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  • David King avatar

    Judas Iscariot

    Contributed by David King on May 31, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 8,258 views

    He was clever, manipulative, maybe even ingenius, but he was wrong and it cost him so much, think of how he miscalulated the situation.

    TEXT Act 1:25 INTRO: Can you really calculate the odds? Can you really know what is in your future? Can a person really implement their plans to the fullest when they don’t know the future? I submit to you that Judas was a man who thought he had life under control and he had his future going ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Hail To The Chief

    Contributed by Jeremy James on Nov 21, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,057 views

    Why we should look to Christ and not political leaders for guidance and salvation.

    Intro Presidential Politics and campaign Throughout this last week I have paid special attention to the Presidential politics by watching the Democratic National Convention on TV. After it was all over I began to realize that something odd was happening, and at first I dismissed it, but then I was ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Natural Instincts Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Dec 31, 2003
    based on 35 ratings
     | 10,310 views

    The book of Jude has for us a message about perseverance in the faith

    CALL TO PERSEVERE: NATURAL INSTINCTS JUDE 17-21 INTRODUCTION The book of Jude is one of those that we skip over most of the time. Now, it is not because we disagree with anything that it says, its just that the book is so short that when you blink as you turn the pages in your Bible you miss it. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Cinderellas And Cinderfellas

    Contributed by Pastor Dempsey Daniels on May 25, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,965 views

    Cinderfellas and Cinderfellas

    Cinderellas & Cinderfellas Preached - Sunday, June 8, 2003 - Youth Day Celebration Magnolia Missionary Baptist Church - Reverend Houston Pledges Camden Alabama Scripture: "And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Williams III avatar

    Communion And Its Commitment

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Aug 27, 2002
    based on 145 ratings
     | 15,303 views

    This sermon addresses how we are united by One and also how we are one for all.

    COMMUNION AND ITS COMMITMENT Text: First Corinthians 10:16-17 "According to medieval legend, before King Arthur sent his knights on errantry to right wrongs and befriend the helpless, he would call them together at his round table, where each knight could see the face of the his king and ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Willing Workers

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Mar 14, 2002
    based on 115 ratings
     | 22,798 views

    God needs His people to be willing to work for Him.

    NEHEMIAH 4:6 "WILLING WORKERS" INTRO: Nehemiah was the cupbearer of Artaxerxes, king of Persia. * One of his close kinsman arrived from Judea, and Nehemiah was informed of the pitiful condition of Jerusalem and residents of Judea. * Upon learning of their condition, Nehemiah was much grieved, * ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    It's Peter On The Line Series

    Contributed by Peter Mclewin on Mar 14, 2002
    based on 270 ratings
     | 12,439 views

    The real miracle was greater than the catch of fish; Jesus had captured Peter’s heart.

    Hats off to Luke for bringing his readers exclusive coverage of this great story. Jesus had attracted a crowd eager to hear a Word from God. When the Word of God is spoken with clarity, passion and conviction, it always draws a crowd. Gennesaret, the Sea of Tiberias and the Sea of Galilee are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I Would Be Happy If...? Series

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 28, 2002
    based on 64 ratings
     | 8,613 views

    To live in daily happiness and Joy, we must make the right decisions.

    I WOULD BE HAPPY IF? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I often ponder, -- I would be happy if ? -- Then I try to fill in the blank. I have asked friends, what would it take to make you happy? The answer varies greatly, but after accepting the answer, I press would you be happy ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Curtis Kittrell avatar

    Our Gifts To Christ

    Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Jun 18, 2003
    based on 94 ratings
     | 23,371 views

    The greatest gift ever made was by God himself in the person of His Son, Jesus Christ. We read of it in what is called the golden text of the Bible: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should no

    OUR GIFTS TO CHRIST Scripture: Psalm 116:12 INTRODUCTION The greatest gift ever made was by God himself in the person of His Son, Jesus Christ. We read of it in what is called the golden text of the Bible: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Baptism Of Our Lord B

    Contributed by Roger Haugen on Jan 9, 2003
    based on 67 ratings
     | 5,981 views

    Out of chaos comes the words, "You are my beloved Son, with you I am well pleased."

    Baptism of Our Lord B 12 January 2003 Mark 1:4-11, Genesis 1:1-5 Rev. Roger Haugen The Genesis reading is one of my favourites. You get a sense of this wonderful, foreboding mass of moving water. This is the little Hebrew I still remember. Verse 2 “the earth was a formless void and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Broken And Spilled-Out

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on May 30, 2002
    based on 312 ratings
     | 29,394 views

    Salvation: What does "and without shedding of blood is no remission" mean?

    June 2, 2002 The Lord’s Supper leaves vivid images and lessons in all of us. A preacher had been away from home one afternoon donating his blood at the Red Cross. His son was a little concerned when Dad didn’t come home by the time he usually did, and the boy asked his mother, “Is Dad going ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Richard Bell avatar

    Seek, Rest, And Triumph

    Contributed by Richard Bell on Apr 23, 2001
    based on 94 ratings
     | 8,428 views

    When you will earnestly seek the face of God, He will give you rest and triumph over adversity.

    SEEK, REST, AND TRIUMPH 2 Chronicles 14:1-15 INTRODUCTION: During the reigns of Rehoboam and Abijah, the true worship of God in Judah declined. Idolatry increased. Whenever the true worship of God decreases, other things come to fill that vaccum. During that time various places for idol worship ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Nothing New

    Contributed by Michael Treston on Jun 10, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 6,449 views

    ntohing new under the sun

    A wise man once said there really is nothing new under the sun. Technology may have changed, the world may have grown taller with sky scrapers, our horizons may look different as city upon city emerges out of the dust. But basically at the end of the day nothing has changed. ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Weathering Life's Storms

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 25, 2002
    based on 28 ratings
     | 5,201 views

    Storms Happen - Deal with it.

    26, May 2002 Dakota Community Church Weathering Life’s Storms Introduction: Matthew 7:24-27 24"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Names Of God - Devotion No.2 - El-Roy - The God Who Sees (By Ron Botha) Series

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Jul 10, 2006
    based on 20 ratings
     | 8,911 views

    The Title “El-Roy” or the God who Sees was given to God by an Egyptian slave woman named Hagar. In Genesis 16:1-13 the familiar story of the tension between Hagar, Abraham’s servant, and Sarah, has all the ingredients of a modern day Hollywood soapie.

    NOTE TO THE READER: --------------------- This meditation was written by my ministerial colleague, Ron Botha. Ron is Director of Kingdom Ministries International, a covering body for churches and ministries and is based in Cape Town, South Africa. If you have been blessed by this meditation, ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic