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  • Johnny Creasong avatar

    Make It Real

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Jul 25, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 4,580 views

    With the wave and craze of reality shows, is there really any need to really be real? God wants us to GET REAL with him! Here’s how!

    Make It Real! Exodus 33:11-23 I love the story about the little girl who went to Sunday School. When she came home with her Sunday School papers, she & her mom were leafing through them & they came to a picture of Jesus. Her mother asked, "Do you know who that is?" She said, "Well, I don’t know ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Jeff Leigh avatar

    What Is Your Name?/ What's In A Name?

    Contributed by Jeff Leigh on Jul 25, 2005
    based on 44 ratings
     | 10,363 views

    See yourself as God sees you - what name are you calling yourself.

    Little Penny told her mother one evening that she had learned a new prayer in Sunday school. She wanted to say it instead of her usual “ Now I lay me down to sleep”. Her mother agreed but was surprised, when Penny began “Our Father who art in heaven, hello, what be thy name?”. God might well ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Persevering Prayer Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jul 30, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 6,234 views

    Learn to persevere in prayer - "pull" by the hope we have in Christ, and keep up the "push" in faith.

    How do you normally approach God? Do we come to Him with determination and passion? Or as someone whom we turn to only when it’s convenient? To drop Him a line only when we can? The way we approach Him reveals a lot about ourselves – do I really need Him? How much do I really depend on Him? Do ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    A Lost Cause? Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,799 views

    Part 11 in Elijah series - how God dealt with Ahab, the worst of the worst

    1 Kings 16:29-33; 21:1-29 – A Lost Cause? A very small, mousy man was hired as a bartender in the Old West. The saloon owner advised him, "If you ever hear that Big John is coming to town, drop everything and run for your life." The bartender worked for six months with no problems. Then ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Christopher Raiford avatar

    The Lord Has Given You His Word

    Contributed by Christopher Raiford on Sep 2, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,828 views

    Sermon on The Word of God

    Jeremiah 23:23-29 "Am I only a God nearby," declares the LORD, "and not a God far away? Can anyone hide in secret places so that I cannot see him?" declares the LORD. "Do not I fill heaven and earth?" declares the LORD."I have heard what the prophets say who prophesy lies in my name. They say, ’I ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • K. Edward Skidmore avatar

    Fire In His Lap Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Sep 8, 2004
    based on 39 ratings
     | 12,235 views

    #3 in Proverbs & Parables Series Proverbs 6 God has built the firewall of marriage around sexual intimacy for our protection

    Fire in his lap Proverbs 5-7 SCRIPTURE READING: Proverbs 6: 27-33 INTRODUCTION: Our new house has a fireplace, so I’m learning how to build good hearty fires. You want one that burns brightly and puts out at least some heat without sending out smoke into the room. I’m learning that keeping a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Debts, Trespasses And Sins - Oh My! Series

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Aug 6, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,575 views

    This sermon addresses the meaning of three words used to translate the Lord’s Prayer -- Debts, Trespasses and Sins.

    When I was in Seminary, I would preach at any church that needed a guest preacher. Sometimes we would go to churches that had over 1,000 in attendance, and the Senior Pastor would graciously allow a seminary student to come and preach. Sometimes we would go to these tiny little churches that had ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Why Are We Still Here?

    Contributed by Billy Kryger on Aug 7, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 12,458 views

    This is a message I preached for our Church’s 56th Anniversary but you can adapt it to your situation.

    INTRODUCTION: Today we celebrate 56 years as a Church. 56 years of preaching the Gospel of the Lord, Jesus Christ. 56 years of standing on the fundamentals of the faith. 56 years of holding to the Baptist distinctives. Nearly 56 years on this same corner and in this same building, although ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Other Side Of The Coin: Hell Series

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,974 views

    FOLLOWERS OF JESUS MUST EMBRACE HELL AS JUST AS VITAL A TRUTH AS HEAVEN.

    Something is Out There: Rumors of the Invisible World of the Sacred God 3/15 The Other Side of the Coin INTRODUCTION Video -- Letter from Hell This video illustrates something that most Christians know, but few articulate: that of all the doctrines of the Christian faith, the one we feel most ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    05 The Valley Of Shadows Series

    Contributed by Darren Rogers on Mar 22, 2009
    based on 11 ratings
     | 8,695 views

    Every single person has an appointment with death - where you go depends upon who you trust!

    The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death 8th March 2009 Psalm 23:4 Whenever we have a shadow we have two other things, a substance and a light. David has already talked about the valley of the substance of death in Psalm 22 My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me? This is what Christ cried at Calvary. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sin's Sentence Continued Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Mar 23, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,480 views

    God’s abiding intent is that His glory should fill the whole earth as it has filled His house (2:14) & that man should know His glory fully. For this to occur the false knowledge the Babylonian character & aspirations epitomize must be removed.

    Habakkuk 2:14-15-20 SIN’S SENTENCE CONTINUED We have discovered in verse 14 that God’s abiding intent, His overarching aim, is that His glory should fill the whole earth as it has filled His house, (Num. 14:21; Ps. 57:5,11; 72:19; Ex. 40:34-35; 1 Kings 8:11) and that man should know His glory ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Father's Protection Series

    Contributed by David Welch on Sep 20, 2007
     | 6,854 views

    Third in a series on the characteristics of God as our father. This message particularly deals with his protection.

    “Kingdom Kids” Part 3 Review John encouraged his readers to take the time to contemplate the awesomeness of the eternal God of the universe inviting sinful creatures of earth to be His children. “Behold”, “see”, “know”. Scripture employs the image of God as our heavenly Father. We are taking the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    He Loves Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Mar 12, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,482 views

    This series is adopted from Max Lucado’s book 3:16. He loves! We need to understand this. John 3:16 is the key to understanding God.

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • There is a lot of hurt in the world each and every day. Life does not seem very fair at times does it? • Good people are losing their jobs, homes, and retirement accounts. Even the planet Pluto is not considered a planet anymore. Where is the justice in that! • When you ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rory Chance avatar

    Set The Trumpet To Thy Mouth!

    Contributed by Rory Chance on Apr 16, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,123 views

    describes the responsibility we have as watchmen over our world.

    The Book of Hosea opens with a clear command to the watchmen that God has placed over Israel. In the face of the impending destruction and devastation that would accompany the Assyrian army as it forged ahead into the land of those that God loved… The Command for the Watchmen is simply this… Set ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Jesus And Funerals

    Contributed by Vincent Oliver on Apr 17, 2007
    based on 54 ratings
     | 46,602 views

    This message is a challenge to reclaim those areas of our lives that we may have given up for dead. Idea taken from a message by Pastor Jessie Bottoms.

    “Jesus and Funerals” Pastor V. P. Oliver Luke 7:14, 15 (11 – 17) “And He came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And He said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And He that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And He delivered him to his mother.” Luke, the writer of our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist