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  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    God Promises Peace!

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 6, 2001
    based on 49 ratings
     | 15,745 views

    God has always kept His promises. But this morning I want to look at one particular promise, and it is found in Philippians 4:6 7.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED: 2016) Philippians 4:6 7; Psalm 8:1 4; Colossians 3:15 17; Matthew 6:25 34 A. Listen to these words from the 8th Psalm: "O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!" (Psalm 8:1) "When I consider ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God Loves To Recycle

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Feb 15, 2001
    based on 73 ratings
     | 9,074 views

    describes how God uses evil for good - influencing our ability to deal with people

    February 18, 2001 Genesis 45:3-8,15 3 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still living?” But his brothers were not able to answer him, because they were terrified at his presence. 4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me.” When they had done so, he said, “I am ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    God Gives The Increase

    Contributed by Seth Aryee on Dec 5, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 24,244 views

    For very obvious reasons, we are all members of society, and because we are, we are interrelated and interdependent. We are relational beings. The relationships we build have tremendous potential for development, or they have terrible possibilities for

    In writing to the Church in Corinth, Paul had to deal with basic fundamental problems. There was among that congregation issues around ENVY, STRIFE, AND DIVISIONS. These people were wrong in thought, word, and deed. Envying refers to the state of their souls; they had inward grudges and ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Names Of God: Jesus Series

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Dec 9, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 5,517 views

    How can we know God? - Jesus is the fulness of the revelation of God: God in the flesh. Knowing Him is knowing God.

    Names of God: Jesus. Mat 1:18-21 WBC 11/12/05pm Written by Danny Dutton, age 8, from Chula Vista, CA, for his third grade homework assignment to "Explain God." "One of God’s main jobs is making people. He makes them to replace the ones that die so there will be enough people to take care of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's Power Suit

    Contributed by Kent Lenard on Oct 25, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 7,639 views

    This sermon encourges Christians not to settle for Earthly power but to tap into power from God.

    God’s Power Suit Luke 24:49 , Acts 1:8, Phil 2:7, Mark 10:45, Matt 10:24-25, Luke 22:24, John 13:1-5, 2 Cor 12:10, 1 Cor 1:25, John 7:37- 39 July 21, 2004 I. Do you know what the catch word for today is? POWER! A. Power sells. Power is in. Power is what people seek. 1. Clothing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Experiencing The Word Of God Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 2, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 12,159 views

    1. Being a student of the Word takes effort. 2. Being a student of the Word turns effort into joy. 3. Being a student of the Word turns the written Word into the Living Word.

    Ravi Zacharias, a Christian intellectual who travels around the world lecturing in secular settings on spiritual themes, tells of an experience he had in Columbus, Ohio. He writes, “A few weeks ago, I did a lectureship at Ohio State University. As I was being driven to the lecture, we passed the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Have Faith In God

    Contributed by Louis Bartet on Feb 6, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 9,765 views

    Explores Mark 11:22-24 in its greater context. Is the "whatsoever" of verse 23 unconditional?

    TITLE: Have Faith In God TEXT: Mark 11:12-26 By Louis Bartet, Point Assembly of God on 02/02/03 INTRODUCTION I’m sure you’ve all heard the story about the homemaker who always cut the end of the ham off before placing it in the baking pan. When asked by her daughter why she did this, she ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Refining Fire Of God Series

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 7, 2004
    based on 86 ratings
     | 22,362 views

    Malachi - The Final Prophet (part 6) Godly Insight for Today

    ✎ Proverbs offer wisdom; however wisdom is often gained through experience, and experience takes time. Have you ever wondered how some common proverbs might be thought of by children? > Children should be seen and. . . not spanked or grounded. > Better safe than. . . punch a fifth ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    God's Formula For Joy

    Contributed by Dan Parsons on Oct 26, 2002
    based on 60 ratings
     | 9,547 views

    Not only does God command us to be happy, but tells us how.

    God’s Formula for Joy Philippians 4: 4-7 “Rejoice in the LORD always, again I will say, rejoice! Let your forbearing spirit be known to all men. The LORD is near. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication with Thanksgiving let your request be made known to God. And ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God's Ultimate Plan

    Contributed by James May on Mar 5, 2006
    based on 31 ratings
     | 14,349 views

    The Only True God speaks out for all men to hear. Come to Me! Assemble yourselves to Me! No other God can save but ME!

    GOD’S ULTIMATE PLAN By Pastor Jim May This morning I want to read to you and expound upon one of the most beautiful passages in the Bible, found in Isaiah chapter 45. In this chapter we can sense the power, majesty, glory and love of God, expressed from his own lips, to those who are his own ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The God Of All Comfort

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 24, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 22,876 views

    Paul, Pt. 9

    THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT (2 CORINTHIANS 1:3-6) Everything that could go wrong went wrong for Will Smith’s character in “The Pursuit of Happyness.” He invested his money into buying and selling bone-density scanners. One of his $250 scanners was stolen by a hippie and another by a lunatic. The lack of ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    What Kind Of God? Series

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jan 29, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,187 views

    Our exersize of Christian freedom is directly related to what other has taught us about what God is like.

    Christian Freedom – What kind of God? Here at the first of the year we are working through a short series of messages related to the topic of Christian freedom. Last week we talked about how our American citizenship gives us amazing freedoms and rights but they are limited by other people’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Because He's God!

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Feb 5, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,226 views

    People question the sovereignty of God...but that doesn’t change His sovereignty!

    21Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth? 22It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Understanding The Mysteries Of God

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 16, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,288 views

    Listen to the Lord and you can understand four of the most significant mysteries of God.

    Understanding the Mysteries of God Matthew 17:9-23 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - July 5, 2009 *When I was a senior in high school, I took a trip with some friends over to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. We were headed east on the interstate, going up a long hill, when suddenly ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Taylor avatar

    "Relationships In The Family Of God” Series

    Contributed by Ed Taylor on Aug 1, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,075 views

    The church is a family.

    THE CHURCH IS A FAMILY… All of us who trust in Jesus Christ: brothers & sisters in the Lord this morning… • That’s just something you have to get into your mind. • THE CHURCH, THIS CHURCH, ANY CHURCH… is a family! • Now I would say we’re a typical family, a normal family. • Instead of flesh & ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational