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  • J.D. Tutell avatar

    Who Do You Fear

    Contributed by J.d. Tutell on Feb 28, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,797 views

    When we fear God we won't fear anyone else.

    A country preacher sold a mule to a friend, and told him the mule was trained to go when the rider said "Praise the Lord," and to stop when the rider said, "Amen." The buyer mounted the beast and commanded, "Praise the Lord," and the mule shot off like a rocket. The startled rider panicked. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Not To Do In A Time Of Crisis Series

    Contributed by Patrick Nix on Mar 7, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,380 views

    God often leads His people into situations that do not make sense to us. His ways are not always logical. Our perspective usually includes the shortest distance between two points, while God plans for the best route from an eternal perspective. After G

    God often leads His people into situations that do not make sense to us. His ways are not always logical. Our perspective usually includes the shortest distance between two points, while God plans for the best route from an eternal perspective. After God had delivered Israel from Egypt, He led ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Do You Fear God

    Contributed by Tom Tarpley on Mar 8, 2011
     | 6,588 views

    Why we need to fear God.

    I can remember as a child attending church with my Great Aunt in Murfreesboro, TN. I don’t remember what denomination it was but I do know it was a church where the people believed in physical worship. They believed in expressing their love for God in a more active way. And the pastor had ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    What To Do About Cranks

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Oct 17, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,835 views

    Divisive people, like divisive doctrine, harms the people of God. Failure to address divisive people ensures that the church is hindered in her labours.

    “As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned.” Harry Ironsides was quoted as saying, “The brightest light draws the most moths.” He was referring to cranks, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Do You Believe? Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 18, 2010
    based on 65 ratings
     | 42,270 views

    Romans teaches us that we are "justified by faith" rather than by works. But shouldn’t holy people do holy things? And don’t good deeds please God? So, why wouldn’t good works justify us before God?

    OPEN: Comedian Ken Davis tells of the time he gave a speech in his college class. The title of his talk was, "The Law of the Pendulum." For 20 minutes he carefully explained the principle that governs a swinging pendulum. The law of the pendulum is: A pendulum can never return to a point higher ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Where Do You Live?

    Contributed by Daniel Sandoval on Oct 25, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,485 views

    This is a sermon based on the promises of Psalm 91 and it shows the conditions you must meet to receive these promises.

    Traveling is my favorite thing to do. I have been on 3 mission trips in my life and deeply enjoyed being on those trips. I have noticed though that once I return from these trips it feels great because I am returning to my comfort zone. I have been to houses who have little signs saying "Home ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Where Do I Fit In

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Nov 3, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,320 views

    Four things- we must do to respond to the days in which we live … ❶. Rend our heart before God ❷. Realize the Power of God’s Word ❸. Return to the Lordship of God ❹. Resolve to be faithful to God

    - Midterm elections Tuesday - Our country was established where men would be free to worship as they chose. - It was to protect man’s freedom to worship, not to infringe upon it. - Today our government seems intent upon prohibiting religious freedom - Gideon’s can’t distributing copies of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Who Do You Serve?

    Contributed by Colin Thornby on Nov 6, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,360 views

    Making a choice to serve Jesus (Luke 16:1-13)

    This is one of the more difficult passages of Luke’s Gospel, and the interpretation of it divides commentators and preachers. What are we to make of it? I think the key to it is, once again, to look at it in the context of the central theme of Luke’s Gospel – what does it mean to ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Do Something About It - Now! Series

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 25, 2010
    based on 28 ratings
     | 36,950 views

    They were now facing 4 major problems, & Nehemiah had to deal with them decisively before they destroyed everything that God was seeking to do through His people.

    MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (This is the eleventh of a Leadership series featuring Nehemiah. Some ideas & illustrations in these messages were based on or benefited greatly from, to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Do You Love The Lord

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Nov 26, 2010
     | 4,143 views

    Do we love the Lord or do we just pretend

    Preacher in a store say a child asking his mother for a box of tic tacks, he keep saying, “I want a tic tack, I want a tic tack, Mommy, I want a tic tack!” Finally in frustration the mom gets bin-i a box of tic tacks, the preacher said, “If she didn’t I was going to!” ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Where Do You Stand?

    Contributed by Kirk Devine on Nov 3, 2009
    based on 54 ratings
     | 24,180 views

    This sermon deals with the fact that if we are truly in Christ, our lives should be different from they way they were before we found Christ

    WHERE DO YOU STAND? 2 CORINTHIANS 5:17 (Amplified Bible) Therefore if any person is [engrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come! Intro: (Rom 1:20-25) v20: ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Patrick O'Loughlin avatar

    How To Do Missions Right.

    Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Nov 24, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,292 views

    How to do missions right.

    Text: Romans 10:13-15 Title: The right way to do missions. “For, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Mark Aarssen avatar

    Why Do We Suffer?

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Dec 3, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,801 views

    Why do we suffer? Why do bad things happen to good people? Why do are bodies give out on us only after we learn to appreciate what they are capable of? Why do we contract illness in our old age isn’t growing old enough to have to live through without a

    Why do we suffer? John Chapter 9:1-11 Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous Jonathan Winters, comedian Boris Yeltsin, former President, Russia Judy Garland, singer, actress Charles Dickens, writer Noel Coward, composer Rosemary Clooney, singer Robert Burns, poet John Bunyan, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

    Contributed by Ken Crow on Dec 11, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,126 views

    It is time to break up with our oppressors and move ahead to our promise land with Jesus.

    Breaking Up is Hard To Do Exodus 14:12-14 (King James Version) Pastor Ken Crow 12Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Why Do We Fear Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jan 4, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,046 views

    With Jesus in our boat, we have no need to fear. God’s presence and power in our lives stills our storms and calms our fears.

    Matthew 8:23-27 “Why Do We Fear?” INTRODUCTION You probably know this already, but our crystal balls don’t work very well. A year ago who would have thought that we wouldn’t feel any more secure flying than we did in the days after 9/11? Who would have foreseen that we’d be pouring troops ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran