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  • Owen Bourgaize avatar

    The Prodigal Son And His Home

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 4, 2000
    based on 186 ratings
     | 11,526 views

    The Prodigal Son is a classic story of God’s love in a parable of a hippie, Sick of Home, who went out into the world but finding disillusionment was Homesick, and coming to his senses, came Home.

    THE PRODIGAL SON AND HIS HOME The parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) is one of the classic stories of Jesus in sketching out bit by bit his message of the kingdom of heaven or, in other words, eternal life. The parable teaches us a lot about ourselves. It’s a parable that says we’ve ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Knee Bowed And Body Bent Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 19, 2000
    based on 97 ratings
     | 9,260 views

    Since body language communicates our real feelings, we must pay attention to how we present our bodies to God -- in the words of James Weldon Johnson, "knee-bowed", ready to submit our wills to His; and "body-bent", ready to work for things that matter.

    You may not speak a great many foreign languages, but there is one language other than English at which most of us are proficient. That is body language. Whether our mouths can pronounce strange sounds or whether our eyes can make any sense out of different alphabets, we can see body language. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    My Heart's Desire

    Contributed by Antonio Torrence on Nov 24, 2000
    based on 99 ratings
     | 11,728 views

    This Sermon is about allowing God’s word to flow into our lives causing our faith to increase.

    "My Heart's Desire" (Romans 10:1-14) -Rev. A. Torrence, Pastor Cross of Life Lutheran Church The one characteristic that I admired about the apostle Paul is his sense of passion. Paul was man of passion. What ever he set his mind to do, Paul was earnest enough to bring it to reality with fervor. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Joy Of The Lord

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 30, 2000
    based on 157 ratings
     | 13,374 views

    Joy is the result of knowing who we are and whose we are, discovering the will of God in His Word, and coming to repentance and the discovery of grace.

    Watergate not only holds a prominent place in American politics, it holds a prominent place in biblical history. One involves coverup and deception, the other involves repentance and honesty. The story of the Bible’s Water Gate is found in the book of Nehemiah. Nehemiah was the cupbearer of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    We Should Have Slavery Once Again

    Contributed by Ernest Canell on Jan 2, 2001
    based on 117 ratings
     | 4,241 views

    Being a bondslave of the Lord

    We should have slavery once again Luke 1:26-38 THE LIGHT SIDE A little girl wanted her daddy to tell her a story. He wove together a fine tale that involved slaves. After he finished his story, she asked, "What’s a slave daddy?" He explained it the best that he could. When he was through the little ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    When You’re Down!

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 3, 2001
    based on 944 ratings
     | 271,865 views

    Jesus says that part of the solution to a troubled heart is trust, & he tells His apostles to trust in 3 things. #1 - Trust in My Presence, #2 - Trust in My Promises, #3 - Trust in Me.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED 2018) TEXT: John 14:1-6; John 12:13,19 A. Have you ever had one of those days when everything goes wrong? It ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Obervations On Prayer

    Contributed by Bradley Boydston on Oct 13, 2002
    based on 55 ratings
     | 8,294 views

    Four obervations on prayer based on the prologue to the final vision of the book of Daniel.

    - - - - - - - - - All scripture is quoted from the New Living Translation. - - - - - - - - - There was an old television commercial which for thes sake of hocking mouth wash asked the question – “How’s your love life?” Good question. And I’m not going to put you on the spot and ask for hands ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Revival - Humble Ourselves

    Contributed by Raymond Perkins on Oct 14, 2002
    based on 214 ratings
     | 63,586 views

    The second lesson in a multi-part series inspired by Rick Atchley’s series Revive Us Again.

    IF MY PEOPLE WILL HUMBLE THEMSELVES II Chronicles 7:14 INTRODUCTION: This fall we will be studying about revival. Eventually we will study some of the great revivals that took place in the Bible, but we are taking a few weeks to learn more about what revival is and how it comes. That’s why in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God Keeps His Promises

    Contributed by Scotty Killingsworth on Oct 23, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
     | 4,729 views

    When we stand on God’s promises we are not standing on dusty or dead things that may get lost in some archive in heaven. They are living promises and they will never be forgotten.

    This sermon was preached at Evergreen Church on Sunday morning October 27, 2002 by Pastor Scotty L Killingsworth S102702 The Lord keeps His promises 2 Corinthians 9:6-11/1 Kings 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 Now this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's Formula For Joy

    Contributed by Dan Parsons on Oct 26, 2002
    based on 60 ratings
     | 9,487 views

    Not only does God command us to be happy, but tells us how.

    God’s Formula for Joy Philippians 4: 4-7 “Rejoice in the LORD always, again I will say, rejoice! Let your forbearing spirit be known to all men. The LORD is near. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication with Thanksgiving let your request be made known to God. And ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    He Knew Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 27, 2002
    based on 57 ratings
     | 8,800 views

    Psalm 22 is: 1. A word of prophecy. 2. An expression of human emotion. 3. A message of hope.

    This morning I would like to read you some verses from a particular passage of Scripture and ask: To what event are these phrases referring, and from where do they come?: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” “All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads: ‘He trusts in ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Paradise - Lost And Regained

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 51 ratings
     | 6,411 views

    Our first parents were place in Paradise and through wilful disobedience it turned to Paradise Lost bringing discord and death but God in Christ made possible Paradise Regained by redemption.

    PARADISE - LOST AND REGAINED The Internet has been both a boon and a blight. On 11 May 2000 a lady found a new e-mail message on her computer, which simply said, "I love you". It looked innocent enough, perhaps even romantic. Like most of us would, she clicked to open the message, and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus Is Our Eternal High Priest

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Nov 7, 2002
    based on 25 ratings
     | 9,203 views

    Pentecost 24(B)(Reformation) - Jesus is our eternal High Priest who saves completely and always intercedes.

    JESUS IS OUR ETERNAL HIGH PRIEST HEBREWS 7:23-28 NOVEMBER 3, 2002 HEBREWS 7:23-28 23Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office; 24but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. 25Therefore he is able to save completely ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Joel Pankow avatar

    See Yourself Standing Before The Seated One

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Nov 8, 2002
    based on 56 ratings
     | 8,020 views

    sermon on Last Judgment Sunday - standing before God

    November 10, 2002 Daniel 7:9-10 “As I looked, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took his seat. His clothing was as white as snow; the hair of his head was white like wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze. 10 A river of fire was flowing, coming ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Christopher Glasgow avatar

    It's Due Season

    Contributed by Christopher Glasgow on Nov 15, 2002
    based on 78 ratings
     | 52,171 views

    The time has come for the Body of Christ to tangibly see the manifestations of the promises of God.

    “Its Due Season” Galatians 6:7-9“Its Due Season” We’ve crossed over the threshold of another year. The year 2002. Many of the great bishops, pastors, and evangelists, proclaim and profess that the Lord has given them divine revelation concerning his will for the body of Christ, this year. To ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational