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What Does God Say When People Pray (Part 4)

Contributed by James Wilson on Mar 2, 2001

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How does God respond to our prayers?

What Does God Say When People Pray? (Part 4) Daniel 4:18 If you had a pressing problem, who would you ask to pray for you? Who would you turn to for help? The other day, I got an email from a stranger with the heading, “Urgent prayer request.” I didn’t know how the person got my email ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 4:18

Denomination: Baptist

Because He Went Through

Contributed by Elizabeth Mccaskill on Oct 28, 2004

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so many of us sit around and talk about what we cannot not do; and how we can not make it; but you need to know this morning, that Jesus has already made a way for us to make it through any situation we may face.

When we read the Book of John, we find that it is different from the other three Gospel. The first three gospels Matthews, Mark, and Luke are called synoptic gospels. They are called synoptic gospels because they describe many of the same events in the life of Jesus. However, Johns writes about ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-4

Denomination: Methodist

Other Must Come Second Series

Contributed by Jake Kircher on Dec 28, 2005

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God first, then must come others.

Last week, we talked about that as we respond to God’s call to go and change the world that we need to have a relationship with God as our first priority in whatever we do. We first talked about what it looked like. We said that it starts by putting in the time and effort to get to know God. By ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 2:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Biggest Loser

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Jan 15, 2006

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The path in the Christian life to gain is loss. Up is down, and down is up. To know Christ we must look at other things in our life as rubbish, dung, loss.

Intro: The Biggest loser is one of the hottest new reality shows. This is what TV.com had to say about the show, “this compelling new weight-loss reality drama in which two celebrity fitness trainers join with top health experts to help overweight contestants transform their bodies, health and ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:7-11

Denomination: Baptist

Prayer-Care-Share: Your Circle Of Influence Series

Contributed by Marty Boller on Jan 24, 2006

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#2 in a series. God is pouring out a whole new level of city-wide cooperation amongst churches and church leaders. Prayer-Care-Share is a concentrated effort focusing on "Building Bridges to our Community"...loving our communities to Christ.

Pastor Sandy Boller... Prayer. Care. Share. Building Bridges in Linn County. Loving our Community to Christ! Last week, Marty introduced the Prayer.Care.Share initiative that some 30 churches in Cedar Rapids are participating in. These churches are choosing to pull our ministries together for the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Soldier's Spit

Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 24, 2006

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Crucifixion sermon

“The Soldiers’ Spit” Matthew 27: 27-31 March 11, 2001 Intro: This morning, we begin a series about Jesus and some of the accompanying aspects of the crucifixion. Each time I read about the crucifixion, I become overwhelmed with how much Christ loves me. We sang last week, “Yes, Jesus loves me, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:27-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Millennium Series

Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Oct 14, 2003

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1. Satan is bound. 2. Jesus reigns as King. 3. Satan is loosed for a short time.

Sunday, October 5, 2003 Title: Millenneum Text: Rev. 20:1-10; Isaiah 65:20-25 Introduction 1. A little girl had been listening while her mother’s friends were talking about how Jesus was going to be coming back soon. A. After a period of time, the child’s mother noticed that she hadn’t seen ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 20:1-10, Isaiah 65:20-25

Denomination: Nazarene

Jonah And The Worm Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Oct 19, 2003

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Jonah’s burning because Ninevah isn’t. God appeals to Jonah, and rather than show us Jonah’s response, He invites us to respond. Will we show compassion, or will we run from our responsibility?

“Jonah and the Worm” 4:1-11 Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts In our final chapter, we see Jonah as a pouting prophet. Jonah reluctantly obeyed God, and now he’s sulking. He experienced such a wonderful display of God’s mercy; he saw God work in a ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 3:17-18, Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: Congregational

The Day Death Died

Contributed by Jay Patton on May 15, 2002

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Preached on Easter Sunday, the emphasis is on the results of Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection.

Introduction: Taking a Shortcut Read Scripture/Pray Background: Paul is writing to correct false teaching re: the Gospel THE importance of Easter! Purpose Statement: Because of Christ’s death & resurrection… I. Victory of Death is Removed A. Spiritual 1. We are more than physical ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:55-57

Denomination: Baptist

Guard Your First Love

Contributed by Bob Ashcraft on Jun 9, 2002

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Is your love for Jesus exclusive? Do you regularly take quality time to be with him? We must guard our "first love."

Guard Your First Love Pastor Bob Ashcraft June 2, 2002 (RealAudio) ------------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION: · In the first three chapters of Revelation, Jesus addresses the churches: · He has come to judge these churches in righteousness · 1 Peter 4:17 ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Just A Cup Of Water

Contributed by Steven Cook on Nov 22, 2000

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This message emphasizes the real reason why Christians should serve their King, Jesus Christ.

“Just a Cup of Water” 2 Samuel 23:1-5; 8; 13-17 by Dr. Steven G. Cook I. Introduction A. There are few characters in the Word of God who attract our attention as much as the man, David. B. He is mentioned more than any other character in the Bible, except the Lord Jesus Christ. C. He is the only ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 23:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Why Are We Here?

Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 22, 2000

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The church exists to evangelize.

Why Are We Here? Matthew 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Why are you here today? There could be as many answers to that question as there are people present. Some would say, "I'm ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:18

Denomination: Baptist

How Christmas Complicates Things

Contributed by Dave Bootsma on Dec 15, 2005

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How you respond to Christmas depends on how you view Jesus as well as how you view yourself.

ILL. THE DANGERS OF CHRISTMAS Dr. Mateen Elass grew up in Saudia Arabia. In his youth he associated Christmas with reindeer, stars, colorful lights, sleigh bells, parties, and decorated trees. He remembers being told that the deeper meaning of Christmas was love and good will shown by giving and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Getting Back To "Normal"

Contributed by David Dewitt on Sep 30, 2001

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After the tragedy that has struck our nation one question we are hearing is "will we ever be the same again" The real question is should we be the same?

Getting Back to “Normal” Revelation 2:1-7 September 30, 2001 Introduction As we are seeing our nation begin to float back into some form of a routine; we are seeing that things are changing in our daily living. The television has begun to return to its regular schedule. The news media is starting ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7

Denomination: Church Of God

What A Friend We Have In Jesus

Contributed by La Juana Morris on Sep 29, 2004

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Loving the one who loves us most

All year I have been dealing with the subject of Love. I went to God and asked why still. And he told me, stop and take a moment and look and think about love and what it entails. We have heard folk profess love in love songs and writings and in attempts to get someone to understand the depth of ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-13

Denomination: Methodist

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