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  • John Bergh avatar

    Let's Go To The Dump

    Contributed by John Bergh on Apr 22, 2011
     | 4,570 views

    Let's find our new beginnings through faith, worship and changed lives.

    Jan. 16, 2011 Matthew 2:1-12 C & Z “Let’s Go to the Dump” Well here we are again starting out a new year. It seems to me that I just got used to writing 2010 and now I have to start writing 2011. This is a time of year when we look back at all the blessings that we had ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Bruce Ball avatar

    Right Back Where We Started

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Apr 25, 2011
    based on 29 ratings
     | 6,585 views

    We draw similarities between the peoples of Noah’s time, Lot’s time, and our time. In each step of their growth, the societies mirror one another- even until the end.

    I have a photograph, taken of my paternal grandfather. It was taken around 1910, when he was 28. I put that photograph next to a photo of me that was taken in 1977, when I was 30. The poses were just about the same. Surprisingly, the only real different between the two photos is he was ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    The Worst Excuse Ever Series

    Contributed by Stephen Collins on Jan 6, 2009
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     | 4,325 views

    Part 14 of "Being the Church," focusing on the importance of following God’s leading when He asks us to make spiritual decisions.

    Stephen N. Collins Millville – 9/21/08 Being the Church The Worst Excuse Ever Scriptures: Acts 24:10-27 Intro: The prophet Joel described life as a valley of decision, (Joel 3:14) “Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Preoccupied Passenger Povokes Pilot Series

    Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Feb 29, 2008
     | 2,850 views

    The piolt of the ship-a Bentile-goes to call upon a Jewish man to pray for him and for his crew. Not all of Jonah 1:6, can be viewed as true tyoes, yet there are enough of instances where we see Jonah, a type of the Church, is called to pray at the behest

    JONAH 1: 6 PREOCCUPIED PASSENGER PROVOKES PILOT I. PERIL: A. Perishing. B. Punishment. C. Pariahs. II. PIOUS: A. Predicament. B. Prayer-less. C. Provoked. III. PILOT: A. Pattern. B. Piousness. C. Pleadings. The scene on board the ship carrying Jonah is not a serene scene. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Fleeing Fugitive Faces Frightened Fellows Series

    Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Mar 6, 2008
     | 2,927 views

    Ceasing their prayers, the frightened sailors took up a time honored ritual of casting lots. When the lots fell to Jonah, he knew he had to confess. He ran from God-but he could not run now: it was time for the truth.

    JONAH 1:7 FLEEING FUGITIVE FACES FRIGHTENED FELLOWS I. FAILURE: A. Fates. B. Faith. C. Fanaticism. II. FINDINGS: A. Facts? B. Fortitude? C. Focus? III. FIXATION: A. Foreigner. B. Feelings. C. Forlornness. The scene before us in these first seven verses of Jonah, Chapter One ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Unfaithfulness Series

    Contributed by Alan Mccann on Sep 5, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,252 views

    Hosea speaks of Gomer’s unfaithfulness as a reflection of the spiritual adultery of the people of God

    Hosea 2.2-13 Unfaithfulness – Fresh Start? ‘Hello’ magazine I believe is a very popular magazine with some women. It is bought primarily for the photographs and not its intellectual content I believe. Usually it is full of photo shoots of the rich and famous and their ‘loving’ relationships with ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Keep Praying For Justice Against Your Adversary

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Oct 25, 2010
     | 5,895 views

    The platitude, 'Just keep praying,' seldom helps us in our struggle to persist in prayer. What encourage does the parable of the unjust judge give?

    Text: Luke 18:1-8 Theme: Keep Praying for Justice against Your Adversary Season: Pentecost 22c Date: October 24, 2010 Web page: http://hancocklutheran.org/sermons/Keep-Praying-for-Justice-against-Your-Adversary-Luke18_1-8.html Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    'oops!' Is Not In God's Vocabulary

    Contributed by John Gaston on Jan 21, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,318 views

    When Christians experience troubles, they sometimes wonder whether God either didn’t have the power to stop it, or wasn’t loving enough to stop it, or God slipped up – He somehow made a mistake. God doesn't make mistakes!

    ‘OOPS!’ IS NOT IN GOD’S VOCABULARY INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: BIG ARCHEOLOGICAL FIND IN TEXAS 1. After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, New York scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 100 years and came to the conclusion, that their ancestors already had a ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Gbemisola Fafowora avatar

    Jesus - The Great Physician

    Contributed by Gbemisola Fafowora on Apr 26, 2018
     | 5,207 views

    The WORD of God is the living WORD that sets us free from every kind of sickness and disease.

    God loves us all and cares for us all. He loved us that much He made His Son to die for us and for our sin. Ephesians 2:4-5 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    What Do You Do When Nobody’s Looking?

    Contributed by John Gaston on Aug 15, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,372 views

    A look at Hezekiah's remarkable experience with God, the testing he received, and what he did when he thought God wasn't paying attention.

    WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN NOBODY’S LOOKING? 2 Chron. 32:31 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: THE COLLEGE STUDENT 1. A third year SAM (SHSU) student, Steve, was delivering pizzas for Pizza Hut. One evening he delivered a meal to Bernie’s house. He hands over the pizza & Bernie pays the bill. 2. Steve ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Attacking Panic

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Sep 1, 2016
     | 11,143 views

    How can we use David's example and attack panic!

    Attacking Panic August 28, 2016 Psalm 31 A photographer was assigned to get photos of a forest fire. Because there was too much smoke, he hired a plane so he could fly over the forest. When he arrived at the airport, a plane was warming up near the runway. He jumped in and said, "Let's go! ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Larry Turner avatar

    Crisis In Corinth

    Contributed by Larry Turner on Sep 16, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,509 views

    With mixed groups of individuals in Corinth, a crisis was rising.

    It was October of 1962. I was a strapping youth of 12 years old, with my entire life before me, living in constant fear of a nuclear bomb blowing us all away. An Air Force reconnaissance plane had taken pictures of Russian built missile silos sitting inside the island of Cuba just off the coast of ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

  • Dr. Madana Kumar, PhD avatar

    Our Response To The Issue Of Suffering

    Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Mar 5, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,512 views

    There are multiple ways in which Christians respond to suffering. Most of them are flawed. Why? And what could be the right response?

    Our Responses to the issue of Suffering I have spoken on the topic of Suffering on the last two occasions that I have spoken here. I am going to continue the series with another aspect of Suffering. This time we will look at ourselves. How do we respond to the issue of suffering. Leslie and I are ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Keys To The Kingdom Series

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Nov 17, 2014
     | 9,168 views

    Peter's responsibility was massive. Who would be allowed into this belief, who would find salvation? Our task is similar.

    In the passage from Matthew 16:13-20 we hear a conversation between Jesus and Peter that happened in a region called Caesarea Philippi. A wee bit of background to this conversation: prior to this conversation the disciples and Jesus had been on the other side of the Sea of Galilee in North ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Membership Has Its Privileges Series

    Contributed by Ron Tuit on Feb 8, 2014
     | 12,660 views

    Church "Membership" and Kingdom of God citizenship has extraordinary and unusual privileges.

    “Membership Has Its Privileges” Acts 20:20-28 You might remember “back in the 1990s, American Express had an ad campaign for its credit card. Their slogan was: “Membership has its privileges.” The ad implied that those who were fortunate enough to qualify for this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist