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  • Carl Greene avatar

    Wrestling With God

    Contributed by Carl Greene on Jul 18, 2009
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     | 9,009 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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    Children Of God

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Apr 26, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,870 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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    Walking With God Series

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 31, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,208 views

    What is a disciple? What does it mean to follow Jesus? This series clearly spells out what it means to believe in and follow Jesus Christ.

    A disciple is…A person who is learning to worship Jesus as God, walk with God and His family, work for God in ministry, win their battle against sin and witness to outsiders about Christ. Key Question: What does it mean to ‘walk with God’? Walking With God Means Working With His Spirit. I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's Pardon Series

    Contributed by Mark Lewis on Sep 19, 2009
     | 5,874 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

  • Tyler Edwards avatar

    Knowing God Series

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Sep 22, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,292 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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    Denomination: *other

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    The Man Of God

    Contributed by Alan Vaughn on Mar 28, 2011
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     | 6,908 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

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    The Throne Of God Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Jul 11, 2012
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     | 8,010 views

    Now we begin a new vision—the second vision given to John the Apostle. Now it’s time for the churches to see the future events that are coming upon the earth.

    The Lord’s personal message to the individual churches is now over. He has told them who He is, pointed out their failures, and warned and counseled them to correct their failures. He has also given them the great promises of heaven if they will only overcome. Now we begin a new ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Cheating On God Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 29, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 16,426 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

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    God Gives

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008
     | 2,670 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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    The Transcendence Of God Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 12, 2013
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     | 7,444 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

  • Dr. William D. Poovey avatar

    God's Will To Heal

    Contributed by Dr. William D. Poovey on Apr 17, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,677 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

  • Anthony Zibolski avatar

    Love Of God

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Apr 30, 2015
     | 9,955 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

  • John Newbaker avatar

    Where Is God?

    Contributed by John Newbaker on May 15, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,047 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

  • Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan avatar

    Trust In God Series

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Aug 6, 2020
     | 6,464 views

    “Do you have a deep, consistent, abiding sense of peace?” What is the indicator of perfect peace? If you have an undisturbed and sound sleep, then you are at perfect peace. Read further...

    Text: Isaiah 26:1-4 Theme: Trust in the Lord Introduction: The Lord is good; His love endures forever. God willing, we will meditate on the theme, HOPE AMIDST DESPAIR, throughout August. Almost all of us are going through tough situations, hopelessness despite resources and people around us. Our ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Jerry Flury avatar

    Listening To God

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 9, 2014
    based on 7 ratings
     | 24,365 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