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  • Robert Higgins avatar

    Give Me This Mountain

    Contributed by Robert Higgins on Aug 8, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 12,786 views

    Do you feel like giving up? Take the example of Caleb. There is no such thing as permament failure.

    Give Me This Mountain! A little boy was afraid of the dark. One night his mother told him to go out to the back porch and bring her the broom. The little boy turned to his mother and said, "Mama, I don’t want to go out there. It’s dark." The mother smiled reassuringly at her son. "You don’t have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Secure Forever

    Contributed by Robert Higgins on Aug 23, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,322 views

    What is the basis of your security? money? job? religion?

    Story about how insecure we Americans feel after 9/11 Office of Homeland Security 1. Introduce idea of Security. Freedom from risk or danger; safety. Freedom from doubt, anxiety, or fear; confidence. We also ought to understand security in terms of who trying to steal our security from us as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Commandment One Series

    Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Mar 13, 2009
     | 4,445 views

    Expositional look at the ten commandments

    Exodus 20:1-3 “And God spake all these words, saying, I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” So, why do we study the Ten Commandments? I mean, are they even relevant anymore since we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    You Can't Cover Your Sin Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 8, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,982 views

    Deciding to 1)Cover up 2) Give up or 3)Stand up in the midst of difficulties.

    A firestorm has been brewing as of late over revelations of lavish and questionable spending at eHealth Ontario, a provincial agency tasked with creating electronic health files. A freedom of information request revealed the agency spent $5-million in untendered contracts in only four months, from ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Little Things Matter

    Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Apr 15, 2009
     | 4,246 views

    God works in small ways

    • Verse 5. Go to, etc. - It was very natural for a king to suppose, that the king of Israel could do more than any of his subjects.—Wesley’s CommentaryObstacles for God “Not One of Us” From all indications, it would appear that the Syrians are enemies and not allies of Israel. The young girl ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    A Mother’s Great Faith Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on May 10, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 39,833 views

    We see through this Mother: 1) The Setting for Great Faith, 2) The Qualities of Great Faith and 3) The Lord’s Response to Great Faith.

    If you look throughout history to those who had the greatest influences, you most often find that they possessed mother’s of great faith. They had mothers who prayed for them and did whatever possible regardless of the obstacles. Jesus told of only two people that had “great faith”. He said that a ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    "Servants Of Jesus Not Self" 1 Cor. 4 Pt 4 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 10, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,840 views

    Scripture makes it clear that we as followers of Jesus need to be servants and not self-centered – we are to serve each other in the Body and root out any self-seeking behavior so as to please God. We are all called to be servant-leaders!

    “Servant of Jesus not self” Opening Illustration: Today’s clip comes from the movie “Bella” it addresses the subject of selfishness – In the clip one brother challenges the other brother about how selfish he is – his leadership in running his restaurant is all self-centered – he is selfish and he ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Whatever Were You Thinking Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Apr 5, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,872 views

    God holds Christians responsible to ensure that they are prepared to worship before they approach His Table. We prepare through sharing our lives with our fellow believers.

    1 CORINTHIANS 11:27 WHATEVER WERE YOU THINKING? “Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord.” “Whatever was he thinking?” That is the question on the minds of many people who read of the fall of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Orthodoxy Of The Devil Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Apr 18, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,425 views

    If we believe there is a God, our faith is no better than that of the demons. They believe God is one, and they shudder. The message explores the faith of the demons, encouraging us to have the faith of saints.

    JAMES 2:18-19 ORTHODOXY OF THE DEVIL “Someone will say, ‘You have faith and I have works.’ Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder!” Though orthopraxy is absolutely ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Natural Disasters & The God Of The Bible

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 28, 2005
    based on 70 ratings
     | 25,415 views

    How does God fit into the natural disasters prevelent in our world?

    Natural Disasters and the God of the Bible We live in an age when even the church has tried to become politically correct. We have tried to candy coat God into a nice little good God who loves and never hurts anyone. He never gets angry at sin, or judges or condemns anyone -let alone ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Departed Saints Fellowservants With Those Yet On Earth. Series

    Contributed by Fredric Lozo on Jan 4, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,770 views

    This Sermon is #26 and #27 from Rev. Andrew Lee’s SERMONS published in 1803 by Isaiah Thomas, Jr. at Lisbon, Connecticut.

    INTRODUCTION: The entire book of Andrew’s Lee’s Sermons is available free at Project Gutenberg as e-Text #15031. SERMON XXVI. Departed Saints Fellowservants with those yet on Earth. Revelation xxii. 9. "I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets." THE revelation made to St. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What Is Your Expiration Date?

    Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Feb 9, 2005
    based on 61 ratings
     | 49,234 views

    Psalm 90 teaches us that we all have an expiration date. How then show we live in light of the short time we have?

    What’s Your Expiration Date? Psalm 90 Pastor Jeff Williams 1-02-05 We all have an expiration date… Before I came on staff at Pontiac Bible Church, many of you know that I worked at Salem Children’s Home. Salem has been serving children in Livingston County for over one hundred years. Several ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What We Need Now

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 18, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 10,130 views

    What we need now is for God to give us: I. Renewed Vision, II. Renewed Vitality, and III. Renewed Victory.

    What We Need Now Text: Ps.84: 11, 12; Ps.86: 6, 11 Intro: The writer of Psalm 84 concludes that psalm with some very encouraging thoughts. In verse 11, he compares God to the sun, by saying that, “God, like the chief heavenly body in the physical realm, is the sole source of all our spiritual ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Stark avatar

    The Crown Of Life Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Sep 30, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,069 views

    Real life is promised when we have stood firm in the trials of life.

    JAMES 1:12 THE CROWN OF LIFE “Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.” It is difficult, some might even think it impossible, to expect that Christians can be steadfast in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We Are One Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 10, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,045 views

    Unity and diversity in the body of Christ.

    Today is Remembrance Day. The day in Canada that we remember our fighting men and women who have died in service to this country so that we have the freedom to worship Hebrews 13:3 [3]Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also ...read more

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    Denomination: Other