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  • George Rennau avatar

    Judging The Will Of God For Your Life

    Contributed by George Rennau on Aug 25, 2003
    based on 35 ratings
     | 2,084 views

    We can be preoccupied with thoughts of how our life was different at a different time and How it could be better IF ONLY...

    Title: Judging the will of God for your life Matthew 7:7-8 "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. [8] For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. The other day I had a very ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Dwight Jones avatar

    A Nail Fastened In A Sure Place

    Contributed by Dwight Jones on Jul 11, 2004
    based on 28 ratings
     | 19,141 views

    It is evident that in this text that something more than just the removal of a man from the treasurer position and the appointment of a replacement. It is clear to see that there is an eternal picture being painted in this portion of scripture. There is

    Isaiah 22:15-25 (KJV) Thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say, 16What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Gene Gregory avatar

    Hope In Dry Times

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Apr 2, 2006
    based on 24 ratings
     | 9,462 views

    Examination of requirements for revival. Suitable for revival. Presented in conjunction with communion.

    HOPE IN DRY TIMES - Read Ezekiel 37:1-14 As we look at this passage of scripture, we find God’s hand on a prophet named Ezekiel. This anointed man, with God’s Spirit on him, was given a vision and in that vision he was taken to a valley. In the valley he saw a heart-breaking sight. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Stay Free Series

    Contributed by Louis Bartet on Oct 19, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,349 views

    The menace of isms and how to stay free from them.

    TITLE: Stay Free TEXT: Colossians 2:8-10 8 See to it that no one takes you captive through empty and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ. 9 For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10 ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Rev. Matthew Parker avatar

    A Baptism At Advent

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Nov 30, 2008
     | 7,694 views

    This is a significant reworking for a baptism service of my sermon "Advent I: Hope is Coming"

    November 30, 2008 – Advent 1 – "A Baptism at Advent" Baptism Service - Luke 1:26-38; Isaiah 9:6-7 There’s a story of a minister who like most ministers, conducted a lot of baptisms using the phrase, as we do, “In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost”. One weekend his family went ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jake Kircher avatar

    Who Are You?

    Contributed by Jake Kircher on Dec 28, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,614 views

    What are you holding back from God?

    Today, I’d like to start off by asking a question that I think a lot of people dread to hear or see on an application. That question is, “Who are you?” It doesn’t seem like it should be that difficult but yet when you sit down to try an answer the question you don’t know where to start or where to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Sitting In The Darkness

    Contributed by Luther Sexton on Jun 30, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
     | 7,400 views

    Attempting to explain and show how to deal with the "dark times" that we all experience in our lives.

    SITTING IN THE DARKNESS SCRIPTURE: Psalm 107:10 “Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron; 107:11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:” INTRODUCTION: It is probable that it was on a return from ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Marc Bertrand avatar

    The Bread, The Cup, And The Lamb Series

    Contributed by Marc Bertrand on Nov 5, 2004
    based on 20 ratings
     | 6,770 views

    A Good Friday focus on the last supper. When our congregation observed Good Friday this sermon had hymns and communion worked between the points.

    Introduction: How old was the little Lord Jesus when his family returned from Egypt? You remember the story; the wisemen came and brought their gifts to the little child. Many feel that Jesus may have been nearly 2 when they arrived. Herod insanely jealous and anxious to keep his throne declared ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Darren Rogers avatar

    The Un-Named Maid Series

    Contributed by Darren Rogers on May 18, 2008
    based on 31 ratings
     | 15,528 views

    Do people know that you are a Christian? How is your testimony at home and in the workplace?

    The Un-named Maid – 30th March 2008 am 2 Kings 5:1-3 The prophet Elijah is named 29 times in the New Testament while Elisha is named only once Luke 4:27 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian. Naaman was a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Aubrey Vaughan avatar

    Article 21 Christian Liberty And Liberty Of Conscience Series

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 24, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,098 views

    Christian liberty how can we ever go back when we have recieved so much in Him?

    ARTICLE 21. CHRISTIAN LIBERTY AND LIBERTY OF CONSCIENCE TODAY WERE LOOKING AT THE CHRISTIAN LIBERTY IN LIFE CONSCIENCE AND CONDUCT AS FOUND IN ARTICLE 21 OF THE BAPTIST CONFESSION OF FAITH 1689. OUR CHRISTIAN LIBERTY IS CENTRED UPON CHRIST AND IS EFFECTIVE THROUGH THE PERSON AND WORK OF ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Jerry N. Watts avatar

    Singing In A Foreign Land

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Feb 20, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 18,022 views

    Have you lost your song in a foreign land or ’far country’? The Jewish people did in Babylon...this message offers helps on how to return...(the audio has much more than does the manuscript)

    Singing In a Foreign Land Psalm 137:1-4 * Our Psalm today is written by some unknown writer toward the end of the Jewish captivity. It appears to be a report of the feeling of the Jewish people at this time. In it, we can discover some common truths that we have with the Jewish people. Let’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ken Sauer avatar

    "I Say, 'what Is It?'"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Aug 4, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,813 views

    A sermon about trying to live into the love of Christ.

    Ephesians 3:14-21 Colossians 2:6-15 “I say, ‘What is It?’” By: Rev. Ken Sauer, East Ridge united Methodist Church, Chattanooga, Tn eastridgeumc.org What is “it”? In any language, “it” is the most powerful expression of the most powerful ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Ron Hietsch avatar

    Admonition 101

    Contributed by Ron Hietsch on Aug 27, 2011
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,141 views

    Jesus sets forth a basic condition. Before admonishing someone practice self examination. If we do not see our own sins, we can not offer admonition to a fellow Christian. Without self examination our admonition can only deteriorate into judgment.

    September 4, 2011 The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost Year A Grace mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. The sermon text for today is Ezekiel 33:7-9. This encounter between God and Ezekiel takes place in the neo- Babylonian Empire during the captivity of Israel by ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Stephen Belokur avatar

    I Have Come That You May Have Life Series

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Mar 18, 2014
     | 12,611 views

    Jesus said in different places why He came to earth. So, let's check out what He said and see how it all fits into His perfect plan of salvation for all who will place their faith and trust in Him! PTL!

    Are you “Pressing On to Know the Lord”? - Hosea 6:3a Last week we took a look at who Jesus is and we saw that the Father in heaven revealed through Peter that Jesus is “the Christ, the Son of the Living God”. And, that this declaration, this fact is the very foundation ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    Roadways & Ruts Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jan 11, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,868 views

    If we want to let God make us a new creation, we must get out of the ruts and walk on the roadway God provides for us!

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • A few weeks ago Robyn and I decided to take her Toyota Highlander Hybrid up the mountain. • I think we went to Ramsey Canyon road. Ok, we have a SUV; we can conquer the world with it even though it is a two-wheel drive and a Hybrid.  • We ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ