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  • Ken Pell avatar

    Mushrooms Or Maple Trees: Sermon #4 Series

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jul 23, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,282 views

    A life that pleases God is characterized by an intimate a close connection to Jesus.

    Mushrooms or Maple Trees: Spiritual Growth as God Intended Sermon #4 Sermon Objective: A life that pleases God is characterized by an intimate a close connection to Jesus. PRE-SERVICE INTRO We are in a sermon series called Mushrooms and Maple Trees. Mushrooms sprout up overnight and then wither ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Hallowed Or Hollow? Series

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Nov 9, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,155 views

    Prayer is a delicate balance between his holiness and his closeness.

    Title: “Hallowed or Hollow” Text: Matthew 6:7-10 FCF: Prayer is communication with Christ, and as his followers, we need it to be two-way. SO: Be Real! Prayer that is not genuine is only words. Intro: One of the disadvantages of being a person who learns words in context is that you get them ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Daring Great Things For God

    Contributed by Kerry Bauman on Sep 29, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,874 views

    A close look at the challenges that David faced in his confrontation with Goliath

    Daring Great Things For God Text: 1 Samuel 17:1-44 Theme: Great causes present great challenges. I. They challenge our motives – See 1 Samuel 17:1-28. Eliab, David’s oldest brother, asked a question that is relevant to anyone in similar shoes. “Why have you come?” God cares more about our ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Awesome God (Everpresent)

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Dec 7, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,880 views

    This is a sermon that focuses on just how close God really is.

    OT: Isaiah 1:10-20 NT: Luke 12:35-40 Where is God? Is He far… far way? Or is He perhaps closer than we /like\ to think. Hearing the words of Jesus in our scripture today, we learn that indeed HE is not all that far away. Therefore, we must be diligent. We must be prepared. The scripture ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Barry O Johnson avatar

    Male And Female Created He Them

    Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Mar 1, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,358 views

    God closed the book on same-sex "marriage" in the book of Genesis.

    Male and Female Created He Them I have some notes but I’m going to hold them for just a moment. Please turn with me to Proverbs 14 and we’re going to look at verse 12. “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” Why are the ways of man the ways of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Mark H. Stevens ThD avatar

    The Poison Of Unforgiveness

    Contributed by Mark H. Stevens Thd on Jan 30, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,609 views

    A close look at how unforgiveness can destroy ones life!

    Forgiving others is sometimes very hard, but it is essential if you want to break out of the bondage that it's brought you under. Forgiving others opens you up for the Lord to begin healing your soul (inner healing). Since unforgiveness blocks us from receiving God's forgiveness of our sins ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    Protecting Your Torch Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Nov 6, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,705 views

    This is the closing message for Forty Days of Purpose using the Survivor theme

    There is a sense of finality to the scene in Survivor when Jeff Probst walks over to someone’s torch, says, “The tribe has spoken” and snuffs out the persons flame. There is a sense of finality when as believers we see another believer whose life style is in direct contradiction to the commands of ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Funeral Service: New Christian

    Contributed by George Crumbly on May 23, 2006
    based on 17 ratings
     | 10,383 views

    This is a funeral message for a close friend & co-worker of my wifes

    FUNERAL SERVICE FOR: Emily Thomas Stricklin TITLE: Lessons From Death. TEXT: II Corinthians 5: 1-10 CLERGY: Rev. George E. Crumbly DATE: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 TIME: 10:00am – Graveside Service PLACE: Arkansas Memorial Gardens (Jacksonville, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Claude Alexander avatar

    Judas Iscariot - The Man Who Betrayed Jesus.

    Contributed by Claude Alexander on Mar 5, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 15,721 views

    A study for Lent. A study of Judas - a man so close but was lost.

    Judas Iscariot The man who betrayed Jesus. Matt.10:2-4 Of all the characters who march across the stage of Bible history, there is none so tragic nor so despicable as that of Judas Iscariot Judas background. His last name meant “a man of Kerioth.” This is significant because all of the other ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Marty Baker avatar

    It's Time For A Miracle

    Contributed by Marty Baker on Sep 19, 2019
     | 12,988 views

    God opens and closes doors to accomplish His will in our lives.

    Knock, Knock It’s Time for a Miracle Dr. Marty Baker /Joshua 3 / August 3, 2019 You know that I like to start with something funny, so a couple of months ago, I challenged you to send me your funny stories. Several of you sent me this story. Did you hear about the pastor that went out each ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Dr.W.Samuel Legon avatar

    Lord Let Jesus Breathe On Me!

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Oct 18, 2019
     | 3,131 views

    If we are so close to the Lord let him breathe on us.

    LORD LET JESUS BREATH ON ME JOHN 20: 19 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. 20 And when he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Vic Folkert avatar

    Apostles' Creed: Jesus, Christ, Son, Lord Series

    Contributed by Vic Folkert on Aug 14, 2019
     | 3,446 views

    A close look at the meaning and message of Jesus Christ, the Son, the Lord

    APOSTLES’ CREED: Jesus, Christ, Son, Lord ***I began with a video of a Jesus dashboard bobblehead. You could use some pictures of Jesus, tattoos, or other cultural images of Jesus**** Who or what is Jesus? For some, he is a figurehead, a good luck charm, a cultural icon. For others, he is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Howard Gunter avatar

    From John And Water To Paul And Fire

    Contributed by Howard Gunter on Jan 6, 2018
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,256 views

    Paul's first encounter with the twelve disciples. Paul's instruction and laying on of hands.

    Weekend Message/Devotion January 7, 2018 Reading: Acts 19:1-7 COMMUNION SUNDAY From John and Water to Paul and Fire We read here of Paul’s missionary trip to Ephesus. Without going into a lot of geographical detail, I just want to emphasize the lengths that Paul went to in traveling all over ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    A Word From Your Pilot Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 16, 2014
    based on 71 ratings
     | 49,039 views

    We're strangers in this world and we will encounter difficulty. What has God supplied to help us survive the struggles and sufferings and persecutions we may encounter here?

    OPEN: On a Continental flight a pilot began his usual comments to the passengers: “Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon and welcome on board Continental flight 428. This is your Captain speaking and I have some information about our flight. We've reached cruising altitude of 35,000 ft. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Lynn Malone avatar

    The Transformation Of A Righteous Man Series

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on May 30, 2016
    based on 2 ratings
     | 12,753 views

    Paul/Saul was a righteous man, but not until he encountered Jesus on the road to Damascus was his life forever changed. This message deals with Paul's transforming encounter with Jesus Christ.

    Perhaps the greatest transformation story in the Bible, perhaps the greatest transformation story in all Christian history is the transformation of a man named Saul into the Apostle named Paul. Perhaps there is no more well-known story of transformation in the Bible than this one. A commentator in ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist