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  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Muddy Waters [simplicity / Assurance]

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Feb 25, 2005
    based on 51 ratings
     | 5,645 views

    If you had a child that was abducted, and you had the chance to get a message to them telling them how to get home...would you make that message simple or complicated? So it is w/ God’s salvation. Free Powerpoint at website.

    Muddy Waters Acts 16:25-30 PowerPoint at: http://www.gbcdecatur.org/sermons/MuddyWaters.html Several cases of child abductions have been in the news in recent weeks. And just this past Friday, in a kidnapping horrifyingly reminiscent of Elizabeth Smart a few years ago, 9 yr. old Jessica Lunsford ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Douglas Bryan avatar

    Trading Spaces With Those Who Are Hurting

    Contributed by Douglas Bryan on Oct 4, 2004
    based on 38 ratings
     | 2,389 views

    This messages encourages others to see the needs of others. People will never meet the needs of others if they refuse to acknowledge the need, accept people where they are, and then act to minister to those who are hurting.

    TRADING SPACES WITH THOSE WHO ARE HURTING Mark 2:1-12 INTRODUCTION: A. One of the deepest desires, deepest needs of every human heart is the desire for community ILL> Consider for a moment the top rated television shows for the last 3 decades. 1970’s - Brady Bunch Here’s the story of a lovely ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Discerning God's Will

    Contributed by Matthew Morine on Apr 12, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 8,507 views

    How do we know God’s will in the big choices in life? How can we discern which direction to go? We can walk by faith into the future because of confidence in the caring nature of our God.

    DISCERNING GOD’S WILL When I was in Canada as a new Christian I had a huge choice to make. I had three options in front of me to choose from. All of these choices were good and moral. It was not a choice between right or wrong but rather an inconclusive choice. I had to pick from these ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Would You Just Answer Me! Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Dec 1, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
     | 4,855 views

    We rejoice in a God who answers.

    WOULD YOU JUST ANSWER ME! Luke 1:13 (5-17) S: Prayer Th: We have reason to rejoice! Pr: WE REJOICE IN A GOD WHO ANSWERS. ?: Inductive (How?) KW: Responses TS: We will find in our study of Zechariah how God responds to our prayers. The ____ way God responds ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Pursuing God

    Contributed by Dan Campbell on Jan 12, 2006
    based on 16 ratings
     | 23,288 views

    We all have goals and dreams. And, we are all hopeful that those dreams will one day come true.

    PURSUING GOD Psalm 27:1-4 How did you do with your homework from last week? How did what you wrote as important line up with how you’re living? I trust that your response was to ask the Lord to help you put things in the right order. (Show movie clip from National Treasure) All of us are ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Patrick Lane avatar

    Undertanding Above Obedience

    Contributed by Patrick Lane on Jan 16, 2001
    based on 50 ratings
     | 4,391 views

    John the Baptizer’s call for repentance calls us to live the live we already know.

    As I reminisce on Christmas this year a few movies come to mind. It’s a wonderful life, miracle on 34th street; a Christmas story is my favorite. Another favorite is the edited version of Christmas Vacation. That movie is full of hilarious scenes and the one I believe to be my favorite changes ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Stephen Becker avatar

    Joy In Suffering: Only The Redeemed Will Walk There

    Contributed by Stephen Becker on Dec 22, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,686 views

    A Christmas sermon of longsuffering and trust in God, through good times and in bad. A look at Christian suffering and how our walk with Christ changes our perspective, especially in light of Jesus’ suffering for us.

    Joy In Suffering “Only the redeemed will walk there” Isaiah 35 Stephen H. Becker, M.Div. St. Peter’s Lutheran Church—Elk Grove, CA 3rd Sunday in Advent December 16, 2007—Evening Contemporary Worship In my secular job—my job outside of the church—I train people how to use some very ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    A Successful Life

    Contributed by Matthew Mobley on Mar 28, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,651 views

    Jesus’ description of a successful life is different than that of most folks.

    Bishop Will Willimon is the resident bishop for the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church. But before he was elected bishop in 2004, he was dean of the chapel at Duke University – one of the most prestigious universities in America. He tells this story from his days at Duke about ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Wll God Have To Dig And Dung You?

    Contributed by W. Alderman on Jan 8, 2009
    based on 11 ratings
     | 17,155 views

    This is a message on the importance of being fruitful

    “WILL GOD HAVE TO DIG AND DUNG YOU?” TEXT: Luke 13: 6-9 W. Max Alderman 6 He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none. 7 Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Eavesdropping In Gethsemane

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jan 25, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,308 views

    Sermon Objective: To show God’s people the connection between an intimate prayer life and the ability to follow God’s will.

    EAVESDROPPING IN GETHSEMANE Mark 14:32-41 Sermon Objective: To show God’s people the connection between an intimate prayer life and the ability to follow God’s will. Supporting Scripture: Psalm 91:1-16; Jeremiah 29:11; Hebrews 5:7-9 NOTE: This sermon included a vocalist who sings the hymn “Where ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Gene Gregory avatar

    God's View Of Economics

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Feb 26, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,810 views

    Looks at biblical principals as applied to economics, capitialism and socialism. Expanded outline

    Genesis 2 - Genesis 2:1-3, 15 There has been a great deal of discussion in our country, during the past 8 months especially, about work, capitalism, socialism, and the ownership of private property. We are having some difficult times, and people are struggling, but there are some things we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Peter Loughman avatar

    Chaos And Control - Positive Perspective Or Faith Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jul 29, 2008
    based on 20 ratings
     | 11,974 views

    Where does a positive perspective end and faith begin? Faith is not simply hoping that things will work out someday. If a positive perspective is what brings me success, then why do I need God?

    A rabbi was at odds with his congregation. The president of the synagogue said, ”Rabbi, we must have a conference to settle this dispute once and for all.” So the rabbi, the president an the ten elders met together to discuss the issue – but the rabbi soon discovered that he was the sole dissenting ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    When God Asks Too Much

    Contributed by David Heflin on Feb 8, 2007
    based on 28 ratings
     | 9,979 views

    This sermon focuses on the audacious call to Abraham to sacrifice his only son and reflects on the times when we feel that God is asking too much of us. It is only in light of the sacrifice of God’s only Son that we can appreciate his call.

    When God Asks Too Much Gen. 22 and Mark 14:32ff Newland Street C/C 8/20/06 (Sunday Evening) Introduction: Have you ever felt like God was asking too much? Sometimes other people amaze us. They will ask us to do something, which we feel obligated to do, or have to come up with some excuse not to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Norman Lawrence avatar

    Shipwrecked Faith

    Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Jul 4, 2007
    based on 41 ratings
     | 19,337 views

    Life is a great journey on which we are in the process of going through. The Christian Life has often been compared to a “race”, a “fight”, a “warfare”, a “journey”, and more.

    SHIPWRECKED FAITH 1 Tim. 1:18-20 Timothy, my son, I give you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by following them you may fight the good fight, [19] holding on to faith and a good conscience. Some have rejected these and so have shipwrecked their ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    The Story- Chapter 30 Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Aug 29, 2014
     | 7,100 views

    In the 30th chapter of The Story, we will see the end of the great ministry of Paul. He finished strong!

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • As we are closing in on the end of our series, “The Story,” I pray that we are starting to be aware that as we live in the lower story, a story at times filled with chaos, confusion, struggles, sickness, and injustice, there is an UPPER ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ