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  • Wes Humble avatar

    Prayer: Our God Connection

    Contributed by Wes Humble on Nov 10, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,160 views

    A very basic sermon on prayer

    Prayer: Our God Connection Men have always been in search of power. From the beginning of civilization, men and women have spent time and energy trying to figure out how to find and harness power. From the power of animals, fire, wind, sun, water, coal, steam, electricity, to nuclear energy, men ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Tested Faith

    Contributed by John Gullick on May 9, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,581 views

    A sermon that considers what it means to count it all joy when you face all kind of trials. contains quite a bit on william Carey - didn’t use it all but thought it may be a useful resource so have left it in

    Tested Faith. I’d always heard this belief attributed to the supposed fact that Mondays and Fridays had the highest rates of employee absenteeism among auto workers, therefore you didn’t want to buy a car manufactured on those days because some of the assembly steps might have been skipped or too ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Access Granted

    Contributed by Michael Johnson on Dec 16, 2003
    based on 38 ratings
     | 10,510 views

    This a sermon geared towards those who work with young people.

    People were bringing little children to him in order that he might touch them; and the disciples spoke sternly to them. “But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, ‘Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Isra-'el. Part 1.

    Contributed by Anthony Smith on May 29, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,854 views

    Israel, the land of God, the Land of Prophecy. We always pray for Israel and Her people. We must also look at the facts concerning Her and Jesus rejection.

    Isra-’el. Israel, the land of God, the Land of Prophecy. We always pray for Israel and Her people. We must also look at the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Show Me Your Commitment … Through Trials And Temptations

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 4, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,081 views

    The second of a series through the book of James

    Soon after we returned from vacation last Sunday the boys were on the computer playing baseball. (The game was a father’s day gift to me and they let me play occasionally.) One of the things that I have heard over the years about good pitching and good pitchers is that they have a variety of ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Reason To Believe Series

    Contributed by Jason Pettibone on May 18, 2004
    based on 31 ratings
     | 5,049 views

    We won’t answer all your questions today, but hopefully I can present reasons to believe, and help you to feel confident in sharing your faith in this present world.

    Today’s message is frequently sourced in the work of Lee Strobel. Lee was an award-winning journalist with the Chicago Tribune. His wife became a Believer and disturbed his world which had no room for Christianity. Lee writes, “Leslie stunned me in the autumn of 1979 by announcing that she ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Living Together In Personal Thanksgiving Series

    Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 23, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
     | 3,924 views

    Paul cites for us one attitude and one action that enable us to live together in personal thanksgiving.

    LIVING TOGETHER IN PERSONAL THANKSGIVING Philippians 4:10-20 INTRODUCTION A. We have much to be thankful for in America, yet we are not always thankful. 1. "If the rich young ruler was rich, what am I?" by William Boice. Dear Lord, I have been re-reading the record of the Rich Young Ruler and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God's Eye For The Queer Guy Series

    Contributed by Gary Cox on Apr 20, 2004
    based on 190 ratings
     | 15,541 views

    What is our response as God’s people to homosexuality

    WE begin a new series today titled “culture in crisis”. I think it was Merle Haggard who had a song in the 80’s describing America that said “Were rolling down hill like a snowball headed for hell”. That is a pretty good description. Amazingly we live in a world where What was once bad is now ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Crisis Of Identity Series

    Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Mar 26, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,495 views

    This confrontation between the Jews and Jesus reveals a lot about who we are and who Jesus is.

    A CRISIS OF IDENTITY Who is Jesus to us? I am reminded of the question Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” The answer is not as simple as it sounds. We have a variety of responses to that question, some of them bang-on and others that sound good but are kind of fabricated ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Little Town Of Bethlehem

    Contributed by John Oscar on Dec 18, 2017
     | 9,112 views

    Pastor John uses Bethlehem as an example of God using anything and anyone for HIS plan and purpose.

    O Little Town of Bethlehem CCCAG December 17th, 2017 Scripture- Micah 5:1-4 In Scotland many years ago, the pastor of a small village church was visited by one of his deacons before service one Sunday morning. As the pastor brought out some coffee for them to share, her could tell by the deacon’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Leading With The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on May 20, 2015
    based on 6 ratings
     | 13,241 views

    All people are called to be sanctified and filled with the Holy Spirit. How? More than anything it is what you let God do to you.

    Leading With the Holy Spirit “I am fully convinced, my dear brothers and sisters, that you are full of goodness. You know these things so well you can teach each other all about them.” Romans 15:14 Intro: We have all heard of the “rat maze experiment.” They put a rat at ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Got Milk? Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jan 13, 2016
    based on 2 ratings
     | 14,749 views

    You and I must adopt the very same craving for God’s Word as a baby has for the mother’s milk. We must develop in ourselves the need to read God’s Word and study it. We must become addicted to discussing the things of God with fellow believers.

    GOT MILK? 1 PETER 2:1-3 INTRODUCTION… Some History of Milk (healthyeating.org + milk.procon.org) 3100 BC Cows and milk were used in Ancient Egypt and other ancient cultures as a normal part of life. 1700-1200 BC In the Bible, the land of Palestine was described as “flowing with ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    New Wine And Old Wineskins Series

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Dec 30, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 31,962 views

    Message about the New Year and things that must change if we are going to allow the Lord to do something fresh and new in our lives.

    Title: New wine and Old wineskins Theme: To show that to gain for the future we have to let go for the past. Text: Mark Mark 2:18 The disciples of John and of the Pharisees were fasting. Then they came and said to Him, "Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Spirituality Of Mutuality Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jun 19, 2012
     | 6,232 views

    Rom. 15:7-17 shows us several actions that are appropriate and should be expected from the people of God. Sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do is accept one another and overlook perceived faults.

    The Spirituality of Mutuality Romans 15:7-17 Intro: Mutuality speaks of a reciprocal relationship between two or more people. It speaks of shared interests, values, and common goals. It involves give and take, and indicates a potentially close bond between the people involved. One major asset ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • John Wright avatar

    The Tongue As A Fire And A Member Of Our Body That Is Diffucult To Control! Series

    Contributed by John Wright on Feb 1, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,731 views

    James teaches that when the tongue gets out of control it can do as much damage as a fire when it gets out of control.

    INTRODUCTION #13 1. Open your bibles to James 3:5-8. 2. James has had much to say about the tongue. 3. In comparison to the other members of our body the tongue is small. It is not near as large as our legs, our feet, our arms, our hands, our head and etc. 4. It is not near as large as these ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ