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Three Things God's Never Seen

Contributed by Terry Owens on Apr 25, 2001

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To think that God’s never seen something seems strange, find out in this message three things that God will never see.

Introduction: I’ve seen a lot of beautiful things in my lifetime. Cindy when she was walking down the aisle at our wedding. Beauty of the North Carolina Mountains The mountains in Germany There’s been many things I’ve never seen, but to think that there are some things that God has never seen ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:25

Denomination: Church Of God

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Altar Series

Contributed by Mary Lewis on May 29, 2001

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Zechariah’s experience in the Temple: Religion can turn us away from God. (Preached during Advent, but not really seasonal)

Introduction In the musical “Fiddler on the Roof,” Tevye, a man devoted to tradition, finds his thinking challenged when his oldest daughter wants to marry for love, instead of having her marriage arranged by her parents. It had never occurred to him that one would marry for love, and one night he ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-20

Denomination: Baptist

(A Soul Is A Terrible Thing To Lose)

Contributed by Derrick White Sr on Nov 30, 2017

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BUT WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR SOUL YOU LOSE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU HAVE BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR SOUL YOU LOSE YOU

(KJV) And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. Mark 8:34-38 [35] For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:34-38

Denomination: Baptist

Independence - There Ain't No Such Thing

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jul 3, 2021

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We Americans like to think of ourselves as independent people but we never can truly be totally independent. In the spiritual world we are slaves in the kingdom of darkness or the kingdom of light but the motivation is entirely different!

Independence? - There Ain’t No Such Thing Please stand with me as we go over our current memory Scripture: Matthew 5:6-8 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:15-23, John 8:44, John 8:34, John 3:16-18, Titus 3:3-5 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Nazarene

When Things Go Your Way Series

Contributed by Roy Newton on Oct 31, 2011

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Considering Joseph's meteoric climb from the pit to the palace, we look at how Joseph learnt to trust God in the midst of success

TRUSTING GOD … WHEN THINGS GO YOUR WAY! “Two full years later, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing on the bank of the Nile River. Pharaoh sent for Joseph at once, and he was quickly brought from the prison. After he shaved and changed his clothes, he went in and stood before ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:1-46

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Keep Focused On The One Thing Needed

Contributed by Christopher Raiford on Jan 2, 2002

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The sermon focuses on the importance of God’s word

Often we find it hard to keep focused in the midst of distractions and therefore we cannot accomplish much. Distractions can be dangerous, even a small distraction while driving a car can result in an accident or worse. If a doctor becomes distracted while performing surgery, he could make a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Denomination: Lutheran

The Lord's Glory Fills All Things

Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Jun 13, 2003

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Although the world does not rightly honor the Lord God, his glory fills all things so that like Isaiah we stand trembling before his holiness because of our sins but receive his forgiveness because of the sacrifice of Jesus.

The Lord’s Glory Fills All Things Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. The Word of God through which the Holy Spirit guides our hearts and minds today is recorded in Isaiah 6:1-8: In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8

Denomination: Lutheran

It’s A God Thing - Prophecy! Series

Contributed by Vera Hughes on Feb 20, 2008

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Spiritual gifts could be abused. Prophecy of God should run contrary to the scriptures. In this sermon, we will review the gift of prophecy.

INTRODUCTION: Today, we have been looking in general at the theme of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Thus far, we have found that God does not want us to be ignorant regarding the gifts of the Holy Spirit for he has given the gifts of the Holy Spirit by his appointment to each one of us for the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

All Things New: Born Again Series

Contributed by Kevin O'brien on Sep 17, 2011

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In Revelation 21:5 Jesus said, "I am making all things new." What does that mean, and how can I be Born Again (made new)? 7 things...

All Things New: Born Again! In Revelation 21:5 Jesus said, “I am making all things new.” Not I did… Not I will (someday)… But I Am—right now—renewing everything. Unfortunately, the past life of new believers too often enshackles them to a brokenness and the newness never comes… Let’s bury the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:5, Revelation 21:1-5

Denomination: Nazarene

The End Of All Things Is Really At Hand

Contributed by James Snyder on Dec 31, 2012

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As Christians, we need to be careful that we do not fall into the area of doctrinal contempt because of the false prophets.

This has been an interesting year especially in light of all the doomsday prophecies. People are willing to believe anything regardless of the evidence to the contrary. Anywhere from preachers to politicians to historians, people have an itch to wax prophetic. Remember the preacher who predicted ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:1-18

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Law Shadow Of Good Things That Are Coming Series

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on May 8, 2014

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To show that GOD's throne of grace is available to all who will only approach Him.

I. EXORDIUM: Do you approach the shadow or the Real One? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that GOD's throne of grace is available to all who will only approach Him. IV. TEXT: Hebrews 10:1 (Amplified Bible) 10:1 FOR SINCE the Law has merely a rude outline ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

Resurrection Sunday 2019 - The Main Thing

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Apr 20, 2019

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Sometimes even on Resurrection Sunday we can become distracted and drawn into something beside the main focus of the day; the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead.

Resurrection Sunday 2019 – The Main Thing Please stand as we read our newest memory Scripture together … 2 Timothy 4:3-4 “The time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-12, John 1:12, Proverbs 3:5-7, Philippians 4:6-7, Romans 6:22, 1 John 1:9, John 3:16-18, John 14:6, 1 Samuel 2:2, Revelation 7:10, John 20:4, Luke 24:19, John 20:26, John 20:19, Luke 24:1, John 19:39, 2 Corinthians 5:15-20, Galatians 5:22 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Nazarene

One Thing I Do Know

Contributed by Heather Cook on Jan 4, 2019

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This starts with a story of a young boy who has a pivotal moment that changes the focus of his whole life. Just as the blind mans interaction with Jesus changed his.

When you think about the narrow streets of Paris at night, under the glow of the sparkling Eiffel tower, with a chilly summer breeze blowing down the promenade that sends lovers close together, you might find it romantic and enchanting. But pan out, to a 12-year-old boy…sitting alone on a bench, ...read more

Scripture: John 9:24-25

Denomination: Adventist

God's Word: It's A Beautiful Thing Series

Contributed by Daniel Devilder on Dec 26, 2007

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This sermon helps delve into the key theme of Titus: that the Gospel of Jesus makes a real difference. Specifically in this text, it is the tranforming, lasting, beauty of his word.

God’s Word: It’s a Beautiful Thing They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. . . what is beautiful to you? For Tony Conza, it is a 6” sub. (Short story of the Blimpie Guy) Tony Conza embodies what American Dreams are made of. He started off small, working on Wall Street, but with no ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Things I'm Scared To Death Of

Contributed by Jerry Carr on Jun 16, 2001

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There are some things that you and I need not be scared of, but on the other hand there are some things that you and I as christians need to be scared to death of

In chapter one of Job we find that Job was a man that feared God, he was a man that was upright, one that eschewed evil, I believe his goal in life was to live so that God would be pleased with his life. He may never have read what Paul said in 2 Cor. 5:9 " Wherefore we labor that whether ...read more

Scripture: Job 3:25

Denomination: Independent/Bible

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