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  • Leslie Trombly avatar

    The God Game

    Contributed by Leslie Trombly on Jul 13, 2001
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,870 views

    God versus Cloning....God Wins!

    I recently read in Newsweek Magazine’s Special Double Edition Magazine an article that caused me to write the Lesson for today. The article wastitled "The God Game No More". Now after reading this, I was righteously angered. I thought,"Ya! You think so? How dare you say such a thing!" I then heard ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Ken Gehrels avatar

    Based On Creation Series

    Contributed by Ken Gehrels on Jul 24, 2001
    based on 39 ratings
     | 4,334 views

    God cares, deeply, for His Creation. Christians should, too. A New Creation is the goal of salvation - not escape from it.

    The Big Picture - Based On Creation Bible Reading: Genesis 1: 1 PREPARED BY KEN GEHRELS PASTOR CALVIN CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH NEPEAN, ONTARIO If I wanted to get under your skin, If I wanted to see blood pressure rise in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Ken Alford avatar

    He's Still Around

    Contributed by Ken Alford on Nov 19, 2001
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,376 views

    The book of Genesis starts out recording the activities of God in Creation. Some have called the Biblical account of creation a myth. I call it truth. Anything that might substitute for it, i.e., truth, can itself be considered myth. Skeptics and sc

    HE’S STILL AROUND Genesis 1 INTRODUCTION: 1. At some time during the 1960’s, I think it was, a group of skeptics attempted to popularize the idea that God was dead. Bumper stickers declared allegiance to the campaign all across America. The movement died out but God is still around. 2. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Norm Beckett avatar

    Something Out Of Nothing

    Contributed by Norm Beckett on Nov 26, 2001
    based on 115 ratings
     | 34,639 views

    God forms and then fills lives.

    EX-NIHILO – SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God hovered over the waters” (Genesis 1: 1, 2). The first words of the Bible state that God is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    When God Was At His Best

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 31, 2001
    based on 31 ratings
     | 10,901 views

    God was at His best when he forgave a sinner on Nov. 7, 1978 in a church in Mpls. Mn.. To me that was the day God was at His best! The premise is God is at His best when he saves souls.

    When God was at His best? (Sermon idea and title is from E.V. Hill’s message called “God at His Best” spoken at the Evangelism Summit at Willow Creek Community Church in Oct. of 1998). Thesis: God was at His best when he forgave a sinner on Nov. 7, 1978 in a church in Mpls. Mn.. To me that was ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dr. Ronald Shultz avatar

    Who's The Boss?

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Mar 17, 2001
    based on 49 ratings
     | 4,610 views

    A study on roles.

    When this old hippie went into the military I had a crash course in discipline and authority. I bucked authority and laughed at discipline from my widowed mother and school officials. I felt there was little they could do and after all it was the sixties. Their tired old mantras and silly rules ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gerald Cornelius avatar

    A Portrait Of God

    Contributed by Gerald Cornelius on Mar 27, 2001
    based on 167 ratings
     | 6,959 views

    What Genesis teaches about God’s character

    GENESIS A PORTRAIT OF GOD TEXT: Genesis 1:1-5 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Quickly, God was faced with a class action suit for failure to file an environmental impact statement. God was granted a temporary permit for the project, but was stymied with the “cease and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    I’m Responsible For My Choices!

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Apr 17, 2001
    based on 324 ratings
     | 53,913 views

    People are blaming heredity, environment, job pressures, poverty, prejudices, abuse, & anything else they can think of for their problems today. But the Bible very clearly teaches that we’re responsible for our choices.

    MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK A. Have you noticed? Our society has produced people who ignore their responsibilities & then blame others for their problems. “If I get into financial trouble, it’s not my fault, it’s because of easy credit. And the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    New Beginnings

    Contributed by Sal Termini on Apr 19, 2001
    based on 117 ratings
     | 18,614 views

    God has woveninto the message of the gospel hope for a new beginning.

    New Beginnings Gen 1:1 = In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Gen 1:2 = Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. Gen 1:3 = And God said, Let their be light. Some scholars believe ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Steven Platt avatar

    Where Did I Come From? Series

    Contributed by Steven Platt on Mar 8, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,412 views

    Why did God begin His book (The Bible) the way he did?

    INTRODUCTION Here are some opening lines to books or poems. See if you recognize them. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" -A Tale of Two Cities- Charles Dickens "Call me Ishmael" -Moby Dick – Herman Melville "Tell me, O Muse, of the man of many devices, who wandered full many ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Eric Snyder avatar

    Real Followers Play Hurt Series

    Contributed by Eric Snyder on Mar 8, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 4,912 views

    Part of a real followers series based on Mike Slaughter’s book

    Real Followers play hurt Eric A. Snyder, Minister, Farwell Church of Christ February 3, 2002 Intro.: The hard hits Surprised to see an empty seat at the Super Bowl stadium, a diehard fan remarked about it to a woman sitting nearby. "It was my husband’s," the woman explained, "But he died." "I’m ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Steven Kellett avatar

    A New Creation

    Contributed by Steven Kellett on Mar 10, 2002
    based on 409 ratings
     | 37,344 views

    God takes that which is dark, formless and void and creates new and wonderful life.

    Sitting in her car - on a dark road just outside of town, a young high school girl looks at her life. This is what she sees: „Y I am overweight „Y I have no friends „Y My future holds no promise As she slides the bullet in the chamber of her father¡¦s 38 revolver, she thinks; "It¡¦s no use - ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • Phil Morgan avatar

    The Creative Power Of God In Your World

    Contributed by Phil Morgan on Mar 20, 2002
    based on 246 ratings
     | 33,278 views

    Just as God created all things out of nothing - to the degree that we submit our personal world to God, He is able to create something beautiful even from calamity and chaos.

    “The Creative Power of God in Your World” READ: Genesis chapter 1 The Bible starts at a dizzy pace, doesn’t it? I mean, if I were reading the Bible for the very first time – I just picked it up and started at the beginning – I think I’d get to the end of chapter one and say to myself, “This ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Bob Hostetler avatar

    The Good And The Not Good

    Contributed by Bob Hostetler on Mar 22, 2002
    based on 51 ratings
     | 10,110 views

    We all have relational needs that can only be fully met through relationships with each other.

    The Good and the Not Good Two weeks ago, Diana, the Princess of Wales, was tragically killed in a high-speed car accident in Paris. Just over a week ago, millions from around the world watched her funeral, one of the most emotional and memorable spectacles of this century. There are many things ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Ricky Burke avatar

    The First Sentence Series

    Contributed by Ricky Burke on Sep 6, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
     | 7,004 views

    This is the first sermon in a series of studies on Genesis 1-3 entilted, "How it all Began"

    We’re doing a series of messages called, "How Did We Get Here?" These studies will focus on the first two chapters of Genesis. Let’s start with the first sentence of the Bible. The first sentence of any book, or speech, is very important. It sets the tone for everything else that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist