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  • Chris Hill avatar

    Narnia: Where It's Winter But Never Christmas Series

    Contributed by Chris Hill on Dec 1, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,869 views

    Introductory sermon for an Advent Series using The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Uses the winter of Narnia as a comparison to the world into which Christ comes.

    Where it’s Winter But Never Christmas Advent Part 1 Intro. The title is a quote from C S Lewis’ book “The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.” part of a seven volume series called The Chronicles of Narnia. C S Lewis was a professor at Oxford University who was an atheist. But due to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Effectual Fervent Prayer

    Contributed by Mark Roper on Nov 20, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 47,063 views

    Prayer is both an incredible privilege and an awesome responsibility. It can move the hand of God in situations where there is no other hope.

    Effectual Fervent Prayer James 5:16 KJV Prayer does not equip you for greater works. Prayer is the greater work. ---- Oswald Chambers As mature Christians we are naive to ignore or deny the reality of spiritual conflicts between good and evil and our role in them as believing saints. Our main ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    When Christians Wage War

    Contributed by Lee Modlin on Dec 16, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,157 views

    A sermon I wrote for my Expository Preaching class. The outline has powerpoint notes. The presentation is available via e-mail if you are interested.

    SLIDE ONE (WHEN CHRISTIANS WAGE WAR) I want you to imagine the following scene as I describe it…if you can, imagine yourself in such a situation at work or at school. SLIDE TWO (MAN ON STEPS) 1-Opening illustration: Description of the board member/minister standing outside of the church ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "Soar"

    Contributed by Steve Maas on Feb 5, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 11,573 views

    A sermon of encouragement preached in a small rural parish.

    You’ve probably heard the saying, “It’s hard to soar like and eagle when you’re surrounded by turkeys”. It’s a phrase sometimes thrown around when people want to justify why they have not been able to reach their full potential – not been able to soar like ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Put On The Belt Of Truth Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Feb 16, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,119 views

    Be strong in the Lord by putting on the full armor of God starting with the Belt of Truth, which is Jesus Christ!

    Many of you have seen the movie Ironman. A wealthy person who decided to do good, invented an armor impenetrable from bullets. If Tony Stark did not put on that armor, a bullet can easily kill him and Ironman couldn’t do any good thing! Wouldn’t it be nice to have one of those armors? Although fun ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The God That Answers Prayers

    Contributed by David King on Apr 17, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,396 views

    Prayer is the life line of believers. It is a life-time engagement for all the wayfarers on the road of life. The journey is long and the road is windy but with every step is the comforting presence of the One who promised, "I will never leave or forsak

    THE GOD THAT ANSWERS PRAYERS Jer. 33: 1-3: “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. “ “When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    These Are The Days

    Contributed by Darren Felarise on Dec 31, 2008
    based on 27 ratings
     | 8,425 views

    Why look back & say those were the days? These are the days we need to concern ourselves with.

    These Are The Days! 2 Cor 6:2 2 For He says: "In an acceptable time I have heard you, And in the day of salvation I have helped you." Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. (NKJV) 2 Cor 6:2 2 God says, … …Listen, now is God’s acceptable time! Now is the day of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    You Can't Kill My Dream

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Oct 21, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 20,254 views

    When you have a God given dream it will come to pass.However you on the other hand can’t let anyone kill your deam.Stay on the wall and don’t come down.

    Genesis 37:5-10 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. (6) And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: (7) For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Where Is It?

    Contributed by Jerry Stepp on Nov 24, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,172 views

    Ending the search for......

    WHERE IS IT? Job 15:23 He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand. People everywhere are asking this question today, where is it, most of the time it is in a form of selfishness, concerned with what they can obtain of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brian Gordon avatar

    A Life Without Limits

    Contributed by Brian Gordon on Nov 7, 2011
     | 11,962 views

    What would our lives look like if we didn't put limitations on what God could do?

    I. Context A. Near the end of the Babylonian Captivity. a. Both Israel and Judah fell into sin. b. God allows them to be overrun by, initially, the Babylonians. c. Jerusalem destroyed, the Temple burned to the ground, most of the Israelites scattered or carried off into captivity. d. God decreed ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Mending The Mind Pt 3 Series

    Contributed by Joe Hayes on Nov 25, 2008
     | 3,349 views

    Take no prisoner, if they are not obedient make them obedient you can also listen at www.preaching.co.nr

    HOW LONG MUST I WRESTLE WITH MY THOUGHTS AND EVERY DAY HAVE SORROW IN MY HEART? HOW LONG WILL MY ENEMY TRIUMPH OVER ME? Psalm 13:2 THE OCCUPATION OF OUR MINDS Prior to becoming Christians our minds were enemy territory, blinded and bound by Satan. He set up ’strongholds of arguments’ and ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Sow To Yourselves In Righteousness

    Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 9, 2015
     | 7,409 views

    Revival

    Hosea 10 v. 1 - 15 v. 12 "Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you." Note The :- 1. CHALLENGE OF GOD - ch 10 v. 1 "Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    "The Call To God’s People"

    Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 10, 2015
     | 6,182 views

    God's Call

    Haggai 1:1-15 "The Call to God’s People" 520 BC; Sixteen years earlier, in 536 BC, the Persian emperor Cyrus had issued a decree permitting the Jewish exiles in Babylon to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple (Ezra 1:2-4). ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Immanuel, God Is With Us

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Nov 6, 2014
     | 8,602 views

    God telegraphs what He does well in advance if anyone will listen.

    Immanuel, God is with Us Isaiah 7:1-17 Introduction As we approach the Christmas season, we start to think about Jesus coming to earth as a baby in a manger in Bethlehem. We remember the nativity stories in Matthew and Luke. We remember the words from the Apostle John, “And the Word became flesh ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Prayer Is Power

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Apr 25, 2017
     | 5,212 views

    Prayer is powerful

    PRAYER Illus: The year was 1820 and Peter Richley was a grateful man. He had survived one of the strangest and most harrowing events known to mankind. The ship which he had been traveling on sank. He was rescued. By some strange twist of circumstance, however, this ship sank. He was rescued ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal