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Standing Strong When Others Fall Series

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Nov 29, 2002

based on 21 ratings

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FAITH TO STAND (part 3) Satan offered Jesus the world for "a song." The devil still offers us the world if we are willing to just bow to his idols. You can have faith to stand when others freely bow their knee.

· On October 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy disclosed to the American people that U.S. spy planes had discovered the placement of Soviet offensive missiles in Cuba. In light of this crisis President Kennedy said, “Our unswerving objective, therefore, must be to prevent the use of these ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13, 1 Corinthians 10:13

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Famous Last Words

Contributed by Mark Jones on Dec 14, 2002

based on 87 ratings

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Begin with the end in mind...a look at Paul’s last words to Timothy just before His martyrdom.

Famous Last Words II Timothy 1:8-12 Steven Covey, author of The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People teaches that one of these habits is to “Begin with the end in mind” Covey encourages his listeners and readers to write their own epitaph now, and to use it as a driver for everything they ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:8-12

Denomination: Methodist

You Call This A Fast? Series

Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Oct 30, 2002

based on 51 ratings

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#1 of 4 sermons on biblical fasting.

You Call This A Fast? (Isaiah 58:1-9) I. False Fasting A. Objectives 1. Deceive God 2. Serve Self 3. Make a Fast Shekel B. Results 1. Exploitation of workers 2. Quarreling and strife 3. External humility 4. Unrepentant mourning II. True Fasting A. Objectives 1. Exercise justice a) Loose the chains ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 58:1-9

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

"Faith" Series

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 26, 2001

based on 59 ratings

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Part 4 in a 4 part Christmas series

(Read text) The writer of the epistle to the Hebrews opened the eleventh chapter of his letter with some words that are very familiar to most of us here: “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen”. Throughout that same chapter he gives us ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:25-32

Denomination: Orthodox

Keep Sight Of The Vision

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 3, 2001

based on 94 ratings

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A message concerning the importance of vision.

Keep Sight of the Vision Acts 9 (July 8, 2001) Introduction What’s the difference between “sight” and “vision?” Last week we looked at the incident of Jesus healing the man born blind. Jesus restored the man’s sight, and used the occasion to show the Pharisees that they were blind ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-31

Denomination: Wesleyan

Is God On Our Side?

Contributed by William Nelson on Oct 5, 2001

based on 74 ratings

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As we consider going to war, we’ll find that God is on the side of those who trust Him and have faith in Him and who humble themselves and repent of the sin in their lives.

In the Fall of 1938, as war was again threatening Europe, Irving Berlin decided to write a song emphasizing peace. Pulling a little known composition off the shelf, that he had written twenty years earlier, he made a few alterations to reflect the current state of the world. Then, on Armistice ...read more

Scripture: Micah 6:6-8, 2 Chronicles 7:14

Denomination: Baptist

A Matter Of Life And Death

Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Oct 8, 2001

based on 64 ratings

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Growing in Christ is a matter of life and death, it’s a matter of giving up our old "life" of death and putting on a new life in Christ.

"A Matter of Life and Death" Col. 3:1-17 Intro. How many men remember what their wardrobe looked like before they got married? How many “favorite” shirts or jeans did you have? How many do you have now that you’re married? How many still seem to disappear every now and then? I had a practical ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Amazed Series

Contributed by Byron Harvey on Oct 10, 2001

based on 33 ratings

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This sermon is from a series I preached on Nehemiah’s one holy passion, the glory of God.

One Holy Passion Nehemiah 9,10 May 20, 2001 ¡§Amazed!" David Wells, in his book God in the Wasteland, laments the weakness of contemporary evangelical Christianity, and traces it to our shallow understanding of the person of God. He says that the problem is ¡§that God rests too ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 9:1-38

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Inching Away Series

Contributed by Byron Harvey on Oct 10, 2001

based on 38 ratings

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This sermon is part of a series I preached on Nehemiah’s one holy passion, the glory of God.

One Holy Passion Nehemiah 13:4-31 May 27, 2001 “Inching Away” “All too easily, an ugly thing becomes tolerated, even viewed as the possibly useful thing, then the permissible thing, and finally the attractive thing. It does not happen in a moment. Standards are lowered gradually and ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 13:4-31

Denomination: Evangelical Free

God's Final Answer: Sovereignty

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Sep 7, 2001

based on 26 ratings

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Recognize the way we uniqued shaped/bent by God to make a difference and be free and fulfiled in His sovereign will

God’s Final Answer: Sovereignty Living Wisely in a Meaningless World July 22, 2001 By Andrew Chan, PBC, Vancouver, BC Eccl.7:13,14 (NIV) “Consider what God has done: Who can straighten what he has made crooked? When times are good be happy; but when times are bad, consider: God has made the one ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 7:13-14

Denomination: Evangelical Free

How To Deal With A Cranky Person (Even Your Self) Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Feb 23, 2006

based on 55 ratings

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An investigation into what made Moses angry and what we can learn from it.

Anger is a big problem in our culture. Things like "road rage" and "going postal" are only the tip of the iceberg. Beneath the surface there are all sorts of volcanoes preparing to erupt in the lives of many. Leslie Charles, the author of "Why Is Everyone So Cranky?" lists the following ten ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 2:11-12

Denomination: Baptist

The God Who Shepherds You

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Feb 24, 2006

based on 21 ratings

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There was a time when sin held you captive and God out of His love for you drew you to repentance. He appeared to your spiritual heart and the Holy Ghost drew you to Christ. He graciously accepted your plea for forgiveness and has set you in His everlas

Turn your Bibles to Jeremiah 31:3 Title: The God Who Shepherds You Theme: Grasping God’s Everlasting Love “The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: ‘I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness.’” (Jeremiah 31:3) Let us pray! Introduction: Chapter ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 31:3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christian Solitude Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Mar 13, 2006

based on 37 ratings

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The Spiritual Discipline of Solitude strengthens our soul.

Tilling the Soil of the Soul March 12, 2006 Solitude There are many places in the Bible where we are compared to trees – trees that bear good fruit, like the fruit of the Spirit, or bad fruit. Have you ever looked at your life and wondered why there is so little of the fruit of the Spirit, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:31

Denomination: *other

Stolen By Success Series

Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Mar 27, 2006

based on 16 ratings

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The third of four messages on the four greatest threats to our spiritual idenitity.

Identity Theft March 26, 2006 Stolen by Success Intro: Do you remember the board game – LIFE. I loved to play it when I was a boy. You start w/ nothing but a goal to win and to accrue as much wealth as possible. But along the way something happens… life! And as you experience life – you ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:18-30

Denomination: Baptist

Greedership: Ringing False Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Apr 4, 2006

based on 5 ratings

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Looks at the causes and consequences of bad leadership, and the characteristics of bad leaders.

Greedership: Ringing False The Productive Life, part 2 Wildwind Community Church David K. Flowers March 19, 2006 Last week we looked at Titus chapter 1, verses 1-8, where we see the qualifications that the Apostle Paul lays out for those who would aspire to spiritual leadership. (Explain ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:9-16

Denomination: Free Methodist

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