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  • Fran Van Hoven avatar

    A Man Called Paul

    Contributed by Fran Van Hoven on Jun 25, 2007
     | 4,752 views

    Throughout the ages God has used outstanding men and women to accomplish his purposes in the world. Today we are going to study , the apostle Paul .

    Throughout the ages God has used outstanding men and women to accomplish his purposes in the world. Today we are going to study , the apostle Paul . 1. When people think of the life of Paul, they likely think of... a. His persecution of the church prior to his ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Pursuing Holy Thoughts, Part One Series

    Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Jun 30, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,025 views

    Part One of Two-Part Message in Pursuing Holy Thoughts, distinguishing between that which is presented as truth and truth as Scripture accurately presents it.

    PURSUING HOLY THOUGHTS (Part One of Two) *INTRO> In the Antarctic summer of 1908, Sir Ernest Shackleton and three companions, plus two ponies, attempted to travel to the South Pole. However, weeks after they set off, with their rations all but exhausted, they turned back toward their base, their ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Stand Your Ground

    Contributed by Jose R. Hernandez on Jul 10, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 20,345 views

    To serve the Lord appropriately we need to be courageous and brave.

    If you remember, last week I ended the service reminding everyone of who we were. As we saw in the scriptures that we “are chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God,” being all of these things is a great privilege, but there is something else that we are. As the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Got Any Rivers? Series

    Contributed by Leroy Redding on Jul 10, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,973 views

    Joshua #3

    GOT ANY RIVERS? Joshua 3:1-17 Life is continually presenting us with new experiences and fresh challenges. For some of us, these new experiences and fresh challenges are easy to identify. Some in our midst are preparing for marriage. Others are expecting their first child; some have recently ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    He Will Be Called Wonderful Series

    Contributed by Leroy Redding on Jul 10, 2007
     | 6,379 views

    Isaiah 9:6-7 #1

    HE WILL BE CALLED...WONDERFUL Isaiah 9:6 What’s in a name? Our names mean a great deal to us. Most of us strongly identify who we are with what we are called. Names make a difference to people. Some people go to court to change their names. Parents agonize over choosing names for their ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Overcoming Crises Of Faith

    Contributed by Fred Smith on Jul 14, 2007
    based on 17 ratings
     | 10,957 views

    How to handle times when our faith runs head-on into crisis

    He came to a broom tree, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.”...Then a voice said to him, “Elijah, what are you doing here?”—I Kings 19:4b,9b OVERCOMING CRISES OF FAITH Being saved carries with it a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Part 3: Helping Your Children Change Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 24, 2007
     | 2,772 views

    The prodigal son needed change! And as we look at his story, we can see how to help our children find the changes they need.

    Part 3: Helping Your Children Change (Series: Heavenly Help for Your Family) Luke 15:11-24 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - June 25, 2006 *Change is hard! Mark Twain once said, “The only person who likes change is a wet baby.” (1) And that’s about right. *Nobody likes change, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    It's Too Late To Give Up

    Contributed by Cathy Mangum on Jul 24, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 21,238 views

    This sermon encourages the Christian to hold on and stand firm in the race.

    It’s too Late to Give Up Ecclesiastes 9:11 I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. Thorns in ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Transformation Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Mar 26, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 11,996 views

    When Christ saves us, He transforms even the very details of our lives.

    1. The first transformation is from lying lips to a truthful tongue. 2. The second transformation is from wrath to righteous anger. 3. The third transformation is from stealing to sharing. 4. The fourth transformation is from destructive to constructive words. 5. The fifth transformation is from ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Palm Sunday--More Than A Sunday Drive

    Contributed by Robert Donato on Mar 28, 2007
    based on 78 ratings
     | 41,627 views

    There are basically only two main roads to travel in life; the road that leads away from God, and the road that leads to Him. Which road are you on?

    Palm Sunday—Much More Than a Sunday Drive Isaiah 35:8-10; Matt 7:13-14 Text Luke 19:28-44 Have you ever gone on a Sunday afternoon drive? Every once in a while Bea and I will jump in the car and take off on a Sunday afternoon. We have no particular destination in mind. We just start driving ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Sua Sponte!! Series

    Contributed by Chris Carroll on Mar 29, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,350 views

    Without God’s grace, their is nothing that we can do on our own to enter heaven. This sermon encourages us to choose to accept God’s grace

    The year was 1992 I was playing baseball at Campbell (the fighting camels). I was playing shortstop a position I had played for about 13 years. I was fielding balls keeping my bottom down and I have to admit I thought I was a pretty good fielder. Yet all my life I had struggled with my batting. It ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's Grace Is Sufficient For Me! Do We Really Believe That? Series

    Contributed by Chris Carroll on Mar 29, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,878 views

    Sermon encourages us to not handle life’s problems on our own, but to trust in God and fall into His grace

    So Tyler found one of my early childhood books the other day. It’s called the “It’s All About Me” book by Dr. Seuss. It allows you to be interactive with the book. As Tyler was going through it he saw that I had done it when I was about his age. In it he saw my foot drawn out, my hand drawn out, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christ's Claims Contradict Conspicuousness

    Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Apr 2, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,794 views

    Sometimes things do not look as they really are. Christ did not look like a King when He stood before Pilate and that was Pilate’s downfall.

    JOHN 18:28-40 CHRIST’S CLAIMS CONTRADICT CONSPICUOUSNESS I. HIS CLAIMS* A. Clarity. B. Consented. C. Condemned. II. HIS CAUSE: ** A. Communicate. B. Confront. C. Cure. III. HIS CONQUEST: *** A. Church. B. Commonness. C. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    A Prayer For The Church Family Series

    Contributed by Steven Chapman on Apr 2, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 13,653 views

    This prayer serves as a model for us in prayer, both in praying for ourselves and praying for others in the family of God. This three phase prayer builds, each phase upon the previous, culminating in a request that God’s ultimate goal be reached in us.

    A Prayer For The Church Family Ephesians 3:14-19 One of the best ways to discover a Christian’s chief anxieties and ambitions is to study the content of their prayers and the intensity with which they pray them. We all pray about what concerns us and we are evidently not concerned about matters we ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Easter – The Power To Become Who You Want To Be

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Apr 3, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,175 views

    The same resurrection power that enabled Peter to be the man he wanted to be is available to us.

    Many of you are probably familiar with a so-called documentary titled “the Lost Tomb of Jesus” which aired on the Discovery Channel in early March. This film was produced by James Cameron, the director of the movie “Titanic” and Simcha Jacobovici, a controversial producer and director of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist