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  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    Are You One Of God’s Dependents?

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 23, 2022
     | 2,135 views

    Every year folks make preparations to fill out their tax returns. It is something that we are forced to do, even though many times we disagree with how our tax money is being spent.

    Illus: I heard about a letter that was sent to a taxpayer from the IRS: "I'm afraid we can't allow you to deduct last year's tax as a bad investment." Illus: Much has been said about paying taxes: • April is always a difficult month for Americans. Even if your ship comes ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The God Of The Impossible

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Dec 17, 2002
    based on 37 ratings
     | 9,634 views

    Nothing is impossible for God, and sometimes He asks us to do the impossible

    Luke 1 December 15, 2002 Nothing is impossible with God. – Luke 1:37 Back, at least 8 years ago Mitchell’s (the Christian bookstore) had a huge sale. They called it their garage sale. They brought out all the damaged books, the books that had been gathering dust in their warehouse, and ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    God's Love

    Contributed by Mark Elkins on Jun 28, 2003
    based on 41 ratings
     | 20,126 views

    Understanding that God is love. True love isn’t an emotion, it is God! And God’s love transcends everything. Nothing can keep God’s love from anyone!

    A couple had been married for fifty years. “Things have really changed,” she said. “You used to sit so close to me.” “Well I can remedy that,” he said moving close to her on the couch. “And you used to hold me tight,” she said. “How’s that,” he said as he gave her a big hug. “ Do you remember ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Obeying God

    Contributed by Jerry Eckhart on Oct 25, 2003
    based on 88 ratings
     | 23,762 views

    One prophet forgot what God told him and paid the price.

    Obeying God 10/26/03 1 Kings 13 Verses 1 – 3 “And behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the Lord unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. (2) And he cried against the altar in the word of the Lord, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord; behold a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gordon Curley avatar

    God Cares

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 9, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 8,273 views

    Showing how God cares through the story of Esther - PowerPoint slides aere available for this sermon on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info

    God’s care Reading: Esther chapters 2 verse 5-11.. Ill: Top 6 things that people tend to forget: • 6: faces • 5: what was said • 4: words • 3:telephone numbers • 2: where something is • 1: names! Be assured of this: • God not only knows you by name, but he will never ever ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    God's Calendar

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jun 4, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 12,755 views

    God has a timetable of redemption for His creation - God’s Calendar - covering the Birth of Jesus, His Cross, Resurrection, Ascension, the Day of Pentecost and the Second Coming of Jesus.

    GOD’S CALENDAR I think every home will have at least one calendar telling the family of coming events, marking the next birthday or when the school term ends and the holidays begin! They’re useful things to have so we know what’s going to happen. Do you think God’s got a calendar? I think He ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "God's Goodness"

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Jan 15, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 24,892 views

    Message on the promises of Psalm 84:11

    “God’s Goodness” January 18, 2009 “For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.” Psalm 84:11 If you know me at all, you ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Be Imitators Of God

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jun 2, 2008
    based on 49 ratings
     | 24,165 views

    According to this text, in what ways should we imitate God? 1- Imitate His love 2- Imitate His holiness 3- Imitate His wisdom

    INTRO.- Who’s your favorite Hollywood actor? Actress? Would you want to be like him or her? Today, I wouldn’t want to be like any Hollywood actor, but when I was a kid I wanted to be like Leonard Slye. Who’s that? The king of the cowboys, Roy Rogers. He was one of the good guys, one of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God Is Spirit Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 9, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,694 views

    God is 1) Eternal 2) Immortal 3) Invisible and 4) The only God—

    Have you ever begun something and immediately, you realized that the scope was so grand that you were really in for it? I came to the realization this week when this was the first thing I saw when looking into the concept that God is Spirit: Quote: “So far we have seen that God is a real being who ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    The Fire Of God

    Contributed by Ronald Ferrell on Nov 4, 2002
    based on 91 ratings
     | 32,333 views

    This sermon shows us one of the many God-encounters where a man’s life was radically changed for ever.

    November 3, 2002 – Covington, IN The Fire of God Exodus 3:1-5 This is one of those passages that stir and provoke us in our pursuit of God. It’s one of the many God encounters we find in the Word, where God visits in a unique way – in a brief moment in time – that changes and transforms the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Limitless God

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Oct 7, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 22,726 views

    n difficult situations, it’s easy to say we trust God and yet try to handle things ourselves without turning to Him and His Word. This is masked unbelief. Although God is constantly working, He allows us to set a limit on the degree of work He does ...

    Opening illustration: A child once asked, “What does God do all day?” If the answer to that question depended on how much we allow God to do in our individual lives, some of us would have to reply, “Not much!” In difficult situations, it’s easy to say we trust God and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Lonnie Erwin avatar

    "Knowledge Of God" Series

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on May 30, 2015
     | 9,092 views

    The Book of 2 Peter opens up with a statement to indentify to the reader who is the author of the book. Peter uses the term "bond servant" thus implying that he, Peter is a slave to no man but by his own choice he has chosen to serve and summit to Jesus.

    "Knowledge of God" Introduction : The Book of 2 Peter opens up with a statement to indentify to the reader who is the author of the book. Peter uses the term "bond-servant" thus implying that he, Peter is a slave to no man but by his own choice he has chosen to serve and summit to Jesus Christ. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    The Yearning Of God

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Mar 20, 2013
    based on 14 ratings
     | 12,083 views

    We hear stories like that & shake our heads in dismay. It is hard to realize that there are millions living in such superstition & fear. You see, we have been taught that God is love – that He knows & loves each of us...

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK One day, almost 4,000 years ago, God spoke to a man named Abram, who was later called Abraham, & said to him, “Leave your country, your people & your ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Horace Wimpey avatar

    God's Signature

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Aug 23, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,345 views

    In the story of Noah, we see the covenant God and his signature of his covenant for all mankind.

    God’s Signature Genesis 9: 1-17 (NLT) Intro: A few months back, my eldest son and I were leaving wal-mart in Covington. While we were in the store, a storm had come and we were driving out of the parking lot and DJ said look at that dad, pointing to the sky. In the sky was a beautiful rainbow ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joel Pankow avatar

    The God Of The Plague

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Mar 13, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 24,725 views

    Where do we find God in the midst of virus and death? Right in the middle of it.

    3.15.20 Habakkuk 3:5-6 Where is God in the midst of the plague? Habakkuk 3 says, 5? Contagious disease goes ahead of him, and plague follows after him. 6? He stands up and shakes? the earth. He looks, and the nations jump in fright. The ancient mountains are shattered. The age-old hills ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran