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  • Carl Allen avatar

    Escape From Fear Series

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Sep 9, 2008
     | 3,417 views

    Fear is not of the Lord, yet we often allow ourselves to be controlled by it and limit what God can do in our lives.

    Escape from Fear Rev. 1:17-18 Series: Salvation from Destructive Emotions Intro Delivering humanity from fear is both Jesus’ mission and message. Certainly the problem of fear is a problem to be recognized in many lives. One of the most outstanding and surprising disclosures of stressful, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God’s Top Ten Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Sep 23, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 9,094 views

    An overview of the 10 commandments and specifically their benefits for people today. They help us know God, know ourselves, and know love.

    God’s Top Ten Exodus 20:1-20 Since 1997, an anti-lawsuit group from Michigan has held “The Wacky Warning Label Contest” every year. They do it to highlight the absurd effects of lawsuits on warning labels. Last year (2007), Kevin Soave of Farmington Hills, Michigan, submitted the winning label. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • David Owens avatar

    Submission - A Secret To The Victorious Life Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Nov 17, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,312 views

    I used this lesson for our Friend Day. God is God and our job is to submit ourselves to His will and His ways.

    A. The story is told of a college senior who took his girlfriend to a football game. 1. They found seats in the crowded stadium and were watching the action. 2. The coach sent a substitute into the game and as he was running onto the field to take his position, the boy said to his girlfriend, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Following Jesus Without Denominationalism Series

    Contributed by Sam Baker on Mar 25, 2012
     | 2,568 views

    Consider this . . . some of the ‘objective’ standards of authority could be the sources outside of ourselves that we look to direct us . . .

    Following Jesus without Denominationalism Part 6: ‘What Many Accept as Authority in Religion’ Within the last message, I endeavored to show you three things . . . (1) That it is through the writing of the apostles, the “apostles’ doctrine” that the LORD speaks and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Duane Smith avatar

    Proper Attitude And Order In The House Of God Series

    Contributed by Duane Smith on Apr 11, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 23,435 views

    This message is designed to encourage us to live and worship in a holy manner and to submit ourselves to God's created order of all things.

    Proper Attitude and Order In the House Of God 1 Timothy 2:8-15 INTRODUCTION: A. As we begin this morning let me take a couple of minutes and do a recap of where we have been 1. Paul wrote this letter to a “son in the faith” to encourage and exhort him in the ministry he had left ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dave McFadden avatar

    “make The Commitment” Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jan 21, 2013
     | 4,280 views

    If our lives are going to count for Christ, we need to make the daily commitment to live for Him as opposed to living for ourselves.

    We are thinking about how we, as believers, can “Get In The Game” for God and live lives that count for Christ. We said we can know we’ve “Got Game” if we: Go for the gold; Aim for excellence; Make the commitment; & Expect God to work. In “going for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Putting Others First Series

    Contributed by Troy Richards on Jun 4, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 12,972 views

    A four week series on the Love Chapter. This week focusing on how loves causes us to put others before ourselves.

    [PLAY VIDEO “LOVE IS EPISODE 2] -it’s almost as good as Dr. Phil, isn’t it? It’s almost as long between commercials… -for those of you who were not with us last week, we are taking the month of June to go through the Love Chapter. I Corinthians 13. The part of the Bible that people only read at ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Mark Mitchell avatar

    Returning To Your Alter

    Contributed by Mark Mitchell on Mar 23, 2015
     | 4,884 views

    When we get away from our worship (alter) we will find ourselves far away from God

    Intro: Have you ever wondered what to do when you have failed God? - What is an alter? I. Return to your alter (v.1-4) - Failure means we have left true worship - 12:10-20 - The first thing to go is our trust in God (12:13) - So we handle things without God - The next thing to go is our peace ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • C. Philip Green avatar

    Reaching The Next Generation Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jul 29, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 23,865 views

    If we want to reach the next generation for Christ, we must bring a child to Jesus, be a child ourselves, and bless a child.

    Little 5-year-old Kayse Poland grew more and more excited about her first day of kindergarten, and her 3-year-old sister, Jayme, watched her with great fascination. On the Sunday before the first day of school, Kayse fell and skinned her knee. Tears began to flow, and Jayme, seeing the blood on ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Never Forgotten

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jan 4, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 17,371 views

    Isaiah is encouraging us to rest in God's comfort and acceptance, to surrender ourselves into His engraved hands, to trust Him for tomorrow.

    "Never Forgotten,” Isaiah 49:15-16 & 66:13 -Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts (01/04/15) “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast, and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See I have ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Seasoning Your Giving Series

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 10, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,330 views

    Advent week 2 in which changing the way we give has the power to impact ourselves and others for the sake of Jesus

    The last time I preached this series I told you about a pair of guys who had exchanged the same pair of moleskin pants for over a decade. Each year they tried to outdo one another with the only rules being they couldn’t damage the pants and they had to use scrap material. I’d left the story with ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Playing The Fool

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Feb 5, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,699 views

    Sarcasm betrays anger at ourselves or at others, but we cannot let it fester. We need to come to the Cross, where there is reconciliation.

    Words have power. The things we say to one another have power. Kids may deal with smart-mouths in the schoolyard by chanting, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me." But that’s rubbish! Don’t you believe it? Names do hurt. Words hurt. The things we say to each other do ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Sherman Gordon avatar

    It Will Be All Over In The Morning

    Contributed by Sherman Gordon on Mar 19, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 15,964 views

    WE ALL FIND OURSELVES IN A LION DEN OF A SITUATION FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT THERE IS NO NEED TO PANIC IT WILL BE ALL OVER IN THE MORNING.

    IT WILL BE ALL OVER IN THE MORNING DANIEL 6:16-24 DARWIN HOBBS DECLARES IN SINGINGHE’S ABLE: GOD IS ABLE TO DO JUST WHAT HE SAID HE WOULD DO HE’S GONNA FULLFILL EVERY PROMISE TO YOU DON’T GIVE UP ON GOD CAUSE HE WON’T GIVE UP ON YOU HE’S ABLE DARWIN WAS SUGGESTING THAT NO MATTER HOW DAUNTING, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Mark Opperman avatar

    Love Rekindled Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 14, 2014
     | 5,314 views

    As we read the mail to the church of Ephesus, we can learn truth about Jesus, about churches, and about ourselves.

    Love Rekindled Revelation 2:1-7 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands: 2 I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • C. Philip Green avatar

    Loving God

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jan 28, 2014
     | 8,062 views

    True love for God demonstrates itself when we exalt the savior (not ourselves) and give everything we have.

    In the Broadway play My Fair Lady, Eliza is courted by a man named Freddy, who writes her love letters every day. But that’s not enough for Eliza. Take a look (show video clip from My Fair Lady, “Show Me” song). Eliza's cries out in frustration: “Words! Words! I'm so sick ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free