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  • George Rennau avatar

    Father's Day - Leading In Matters Of Faith

    Contributed by George Rennau on Mar 30, 2003
    based on 45 ratings
     | 8,385 views

    Will you fulfill your God given responsibility to lead your family in matters of faith?

    TITLE: Father’s Day - LEADING IN MATTERS OF FAITH TEXT: Acts 16:15 When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home. "If you consider me a believer in the Lord," she said, "come and stay at my house." And she persuaded us. Acts 16:31 They replied, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Submitting To Those In Authority Over Us Series

    Contributed by Matthew Stoll on May 31, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,098 views

    How Christians are supposed to live in submission under the God given governing and workplace authorities.

    Since Easter we have been looking at Jesus’ disciple Peter and his first letter. This is a man who walked with Jesus when he was on the earth. He was one of the twelve disciples. His life was transformed by the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ and he became one of the leaders of the early ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Poverty Because Of Unbelief

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Mar 13, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,072 views

    God has given us his promise in exchange for our faith trust & obedience

    POVERTY BECAUSE OF UNBELIEF On the corner of Park Row and Beekman Street,(In City Hall Park) New York City, where Horace Greeley’s Statue (Founder of New York Tribune) now stands, stood a man offering $20 gold pieces for $1 each. All day he kept up loudly announcing his wares, but of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Crossroads

    Contributed by Larry Elder on Aug 1, 2007
    based on 21 ratings
     | 21,383 views

    This message of Jeremiah is given in the context of strong accusations and warnings because of the unfaithfulness of the people of God.

    Crossroads Jeremiah 6:16 Jeremiah 6:16… "This is what the LORD says: ’Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.’ But you said, `We will not walk in it.’" This message of Jeremiah is given in ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Amazing Grace

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Feb 24, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,482 views

    God has given us amazing grace through His Son Jesus Christ

    Amazing Grace Ephesians 2:4-10 February 18, 2007 Morning Service Introduction William Wilberforce led the charge to abolish the slave trade in the British Empire. He battled with the British Parliament for over 45 years and one month after his death the tyranny of slavery came to an end. One ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    What Do You Have?

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,553 views

    Part 1 of a Two Part Series on Using what God has given you.

    (Slide 1) It was only a few years ago that I learned to swim. This was after the boys had already learned to swim. Their joy and enthusiasm in the pool gave me a boost that I finally needed to say, “I am going to learn to swim!’ So with goggles on, I learned to swim… in a hotel ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Ouch, That Hurts

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Sep 14, 2008
    based on 21 ratings
     | 4,949 views

    If we will use the gifts God has already given us our lives will multiply!

    Ouch, I’m Burning! Text: Leviticus 6:8-9,13 A letter was written by a relatively new Christian to the person whose life had influenced hers so greatly. She actually lists about a dozen qualities she found contagious in the life of this older Christian. Listen to some of what ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Thankful Giving

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Oct 14, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,027 views

    Why should we give? Because God has given us so much!

    We have much to be thankful for: (1) Material wealth Probably most of us don’t consider ourselves wealthy, but consider this. According to a website called Global Rich List: • If your annual income is $20,000, you’re in the top 11.6% richest people in the world. • If your annual income is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Choose Series

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Feb 3, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 18,077 views

    God has given us a precious treasure in our ability to choose to love Him

    The dean of a university was at a faculty meeting when a professor from the antiquities department handed him an old brass lamp they had just acquired. The dean rubbed a smudge from it, and as he did, a genie appeared. “I’m the genie from the lamp,” he said, “and I’m here on a special assignment, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Life Is Beautiful

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Dec 9, 2006
    based on 23 ratings
     | 19,913 views

    Life is beautiful, life is short, enjoy the beautiful life God has given you.

    INTRODUCTION SLIDE #1 How many times do we let things cause us to focus in on the difficult times of life? We see war, murder, theft, and other bad things along with job uncertainties, families falling apart among other things. There is so much going on around us that is ugly it can be hard at ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Understanding Spiritual Gifts

    Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Mar 11, 2013
     | 6,433 views

    Spiritual gifts are given to prepare God's people for service and for building up the body of Christ.

    Understanding Spiritual Gifts The spiritual gifts can be found in the following passages of Scripture: Romans 12:6-8 - Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; or ministry, let us use it ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Coveting? Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Sep 8, 2015
     | 4,602 views

    Are we sharing what God has given us, to whom and what are we sharing?

    This morning, we will celebrate our relationship with God through Communion. God tells us to remember God’s love by taking bread and drink to personally affirm in our lives that Jesus Christ, who is God, became man to die for our sins. If we are Believers of Jesus Christ we must obey Him and ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Generosity Of Grace

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Dec 29, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,463 views

    God’s grace is given to us a free gift, not as something we deserve.

    The Generosity of Grace December 28, 2014 Evening Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: God’s grace is given to us a free gift, not as something we deserve. Focus Passage: Matthew 20:1-16 Supplemental Passage: For by grace you have been saved through faith; ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Newton avatar

    It’s A Battleground Out There

    Contributed by John Newton on Nov 13, 2025
     | 149 views

    Paul lists the armour that God has given us to fight our spiritual battles

    We preachers are always looking for good illustrations for our sermons. I went online recently and it took me hardly a second before I was confronted by a whole boatload of collections of sermon illustrations. They came with titles like The Preacher’s Sourcebook of Creative Sermon Illustrations, ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

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    Christmas 2022

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Dec 20, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,191 views

    Christmas is about the one eternal gift that was given to the world - Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

    Christmas 2022 Scripture: Luke 2:7-12; Matthew 2: 1, 11, 16 Christmas has always been my most favorite time of the year. With some of the things that have happened in 2022, some people might have a hard time celebrating Christmas this year. But I want to tell you something New Light; I still ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational