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  • D. Marie Hamilton avatar

    Being A Fool For God

    Contributed by D. Marie Hamilton on Feb 2, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,141 views

    Following God to the point to where we might look foolish to others.

    Being a Fool for God Song of Solomon 2:8-13 (New International Version) 8 Listen! My lover! Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills. 9 My lover is like a gazelle or a young stag. 2 Look! There he stands behind our wall, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Byron Harvey avatar

    What, Me Holy? Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Feb 5, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,491 views

    Taken from Ephesians 1, this series delves into the riches that we know through our relationship with Christ.

    After 13 years, I feel it’s time to come clean, to be vulnerable, to share some deep secrets with this congregation. So here goes: • My first childhood crush was Agent 99. • The first time I was on a TV game show was when I was in 6th grade—but it wasn’t the last. • My nickname in high school was ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    God Is Not Against Money Series

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Feb 6, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,270 views

    Believe it or not, God is not against you and me having money. He does, however, want us to handle our money His way. In doing so, we will be blessed abundantly.

    GOD IS NOT AGAINST MONEY (Based on Dr. Kregg Hood’s book: Take God at His Word and Dave Ramsey’s book: Total Money Makeover) A. There is a misconception among many Christians that God is AGAINST MONEY. 1. We have taken passages that contain WARNINGS to the RICH and have concluded that God is ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Armed & Dangerous

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Feb 7, 2007
    based on 34 ratings
     | 23,657 views

    You have been equipped with the techniques to defeat the devil, pull down stronghold, cast down imaginations, and most of all be victorious in this spiritual warfare.

    “Armed & Dangerous” By District Elder M.L. Maughmer, Jr. 2nd Corinthians 10:4-6 OPENING: - Stop and think for a moment why is it that one person is able to do as the Bible says and love thy neighbor while another person loathes his neighbor and steals from him. One person sees all men are ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    Road Signs Series

    Contributed by Neil Lieder on Feb 12, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,547 views

    Learn to Drive Series Week 5: Road Signs is an easy way for people to get a grasp on God’s warnings for our spiritual journey.

    Learn to Drive Series Week 5 Road Signs Tonight in our “Learn to Drive” series, I want to talk to you about road signs. Before you can start to drive on state roads, you must take a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Obedience Factor - Commit To Submit Series

    Contributed by Neil Lieder on Feb 12, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,003 views

    Learn to Drive Series Week 7: The Obedience Factor - "Commit to Submit" stresses the importance of obeying every God-given authority in our lives.

    Learn to Drive Series The Obedience Factor Part II Commit to Submit As you should know by now, that we’ve been talking about “Learning to Drive”. This means learning to take responsibility for ourselves as we drive the journey of life. We talked about road signs, which are the warnings ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Greatest Priority

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Feb 14, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,205 views

    A call to serious discipleship for the new year.

    The Greatest Priority Philippians 3:7-10 January 7, 2006 What would your reaction be if I took a big bag and dumped a bunch of garbage onto the platform? You know, the real gooey, icky stuff – rotting food, old diapers, that kind of thing. Hopefully you’d be disgusted. Because garbage is ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Questioning Christ And Christianity

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Feb 15, 2007
    based on 59 ratings
     | 5,942 views

    There are three different questions in this text. 1- The marriage question 2- The Resurrection question 3- The Law question

    INTRO.- ILL.- It is said that when Herbert Hoover ran for election as President of the United States at the height of the prosperity boom in 1928, one of his campaign promises, expressed as a campaign slogan of the Republican party, was “A chicken in every pot, a car in every garage.” The ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Approach With Care Series

    Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Feb 15, 2007
     | 2,515 views

    Number 3 in a series looking at how we do evangelism in our communities. This sermon suggests that different techniques are needed for different kinds of people.

    APPROACH WITH CARE Relationships are messy things. They require loads of time, emotional energy, and extreme courage to face the certainty that you will get hurt. And there always is some kind of hurt. In relationships we face the risk of misunderstanding each other; we risk having our feelings ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Highway To Hope

    Contributed by Brien Sims on Jun 20, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,800 views

    Finding hope in a hopless world.

    Unfortunately I have not been able to get inside many of your homes up to this point in my ministry here. I sat looking at the directory for almost an hour thinking and praying over each one of you within it. I then had to ask myself what you were struggling with and finally I thought of it: hope. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Father Heart Of God

    Contributed by Joel Smith on Jun 24, 2008
    based on 18 ratings
     | 31,370 views

    If your heart beats like the Father’s, you’ll love lost people too.

    A several summers ago Laura and I witnessed every parent’s nightmare. As we soaked up the sun at Myrtle Beach, enjoying our annual vacation, watching Drake and Anna Gray, who were then still young enough to enjoy just playing in the sand, we noticed a man acting rather strangely. A barely ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Blessed Hope

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jun 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,798 views

    Paul, Pt. 24

    THE BLESSED HOPE (1 THESSALONIANS 4:13-18) In the 90s, a cult from Taiwan relocated to San Dimas, California, and registered itself as God’s Salvation Church. In 1997, the Chen Tao cult, also known as the Flying Saucer cult, led by Hon-Ming Chen, headed to Garland (mistaken for “God Land”), ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    For Better And Not Worse

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jun 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,854 views

    David, Pt. 5

    FOR BETTER AND NOT WORSE (1 SAMUEL 24:1-22) One day Francis was speaking with a member of Assisi’s nobility. The count was bewailing the chaos and scandals that were spreading throughout the region. “Your lordship need not grieve for these things,” replied the saint, “for there is a remedy for ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Attentive Relationship Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jul 1, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,996 views

    God is giving the Hebrews a way to build and stay in relationship with Him. This two pronged approach from God, building a relationship and weeding out things that will hurt that relationship is effective for us today as well.

    Have you ever lost your driver’s license? Isn’t it a traumatic event? I have lost my driver’s license several times over the years and each time it made my life difficult. For all practical purposes I lost my identity. I couldn’t write a check – stores will not take a check without proper ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What's The Big Deal About Alcohol Anyways? Series

    Contributed by Ryan Akers on Jul 2, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,921 views

    Alcohol is a major problem in our culture and a political hot topic within the American Church. But what does God really think about it? Is it sin? Is it evil? Or is it okay in moderation? Pastor Ryan attempts to answer these and more in part 2 of his for

    Forbidden Part 2- What’s The Bid Deal About Alcohol Anyways? Pastor Ryan Akers Hymn #365- A pastor was preaching on alcohol one Sunday and to finish up his sermon with some passion he said, “If I had all the beer in the world, I would throw it into the river!” Then with a little more passion and ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan