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  • Sean Adams avatar

    Experience An Epiphany

    Contributed by Sean Adams on Mar 4, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,320 views

    Theme: What is an epiphany? A Close Encounter with the God-Kind

    Experience An Epiphany Theme: What is an epiphany? A Close Encounter with the God-Kind The Bible: Isaiah 6:1-8 1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. 2 Above it stood seraphim; each one had six ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What Do You Do When The Wine Runs Out?

    Contributed by Joe Hayes on Nov 20, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,259 views

    What do you do when the wine runs out? Go and get some more. You Can listen to this message at www.preaching.co.nr (Aug 2008)

    A Lack of Wine was A Major Crisis, 1. Brought shame and disgrace on the family 2. Robbed Guests of Refreshment & Rejoicing Q What do you do when the Wine Runs Out? Get another Bottle, go to Supermarket. Wine clearly represents the Blood of Jesus, never run out of it power in our lives Wine ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Birds And The Bees

    Contributed by Keith Tankersley on Jul 3, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,406 views

    A sermon teaching from nature how to bee stress free!

    “Let’s Talk About the Birds & the Bees” Matthew 6:25-34 Theme; a picture of a Christian life in this world in the presence of God, actively submissive, and entirely dependent upon Him. Simply put, a picture of children in relationship to their father as they travel on this pilgrimage called ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Abandon Ship

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Aug 7, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,707 views

    It takes faith in Christ Jesus to abandon ship and walk on water out into the unknown of life.

    Matthew 14: 22 – 33 / Abandon Ship Intro: Jed felt that his who life misfortune had been his lot; yet, he never complained / wife ran off with hired hand / daughter ran off with traveling salesman / son was lynched / fire burned down barn / cyclone blew away house / hail storm destroyed crops / ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Power Of Prayer

    Contributed by Mitch Davis on Aug 8, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 13,236 views

    We talk about prayer, study about it and state how we should pray. But how many of us - practically speaking - have untapped the power of prayer?

    The Power of Prayer Theme: what makes prayer so powerful INTRODUCTION A. Satan knows… 1. If he can afflict the people of God… 2. Or somehow weaken their faith… 3. Then they (God’s people) will be distracted from using their most powerful weapon against him: prayer. B. God knows… 1. If we place our ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Biblical Perspective Of Singleness Series

    Contributed by Nche Takoh on Sep 22, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,095 views

    “Jesus was never married,” writes Fred Hartley, “and He was normal. Paul was not married, and he was normal. John the Baptist was single, and he was normal. History is full of normal men and women who were never married. We need to understand that one

    THE BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE OF SINGLENESS “Jesus was never married,” writes Fred Hartley, “and He was normal. Paul was not married, and he was normal. John the Baptist was single, and he was normal. History is full of normal men and women who were never married. We need to understand that one is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Until I See

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Apr 21, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,938 views

    Learning to trust God and take Him at His word is a difficult task for many people.

    John 20: 19 – 31 Unless I See Intro: Have you even played the game, “Truth or Dare?” --- You remember, you tell a person that you want to either tell the truth or accept their dare. If you choose “truth” the other person asks a question that you must answer truthfully. If you choose “dare” the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Don't Be Afraid

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Aug 6, 2011
     | 4,927 views

    You have to get out of the boat and trust Jesus to lead you in order to do the will of God.

    Matthew 14: 22 -33 / Don’t Be Afraid Intro: A woman was walking down a city street when she heard a voice in her ear say, “STOP!” Startled, she did and a brick fell from the roof above and fell right in front of her. She could have been killed. A few days later, she was ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Living Bread

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Aug 9, 2012
     | 4,737 views

    Sermon for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B.

    Living Bread / John 6: 35, 41 - 51 Intro: My wife, Barbara, can tell you that I do not like to eat sandwiches. I think it goes back to junior high school where I ate a sandwich every day for lunch. By the time lunch rolled around my sandwich was always kind of nasty without refrigeration. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Memorial Day: The Search For Peace Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 25, 2013
     | 3,986 views

    Peace is more than the mere absence of war; it involves the pursuit of love

    Memorial Day 2013 Monday of 8th Week in Course Gaudium et Spes The rich young man, we read here, responded to the challenge of Jesus by walking away. It says his “face fell.” That doesn’t capture the full emotional meaning of the Greek text. It uses the word stygnasas. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    "A Longing For Revival!"

    Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 6, 2015
     | 3,160 views

    "A LONGING FOR REVIVAL!"

    ISAIAH 64:1-5 "A LONGING FOR REVIVAL!" Graham Scroggie said, "There never has been a spiritual revival which did not begin with an acute sense of sin." Lamentations 3:40 says, "Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD." 1. THE PLEA FOR REVIVAL “Oh that thou ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Language: How We Perceive Love Series

    Contributed by Paul Basehore on Feb 10, 2016
     | 5,000 views

    Jesus told us to love one another. But what does that love look like? We all perceive it differently, but there are five "languages" that we use when we speak love.

    For the past two weeks, we’ve discussed love. First, we learned what love is not -- lust. After that, we learned the four types of love. But love is a verb -- it’s something we choose to do, right? #chooseagape, remember? We all know that the Bible tells us to show love. John 13:34-35, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Never Give Up

    Contributed by Dr. Phillip Paschal on Jun 30, 2015
    based on 5 ratings
     | 44,586 views

    PERSEVERANCE

    NEVER GIVE UP GALATIANS 6:9 1. INTRODUCTION: LIFE IS FULL OF UPS AND DOWNS. THINGS DO NOT ALWAYS GO AS PLANNED. FRUSTRATION, IRRITATION, AND AGITATION ARE INEVITABLE. BUT IN-SPITE OF ALL WE GO THROUGH FOR THE KINGDOMS CAUSE, WE MUST NEVER GIVE UP. LISTEN TO THE POETIC, PROFOUND ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    “pictures Of The Church: #5 We Are Soldiers Series

    Contributed by Matthew Blau on Jun 29, 2016
     | 5,858 views

    In a time when we want to feel good and be blessed, Paul tells Timothy we Need to be Soldiers

    “Pictures of the Church: #5 We are Soldiers Tomorrow we will celebrate the 4th of July and our countries independence. For 240 years our country has been in existence. The land of the free and the home of the brave. 240 years ago our forefathers took up arms to fight a tyrannical ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Church Needs Your : Prayers Series

    Contributed by Jeffrey Sims on Feb 6, 2014
     | 4,575 views

    The Church needs You, and it especially needs your prayers. Besides you pledge to do this when you joined the church.

    Last week we read Matt: 25:14-30 the parable of the talents , through this parable we established that we should be good stewards of all that God has given us. We also looked at what we pledge to do when we join the church and how we pledge to support the church with our prayers, our presence, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational