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  • Larry Turner avatar

    A Dog That Only Jesus Could Love Series

    Contributed by Larry Turner on May 9, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,792 views

    A persistent Mom and a reluctant Lord makes for a faith-fiiled story.

    I have been told that being a mom really changes things. And the more children you have the greater the changes. In fact I have heard that there is an evolution involved. For example, you begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your doctor confirms you are pregnant. You pore over baby- name ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    Look Both Ways Before Crossing

    Contributed by Wayne Lawson on May 10, 2012
    based on 10 ratings
     | 18,058 views

    Sometimes our attenion becomes so focused in one direction that we fail to acknowledge other realities.

    TITLE: LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE CROSSING SCRIPTURE: ST. LUKE 14:25-33 I want to lift up this morning as a thought – Look Ways Before Crossing. This has always been sound advice. Matter of fact it is one of the earliest recollections of instructions that I have as a child. I can recall ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    They've Righted All The Wrongs

    Contributed by Richard Overman on Sep 24, 2011
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     | 4,289 views

    Taking a Biblical Stand For Christ. Not "What Would Jesus Do" rather What Has Jesus Said!

    “They’ve righted all the wrongs,” An honors student in Fort Worth, Texas, was sent to the principal’s office and punished for telling a classmate that he believes homosexuality is wrong. Holly Pope said she was “absolutely stunned” when she received a telephone ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Journey To Fellowship With God

    Contributed by Brad Froese on Oct 4, 2011
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     | 6,633 views

    This sermon focuses on personal, rich fellowship with God.

    June 5th Sermon, “Journey to Fellowship with God” KEY SCRIPTURE: I Jn 1:5-9, “This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Trials And Temptations Series

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Oct 7, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,167 views

    Our belief in Jesus and His calling on our lives dictates how we act therefore we should stop compromising with worldly values and behaviour and give ourselves wholly to the Lord. This applies to the way we deal with trials and temptations.

    You Can Listen to the Full Sermon Here:- http://www.nec.org.au/index.php/listen-to-a-sermon-series/practical-faith/ Message James 1:1-18 - “Trials and Temptations” Today we are going to begin an 8 part sermon series on the book of James. When you start a series it helps to have a bit of insight ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christmas Time Is Fear Part 1

    Contributed by Gerald Albers on Oct 31, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,584 views

    I wonder how many of us are fearful this season. How many of us are afraid of what the future holds, or afraid of how we can go on? I’d like to open up today with a quote by E. Stanley Jones, a famous missionary. He said, “I am inwardly fashioned for fait

    CHRISTMAS TIME IS FEAR Part 1 TEXT: Luke 1:5-25 5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Behind Enemy Lines

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Nov 4, 2011
     | 13,595 views

    We must be willing to go "behind Enemy Lines" in order to recapture those the enemy has stolen.

    November 6, 2011 Morning Worship Text: Genesis 14:1-24 Subject: Recovering What is Lost Title: Behind Enemy Lines Today we celebrate Veterans’ Day and I want to give my personal thanks to all who have served in our military forces. Thank you for your willingness to serve and place yourselves in ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Five Things God Cannot Do Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Nov 6, 2011
    based on 34 ratings
     | 57,158 views

    This sermon looks a five things God cannot do. 1. God Cannot Sin 2. God Cannot Lie 3. God Cannot Ignore Sin 4. God Cannot Save Apart From The Sacrifice Of Jesus 5. God Cannot Save Those Who Refuse To Believe

    Five Things God Cannot Do How many of you have heard the children’s song – My God is so Big? It goes like this: My God is so big, so strong and so mighty, There’s nothing my God cannot do. My God is so big, so strong and so mighty, There’s nothing my God cannot do. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Titanic Thankfulness

    Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Nov 8, 2011
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     | 4,992 views

    This Thanksgiving we need to see that God has given us provision, protection and power and be thankful in Titanic proportion.

    (All my sermons use illustrations found at www.sermoncentral.com and all scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted.) TITANIC THANKFULNESS Thanksgiving is a day set aside each year for us to give thanks, of course most of us know that scripture tells us we should be thankful always and at all times. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Praying With Authority Pt. 5 Series

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Nov 15, 2011
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     | 7,876 views

    For some of us who have been taught take it to God in prayer one time and leave it alone are going to be deeply challenged or troubled today. EASY DOESN’T DO IT IN PRAYER!

    Praying With Authority (Pt. 5) October 30, 2011 FBC Chester, IL Dr. Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction: A The African cheetah must run down its prey if it gonna eat and it can run at speeds of 70 miles per hour, but only for a brief amount of time. 1 The cheetah tires very quickly because it has ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Sherm Nichols avatar

    When Worship Is Pointed The Right Direction

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 17, 2011
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     | 3,232 views

    An examination of worship to help people better understand how meditating on the person of God is the basis of our worship, and to practice that before we leave the building Meant to be preached at the very beginning of a worship hour and then followed b

    Isaiah 6:1-5, Ezekiel 1:22-28; Psalm 8,29,95; Titus 1:16 Introduction - Barbara McKeever, Urbana, Ohio -- Said that in the middle of a soloist's number at church, her young grandson Chandler tugged her sleeve and whispered, "She can't sing very well, can she?" She knew that the woman had a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Tragedy Of Covered Sin

    Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Nov 24, 2011
    based on 28 ratings
     | 54,617 views

    Sin is a fact of life and is the most horrible thing in the universe. In fact, if it was not for the issue of sin, Jesus had no business dying. Sin is so terrible that God had to surrender his own Son as a scapegoat so that He could be dealt with to elimi

    This week, we are looking at the message entitled, “The tragedy of covered sin.” One of the most serious verses in the Bible is found in Proverbs chapter 28 verse 13: “He that covereth his sins shall not prosper but he that confesseth and forsaketh them shall have ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Repentance And Belief

    Contributed by Anonymous Contributor on Nov 28, 2011
     | 6,146 views

    Repentance and Belief

    Repentance and Belief Introduction: You don’t have to look very far to see that we are in a mess. Just look at the headlines for November 22, 2011: “Cardinal Bernard Law, who resigned in disgrace as Boston's archbishop in 2002 after the priest sex abuse scandal exploded in the United ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Choosing The Wisdom Of God Series

    Contributed by Daniel J. Little on Dec 1, 2011
     | 3,586 views

    We have lots of data stored up in our souls, but who know how to arrange it so it works as God intended—to form in us an accurate picture of God, life and all creations.

    Review: Last Sunday I spent some time talking about Rubik’s Cube—the 3-D puzzle made up of 26 little cube-like parts faced off with a total of six colors. The puzzle is solved when each face of the cube is showing a solid color. That sounds easy until you try it. The reason ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Drawing In The Sand

    Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Dec 4, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,725 views

    When we say that someone crosses the line is because they have start behaving in a way that is not acceptable. If someone tells a vulgar joke in a place or occasion that is not appropriate you may say that that person crossed the line. Crossing the line i

    If you draw a line in the sand, you establish a limit beyond which things will be unacceptable. The idea is that you establish a line that shouldn't be crossed or there will be severe consequences. It is easy to cross that line since there is not a physical barrier that would keep you from crossing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist