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    God's Plan For You PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,196 views

    Explore and understand God's good, prosperous, and hopeful plan for us, as promised in Jeremiah 29:11.

    Good morning, family. We're gonna dive right into a message that's really close to my heart today. It's about God's plan for us - His good, prosperous, and hopeful plan. As Max Lucado once wrote, "God never said that the journey would be easy, but He did say that the arrival would be worthwhile." ...read more

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    God Is A Cattle Squeeze

    Contributed by Robert Grey on Oct 30, 2001
    based on 17 ratings
     | 5,064 views

    Willingly entering into the love of God allows Him to order your life in such a way that everything you do will be in the center of His will.

    Cows have amazing eyes. Because of their position on the cow’s head, they are able to see a full 300 degrees around them. While they are grazing, cows simply need to move their head slightly to the left or right in order to be aware of what is going on around them. With their heads so close to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Intimacy With God - This One Thing I Ask Series

    Contributed by Brad Dyrness on May 3, 2002
    based on 130 ratings
     | 41,499 views

    What did King David, who was known as a man with a heart for God, do to nurture his relationship with the Father? Sought God through learning, worship, prayer and obedience.

    One thing I ask… Intimacy with God 4/28/02 By Brad Dyrness If we really sing what we live, our hymn titles we sing would read something like this:  Instead of showers…"THERE SHALL BE SPRINKLES OF BLESSING"  Instead of telling… "I LOVE TO MUMBLE THE STORY"  Not soldiers but ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    God's Way For The Woman - Mother's Day

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jan 6, 2004
    based on 554 ratings
     | 159,763 views

    God uses many terms from cosmotology today in this passage--HER MANDATE, MOTIVE, MANNER OF LIFE, AND MESSAGE. Link included to formatted text and PowerPoint Presentation.

    GOD’S WAY FOR THE WOMAN TITUS 2:1-5 ----- Formatted text and Powerpoint for this sermon are at: http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/God’sWayForWoman.html ----- Powerpoint for hundreds more free sermons at our website: http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons.html ----- God’s Way for the Woman Titus ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Mature Minister Of God Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 14, 2002
    based on 144 ratings
     | 22,440 views

    Peter says we are a royal priesthood. What does that mean for the average church goer? (this sermon had great effect to prompt members to greater involvement in the church.)

    OPENING: On the overhead projection we put up a cartoon showing a crazed man being led away from a church in a straightjacket. On the steps of the church building the preacher comments to another man “I’m going to miss Louis - he volunteered for everything.” COMMENT: As funny as that cartoon is, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God Our Creator

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Oct 15, 2007
     | 5,541 views

    The creation of man was unique in all of God’s creation. Only in the creation of man did God breathe a living soul.

    God Our Creator Genesis 1:1-5, 26 In the beginning God In the beginning God created In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Psalm 19:1 – “The heavens tell of the glory of God. The skies display his marvelous craftsmanship.” When you look at the vastness of the universe, ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    God's Hand At Work Series

    Contributed by Anthony Craver on Sep 27, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,541 views

    In Ruth chapter two we begin to see the hand of God at work in very visible ways!

    God’s Hand at Work Ruth Chapter Two I. Introduction Someone has said that the book of Ruth begins with the death of a husband and ends with the birth of a baby. It is true that the book begins with sorrow and ends with joy! What got Ruth from sorrow to joy? Last week, we saw Ruth’s commitment. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Responsibility In Serving God

    Contributed by Anthony Smith on Dec 6, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 8,490 views

    There are resposibilitys we must face when we declair that Jesus is Lord.

    Responsibility in serving God. Can we do what God says and believe in the outcome? Romans 16:17-20. The ability of a man to serve God is bassed on that mans ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    God's Immeasurable Power

    Contributed by Lauran Webb on Apr 2, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,453 views

    Experiencing the power of God....

    The Measure of His Immeasurable Power Ephesians 3:20 "Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that woreth in us." “The riches of the glory of the inheritance” will sometimes quench us in our spirit rather than stimulate hope for ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Was Jesus Punished By God Series

    Contributed by Robert Irvine on Jun 11, 2024
     | 941 views

    The prophet Isaiah wrote that the suffering servant would suffer but that this suffering would be viewed by the people as punishment by God. Yes, Jesus suffered; yes, it was God’s will to have him stricken and afflicted but it was not some sort of punishment.

    The prophet Isaiah wrote that the suffering servant would suffer but that this suffering would be viewed by the people as punishment by God. The Bible does show in this very chapter that “it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer”, and Jesus himself went to the cross after He had ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Spared Not The Angels

    Contributed by Rodney Johnson Sr., on Jun 7, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,498 views

    This sermon is about the inexplicable love of God that surpasses all understanding.

    Introduction: I would like to share with you today the marvel of salvation. It is good that we visit the ancient occurrences of scriptures. God dealings with sinners in the past provide great knowledge of what we should expect from the Divine hand. God’s dealings with the first sinners (angels) ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Trusting God In The Wilderness PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 17, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 921 views

    To teach us how to handle discouragement by learning from Moses' experience in the wilderness, emphasizing the importance of prayer and finding comfort in God's presence.

    Good morning, beloved family! Today we are going to journey together into the story of the Israelites wandering in the wilderness and learn from Moses how to tackle discouragement, power up with prayer, and bask in the comfort of God's presence. In the words of the renowned Christian author, A.W. ...read more

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    A Self-Centered Hothead Meets God’s Providence Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 17, 2021
     | 3,414 views

    Today’s sermon is about a childless couple unexpectedly blessed with a grape-less son who ends up being a womanizing hothead hippie, marries the enemy, has a hobby of setting fox’ tails on fire, gets put in prison just because he gets a haircut, and dies of fallen arches. This is how it happened.

    A Self-centered Hothead Meets God’s Providence (Judges 13-16) Some people think that God using someone means God endorsing someone. God uses two types of people: 1. Those He uses because of their close walk with Him. 2 Timothy 2:21, “Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Appointed Time Of God

    Contributed by Sajayan Chacko on Jan 22, 2024
     | 3,290 views

    An Appointment with the Paralyzed Man at the Pool of Bethesda

    Appointed Time Of God- The Miserable Patient and the Mighty Physician” An Appointment with the Paralyzed Man at the Pool of Bethesda John 5: 1-15 • God created time • God lives above time • God who lives in eternity created the time In Gods way of understanding about the time, there are two words ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Meeting With God In Prayer Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on May 5, 2020
     | 4,605 views

    Meeting with God in Prayer Series: Meeting with God in Prayer May 3, 2020

    Meeting with God in Prayer Series: Meeting with God in Prayer May 3, 2020 Big Idea: To help us capture the most essential principles and pattern for meeting with God in prayer. This includes what Jesus said about getting real and showing up...and then drawing broadly from the Lords Prayer (Matt. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational