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  • Mark Lewis avatar

    God's Pardon Series

    Contributed by Mark Lewis on Sep 19, 2009
     | 5,793 views

    Part 10 in a sermon series on the Lord Prayer from Luke 11 & Matthew 6. I gleaned a lot of material from John MacArthur commentary on Matthew.

    God’s Pardon Matthew 6:9-15 Luke 11:1-4 Intro. – In prayer, we are to be occupied with the Father’s pardon. When we preach the gospel to those who are outside the kingdom of God, we do not say to the unsaved, "If you promise to forgive, you will be forgiven." We preach an unconditional salvation. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Knowing God Series

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Sep 22, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,213 views

    Many churches if they were honest would put this plaque on their wall: the Church to an unknown God

    12. The Book of Acts August 09th, 2009 Knowing God: Athens Religion can make us do some strange things. This is not new. It has been going on for thousands of years. If you turn to Acts 17:16 we see Paul arriving in Athens. Athens is the intellectual capital of the ancient world. This is ...read more

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    Desperation & The Will Of God

    Contributed by Tr Precht on May 15, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 9,874 views

    We need to be desperate for the will of God or else we will be desperate for the things of this world.

    And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people. And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray. And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    God And The Lost

    Contributed by Steven Haguewood on Nov 18, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,639 views

    Man tends to get lost from time to time. All along the way God wants us saved and continues to search for us.

    GOD AND THE LOST Luke 15:1-32 Scripture Reading: Luke 15:1-10 INTRODUCTION 1. Luke 15 is a beautiful chapter, sometimes called the gospel in the gospels. 2. It depicts man’s plight and God’s right in such vivid detail that no one can possibly misunderstand God’s longing for us. 3. The Pharisees and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Wrestling With God

    Contributed by Carl Greene on Jul 18, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,936 views

    Jacob wrestles with God and names the place "Peniel," meaning "face of God". Each of us needs our own "Peniel," a place to meet God. God gives us such a place, the Holy Bible.

    OPENING Talk about the courage to suffer: A first-grade teacher seated her students in a circle. She asked them what they wanted to be when they grew up. One by one, each child got up and announced, "I’d like to be a nurse like my mother," or "I want to be a banker like my father," or "I want to ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Handiwork Of God Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Nov 15, 2007
    based on 104 ratings
     | 36,758 views

    As we look at our unsearchable universe and our brievity of life in it, people can feel their true insignificance. When we connect ourself to the love of its Creator we can find our true significance.

    ISAIAH 40:21-26 THE HANDIWORK OF GOD (Hebrews 1:10-11) God’s majestic work as Creator is now emphasized. Isaiah describes God’s power to create, His provision to sustain and His presence to help. From His sovereign position in heaven God watches over His ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Gives

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008
     | 2,642 views

    The first sermon in the summer 2008 series ‘God is...’

    (Sermon was opened with the Reader’s Theater script, ‘Lost in the Desert,’ written by Tom Ewald in the ‘Christian Readers’ Theater’ published by Carson-Dellosa Christian Publishing © 2005) (Slide 1) Have you ever been lost? (Slide 2) I am not talking about being lost on our way to another ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Imitators Of God

    Contributed by Mark Roper on Mar 3, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,279 views

    To imitate God means to be like him. As far back as Leviticus 11:45 God said, "Be holy, for I am holy."Jesus gave us the starting point for imitating God in the Sermon on the Mount. We need to mourn over our sin with a broken and contrite spirit. When we

    Imitators of God Eph 5:1-2 KJV I was reading about some of the dangers that face our young people simply because they imitate what they see. (How many times have we heard the disclaimer – Don’t try this yourself) The article told about the Reebok company pulling an ad which showed an athlete ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Finding God Series

    Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Mar 18, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,779 views

    Seek the Lord while he may be found. This is not just for those who need to be saved, it is also for those who daily seek the LORD. How do we find God?

    FINDING GOD A clean desk is the sign of a sick mind. Or is it a disturbed mind? A twisted mind? I am a strong believer in messy desks. It is not so much clutter to me as leaving things where they are so that I can find them again and continue working on them. A messy desk tells me that ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    The Man Of God

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Oct 27, 2007
    based on 17 ratings
     | 16,229 views

    People still need to know that there is a Man of God in the house. We all have the mandate, to be Men of God.

    The Man of God 10/28/07 am I would like to take the opportunity this morning to welcome our guest to Central. Let’s make our profession, “this is my Bible, God’s holy word…. OPENING Andrew Cruz – I’m a man of God. The greatest comment that anyone could give me is not you are a good preacher, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Faithfulness Of God Series

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Oct 4, 2011
     | 10,958 views

    Faithfulness in the series Fruit of the Spirit . God is faithful and He desires for us to be faithful to Him and to each other.

    The faithfulness of God Galatians chapter 5:22 Introduction- Galatians 5:22- We continue to look at the series “Fruit of the Spirit.” We have determined that love; joy, peace, patience, goodness, kindness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control are characteristics of God. They ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Children Of God

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Apr 26, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,813 views

    God’s love, sin, brotherhood, and brotherly love all come together in this chapter. John says four times, "This is how we know..."

    (The audio version of this concludes better) What does this chapter say about Children of God? The Old Testament describes a privileged relationship between God and his chosen people in terms of “covenant.” God made a covenant with Noah, with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the children of Israel ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A "Sticky" God

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 7, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,263 views

    Description – The third message in the 2010 Lenten series and communion meditation for March 7, 2010

    Today I begin with a confession. (Sorry, nothing juicy.) Last week I gave you this set of questions to prepare for today’s sermon. (Slide 1) 1. How do times of distress affect my prayer life? 2. How fervent am I in prayer when life is going well? 3. How does distress re-orient my ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The God Of Comfort Series

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 4, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,763 views

    God offers comfort in all of our troubles not just at funerals.

    The God of Comfort 2 Corinthians 1:3-6 Isaiah 40:1-3 As I listened to Dr Ron Hawkins on the Counseling Ministry DVD’s he said his dad who was a pastor told him after he had retired, “If I had it to do over I would preach more messages of comfort. People have so much pain in their lives.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Man Of God

    Contributed by Alan Vaughn on Mar 28, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,832 views

    Jacob was a man who by worldly standards was questionable, yet God blessed him.

    The Man of God by Alan Vaughn Obadiah 1:17 Obadiah 1:17 (New International Version, ©2011) 17 But on Mount Zion will be deliverance; it will be holy, and Jacob will possess his inheritance. Intro: Last Sunday we talked about the Godless man named Esau, you remember Jacob’s twin ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ