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  • Terry Barnhill avatar

    It's Time To Open The Gift Series

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Jan 21, 2007
     | 7,028 views

    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

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Pray For Me

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Dec 30, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 17,103 views

    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

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Prophet Of The Midnight Hour

    Contributed by David Moore on Jan 9, 2008
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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

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Darryl Klassen avatar

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

    Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Aug 28, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,261 views

    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

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Trial By Fire

    Contributed by Bradley Boydston on Aug 17, 2002
    based on 150 ratings
     | 13,218 views

    God is in control – even during crises. Therefore he is worthy of our trust – even during crisis.

    - - - - - All scripture is from the New Living Translation - - - - - 1. Read the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego using a preschool story book That in a nutshell is it. And other than the fact that the pictures are great – one of the reasons I like the way that this book tells the story ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Daren Mitchell avatar

    God Is Judge

    Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Jun 9, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,778 views

    Anyone who doesn’t obey the Son will never experience eternal life but remains under God’s angry judgment

    Most people know or at least recognize John 3:16. “For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” We’re not as familiar with John 3:36, “And anyone who believes in God’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Facing The Giants - David's Story Series

    Contributed by Gregg Barbour on Feb 8, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,425 views

    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

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    Denomination: *other

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    Ice Tea And Skittles

    Contributed by Roosevelt Wright on Mar 24, 2012
    based on 7 ratings
     | 13,928 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

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Starting A Biblical American Revolution

    Contributed by Larry Wise on Mar 21, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,072 views

    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

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Why Truth Matters

    Contributed by Chuck Colson on Aug 13, 2008
    based on 16 ratings
     | 9,732 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

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Bob Faulkner avatar

    Peter, James, And Jude On Universalism Series

    Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Oct 30, 2015
     | 3,420 views

    What did early church leaders think about the doctrine of Universalism?

    PETER-JAMES-JUDE and UNIVERSALISM Did the first Christians suggest to their audiences that salvation is inclusive? 11. The restoration of all things. Acts 2:39-40. The apostle Peter preached a message of repentance and offered the promise of God to his generation. He said that that promise was ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Otis McMillan avatar

    These Are The Days Of Elijah

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on May 20, 2021
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     | 5,500 views

    Jesus seems to speak about two comings of Elijah, one that lies in the future “to restore all things” and another in their immediate past concerning John the Baptist, who would call the nation to repentance. Those days are here again!

    1Ki 17:1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. 1Ki 18:17 ¶ And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Jerry Cosper avatar

    Walking Circumspectly

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 21, 2017
     | 6,559 views

    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

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Daren Mitchell avatar

    God Vs Satan - Defining The Sides Series

    Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Jul 18, 2013
     | 6,421 views

    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

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Hypocrites

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Mar 21, 2019
     | 7,959 views

    A study in the Gospel of Matthew 21: 28 – 32

    Matthew 21: 28 – 32 Hypocrites 28 “But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go, work today in my vineyard.’ 29 He answered and said, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he regretted it and went. 30 Then he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel