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  • Dr. Ronald Shultz avatar

    The Armor Of God

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Mar 10, 2001
    based on 137 ratings
     | 28,326 views

    What the best dressed Christian soldier is wearing.

    The Armor of God For a hippie to show up at boot camp is a rather traumatic experience. I was a peace and love kind of a guy suddenly thrust into a violent and loud place designed to prepare me for a loud and violent war. Had I had any clue what those weeks would have been like and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Reconciliation With God

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Mar 17, 2001
    based on 166 ratings
     | 10,622 views

    Year C. 4th Sunday of Lent March 25th, 2001 2Corinthians 5: 16-21

    Year C. 4th Sunday of Lent March 25th, 2001 2Corinthians 5: 16-21 Title: “Reconciliation with God” Paul has met with opposition from Christians preaching and or living a gospel of their own making or, at least, a revision of the one “handed down.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    An Accepting God

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Mar 19, 2001
    based on 85 ratings
     | 7,583 views

    Fourth Sunday in Lent Series C Lectionary Prodigal Son

    ’’An Accepting God" Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 4th Sunday of Lent C A young man had secretly misappropriated several hundred dollars from his employer. When the shortage was discovered he was called to the office of the senior partner Immediately he knew he would be fired and would have to go to prison. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    God And Softball

    Contributed by John Beehler on Mar 20, 2001
    based on 77 ratings
     | 3,699 views

    We all have to make choices.

    God and Softball 1. World’s longest softball game article. Organized ball since 16 - 25 years Bad teams lost every game Good teams City champs - LP 1995, MC 1997 Tournaments all over NW Ind. and Michigan Ind. State Prison Fri. night, all day Sat., all day Sun. Weekend ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    God's Holiness Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Mar 23, 2001
    based on 174 ratings
     | 17,683 views

    Our God is Holy and He expects those who love Him to be holy also!

    INTRODUCTION  Today we are going to look an attribute of God that is one that is central to God and who He is.  The attribute that I want us to consider today is one that when we understand it, it will change our whole outlook on our relationship with God. Once we understand this ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Finger Of God

    Contributed by David Moore on Mar 24, 2001
    based on 68 ratings
     | 44,779 views

    A synposis of those periods throughout Scripture when man bore wtness to the finger of God.

    The Finger of God Text: Exodus 8:16-19 Introduction: We turn now to the third of the ten plagues imposed upon Egypt under Moses, the plague of lice. I suppose there is nothing quite like the though of parasites to make our skin crawl. Recently I watched a documentary entitled “Body Bugs.” It was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Portrait Of God

    Contributed by Gerald Cornelius on Mar 27, 2001
    based on 167 ratings
     | 6,874 views

    What Genesis teaches about God’s character

    GENESIS A PORTRAIT OF GOD TEXT: Genesis 1:1-5 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Quickly, God was faced with a class action suit for failure to file an environmental impact statement. God was granted a temporary permit for the project, but was stymied with the “cease and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Of Truth Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Mar 30, 2001
    based on 66 ratings
     | 8,969 views

    What is truth? God is truth and the world needs to know that God is truth.

    INTRODUCTION  A husband stepped on one of those penny scales that tell a person’s fortune and weight. "Listen to this," he said to his wife, showing her a small, white card. "It says I’m energetic, bright, and resourceful." "Yeah," his wife nodded, "and it has your weight wrong, too." ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God Is Powerful Series

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 31, 2001
    based on 80 ratings
     | 10,322 views

    God is sovereign over all things, from the fates of nations to the details of our own lives. Therefore, He is worthy of our trust and confidence.

    For the past couple of weeks, we’ve been looking at some of the attributes of God; trying to better understand what God is like. So far, we’ve considered God’s goodness and His wisdom. This morning we’re going to look at what the Bible has to say about His power. After all, what good would it do us ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Is Wise Series

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 31, 2001
    based on 101 ratings
     | 20,885 views

    God’s unlimited knowledge and wisdom are greater than ours, and form a basis for faith and hope.

    How many sent children off to school this week? How many for the first time? Here’s a question: Why? [Other than because it’s the law, or to get them out of your hair] What is it you’re hoping they’ll learn there? Math, reading, science, history . . . but is that all? No, of course not. You hope ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Wrestling With God

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Apr 2, 2001
    based on 166 ratings
     | 63,011 views

    A message on settling the issue of an authentic relationship with God.

    "Wrestling With God" Genesis 32.27 Of all the mysteries I would like solved before I die, it is the one that says you must struggle if you are going to grow. Growth always means struggle in one form or another. I struggled when I was a youth, trying to grow physically. We all struggled as ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    God's Patience Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Apr 6, 2001
    based on 120 ratings
     | 17,991 views

    God’s patience is a blessing to us. This message looks at God’s patience

    INTRODUCTION  A man’s car stalled in the heavy traffic as the light turned green. All his efforts to start the engine failed, and a chorus of honking behind him made matters worse. He finally got out of his car and walked back to the first driver and said, "I’m sorry, but I can’t seem to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Waiting For God Series

    Contributed by Eddie Snipes on Apr 8, 2001
    based on 148 ratings
     | 30,693 views

    This message first looks at the frustration and responses Christians have when God does not act according to our plan and then the need for our response to trust Him.

    Waiting For God Genesis 16 1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. And she had an Egyptian maidservant whose name was Hagar. 2 So Sarai said to Abram, "See now, the LORD has restrained me from bearing children. Please, go in to my maid; perhaps I shall obtain children by her." And ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's Resolution

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on Apr 11, 2001
    based on 86 ratings
     | 11,584 views

    As you enter into a new year you’re probably thinking of some resolutions you’d like to make. Along with that are probably the thoughts of all the resolutions you’ve broken. This message challenges us to think about what God’s resolution is for us!

    GOD’S RESOLUTION Ephesians 1:3-10; Genesis 17:7-8; Exodus 6:7 READ AT BEGINNING OF SERVICE: Ephesians 1:3-10 (NIV) 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4 For he chose us in him before the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Gino Cascieri avatar

    The Grace Of God

    Contributed by Gino Cascieri on Apr 12, 2001
    based on 106 ratings
     | 17,575 views

    In this message we see the the Apostle’s Paul use of the word "grace".

    "The Grace of God" Text: 1 Corinthians 15:10, ""But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me." Introduction: -What I want us to notice is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist