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  • Daniel Habben avatar

    What Makes You Lion Alert And Not Lion Dessert?

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Nov 15, 2004
    based on 74 ratings
     | 20,701 views

    Humility, self-control, and God’s grace keep us from being devoured by Satan.

    “In the jungle, the mighty jungle the lion sleeps tonight. In the jungle, the mighty jungle the lion sleeps tonight...” Do you recognize that once popular song? While it is true that most lions sleep from time to time, in our sermon text the Apostle Peter speaks of a lion that never snoozes. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Be Very Afraid

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Nov 22, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 3,906 views

    Ananias and Sapphira’s quick death was not about giving....it was about being genuine, and not hypocrites

    THE WINDOW Bible-Teaching Ministry of CEDAR LODGE BAPTIST CHURCH Thomasville, NC a fellowship of faith, family and friendships November 21, 2004 1Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. 2With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    The Miracle Of The Virgin Birth (Part 2) Series

    Contributed by Joel Santos on Dec 1, 2004
    based on 46 ratings
     | 4,581 views

    The focus of the miracle of the Virgin Birth is not on Jesus’ birth but on Jesus being conceived without the male counterpart.

    The Miracle of the Virgin Birth Declares Jesus Christ’s Uniqueness and the Sureness of our Salvation Luke 1:26-35 (Christmas Series) Luke 1.26-35 reads as follows: (RSV) 26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Powered By The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by James May on Oct 2, 2005
    based on 26 ratings
     | 12,279 views

    If we are going to be all that God wants us to be, we must be powered by the Holy Spirit.

    POWERED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT Pastor Jim May Acts 1:8, "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth." On the home page of our church’s website ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • David Owens avatar

    Faithful In Sharing The Good News Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Nov 3, 2005
    based on 39 ratings
     | 15,155 views

    Being faithful in sharing the good news requires the right perspective, right passion and right presentation.

    Introduction: A. I want to begin by using an illustration from Israel’s history as a backdrop for our lesson today. 1. The story is covered in 2 Kings chapters 6 and 7. 2. Sometime around 850 B.C., Joram was king of Israel, and Ben-Hadad king of Aram mobilized his entire army and laid siege to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Three Givers

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Nov 12, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,402 views

    This sermon looks at three different approaches to giving....with Jesus being the ultimate giver to us.

    (Prior to this sermon we presented a children’s talk with some optical illusion images that can be seen in two different ways....eg. indian face/eskimo, polar bear/seal, old woman/young woman, saxaphone player/women’s face.... then we talked about things not being all that they seem.... like in ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Seed-Size Your Faith

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Oct 5, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,093 views

    Being super-sized cab be over-rated and seed-sized under estimated in the life of faith.

    Title: Seed-size Your Faith Text: Luke 17:5-10 Thesis: Being super-sized can be over-rated and seed-sized under estimated in the life of faith. Introduction It has been in the news of late. Fifty years ago, on October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 into orbit. Sputnik 1 was ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Thankful In Every Circumstance: 9 Principals From Paul

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Aug 26, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,993 views

    One of the greatest privileges of being a Christian is to have the capacity to give thanks regardless of what happens.

    Thankful in Every Circumstance: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 "In everything give rejoice always, pray without ceasing and in everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus." - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Have you ever noticed that people who are habitually ungrateful are stranger to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jason Jones avatar

    Real Ministry Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Sep 27, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,159 views

    Exposition of Acts 16:16-24 about the slave girl in Philippi and the demon and being jailed.

    Text: Acts 16: 16-24, Title: Real Ministry, Date/Place: NRBC, 9/28/08, AM A. Opening illustration: You know, for pastors, ministry is a series of good news and bad news. Listen to these scenarios: Good news: You baptized seven people today in the river. Bad news: You lost two of them in the swift ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Life's Goal

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jun 29, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,858 views

    This message talks about the most important goal each human-being should strive to attain.

    Text: “I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:14). What is a goal? A goal is something we work toward or an objective we have in our mind. For example, the objective in any type of race is to be the first to cross the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Power...for What? Series

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jul 8, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,320 views

    Being full of the Holy Spirit’s power is important, but we need to know what for.

    Power…For what? Acts 1:8 We need the power of the Holy Spirit, but we need to understand what that means. The clearest sign of the baptism in the Holy Spirit is…POWER For what? To witness for Jesus Christ. Where the Holy Spirit is, people will be coming to Christ. We can experience the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Just With God

    Contributed by Darren Felarise on Nov 17, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,689 views

    How can a man be just with God? This is the question Job asked. What could the answer be?

    Ever since the time that man fell in the garden, because of his sinful state, he could not have fellowship with God. You see, our God is a holy God. Therefore, sin cannot approach Him. Notice I didn’t say that He couldn’t come near sin. For too long we’ve looked at how sin defiles holiness. It’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • James May avatar

    Getting Ready For The Feast

    Contributed by James May on Nov 23, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,462 views

    A Thanksgiving message that says, "Be thankful for all of the wonderful gifts of God, both natural and spiritual."

    Getting Ready for the Feast By Pastor Jim May We are entering the season of the year when all of us are preparing for our Thanksgiving Feast. The stores will be packed and the shelves will be empty of all things necessary for preparation of the feast. I’ve got mine; I hope you have yours. One ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Matthew Stoll avatar

    The Priority Of Friendship Series

    Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Aug 11, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,159 views

    God’s priority is for us to invest our lives into others, being a source of Good News

    During the course of our series, "Your Bucket List," we have been looking at the things we need to do, or the things we need to prioritize in our life before we "kick the bucket." The Bible says our life here on earth is but a breath, our days are like a passing shadow (Ps. 39:5; 144:4). In ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Parable Of The Workers In The Vineyard Series

    Contributed by Gary Regazzoli on Aug 27, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 17,115 views

    This Parable shows how outrageous the grace of God is and no one is excluded without first being included

    Parable 14 - Laborers in the Vineyard When we were students in Los Angeles we used to go down to the beach with friends for a BBQ • at the time the big rage in drinks was wine-coolers • Being Australian and a little ignorant of brands in California, one day we bought a cheap bottle of wine from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church