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  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Every Word That Comes From The Mouth Of God

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 20, 2010
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     | 4,431 views

    Read the Scriptures the way they were meant to be read, and use them to recommit yourself to following the Father.

    First Sunday of Lent 21 Feb 2010 Our family has always thought that buying American products is a sensible thing to do, so when Studebaker folded back in the fifties, my dad began buying GM products. After all, GM had been around a long time, was well-managed and looked to be viable for many ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Tuesday--The God Fo The Living Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Mar 11, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,068 views

    For Jesus, the kingdom of God is not primarily about the dead, but about the living, not primarily about life after death, but about life in this world.

    Mark 12:18-27 “Tuesday—God of the Living” INTRODUCTION For the past couple of weeks, the world has been enjoying the competition of the Winter Olympics. There have been some close competitions. A few major upsets, like the United States hockey team defeating Canada have ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Leaving A Godly Legacy For Our Children, Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Aug 6, 2008
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     | 12,300 views

    A challenge that to change the world we must first be changed. A commitment to leaving a Godly legacy for our children to follow

    Changing our world, one person at a time Leaving a Godly legacy for our children Part One Opening: 1. This is the first of message series that is entitled, Changing your world one person at a time. 2. I want to speak on this morning, Leaving a Godly legacy for our children. 3. Every ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Consider Your Ways

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Aug 12, 2008
    based on 19 ratings
     | 22,616 views

    Consider Your Ways. Are they wise? Are they truly profitable? Will they end well?

    Consider Your Ways Haggai 1:6-7; 12 Intro People desperately seek to read the signs of the times. This is true in every area of life. People in every walk of life put forth an earnest effort to interpret the factors that contribute to either success or failure. They are eager to succeed in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Beware Of Seducing Spirits

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Jun 20, 2008
    based on 26 ratings
     | 30,476 views

    Paul is writing here about a "last day" condition.

    1 TIM. 4:1 “BEWARE OF SEDUCING SPIRITS” A) Paul here was writing about a “last day” condition … “The Spirit speaketh expressly …” * The Greek word for “expressly” is “rhetos” and means: “In specific terms, in plain words, or distinctly, so that there can be no question about what is being ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God’s Armor (B)

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jun 25, 2012
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    God gives us the tools we need to fight/resist the devil.

    God’s Armor (B) September 28, 2008, Evening Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: God gives us the tools we need to fight/resist the devil. Focus Passage: Ephesians 6:16-20 Introduction: • The Belt of Truth – we need to be completely immersed ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Grace

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Aug 12, 2011
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     | 12,904 views

    The sermon is based upon the life of Jospeh and his ability to allow grace to be the rule of his life.

    Gen 37:3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons, and he made a richly ornamented robe for him. Joseph multiplied the hatred by telling his dreams and in those dreams he shared that his parents and his brothers would bow to him.(Gen 37:5-11). Out of jealously and hatred the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Lesson 18: When Believers Fuss And Fight

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jan 14, 2013
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     | 1,404 views

    Principles to handle conflict between believers.

    Series: Learning Victory From Joshua Dr. Elmer Towns Lesson 18: When Believers Fuss and Fight January 6, 2013 A. THE OCCASION OF CONFLICT “Joshua blessed the 2 ½ tribes and sent them home with the instruction. ‘Share with others the spoils of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sermon On The Mount: Doing Acts Of Righteousness

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Oct 20, 2011
     | 3,115 views

    Message from the Sermon on the Mount on doing acts of righteousness such as prayer, giving, fasting

    Doing Acts of Righteousness Theme: To show the importance of motive in things that we do Text: Matthew 6:1 1 ¶ Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. In this verse a better translation, for our ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Living And Loving Like Jesus Series

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Nov 17, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,748 views

    God wants his children to love each other and get along. Nothing is more true, yet nothing more challenging. Philippians helps us here.

    Philippians 2:1-11 What difference has Jesus made in your life? In the first four verses Paul gives us if/then instructions. IF you have these - Spiritual Supplies: Encouragement Comfort Fellowship Tenderness Compassion THEN practice these with one another - Relational ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Miracle Of Christmas Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Dec 5, 2011
     | 7,430 views

    Every part of the Christmas story reveals a miracle. This message speaks to how the miracle impacts us.

    “The Miracle of Christmas” “SIGNS OF THE TIMES” – #1 Isaiah 7:14 * “Signs of the times”, who has ever heard the phrase? What does it make you think of? The second coming? Generally, but not necessarily. Candidly, the entirety of the Old Testament gave ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Judge Not Series

    Contributed by Js Collins on Mar 14, 2012
     | 5,853 views

    Censorious Judgment -means highly critical and finding fault.

    Judge not Luke 6:37-42 37 ¶ "Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38. "Give and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Gone!

    Contributed by Ken Crow on Jul 1, 2010
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     | 4,733 views

    There is coming a day for the rapture of the church.

    Gone! 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 (King James Version) pastor Ken Crow 13But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Kingdom Remaining Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jan 31, 2011
     | 4,806 views

    God brought and took kingdoms but the final Kingdom, which is superior to all other kingdoms and is eternal, is here and now!

    Last week we learned from the beginning of Daniel Chapter 2 that Daniel, a strong Believer of God, almost got killed because of the unbelief in God of others. From Daniel 2:1-28, we noted that Daniel did the following in response to his predicament: 1. he prayed (Daniel was a man of prayer) 2. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Change My Heart O God Series

    Contributed by Rich Anderson on Feb 19, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,657 views

    Are we flexible or inflexible? Churches and Christians tend to lean more toward inflexibility with a “This is the way we’ve always done it" attitude.

    A Jewish man moved into a Catholic neighborhood. Every Friday the Catholics went crazy because, while they were unhappily eating fish, the Jewish man was outside bar-b-cuing steaks. So the Catholics went to work to convert him. Finally by threats and pleading, the Catholics succeeded. They took ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church