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  • David Owens avatar

    Why Believe

    Contributed by David Owens on Nov 22, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,142 views

    I used this sermon for our Friend Day, when we expected to have many visitors. I want to express my appreciation to Alan Smith a Sermon Central contributor. I relied heavily on his sermon "Faith That Doesn’t Have to Touch."

    Introduction: A. Don’t you just love the innocence of children? 1. Art Linkletter had a popular TV show for more than 20 years. One favorite feature of his show was a segment called “Kids Say the Darndest Things” in which he interviewed children. 2. Children often say the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God’s Protection Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Jul 24, 2023
     | 2,903 views

    The devil took this passage to entice Jesus to jump off the pinnacle. The devil used or misused this text as though it provides unconditional security in any and every circumstance. Jesus own experience shows that even faithful ones suffer, have emotional anguish and physical pain.

    The theme of this Psalm is God’s protection. There is a sense that Psalm 91 stands alone from all other passages of the Bible. It contains the only passage of the Bible quoted by the devil. Scripture teaches us that God protects those who love him and will help them in their trouble. The devil ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    After The Fire Series

    Contributed by Charles Trout on Mar 9, 2001
    based on 161 ratings
     | 7,738 views

    It is the design of God that after a great move of God, we should expect a move of Satan. Through the valley and into the wilderness.

    After The Fire: KJV: 1 Ki 19:1 1And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. After experiencing a great move of God it is to our benefit to be on guard against the powers of Satan. It is not a new notion that when God does a great ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Frank Lay avatar

    Blessed Are The Merciful Series

    Contributed by Frank Lay on Oct 12, 2004
    based on 50 ratings
     | 8,535 views

    Our God is a merciful God, and expects those of us who have received his mercy to be merciful as well.

    BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL Matthew 5:7 "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy." Are you a merciful person? Yet that is what our Lord Jesus Christ wants us to be. In Luke 6:36, our Lord said, "Therefore be mersiful, just as your Father is also merciful." Our God is a merciful ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Setting Right Priorities

    Contributed by James May on Mar 13, 2005
    based on 80 ratings
     | 50,557 views

    We have to learn to set the right priorities in our lives if we expect to experience God’s best.

    SETTING RIGHT PRIORITIES by Pastor Jim May Something that is lacking in the lives of so many Christians today is the inability, or the unwillingness, to set the right priorities for their lives. Most of us act as “Reactionaries” meaning that we simply react to everything that happens; then we do ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Jesus Cleanses The Temple - More Than Just A Nice Guy Series

    Contributed by Ken Kersten on Apr 8, 2004
    based on 45 ratings
     | 17,931 views

    This sermon examines God’s expectations and dissapointments with people of faith who don’t live up to their name.

    Jesus – More then just a nice guy – John 2:12-17 Speedy Morris is the coach of the basketball team at LaSalle University. He said one day he was in the upstairs bathroom shaving when his wife told him he was wanted on the phone by Sports Illustrated. For the coach of a Division One ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "In The Hands Of God"

    Contributed by David Washburn on Jan 30, 2003
    based on 504 ratings
     | 59,991 views

    Five loaves and two fish illustrate for us the miracles that happen when place our lives in the hands of God

    When I hold a basketball in my hands, it’s merely a basketball, but when you place that same basketball in the hands of Michael Jordan, it turns into collegiate and professional championships. Put a golf club in any of our hands, and it’s merely a golf club, but when you place that same golf club ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Power Of God's Kingdom

    Contributed by Mark Roper on Nov 27, 2007
     | 5,331 views

    What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

    The power of God’s Kingdom John 12:12-16 NIV What a splendid occasion it must have been, Jesus riding on that humble donkey, into the city of Jerusalem, while children spread palm branches on the street in front of Him. The people singing and shouting "Hosanna, Hosanna! Blessed is He who cometh in ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Jerusalem Council Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 21, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,497 views

    There are always those who would change the gospel. This is to be expected since the gospel is a judgment against the world system which refuses to recognize God, His condemnation of sin & His redemptive purpose for all men.

    GALATIANS 2: 1-10 THE JERUSALEM COUNCIL [Acts 15:1-30] There are always those in the world who would change the gospel. This is to be expected since the gospel is a judgment against the world system which refuses to recognize God, His condemnation of sin, and His redemptive purpose for all ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When God's Your Boss ...

    Contributed by Mark Bauer on Jul 5, 2006
    based on 13 ratings
     | 5,702 views

    We are all called to prophets just as Ezekiel was called.

    When God’s Your Boss… Jesus returned home to Nazareth was he coming home to rest? to visit family? see old friends? Whatever his reasons he brought his disciples with him this time. Maybe he came to Nazareth as one of his stops along his travels to share again with them the “good ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Prayer That Brings Response

    Contributed by Robert Mitchell on Mar 3, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,593 views

    A look a how to pray and expect a response.

    Prayer that brings response 2/27/08 In the beginning of Acts Chapter 3 Peter and John heal a beggar as they are going into the temple. They then take the time to preach to those who saw or, heard about it, and let them know that it is through the power of Jesus and not their own power that this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Lawson avatar

    Faith - The Substance Of Hope Series

    Contributed by Steve Lawson on Jan 7, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 12,751 views

    This issue of expectation is central to the issue of faith.

    Faith - The Substance of Hope Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.1 When Jesus calls you; the question you must ask yourself is what do you expect Him to say? This issue of expectation is central to the issue of faith. If faith is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Living With Power Series

    Contributed by Larry Finley on Mar 30, 2010
     | 4,010 views

    Christians are expected to have powerful lives.

    LIVING WITH POWER 3/7/10 1 THESSALONIANS 1:1-10 1. INVITATION VS. 1-2 A. CALLED OUT – CHURCH = EKLESIA B. CALLED IN – IN GOD THE FATHER C. CALLED WITH – GRACE & PEACE 1. Grace always brings peach John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brian Bill avatar

    Power Encounters Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Oct 3, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,647 views

    A response is expected when Jesus is encountered.

    Power Encounters Mark 1:21-28 Rev. Brian Bill October 3-4, 2015 A recent article in the New York Times entitled, “Googling for God,” begins this way: “It has been a bad decade for God, at least so far.” Google searches for churches are down 15 percent over the last five ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Williams III avatar

    The Birthright

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Mar 3, 2021
     | 2,304 views

    Our birthright comes with some expectations.

    THE BIRTHRIGHT Text: Hebrews 12:16 It is possible for us humans to make problems where God had designed a path for us to make progress. When we make problems for ourselves where God had intended for us to make progress, we cannot usually reset our course. The Old ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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