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  • Thomas Bowen avatar

    A Test Of Will Series

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Sep 10, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,439 views

    Jonah exibits free will when he runs from God. God will not make you do anything, but he will encourage you.

    A Test of Will For the past couple of weeks we have been taking some of the Bible stories that we normally think of as children’s stories. We looking are at them from an adult point of view. Today we are picking up with Jonah. What do we know about Jonah from this scripture? From all we can ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Two In A Canoe (Or, Baking On The Brazos)

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 4, 2000
    based on 110 ratings
     | 4,734 views

    Encouragement for young couples

    A true story "The mind of man plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps." In his song, “Slip-Sliding Away”, Paul Simon asserts that, “God only knows; God makes His plan; the information’s unavailable to the mortal man.” A rather pessimistic attitude, since the information is not entirely ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    You're In Good Hands Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Apr 20, 2002
    based on 46 ratings
     | 9,693 views

    We need God’s hand on our lives.

    YOU’RE IN GOOD HANDS I Chronicles 4:10 S: God’s Presence Th: Prayer: A Passion for His Presence Pr: WE NEED GOD’S HAND ON OUR LIVES. ?: How? How is it observed? KW: Ways TS: We will find in our study of the prayer of Jabez three ways to observe God’s hand on our lives. The ____ way that we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Depression: What It Is, What Causes It, What Are The Signs Series

    Contributed by Dan Borchert on Dec 9, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,731 views

    This is the first sermon in a series of three dealing with depression all from the same passage. It is estimated that some 20 million americans suffer from depression

    I Kings 19:1-18 Depression: What it is, What causes it, What are the signs Introduction A. Depression B. A Word that we have all heard, a word that we have all thought about C. Did you know that there are about 21 million Americans right now suffering with depression? D. Did you know that USA ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    New Beginnings

    Contributed by Andy Almendarez on Dec 11, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,526 views

    When God asked Abraham to become His follower He was asking him to make a great sacrifice. Abraham was going to have to forfeit the inheritance that was his. He was going to have to leave his people and go to an unfamiliar place (Genesis 12:2-3).

    New Beginnings Genesis 12:1-9 Howard Hendricks relates how the mentoring of one of his teachers’ impacted his life. “By the fifth grade, I was bearing all the fruit of a kid who feels insecure, unloved, and pretty angry at life. In other words, I was tearing the place apart. However, my teacher ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Trust

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Mar 19, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 14,250 views

    Trust something we give sometimes without thinking. Do we really trust God? How is our trust destroyed? Christians trust as a sign of faith.

    Trust Proverbs 3:5-7 Perhaps you have not caught on to what God has had me doing in the past few weeks. Two weeks ago we had a message on Authority where we were reminded about the authority of every Christian. We discussed teachers, the president, and police as sources of authority. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Narrow Road, Small Gate

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Sep 3, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 10,070 views

    Discussion of Jesus’ words about only getting to heaven through him.

    Narrow Road, Small Gate Matthew 7:13-14 August 21, 2005 Introduction This is one of those messages that fits in real well with the beliefs of our church and what the Bible teaches about God, Jesus, and heaven, but won’t win me any friends with people who think we’re narrow minded about such ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Receiving God's Guidance

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Sep 20, 2006
    based on 28 ratings
     | 14,134 views

    Abraham gave us a good example of how we can receive God’s guidance: (1) Know God’s Word, (2) Commit to God’s will, (3) Trust God’s ways, and (4) Pray for God’s wisdom.

    Gen 24:1-14 Receiving God’s Guidance ES 17 Sep 06, 2488 [I’ve taken the main points of this sermon from Larry Sarver’s sermon ‘Four Principles for Receiving God’s Guidance’ in SermonCentral.com] This is the story of how God guided Abraham’s servant to find the wife for his son Isaac. We’re ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Understanding The Creator From Creation

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 27, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,797 views

    The tells us that we can understand the creator from creation.

    Understanding the Creator From Creation Last week I began to just marvel at the complexity of creation. And then in my devotions I read this particular passage (Psalms 19:1-6). Biblical writers tell us we can infer something of the greatness of the creator in the wonders of the creation. I ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Get Ready For Your Breakthrough Series

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 11, 2009
    based on 37 ratings
     | 64,014 views

    Breaking the status quo is one of the most important parts of following Christ. But to get past this barrier requires us to experience personal breakthroughs in all areas of our life. Learn how God gives breakthroughs to his people.

    The Breakthrough Series: Breaking The Status Quo Barrier I Chronicles 14:8-17 INTRODUCTION On October 1, 1947 Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier when he flew the Bell X-1 rocket plane to a speed of MACH 1 at an altitude of 45,000 feet. In aerodynamics, the sound ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Paul's Final Words Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Jun 16, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 12,159 views

    The final words of a person are important. The same is true of the Apostle Paul to the Romans church (and to us).

    Paul’s Final Words Romans 16:17-27 * September 11, 2001, is a day that will live in infamy. Everyone is aware of some of the events of that day. We know that radical Islamics took over several commercial planes to wreak havoc and death on the USA and her people. Additionally, we know that at the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Insights From Putting Up Hay Series

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Apr 22, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,489 views

    God calls each follower to an effective and specific ministry; the priesthood of the believer.

    Insights from Putting Up Hay Mark 6:6-12, 30 Sermon #1 from the series “Life on the Farm” Sermon Objective: God calls each follower to ministry and personal sacrifice. Series Intro: We are beginning a sermon series today from Mark’s Gospel called “Life on the Farm.” It will focus on some of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    "Sticky Faith" Series

    Contributed by David Henderson on Jan 5, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,539 views

    In this message I discuss the things that are vital to building a sticky faith. Churches must be filled with people who have a sticky faith that will help others decide to stay.

    FAITH MATTERS Sticky Faith 1st Corinthians 9:19-23 You are looking at a picture of the Sunshine Skyway bridge. Fo those of you who have lived in this area a long time you can remember the tragedy that took place in 1980 when the Sunshine Skyway bridge collapsed. Here is a picture from that year. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Waiting For Jesus: Wise Men Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 3, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,771 views

    The wisest men on earth were brought to their knees by the Son of God.

    Good morning. My name is Caspar, and I’m a senior fellow at the Babylonian Institute for Astrological Studies. We - that is my colleagues and I - have waited a long time to tell the story of our long journey to Palestine because, I tell you frankly, we didn’t know what to make of it. What we ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Sunday Elders And Sundry Exhortations Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 29, 2011
    based on 19 ratings
     | 9,037 views

    Paul gives instructions about elders and then various or sundry exhortations on several subjects. 1- Consider elders as worthy 2- Partake not in the sins of others 3- Remember the judgment

    INTRO.- What’s the difference between Sunday and sundry? A change of letters. But what’s the real difference? Sunday is important to the Christian because it’s considered in scripture as the first day of the week, resurrection day and the day the early Christians partook of the Lord’s Day. (Acts ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ