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  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Abraham's Promise And The Response

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 7, 2001
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    Conditions for seeing the fulfillment of God’s promises for your life

    Unit 7 – Journeys Lesson 16 – God’s Promise to Abraham and Abraham’s Response – Gen. 12:2-3; 15:1-6; 18:1-15 For the Teacher’s Preparation 1. Aim: To lead the people to understand the nature of God’s promises and the conditions necessary to receive His blessings. 2. Explanation of the Aim: There ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Time For A Faith Lift

    Contributed by Johann Neethling on Jul 29, 2005
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    How to respond when we face seemingly insurmountable challenges.

    TIME FOR A FAITH LIFT Genesis 18:1-15; Luke 1: 5-25 1. There’s a company on the Internet called Face Lift, aggressively marketing their non-surgical rejuvenating product. Their web page states: • Think about it . . . you can look younger in just 15 minutes. Simply apply our formula, and lift 10 ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    Strengthening Your Faith In Troubled Times: A Laughing Faith Series

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Jun 27, 2003
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    Strengthen your faith by laughter and confidence that God has heard and will intervene in your situation.

    Iliff and Saltillo UM Churches June 29, 2003 “Strengthening Your Faith in Troubled Times--A Laughing Faith” Genesis 18: INTRODUCTION: If you were to measure your faith on a continuum from 1-10, one being “Faith? What faith?” and 10 being “Faith is my middle name,” where would you rate ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Derrick Thompson, Sr. avatar

    Is Anything Too Hard For The Lord?

    Contributed by Derrick Thompson, Sr. on Nov 21, 2003
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    No matter how things might appear immpossible to ue, there is nothing too hard for the Lord.

    October 12th, 2003 Let us pray Welcome........... Thanks to all of you for your prayers while my wife and I were away in Jamaica. Thanks to our ministers who preached and taught in my absence. Thanks for your love and your kindness...........I had a time to relax, but I did not get a chance to ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Stephen Todd avatar

    When God Visits Series

    Contributed by Stephen Todd on Nov 28, 2003
    based on 48 ratings
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    Is there anything too wonderful for God?

    Genesis 18:1-15 May 25, 2003 Genesis chapter 18 contains an odd little story. To emphasize its strangeness, I want to begin this morning by retelling the story to you. Abraham is a powerful man. He has enormous wealth and is accustomed to the finest that life has to offer. He is patriarch of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Of The Impossible Series

    Contributed by Thomas Black on Feb 2, 2005
    based on 47 ratings
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    God Supplies The Tools For The Tasks That He Assigns

    Have you ever thought God was asking you to do something you believed was impossible? Something you didn’t believe you could do? In his book, Just As I Am, Billy Graham writes of the following event. "One summer while in New Jersey, I was having lunch at a roadside diner when I was greeted by a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God Will Change Your Laughter Into Laughter

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Feb 4, 2005
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    A sermon on how god appeared to Abraham and Sarah to encourage them in the promise - somewhat like when Jesus was transfigured on the Mount of Transfiguration.

    February 6, 2005 Genesis 18:1-15 Dear friends in Christ, The writer to the Ecclesiasties had this to say about laughter - Ecclesiastes 2:2 “Laughter is foolish. And what does pleasure accomplish?” Ecclesiastes 7:3 Sorrow is better than laughter, because a sad face is good for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Buffet

    Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Feb 12, 2005
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    When we come to worship we must participate fully not just in the parts we like.

    This sermon was adapted from an idea of Larry Brincefi Growing up in a military family I have had to learn how to adjust. When we moved from Texas to California we had to learn how to forget that Bar-B-Que existed and move on to other things. When we moved to New Orleans we had to adjust from ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God's Word Is Nothing To Laugh At

    Contributed by Christopher Raiford on Sep 2, 2004
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    Sermon on Gods Word

    9th Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 18:10-15 10 Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.” Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him. 11 Abraham and Sarah were already old and well advanced in ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    "Is Anything Too Hard For The Lord?"

    Contributed by Don Schultz on Jul 30, 2004
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    God makes promises that are too hard to keep. But God keeps them.

    Genesis 18:1-15 “IS ANYTHING TOO HARD FOR THE LORD?” Have you ever heard someone make a promise that seemed unrealistic? Maybe you even laughed to yourself when you heard it. The other day, I saw an advertisement by a construction company that was promising that they would build you a ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Jason Pettibone avatar

    Working With God On Behalf Of Our World Series

    Contributed by Jason Pettibone on Mar 23, 2004
    based on 41 ratings
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    How God used Abraham to make a Difference, partners with God in changing our world

    Beginnings # 6 "He Remembered Abraham"- Working With God On Behalf of our World Most Believers want to make a difference in the world of which we are part! We want to see our friends and family come to know God so they share in our hope of eternal life. We want to see sick people healed, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Laughing Away The Burdens

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Dec 4, 2000
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    Abraham laughed in the cynicism of old age; Sarah laughed in the denial that defends against what is inevitable; but beyond both of them God laughed in joy at the triumph of His purposes, fulfilled in two aged followers.

    You have heard it said, “He who laughs last, laughs best.” Let me expand on that: I may laugh, you may laugh, but God will have the last and best laugh, for God’s purposes will be served. Laughter. There are all sorts of reasons to laugh. Some will laugh out of frustration; unable to do what ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Hamby avatar

    The Privileges Of Friendship With God Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Dec 6, 2000
    based on 88 ratings
     | 12,137 views

    Three privileges of being a friend of God.

    “The Privileges of Friendship with God” Genesis 18:1-33 To say that Abraham was God’s friend meant that he was a human being to whom the God of the universe felt close, whom he regarded highly, and with whom He wanted to share some of His intimate thoughts. That God was Abraham’s friend we can ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Divine Ability

    Contributed by Alton Coleman on Aug 13, 2001
    based on 104 ratings
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    Whatever your need, God is able to supply it.

    Divine Ability Scripture Reading: Genesis 18:9-16 Alternative Reading: Daniel 3:12-18 Scripture Text: Genesis 18:14a “Is any thing too hard for the Lord?” Introduction: You might want to ask yourself whether you have a big God or a little God? A little girl listened attentively as her ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    A Googol

    Contributed by John Beehler on Jun 13, 2002
    based on 25 ratings
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    Father’s Day 2002

    A Googol Where have all the dads gone? The June 28, 1993 issue of Time magazine had a cover story on fatherhood in which it examined the changes in “family life”. Fathers used to occupy a greater place in the home but the Industrialization Era changed all ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed