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  • Chris Talton avatar

    Numero Uno

    Contributed by Chris Talton on Jan 28, 2002
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     | 3,753 views

    Our most important task is to keep God as number one in our lives. Abraham was an example of one who accomplished this.

    May 28, 2000 Exodus 20:1-3 ¡§Numero Uno¡¨ INTRODUCTION Exodus 20:3 ¡V ¡§You must not have any other gods before or besides me.¡¨ Who would you say of all the persons spoken of in the Bible other than Jesus best lived out this commandment? Who kept God as the Number One ¡V the numero ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Stuck In Borderland Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Nov 19, 2002
    based on 79 ratings
     | 5,573 views

    In this message we will discover - the not so fun truth that we are properly stuck spiritually. But we will also begin to see that change is possible (The Life - part 2)

    Stuck In Borderland The Life – part two This is the second week in our new study that we are calling, “The Life,” a ten week series that has the very real potential of radically changing your life in ways you can’t even begin to imagine. AND – last Sunday as we kicked it off, we said that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How God Can Use Sickness And Healing To Work All Things Together For Good

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 11, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,199 views

    None of us want to miss out on the wonderful things that God has in mind for our lives. Let us listen to what the Spirit of God is telling us through these examples as we filter them through our understanding of the scriptures. Throughout the ages we know

    How God Can Use Sickness and Healing to Work All Things Together for Good - Rom 8:28 None of us want to miss out on the wonderful things that God has in mind for our lives. Let us listen to what the Spirit of God is telling us through these examples as we filter them through our understanding ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Evangelize Idol Worshippers

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 13, 2001
    based on 24 ratings
     | 8,740 views

    How to Bring Idol Worshippers Christ and then on to Maturity (Eph. 4:14,15)

    How To Evangelize Idol Worshippers Learning Objectives 1. The students will explain three hindrances that inhibit idol worshippers from becoming Christians. 2. The students will explain the ways that scripture suggests we bring idol worshippers to faith in Christ. 3. The students will ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Church The Way It Ought To Be

    Contributed by Tony Miano on Dec 8, 2000
    based on 123 ratings
     | 8,933 views

    From the moment this church came to be, the people were fired up. They were exhibiting the critical characteristics of a healthy church. They were doing church the way Christ intended it to be done. The church was alive.

    Church The Way It Ought To Be Acts 2:42-47 Preached By Pastor Tony Miano Pico Canyon Community Church October 22, 2000 Grand Opening Service Introduction: This truly is a day for celebration. Those of us who make up the Pico Canyon team has been looking forward to this day for two years. The ...read more

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    How To Experience Joy In The Midst Of Trials (Part 2) Series

    Contributed by Tony Miano on Dec 8, 2000
    based on 55 ratings
     | 5,301 views

    Today we’re going to look at how our knowledge of the Truth and the maturity of our faith can determine the level of joy we can experience, even when life seems to be hitting us over the head with a hammer.

    How To Experience Joy During Trials (Part 2) James 1:3-4 Preached by Pastor Tony Miano Pico Canyon Community Church November 12, 2000 A Little Levity: With the dust settling from our recent elections, I had an opportunity to review some sound bites that were overlooked by mainstream media. One ...read more

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    How To Be An Effective Witness At Home

    Contributed by Tony Miano on Dec 11, 2000
    based on 144 ratings
     | 11,687 views

    What Peter teaches us in these verses can apply to the life of every Christ-follower at one time or another, but Peter’s primary focus is on the marriage relationship.

    How to Be an Effective Witness at Home I Peter 3:1-12 Preached by Pastor Tony Miano Pico Canyon Community Church March, 2001 Introduction: This morning we’re going to talk about how we can be effective witnesses in our homes. In our passage for today, I Peter 3:1-12, we’re going to tackle some ...read more

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    Attitudes In Times Of Suffering (Part 2)

    Contributed by Tony Miano on Dec 11, 2000
    based on 39 ratings
     | 4,951 views

    It seems that in the first half of chapter four Peter is talking about the attitudes the believer should have in the midst of those occasional times of suffering.

    Attitudes in Times of Suffering (Part 2) 1 Peter 4:1-11 Preached by Pastor Tony Miano at Lake Hills Community Church August, 2000 Introduction: Last week we looked at some of the attitudes we should have in times of suffering, specifically, on those occasions when we suffer for doing good. We ...read more

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    How To Recognize The Source Of Temptation

    Contributed by Tony Miano on Dec 11, 2000
    based on 79 ratings
     | 7,775 views

    We know from our study of God’s Word that the promised result of persevering through trials is the reception of blessings from God. But what is the outcome when we blow it, when we fail?

    How To Recognize The Source Of Temptation James 1:13-18 Preached by Pastor Tony Miano Pico Canyon Community Church December 10, 2000 Introduction: Let’s pray. Turn in your Bibles, if you will, to James 1. We’re going to be studying verses 13-18 this morning. Our study of James to this point ...read more

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    The Anatomy Of A Disciple

    Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Feb 9, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,361 views

    This sermon looks at the characteristics of a Christ-Follwer - Humility, Obedience, Confession, and Surrender.

    The Anatomy of a Disciple Pastor Jeff Williams 07-20-03 In graduate school, I escaped the most feared class in the psychology department, “A and P.” This class frightened even the most serious student. “Anatomy and Physiology” was no “head-bone connected to the neck-bone” class. Students were ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    De Vrais Handicaps

    Contributed by Créteur Fabien on Mar 8, 2005
     | 2,298 views

    tO BE AN HANDICAP SPIRITUALLY IS A PROBLEM TO BE CLOSE TO JESUS, BUT HE HAVE THE SOLUTION, AND YOUR WEAKNESS HAVE TO BE YOUR STRENGHT

    DE VRAIES HANDICAPS ¶MARC 10:46-52 ¶J’ai pensé que nous regarderions un homme qui nous donne un bon exemple de la façon de faire confiance à Dieu… ¶Je crois que bon nombre d’entre nous peuvent identifier avec cet homme dans notre texte… ¶Il est un exemple de bon nombre d’entre nous dans l’église ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Andrew Chan avatar

    When I've Given Up Hope Series

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Jul 28, 2004
    based on 31 ratings
     | 4,816 views

    When defeats, fears, loneliness, unworthiness, get to you, what else is there to look forward to?

    When I have given up hope “Connecting with God” Series August 1, 2004 1 Kings 19:1-9 1 Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, "May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Paul Wallace avatar

    An Inside Job

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 31, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,097 views

    The Bible tells the church how to treat "oneanother".

    An Inside Job John 13:34 OBITUARY" Our church was saddened to learn this week of the death of one of our most valued members, Someone Else. Someone’s passing creates a vacancy that will be difficult to fill. Else has been with us for many years and for every one of those years, Someone did far more ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Moses Prayer To Be Blotted Out Of God's Book. Series

    Contributed by Fredric Lozo on Oct 13, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,947 views

    This Sermon is # 7 and #8 from Rev. Andrew Lee’s SERMONS published in 1803 by Isaiah Thomas, Jr. at Lisbon, Connecticut.

    INTRODUCTION: The entire book Andrew’s Lee’s Sermons is available free at Project Gutenberg as e-Text #15031. SERMON VII. Moses Prayer to be blotted out of God’s Book. Exodus xxxii. 31, 32. "And Moses returned unto the Lord and said, Oh! this people have made them gods of gold. Yet now, if ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What Is All This Talk About Being Born Again?

    Contributed by Neal Bishop on Jan 13, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,460 views

    A small and simple explanation of what being born again is all about.

    There are a number of belief systems in the world today, and naturally, they all claim to be “The Truth.” So, if we define truth as being relative to things that change, then what is presented by any belief system has to be equal, in validity, to anything else presented. This would be so because ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible