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  • Christopher Hill avatar

    Inquiring Of God

    Contributed by Christopher Hill on Jan 1, 2004
    based on 25 ratings
     | 5,476 views

    Even when everything you are doing seems right, if you don’t seek God’s will you might be doing something wrong.

    I. Much of what we say and do is done according to our carnal understanding and without the assistance of the Holy Spirit. A. Illustration of the VW bus. B. Outward appearances and evidence may seem convincing even if they don’t tell the whole story. 1. This is expected behavior for those who are ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Love Of God

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 29, 2005
    based on 97 ratings
     | 95,090 views

    A message about the love of God

    THE LOVE OF GOD Malachi 1:1-5 INTRO: One of the men who most influenced D. L. Moody was a young preacher named Henry Moorehouse. He once preached for Moody for an entire week using the same text every night—John 3:16. The preaching of Moorehouse, according to Moody, was much different from his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Children Of God

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 20, 2002
    based on 51 ratings
     | 7,404 views

    Three privileges of being sons of God and one responsibility

    Stiffkey 21-07-02 Rom 8: 8-17: Sons of God As I was reading Romans 8:8-17 yesterday, I was struck by Paul’s words when he said: “The Spirit testifies that we are God’s children (Rom 8:16) Paul was writing to the Christian church in Rome, people who had made a ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    God's Benefits

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Nov 3, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 15,891 views

    David in this Psalm gives speaks of the benefits of God, that should give us more then enough reason to praise him.

    God’s Benefits Psalm 103:1-5 Intro The background of this particular Psalm is unclear, but what is clear, is a desire on the part of David to praise God for all that He has done. He speaks of God’s personal blessings, vv. 1-5; His national blessings, vv. 6-7; His forgiving love, vv. 8-14; His ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Is In Control

    Contributed by Danny Nance on Mar 21, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,351 views

    A correction of a much misquoted verse: our hope is built on God, not fatalism.

    GOD IS IN CONTROL ROMANS 8:28 A man’s wife dies, leaving him with three little children to care for. Although he is nor bitter, he is lonely and confused. Perhaps some of his friends try to comfort him by saying, "You know, it all works out for the best." Try as he might, he cannot bring ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    An Amazing God Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Apr 16, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 10,705 views

    There are times when God seems distant and hidden to us. The psalmist reminds us of God’s greatness and where we can experience God’s presence in our lives.

    Psalm 19:1-14 “An Amazing God” INTRODUCTION As a child, I loved to play the game, “Hide and Seek.” I would spend entire summer afternoons hiding and seeking with five or six of the kids in my neighborhood. I gave up the game when I grew older, but I now find myself increasingly occupied with ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Encounters With God

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Nov 5, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 9,488 views

    Isaiah’s call after a vision of God, His holiness, His power and His plan

    Intro: I now have completed half of a century as part of a Pentecostal family. My grandfather was a Pentecostal Pastor, my roots go back to Pentecostal Assembly in Bangor whose Pastor was Clifford Crabtree, father of Charles and David Crabtree. I ate sawdust at camp meeting when I was a toddler. I ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Ed Wood avatar

    The Love Of God Series

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 7, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 11,964 views

    Malachi Series - 1 of 6.

    THE LOVE OF GOD Malachi 1:1-5 INTRO: One of the men who most influenced D. L. Moody was a young preacher named Henry Moorehouse. He once preached for Moody for an entire week using the same text every night—John 3:16. The preaching of Moorehouse, according to Moody, was much different from his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Is With Us Series

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Dec 23, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,016 views

    A sermon for Christmas to highlight the fact that God became flesh and is with us

    For many years Andrew and Susan had an artificial tree. However this year they decided to get the real thing, so the smell of Christmas could flow throughout their house and they could for once have the real thing. So early in December they approached some locals who told them where they could find ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • John Romeo Verastigue Etis avatar

    Overview Of God's Will

    Contributed by John Romeo Verastigue Etis on Dec 8, 2014
     | 3,928 views

    Discovering the whole will of God to humanity.

    Read Isaiah 46:9-11 ESV As we grow close in our experience with Him, His Will unfolds in His perfect timing! In this lesson, we will try to explain what the whole will of God is, just in a three statement. I. God's will is Decreed. • This is so known as Providential Will of God. It cannot ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Lovers Of God

    Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on May 5, 2021
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,120 views

    SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

    Lovers of God Scripture: John 15:9-17 Jesus said to his disciples: “As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love,    just as I have kept my Father's commandments    and remain in his love. “I ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    God Is Good Series

    Contributed by Don Campbell on Oct 23, 2025
     | 130 views

    This is the 9th sermon in the series.

    GOD IS GOOD PSALM 119:65-72 INTRODUCTION A. David said that God is good, and He does good (v. 68). B. Good people sometimes struggle to reconcile the idea that God is good with the fact that good people often suffer. When they suffer, they assume God is punishing them because they are not as ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rick Flowers avatar

    God's Requirements For Revival: Seeking God Series

    Contributed by Rick Flowers on Jan 15, 2002
    based on 174 ratings
     | 35,743 views

    If our nation will ever turn back to God, it must begin with Christians first! In the work of the Lord, we can so easily forget the Lord of the Work! I hope these messages will remind us of the importance of keeping our walk with God the priority of our l

    Pastor Rick Flowers First Baptist Church of Flushing (Third of a four-part series) "God’s Requirements For Revival - Seeking God" 2 Chronicles 7:11-15 As we have seen to this point, the first two "Requirements For Genuine Revival" are Humility and Prayer. Today we will consider the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We Must Be God’s Light

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Sep 17, 2012
    based on 10 ratings
     | 18,037 views

    There is a world living in darkness that needs to see that light on a hill, that needs to hear the word of life - to hear that they can be born again into an inheritance that can never spoil, fade or pass away.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK A. Eleven years ago this past week the skies of New York, Washington, D.C. & Pennsylvania were punctured by hijacked airplanes in a diabolical plot to pierce the soul of our nation. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ken Pell avatar

    The Misunderstood God: The List-Keeping God Series

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Apr 14, 2013
     | 4,673 views

    And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you (Ephesians 4:32).

    THE MISUNDERSTOOD GOD: THE LIST-KEEPING GOD 1 CORINTHIANS 13:1-5 Big Idea: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you (Ephesians 4:32). Supporting Scripture: • Reading from the Old Testament: Jeremiah 33:1-9 • ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene