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  • Jim Drake avatar

    All You Can Ease Buffet Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Aug 27, 2007
    based on 21 ratings
     | 11,907 views

    God cries out in grief over the death of Israel because of their complacency.

    As you turn to Amos 6 tonight, I want to tell you about the first word of our text. That word is Woe. Everybody experiences grief in different ways. Some people keep it inside. Some people cry. But there are some people who really break down. We’ve all seen pictures of the professional ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "What Happened At Pentecost" Series

    Contributed by Allan Kircher on Feb 23, 2011
     | 4,458 views

    The disciples clung to each other because there were no others who they could turn to for support and understanding.

    Pastor Allan H. Kircher Shell Point Baptist Church 27 February 2011 Powerpoints available for each sermon, email at shellpntbapt@embarqmail.com. they are mostly visual and apply great support to touch the visual learner. Acts 2:12 “Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, “What ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fear Factor

    Contributed by Ronald Crandall on Mar 25, 2011
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     | 7,179 views

    So, what are you afraid of? What it is that sends Goosebumps up and down your spine, brings your heart up into your throat .

    Fear Factor 2 Timothy 1:3-14 So, what are you afraid of? What it is that sends chills up and down your spine, brings your heart up into your throat. Is it Snakes, heights, spiders, enclosed spaces? To most of us we have seen those things explored at some point or another on Fear ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Praise The God Of Our Creation!

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 5, 2011
     | 5,334 views

    Praise God: 1. For making us a wonder (Gen 1:26-27 & 2:7). 2. For putting us in His amazing world (Gen 2:8-9). 3. For giving us special work (Gen 2:15). 4. For telling us His perfect will (Gen 2:16-24)

    Praise the God of Our Creation! Genesis 1:26-2:24 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - May 16, 2010 *In 2005, Newsweek and Beliefnet asked Americans this question: “Do you believe that God created the universe?” -- Eighty percent of those responding said the universe was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I Love My Church Series

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Sep 17, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 19,825 views

    Three truths about loving one another

    I LOVE MY CHURCH Video – (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCOyhqKRrv4) Disabled Player Gets a Shot. Why did the audience respond in the way they did? Why was there such celebration? It is because they had just seen love in action. In this dog eat dog world they saw something different. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    I Will Treasure Church Membership As A Gift Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Dec 10, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 16,489 views

    Church membership is a gift, not a perk.

    Series: I Am a Church Member (based on and adapted from Thom Rainer’s book by the same name) “I Will Treasure Church Membership as a Gift” Selected Scriptures Open I go into a bit of depression several times a year. One of those times is very close. It’s the end ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Satan's Battle Tactics Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jan 21, 2018
     | 6,196 views

    This is part two of the series. In the message we examine how Mark translated the parable to the sower and the differences from Luke's translation in part one.

    Satan’s Battle Tactics Part 2 Scriptures: John 10:10; Mark 4:14-20; Psalm 119:105, 130; James 1:12 Two weeks ago I shared with you the first tactic of Satan’s battle plan which is to steal the word from our hearts. We know that faith comes by hearing the word of God and if we are not hearing it ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Stumbling Blocks Series

    Contributed by Charl Swart on Mar 14, 2016
     | 12,012 views

    We are all faced with stumbling blocks in our lives. But mnay times these stumbling blocks is placed in our way by ourselves. We are our own worst enemy. These stumbling blocks starts in our minds / hearts and we need to identify them and cast them away.

    INTRODUCTION We are busy with a sermon series on The Sermon on the Mount. In previous weeks we looked at where Jesus said that He did not come to abolish the law but to fulfill it. And he said that our righteousness should be more than that of the Pharisees & Scribes. So last week we looked at ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Fear Not! (Revised April 2024)

    Contributed by Brian B on Aug 9, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 20,870 views

    A straight forward message shared from the three points laid out so clearly in verse 1. Fear not because God has called you by name! Fear not because God has redeemed you! Fear not because You belong to God!

    Fear Not! (Revised April 2024) Isaiah 43:1New King James Version (NKJV) The Redeemer of Israel 43 But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. Introduce… This ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What Were You Thinking?

    Contributed by John Gaston on Dec 8, 2016
     | 7,355 views

    Why didn’t Peter “snap” when he heard the rooster crow the first time? God gives us warnings, afterward we get consequences. Jesus' word always came to pass. Why didn't Peter get the hint? Do we?

    WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? Mk. 14:27-31,66-72 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A duck walked into Burger King and walked up to the counter. The crabby assistant manager said, “Can I help you?” The duck said, “Yeah, you got any duck food?” “No we don’t. This is Burger ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Having The Mind Of Christ.

    Contributed by Derrick Thompson, Sr. on Oct 25, 2013
     | 10,440 views

    Having the mind of Christ is to love what He loved, and hate what He hated. Everyday we are called upon to imitate our Lord, reproducing His image, being more and more like Him, not only in the outward, but also in the inner life.

    First Church of God in Harvey Sunday Morning November 25th, 2012 Let us pray Welcome...... "O Give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever." (Psalm 118: 1) “Oh, thank the Lord, for he is so good! His lovingkindness is forever.” Last Sunday we ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Wayne Lawson avatar

    The Meanest Member In Our Church

    Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Oct 28, 2013
    based on 9 ratings
     | 29,625 views

    The author of this book, James is saying the tongue, though it be very small, is very Powerful, and very influential, and therefore the Tongue should be handled with care

    TITLE: THE MEANEST MEMBER IN OUR CHURCH SCRIPTURE: JAMES 3:4-5 This morning I want to talk to us about The Meanest member in our Church. There are some members we talk about and say “OH AREN’T THEY SWEET” - others we talk about and say “OH AREN’T THEY CUTE” ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    If You Could Ask God To Do Just One More Thing, What Would It Be? Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 26, 2014
    based on 7 ratings
     | 20,906 views

    A sermon urging the listener to turn their face to God and trust in Him and not their own strength. Psalm 27

    The question: Have you ever watched Columbo? He was a great detective - and he, like me, always asked a lot of questions. And often just when the person he was speaking to thought Columbo was finished with his questions, Columbo would often open his mouth and say: just one more thing. So that ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Terry Laughlin avatar

    In Remembrance Series

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on May 23, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,054 views

    I would propose to you that it is fitting and proper that we should remember those who gave their lives serving in the Armed forces!

    Title: In Remembrance Theme: Remembering their Cost, For our Freedom Topic: Memorial Day Reflections Introduction: As I prepared this message there came to me the remembrance of that very special motor-cycle ride into the wonderful city of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The very place of the Battle ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Sovereign And Shepherd

    Contributed by Peter Scott on Jan 2, 2014
     | 4,435 views

    To a people then who appear to be staring into the abyss of defeat and exile, Isaiah comes with words to comfort - to tell them that God has not abandoned them.

    Isaiah 40.1-11 Sovereign and Shepherd If you know Charles Dickens novel Little Dorritt you will remember that the story revolves around the experience of Amy Dorritt and her father who is living in Marshallsea prison. Like many people in Victorian England, Little Dorritt’s father had been ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican