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  • Sherm Nichols avatar

    Surviving Your Family Media Intake Series

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 16, 2011
     | 4,426 views

    To help the audience to leave with a heightened awareness of the way their homes are impacted by the media and to take aggressive action to prevent them from harming their homes

    Philippians 4:8 I want you to be aware that a little dwarfed man who was running a scam here locally was recently caught by police. He was pretending to be a channeller, a spirit medium – someone who can communicate with the dead – and he was scamming people. So, they put him in our ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Wisdom For Managing Money Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 22, 2018
     | 5,832 views

    Wisdom for Managing Money Series: Wisdom for Life (Proverbs) Brad Bailey – August 19, 2018

    Wisdom for Managing Money Series: Wisdom for Life (Proverbs) Brad Bailey – August 19, 2018 Intro We are continuing in our series entitled “Wisdom for Life.” Wisdom is defined best as the ability to know how life actually works…and what is the right response for the many choices we make. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Sin, It Is A Big Deal Series

    Contributed by Dave Martin on Nov 21, 2000
    based on 64 ratings
     | 4,688 views

    The book of Genesis -- is the book of beginnings. What is sin and why is it so destructive.

    "Sin, What’s the Big Deal?" Part 2 of 7 Text: Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-10 & Selected Cross Creek Community Church June 25, 2000 Pastor Dave Martin God’s Word is Powerful, Relevant, and Up to Date! Genesis 2:15-17 "The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    Live As Children Of Light

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jun 2, 2008
    based on 30 ratings
     | 14,660 views

    1- Seek to the please the Lord 2- Have nothing to do with darkness 3- Make the most of every opportunity 4- Be filled with the Spirit

    INTRO.- Live as children. ILL.- It was at the end of the school year, and a kindergarten teacher was receiving gifts from her pupils. The florist’s son handed her a gift. She shook it, held it overhead, and said, "I bet I know what it is. Some flowers." "That’s right" the boy said, "but how ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • John Bright avatar

    "the Power Of Confident Prayer" Series

    Contributed by John Bright on Aug 4, 2022
     | 1,842 views

    Working through the Gospel of Luke using consecutive expository preaching. Teaching sheet included at end of text.

    "The Power of Confident Prayer" Luke 11:1-13 A sermon for 6/26/22 – Third Sunday after Pentecost Pastor John Bright Luke 11 “5 And He said to them, “Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves; 6 for a friend of mine has ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Always Be A Winner

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 4, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,067 views

    Ask the Lord to help you to grow in all wisdom, faith and obedience so that you can more fully assured of God’s triumphal attitudes working in and through you!

    How The Holy Spirit Helps Us To Always Experience a Winning Attitude - I Cor. 2:14-17 Illustration:Author Jamie Buckingham once visited a dam on the Columbia River. He’d always thought that the water spilling over the top provided the power, not realizing that it was just froth, that deep within ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dennis Lee avatar

    Oaths, Retribution, And Love Series

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Jul 26, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,291 views

    This sermon is part of the Sermon on the Mount series dealing with Oaths, Retribution, and Love.

    Sermon on the Mount “Oaths, Retribution, and Love” Matthew 5:33-48 Mary Poppins, after her first adventure with Jane and Michael Banks when they promised to be good so that she would never leave. She said, “That’s a pie crust promise; easily made, easily broken.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    #2 The Strong Man Of Error

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 29, 2014
     | 3,672 views

    Can we always trust the GPS? There is great danger in sowing wild oats. My way? God's way? The harvest is coming.

    #2 THE STRONG MAN OF ERROR... JESUS WILL DEFEAT THE STRONG MAN OF ERROR... By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT; 2 Corinthians 13:8 For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth. I. LET US REASON TOGETHER AND WEIGH THE STRONG MAN OF ERROR... THE SPIRIT OF ERROR: IF ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Understanding The Root Problem

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Sep 13, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 4,996 views

    This past week we learned what people are capable of…and we know why. The ultimate enemy is sin. As we try to recover from the shock of the most horrific terrorist attack in history, there’s a crying, desperate need to make some sense of what’s happened

    This past week we learned what people are capable of…and we know why. The ultimate enemy is sin. As we try to recover from the shock of the most horrific terrorist attack in history, there’s a crying, desperate need to make some sense of what’s happened. I want to emphasize that, while ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Flesh Wounds Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 12, 2013
     | 6,658 views

    “It’s just a flesh wound!” Isn’t that way it is with all of the struggles, failures or wounds we incur at our own hand or by our own decisions? We always try to minimize it, making it much smaller and less serious than it really is. Recovery begins when y

    Angels & Demons: flesh wounds Romans 7:18-25 “It’s just a flesh wound!” Isn’t that way it is with all of the struggles, failures or wounds we incur at our own hand or by our own decisions? We always try to minimize it, making it much smaller and less serious than it really ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    No False Witness Series

    Contributed by Joe Bedy on Dec 12, 2002
    based on 54 ratings
     | 6,630 views

    The 9th may be an old law, but it is given that we might live the new life in Christ.

    Central Christian Church St. Petersburg, Fl December 12 2002 Joe Bedy The 9th commandment: Exo 20:16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. You shall not give false testimony about a neighbor. Well who is my neighbor any way? Is it the one on the left or the right or just the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Idols For Destruction

    Contributed by Daniel Becker on Sep 15, 2001
    based on 31 ratings
     | 6,079 views

    President Bush’s Bible Reading for Sept 11 A mosiac of selections from various daily devotionals for Sept 11, 2001

    Idols for Destruction “So each of the people likewise cut down his own bough and followed Abimelech, put them against the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire above them, so that all the people of the tower of Shechem died, about a thousand men and women.” Judges 9:49 “The tower of ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Kenneth Roberts avatar

    The Lenten Get Up

    Contributed by Kenneth Roberts on May 23, 2001
    based on 65 ratings
     | 8,295 views

    It takes work to give up something for Lent, but before you can give up anything for God, first you have to get up and decide to go to work for Him. Before you can do the Lenten "give-up", you have to get up!

    Welcome to the first Sunday of Lent that season of the church year where people who attended church were once traditionally asked to give something up for the season. What have you given up for Lent lately? Often the idea of a making a personal sacrifice for God falls on deaf ears. What does God ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Gift Of Time Series

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,326 views

    Part 2 in stewardship series

    THE GIFT OF TIME Giving with a Purpose-Part 2 Sunday, January 14, 2007 Pastor Brian Matherlee Introduction The paradox of our time in history is that.... We have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less. We buy more, but enjoy ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Seeing Life Through A Different Lense

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 14, 2006
    based on 34 ratings
     | 9,262 views

    We often look at life through the lense of the Enemy’s perspective - and live defeated lives. What can happen when we look at life through God’s eyes? Everything changes!

    “A few weeks ago I thought I was going out of my mind. At the time I didn’t realize I was experiencing a form of an "Anxiety Attack." My heart raced with fear as thoughts came to my mind of all the things I hadn’t accomplished that day. And the fear of failing the people around me made me want to ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army