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  • Dietrich Bonhoeffer avatar

    Forgiveness

    Contributed by Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Aug 2, 2012
    based on 8 ratings
     | 30,070 views

    How can we get to the point that we are able to forgive each other’s sins, all of those sins, from the bottom of our hearts?

    Right here at the beginning of this sermon, let us quietly and honestly ask whether we know anyone from our own circle of friends and family whom we have not forgiven for some wrong that person might have done us; a person from whom we once separated ourselves in anger—perhaps not even in open ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Expecting A Miracle

    Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Aug 23, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 18,011 views

    Faith releases God's power and our source of faith is the Word of God. Faith is a work of God and not our own work and therefore releases to God all the impossibilities.

    What I wouldn’t give to have a day with Jesus as he walked this earth. They were amazing times! Amazing teachings! The great thing is that we can take ourselves to those days by simply picking up a Bible reading it and imagining that day as if it were today. I want to take you back to one of ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    What God Has Prepared For Us

    Contributed by Duane Smith on Aug 9, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,634 views

    This message was preached on a special Sunday of giving to pay off the debt on land. It was meant to be an encouragement to move forward in God’s plans for His Church according to His wisdom and will.

    WHAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR US 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 INTRODUCTION: A. Let’s take a trip back in history - back to 681 B.C. 1. The nation of Judah had fallen away from God, big time. 2. So God had raised up a man, a prophet by the name of Isaiah, to proclaim a message – it was a message of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Homecoming

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Aug 30, 2009
    based on 20 ratings
     | 31,507 views

    The story of the prodigal son has been repeated in our lives again and again as we like the prodigal rebel against God’s path for us until we come to the realization of our actions and being filled with regret, repent and return to find restoration.

    HOMECOMING LUKE 15:11-24A Introduction: Luke 15 tells us the story of a wonderful homecoming. The steps leading up to that homecoming are steps that were anything but easy; but necessary. A young man played the fool and learned the hard way what it meant to be away from the love, joy and safety of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Treasure, The Pearl And The Net Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 31, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,626 views

    God’s gift of membership in his kingdom is a treasure that’s worth giving up everything else to possess. His gift of his revealed word is a treasure that we can bring out of our storerooms over and over again to apply to each new situation we find ourselv

    Can you imagine this man? Perhaps he’s ploughing a field, just a paid worker, but he suddenly comes across a great treasure, just below the surface. He can’t believe his luck! But what’s he to do? He knows he can’t just take it. The field doesn’t belong to him. Perhaps it’s too big to dig up and ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Abandonment: An Undivided Heart Series

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Dec 20, 2011
     | 6,907 views

    The basics of giving genuine thanks to God.

    “ABC’s of Thanksgiving,” Part-1, Psalms 119:1-8 Abandonment: An Undivided Heart Outline I. Introduction II. Transition III. Exposition a. Background i. Author Unknown ii. Message Clear 1. Love for the Torah 2. Desire to live according to Torah b. Structure i. 22 Stanza Acrostic Poem, using Hebrew ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Here Comes The Bride

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 21, 2011
     | 9,992 views

    This message came from my youth ministry days based on the text in Ephesians 5:25-27 and focusing on the wedding gown, wedding ring, and wedding vows.

    Here Comes the Bride TEXT: Ephesians 5:25-27 INTRODUCTION: When I was in the 6th grade, I had a Catholic girl friend, and being curious, I decided to find out what Catholics believed. I checked out a book from the school library and read it and discovered that there were a lot of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Peace Of God Series

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Jan 17, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,941 views

    There is a powerful peace that is ours to enjoy in Jesus Christ! Listen to God's word about how we come to know and have this peace.

    The Recipe for God's Peace As you read the New Testament letters of Paul and Peter you will notice the phrase “grace and peace” in all of their introductions. Romans 1:7, 1 Cor. 1:3, 2 Cor. 1:2, Gal. 1:3, Eph. 1:2, Phil. 1:2, Col. 1:2, 1 Thes. 1:1, 2 Thess. 1:2, *1 Tim. 1:2, *2 Tim. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Prophet Of The Midnight Hour

    Contributed by David Moore on Jan 9, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,589 views

    This message show Jeremiah’s ministry typifies Last Days ministry, and that though he was “unsuccessful” as men count success, he was a success before God.

    Prophet of the Midnight Hour Aim: To show how Jeremiah’s ministry typifies last days ministry, and that though he was “unsuccessful” as men count success, he was a success before God. Text: Jeremiah 13:15-17 Introduction: Jeremiah is often referred to as the “weeping prophet”, and it is not hard ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Fate Of The Fig Tree

    Contributed by Sunday Adelaja on Jan 16, 2008
    based on 37 ratings
     | 12,937 views

    Many of you know the parable of the fig tree. I want to draw your attention to its fate. Let us have a look at what the Word of God is telling us here.

    Many of you know the parable of the fig tree. I want to draw your attention to its fate. Let us have a look at what the Word of God is telling us here. Now in the morning, as He returned to the city, He was hungry. And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it but ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    "The Road Ahead"

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Jan 21, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,870 views

    Looking ahead to the future and how to approach it. We have a purpose. We have a Vision. And we have a plan.

    “The Road Ahead” January 20, 2008 One of the things I used to like about living in Hawthorne, Nevada, was the view. You could see for miles and miles in any direction. Most days, even in the winter, were clear and the air was without pollutants, so when you were 30 or forty miles from home – ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Project Build An Ark Series

    Contributed by Harley Jay Nickless on Jul 13, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 10,616 views

    The bible tells us that God called Noah to work with him by building a gigantic boat called an ark. Project “Build-An-Ark” measured over one and a half football fields long and took the best part of one hundred and twenty years to complete! In similar f

    God’s Call to Change the World Part 2 Sunday, July 8, 2007 July Message Series: “God’s Call to Change the World” Today’s Message: “Project: Build An Ark” Play Clip (Evan Almighty ea_clip_5) Introduction 9 This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Joseph Rodgers avatar

    Our Marriage Series

    Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Jul 18, 2007
    based on 31 ratings
     | 16,020 views

    The key to a successful marriage is following God’s prescription. This message focuses on the roles of husbands and wives to imitate the example Christ has set for them.

    Live Out Loud – Our MARRIAGE Ephesians 5:22-33 Funny: A week before his wife turned 45, a husband asked what she wanted for her birthday. She said, “I’d like to be 10 again.” So on her birthday, he got her up fed her Pop Tarts and Coco Puffs, and whisked her off to of Six ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fish Stories

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Dec 4, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 16,249 views

    We’ve all heard stories about the one that got away and other kinds of fish stories. God wants us to tell our fish stories, our fishing for people stories, not the exaggerated ones but the ones that show God at work in our lives.

    I love fish stories. I have always thought it fun to hear folk talk about the fish they have caught or the one who got away. Most all of us have heard fish stories of some kind or another during our lifetime. Some of them are very believable and others, well let’s just say that the exaggeration ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Habits Of The Heart

    Contributed by Gene Haraldsen on Jan 31, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 11,199 views

    Proverbs says we are to Guard our heart - according to God’s Word our Heart is who we really are. The condition of our heart and the habits of our heart are important to God and shows Him and us the real us. What are the Habits of our Heart?

    HABITS OF THE HEART I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the Heart – what the Bible says about it in comparison to what our culture says about it. Those view points are very, very different: There are alot of songs about the Heart: Like… 1. I left My Heart in San Francisco – Tony Bennett 2. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God