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  • Jerry Flury avatar

    Trusting God

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jul 15, 2013
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     | 19,554 views

    Everywhere we turn we see people faced with fear, every road we take we meet the dreaded monster - fear. What is fear? What is the source of fear? And how can we be delivered fr0m fear?

    Trusting God 2 Timothy 1:7 “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” One summer night during a severe thunderstorm a mother was tucking her small son into bed. She was about to turn the light off when he asked in a trembling voice, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Is Faithful

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Jul 19, 2013
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     | 5,185 views

    To show that GOD is Faithful and enumerate His Divine Abilities.

    I. EXORDIUM: Is GOD Faithful to you? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that GOD is Faithful and enumerate His Divine Abilities. IV. TEXT: 1 Thessalonians 5:24 (Amplified Bible) Faithful is He Who is calling you [to Himself] and utterly trustworthy, and He will also ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    God Is Faithful

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Jul 27, 2013
     | 5,844 views

    To show that GOD is Faithful and enumerate His Divine Abilities.

    I. EXORDIUM: Is GOD Faithful to you? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that GOD is Faithful and enumerate His Divine Abilities. IV. TEXT: 1 Thessalonians 5:24 (Amplified Bible) Faithful is He Who is calling you [to Himself] and utterly trustworthy, and He will also ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Will God Forgive?

    Contributed by Harold Kouwenberg on Aug 3, 2013
     | 4,994 views

    Psalm 51 gives us an insight to the deeply personal confession of David and a glimpse of the grace God affords sinners like us. The emphasis isn't on judgement, it is on confession, repentance and grace. Our response is worship, thansgiving and testimony.

    "WILL GOD FORGIVE?" Psalm 51: 1-19 Matthew 7: 1-5 "NEVER! I'll never in a million years forgive that man! After what he's done to me, he can just forget about ever talking to me again! That's one thing I can never do. I just can't forgive what he has done." ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Understanding God

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on May 15, 2014
     | 8,705 views

    Understanding and looking at the character of God and what we can expect from God as well as what He expects out of us.

    Understanding God Selective Scriptures Introduction- This morning I want to look at trying to understand God. Looking at understanding the character of God What God wants from us and what we can expect from God. One of the early church leaders Augustine was once accosted by a ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    God's Will To Heal

    Contributed by Dr. William D. Poovey on Apr 17, 2015
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     | 8,624 views

    3 John 1:2 (KJV) 2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

    BIBLE PROOF THAT IT IS ALWAYS GOD'S WILL TO HEAL There are many reasons we can give from Scripture to prove that bodily healing is always the will of God for all men in every age. The following proofs are a few that are backed by many Scriptures to prove it is always God's will to heal: (1) ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    Love Of God

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Apr 30, 2015
     | 9,882 views

    The world has a much different idea of how to love God.

    Love of God 1 John 4:10-12 Introduction- 1 John 4:10-12 The greatest love ever shown to mankind is the love of God. The love the Father had in sending His Son Jesus Christ, and the Son of God sacrificially giving His life for our redemption. Between Christmas(birth) and His death on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    God Is In Control

    Contributed by Paddick Van Zyl on Jul 8, 2014
     | 8,041 views

    God is still in control of our lives, creation and everything else....

    God is in Control Sermon Outline by Pastor Paddick Van Zyl Intro: What is ‘being in control’ like? What is ‘being out of control’ like? Having control over something or in a situation means that we can manipulate the situation and steer it as we wish. Having no ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Transcendence Of God Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 12, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,380 views

    A sermon on the transcendence of God based on John 4:24. A lot of this is comparing God's spirituality to human spirituality (Adapted from Dr. Jack Cottrell's book, God Most High, chapter 5)

    HoHum: "Most middle class Americans tend to worship their work, to work at their play, and to play at their worship. As a result, their meanings and values are distorted. Their relationships disintegrate faster than they can keep them in repair and their lifestyles resemble a cast of characters in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Omnipotence Of God Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 12, 2013
     | 8,929 views

    A sermon on Psalm 139:13-24 on God's omnipotence (Material adapted from Dr. Jack Cottrell's book, God Most High, pg. 102- 106; Also from Sermon Central's Matthew Kratz at: http://www.sermoncentral.com/print_friendly.asp?ContributorID=&SermonID=124757)

    HoHum: I have a very good friend who recently shared with me that on one occasion she, out of sincere concern over sin and desire to be what God wanted her to be, she prayed, "God, show me the sin in my life. Show me what I really am." She said that in a couple of weeks she began to pray, "Lord, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Where Is God?

    Contributed by John Newbaker on May 15, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,991 views

    Have you ever gone through a time in your life when you asked yourself “where is God?”

    Where is God? Psalm 13:1 A couple 5th grade boys known for getting in trouble at school was accused of stealing the teacher’s cell phone she left on her desk. The principle called the boys to his office. Wanting to question them separately he brought them one at a time. Without coming ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Anthony Zibolski avatar

    God Of Hope

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Oct 17, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 17,385 views

    A Hopeless world has hope in Jesus Christ. Christ reaches out to a hopeless world and offers them a future.

    God of Hope Romans 15:13 Introduction- This morning I want to talk about hope. Biblical hope, worldly hope, and I hope that I make myself clear. Hope is universal and personal. Hope ties with faith more than we really want to imagine. Most times faith and hope can be ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Listening To God

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 9, 2014
    based on 7 ratings
     | 24,280 views

    God is speaking to us through our worship, in the songs we sing, the Scriptures read and the message delivered. What you will walk away with will be determined by how well you listen to God. What is necessary to listen well?

    Listening to God I Samuel 3:1-10 Charles Stanley in a sermon from Nehemiah once asked, “How is it that two people can sit in the same pew, hear the same sermon about the same portion of Scripture, and walk away with two different reactions? One is joyful and the other unaffected.” God ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Work Of God Series

    Contributed by Josh Foster on Mar 18, 2014
     | 6,016 views

    Forgiveness. Real forgiveness. What’s done is done; but God works to restore and to heal and to bring good out of it all.

    God in the Ebb & Flow of Life: The Work of God Scripture Text: Genesis 50.14-21 INTRODUCTION This week I read a story about former-basketball-coach Bob Knight. Bobby Knight became a stand-out coach with the University-of-Indiana ~ …coaching almost 3-decades, …winning 3 ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Cheating On God Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 29, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 16,336 views

    We need to realize that when we cheat on God we do a lot of damage to ourselves. James shares with us how to cheat-proof or relationship with God

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • The issue we will examine this morning is not a particularly fun one or a comfortable one to talk about. I pray it will open our eyes to the potential problem it can become in our relationship with Jesus. • For those who are married, do you remember your wedding day? It ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ