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  • Ovidiu Radulescu avatar

    Prime Your Pump

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Sep 11, 2009
    based on 86 ratings
     | 19,629 views

    Can you just see a farmer staying in the middle of his field in October saying: “Oh Lord, I did not plant a thing this year, but if you give me a big crop this year, I’ll plant more than anybody next year"! Is not going to work. It’s the rule of sowing an

    The Widow at Zarephath 1 Kings 17:10-16 (NIV) 10 So he (Elijah) went to Zarephath. When he came to the town gate, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her and asked, "Would you bring me a little water in a jar so I may have a drink?" 11. As she was going to get it, he called, "And ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Tongue Taming Challenges

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Sep 12, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,735 views

    Ordinary Proper 19: We face an uphill battle as we consider the challenge of getting our tongue - our speech - under control. But that is precisely what St. James exhorts us to do!

    Words matter - they matter a lot. In order to uncover the processes that destroy unions, marital researchers studied couples over the course of years, and even decades, and retraced the star-crossed steps of those who had split up back to their wedding day. What they discovered is unsettling. None ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Power Of A Spirit-Filled Life Series

    Contributed by Elvis Burrows on Oct 18, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,002 views

    This sermon highlights how God’s power is manifested in the life of a spirit-filled believer. It also shows difference the Spirit of God makes when He is operating within the church.

    SALUTATION INTRODUCTION - SET THE TONE SAY: TODAY IS PENTECOST SUNDAY - THE CHURCH’S BIRTHDAY. BACKGROUND: DEUT. 16:16 – PENTECOST WAS ONE OF 3 FEASTS CELEBRATED ANNUALLY BY THE JEWS – IT WAS A FEAST OF THANKSGIVING – FIRSTFRUIT – WEEKS - CITY WAS CROWDED. CELEBRATED 50 DAYS AFTER THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Go N 2 The Penetrance

    Contributed by Darren Sirmans on Aug 14, 2010
     | 2,174 views

    How the spirit leads me through environmental conditions just the way I am. Look for Jesus in this sermon and you’ll find him

    Mark 2: 17 I’ve got to be happy when I go on the ovine drupes and my guards are up because I’m calling on Jesus to give me words to say. That’s what it’s all about! Cud! Let it out on the first time and drop a dime anoints the bite. What I mean is, don’t complaint when you get a desire to go side ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Concrete Jesus

    Contributed by Rick Edwards on Aug 31, 2010
     | 3,824 views

    This sermon reminds us what Jesus means our life today.

    Concrete Jesus by Rick Edwards Psalm 116:1-2 Power point available upon request I love excitement…for the most part I think most people do. Now I know not everyone likes riding motorcycles though for the life of me I can’t figure why they don’t… anyway I recently went on a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Practising Hospitality

    Contributed by Tim Hbc on May 12, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,043 views

    A topical message, that teaches how to do what it says in the sermon title!

    Pre-Reading Introduction I remember being on a mission team in Papua New Guinea almost 20 years ago. The strange smells, the red mouths and tongues of the men, from chewing some sort of drug. The tropical warmth and humidity. The mosquitoes. The bumpy roads. The huge bats. The palm trees. I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Consider Him

    Contributed by John D Jones on May 2, 2010
    based on 11 ratings
     | 10,123 views

    In Christ Jesus we have both the exemplar and the enabler! Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world! When we Consider Him, we run the race, we relinquish the weights, and we finish the race to receive the prize.

    “Consider Him” Hebrews 12:1-4 Text: verse 3 Introduction: I want to call your attention to the first 3 words of verse 3, in which the writer encourages the reader, “For Consider Him.” This is an appropriate exhortation because the entire book is a treatise on Considering ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Possibilities Are Limitless: When You Change Series

    Contributed by Aubery Moore on Feb 19, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,713 views

    A look at the emergence of Samuel as hope for a struggling community as model for what is happening in our nation during this election year. It is an opportunity for all to see the possibilities that exist as we embrace this time of change.

    The Possibilities are Limitless: When You Change 1 Samuel 2.16-36 It is not difficult to see that the wind of change is blowing in 2008. The number 7 biblically is representative of completion thus 8 is a new beginning, a time for change, a time for fresh starts. I want you to know as you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Is True Spirituality? Series

    Contributed by Michael Murdock on Oct 28, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 12,877 views

    Based on "Fully Devoted; Living each day in Jesus’ name by Willow Creek Resource & Zondervan; Session #1

    What is True Spirituality? 1 John 2:6 Introduction: Hank had attended church since he was a boy and now he was 60 years old. Everyone knew who Hank was, there wasn’t a Sunday that went by that Hank wasn’t in church. The truth however is no one really knew Hank at all. Hank had difficulty ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A God-Blessed Church

    Contributed by Gary Shockley on May 1, 2002
    based on 65 ratings
     | 11,469 views

    What are the qualities and characteristics of a church God is searching for and blesses

    The Church God Blesses- Part One Cornerstone Church Rev. Gary A. Shockley, Pastor March 10, 2002 I believe that God communicates with us in many different ways—but the primary way God speaks to us is through His written word—the Bible. One morning this week as I was reading from the Bible I came ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Bruce Ritter avatar

    The Divine Priority

    Contributed by Bruce Ritter on May 19, 2002
    based on 169 ratings
     | 16,166 views

    Here are truths from Haggai for the local church.

    The Divine Priority Haggai 1:1-15 In any construction project there is usually a question of priorities, which determines the eventual outcome. Responding to the increasing destructiveness of high winds in the Midwest, one developer in Tulsa, Oklahoma, offered an optional tornado-safe room in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Company's Coming! Series

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Dec 1, 2013
     | 8,343 views

    When company is coming there is a certain “look” that accompanies the anticipation; the same is true as we patiently await the return of Jesus.

    COMPANY'S COMING! SERMON #1 OF THE ADVENT SERIES “HOPE IS IN THE WAY” MATTHEW 24:36-51 Big Idea: When company is coming there is a certain “look” that accompanies the anticipation; the same is true as we patiently await the return of Jesus. INTRO: A TIME OF CELEBRATION IS ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • James Lee avatar

    The Day The Wind Blew Series

    Contributed by James Lee on Nov 4, 2014
     | 5,158 views

    Dealing with a number of issues at EBC led me to a series by Pastor Jerry Shirley which God has graciously allowed me to revise and use to speak to our congregation.

    “The Day of Pentecost, pt. 2 by Acts 2:1-2:4 A sundial was given to a group of people who lived in a jungle. They villagers loved so much that it soon became an idol, so they built a house over it to keep it safe and holy. However, the house kept the sun away from the sundial and everyone ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • William R. Nabaza avatar

    Issachar's Life

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Nov 8, 2015
     | 5,011 views

    To show that Issachar saw his own strength, rested on it and became a slave. Don't rest in your own strength but rest in the power of the LORD. Ephesians 6:10 (Amplified Bible) In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [be empowered through your union with H

    I. EXORDIUM: Do you relax in your past victories? No. Keep on glorifying the LORD for more new victories. 1 Chronicles 16:27 (Amplified Bible) Honor and majesty are [found] in His presence; strength and joy are [found] in His sanctuary. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • William R. Nabaza avatar

    Christ Initiated Our New Way Of Living Series

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Jun 1, 2014
     | 3,699 views

    To show that JESUS started and finished the Way to the Most Holy Place.

    I. EXORDIUM: Do you know the way to the Most Holy Place? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that JESUS started and finished the Way to the Most Holy Place. IV. TEXT: Hebrews 10:20 (Amplified Bible) 10:20 By this fresh (new) and living way which He initiated and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal