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  • Douglas Bryan avatar

    Which Road Are You On?

    Contributed by Douglas Bryan on Jan 20, 2003
    based on 104 ratings
     | 13,753 views

    This sermon stresses the importance of giving thought about where you plan to spend eternity.

    WHICH ROAD ARE YOU ON? Matthew 7:13-23 INTRODUCTION: [This message uses some material from a sermon by Joel Smith entitled, The Great Divide.] ILL> During our first year of ministry here, we had gone to visit the Ted & Elizabeth Armstrong who live towards Mansfield, out by the Mid-Ohio race ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Warning Signs That I Am Entering The Debt Zone Series

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Jan 25, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 4,075 views

    Part 3 of the series Getting a Grip on My Finances focuses on warning signs over overextending one’s finances.

    (Power point available) SLIDE 1 A recent government report with a boatload of statistics reveals people owe for a lot of big things other than houses. These debts all need to be repaid, and meanwhile finance companies are pulling in a lot of interest payments from the loans, which total well over ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    We Need You Now!

    Contributed by Hannah Pinkstone on Jan 27, 2003
    based on 19 ratings
     | 15,318 views

    We need Isaiah’s passion to ask God to come & make a difference now! Sin infects us & brings us down; but thank God for Jesus, who, through his death we can come to God forgiven.

    Isaiah cries out for God to come and visit the earth with such magnificence, such ferocity, that the mountains quake, and absolutely everything recognises exactly who God is. This is revival. He prays for God to come down and impact himself and those around him (God…who acts on behalf of those who ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Preparing To Worship God

    Contributed by Timothy Jones on Jan 27, 2003
    based on 129 ratings
     | 21,213 views

    If we are going to bring honor to Christ, we must prepare to worship, not just show up....

    Preparing to Worship God-Pastor Tim Jones Exodus 19 1. Everything takes preparation! ?Those that Fail to plan-Plan to Fail? a. When your kids go to school-you don?t just go off to college- b. Weddings-You don?t just get married???? c. Moving into a new home?.. d. It all takes Preparation Joke: A ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Investing In The Future

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Jan 31, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
     | 9,226 views

    Investing in eternity brings dividends today.

    February 2, 2003 Morning Service Text: Luke 18: 18-30 Subject: Following Christ Title: Investing for the Future How many financial wizards are there out there? I don’t know a lot about the stock market or bonds or long- term investment goals. I do know that there are some simple basic ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Stretch Out Your Hand

    Contributed by Windell Gann on Oct 20, 2000
    based on 227 ratings
     | 41,409 views

    In worship we need to "stretch out our hand" and receive gracious and wonderful blessings from God.

    STRETCH OUT YOUR HAND Mark 3:1-7 (Matthew 12:9-15; Luke 6:6-12) Introduction: 1. We are going to be looking at Mark 3:1-7. But I want you to imagine in Jesus’ day the editor of the Galilee Gazette running excitedly into the press room shouting, “Stop the Press! Stop the Press!” We have a new ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Will You Accept This Call?

    Contributed by Dan Chromy on Oct 26, 2000
    based on 44 ratings
     | 6,513 views

    Since we are made righteous through the gospel, our call to belong to Jesus Christ includes serving the gospel.

    You are called to belong to Jesus Christ. You are called to a life of obedience to God, to a life of serving the gospel of God. How will the call to belong to Jesus Christ affect your life? What will influence your service for the gospel when you experience the salvation that comes from God ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Richard Jones avatar

    The Dog You Feed

    Contributed by Richard Jones on Nov 3, 2000
    based on 176 ratings
     | 17,216 views

    With forces struggling for our attention, the dog you feed will always win.

    The dog you feed Mark 1:21-28 EXTERNAL FORCES You see it whenever two powerhouses meet in a sports contest. Two unbeaten university football teams meet in a championship. As a matter of fact I seem to remember an epic game between Notre Dame and Georgia Tech…Wow what a game. Who won that one? Or ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    From Hero To Zero Series

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Nov 6, 2000
    based on 234 ratings
     | 7,252 views

    A message of perspective on the changeable nature of circumstances, and the eternal, unchangeing nature of God

    From Hero to Zero (Message #13 in the Series: View From God’s Mountaintops) Isaiah 40.4 November 5, 2000 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: You can go from hero to zero in a ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Great Jail Breaks - Part I

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 7, 2000
    based on 55 ratings
     | 9,211 views

    No time for sleeping.

    The year was approximately AD 47. Apart from the stoning of Stephen thirteen years before, the infant church had enjoyed almost a decade and a half of relative peace in which to grow. When many believers had scattered to their homelands following Stephen’s stoning, the gospel had gone with ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    The Angelic Anthem

    Contributed by Glenn Pease on Nov 25, 2000
    based on 109 ratings
     | 6,152 views

    This message looks at the role of the angels in the first Christmas.

    THE ANGELIC ANTHEM based on Luke 2:8-14 By Pastor Glenn Pease Louis Pasteur, the French chemist, was the first to suspect that man's major enemies were invisible. He advanced the theory that all disease is caused by microscopic organisms called germs. His theory was challenged because some ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We Need Food That Comes From Heaven

    Contributed by William Baeta on Dec 1, 2000
    based on 84 ratings
     | 9,001 views

    “For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. I am the bread of life. He who comes to me shall never hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst” John 6:33, 35.

    Theme: We need the food that comes from heaven Text: Ex. 16:2-4, 9-15; Eph. 4:17, 20-24; John 6:24-35 The worsening food situation, especially in the developing nations, is one of the major problems facing the world today. We have all seen pictures of starving and dying children from areas ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Todd Riley avatar

    Taking Refuge In God

    Contributed by Todd Riley on Dec 5, 2000
    based on 100 ratings
     | 19,054 views

    An exposition of Psalm 16

    Islington Baptist Church December 3, 2000 Psalm 16 Scriptures: Acts 2, Psalm 73 READ PSALM 16 I. THERE IS ONE TO WHOM WE CAN CALL FOR HELP v.1 It is with great joy that I say to you that there is one to whom we can go to for help, strength, comfort, courage, wisdom, and guidance. No ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michele Hudson avatar

    That Mysterious Name

    Contributed by Michele Hudson on Dec 5, 2000
    based on 79 ratings
     | 6,046 views

    This is the name of God: I AM THAT I AM! And may those who know the name of God put their trust in him.

    ===================================================== Beloveds of God, flattened by a voice that spoke out of a strange fire, Moses heard his orders to deliver Israel from Egypt. But a question nagged Moses: Who was sending him? Now putting that question to the voice, Moses got the answer "I ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Life Of Quiet Brokenness

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Dec 11, 2000
    based on 99 ratings
     | 5,902 views

    Living with brokenness, living with suffering

    "A Life of Quiet Brokenness" Romans 8:18-25 We gather in worship, in prayer, in meditation to make personal the life, the suffering, the death, the resurrection of Jesus Christ. We come with our struggle of making Jesus someone who is real and alive for us in this day and age. We come with ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran