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Who Needs A Boat

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Apr 22, 2005

based on 11 ratings

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We may live a life of Christian comfort with friends and fellow church members until one day God calls us from our everyday existance into His extra ordinary service.

Who Needs A Boat? - Mark Aarssen May 2004 My friends I want to talk today about stepping out. I don’t mean out to dinner or out on the town but stepping out in faith. Has there been a time when you were a witness to one of God’s miracles? A time when you stood and watched in absolute ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:24-29

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

When It Goes Against The Flow Series

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Jul 27, 2004

based on 28 ratings

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Elijah’s classic battle with the Ahab and the false prophets has one theme: God wants His people to connect with Him.

When it means goings against the flow “Connecting with God…” series 20So Ahab summoned everyone in Israel, particularly the prophets, to Mount Carmel. 21Elijah challenged the people: "How long are you going to sit on the fence? If GOD is the real God, follow him; if it’s Baal, follow him. Make up ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:20-22

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Facing The Giants - David's Story Series

Contributed by Gregg Barbour on Feb 8, 2010

based on 4 ratings

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Learn what it means to face your Giants in this message on David's story.

Here we are in the final message in the series of Old School Old Testament Bible Stories. I wanted to wrap up with one of the most famous stories in all of the O.T.—David and Goliath. You’ve all heard the story, probably seen the Veggie Tales episode-Dave and the Giant Pickle, or ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1-37

Denomination: *other

Starting A Biblical American Revolution

Contributed by Larry Wise on Mar 21, 2010

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How we are supposed to handle authority

How To Start a Biblical American Revolution I Peter 2:13-17 There is a letter written anonymously to a man named Diognetus somewhere between A.D. 130 and 200. Diognetus ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:13-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Don't Just Stand There, Do Something Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Apr 11, 2007

based on 6 ratings

| 5,601 views

Miracle of Faith, Pt. 3

DON’T JUST STAND THERE, DO SOMETHING! (MARK 5:21-34) Yahoo! Health describes a bleeding disorder as prolonged bleeding due to inadequate blood clotting or coagulation. Normal blood coagulation, it seems, is a complex process involving as many as 20 different plasma proteins to form a substance ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:21-34

Denomination: Independent/Bible

It's Time To Open The Gift Series

Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Jan 21, 2007

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God gives each of us gifts by His Holy Spirit. Some gifts are special blessings while others may be special talents. These gifts are different for each of us, but they all have one thing in common. They must be unwrapped and opened or they have no valu

My sermon today is the first of two sermons I’ve planned and entitled, “Serving Up God’s Miracles.” On the last day of school, children were bringing gifts to their teacher. The florist’s son brought the teacher a bouquet. The candy store-owner’s son brought the teacher a box of candy. Then the ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Pray For Me

Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Dec 30, 2007

based on 15 ratings

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An appeal for the church to pray for their pastor.

Ephesians 6:18-20 Pray For Me Woodlawn Baptist Church December 30, 2007 Introduction “It takes prayer in the pulpit and prayer in the pew to make preaching arresting, life-giving, and soul-saving.” Those words were written by E.M. Bounds some 120 years ago in a chapter titled, The Preacher’s Cry: ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:18-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Prophet Of The Midnight Hour

Contributed by David Moore on Jan 9, 2008

based on 1 rating

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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

Scripture: Jeremiah 13:15-17

Denomination: Baptist

Why Truth Matters

Contributed by Chuck Colson on Aug 13, 2008

based on 16 ratings

| 9,666 views

Why Truth Matters An Excerpt from The Faith By Charles Colson and Harold Fickett In February Zondervan published The Faith, Given Once, For All: What Christians Believe, Why They Believe It, and Why It Matters. An excerpt from Chapter 4: “Truth” is p

This article is from BreakPoint WorldView magazine: http://www.breakpoint.org/contentindex.asp?ID=146. -------------------------------------------------- Truth Matters Because the Heart of What We Believe Is at Stake The path of postmodern Christianity bears some chilling resem¬blances not only ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:20-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Let's Talk About H-E-Double Hockey Sticks

Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Aug 28, 2007

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The Parable or story of the Rich Man and Lazarus offers us some poignant insights into the realities of hell. Jesus makes it clear that we don’t have to go.

LET’S TALK ABOUT H-E-DOUBLE-HOCKEY STICKS A husband and wife were riding their motorcycles to Sturgis, South Dakota for the annual motorcycle convention when the accident occurred. A young woman with a car full of friends and talking on the cell phone swerved into the wife’s motorbike causing ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Mennonite

The Reward Of Faithfulness Series

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000

based on 578 ratings

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Daniel’s colleagues faced a dilemma - compromise their faith in God or die - but refusing to do so, God stood by them in their hour of peril.

The story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the burning, fiery furnace is a favourite in the Old Testament and it has enjoyed its popularity since the earliest days in the Christian church when the first generation of Christians in Rome were being persecuted for their faith. The story was ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 3:1-30

Denomination: Baptist

Pioneers Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 20, 2010

based on 3 ratings

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The Book of Acts should be called the Book of the Holy Spirit chronicling the lives of spirit filled missionaries, ordinary, everyday people who are possessed by the spirit of Jesus. It describes their “Pioneer Adventures” because it’s about the in-breaki

Pioneers Acts 4 George Washington Bush was born in Pennsylvania in 1778 and was a veteran of the War of 1812 fighting in the battle of New Orleans. In 1830, he moved to Missouri where he met and married Isabella, a young German American. One of the first African Americans to head out West, Bush ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-34

Denomination: Methodist

God Vs Satan - Defining The Sides Series

Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Jul 18, 2013

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Satan is a con artist. He's the best. The reason people refuse to deny themselves to follow Jesus is because satan deceives them into thinking they don't have to. God and Satan are enemies, and the creation of God is the battlefield

In the beginning of human history God warned Adam and Eve about a certain tree in the Garden and that they were forbidden to eat the fruit of this tree. Why did God put this dumb tree in the Garden? GRRRR....We believe God to be all powerful. We believe God to be the ultimate power in the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Ice Tea And Skittles

Contributed by Roosevelt Wright on Mar 24, 2012

based on 7 ratings

| 13,869 views

A sermon about the Christian response to perceived racial injustice, especially in the wake of the slaying of Trayvon Martin

Are there some things that challenge your sense of justice and fair play? Most of us get angry when we see someone cheated out of an opportunity or robbed of their liberty. When we watch the news and see men released from prison after serving decades on bogus charges, our sense of justice is ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Walking Circumspectly

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 21, 2017

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When we say we walk circumspectly we are saying that whatever we choose to do today, we are aware that there will be circumstances. Whatever we do today, we do with the knowledge that there will be future consequences.

I have been reading through our church covenant as I mentioned last Sunday evening and I came across the statement that we engage to walk circumspectly. ____________, you’re a member of the church, are you walking circumspectly? I’ll admit, I had to look that one up to see exactly what it ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 2:4-9

Denomination: Baptist

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