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  • Keith Broyles avatar

    Breakthrough Prayer For My Friends

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 7, 2014
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    As people of faith we need to be people of prayer but even more than that, people of breakthrough prayer, asking God to break through in situations where there is nothing else we can do. We need breakthrough prayer for our friends.

    Author and LaSalle University professor, Grace Adolphsen Brame, Says some of her students claim heaven is of no concern to them. Life is precious. This world matters, and it is all we have for sure. So why concern ourselves with something for which we have no evidence? What a sad state of affairs ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Breakthrough Prayer For My Family

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 7, 2014
     | 10,381 views

    As people of faith we need to be people of prayer but even more than that, people of breakthrough prayer, asking God to break through in situations where there is nothing else we can do. We need breakthrough prayer for our families.

    This past week at Annual Conference, The Reverend Sue Nilson Kibbey, Director of Connectional Ministries for the West Ohio Annual Conference was our keynote speaker. Reverend Kibbey spoke twice during the conference. Both of her addresses were powerful and inspiring but the second, Tuesday ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    When Bad Things Happen To Good People Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Oct 7, 2014
     | 6,055 views

    Joseph is unjustly put in prison; yet God is present with him there.

    Genesis 39:1-23 "When Bad Things Happen to Good People" INTRODUCTION We go through life telling ourselves little lies. These lies include: "If I work hard, I can get whatever I want," "If I earn just 20% more, I'll be happy," "Affluence, security and comfort are what life really is all ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Way Of Grace Is Clearly Different

    Contributed by John Lowe on Oct 8, 2014
     | 6,681 views

    The subject today is grace and I want to show that “The Way of Grace Is Clearly Different”. It’s different- I. In How We Think of Ourselves II. In How We Treat Others III. In How We Are Rewarded

    November 27, 2004 The Way of Grace Is Clearly Different Luke 14:1; 7-14 The subject today is grace and I want to show that “The Way of Grace Is Clearly Different”. It’s different-- I. In How We Think of Ourselves II. In How We Treat Others III. In How We Are Rewarded The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Judge Nothing Before It's Time Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 18, 2014
     | 7,281 views

    1) How one should Judge (1 Corinthians 4:1), 2) What is Required to Judge (1 Corinthians 4:2), and 3) Who should Pass Judgment (1 Corinthians 4:3-4)

    For those in the public light, they often describe their existence as living in a fish bowl. They often mention how they are constantly judged by tabloid journalism about their weight, look, who they are dating, and just about every aspect of their lives. As people reflected on the spiraling train ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    This Sermon Is Not Just For Everyone Else Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Oct 20, 2014
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     | 11,401 views

    It is impossible to really know God and not live a life of repentance

    Most of us tend to categorize all sin into two categories – my sin and your sins. And of course when I do that I always think that your sins are so much worse than mine. Since it’s really important that all of us recognize that tendency in our lives in order to make a proper application ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Henderson avatar

    Breaking Free Series

    Contributed by David Henderson on Oct 29, 2014
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     | 7,334 views

    If you have ever attempted to repair anything you know that this can happen. You mean well. You are making an honest attempt but you just make things worse. It happens to pastors of course also.

    “Breaking Free” Matthew 5:7 & 9 100 women were asked to name something men try to fix but often just make it worse. These were their top answers. 1. Plumbing 41 2. Car 13 3. TV 9 4. Relationship 6 5. Fight 5 6. Dinner ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Law Written On Your Heart Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 29, 2014
     | 12,108 views

    Man’s judgment is blind. We all have blind spots in our character others may see, but we can’t. God’s judgment is perfect. He has no flaws, no character deficiencies, so His judgment is perfect because His character is perfect.

    INTRODUCTION I get a lot of funny things over the internet, some funnier than others. The other day, someone sent me a list of interesting questions. One of them really stuck out in my mind. If a man is standing out in a forest all by himself, and there are no women around, and he speaks, is he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Gideon - Part 5 Series

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Nov 5, 2014
     | 5,788 views

    Gideon has been coaxed and prodded to and through a battle for the Lord (and Gideon ...) Now, he's in the mop up operation and deals violently with two towns that don't help him out. What are we to think of these actions? Where is the Lord in them?

    Well, we’ve finally come to Judges 8:4-21 Note to self: Be familiar enough with this segment of the story so that you can tell it in your own words with confidence. The main battle is over the original odds of 300 to 135,000 has been reduced to 300 to 15,000 or from 1:450 to 1:50. The 300 ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Serving The World Series

    Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on Nov 13, 2014
     | 4,226 views

    The reason we serve the world is because of the Gospel – the GOOD NEWS. The way we serve the world is through living out and sharing the Gospel.

    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> THIS SERMON AVAILABLE WITH POWERPOINT IN RESOURCE DOWNLOAD! This sermon (and several hundred others) are available for download. > Microsoft Word > Most with handouts More info: www.sermonsubscribe.com or darrellstetler2@gmail.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Our ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    “don’t Judge!” Satan's Tool To Shut You Up!

    Contributed by John Gaston on Nov 24, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,793 views

    The issue of Gay Marriage has become a focal point of controversy in America and Christians who've attempted to join the national conversation are told to "Stop Judging!" Is it "judging" to say what God says?

    “DON’T JUDGE!” Satan's Tool to Shut You Up! Mt. 7:1 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Did you hear about the Redneck who called Butterball’s Thanksgiving Turkey Talk-Line to tell the operator he’d cut his turkey in half with a chain saw and wanted to know if the oil from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Love Lifted Me

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Aug 4, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,214 views

    Ebed-Melech- It means…a servant of the lord That could be anyone of us!!!

    Jeremiah 38:5-13-Then Zedekiah the king said, “Look, he is in your hand. For the king can do nothing against you.” So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the king’s son, which was in the court of the prison, and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. And in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Davon Huss avatar

    Where Does It End

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 19, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,341 views

    A sermon on when we should not use our freedoms to trip up the "weak" and when we should exercise our freedoms (Material adapted from Dave Swavely's book, Who Are You to Judge? and outline from Steve Cornell)

    HoHum: Bob Deffinbaugh- I have been in some of the meat markets of the eastern world, especially in some of the remote villages of India. I wanted to know just what kind of meat it was. I also was interested to know how long it had been dead. The flies which swarmed over the dead carcasses were ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • William R. Nabaza avatar

    Favor For A Brother

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Sep 20, 2013
     | 2,691 views

    To enumerate the attitudes behind giving a favor.

    I. EXORDIUM: Do you constantly do favors for another? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To enumerate the attitudes behind giving a favor. IV. TEXT: Philemon 1:14 (Amplified Bible) But it has been my wish to do nothing about it without first consulting you and getting your ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Holy Spirit? What's That? Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 12, 2011
     | 4,415 views

    A sermon on the Holy Spirit and sanctification from Romans 8:5-13 (Material adapted from Dr. Jack Cottrell's book, Set Free, the last chapter of the book)

    HoHum: What a tragedy if Clark Kent never knew that he was Superman? Can we imagine Clark Kent on his deathbed, looking down and muttering, “What’s that big ‘S’ on my T-shirt? Superman? What’s that?” How sad! All his life he could have been catching speeding ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ