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  • Bo Brown avatar

    Sometimes You Gotta Go Through The Roof

    Contributed by Bo Brown on Apr 3, 2004
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    OFTEN WE DON’T SEE MIRACLES BECAUSE WE AREN’T WILLING TO GO WHERE JESUS IS

    SOMETIMES YOU GOTTA GO THROUGH THE ROOF MARK 2:1-5 INTRO: A) DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES? B) WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE ONE IN YOUR LIFE? C) WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO SEE AN ACTUAL MIRACLE? D) OFTEN WE DON’T SEE MIRACLES BECAUSE WE AREN’T WILLING TO GO WHERE JESUS IS E) ARE YOU READY TO GO THROUGH THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dying To Selve

    Contributed by Paul George on Oct 14, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
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    "Test yourself to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves!”

    Because there were individuals in the Corinthian congregation who believed they were Christians and were not Paul wrote in his letter to the church, “Test yourself to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves!” There are a number of ways we can examine ourselves. We can compare ourselves with ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    My Shepherd

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Jun 14, 2007
    based on 19 ratings
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    The good, the great, and the chief shepherd is mine

    THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD Psalm 23 Psalm 23 is one of the most loved passages of scripture. David states, ‘THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD.” David speaks as one with a strong sense of pride and devotion. It is almost as if he is saying, “Look at whom my shepherd is. Behold Him. Meditate upon Him.” Let ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Church. The Way Its Supposed To Be Series

    Contributed by Donald Minshew on Jul 17, 2007
    based on 1 rating
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    Discusses the biblical admonitions related to the Lord’s church

    Church. The Way it’s supposed to be. Colossians 2:4-7 Five characteristics of a church that pleases God. It is: 1. Perceptive enough to withstand sweet talk § We will never deny that worldly wisdom is arguable. Robertson -The art of persuasion is the height of oratory, but it easily degenerates ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Wood avatar

    When Life Is Empty

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jul 1, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
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    An evangelistic message for lost people.

    WHEN LIFE IS EMPTY Matthew 12:43-45 INTRO: A little boy, asked to define a vacuum, answered, “A balloon with the skin off.” He was wrong. A balloon with it’s skin off is still air. In fact, in spite of our best efforts to pump all the air out of a steel cylinder, it will still have millions of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Be Attitude

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jan 27, 2011
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    A sermon on the Beatitudes as a whole.

    Matthew 5: 1 – 12 Be Attitudes Intro: Have you ever played Balderdash? It is a game where you guess the meaning of obscure words. For example, the word “PLEACH.” Does it mean 1) a peach scented bleach, 2) the curved handle of a plough, or 3) the interweaving of tree ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Look We For Another?

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 29, 2013
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    "There is none greater than John the Baptist," says Jesus. "Notwithstanding, he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he" (Matthew 11:11).

    LOOK WE FOR ANOTHER? Matthew 11:2-15. 1. “Are You He that should come, or look we for another?” (Matthew 11:3). We do not know for sure why John the Baptist sent two of his disciples to speak with Jesus. Perhaps prison had knocked the wind out of his sails, and he wanted some reassurance that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Unforgivable Sin

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Aug 21, 2014
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    Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is the only unforgivable sin.

    Unforgivable Sin August 17, 2014 Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is the only unforgivable sin. Focus Passage: Matthew 12:30-32 Supplemental Passage: See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Call To Active Watchfulness

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 27, 2014
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    Are we really ready to meet Him?

    A CALL TO ACTIVE WATCHFULNESS. Matthew 25:1-13. The parable of the ten virgins comes on the back of a call to watchfulness, which is illustrated by the faithfulness of a dutiful servant as opposed to the unfaithfulness of an evil servant (Matthew 24:42-51). The contrast is shifted into the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Quiet Sharp Focus!

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Aug 18, 2013
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    Train your eyes! Let your eyes not meander towards the wrong things! Control!

    QUIET SHARP FOCUS! 2 King 2:10”…if you see me as I am being taken from you, it shall be so for you..” “Keep your eye on the ball” is a mantra for many golfers and golf instructors!” Someone said: “Quiet Eye training, as the name suggests, is an attempt to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Bench Players!

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Aug 21, 2013
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    Besides skill and gumption, you need patience and character as well to scale hurdles and boulders in our life! It is never going to be smooth and easy all the while! Are you hearing me?

    Bench players! 2 Kings 2:9”….Elisha said, "Please let a double portion of your spirit be upon me." Website:http://www.worshipjesusministriestrust.org/ Cricketer Parveez Rasool of Jammu and Kashmir being denied a chance to play for India in all the five ODIs against Zimbabwe recently ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    He Nailed It

    Contributed by William Akehurst on Nov 25, 2011
    based on 9 ratings
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    We use the saying when someone does something perfectly. “They nailed it” JESUS perfectly forgave us and provided for our salvation when HE NAILED IT to the cross. Jesus Christ perfectly ‘nailed it’, salvation for you and me.

    2011.08.21.Sermon.He Nailed It WILLIAM AKEHURST HSWC We use the saying when someone does something perfectly. “They nailed it” JESUS perfectly forgave us and provided for our salvation when HE NAILED IT to the cross. Jesus Christ perfectly ‘nailed it’, salvation for you ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Results Of Faith

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on May 17, 2012
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    Paul writes to the church of the Ephesians concerning the results of their faith: 1. They have the possibility to know Christ better. 2. They have an inward awareness of Hope. 3. They have an encounter with resurrection power.

    The Results of Your Faith Ephesians 1:15-23 1. The Apostle tells the Ephesians as a result of their Faith they have the Possibility to know Christ Better. • 15Paul says,"becasue of your faith in the Lord Jesus, I keep praying that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ may give you the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Go And Do

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jul 10, 2010
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     | 3,433 views

    Rather than identify with the Samaritan, this sermon encourages individuals to identify with the Jew in the ditch.

    Go And Do – Luke 10: 25 - 37 Intro: I’ve heard and preached many sermons on this parable. Most contrast the actions of the 3 travelers and hold up the behavior of the Samaritan as that which is to be emulated. But I want to talk about something else. I want us to look at this ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Glad Facts In The Book Of Acts

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Aug 1, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,237 views

    Iam glad to know that Christ is coming again soon.

    GLAD FACTS IN THE BOOK OF ACTS 1.The going up of Jesus. Acts 1:9And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. 10And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist