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  • David Scudder avatar

    How Failures Should Pray Part Ii

    Contributed by David Scudder on Jun 11, 2009
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    Who wouldn’t want God’s forgiveness? It’s free, forever, and complete. If Jesus is offering this kind of forgiveness for anybody, then why is He shunned and hated so much? Some public prayers are tolerated in our society as long as they don’t mention the

    Purpose: To describe the proper goals for repentance. Aim: I want the listener to pursue inner holiness. INTRODUCTION: King David was a great sinner who needed great forgiveness. Last time we looked at God’s pathway to forgiveness. When we ask for forgiveness God’s way, we are forgiven. Period! ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Getting Past Self-Indulgence

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 6, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,197 views

    Self-indulgence does not mean denying yourself what you actually need, but meeting needs easily turns into obsession. The way out is service to others.

    Whoever first baked Pecan Sandies should be made a saint. I love Pecan Sandies cookies! The taste of crunchy pecans, the texture of shortbread. I don’t care if you are from Georgia and pronounce it pee-kan, I’ll insist that Pecan or pee-kan Sandies are the finest cookie on the market. And so ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Identity Shapers

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jul 29, 2009
     | 3,986 views

    Our true identity results from changed behaviour.

    Identity Shapers July 26, 2009 1 Peter 1:3-12 Intro: So, last Sunday I gave you some homework! Now it is time for me to check up on your homework! But don’t let that make you feel anxious, I won’t put anyone on the spot… I asked you to read 1 Peter, and I’m wondering if anyone who actually ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    You Can Have A Great Prayer Life Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Aug 16, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,052 views

    You can have a great prayer life. Let’s look at this prayer of Moses and find out how.

    Summer Psalms #8 - You Can Have a Great Prayer Life Psalm 90:1-17 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - July 22, 2009 *James Hewett was thinking about kids praying in school, and said this: -Whether legal or not, kids have been praying in school for as long as anyone can remember. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Show Love, Don't Grumble

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Sep 7, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,238 views

    Biblical basis for having a ministry of encouragement.

    -Show Love, Don’t Grumble- Philippians 4:6-8 Psalm 19:14, “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight O Lord my strength and my redeemer.” I Peter 4:8-9, “And above all things have fervent love for one another, for love will cover a multitude of sins.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Little Things Series

    Contributed by Bruce Goettsche on Jan 12, 2009
     | 8,409 views

    David teaches us an important principle of living with God’s heart.

    Little Things 1 Samuel 16 ©Copyright January 11, 2009 Rev. Bruce Goettsche SERIES: Living with God’s Heart Every speaker will tell you they long for a captivating illustration that will drive home the point they want to make. We labor finding the right word picture to help people understand and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Built To Serve Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 24, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,405 views

    Paul, Pt. 24

    BUILT TO SERVE (COLOSSIANS 3:22-25) The St. Bernard dog is renowned for its rescue work. The males weigh 140-200 pounds, and a fit and trained dog can pull more than 3,000 pounds of load on wheels. Over the centuries, they have saved about 2,000 pilgrims traveling between Switzerland and Italy. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    God Is The Promise Keeper

    Contributed by James May on Jan 25, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 21,783 views

    When the promises of all men fail, God is still the Promise Keeper.

    God is the Promise Keeper By Pastor Jim May Philippians 1:1-2, "Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ." Tonight I ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Old Is New Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 28, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,749 views

    John shows us another way we can analyze if we or others in the church are doing well in our Christian walk - love.

    This is a true story. Paul and William decided that they really wanted to become godly men. So they started meeting with one another to pray and encourage one another; they even set goals for themselves and their behavior, and were accountable to each other. At one point Paul decided that he ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Escaping Temptations

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jan 29, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,243 views

    We see Cain yielding to sin and falling bait to it just because of his heart condition. He did not take any stand to rule over it or run from it. He just yielded. For Cain (and for us) there is an exit on every level of temptation, and we need to see the

    Opening illustration: When we sin we often do so with the futile hope that we shall obtain the maximum amount of pleasure at the minimum penalty. It seldom works that way, however. I once heard the story of a man and his wife who decided to go to a drive-in movie. They thought the price was too ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Christ's Love In Action

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Feb 2, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 26,201 views

    I John 3:18, “Let us love not with words or tongue, but with action and in truth.”

    Christ’s Love In Action I John 4:7-12 Welcome Willow Vale Church, thanks for coming today. On the back flap of your worship program you’ll see the outline for today’s message. With Valentine’s Day coming up in a couple of weeks I want to focus on the theme of love for the next two Sundays. ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Peacemaking: An Inside Job

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 6, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,227 views

    The fourth sermon of the initial 2009 series: ‘2 Things 2 B in ’09: A peacemaker and a missionary’

    Slide 1) Almost three decades ago, Christine Tolbert Norman watched as her father, the president of Liberia, and 16 members of his cabinet, get tied up and machine-gunned to death by a group of drunken solders. Then, along with her mother and rest of her family, they were placed under house arrest ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    How Great Leaders Serve Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Oct 7, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,473 views

    God exalts leaders who humbly serve others.

    Scripture Introduction As we have seen often in this book, in John 13 Jesus again acts out a parable to teach his disciples, and with them, us. Michael Card sings, The Basin and the Towel, to capture the text in music and poetry: In an upstairs room, a parable is just about to come ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    We Have A Purpose Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Oct 7, 2008
    based on 20 ratings
     | 11,798 views

    We Christians know who we are and why we are here and where we are going. God has given us both general purposes and specific purposes to live for.

    A. One of golf’s immortal moments came when a Scotsman demonstrated the new game of golf to President Ulysses Grant. 1. Carefully placing the ball on the tee, the Scotsman took a mighty swing. 2. The club hit the ground and scattered dirt all over the President’s beard, while the ball sat waiting ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    More Than A Tingle Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 8, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,487 views

    This sermon looks at 1 Corinthians 13 and considers agape love and what that means for marriage and the 5 love langages

    Love Is More Than a Tingle 1 Corinthians 131-8a, 13 In a survey of couples nationwide, when asked what makes a good marriage, the answer “Being in love” was given by 90% of the respondents. When asked to give the essential ingredients of love, no one characteristic was given by more than 50% of ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist