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  • Richard Goble avatar

    Overcoming Worry With Thanksgiving

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 12, 2007
    based on 37 ratings
     | 9,741 views

    A thankful heart experiences the peace of God.

    Overcoming Worry With Thanksgiving Philippians 4:4-7 Introduction Worry is the absence of peace in the life of a believer. God desires that we trust Him, not worry. And I have found that when I trust Him, there’s no need to worry. I experience His peace, the peace that passes all understanding. If ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Getting Out Of God's Way Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Nov 23, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,750 views

    I preach expository messages, and this is the twentieth in my series on the Book of Acts.

    “Getting Out of God’s Way” Acts 11:1-18 September 23, 2007 What happens when God thoroughly and completely messes up the paradigm? When God acts in a way utterly differently than you expected Him to act? According to Wikipedia (and if it’s in Wikipedia, then it must be true), “Angst is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Compete According To The Rules Series

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Aug 10, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,302 views

    We cannot be victorious in Christ unless we compete according to His rules: endurance, integrity, loving His word.

    Compete According to the Rules One World, One Dream 2 Timothy 1:3 – 7 (Lin Hao Clip) There is a nobility in willingly facing pain when it is necessary. Athletics is a peaceful expression of that virtue. Training Training was an important part of the ancient Olympic games. These days, training ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    The Woman At The Well

    Contributed by Steven Haguewood on Aug 15, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,645 views

    A lesson on how to evangelize using Jesus as an example

    The Woman at the Well and Me A study of John 4:1-42 Introduction: 1. The background is following John the Baptist’s arrest. John’s followers get worked up because Jesus is baptizing more than John, and growing in prominence. 2. John’s response to all this is seen in 3:20, “He must increase, and I ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Let There Be Thanksgiving Series

    Contributed by Keith Andrews on Sep 22, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,397 views

    We are going to look at the language that we use. Is it crude or is it filled with thanksgiving.

    Let There Be Thanksgiving A Sermon by CH(CPT) Keith J. Andrews All Scriptures marked ESV: The Holy Bible : English standard version. 2001. Wheaton: Standard Bible Society. Ephesians 5:4 reads; 4 Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Marks Of The Faithful Preacher, Part 1 Series

    Contributed by John Macarthur on Sep 30, 2008
    based on 57 ratings
     | 11,969 views

    The Bible explicitly indicates what God expects from the preacher. This sermon examines these expectations from 2 Timothy 4:1.

    Marks of the Faithful Preacher, Part 1 2 Timothy 4:1 INTRODUCTION A. The Preacher’s Charge Studying this letter from the apostle Paul to Timothy, his young son in the faith, is like treading on sacred ground, for it’s the last words ever penned by Paul in Scripture. We can only imagine what was ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Marks Of The Faithful Preacher, Part 2 Series

    Contributed by John Macarthur on Sep 30, 2008
    based on 17 ratings
     | 7,777 views

    The faithful teacher and preacher will pay attention to whatever undergirds the quality of his spiritual life. This sermon continues with part two of four sermons on 2 Timothy 4.

    Marks of the Faithful Preacher, Part 2 2 Timothy 4:2 INTRODUCTION The faithful teacher and preacher will pay attention to whatever undergirds the quality of his spiritual life. Although those qualities may never become public knowledge, they are under the watchful eye of God, who will evaluate ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    It Takes A Village: An Introductory Sermon To Hebrews Series

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Sep 15, 2012
     | 12,975 views

    Hebrews is not a book to be feared, avoided, or selectively picked through; it is a book of great benefit to the people of God.

    It Takes a Village: An Introduction to the Book of Hebrews Hebrews 1:1-3 Big Idea: Hebrews is not a book to be feared, avoided, or selectively picked through; it is a book of great benefit to the people of God. Supporting Scripture: John 16:1-4a All this I have told you so that you will not go ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Devices Of The Devil: Apprehension Series

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Aug 17, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,595 views

    The devil wants us to be afraid. He does not want us to have healthy fear of events and our environment around us. He wants us to be debilitated by fear of life and living. What will set us free from this. Realizing that God does not give a spirit of

    Intro: We began our study of the devices of the Devil with deception. Satan is the father of lies and wants to keep you from the truth of salvation in Jesus finished work on the cross and resurrection from the dead. Deception is his chief device and he has had at least thousands of years to ply ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Bumper Crop

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Nov 6, 2012
     | 3,742 views

    Exposition of Fruitfulness

    Text: John 15:2, Title: Bumper Crop, Date/Place: NRBC, 8.19.12, AMc Opening illustration: the graph at the Olympics that shows all the winners of the 100 m dash in the last 116 years. The winner in 1896 would have finished almost 20 meters behind Usain Bolt. Contrast the rose bush in front of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Dream Giver 1 Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Mar 14, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,625 views

    Exposition of Daniel 2:1-23 about the king’s dream and command to tell dream and interpret it.

    Text: Daniel 2:1-23, Title: The Dream Giver 1, Date/Place: NRBC, 3/22/09, AM A. Opening illustration: the sickly man who dreamed about pushing the rock… B. Background to passage: remember that the theme of the entire book is God’s sovereignty in a foreign land, as the children of Israel have begun ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Attitudinal Influence Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Feb 8, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,995 views

    Our attitude determines our altitude as we seek to follow Jesus. Let’s look at Paul’s example so we can learn to respond in love to fellow believers, to those who don’t yet believe, and so we can evaluate our own attitude towards the gospel - the message

    Attitudinal Influence Romans 1:8-17 Intro: Sometimes it’s easy to get so caught up in our own concerns and defending our own ideas sometimes that we don’t see the bigger picture of how our attitudes and actions might be affecting those around us. That could have been going on in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Dean Morgan avatar

    Churches Need To Have Babies

    Contributed by Dean Morgan on Oct 10, 2011
     | 4,620 views

    I was attending a church service where they were having a baby dedication and this Scripture was being used and the Holy Spirit begin to speak to me and say there is more in these verses than what we traditionally see and that these verses can also be spe

    TEXT: 1 Samuel 1:1-18 I am aware that this Scripture is usually read during a baby dedication service. I want to assure you that I am not crazy and that we are not having a baby dedication this morning. Last Sunday I was attending a church service where they were having a baby dedication and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Bible Is Our Guide Book Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Aug 10, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,291 views

    The first in a series of 5 messages based on the HBC Core Beliefs

    The Bible is My Guidebook Hebrews 4:12 * Anyone who has ever given served in the military recognizes the acrostic “UCMJ”. It stands for the Uniform Code of Military Justice. While still under the “common law of the land”, people in the military are held to a higher standard of behavior. For ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I Was Just Doing My Job Series

    Contributed by Allan Bendert on Nov 29, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,115 views

    A look at Herod and the leaders of the Temple.

    I WAS JUST DOING MY JOB MATT 2:3-8 HELLO, MY NAME IS YOUSEL; I AM A SCRIBE, WELCOME TO JERUSALEM. THE CITY YOU ARE ASKING ABOUT, BETHLEHEM IS ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTH WEST OF HERE. I REMEMBER THE DAY THAT THE STORY HAPPENED THAT YOU ARE ASKING ABOUT. THE DAY THOSE KINGS CAME. WOW! WHAT A DAY THAT ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist