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  • When The Heavens Are As Brass Series

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Apr 3, 2014
    based on 9 ratings
     | 8,486 views

    A sermon series revealing the secret to experiencing great intimacy with God, even when the clouds of darkness are looming overhead and God seems a million miles away.

    When The Heavens Are As Brass Throughout the years of my life as a Christian I have experienced an ever deepening holy dissatisfaction with spiritual mediocrity and have continued in desire to draw closer to God’s majesty - yearning for more of His glory. But it hasn’t exactly been a ...read more

  • How Not To Pray Series

    Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Jul 30, 2020
     | 4,248 views

    Jesus brilliantly answers their request with a prayer that helps them, and us, have a roadmap to navigate the wonders of prayer.

    How Not to Pray Matthew 6:5-8 Chenoa Baptist Church Pastor Jefferson Williams 01-27-19 Our Father Many years ago, I attended a Baccalaureate service at a church in Pontiac. At one point in the service, the pastor asked us to say “The Lord’s Prayer.” I had been studying this prayer in my ...read more

  • Wanting What He Wills

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Feb 17, 2018
    based on 2 ratings
     | 16,768 views

    A sermon plumbing the depths of Jesus' agony in the Garden of Gethsemane.

    One of my favorite scenes from the Andy Griffith show is when Barney Fife fights hard to stay awake during a sermon. Have you ever tried to pray but went astray because you fell asleep? Have you ever had a hard time staying awake in church? I can’t imagine that ever happening here! During our ...read more

  • Test The Spirits Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jun 27, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,721 views

    If you want to keep from being fooled, listen to what communicators say about Christ; listen to God’s Sprit within; and listen to God Word.

    Ninety years ago (1926, 1927, 1929, 1930?), as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish were preparing to play the USC Trojans in college football, Notre Dame’s coach Knute Rockne was aware that his USC opponents had a far better team. So he devised a scheme to intimidate the opposing players. Rockne scoured ...read more

  • Jeremiah Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Apr 9, 2022
     | 6,073 views

    Jeremiah, also called the "weeping prophet,” was one of the major prophets of the Hebrew Bible.

    Jeremiah Lineage and early life Jeremiah was born to a priestly family, the son of Hilkiah, a kohen (Jewish priest) from the small Benjamite village of Anathoth in Judeh. The difficulties he encountered, described in the books of Jeremiah and Lamentations, have prompted scholars to refer to him as ...read more

  • Thirsting For God

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on May 14, 2016
    based on 2 ratings
     | 17,552 views

    If you seek God, He will find you!

    THIRSTING FOR GOD PSLAMS 63 Live Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 Please rate this sermon! In the first few pages of the Biblical narrative we learn that sin separates humanity from God. Even though humanity was created in the image of God, after the Fall, humankind was ...read more

  • The Perceptive Art Of A Receptive Heart Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Jan 24, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 19,461 views

    What's the main difference between the people who have hard hearts, shallow hearts, crowded hearts, and the one who has an open heart? The person with the open heart hears it and does it.

    INTRODUCTION Here’s Bob and here’s Jerry. They’re both in Celebration Worship at Green Acres listening to the Pastor. They’ve both been Christians for over twenty years. But there’s a big difference between Bob and Jerry. During the message, Bob has his Bible open and he’s taking notes. He ...read more

  • Prayer Of Rest And Unceasing Prayer Series

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 4, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,204 views

    This is the 3rd Address in the four part Lenten Series on Prayer

    Prayer of Rest and paradoxically Unceasing Prayer Story: A business manager went on holiday to an island in Greece. One day, while he was on the beach, he was called up on his mobile phone by his secretary, wanting some help. He gave her some instructions and told her to call him back when ...read more

  • Dealing With Criticism Series

    Contributed by Shine Thomas on Mar 19, 2020
     | 5,231 views

    This sermon is based on how to deal with criticism as a child of God based on the life of Nehemiah.

    See this sermon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwJXYHspfSQ Follow us on: Website: https://cityharvestag.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CityHarvestA... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cityharvestag/ YouTube: ...read more

  • #13 Silly Sabbath Rules Series

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Mar 22, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 27,250 views

    The Pharisees thought religion was about rules and regulations. Jesus taught that it was about worshipping God from the heart and meeting human needs. This sermon looks at the Pharisees silly Sabbath rules and Jesus’ correction of their false teachings, and a startling statement of His deity.

    #13 Silly Sabbath Rules Series: Mark March 22, 2020 Chuck Sligh NOTE: A PowerPoint presentation is available for this sermon by request at chucksligh@hotmail.com. Please mention the title of the sermon and the Bible text to help me find the sermon in my archives TEXT: Mark 2:23-28 – "And no ...read more

  • Prayer That Works Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Dec 26, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,664 views

    This message flows out of a personal desire to be more effective in prayer and a desire to help others along that journey as well. How do we move into greater spiritual authority so that our prayers get answered?

    15/11/22 www.LifeChurchSpringfield.org My message this morning flows out of a personal quest for more effectiveness in prayer. Anybody here like to be more effective in your prayer life? By effective I mean “answered prayer.” I’m ok with answers that say to me, “Richard, you are asking amiss on ...read more

  • Let This Be The Year That Your Heart Beats With God’s Heart

    Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Jan 8, 2019
     | 8,362 views

    In the Bible their are “little” words that we oftentimes read past. The word “let” is one of them. This message looks at many of the verses that contain the word “let” to demonstrate how “letting” God will bring us closer to Him.

    In the Bible there are “little” words that we oftentimes read past. And. But. If. Or. Much more. Wherefore. Therefore. We. It is often in these seemingly insignificant words, and the context in which they are found, that the nuisances of truth that lead to spiritual maturity are found. We must ...read more

  • "i May Be Persecuted, But I Am Not Forsaken."

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Hulse on Aug 22, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,558 views

    "When Christians face discouragement and faint as a result of opposition and persecution, it's an opportunity for us to show what God can do. Even when we are weak, God is powerful enough to handle any situation and use us as an example of his strength and might."

    SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES (2 Corinthians 4:8-10) ( 8) "We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;" (9) " Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;" (10) ...read more

  • Providence Leads The Way Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jul 20, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,237 views

    God is present and ordering our chaos by His providence. Believe this. Pray to believe this. Be challenged and comforted in this Truth.

    THE VERY RELATABLE LIFE OF KING DAVID Providence Leads the Way 1 Samuel 16:14-23 #kingdavid INTRODUCTION As we begin today, I would like to start by reading the passage we will be digging into in ‘The Very Relatable Life of King David.’ We are at the beginning of David’s life presented in the ...read more

  • The Kind Of People God Uses Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Dec 20, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,849 views

    The 144,000 demonstrate the kind of character than enables God to use us for His purposes.

    I’m going to begin this morning with a quote from a well-known theologian – Charles Schultz. In one of his “Peanuts” comic strips, Charlie Brown is sitting in his bean bag chair in front of the television when his sister Sally enters the room. Sally: “I memorized the ...read more