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    The Light Has Come

    Contributed by Norm Beckett on Dec 27, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 12,215 views

    A small baby, the bearer of light, brings joy, deliverance and victory

    THE LIGHT HAS COME “For those who lived in a land of deep shadows – light! Sunbursts of light!” (Isaiah 9: 2 – THE MESSAGE). “They lived in a land of shadows but now light is shining on them” (GOOD NEWS BIBLE). “The Light has come” declared the prophet Isaiah and that is what we celebrate every ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Yes We Have A Future

    Contributed by Norm Story on Feb 7, 2003
    based on 53 ratings
     | 7,936 views

    Focus on immediate suffering, or a longer-term perspective?

    "Yes, You Do Have a Future" Isaiah 40:26-31 Romans 8:18-28 (Isaiah 40:26-31 NRSV) " Lift up your eyes on high and see: Who created these? He who brings out their host and numbers them, calling them all by name; because he is great in strength, mighty in power, not one is missing. {27} Why do you ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    A Spy Story

    Contributed by Norm Beckett on Jul 31, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 7,411 views

    To know that God is available to help you face your fears

    A SPY STORY “And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Caanan” (Numbers 13: 17). I don’t mind a spy story do you? There is something about the mystery and intrigue that gathers around a good spy yarn that just gets you in. You might have read spy stories by Tom Clancy, Len Deighton, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Let's Build An Altar

    Contributed by Norm Beckett on Aug 14, 2001
    based on 40 ratings
     | 5,040 views

    Let’s make a space for ourselves as well as a place for God, to mark the realisation of God’s very presence and the recognition of God’s voice.

    LET’S BUILD AN ALTAR “Abram built an altar there to the Lord” (Genesis 12: 8). Abram was asked of God to leave behind all that he had known, his country, his relatives and his home (Genesis 12: 1). Abram was asked by God to become a immigrant and a nomad. There are many who have left behind ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    My All Is On The Altar

    Contributed by Norm Beckett on Sep 10, 2001
    based on 71 ratings
     | 7,610 views

    How our offerings are pleasing to the Lord!

    MY ALL IS ON THE ALTAR “And the priest is to burn all of it on the altar” (Leviticus 1: 9). The sacrificial system of the Old Testament seems so far removed from us today. We are probably very thankful that the slaughter of bullocks, sheep, goats, doves or pigeons is not part of our worship ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Terror From The Heavens

    Contributed by Norm Miller on Sep 17, 2001
    based on 76 ratings
     | 3,664 views

    This sermon uses the tragic events of Sept. 11 and 2 Chron 7:14 to call the Church to repentance.

    Terror from the heavens By Norman Miller preached at New Hope Baptist Church September 16, 2001 September 11, 2001---a day emblazoned in the collective American memory---a day that has burned into my heart an emotional collage of sympathy, anger, grief, love, and, yes, forgiveness. At 8:45 a.m. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dependence On God

    Contributed by Norm Beckett on Jan 27, 2001
    based on 59 ratings
     | 13,871 views

    If we want significance, success and security, we need God

    DEPENDENCE ON GOD “The Lord said, “If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them”” (Genesis 11: 6) A world with one language - a good idea? Yes? No? Men working together in unity - a good idea?? Yes? ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Why Did Judas Do It?

    Contributed by Norm Story on Apr 6, 2001
    based on 219 ratings
     | 31,890 views

    He did it for the money; we too are vulnerable to greedy love of money

    "Why Did Judas Do It?" Matthew 26:6-16 John 12:4-6 Mathew 26:47-50; 27:3-5 For a prosecutor to win a conviction in court,they must offer a reasonable motive for doing the crime. A jury will want to know why someone did the particular deed. In life, we expect some rational explanation for ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    From Plea To Praise Series

    Contributed by Norm Beckett on Apr 8, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
     | 6,240 views

    Don’t concentrate on the help you need, recognise that the helper is right there with you.

    PLEA TO PRAISE "The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, ’Hosanna to the Son of David!’ "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’ ’Hosanna in the highest!’ (Matthew 21: 9) As Jesus entered Jerusalem on that day long ago, he attracted a large crowd of people. ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    The Second Word From The Cross: Salvation Series

    Contributed by Norm Beckett on Apr 18, 2001
    based on 84 ratings
     | 44,660 views

    The dying thief representative of us! People who are in desperate need of salvation. People who need a promise and hope. People who need to be in the company of Jesus now and forever.

    THE SECOND WORD FROM THE CROSS - Salvation "And he said to Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today thou shalt be with me in paradise" (Luke 23: 42, 43). We know that there were two thieves, bandits that were crucified ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    The Third Word From The Cross: Affection Series

    Contributed by Norm Beckett on Apr 18, 2001
    based on 219 ratings
     | 98,964 views

    The cross broadens the concept of family - the family of God.

    THE THIRD WORD FROM THE CROSS - Affection "Jesus saw his mother and the disciple he loved standing there; so he said to his mother, "He is your son." Then he said to the disciple, "She is your mother." From that time the disciple took her to live in his home", (John 19: 26, 27 We have been ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    The Fourth Word From The Cross: Anguish Series

    Contributed by Norm Beckett on Apr 18, 2001
    based on 188 ratings
     | 83,082 views

    When we feel most betrayed, Jesus understands, for he experienced total abandonment. When we feel most alone, the truth and reality is that we are not.

    THE FOURTH WORD FROM THE CROSS - Anguish "At about three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud shout, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachtani?" which means, "My God, My God why did you abandon me" (Matthew 27: 46). Out of the darkness comes a loud cry. A piercing cry. It is not a cry against God, it is ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    But By God's Grace

    Contributed by Norm Beckett on Apr 22, 2001
    based on 45 ratings
     | 8,203 views

    It is only through God’s grace we can see the Risen Lord!

    BUT BY GOD’S GRACE! “and last of all he was seen by me...” (1 Corinthians 15: 8) Jesus appeared to Peter. Then he appeared to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time. The he appeared to James, Jesus’ brother, and again to all the ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    The Lord Was With Joseph

    Contributed by Norm Beckett on Nov 6, 2001
    based on 40 ratings
     | 15,416 views

    God is there for me in the midst of daily concerns.

    THE LORD WAS WITH JOSEPH Genesis 39: 2, 3, 21, 23 - "The Lord was with Joseph …" A ’buzz’ word of society these days is the word ’dysfunctional’. It is a word that covers a multitude of issues and problems that beset people with communities and families. If there was ever a family that could be ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Forgetfulness

    Contributed by Norm Beckett on Nov 6, 2001
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,447 views

    We often forget, but God never forgets about us.

    FORGETFUL? “But the wine steward never gave Joseph another thought – he forgot all about him” (Genesis 40: 23). Have you ever said to someone you would ring them, and didn’t? Has someone come to your mind and you’ve failed to make contact with them? Has someone done something for you and ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness