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    A Local Hero - Shamgar

    Contributed by Norm Beckett on Dec 22, 2000
    based on 124 ratings
     | 8,076 views

    In a world of uncertainty and insecurity, spiritual people are needed.

    A LOCAL HERO - SHAMGAR “After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an ox goad” (Judges 3: 31). In the book of Joshua, God was with the whole nation as they conquered the land of promise. But, in Judges, God turned from the nation and gave victory to ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    A Tree And Its Fruit

    Contributed by Norm Beckett on Dec 22, 2000
    based on 80 ratings
     | 5,720 views

    Charismatic activity is no substitute for godly living.

    A TREE AND ITS FRUIT “By their fruit you will recognised them”, (Matthew 7: 16, 20). Matthew wrote his Gospel for Jewish-Christians - Jewish-Christians who were forced to separate themselves from their Jewish brothers and sisters because of their new found faith in Jesus as the Messiah. ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Tell It To Jesus

    Contributed by Norm Beckett on Dec 29, 2000
    based on 107 ratings
     | 12,406 views

    when life deals a hard blow, tell it to Jesus!

    "TELL IT TO JESUS" "John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus", (Matthew 14 : 12). What a birthday party! What a present! Herod’s birthday feast. One does not need to think to long or hard, to picture what type of party was in progress. A wild ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Don't Die Till You See Jesus Series

    Contributed by Norm Beckett on Jan 8, 2001
    based on 81 ratings
     | 7,890 views

    God does not want any person to die until he/she has seen Jesus.

    DON’T DIE TILL YOU’VE SEEN JESUS "It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Christ" (Luke 2: 26). Simeon was his name. A man with a very common Jewish male name. A man that was not necessarily a young man, however he is not ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Dependence On God

    Contributed by Norm Beckett on Jan 27, 2001
    based on 59 ratings
     | 14,012 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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    A Lesson In Trusting

    Contributed by Norm Beckett on Mar 6, 2001
    based on 79 ratings
     | 4,085 views

    We’re sometimes slow to trust God even though He has always come through in the past.

    A LESSON IN TRUSTING “Be careful”, Jesus warned them. “Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod”, (Mark 8: 15). Here we have one of those recurring occasions that take place in the ministry of Jesus - the feeding of a large crowd of people. The people came from near 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
     | 5,115 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
     | 7,676 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
     | 3,727 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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    Resurrection Power

    Contributed by Norm Beckett on Jun 11, 2001
    based on 30 ratings
     | 4,487 views

    The direction of Your lives can be altered by the power and presence of Jesus in our life. It’s time for a miracle.

    RESURRECTION POWER!!! “When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways” (Acts 3: 26). Peter and John had just healed the beggar at the temple gate where he was sitting begging money that he could live. The people who ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Two Stories, Two Men

    Contributed by Norm Beckett on Jun 27, 2001
    based on 28 ratings
     | 3,915 views

    The message of salvation enriches our lives.

    TWO STORIES, ONE RESPONSE “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought the field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Waiting For Someone To Say Grace Series

    Contributed by Norm Story on Jul 16, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,637 views

    the Church is calle to say ’grace’, reflecting God’s grace to us

    "Waiting for Someone to Say Grace" Matthew 18:21-35 Romans 14:1-10 (Matthew 18:21-35 NRSV) Then Peter came and said to him, "Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?" {22} Jesus said to him, "Not seven times, but, I tell you, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Yes We Have A Future

    Contributed by Norm Story on Feb 7, 2003
    based on 53 ratings
     | 8,017 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
     | 7,524 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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    The Light Has Come

    Contributed by Norm Beckett on Dec 27, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 12,337 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