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  • William D. Brown avatar

    Calling On The Lord

    Contributed by William D. Brown on Aug 16, 2008
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     | 13,824 views

    When we are talking to The One and Only True God we need to be aware of what we are doing, there is nothing or no one above Him, what a great honor and privilege is ours to pray to Him.

    "CALLING UPON THE LORD" PSALM 145:14-18 Have you ever thought about what is actually taking place when you call on the Lord? And let me say that if our prayers are not in The Lord Jesus name, then they’ll not get any farther than the ceiling. Col. 3: 17And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Great Is Your Faith!

    Contributed by Christopher Martin on Aug 17, 2008
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    14th Sunday after Pentecost/Proper 15 Series A. Preached at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Audubon, IA on 8/17/2008

    “Great is your faith!” How would you feel if I as your Pastor were to tell someone that about you? I’m guessing that you’d think you must be doing something right. And to be honest, I’ve been around you folks long enough now to be able to say that about quite a few of you. Our congregation is ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    In The Lions' Den

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 25, 2008
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    Daniel’s unwavering faith got him into trouble.

    THE LIONS’ DEN Daniel 6:1-28 INTRODUCTION: Last week, I talked about the faith of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the face of the furious King Nebuchadnezzar. Today, I’ll be talking about the faith of the fourth man in that brigade¾Daniel. He faced a similar test; only he wasn’t facing a fiery ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Taking Aim For A Better Life Series

    Contributed by Charles Forshee on Sep 15, 2008
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    This is a the first in a 6 part series on taking AIM for a Better Life using AIM as an acrostic for Authority, Initiative and Maintenance

    Taking AIM for a Better Life Part 1 We’ve been talking about NEW BEGINNINGS that END WELL for the past few weeks.... And truly, we know that God is a God of "New Beginnings" He believes in "Starting Over" He believes in Second, Third, Fourth and many more chances..... But we also must know ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Having A Life That Has Meaning

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Sep 17, 2008
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    Getting roots so we can be strong ino ur faith

    Having a life that has meaning Have you ever felt that some people seem to be productive in almost everything they do? In our land we have become very conscious of being productive as the main goal in life. We are given once a month from the government a report of our gross national product which ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Receiving What God Has Promised Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Sep 20, 2008
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     | 17,796 views

    There are some things we need to know about receiving the things God has in store forus.

    September 21, 2008 Evening service Text: Joshua 21:43-45 Subject: The Promises of God Title: Receiving What God has Promised Do you remember the days when a man’s (or woman’s) word was as good as a contract? I wonder how many business transactions have been sealed with a handshake instead of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Ministering In The Midst Of Criticism Series

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Sep 25, 2008
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     | 14,084 views

    Ministering in a corrupt world brings criticism. Jesus faced criticism from His FRIENDS, FOES and FAMILY. Learn how we should deal with criticism.

    Then the multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. But when His own people heard about this, they went out to lay hold (to arrest by force) of Him, for they said, "He is out of His mind (He’s crazy)." And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He has ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Power Of Prophecy Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Ed Taylor on Oct 13, 2008
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     | 4,304 views

    We know that our God - the God of the universe, the God of all creation is trustworthy!

    1. One of the great enemies of our FAITH is DOUBT, 2nd Thoughts. 2. A hesitation here, some vacillation there. 3. Unbelievable unsurety. The weakness of wavering! “Doubt makes the mountain that faith moves!” SO today in our lifetime, there is an all out attack upon the truthfulness & reliability ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Trusting An Unknown Future To A Well Known God Series

    Contributed by Ed Taylor on Oct 13, 2008
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     | 10,993 views

    It’s in the Bible that we learn of God; of His love, His care, and His concern for every man, woman, and child.

    What am I supposed to do with my life? Why am I here? • What is there to this life? Is there life after death? NOTE: Common questions that swirl around the lives of believers and unbelievers alike. • Who can I trust? What am I supposed to do? • They sometimes trouble, even other times tease ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Where Is My Honor?

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Oct 14, 2008
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     | 22,454 views

    Stewardship is our chance to honor God

    In the prophecy of Malachi, we find that God was not pleased with His people. The Lord had been put on the national "back burner." God preferred the honesty of no worship at all to this hypocritical show of paying lip-service to honoring God. Worship had degenerated into nothing but form. ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    What We Believe, Does It Matter?

    Contributed by William D. Brown on Dec 10, 2008
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     | 4,221 views

    Some folks it seems think that as long as their sincere in what they believe, that one religion is as good as another, but as we’ll read today that is not the case.

    ACTS 17: 10-34 WHAT WE BELIEVE, DOES IT MATTER? Some folks it seems think that as long as their sincere in what they believe, that one religion is as good as another, but as we’ll read today that is not the case. Here in Acts 17: we find that Paul had been preaching ‘Jesus” in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Let Us Be Thankful:

    Contributed by William D. Brown on Dec 10, 2008
     | 9,103 views

    The traditional Thanksgiving Day has passed, but I want to bring us a few thoughts on being thankful.

    LET US BE THANKFUL: Psalm 100:1-5 The traditional Thanksgiving Day has passed, but I want to bring us a few thoughts on being thankful. Listen as I read today’s text. Psalm 100:1-5 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. 2Serve the LORD with gladness: come ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Will You Give To Jesus?

    Contributed by James May on Dec 14, 2008
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     | 6,257 views

    Jesus isn’t looking for gold, frankincense and myrrh as much as he is looking for our gift of praise and worship.

    What Will You Give to Jesus? By Pastor Jim May Matthew 2:1-11, "Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    An Amazing Christmas

    Contributed by John Moyer on Dec 16, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,257 views

    we see God behind all these events of Christmas doing some incredible things in their lives as they face these real issues of life.God interrupted the ordinary. He sent His angel, Gabriel. And four amazing things happened to these ordinary people, to Mar

    Title: An Amazing Christmas Introduction: When we think about Christmas there are a lot of things we can hardly believe, things we kind of place in fantasyland. We can understand why some have made up stories at Christmas, like flying reindeer, Santa Claus, and the tinsel and the Christmas trees. ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    The Pathway Of Idolatry Series

    Contributed by Ed Taylor on Dec 22, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,967 views

    They exchange the glory of God for the corruption of man.

    1. Downhill. That’s the path painted by our Pastor Paul. • Man is not improving, going up toward God. • But rather doing down hill… and going FAST! • It’s NOT an evolution toward God is it? NO. • It’s a DEVOLUTION downward away from God. • And the one of the strongest evidences of this is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational