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  • Charles Salmon avatar

    The Last Chance Series

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Mar 13, 2005
    based on 50 ratings
     | 11,117 views

    The parable of the fruitless fig tree conveys both a warning and great good news.

    The Last Chance Luke 13:6-9 INTRO.: Think about the recent Tsunami that killed over 100,000 people. We always wonder why God allows such things and I don’t have the answer. Were those people worse sinners than all the rest of the world’s population? Hardly. In Luke 13, the Jews bring up a similar ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Why God Wanted Jesus Dead Series

    Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Mar 22, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 4,796 views

    Why did God want Jesus dead? Is there convincing evidence and a clear motive?

    Text: Isaiah 53: 7-12 Title: Why God wanted Jesus dead? “Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer…” (V10) When the movie “ The Passion of the Christ” was first released it caused a great controversy. Many people feared that those who watched the movie would leave blaming ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Contentment A Priceless Possession Series

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jun 7, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,414 views

    True contentment depends not upon what we have but where we are -- In Christ (God)

    PowerPoint Codes +New Slide, >Transition Mental Detectors — Ps 46 Everybody Is Searching For Something What Are You Searching For? + 1 in a series Contentment a Priceless Possession + Wisteria is the name of a lovely twisting vine with beautiful cascading blossoms. This flower of the pea family ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Three P's Of Provision

    Contributed by John Price on Mar 9, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 10,344 views

    This Sermon was wrote as a reminder that God has divine appointment for our lives and He will fulfill His plan for us if we trust Him.

    The Three P’s of Provision By Pastor John Price Friday, March 09, 2007 Genesis 37:5-11 5 Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; and they hated him even more. 6 So he said to them, "Please hear this dream which I have dreamed: 7 There we were, binding sheaves in the field. Then ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Christ Question Part 1

    Contributed by Jody Brock on Oct 14, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,970 views

    Sermon that ask the question: Can a thinking person believe in Christ. Part 1 of 2

    Thinking Faith and the Christ Question Luke 24: 25-27 Golf Story (Master Tournament) Great concern with God is what we believe about Christ. When you stand before God He will ask you 1 question, what did you do about my son Christ? Jesus is the problem. The point of offense. Bible says Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Its Not All About You

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jan 19, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,923 views

    Living as a Christian is not all about me. It is all about serving others in the name of Christ.

    Luke 4: 14 – 21 Its Not All About You Intro: Jimmy Carter told the American people during his campaign, “I’ll never lie to you, I’ll never mislead you, I’ll never dodge a controversial issue.” His mother, Miss Lillian was being interviewed by a reporter who pressed her hard asking if Jimmy had ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (3)

    Contributed by Shane Brooks on May 5, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 5,227 views

    Praise and Worship opens the door for new revelation.

    Isaiah 43:18 God’s ready to do a new thing in us If you get complacent during this journey of life- Never get anything new IF praise bothers you- you cant really read the bible Every time in the bible- when God was moving- Accompanied by praise Ezra- temple people crying and shouting----- Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A-Ssess My Contentment (Part 8) Series

    Contributed by Jeff Christopherson on Dec 23, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,695 views

    Experience a faith that delivers on the promise of peace.

    Assess My Contentment Series, “Being Spiritual without being Religious” – Part 8 Pastor Jeff Christopherson November 7, 2004 Assess My Contentment… Experience a faith that delivers on the promise of peace. I have climbed the highest mountains. I have run through the fields. I run, I have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Loving Life And Good Days

    Contributed by Mike Turner on May 15, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 7,629 views

    This sermons deals with a promise on how to love life, and have good days !

    Loving Life & Having Good Days ! 1 Peter 3:10-11 The more I look at society today, and the more time I spend in the ministry interacting with people, the more I realize how little people really enjoy or love the life that God has breathed into them. I also know that for many ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Charles Newman avatar

    Addition, Multiplication, Division & Subtraction

    Contributed by Charles Newman on Aug 27, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 17,328 views

    “It’s all about math,” a teacher once said. Can everything be reduced in its simplest form to mathematics? Weather patterns at this time of year can be fairly predictable; hot, steamy and frequent afternoon showers. The weather forecasters use mathematics

    “It’s all about math,” a teacher once said. Can everything be reduced in its simplest form to mathematics? Weather patterns at this time of year can be fairly predictable; hot, steamy and frequent afternoon showers. The weather forecasters use mathematics to predict our weather. Now we even have a ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Called To Solitude

    Contributed by Lynwood Morriss on Sep 22, 2004
    based on 48 ratings
     | 3,622 views

    Only in coming away and being alone with Jesus will we have the power and provision of God to do His work.

    I. The Call to Solitude verses 30-32 A. Called out of the Active Life Disciples two by two go out to heal the sick, raise the dead etc. For years they watched Jesus do it. Now it was their turn. They had seen God’s power worked through them, Demons cast out, the blind see etc. The crowds ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Goat Who Wasn't Kidding

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Oct 20, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
     | 4,051 views

    Continuing in the Daniel series -- this message deals with the vision of the two animals in Daniel 8

    THE GOAT WHO WASN’T KIDDING Daniel 8:1-27 INTRODUCTION: This chapter marks a significant shift in the book of Daniel. From this point on to the end of the book, as was also the case from Chapter 1:1-2:4a – the language used for the writing is Hebrew. Previously, from Chapter2:4b – 7:28, the book ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Faith Believes

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Sep 9, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,393 views

    Abraham’s Faith Was Who He Believed A. He Had A Simple Trust In An Unseen God B. He Believed What God Promised C. He Acted On His Belief D. He Grew In His Faith

    America’s “One Nation Under God” Drift - Jesus told Peter you will deny me 3 times before the cock crows, 2012 years later the Democrats did it again - On Wed. 9/5/12 amid boos, Democrats vote to restore God, & Jerusalem to party platform - Chairman rams through platform change to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    What God Said To Me At 4 A.m. In Guangzhou China

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jan 14, 2014
     | 3,419 views

    This tells the story of an insight God gave me into John 14:1-4 the morning before I held my adopted daughter for the first time.

    I want to tell you a story about an insight that God gave me into John 14:1-4, the passage where Jesus speaks of going to prepare a place for us. This is the story of something that happened to me several years ago while I was in Guangzhou China. Karen and I were in Guangzhou to complete our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christmas Billboards Point In The Culture War's Direction

    Contributed by Frederick Meekins on Jan 7, 2012
     | 2,755 views

    Christmas Billboards Point In The Culture War's Direction

    Christmas is the time of year when the thoughts of most Americans grow to be at their most devout. It is increasingly the time of year that the avowed despisers of the Almighty are at their most disrespectful. Before now, the most culturally embarrassing thing to come out of the wastelands of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible