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  • Timm Meyer avatar

    Remember Jesus Christ Raised From The Dead

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Nov 17, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,822 views

    Pentecost 21(C) - As we remember Jesus Christ was raised from the dead, then we will also remember that God’s word is not chained and how our God will remain faithful.

    REMEMBER JESUS CHRIST RAISED FROM THE DEAD (Outline) October 29, 2006 - PENTECOST 21 - 2 Timothy 2:8-13 * * * * * * * * * INTRO: What is important in your life? It all depends when that question is asked to figure out what is really important in one’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Word Series

    Contributed by Dustin T Parker on Nov 19, 2006
     | 4,530 views

    Where yoour Treasure is, your Heart is also

    The Word Reformation Day John 8:31-36 † In the Name of Jesus † Does Familiarity breed contempt? Grace and peace is yours, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ! Three Journeys. On any given Friday, people leave the greater Los Angeles area, in search of great treasure. They will ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Hidden Chambers

    Contributed by James Groce on Aug 22, 2001
    based on 97 ratings
     | 13,419 views

    Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery?

    OT prophets took their life in their hands to speak to the people; NT preachers also take their “life” in their hands, because hearers who are uncomfortable with the Word are uncomfortable with them! ------------------------------------------- Ezekiel 8:7-12 And he brought me to the door of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    What Happens When Jesus Takes Over?

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jul 21, 2005
    based on 74 ratings
     | 22,435 views

    What happens when Jesus takes over a community?

    In this passage, we read about a great move of God that took place in the city of Capernaum. This took place at the beginning of the second year of our Lord’s ministry - what scholars commonly refer to as the “Year of Popularity.” Year one of His ministry was a “Year of Obscurity” and year three ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mickey Bell avatar

    Consider Your Ways

    Contributed by Mickey Bell on Dec 28, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,445 views

    When the work gets slow and workers are getting discouraged, a little motivation comes to us from the book of Haggai.

    Consider Your Ways Haggai was given four messages from the Lord for the people who returned from captivity in Babylon. But before we talk about the messages that he delivered, we must first understand the situation at hand. Background: To get the setup to the book of Haggai, you must go back to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Restoration Realized" Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 5, 2002
    based on 106 ratings
     | 37,360 views

    Joy is the outcome of the Christian life; we don’t generate it—God does.

    Psalm Steps>> “Restoration Realized”, Psalm 126 Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts We can detect in the words of Psalm 126 a sigh of relief. The release from captivity in Babylon was like a dream come true. The people knew about the promises of return to ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Not Ignorant Of His Devices

    Contributed by Michael Martin on Apr 21, 2007
    based on 17 ratings
     | 19,898 views

    The devil can only destroy us, if we are Ignorant of his devices

    (2 Cor. 2:1-11) "We are not ignorant of his devices..." Paul said, the devil would not take advantage of us, because we are not ignorant of his devices. But, I think many Christians don’t have a clue as to what is going on in the spiritual world. There is a spiritual war going on in the life of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Caught In Domestic Violence Pt 5 Series

    Contributed by Joe Hayes on Dec 17, 2008
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     | 4,775 views

    This teaching is taken from my book “Beaten, Battered, Bruised & Blessed” (Christians Recognizing and Responding to Domestic Violence) more information can be found at www.c21c.org My prayer is it will help you in Pastoral ministry.

    This teaching is taken from my book “Beaten, Battered, Bruised & Blessed” (Christians Recognizing and Responding to Domestic Violence) more information can be found at www.c21c.org My prayer is it will help you in Pastoral ministry. Caught in Domestic Violence This is perhaps the most difficult ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Wake Up To Your Cinderella Story

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Nov 18, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,773 views

    Wake Up to Your Cinderella Story 1) Your tormentors will not overwhelm you 2) Your heavenly God-Father has adorned you

    If you had to compare your life to a fairytale, what fairytale would it be and what character would you play? If you’ve made some investments recently that others have scoffed at, you may feel a bit like Jack, in Jack and the Beanstalk. He traded the family cow for a handful of “magic” beans that ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    God's Battle Axe

    Contributed by Pastor E Cavenaugh on Sep 15, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 58,270 views

    Reminding God's People we are at War and we have an assignment to fulfill.

    God’s Battle Axe M. Moyer>> ( GREAT WORD ) From her devotional book Today in my quiet time I found myself in Jeremiah 51:20..... "You are My battle-ax and weapon of war, for with you I will break the Nations in pieces; with you I will destroy kingdoms.... God was speaking about Cyrus...He ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Shame

    Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Dec 7, 2015
     | 9,614 views

    Prayer of forgiveness, repentance, and good faith yields deliverance out of shame to receive double your portion in joy everlasting through the grace of Christ Jesus that sustains us.

    SHAME by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (December 7, 2015) “For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them” (Isaiah 61:7, King James ...read more

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    Denomination: Friends

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    Our Eternal King Series

    Contributed by John Dobbs on Apr 2, 2016
     | 6,180 views

    Revelation 1 gives us a revealing of the King that lives forever.First in a series of messages looking at King Jesus through the Apocalypse.

    King Jesus Reigns: Our Eternal King Revelation 1:4-8 Introduction Easter is Passed, the Resurrection is now a living history. Read: John 20:19-25. In this after-Resurrection meeting of disciples we see: The witnesses of Jesus’ work in their lives and The wonderers who just can’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Plans I Have For You

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Aug 2, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 22,076 views

    This sermon comes from one of the favorite memory Scriptures of our time but this promise was made to Israelites who were in exile. What does it mean to us today?

    Jeremiah 29:1-14 (Please open your Bibles to follow along in God Word) This chapter contains a Bible verse which is a favorite among many Christians and that verse is Jeremiah 29:11 NIV “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Am I A Believer

    Contributed by David Leach on May 1, 2015
     | 6,233 views

    If I say “I’m a believer in Christ” is it true? There’s nothing more important

    What is God’s number one requirement from you and me, so that we may do His works? John 6:28-29 Then they said to Him, "What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?" Jesus answered and said to them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent." (Here its - ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Great Restoration: An Exposition Of Isaiah 11

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Nov 29, 2019
     | 6,472 views

    We all await a better day.

    The Great Restoration: An Exposition of Isaiah 11 In desperate times, people look for a reason to have hope. Without hope, all is gloom and despair. The troubles we suffer from are often of our own making. There are those who trouble us also. And, all too often, we cause others much trouble. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible