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  • Ric Freeman avatar

    A Wing And A Prayer Is Not The Same Thing As Having Hope

    Contributed by Ric Freeman on Jun 9, 2003
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,409 views

    Dealing with difficulties

    Tonight I want to show three things that people thought they had hope in -- But really it more a wing and a prayer instead of hope. 1) FIRST -- peter thought things couldn’t get any worse Let’s look at Matthew 26:69-75 (Msg) All this time, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard. One servant girl ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Grace!

    Contributed by Jaco Bester on Mar 30, 2004
    based on 351 ratings
     | 38,719 views

    Grace is a terribly misunderstood word and defining it sufficiently is notoriously difficult. E. Stanley Jones once said: “Grace is free, but when once you take it you are bound forever to the Giver.”

    GRACE! SCRIPTURE: Ephesians 2:4 – 9 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ, and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Zacchaeus

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 28, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 16,408 views

    What can we learn from this tax collector’s encounter with the Son of God

    The story of Zacchaeus Story: On 12th February 1809, in a one room log cabin with a dirt floor on a farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky, a baby boy was born. When he was only 9 years-old, his mother died. He was a boy with rugged determination. And although he only had less than a year of formal ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    He Chose The Nails

    Contributed by Brent Zastrow on Mar 1, 2001
    based on 104 ratings
     | 8,357 views

    Considering the Choices God has made for us out of His great Love.

    HE CHOSE THE NAILS - I Peter 1:3-5 Feb. 25, 2001 Preached by Brent W. Zastrow, Saybrook Christian Church - Saybrook, Il. I remember reading about a guy who stopped in the grocery store on the way home from work to pick up a couple of items for his wife. He wandered around aimlessly for a while ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    When Temptation Comes

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Feb 8, 2008
    based on 15 ratings
     | 9,578 views

    Do not be surprised when temptation comes at times when you are growing in Christ and when it comes remember that you are a child of the King. Let us commit ourselves to allowing our Father’s words dwell in our hearts so that we might be prepared when tem

    When Temptation Comes, Matthew 4:1-11 Introduction Our family pet, Happy the Saint Bernard, really doesn’t eat as much food as one might think she would for such a large dog but just because she doesn’t eat as much food as one might think doesn’t mean she does not have good taste! Happy is not ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    How To Handle A Fool

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Apr 9, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,663 views

    There will always be foolish people and we need to have knowledge on how to deal with them.

    How to Handle the Foolish Proverbs 26:1-28 As snow in summer and rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool. 2 Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow, So a curse without cause shall not alight. 3 A whip for the horse, A bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the fool’s back. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Some Worshipped-- Some Didn't!

    Contributed by David Wilson on Sep 11, 2008
     | 3,377 views

    an analysis of the responses proclaimed during the triumphant entry of Christ into Jerusalem. A focus on REAL worship.

    John 12:12-19 This morning’s text deals with what we often call the “Triumphant” entry. It was primarily “triumphant” because of the people’s response, though, not because Christ entered the city in a triumphant fashion. Instead, Jesus came into the city in a humble and symbolic gesture of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Contrast Of Character

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jan 11, 2009
     | 2,760 views

    We find in Jesus the secrets to spiritual stamina and we see in the disciples the elements that lead to spiritual failure.

    A CONTRAST OF CHARACTER Mark 14:27-72 Sermon Objective: We find in Jesus the secrets to spiritual stamina and we see in the disciples the elements that lead to spiritual failure. Supporting Scripture: Isaiah 55:6; Romans 5:3-5; 2 Peter 1:1-10; Read the full text: I want you to notice some ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Volunteering For Duty

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on May 21, 2012
    based on 7 ratings
     | 21,531 views

    Isaiah is a model for volunteering. There are many reasons why people volunteer. Isaiah did so for 3 reasons – an appreciation for what God had done for Him,a realization of others' need, and God’s will

    Volunteering for Duty Isaiah 6:1-8 In its simplest definition a volunteer is someone who freely, without any legal obligation, chooses to act in recognition of a need. In Mark 10:45 we read “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Happy Birthday To The Church

    Contributed by Craig Condon on May 23, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,040 views

    Pentecost is also the day when we remember the countless ways in which the Holy Spirit shapes the Church as an institution and ourselves as individuals.

    Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday dear Church Happy Birthday to you! Today, we are celebrating the birthday of the church. On the day of Pentecost over 2,000 years ago, the Holy Spirit came to the disciples, and through the Holy Spirit the church was born. It is a time ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Three Faces Of Evil

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Jul 11, 2015
    based on 3 ratings
     | 9,693 views

    We have a choice-be like John or be like Herod. Will we be weak like Herod, easy tempted and easily manipulated, or we will be strong in our moral convictions like John?

    How many of you have ever watched a horror movie or read a horror story? It’s not always a pleasant experience, is it? As strange as it might seem, there are actually some horror stories in the Bible, and one of the most famous of its horror stories is the story of the death of John the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Forgiving The Unforgivable Series

    Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Feb 18, 2018
    based on 4 ratings
     | 19,113 views

    Jesus models forgiving the unforgivable as he prays for forgiveness from the cross. As we recognize that he is praying for us, and that we are no better off than those we need to forgive, we gain the power to draw on the Father's love to forgive others.

    Forgiving the Unforgivable Luke 23:32-37 * Seven Last Words from the Cross - Part 1 Today we begin a new seven-week series entitled, “Seven Last Words from the Cross.” If you read the crucifixion account in each of the four gospels, you find exactly seven statements or questions Jesus made in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Radical, Unconventional And Controversial - The Gospel Of The Kingdom

    Contributed by Gerald Du Preez on Nov 6, 2015
     | 5,390 views

    What was the essence of the Gospel of the Kingdom? Jesus came preaching a gospel which cut across the norms of the day. He still proclaims a gospel that is radical, unconventional and controversial.

    The Gospel of the Kingdom Matt 4:23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people Ben Hur, Gladiators – epic Hollywood blockbusters depicting the glory and ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

  • Craig Condon avatar

    God’s Healing Mercy

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Dec 30, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,882 views

    The key to getting healed or unstuck in our lives is to do what God tells us to do-even if it doesn’t make sense. We must listen to God’s instructions in our hearts. We must find them in his word. There will be something that God will want us to do.

    Jesse spotted Meagan through the window of a café, squeezing lemon into her glass of water. For a couple of minutes, he watched. The restaurant had a retro look, a throwback to diner days with soda counters and silver-rimmed tables. Two men in an adjacent booth said something to her; she ignored ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Perry Greene avatar

    Wise Up O Men Of God! Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 19, 2012
    based on 6 ratings
     | 12,252 views

    Wisdom is a key aspect of a disciple's life. God provides it in a number of ways, including through the trials of life.

    In 1999, State Farm Insurance rated the most dangerous intersections for accidents in the United States. The winner (or better, loser) was the corner of Belt Line Road and Midway Road in Addison, Texas. There were 263 reported crashes at that intersection in the Dallas suburb. That averages out to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ