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  • Joe Durai avatar

    Facing The Future

    Contributed by Joe Durai on Aug 18, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
     | 7,180 views

    How do I face the many crossroads that will come up in an uncertain future?

    FACING THE FUTURE Let us reflect and absorb the Bible’s perspective of facing the future. A popular saying is Religion is man’s attempt to reach God but Jesus is God’s attempt to reach man. We all come to crossroads at several junctures in our lives and we wonder which is the path we should ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    Prayer Cover

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 11, 2002
    based on 31 ratings
     | 4,192 views

    one of a series on Acts

    Prayer Cover Out of this Present Darkness/Piercing the Darkness by Frank Peritti - are both powerful stories. They illustrate several important reality for Christians today. We are not in a battle with flesh and blood. We are in a battle with spiritual forces. Eph 6 makes it clear - we are in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    An Attitude Of Obedience Series

    Contributed by Ed Wood on May 30, 2002
    based on 108 ratings
     | 18,157 views

    What is our attitude toward being obedient to Christ. This message examines that subject.

    AN ATTITUDE OF OBEDIENCE Acts 5:17-32 INTRO: Obedience can be costly, obedience can be difficult, but genuine obedience is seldom boring. From the beginnings of the church, believers have faced the world with the attitude of obedience to God whatever the cost. I. THE PRIORITY OF OBEDIENCE. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Thy Rod And Staff Lesson 8

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jun 18, 2002
    based on 115 ratings
     | 18,620 views

    Depend on the Shepherd’s club to protect you and His staff to guide you.

    A. INTRODUCTION: TWO POWERFUL HELPERS 1. This word is not our home, there is little comfort, but the Lord has, “a rod and staff to comfort you.” 2. Usually, people think “rod and staff” are the same thing. But each is a different instrument. 3. The word “rod” is more than a stick, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I Am The Good Shepherd

    Contributed by Robert Tomas on Apr 24, 2002
    based on 105 ratings
     | 5,720 views

    If the Shepherd died, who would care for the sheep?

    MAY 19, 2000 WORSHIP SERVICE SCRIPTURES ·First Reading Acts 4:8-12 ·Psalm 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 29 ·Second Reading 1 John 3:1-2 ·Gospel John 10:11-18 REFLECTION There was once a great actor, who graced the theatres reciting popular literary passages. In one of his performances, an old man ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How The Holy Spirit Enables Us To Communicate Across Social-Cultural Barriers

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,584 views

    1. The Holy Spirit gives us the wisdom to communicate according to peoples' social-cultural perspective.

    1. The Holy Spirit gives us the wisdom to communicate according to peoples' social-cultural perspective. Every person has a social-cultural perspective developed through years of conditioning. The Spirit of God helps us learn how to best appeal to the aspects of each person's perspectives according ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How The Holy Spirit Helps Us Close The Gap Between The Ideals That We Profess To Believe And The Reality Of Our Lifestyles

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 27 ratings
     | 3,054 views

    1. The Holy Spirit convicts us of our sins by pointing out areas in our life where we are not living up to Christ’s standards of commitment.

    1. The Holy Spirit convicts us of our sins by pointing out areas in our life where we are not living up to Christ’s standards of commitment. Jesus said, "Why do you call me Lord, Lord, but do not do the things that I say?" (Luke 6:46) Ask the Lord to help you to be more responsive to the ways that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Mapping Out Your Dream

    Contributed by Bob Briggs on Dec 14, 2000
    based on 64 ratings
     | 6,651 views

    Dreams to be put into action calls for a plan of setting goals.

    Mapping out your dream by setting goals. Goals will create a road map for your success. Turn to Ex. 13:17-22. Moses, after the burning bush, returned to Egypt to lead the Israelites out to the Promised Land. (READ) Their success did not take the shorter road, and it was mapped out ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Visions And Provisions

    Contributed by Douglas Vincent on Mar 17, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,797 views

    1. The abundance of God is given for a reason 2. We need the Spirit of God to show us how to use the abundance

    Genesis 41 Visions and Provisions A few weeks ago I told you a short story about receiving a message from God for a friend of mine. I want to bring you back to the story as a way of helping us understand how God works. My friend was in a tough spot. He had conflicted relationship with his ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Passing Down The Faith

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Apr 26, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,114 views

    1 John seems to reveal a generation gap for the first time in Christian experience. How do we handle this? John’s message is helpful here.

    (The audio version of this is longer and more complete) How do we pass on the truth to the next generation? How keep from losing our children to the world? Every generation has a choice to make. The gospel and letters of John may have been written to address this very subject. John writes to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Seeing With New Eyes

    Contributed by John Vella on Jan 31, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,492 views

    We need to constantly see God’s creation and all that is in it with new eyes.

    Third Sunday of Lent - Year C March 11th, 2007 Readings: * Exod. 3:1-8a, 13-15 * 1 Cor. 10:1-6, 10-12 * Lk. 13:1-9 Seeing With New Eyes Repent In English, most of us understand the word "repent" in a very limited way. We often use this word as if it had only one small, restricted meaning. ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • T.J. Conwell avatar

    Revelation, Part 29 Series

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Jan 20, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,886 views

    Study of the Book of Revelation

    Revelation, Part 29 Revelation 15:1-8 Introduction Tonight, we examine a glimpse of Heaven again where things are now calm. We are seeing another example of worship in heaven, and again I say that this ought to being to us a sense of wonder and awe. When any person gets an opportunity to look ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Why Be Baptised?

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Jan 13, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,434 views

    Have you been baptised as a believer? Here’s what it means to be baptised.

    Why Be Baptised? Mark 1:1-8 Mark 1:1-8 The beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. It is written in Isaiah the prophet: "I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way"--"a voice of one calling in the desert, ’Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    How To Get To Where God Wants Me To Be

    Contributed by Dr. Phillip Paschal on Jan 14, 2009
    based on 15 ratings
     | 14,446 views

    FOLLOEING HID MANDATES

    HOW TO GET TO WHERE GOD WANTS ME TO BE EXODUS. 13: 17, 18,21-22 1.INTRODUCTION. AS WE PILGRIMAGE THE PLAINS OF THIS PLANET, ALL OF US ARE HEADED TO A DESTINATION OF SOME SORTS. SOME OF US ARE MOVING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. 2.THE TEXT. THE TEXT FOCUSES ON THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL’S FLIGHT FROM EGYPT ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Storms Of Life

    Contributed by Derek Melanson on Jan 3, 2006
    based on 134 ratings
     | 37,593 views

    This is a brief ten minute sermon preached at a funeral and it focuses on how Jesus is the One we need to focus on during the inevitable storms we face in life.

    “The Storms of Life” Matthew 14: 22 – 33 The first thing I want to say is that storms are inevitable. As we consider what has been happening around our world over the last several months – with so many hurricanes causing so much devastation and damage – this seems more true than usual. And it is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist