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  • Jonathan McLeod avatar

    God's Masterpieces

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Apr 13, 2005
    based on 21 ratings
     | 18,939 views

    What has created us in Christ Jesus to do good works.

    What would you say is the greatest of God’s masterpieces? I suppose people would give many different answers to that question. Many would say that God’s greatest masterpiece is the sunset that paints the evening sky or the millions of stars that twinkle so beautifully each night. Others might ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Knowing God Series

    Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Sep 25, 2002
    based on 30 ratings
     | 6,283 views

    Help on how to survive the spiritual and emotional droughts of life and keep on living in Christ

    SERMON: Surviving the Drought by Knowing God 1 Peter 1:1-9 Sept 8, 2002 (First in a series) I. The Droughts of Life – Introduction A. We are in a Drought 1. It began in May 1998. We are now in our fifth year of a drought. 2. Here in Carroll County we are in one of the most ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Joseph Rodgers avatar

    Targeting God's Will

    Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Oct 30, 2010
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    People often ask the question - "How can I know God's will for my life?" This message addresses the key elements to understanding and discovering God's will.

    Targeting God’s Will October 10, 2010 Romans 12:1-2 Sunday AM Intro: Good AM. Well here we are. It’s hard to believe this day has arrived, and my family is thrilled to be here to meet you. I want to talk to you this AM about an appropriate topic in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Refined By God

    Contributed by Brien Sims on Jul 7, 2008
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     | 10,779 views

    You can meet your full potential in Christ but you will have to go through some purification to become what He wants you to be.

    How would you like to reach your full potential? Plenty of people, gurus, companies, books, and even our own military want to help you with that. The Army’s motto says exactly that, “Be all you can be in the Army.” How often do you look in the mirror and wish something would change in your life? ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    In Awe Of God Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Aug 28, 2008
    based on 79 ratings
     | 30,471 views

    How do we maintain or get back a sense of wonder and awe of God

    In Awe of God How do we capture that awe of God Recognize who God is Recognize God as Creator Recognize God as Judge Recognize who We are Recognize Ourselves as Sinners Slide Intro Do you ever feel like something has changed in your life? Where maybe you used to be excited about ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Richard Francis avatar

    The Foolishness Of God

    Contributed by Richard Francis on May 7, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,362 views

    So what is this message, what is the wisdom of God that transcends mans wisdom, this is the foolishness that is preached, so that God is pleased through the foolishness of what is preached to save those who believe

    What would you have done? Allow your mind to open for a moment, drift with me and consider If you were God, think of it if you had the power to create all things as he has and the power to know all things as he does and no one could tell you what to do… Then In your wisdom oh mighty one what ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Negotiating With God

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Jun 13, 2007
    based on 22 ratings
     | 25,717 views

    We live in perilous & prosperous times. We have every modern convenience and an abundance of leisure time. We live amongst cities like Sodom and Gomorrah. We profit by living in the shadow of their wickedness. Are we just Negotiating with God?

    Negotiating with God The title for this mornings message is Negotiating with God. I must admit straight out that I am not a great negotiator. My wife would give me very strict instructions to keep my mouth shut when we went looking for a new car or any other major purchase. Having grown up in ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Byron Harvey avatar

    Laughing With God Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Feb 5, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,484 views

    Fifth in a six-part series on the life of faith as seen in the person of Abraham

    Cross a pessimist with a comedian and you get Woody Allen. His brand of off-beat, self-deprecating, hang-dog humor can be sometimes insightful, sometimes depressing, but usually, pretty funny. A sampling of his best one-liners: “I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam: I ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    The Absence Of God

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Apr 3, 2010
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     | 13,453 views

    January 1985: The psalmist experiences the absence of God, even to the point of denigrating himself as a "worm." But when he takes inventory, he does see evidence of God's presence, opens up his heart, and dares to hope.

    Today I am going to take a somewhat different approach to the reading of the Scripture and the way I will be preaching on it. And in fact I hope this will make it come alive for you and will enable you to follow the thought of the Scripture writer as well as my own thought. What I plan to do today ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Is In Control

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 30, 2016
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     | 17,511 views

    Despite the lawlessness we see around us, we are not to fear but to trust in God and to follow Him.

    WSG 31-07-2016 The Book of Nahum I would like to look at one verse from our Old Testament reading – from the book of Nahum. Question: Has anyone ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    God Is In Control Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jul 30, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 31,536 views

    Getting centered and focused on God comes when we admit God is in control

    God is in Control Psalm 118:24-27 July 31, 2016 Life isn't easy. I don’t think I’m going to get too many disagreeing with me on that one. Life isn't easy, but it's good. Is it possible to still greet each day with a smile, to be excited about the possibilities, excited about life, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    If God Be For Us…

    Contributed by John Gaston on Aug 26, 2018
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     | 10,341 views

    An awesome revelation that should shape our worldview, our view of God, and how we speak and conduct ourselves in life.

    IF GOD BE FOR US… Rom. 8:31 INTRODUCTION OFFERING HUMOR 1. Father Michael, of St. Mary’s Church said, “I was on a plane last week from Edinburgh to London, when we ran into some very severe weather which resulted in turbulence. As it got worse, the passengers became more and more alarmed, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The God Haters

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 8, 2017
     | 6,932 views

    This is a look at those who hate God

    God Haters If you remember reading the August 22 1949 edition of Time Magazine then you would remember seeing a young Elizabeth Taylor on the cover and various articles that almost sound current. Under the National section, for example, there was a little bit of a scandal in the white house. ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Mystery Of God Series

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Dec 5, 2018
     | 4,157 views

    Advent I the call of John the Baptist to repent and produce fruit....combined with reflections regarding the funeral of President George Bush, flowing back to the story of the death of Ananias & Sapphira with out repentance. Some quotes from "Keep On Believing" (Acts 5)

    In Jesus Holy Name December 9, 2018 Luke 3:7-8a “The Mystery of God” “The Mystery of God” said Isaiah, “is a bittersweet mystery.” It is for people of all kinds. Those who are bitter against Him for what they consider His lack of concern, and for those who sweetly tell His story. God ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Attributes Of God

    Contributed by Chris Beam on Sep 26, 2014
     | 8,551 views

    Jesus is more than enough for any and every situation that this life has to offer. There is no such thing as impossible with Jesus. There are no hopeless situations when it comes to our Lord and Savior. Whatever you or your loved one might be going through, your situation is not hopeless!

    This section of Mark’s gospel is filled with what many perceive to be impossible situations. We’ve seen how Jesus has overcome storms, demons, and now death! Each case seemed to be hopeless. The disciples thought they were going to die in the storm, no one was able to control the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist