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  • Mark Holdcroft avatar

    God's Donkey

    Contributed by Mark Holdcroft on Mar 13, 2007
    based on 51 ratings
     | 25,722 views

    I have an ambition... I want to be a donkey. Not just any old donkey. I want to be God’s donkey. Why not make it your ambition as well?

    God’s Donkey I want to tell you of one of my ambitions today. It is not an ambition that I have told many people about. In fact, it is an ambition that I have only recently had. It is an ambition that God has laid upon my heart. Some of you may feel that I have already fulfilled this ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    The Death And Resurrection

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Apr 1, 2007
    based on 119 ratings
     | 34,986 views

    Consider the hope that we have in Jesus by looking once again at the death and resurrection of Jesus. 1- the excruciating death 2- the exhilarating resurrection

    INTRO.- ILL.- In 1173 the Italian architect Bonnano Pisano began work on what would become his most famous project: A separately standing eight-story bell tower for the Cathedral of the city of Pisa. The tower was to be eight-stories and 185-foot tall. There was just one "little" problem: ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Who Needs Grace?

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 22, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,370 views

    If we don’t know the sin problem we won’t want the Grace cure.

    Who Needs GRACE? Amazing Grace Sunday February 18, 2007 Ephesians 2:1-10It is like you have an uncle you hated, mistreated, made fun of, never did a kind thing to, because someone told you lies about him, you never visited, you hung out with his mortal enemy. In your total poverty, as you 1 As ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    A Blessed Attitude

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on May 11, 2006
    based on 120 ratings
     | 25,928 views

    A blessed attitude toward God.

    INTRO.- Do you have an attitude problem? Who doesn’t at certain times or on certain days?! Something perturbs you and it begins to show in your attitude. ILL.- Here is a true story about a man who said that one particular event cured him of being obnoxious in a restaurant. He had ordered a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Understanding God’s Will

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Dec 6, 2005
    based on 177 ratings
     | 25,485 views

    SEEK it, SURRENDER to it, and STAND in it. It’s REAL, can be REFUSED, but it’s always RIGHT! Link included to formatted text, audio/video, and PowerPoint.

    Understanding God’s Will Romans 12:1-2 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/God’sWill.html We usually look at this passage and talk about surrender...but surrender to what? The will of God in the end of v. 2! Or we talk about separation...but separation unto what? The will of God! And that should be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Laeger avatar

    Narnia: Aslan Series

    Contributed by John Laeger on Dec 18, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,518 views

    Who Aslan is, is a great picture of who Christ is and His power to take our place and turn death backwards.

    “Aslan!” 12/18/05 – John Laeger #3 in series “Narnia: More Than A Fantasy” I. Introduction a. ATTENTION GETTER i. Famous Lions (put pictures up on screen and have people guess) 1. Cowardly Lion (Wizard of Oz) 2. Mufasa (Lion King) 3. Snagglepuss (“Heavens to Murgatroid!”) 4. Clarence the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Chip Monck avatar

    We Are Not An Island

    Contributed by Chip Monck on Dec 5, 2006
    based on 34 ratings
     | 8,049 views

    This sermon explores Jeremiah 29s call for us to be engaged with our community, and recognize that "in their peace, we will find ours."

    “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for wholeness and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” The famous words of Jeremiah 29:11. A well-known, well-publicized, well-memorized, even a life verse for many. But do we know the context for that verse? Do we know ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    #12divine Possibilities: The Great Pretender Series

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 24, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,763 views

    We have been studying there is more than what man can do. God has a plan. Pretending and playing church will hinder God’s Possibilities. Don’t be hypocritical!

    SPEAK TO THE DIVINE POSSIBILITIES: #12--- DIVINE POSSIBILITIES: THE GREAT PRETENDER! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com We are studying Divine Possibilities: 1. Climb into God’s Envelope; 2. Accept the Mantle; 3. Starving at a feast; 4. Let God! 5. Dying in a Rut: When an ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Michael Catt avatar

    Knowing The Holy One Series

    Contributed by Michael Catt on Nov 5, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,546 views

    This series will assist you in developing and deepening your relationship with God.

    SPIRITUAL INTIMACY – KNOWING THE HOLY ONE 1 Cor. 2:9-13; Prov. 9:10 Americans talk about the pursuit of happiness - we think it’s a God given right. In reality, as believers it is not happiness that we are to pursue, but holiness. From God’s perspective, we can only be happy, when we respond ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Need A Friend?

    Contributed by Joe Harding on Oct 16, 2002
    based on 209 ratings
     | 34,597 views

    JESUS IS OUR FRIEND!

    NEED A FRIEND? JOHN 15: 1-17 OCTOBER 13 INTRODUCTION: I am told about this newspaper in England giving a reward for the best definition of what is a friend? Thousands answered, the winner? "A FRIEND IS ONE THAT COMES WHEN EVERYONE ELSE GOES.” JACKIE ROBINSON was the first African American to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Eric Snyder avatar

    Faithful Fathers

    Contributed by Eric Snyder on Oct 25, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 8,576 views

    Abraham

    Abraham, a picture of a Father, Genesis 22 Eric A. Snyder, Farwell Church of Christ, June 16, 2002 Three boys were bragging about their fathers. The first one said, "My father runs so fast he can fire an arrow, start running, and get there before the arrow!" The second one said, "That’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Randy Croft avatar

    Believing In A God I Cannot See Series

    Contributed by Randy Croft on Nov 15, 2002
    based on 101 ratings
     | 20,350 views

    Why Believe in an invisible God?

    How Can I Believe in a God I can’t See? If God wants us to believe in Him, He should make himself visible so we could talk one on one, touch Him, hear him verbally, see him with our own eyes. "Why does God put us in a position where we have to try to believe in Him? Why does He toy with ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • James May avatar

    Branded

    Contributed by James May on Jan 4, 2006
    based on 34 ratings
     | 19,145 views

    Whose brand do we carry? Is it the mark of the Antichrist in our attitudes and way of life, or do we carry the mark of the Lord Jesus Christ? Has the devil tried to rustle you from the Lord?

    BRANDED By Pastor Jim May When our country was young and the herds of cattle ranged freely on the plains, before barbed wire fences came into being, the only way that a rancher could positively identify his cattle was by placing a brand upon their flanks. Some of the brands, like the Flying W, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Ed Sasnett avatar

    Out Of Control Series

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jul 24, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,603 views

    People who yield to God’s control experience well-being.

    #2006-26 Title: Out of Control Text: Matthew 5:5 Truth: People who yield to God’s control experience well-being. Aim: To lead them to submit to God. INTRODUCTION Victor Hugo, who is famous for his novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame, also so wrote a story called “Ninety-Three.” It tells of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Hollinger avatar

    Nobody Loves A Lawyer

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Feb 21, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,266 views

    Don’t try to quibble when it comes to accepting God’s view of things.

    Title: Nobody loves a lawyer Text: 2 Samuel 12:1-7; Exodus 12:49 FCF: You can’t argue your way out of judgment. You can only appeal to the mercy of Christ. Nobody loves a lawyer. I can say that as somebody who once wanted to be a lawyer. Nobody loves a lawyer because at one level, we know that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist