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Facing The Inside

Contributed by Tom Evans on Apr 1, 2002

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AS WE FACE CHALLENGES AND TEMPTATIONS IN LIFE, WE SHOULD NOT BE SO CONFIDENT AS TO BELIEVE THAT ON OUR OWN STRENGTH WE CAN TACKLE THEM.

Facing the Inside THERE ARE CERTAIN TOPICS APPROPRIATE FOR MEAL-TIME AND OTHERS THAT AREN’T. THIS PAST WEEK, I TOOK PASTOR PAUL HUNT TO FURR’S FAMILY DINING. THIS GAVE HIM A TASTE OF SOME GOOD TEXAN FOOD: FRIED OKRA, BLACK-EYED PEAS, CORNBREAD AND THE LIKE. FURR’S IS AN ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:20-22, Numbers 15:37-40

Denomination: Adventist

The Face Of An Angel Series

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Apr 11, 2002

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This sermon illustrates how we can have peace even in the midst of difficult circumstances when when we let go of everything else and simply seek God.

The Face of an Angel Acts 6:8-15 April 14, 2002 Intro: A. [Change, 1000 Windows, Robert C. Shannon, Standard Publish Company, Cincinnati, OH, 1997, p. 20] Gaston Bachelard wrote, "If one were to give an account of all the doors one has closed and opened, of all the doors he would like to reopen, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:8-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Facing Impossibilities

Contributed by Victor Nazareth on Apr 15, 2002

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There comes a time in the life of every believer when he or she is faced with a seemingly impossible situation. How do we conduct ourselves during these times? Why does God allow them? Can we really prepare for them?

Introduction: There comes a time in the life of every believer when he or she is faced with a seemingly impossible situation. How do we conduct ourselves during these times? Why does God allow them? Can we really prepare for them? In this story we can learn a lot on how to respond when trouble ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20:1-30

Denomination: Charismatic

The Faces Of The Stranger Series

Contributed by Jim Luthy on Sep 21, 2001

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Let’s talk about what makes it difficult for us to form community, and in so doing, we will also find an explanation for the turmoil our world is seeing and has always seen.

The Faces of the Stranger Pastor Jim Luthy I’ve really wrestled this week whether to return to our series on community or to talk about the recent attacks on our nation. On one hand, we are being asked to return to normal, whatever that means, and these messages on community are meant to equip us ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-8, Matthew 23:2-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faces In The Mirror

Contributed by Danny Thomas on Oct 9, 2001

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A message on our reflection in the mirror of the Word.

Faces in the Mirror James 1:22-25 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; 24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of ...read more

Scripture: James 1:22-25

Denomination: Pentecostal

Facing Partiality Series

Contributed by Tom Jamieson on Jan 16, 2003

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“If you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors" (James 2:9). God hates partiality.

Introduction “Is God biased?” As a Jew, Peter might have thought so. After all, the priests who served Him were Jews, the prophets who proclaimed Him were Jews, and the scholars who described Him were Jews. They were God’s “chosen people” -- the guardians of His Temple and His Law, the recipients ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:23-48

Denomination: Baptist

The Face Of Jesus

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Feb 12, 2003

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Until that day when we shall see Him "face to face", we can marvel at the scriptural picture of the face of our Lord Jesus recorded in the Word of God.

THE FACE OF JESUS “Now it came to pass, when the time had come for Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem, and sent messengers before His face. And as they went, they entered a village of the Samaritans, to prepare for Him. But they did not receive Him, because ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:51-53

Denomination: Baptist

Facing Evil Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on Jul 15, 2003

based on 27 ratings

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We must have the courage to confront evil.

FACING EVIL Exodus 7:1-13 S: Courage Th: Profiles in Courage Pr: WE MUST HAVE THE COURAGE TO CONFRONT EVIL. ?: How? KW: Instructions TS: We will find in our study of Exodus 7:1-13 three instructions that will show us how we are to confront evil. The _____ instruction that shows us how to ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:12, Exodus 7:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Facing The Border

Contributed by Rodney Kelley on Dec 26, 2005

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Jesus is coming again. Unsure where I got illustrations.

Facing the Border - Gen 5:22-24 - John 14 Intro. Adam sinned, and we see in verse 5, the effects of the sin. Eight times the phrase “and he died” follows the record of a man. But in the midst of it all, a man is named who escaped death, Enoch. He did not taste death because he walked with ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 5:22-24

Denomination: Baptist

The Face Of Jesus

Contributed by Toby Powers on Dec 29, 2005

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Ever wondered what the face of Jesus looks like. The Word of God tells us.

From the Desk of Pastor Toby Powers Truth Baptist Church Hwy 78 Bremen, GA THE FACE OF JESUS II Corinthians 4:1-6 Intro: Paul writes to the Corinthians while he is under great persecution and stress, yet he says that he has fainted not (v. 1). This is because he has received mercy, and, therefore, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Faces And Reflections

Contributed by Norris Harris I on May 9, 2004

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Our textual script, verses 8-15, sketches the outline of THREE FACES that REFLECT THREE DIFFERING IMAGES. Perhaps if we hush our hearts and focus our lens, we just might perceive our face and reflection mirrored in one of these three sketches drawn by the

During what has been called the “Sizzling Sixties,” Dinah Ross and the Supremes recorded a cut entitled “Reflections.” That song was about faces and the memories those faces reflected. Looking out her rain-soaked window, she sees reflections of how things used to be. She sees the face of a distant ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:8-15

Denomination: Baptist

Face The Nation

Contributed by David Richardson on May 15, 2004

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God gives rise to men and nations, God prospers men and nations, God hears when men and nations pray, and, for those men and nations that don’t listen to Him, sooner or later, He causes those men and nations to fall.

Face the Nation I. Introduction The Bible (Proverbs 25:2) tells us that it is the glory of God to conceal a matter, any matter, from man. For He is man’s creator, and only he knows what is right for man. Only God knows the beginning and the end, and only He will be able to lead those that put ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 25:1-34

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

A Face In The Crowd.

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 21, 2003

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This message asks; Who would you have been on that first Easter?

Now they call it the via da la Rosa, the way of sorrows, then it was just another street. And as Christ made his way up the crudely paved streets to Golgotha the crowd pushed and shoved to get a glimpse of the one who was called king of the Jews. The way was packed as Jews from all over the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:32-44, Matthew 27:27

Denomination: Wesleyan

Facing The Overwhelming Series

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on May 18, 2002

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John’s account of the feeding of the multitude helps us to see what we need to face the overwhelming.

Facing the Overwhelming Maynard Pittendreigh John 6:1-14 Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the miraculous signs he had performed on the sick. Then Jesus went up on a ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Faces In The Crowd

Contributed by Carl Willis on Mar 19, 2002

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A look at those who lined the road during Jesus triumphal entry.

John 12:12-18 (CEV) The next day a large crowd was in Jerusalem for Passover. When they heard that Jesus was coming for the festival, they took palm branches and went out to greet him. The shouted “Hooray! God bless the one who comes in the name of the Lord! God bless the King of Israel!” Jesus ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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