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  • Charles Salmon avatar

    God Invites You To Join In His Work Series

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Oct 31, 2004
    based on 31 ratings
     | 12,384 views

    God will give His people opportunities to serve Him, so we must be alert to His invitation.

    God Invites You to join in His work II Cor. 5:15-20 INTRO.: Verse 18 of our text tells us God has taken two amazingly important actions involving you and me. First, He reconciled us to Himself through Christ. He provided the sacrifice for our sins that would remove all enmity between us and Him and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What's That In The Bushes Part 3 Series

    Contributed by Terry Jones on Nov 8, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,521 views

    WHen your in the thick of a problem, stop and listen, God’s provision is nearby.

    Background of story • God made a covenant with Abraham that he would be the father of a great nation • God gave Abraham and Sarah a son, Isaac, in their old age • In the context of our scripture reading this morning: o God told Abraham to offer his son as a sacrifice to God Genesis 22:1-2 1 Now it ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Love - The Greatest Commandment

    Contributed by Michael B. Perrott on Oct 23, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,879 views

    The Challenge of LIVING the Greatest Commandment

    Matthew 22:34-40 (Mark 12:28ff) 1. Read Matthew 22.37-40 2. Familiar words / phrases: not so easy to understand - & put into action in our lives! 3. Mark (12:28ff) prefaces Greatest Commandment with “The Lord our God, the Lord is one” – a cause of argument / division for 2000+ years! One God, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Re-Digging The Wells

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 11, 2014
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     | 15,314 views

    As Christians, there are some things that God used in the generations before us and it's high time we dig afresh some of these wells and allow God to provide 'a well of springing water'.

    Opening illustration: Illustration of the well at our home in Muladha, Oman. • The water in our faucets was stinking • Found a dead cat in our well • The well needed to be covered and air tight • No contamination allowed from outside environment or sources • No space ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    From Persecutor To Apostle Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on May 4, 2014
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     | 6,205 views

    Paul had a unique conversion, yet every coming-to-Christ is a miracle.

    Introduction What was the origin of Paul’s religion? Paul’s been called “that rascal who messed everything up”, the “angry theologian”, and the “inventor of Christianity”. I believe he is none of these things, and I contend that there is a harmony ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Time, An Ever-Rolling Stream

    Contributed by Raymond Lu on Apr 2, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,035 views

    Time points out man’s limitation and God’s sovereignty.

    TIME, AN EVER-ROLLING STREAM Rev. Raymond Lu Psalm 90 It has been estimated that in an average lifespan of seventy five years, a Christian will spend twenty-three years asleep, nineteen years at work, six years in travelling, seven and one-half years in dressing and attending to personal toilet, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Living Through The Problems Of Life

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Jul 2, 2013
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     | 15,185 views

    Everyone deals with the reality of problems. Paul teaches us some vital lessons we should learn from problems

    Living through the Problems of Life 2 Corinthians 4:8-9, Romans 5:3-5 When life hits you with problems, you have a choice to make; you can either become bitter or you can become better. The Bible is filled with people who endured the tough stuff of life. Joseph was sold into slavery by his ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Where Is Our Focus?

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Aug 19, 2013
     | 4,533 views

    Life is never going to be easy, so sharing the Gospel will not be easy work! Jesus taught us this, the Disciples knew this as truth, so when it comes to sharing Christ will we submit to Him or still remain focused on ourselves?

    Where is our Focus? Acts 16:16-40 Introduction The Christian brothers and sisters at Antioch had good reason to rejoice -- They had been at the center of a great controversy; and stood firm in it -- The controversy? Answering, “What must we do to be saved?” Two weeks: We ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Leper Who Returned

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Nov 25, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,537 views

    All ten of the lepers were cured, but only one was healed.

    Have you ever had to “suit up” to visit someone in the hospital? Sometimes in order to protect both the patient and the visitors, extensive preventative measures are taken. On some occasions I’ve had to put on a mask, gloves, head covering, booties and a protective gown. I felt like I was ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Painfully Dumb

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Jun 21, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,022 views

    Many people find their lives marked and guided by the dumb things they do

    Painfully Dumb Selected Passages June 20, 2010 Morning Service Introduction Everyone has the right to be dumb but some people abuse the priviledge Growing up we used to watch John Wayne theater – Double feature of super manly movies about men doing super manly things. The four hour section ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Facing Your Giants

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Jan 12, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,992 views

    This message offers thought about what one needs to know and how one needs to respond..

    Facing Your Giants 1 Samuel 17 * One of the most familiar stories in all of God’s word is the story of David and Goliath. It is a story we tell our children to help them stand up to those who oppose them. Sadly, we seem to have relegated this story to a children’s story when the lessons and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    If God Ever Has, He Still Can

    Contributed by Dr. Jeremy Simpson on Mar 16, 2007
    based on 27 ratings
     | 8,310 views

    The Psamist keeps saying, “cause thy face to shine and we shall be saved.” 1. It implies that he had seen God’s power in the past and wanted to see it again. 2. The Psalmist all through the chapter knew that his only hope was to have

    IF GOD EVER HAS HE STILL CAN--PSALM 80 1. As in the case of most of the historical Psalms, it is impossible to say for certain exactly when this Psalm was written. All that we know for sure is that it sets forth a picture of great disaster and national calamity. Most think that it was written by ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Shake It Off Series

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Mar 12, 2009
    based on 21 ratings
     | 48,341 views

    Paul faces three things in Acts 28, but he keeps on going cause he knew the secret of shaking it off.

    SHAKE IT OFF Acts 28:1-1-6 The Apostle Paul and 275 others were sailing across the Mediterranean Sea, Paul on his way to stand trial before Caesar in Rome, when they encountered a horrendous storm that caused the ship to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Zechariah Series

    Contributed by Troy Horne on Mar 28, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,695 views

    The story of Zechariah & Elizabeth believing in God for a child

    Luke 1.5-25 The Characters of Christmas: Zechariah 1. The story of God’s intersection with humanity is a unique one. And the truth is that anytime God and humans come together, you know, something interesting is about to happen, something extraordinary is about to take place. That was true of ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Promise Fulfilled Series

    Contributed by Andrew Drury on Mar 26, 2015
     | 6,888 views

    It describes how the life of Elisha is applicable to us

    2 Kings 3: 11 - 20 - the fourth sermon on the life of Elisha Below is the outline of the sermon, I preached on 20 November 2011 at West Ewell Evangelical Church, Surrey: Introduction Continuation of occasional sermon series on Elisha, a man whose fifty year ministry is often overlooked The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free