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  • Rodney Johnson Sr., avatar

    When God Destroys Death

    Contributed by Rodney Johnson Sr., on Oct 25, 2002
    based on 74 ratings
     | 7,979 views

    This sermon assures the believer that God will one day obliterate man’s ultimate enemy for ever.

    Introduction: Paul in our text declares what is the very heart of the gospel, that death, man’s last enemy will one day be destroyed. Death, the cessation of human life. The grim reaper. The disrobing of our human vestures. The crumbling of our earthly tabernacle. The broken shell and the deposited ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Faith

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Sep 9, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,557 views

    James features on works showing our faith NOT works driving our faith

    James 2:1-17 Story: One man I admire greatly is Maximilian Kolbe (1894-1941). Maximilian Kolbe was a Catholic priest, who was put in a Nazi concentration camp for his faith. On May 28, 1941, he was transferred to the concentration camp at Auschwitz. During his time there, he would share his ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Supernatural Breakthrough #1: Redigging The Wells Of Prayer Series

    Contributed by C Jordan on Nov 2, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 13,098 views

    If we want to see the same power – signs, wonders, healings and miracles – as the church in the book of Acts, then we must have the same priority of prayer as they did.

    SUPERNATURAL BREAKTHROUGH #1: REDIGGING THE WELLS OF PRAYER OPENING TEXT: “And Isaac dug again the wells of water which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father, for the Philistines had stopped them up after the death of Abraham. He called them by the names which his father had called ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    God The Father

    Contributed by Maurizio Cianci on May 1, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,851 views

    Have you ever wondered why God is addressed as ’Father’ in the Bible? I have and I’ve been ’thinking aloud’ with our congregation...

    GOD THE FATHER Today we honour fathers. But I contend that I cannot be the father/grandfather my family needs me to be if I don’t let my Creator God be to me the Father He desires to be. Eph 3:7-21 I have become a servant of this gospel according to the gift of God’s grace that was given me by ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    In The Beginning

    Contributed by Paul George on Jan 10, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,148 views

    The account of the creation of the heavens and all their hosts

    In The Beginning Genesis 1:1-25 On the isle of Patmos the Apostle John was told to write in a book “the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after these things” (Revelation 1:19). Why did the Lord tell John to record what he had seen, what was ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Five Reasons To Respect Jesus As Our Leader

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on May 29, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 9,578 views

    Taking a military analogy off of the word "Captain," this sermon discusses the courage and bravery that Jesus displayed and the respect we should accord Him

    Big Idea: Jesus earned the right to be called our Captain by his courage under fire. - Hebrews 2:10. - Jesus is called the “captain of our salvation” in this verse and I want this morning to pursue the military analogy that that puts forward. - “Captain” is the Greek word “archegos” which means ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Looking Back, The Benefit Of Memory Series

    Contributed by Donovan Myers on Jun 14, 2007
     | 2,445 views

    We can learn from the past

    As you move on in age, one the most noticeable failing is your memory. And speaking of memory¡K Not too long ago a large seminar was held for ministers in training. Among the speakers were many well-known motivational speakers. One such boldly approached the pulpit and, gathering the entire ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Our Identity In Christ

    Contributed by Mark Roper on Nov 26, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 71,763 views

    Many Christians gain their identity more from their family background, work or human relationships than they from who they are in Christ.

    Our Identity in Christ Ephesians 1:13 Our Identity in Christ We live in a world that is full of people who are lost… where many believe that they simply don’t fit in. We live in a world were many people are searching for a sense of belonging to someone or something… We live in a time ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Twelve Ways The Holy Spirit Benefits You

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 7, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 101,113 views

    O let God’s Spirit fill your soul And cast out every sin, Then shall you love both friend and foe And know His peace within

    Twelve Ways the Holy Spirit Benefits You (Rom 8:26,27) - "In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express." Illustration: Henry Bosch tells a humorous story about a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Jesus Is The Truth Series

    Contributed by Jake Kircher on Dec 28, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 10,436 views

    Understanding Jesus’ claim as the truth

    “When Elizabeth Koke was a child, her Catholic faith was everything to her. As a teenager, though, Koke took a spiritual detour, rejecting her faith and attending Wiccan rituals in a quest for alternatives. Now that she’s 20, Catholicism is once again of central importance in her life. But even ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Navigating With The Landmarks

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Jan 24, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,797 views

    We can tell where we are in our lives by looking at the map of God’s Word, as well as noticing landmarks which are characteristic of the particular path we are on. But we can change!

    Passage: Acts 5:17-42 Intro: When it comes to navigation, some of us are map people and some are landmark people. 1. and some of us are hopeless! 2. map people like a nice visual representation, with street names and arrows 3. landmark people want “go to the McDonalds and turn left. Our ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Protecting God's House

    Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Dec 19, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 9,060 views

    The church will be in trouble when its people do not protect it and perform the necessary tasks to keep it what it ought to be.

    Protecting God’s House Griffith Baptist Church – 12/28/08 P.M. Service Text: Nehemiah 13:7-14 Key verse: Nehemiah 13:11 - Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place. Premise: The church will be in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kevin Burden avatar

    The Necessity Of Faith Series

    Contributed by Kevin Burden on Mar 5, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,526 views

    Joy is the result of Faithfully Following Jesus Christ. Psalm 5:11 “Let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.”

    By Pastor Kevin Burden ~ Carter Creek Baptist ~ For Sunday AM, February 24, 2008 Philippians 1:27-30 “Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Stephen Funderburk avatar

    Opening The Wells Of God

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Mar 11, 2008
    based on 90 ratings
     | 41,512 views

    four wells that Isaac had to dig are the four stages in our walk with God. See how each well we dig is a step to the next level with God

    Intro: years ago we had a man in our church who had a business of drilling wells for people. Here are a few things I learned about well drilling. the deeper the well, the more it will cost you the deeper the well, the cooler the water the deeper the well, the greater the abundance the deeper ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Don't Throw Away Your Shield!

    Contributed by Lark Lewis on Nov 8, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,959 views

    Every Christian is born a warrior: it is his destiny to be assaulted; it is his duty to attack.

    Don’t Throw Away Your Shield! 2 Samuel 1:21 Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil. Hebrews 10:35-39 Cast ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic