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  • Gaither Bailey avatar

    Increase Our Faith

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Oct 2, 2010
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    We often mistakenly pray for more faith when all we need to do is live out what faith we already have following the commands of God through Christ Jesus in the power of the Holy Spirit.

    Luke 17: 5 – 10 / Increase Our Faith Intro: funambulist - Jean Francois Gravelot (The Great Blondin) On June 30, 1859, at 5 pm, Blondin made his first journey across the Falls. Blondin utilized a 1,300 foot long, 3 inch diameter manila rope stretched from what is now Prospect Park in ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Faithfulness Above All

    Contributed by Richard Futrell on Oct 7, 2010
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    Jesus says, “If anyone comes to me and doesn’t hate his father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters--and yes, even his own life--he cannot be my disciple” (Luke 14:26).

    Intro In the Gospel reading for today, we possibly find Jesus at the height of His success, as we measure it. Never had He enjoyed such large crowds. People flocked to Him--and the numbers just grew larger and larger as He got closer to Jerusalem. Yet, Jesus has to ruin it by preaching a bunch ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Faith Over Feelings

    Contributed by Richard Futrell on Oct 7, 2010
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    You are to believe! But it’s what you put your faith in, that’s what’s often left unsaid. And when the object of your faith is not clear, then your faith isn’t connected to the Lord.

    Intro The Apostle John says in his first Epistle, “This is the victory that has conquered the world: our faith” (1 John 5:4). If so, then it seems that all we have to do is have more faith. If we believe more, if we have more faith, then faith will destroy our sinful urges. Faith ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Will He Find Faith?

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Oct 16, 2010
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    A sermon on the need to persist in our faith.

    Luke 18: 1 – 8 / Will He Find Faith? Intro: Jack was an impressionable 15 year-old. He attended the local Presbyterian Church with his family since he was a baby. He studied for confirmation and was confirmed taking his place in the congregation. He attended youth group meetings and sat ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Faith, Entropy, And You

    Contributed by Joe Lunsford on Oct 28, 2010
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    Entropy may be a scientific definition, but definitely something the church should be aware of!

    Faith, Entropy, and You 1 Samuel 14:1-13 The Second Law of Thermodynamics states: “All matter works towards greater disorder-not greater order.” Meaning: A system left to itself will over the course of time deteriorate unless an outside force is exerted upon that system thereby ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Strongest Faith In The World

    Contributed by Don Schultz on Apr 5, 2010
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    What is the secret to having such a strong faith. Look to the experts.

    It was a big day at the convention center. The parking lot was jammed, as the cars drove back and forth trying to find the last remaining parking places. People were standing in line to get into the auditorium. Every seat was taken, and people were spilling out into the lobby and hallways. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Seasons Of Your Faith

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Apr 10, 2010
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    As you go through the various seasons of your faith God's word is the one thing that remains constant.

    April 11, 2010 Morning Worship Text: 1 Kings 17:1-16 Subject: Elijah the Prophet Title: The Seasons of Your Faith In the last month or so I have been sharing with you about all the important things that Jesus told His disciples on the last night they were together. Last week. Of course, was ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Abraham's Steps Of Faith

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Apr 18, 2010
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    Examining Abraham's life for examples of living through faith and applying it to our own walk with Christ.

    Abraham's Steps of Faith Hebrews 11:8-12 Introduction - Has anyone ever had an issue with faith? For example, we pray and nothing happens … - Let’s start out with some honesty: Faith is something that we all struggle with, right? - Even though with our mouths we confess we have it; ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    From Faith To Power

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Apr 23, 2010
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    After Christmas, 1985. We alone of creation know that we could be and should be more than we now are. In Christ and in his vulnerability we are empowered to change.

    "To all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God." Power to become … If you ask what it is to be human, if you want to know what separates us as human beings from all other forms of life, one way you could answer the question would be to say that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Passing Down The Faith

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Apr 26, 2010
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    1 John seems to reveal a generation gap for the first time in Christian experience. How do we handle this? John’s message is helpful here.

    (The audio version of this is longer and more complete) How do we pass on the truth to the next generation? How keep from losing our children to the world? Every generation has a choice to make. The gospel and letters of John may have been written to address this very subject. John writes to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Power Of A Faithful Life Series

    Contributed by Carl Allen on May 5, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 21,313 views

    God wants us to be faithful. He wants us to stay the course and run the race for His glory until He calls us home. Joseph teaches us how to be faithful in spite of what we may face in this life. I want to preach to you this morning on The Power of a Faith

    The Power of a Faithful Life Genesis 39:7-23 Introduction A young man applied for a job as a farmhand. When the farmer asked for his qualifications, he said, “I can sleep when the wind blows.” This puzzled the farmer. But he liked the young man, and hired him. A few days later, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Stand Firm In The Faith

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Dec 7, 2005
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     | 10,277 views

    Advent 1(C) - Believers stand firm in the faith whenever they are growing in joyful faith and whenever they are growing in Christ’s love.

    1 THESSALONIANS 3:8-13 - ADVENT 1 - November 27, 2005 (Outline) INTRO: A new church year begins this morning with the season of Advent. For Christians this is a very special time for us to prepare for the coming birth of Jesus in Bethlehem. We also prepare for the second coming of Jesus as the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Faith And Decision-Making

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Dec 20, 2005
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     | 4,687 views

    We are called on the make decision all the time, from long ranging decisions to simple ones. How did the early church go about making a life and death decision at the infant stage of their existence?

    Passage: Acts 4:23-31 Intro: I was amazed to discover on the web this week that for some churches, the question is not what time their Christmas Day service should be, but whether they should have it at all! 1. decision making in the church can be a quagmire, with all those opinions flying ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Daniel Austin avatar

    Faith Of Our Mothers

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Feb 6, 2010
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     | 8,219 views

    A Mother’s Day sermon focusing on three model mothers from God’s word.

    Faith of Our Mothers 051307AM Text: Selected texts Introduction Ill: History of Mothers Day. In the United States Mother’s Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe (who wrote the words to the Battle hymn of the Republic) as a day dedicated to peace. Ms. Howe would hold organized Mother’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Faith Comes By Hearing

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Feb 22, 2010
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     | 4,142 views

    This message looks at the imporatnce of hearing the Word of God

    FAITH COMES BY HEARING INTRODUCTION: The longer I am the pastor of CBC, the more impressed I am at the wealth of information that is stored in the minds of so many of our folks. We are truly a church diverse in its membership, diverse in its culture, and diverse in its knowledge. So, just ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist