptures for today and began thinking about which one I wanted to speak on, I knew most of ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    How To Become Obsessed With God's Word

    Contributed by Ronnie Thrower on Mar 13, 2002
    based on 94 ratings
     | 13,427 views

    I find that to day we are so busy and we want to do the right thing so the day may start out right with reading God’s word and that is all that we do then you forget about it for the rest of the day. That trane of thought must change.

    HOW TO BECOME OBSESSED WITH GOD’S WORD Text: Joshua 1:8 Introduction Back in the sixties all I did was listen to music. As a matter of fact so much of it I listen to was over and over and so repetitive that I cannot to this day get it out of my head. I have found that no matter what you do you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Are We Afraid To Do God's Will

    Contributed by Johnny Small on Jul 12, 2002
    based on 85 ratings
     | 5,578 views

    Do you know God’s Will for your life? Are you afraid to find out because it may mean that you need to change you life or give up control?

    Please stand for the reading of God’s Word. Luke 9:59-62 59 He said to another man, "Follow me." But the man replied, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father." 60 Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God." 61 Still another said, "I will ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Giving God Your Talents Series

    Contributed by Frederic Whittier on Mar 19, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 14,745 views

    Sermon #2 in a Stewardship series. Talks about givign back to God the gifts that He has blessed us with

    Stewardship Series #2 “Giving God Your Talents” Romans 12:3-8 I had a grandmother that couldn’t carry as “tune in a pail.” Neither my mother or father ever preached a message. My sister cannot play any musical instruments. To my knowledge I have never had a relative that was a head of state, a ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    When God's Spirit Moves Series

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Nov 14, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 26,389 views

    This is the begining of a lay ministry series.

    When God’s Spirit Moves In 1 Corinthians 3:1-3 October 28, 2007 Morning Service This message is based in part on John Maxwell’s message Let God’s Spirit Move In Introduction I tell you of a true story of a soldier who was in Pearl Harbor. On the night before they were attacked by the Japanese ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Living For God In A Secular World

    Contributed by Buddy Cook on Jul 16, 2015
     | 10,366 views

    Daniel and his three Hebrew friends were thrust into the pagan environment of Babylon. How they served God in this pagan land is an example of how we can serve God in our secular culture.

    LIVING FOR GOD IN A SECULAR WORLD Daniel 1:1-21 Introduction: Recent Supreme Court Rulings • List of Supreme Court Rulings • We live in a world driven by public opinion and public opinion does not always line up with what God’s word to us. Question: How do we hold biblical ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    In God We Trust Series

    Contributed by John Bright on Oct 17, 2022
     | 1,304 views

    Working through the Gospel of Luke using consecutive expository preaching. Teaching sheet included at end of text. Luke 12:22-34

    "In God We Trust" Luke 12:22-34 A sermon for 8/14/22 - Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Pastor John Bright Harmony & Swansonville UMC Luke 12 “22 Then He said to His disciples, “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Jesus Really Is The Answer

    Contributed by Dr. David Wesner on May 29, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,666 views

    By living a godly life, by rejecting worldliness and letting God transform us, then, and only then can God accomplish His will for our lives.

    Matthew 6:9 "This, then, is how you should pray: " 'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. In order for God’s Kingdom to COME, His will MUST be done ON EARTH as it is IN HEAVEN. We must do God’s will. In order ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    40 Days Of Purpose: Week 2 – Worship: You Were Planned For God's Pleasure

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Aug 30, 2004
    based on 46 ratings
     | 3,031 views

    “It’s not about you.” -Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life

    A. HOW DO WE LIVE A LIFE OF WORSHIP, A LIFE PLEASING TO GOD? “Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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