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  • Alan Perkins avatar

    Jesus Christ - Master Military Strategist

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 6, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 6,592 views

    We need to trust Christ’s "war plan", even when it seems the battle is going against us.

    Over the past couple of weeks, since the war in Iraq began, we have been subjected to a barrage of television commentators expressing their views on the conduct of the war. Every channel has their own set of talking heads – retired generals arguing about whether we have enough troops and tanks on ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Championship Wrestling

    Contributed by Johnny Carver on May 17, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
     | 4,908 views

    This sermon seeks to enlighten Christians as to the difficulty of the battle in overcoming our fleshly desires that would keep us defeated.

    Scripture: Genesis 32:24-31 Title: “Championship Wrestling” Introduction: It is now twenty years since Jacob made his covenant at Bethel. The place where Jacob made a pillow of stones and laid down and slept. During the night as Jacob dreamed he saw a ladder setting upon the earth and reaching to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • James May avatar

    Can You See The Wind?

    Contributed by James May on Jun 3, 2001
    based on 114 ratings
     | 19,696 views

    The only way to be assured of victory against the enemy of your soul is to wait for the Wind of the Spirit to lead you into battle.

    Disclaimer: Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. These sermons are original to the author and the leading of the Holy Spirit. While ideas and illustrations are often gleaned from many ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Sitting When You Should Be Standing

    Contributed by William Crowder on Jun 10, 2003
    based on 25 ratings
     | 2,471 views

    There are many times we fail our Lord by sitting when he wants us standing, prepared for battle.

    1)Peter sat down at the wrong time a)time of temptation b)when Jesus was being persecuted c)when he should have been praying 2)Peter sat down with the wrong crowd a)with unbelievers b)with those who were sinners c)with those who hated Jesus 3)Why did he sit down? a)because he was following along ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Victory In Disguise

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Jun 26, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 9,969 views

    The battle of Ai is an exampleof how God often uses what seems like defeat to bring ultimate victory

    Introduction: Graphic Illustration of the Battle with people acting out the parts The battle of Ai is a perfect example of a biblical theme that I call "Victory in Disguise." What looked like defeat, set the stage for a stunning triumph over the enemy--it was in fact the retreat that made the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Pitchers And Trumpets

    Contributed by James May on Mar 17, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
     | 17,368 views

    Break the flesh "pitcher" and blow the trumpet through spreading the gospel. That is ever God’s battle plan for victory.

    TRUMPETS & PITCHERS Judges 7:19-21, "So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands. And the three ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Three Giants That Must Fall

    Contributed by Matthew Haynie on Jun 30, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,644 views

    A sermon that describes the battles facing the Church today and the things Christians must fight if they wish to obtain the Incorruptible Crown.

    In the times of Saul and the fledgling Israelites, there was another older nation that had crossed the Aegean Sea and settled in city states around Israel. The Philistines were every bit as civilized as the Israelites. They were actually a whole era ahead in technological terms; the Israelites were ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Fighting The Foe By Faith

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 17, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 17,870 views

    It is by faith that we face our spiritual foe, and fight our spiritual battles. No other reliance will prevail for us.

    FIGHTING THE FOE BY FAITH Text: Isa.36: 1, 2; Isa.59: 19 Intro: Inherent in the life of the child of God are the inevitable trials, tribulations, and battles that seem to dog our steps. Jesus Himself said, “In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Soldiers Fighting For Freedom Series

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 23, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,179 views

    Describes our spiritual battles, & the armor and weapons the Lord provides. Expanded outline. Suitable for July 4th

    SOLDIERS FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM: IN IT TO WIN IT “This past week we celebrated Independence Day. On the 4th of July each year, we remember the signing of our Declaration of Independence. There were 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence, either on that day or shortly thereafter. Some ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fighting Between The Ears

    Contributed by Rodney Burton on Jan 30, 2009
    based on 166 ratings
     | 69,839 views

    A look at the battle that takes place in our minds and the need to have our minds renewed and to live with the mind of Christ.

    Fighting Between the Ears Ephesians 4:23  The biggest battle a Christian will ever face will occur between your ears – in your mind.  You will either be a person who controls your mind or you will be a person who is controlled by their mind.  Our mind is the area of most ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Courage To Declare

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Oct 24, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,307 views

    Let us stay engaged in the battle waging around us. Let us be filled with the courage to declare. Amen.

    “The Courage to Declare,” I Thessalonians 2:1-8 Introduction A soldier in one of the regular batteries of the army of the Confederacy had displayed conspicuous bravery in a dozen engagements while serving with his gun as a cannoneer. At the battle of Chickamauga he was assigned the duty of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Tom Shepard avatar

    One Mother - Two Nations: Part #2 - Jacob Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Oct 29, 2011
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,386 views

    This sermon has two points. 1. The believer’s life is a battle. 2. The believer’s hope is in heaven.

    One Mother – Two Nations Part #2 - Jacob “Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, but Jacob was a peaceful man, living in tents.” Genesis 25:27 (NASB) Today we want to look at the character of Jacob. From our text we find that he was “a peaceful man – living in tents”. But we know a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Battlefield Images Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 27, 2011
     | 4,564 views

    The heavenly battle ranges even as we wander in the wilderness; which is a journey, not a retreat; the movement is always forward into the promise.

    Can you believe it? I’m getting tired of the news. It’s so depressing. And for a news junkie like me, that’s saying a lot. Between the Middle East and the Congo and Iraq and North Korea we hardly have time to notice the murders in the Sudan and the economic chaos in South ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Horace Wimpey avatar

    Spedcial Op's

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Apr 11, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,430 views

    In the rescue of lot, we see a model of special operations and how we can prepare ourselves for the battles of today

    Special Ops Genesis 14 (NLT) Intro: On June 27, 1976, A terrorist group known as the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine boarded an Air France jetliner in Athens with 250 people onboard. They took control of the plane and made the pilot fly them to Uganda. They landed at the Entebbe ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jim Drake avatar

    The Valley Of Decision Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Feb 3, 2017
    based on 3 ratings
     | 14,672 views

    For anyone wondering what a great end-times battle has to do with your life, here are some implications.

    If you’ve been with us throughout our study in the book of Joel, you’ll remember the main theme of the book is the great and terrible day of the Lord. The great and terrible day of the Lord is the time that immediately leads up to the second coming of Jesus. It’s a time that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist