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  • Tom Shepard avatar

    God’s Saving Grace Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Jul 23, 2010
    based on 69 ratings
     | 45,169 views

    This sermon looks at five aspects of God’s Saving Grace. 1. It is a GIFT 2. It must be RECEIVED 3. It is available to EVERYONE 4. It comes through JESUS CHRIST 5. It is extended for ETERNITY

    GOD’S SAVING GRACE Today we are going to talk about God’s Saving Grace – that is – God’s grace that reaches from the highest heaven and touches our lives in an effort to save us. Our text for today is found in Psalm One Hundred Forty Five – it is verse eight. Please follow along with me as I ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Matthew Kratz avatar

    God’s Plan For Growth Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on May 15, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,186 views

    God’s plan for Growth comes from the 1) Prayer 2) Person 3) Promise 4) Power & 5) Position that believers have in Christ

    If you are following the international monetary systems around the planet, markets are described as very skittish. There are wild swings in valuations and many investors are worried about the fragile growth expectations amidst some fragile economies. What we lack is a plan for growth based on ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Paul Clemente avatar

    God’s Way Or The Highway? Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on May 24, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,112 views

    God gives a gift, which is the Gospel of Christ, but allows people to choose to either live by faith with this Gospel or live away from God.

    How many of you know what brainwashing is?? Brainwashing is the attempt to change the thoughts and beliefs of another person against their will. This is done by controlling the results of certain actions or by drugs. Do you think God wants to brainwash people? Let’s answer this by reviewing ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Finding God’s Comfort

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 29, 2010
    based on 37 ratings
     | 33,426 views

    In some of the storms of life, God intervenes and shelters us. In others, He allows us to be exposed so that we will be pressed more closely to Him.

    Opening illustration: Whether we are reading the daily paper, listening to the radio, or watching TV, the news is filled with what one might call the fruits of discouragement and even despair. Life is like a continuous newsreel showing the futile actions of people trying to live without a biblical ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Belonging To God’s Army

    Contributed by John Gullick on Mar 28, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,956 views

    A sermon that tries to encourage hearers to understand that they are part of God

    Belonging to the army. 2 Tim. 2:3 Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. (NIV) In recent years I have attended many conferences on growing churches and have been instructed by great teachers on how to hold people in the church. Success in the church these days is measured ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Presence Of God’s Love Series

    Contributed by James Mercer on Dec 8, 2009
     | 6,840 views

    This is a message intended to challenge the audience to a commitment to the Lord who revealed His awesome love at the Cross.

    The Presence of God’s Love John 3: 16 Christmas for most people has come to be equated with the giving and receiving of presents, families gathering to share tokens of their love. During December there will be holiday get-togethers where small gifts are exchanged and bonus checks given out. For the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Praying For God’s Family Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Dec 9, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,296 views

    What to pray for people in God’s family. God already has a plan that He is working in each of us, but these 4 elements can result in a stronger, healthier, more united church – if we will take the time to pray for one another.

    Praying for God’s Family Ephesians 1:15-23 Intro: We continue our study in Ephesians today. In the first 14 verses we talked about what it meant to be “in Christ.” There is no better place to be than in Christ. If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. Old things have passed away; all things ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Possessing God’s Promises Series

    Contributed by David Scudder on Dec 13, 2009
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     | 3,233 views

    Just like the way God changes a person who puts their faith in Christ, so God is going to completely change this old run down, sin cursed earth. When we become God’s, the old life is over.

    Purpose: To describe the glories that awaits believers. Aim: I want the listener to make everyday decisions based on the truth of Christ’s coming. INTRODUCTION: "London businessman Lindsay Clegg told the story of a warehouse property he was selling. The building had been empty for months and ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Doing It God’s Way Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Dec 15, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,020 views

    If we want to see God’s will done in our lives, then we must commit ourselves to doing things His way.

    Doing It God’s Way Acts 21:27-40 Intro: As we have followed Paul through the past few chapters of Acts, we have witnessed someone who was willing to give up his own way in order to do what God had called him to do. That is not always easy to do because we are too easily convinced that our way is ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Mark Opperman avatar

    Living In God’s Favor

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Dec 15, 2009
    based on 19 ratings
     | 14,625 views

    Rather than painting a picture of an angry, brooding God, the Christmas story reminds us that God actually likes us and wants what is best for us.

    Living in God’s Favor Luke 2:7-14 7 and she [Mary] gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. 8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • T.J. Conwell avatar

    God Knows. God Cares.

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Jun 13, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,686 views

    God knows. God cares. The question is ... Do we want to let Him into our lives? (Ref: Jeremiah 29:10-14).

    God Knows and God Cares Jeremiah 29:10-14 Introduction - Wed night talked briefly there are three different people in this world today -- Just got out of a struggle -- Are going through a struggle -- Are headed for a struggle that they aren’t aware of - Even with all that, God is not caught ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Matthew Kratz avatar

    Fathering God’s Way Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 19, 2010
     | 5,647 views

    In order to father God’s way, a Godly Father 1) Knows God 2) Loves God & 3) Shows his love for God.

    As Barbara Kay said this week: Happy are those for whom Father’s Day means a barbecue and a card poking fun at Dad’s foibles. Not so much for children whose "father" was an anonymous sperm sold to create a child he would never know or likely care to know. For them "Seed Provider’s Day" would be ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Dennis Lee avatar

    Running God’s Race

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Nov 9, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 20,306 views

    The Bible describes life like a race, not a hundred yard dash, mind you, but a marathon. And while everyone runs in this race, not everyone will finish well. This sermon looks at how we can finish this race well, even when we feel like giving up.

    Practical Faith “Running God’s Race” (Updated) Hebrews 12:1 ** You can Watch today’s message at: https://youtu.be/6kCFHjt2RDE ** You can Listen to today’s message at: https://mega.nz/file/jNVTRASK#mEYo5rhHGuCyq3IM9dRaEp_cagu2qvDm4gb6QSec7ig Let me ask some critical questions • What have you ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

  • Chris Appleby avatar

    God’s Eternal Plan

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Dec 15, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,417 views

    God’s great plan is eternal because he set it out before the creation of the world, because it’s effective right now and because it reaches into the future to the end of time. This eternal, cosmic plan is being worked out day by day and we’re part of it.

    I hope that those of you who were here last week have been waiting with anticipation to hear more about God’s eternal plan for the world. As we’ll see in a moment it’s an eternal plan because he set it out before the creation of the world, because it’s effective right now and because it reaches ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Dennis Lee avatar

    God’s Special Revelation

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Dec 27, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,193 views

    A Christmas Sermon: philosophy, science, and religion can only take us to Jerusalem, it takes special revelation from God's word to find Jesus. Message taken from the Magi's journey.

    Christmas – God’s Special Revelation Matthew 2:1-12 In a Peanut’s cartoon, Charlie Brown goes up to Lucy and says, “Someone said we should live each day as if it were the last day of our lives.” Lucy then runs out screaming, “Aaugh, this is the last day, this is it. I only have 24 hours left! ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare