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  • Jeff Strite avatar

    A Dream Of Freedom Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 4, 2010
    based on 66 ratings
     | 17,474 views

    What did Joseph’s dreams mean for him? For others? For Israel? And did God give our nation’s founders a similar dream for America?

    OPEN: A lot of important things can happen to a person while they sleep. For example: 1. Genesis 2:21 tells of someone who had surgery performed on him while he slept. Who was that? (Adam) 2. Genesis 28:11-15 tells of a man who slept at Bethel and dreamed about angels. Who was that? ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How Do I Know Where To Go? Series

    Contributed by Larry Wise on Dec 3, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,976 views

    A message about the Providence of God.

    How Do I Know Where To Go? Psalm 23:3-5 Most of us know the story of the first Thanksgiving,at least, we know the Pilgrim version. But how many of us know the Indian viewpoint? No, I’m not talking about some revisionist, p.c. version of history. I’m talking about the amazing story of the way God ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Promises Of His Life Series

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Dec 10, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,502 views

    God made promises about the coming savior. This message focuses on the promised proclamation, and the promise to be PROPHET, PRIEST and KING. Find my sermon notes and audio at www.praiseag.org

    THE PROMISED SAVIOR – The Promises of His Life Malachi 3:1 NIV "See, I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come," says the Lord Almighty. INTRODUCTION: One ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Christmas On Purpose Series

    Contributed by David Rumley on Dec 21, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,405 views

    Learning from the heralding messages of the Angels to the Shepherds. In this first message of our Christmas series we learn to respond like the shepherds... to pause our normal activity, search out Christ, and come to a place of worship. This series conc

    THE PURPOSE OF CHRISTMAS Luke 2: 8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    When Jesus Crosses Your Path

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Jan 15, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,355 views

    There are many times when we feel like outcasts - on those occasions Jesus, who is also an outcast, crosses our path and brings us hope.

    What happens when Jesus crosses your path? Well anything can happen can’t it. When Jesus crossed Peter’s path Peter went from an unschooled fisherman to a disciple. When Jesus crossed Matthew’s path Matthew went from hated tax collector to well-loved Gospel writer. When Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Form Without The Fire

    Contributed by Jim Mccutchen on Sep 21, 2010
    based on 16 ratings
     | 6,933 views

    Gods messengers are called to stir the waters of this hell bent generation and with a bible in one hand and the grace of God in the other preachers need to mount the pulpits and preach with the boldness of John the Baptist, and trouble or cities with

    FORM WITHOUT THE FIRE! Background of the story: At the time of I Kings 18, the King of Israel was a man named Ahab, and he was married to a Philistine woman who is known her wickedness - Jezebel. Jezebel’s evil influence and Ahab's leadership led the nation of Israel to fall into ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Johnny A. Palmer Jr. avatar

    The One Bigger Then Life

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Mar 29, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,144 views

    The Introduction to the gospel of John is beyond wonderful!

    Admin OptionsFeature Edit Discussion Close Discussion Add Tags Cancel Delete Discussion Intro: 1. In Minnesota, you can find a huge statue of Paul Bunyan, but it’s not near big enough. Legend has him dragging the pick behind him, thus making the Grand Canyon! He combed his beard with a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Do You Have The Spirit? Part 2 Series

    Contributed by C Vincent on Apr 24, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,437 views

    The natural man cannot receive the things of the Spirit. The Holy Spirit is needed today.

    Do you have the Spirit? Part 2 JCC 25.04.10 am Read 1 Cor 2:9-16 Key Verse: V 14 Human intellect cannot understand the things of the Spirit The theologians have a term for the human nature, ‘The Adamic nature’ Paul in another place refers to the natural man as the old man or the old ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    Go Into The City! Our City!

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jan 15, 2008
     | 2,951 views

    We must follow Jesus’ call to go into our community and make disciples.

    Acts 1:1-11 August 12, 2007 ACTS 1:1-9 1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. 3 After his suffering, he showed himself to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Right Way To Judge Series

    Contributed by Chad Bolfa on Apr 14, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,974 views

    Jesus, here in the Sermon on the Mount, deals with two different extremes of the problem of human judgment. The first extreme is a harsh, critical spirit. The second extreme is permissiveness. Tonight, we want to take a look at both of these extremes, and

    Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount part 16 The right way to Judge Pm Service February 15th 2009 Matthew 7:1-6 Introduction About twenty-four years ago, a congregation in Oklahoma disfellowshiped a woman for immorality. When she filed a lawsuit against the church, the story made all the national news ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tyler Edwards avatar

    The Death Of Christ Series

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Apr 15, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,416 views

    How did the Cross get to be the central theme of Christianity?

    The Death of Christ The cross: it is the central theme to Christianity. We identify ourselves, our Lord, our God by particularly cruel form of execution. Yet we display the cross with pride. We wear it on t-shirts, on jewelry, some of us even tattoo it on our bodies. Why is it that we ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Does Easter Make A Difference

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Apr 17, 2006
    based on 16 ratings
     | 8,137 views

    A sermon for the 2nd Sunday of Easter

    2nd Sunday of Easter John 20:19-31 "Does Easter make A Difference?" 19 ¶ On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." 20 When he had said this, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    My God? Series

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Apr 30, 2006
     | 3,476 views

    Having just one God is both a command and a blessing

    Title: My God? Text: Exodus 20:2-3 Intro: In 1999, ESPN named Michael Jordan the “athlete of the century.” AP ranked him number 2. Anyone who ever saw him play – even someone like me who doesn’t care for sports – knew that his ability was something special. But what you may not remember as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tim Hedberg avatar

    Christmas Presence - John The Baptist

    Contributed by Tim Hedberg on Dec 10, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,206 views

    A Christmas Presence for Baby Jesus.

    For the next 4 Sundays we are going to be spending our time preparing for Christmas by becoming familiar with those people God invited to be at his son’s birth. When God decided the time was right, he birthed his son in the flesh to be Immanuel - "God with us" and when he did he sent out some ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • David Rogers avatar

    A Lamb God's Perfect Gift To Man

    Contributed by David Rogers on Jan 5, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,161 views

    What the true gift of Christmas really is

    A Lamb God’s Perfect Gift to Man John 1 29-42 Prayer Introduction The recent news story of the pregnant Missouri woman who was lured to her death and then robbed of her unborn baby is one of the most tragic stories to cross our news wires in a very long time. Even though we have been confronted ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist