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  • Richard White avatar

    He Overcame Series

    Contributed by Richard White on Oct 20, 2012
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     | 6,379 views

    I gleaned this from a book by RC Sproul by the same title "12 Promises Christians struggle with". The question is Do we believe God or Not?

    He Overcame John 16:33ff One of the main reasons we have a problems accepting the promises of God is SIN. Sin comes so naturally to us that our default position is not to believe God. Adam and Eve failed to believe God, when the Father of lies told them “You will surely not die, you ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Resurrection Of Jesus

    Contributed by Chris Blackshaw on Apr 13, 2012
     | 5,248 views

    In depth explanation of the biblical text and a reflection of what it means for us today

    What a day it turned out to be, in fact what a life changing and challenging week it had been. Jesus’ arrest, interrogation and crucifixion, leading to his death on the cross, had seen his faithful followers scatter and hide themselves away, as they shared with each other their grief for a ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Stop Doubting And Believe

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Apr 15, 2012
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    Through our belief and faithful witness that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, we can influence this community to have life in Jesus name.

    What is our motto, our slogan, at St. Thomas? A Believing Church in an Doubting World. From the very beginning, God called His people to believe, to be faithful, to trust Him. God told Noah to build an ark; and he believed Him and was saved. He told Abram that he’d give him the land of Canaan ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Ibelieve: God, The Father Series

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Aug 26, 2013
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     | 6,942 views

    A sermon focusing on the aspect of God, the Father Almighty as contained in the Apostle's Creed.

    In case you didn’t know, Vanessa and I just moved. We discovered, once again, we have a lot of stuff. We’ve also committed to never moving again. At least, we hope we don’t have to move again. It’s tiring. It’s taxing. It’s challenging. And, we’ve got ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    God Pleasing Faith.

    Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Sep 8, 2013
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    Everyone has faith, everyone has mustard seed faith like it or not and we cannot get through one single day without living by faith. Yet there are many different kinds of faith, and we want to home into God pleasing as that is the one that gets results.

    This sermon was delivered to both St. John’s and St. Oswald’s, Scottish Episcopal churches in Girvan and Maybole on the 11th August 2013. Prayer: Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of our hearts be acceptable to you O Lord. Amen. Introduction: Everyone has faith, everyone ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

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    Only Believe

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Jul 14, 2008
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     | 13,637 views

    Fear is an impediment to faith. This message looks at the example of Jairus that allowed his faith to overcome his fears.

    Only Believe Mark 5:36 Sunday, April 20, 2008 Pastor Brian Matherlee Mark 5:21-43 Talking points to the story • Mark has grouped together 4 miracles from 4:35-5:43 • He is giving us a glimpse of the reason behind the frenzy of people pressed around Jesus. It wasn’t a calm scene. No, the people ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Walking On Water Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Aug 14, 2008
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    Maybe there was a time in your life when you were walking on water on a regular basis – a time when your heart was much like Peter’s: “command me. Tell me to come to you.” Or perhaps it’s been a while since you’ve got out of the boat – but the Lord is pa

    Opening illustration: You may have heard the story about a man who gets too close to the edge of the Grand Canyon, looses his balance, and slips over the edge. Just before falling 1000 feet, he grabs on to a root sticking out from the edge. "Help me!" He hollers. "Is there anyone up there? Help ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What We Believe, Does It Matter?

    Contributed by William D. Brown on Dec 10, 2008
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     | 4,220 views

    Some folks it seems think that as long as their sincere in what they believe, that one religion is as good as another, but as we’ll read today that is not the case.

    ACTS 17: 10-34 WHAT WE BELIEVE, DOES IT MATTER? Some folks it seems think that as long as their sincere in what they believe, that one religion is as good as another, but as we’ll read today that is not the case. Here in Acts 17: we find that Paul had been preaching ‘Jesus” in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Prince Caspian: Confidence Without Evidence Series

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Jan 21, 2009
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    Faith, by definition, requires us to move beyond our senses and our reason into an area that cannot be proven.

    Prince Caspian: Confidence without evidence 1 Peter 1:8-9 The children are confronted with a choice. They don’t know which way to go to get across the gorge and meet Prince Caspian. Earlier in the story, Lucy sees Aslan, and points him out to the others. He is guiding them a specific but hidden ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Science And Christianity Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Jul 5, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,791 views

    Is Science in conflict with the claims of Christianity? How can someone hold to the truth of Science and the truth of Christianity at the same time?

    This is a series based on and heavily dependent on Timothy Keller’s Best Seller "The Reason For God" for which I’m deeply grateful. It uses much of his argument though with various additions by myself or the other preachers of the series. How do you answer your friends or colleagues when they ask ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • William R. Nabaza avatar

    Believe And Hope With No Reason At All, That's The Start Of Faith - Romans

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Aug 12, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,739 views

    Believe And Hope With No Reason At All, That's The Start Of Faith - Romans 4:18-19

    Believe And Hope With No Reason At All, That's The Start Of Faith - Romans 4:18-19 Romans 4:18 Abraham believed and hoped, even when there was no reason for hoping, and so became "the father of many nations." Just as the scripture says, "Your descendants will be as many as the stars." Romans ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Honoring The Son Series

    Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Jun 13, 2011
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     | 5,620 views

    This sermon addresses the discussion Jesus had with the Jews following the healing of the lame man on the Sabbath, and how Jesus’ words contributed greatly to their desire to kill him.

    Good morning. If you have your Bibles please open up to the Gospel of John Chapter 5.16. If you haven’t been here in a while or haven’t been here at all we have been going through the Gospel of John for the past 3 months so we should be through the book about this time next year. The book of John ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Are You A Real Follower?

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jun 16, 2011
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     | 4,449 views

    It is possible to believe in Jesus without actually following Jesus. We need to be sure we know which category we fit in.

    ARE YOU A REAL FOLLOWER? INTRODUCTION: You can’t be a follower without being a believer but it is possible to believe in Jesus without actually following Jesus. I’m not saying that a believer isn’t a follower. You will find plenty of places in scripture that refer to Christians ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Charles Worth avatar

    Are You Born Again? Series

    Contributed by Charles Worth on Sep 4, 2009
     | 6,052 views

    A four part series inspired by 1 John 5, it goes over the four proofs of our belief in God. This is Proof 1, Being Born Again

    Do You Believe? (Part one) (A four sermon series from 1 John 5) Are You Born Again? 1 John 5 How do you know that you really believe in God? Last week we talked about false teachers and false doctrine. How can we look at others and see if they truly believe? We are going to spend the next ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Is Faith? Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Oct 10, 2009
    based on 15 ratings
     | 12,605 views

    Knowing Christ is where true faith begins. From there we grow through the essentials of discipleship: Bible study, prayer, preaching, worship and Christian friendship and fellowship.

    What is faith? A Sunday-School teacher asked her class one day, “What is faith?” the class sat there quietly - which was a surprise in itself, so the teacher asked again, “can anyone tell me what is faith?” You could see the little minds working and one boy stuck up his hand. The teacher said, ‘Ok ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal