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  • Nigel Heath avatar

    Unrequited Love - Is God The Centre Of Your Affections? Series

    Contributed by Nigel Heath on Feb 1, 2009
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    God created us for a relationship with Him in which he must come first, but our bias towards idolatry is the constant cause of all our ills.

    1.2.09 UNREQUITED LOVE Jer 18:1-17 INTRO Do you remember the days of your first crush – when you fell head over heels in love with someone, but found out to your pain that the other person didn’t feel the same about you. Unrequited love – or love that is not reciprocated can take other forms. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Army Or Arena Series

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Apr 19, 2009
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    Hosea apparently interrupts a feast (possibly Passover) in order to say that loyalty and faithfulness are vital to authentic living/worship.

    Army and Arena Text: Hosea 9:1-9 In The 24-Hour Christian, Pastor Earl Palmer warns that people, in general, flock to any proof of power. “Political tyrants always use the army and the arena, the power of the sword and the circus.” (p. 47) This is as true in the church as it is in the political ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    The Profile Of A Spiritual Defector

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jun 30, 2008
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    A sermon on backsliding and its effect on Demas.

    A PROFILE OF A SPIRITUAL DEFECTOR TEXT: 2 Timothy 4:10 2 Timothy 4:10 KJV For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; . . . . I. INTRODUCTION -- ONE OF MINISTRY’S MOST DEVASTATING BURDENS -One of the most devastating burdens about the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How Big Is Your God? Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jul 11, 2008
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    We must not only worship the right God, but we must worship Him in the right way. Accept no substitutes. Don’t try to reduce God to a material object. Don’t try to localize the One Who is infinite! Link inc. to formatted text, audio, PowerPoint.

    How Big is Your God? Exodus 20:4-6 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/HowBigYourGod.html One day a little girl was drawing a picture, and even skipped recess because she was so focused upon it. Her teacher asked what she was doing and she said she was drawing a picture of God. “Oh honey, you can’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    History Class Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Feb 4, 2010
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    A study of the book of Ezekiel chapter 20 verses 27 through 44

    Ezekiel 20: 27 – 44 History Class Part 2 “Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “In this too your fathers have blasphemed Me, by being unfaithful to Me. 28 When I brought them into the land concerning which I had ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    We Become Like We Worship

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jul 11, 2010
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    An underlying premise of The Revelation is that all humankind has a devotion to one God or another and we become like that which we worship.

    WE BECOME LIKE WHAT WE WORSHIP* Revelation 5:1-14 Sermon Objective: An underlying premise of The Revelation is that all humankind has a devotion to one God or another and we become like that which we worship. INTRO: When my daughter was about four years old, I began to notice how she imitated ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    American Idols Series

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Mar 13, 2012
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    God hates idolatry. It competes for His attention and He is a jealous God. We belong to Him. Are we living like it?

    Exodus 20:4-6 American Idols As I prepared this series, I realized how little we actually preach or teach on the Ten Commandments as if they are neither important nor relevant. They are both. It was very enlightening to me to preach through them. I learned a lot! I trust this series will ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love, Like, Live.

    Contributed by Patrick Nix on Dec 10, 2010
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    This is a very simple thought that the Lord has been plowing into my heart the last several days. It seems like every circumstance for the past week or so has pointed back to this principle: Love People, Like Things, Live for God.

    This is a very simple thought that the Lord has been plowing into my heart the last several days. It seems like every circumstance for the past week or so has pointed back to this principle: Love People, Like Things, Live for God. ## Love People, Like Things. As you read through the gospels, it ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Out Of The Frying Pan

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 5, 2011
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    When the going gets tough, do you go with the flow or stand firm with confidence in God?

    I thought about calling this sermon “Denial is a river in Egypt” but decided after considerable struggle that it was just a little bit TOO clever. Just because you forgive most of my puns doesn’t mean that I have a permanent free pass. But denial is a big part of what this ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Gideon - Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Oct 14, 2014
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    Gideon has an encounter with The Angel of The LORD! Who is this? Is He just another nameless angel? Or is He God in human form prior to the Incarnation?

    Last week in verses Judges 6:1-10 Israel had been committing spiritual adultery That’s not a term I made up Many of the prophets used the term adultery because it was graphic We are to be the bride of Christ God disciplined them in an attempt to bring them back to Himself He gave ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    We Are Empty Handed Without God

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Oct 24, 2014
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    To show that GOD does not want us to labor hard to earn money, but to labor hard for His Presence.

    I. EXORDIUM: Are you a hard worker to earn more money? STOP. Must be a hard worker in the ministry not in work to earn money for GOD gives money to us as a gift. It's a blessing. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that GOD does not want us to labor hard to earn money, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Chuck Gohn avatar

    The Gods We Serve

    Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Apr 23, 2013
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     | 9,134 views

    A sermon on the how the world today resembles the world during the time of Judges. i.e. where everyone did their own thing and followed false gods.

    It’s good to have you here today. I am glad you all braved the snow, the terrible weather. I have a question for you. Did Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow or not? Not. Now that’s a good thing, right? Because that means early spring. Well, that’s good. Anyway, today we are going to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Revival Fire

    Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 4, 2015
     | 7,624 views

    Revival Fire

    1 Kings 18 v. 17 - 40 Note 1. THE CHALLENGE GOD FACES - v. 30 "And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down." See the:- (a) The Problem of Sin - v. 18 ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Idol Worship

    Contributed by Michael Ghaly on Aug 25, 2015
     | 16,226 views

    when there is confusion at any area of life there must me spiritual warfare. this warfare may come by worshiping idols.

    Judges: Judges 17:6,1-13 Idolatry-----Idol Worship “‘You must not make for yourselves idols, so you must not set up for yourselves a carved image or a pillar, and you must not place a sculpted stone in your land to bow down before it, for I am the LORD your God. Lev 26:1 What is ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Bret Hammond avatar

    7 Bad Examples: The Golden Calf Series

    Contributed by Bret Hammond on Jan 10, 2015
     | 7,978 views

    Idolatry isn't about the idol itself. It's about what's happening inside us.

    INTRODUCTION A. If you spent any time working in offices over the past 10 years – motivational posters 1. The format is pretty typical. Black background – Picture nature – Word –Phrase 2. Purpose was to motivate you –give you something to reach for – push ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church