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  • Rick Duncan avatar

    Get Rid Of Stinking Thinking Series

    Contributed by Rick Duncan on Aug 31, 2005
    based on 114 ratings
     | 34,781 views

    When our attitude in life is negative, the gears are grinding the wrong way. When the gears in our minds are turning in the wrong way, we call it stinkin’ thinkin’.

    Some of you walked in here this morning carrying a heavy load. Some of you are up against the wall in your business. Some of you are in the middle of family conflict that seems almost impossible to resolve. Others are battling personal illness. Still others face problems that I can’t even begin ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    1 Corinthians 13 Part 4: Love Is Not Unjust But Rejoices When Truth Wins Series

    Contributed by David Petticrew on Mar 22, 2004
    based on 36 ratings
     | 6,812 views

    A look at love and justice and seeing how they are not opposed but work together, what this means for God and us.

    Introduction Love, it is the key principal in a Christian’s life. God is love and we should respond in love. Jesus said that by our love would people know that we are his disciples. And here in 1 Corinthians 13 Paul shows that everything of value has to be done in love and motivated by love and ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Foundation For Our Faith Series

    Contributed by Jason Pettibone on Mar 23, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 4,703 views

    A look at the origins of the earth and the message of Creation as it inspires our trust in a loving God.

    Beginnings #1 We are, today, beginning a series of messages drawn from some of the major themes in the book of Genesis. Our text for today is one of the Bible’s most familiar texts: 1:1. Preparing for this series of messages has been far more challenging than I expected. Though the book is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Why Did Jesus Die? Series

    Contributed by Rick Duncan on Mar 24, 2004
    based on 56 ratings
     | 5,635 views

    Since we need to talk about the Passion film with our friends, we have to be prepared to answer their questions. It’s a mystery to non-believers: Why did Christ have to suffer so? Why did He have to die?

    Sarcastic reviews. Late night jokes. Hateful criticism. Promises to ban him from work in Hollywood. Mel Gibson has faced all that and more over the last year. All because of the making of The Passion of the Christ. Why all the controversy? The brutality? R-rated slasher movies come out ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Receiving The Blessing

    Contributed by Mark Holdcroft on Mar 27, 2004
    based on 33 ratings
     | 8,823 views

    Jacob was the man who entered into the promise given to Abraham. He became Israel and the father of the great nation. How did Jacob receive the promise of God?

    Receiving the Promise Genesis 32:3 Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom. 4:He instructed them: "This is what you are to say to my master Esau: `Your servant Jacob says, I have been staying with Laban and have remained there till now. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Breastplate Of Righteousness Series

    Contributed by Kent Lenard on Mar 27, 2004
    based on 36 ratings
     | 11,874 views

    This sermon discusses the need for Christians to protect their hearts from Satan’s attacks.

    Breastplate of Righteousness Ephesians 6:10-14, John 3:16, Isaiah 11:1-5, 59:12-17, 1 Thessalonians 5:8, 2 Corinthians 11-13 March 14, 2004 I. Living in the world that we do we hear a lot about heart disease. A. There are many organs in the body that medical science has made us able to live ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Double Duty Equipment Series

    Contributed by Kent Lenard on Mar 27, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 8,469 views

    This sermon discusses the need for Christians to be at peace because they are at peace with God, and to carry that peace to the people around them.

    Double Duty Equipment Ephesians 6:10-15, Isaiah 53:7, Romans 10:8-15, 2 Corinthians 5:18-21 March 21, 2004 I. There was an airline pilot who was concerned about his wife’s safety so he went to buy her a dog for protection. When he got to the pet store he told the owner that he wanted a dog to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Reaction Of Haman's Revengs

    Contributed by Andy Almendarez on Mar 27, 2004
    based on 37 ratings
     | 12,526 views

    Revenge belongs to God and God alone.

    THE REACTION OF HAMAN’S REVENGE ESTHER 7:10 Some two thousand years ago a man on his way to work in a vineyard passing through the suburbs of Shushan, the capital of Persia, going down one of the avenues he saw a man hanging from the gallows near the royal palace. The body was swaying to and ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Running Into The Wall

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Apr 20, 2004
    based on 45 ratings
     | 5,901 views

    Now is the time to believe in Jesus.

    RUNNING INTO THE WALL John 12:27-50 S: Jesus Th: Believing in Jesus Pr: NOW IS THE TIME TO BELIEVE IN JESUS. ?: How? How do we connect with belief? KW: Issues TS: We will find in our study of John 12:27-50 three issues that we approach in order to connect with belief. The _____ issue ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus Raises The Widow's Son Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on May 6, 2004
    based on 67 ratings
     | 26,779 views

    Eleventh in a series on "The Miracles of Jesus."

    The Miracles of Jesus Miracle # 11 “Jesus Raises the Widow’s Son” Luke 7:11-17 “Joseph Bayly knew what the loss of a child was like. In fact, he and his wife Mary Lou lost three sons – one at eighteen days, after surgery; ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Do You Love Jesus?

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on May 14, 2004
    based on 31 ratings
     | 4,971 views

    Jesus gives us a good reason to listen to His Word.

    May 16, 2004 John 14:23-29 If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. . . You heard me say, “I am going away and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Order My Steps

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on May 17, 2004
    based on 43 ratings
     | 62,931 views

    This sermon tells how God wants to order a person’s steps according to the Word of God.

    “Order My Steps” Psalm 119:133 Psalm 37:23-24 Last year the theme song for the choir was “Lord Listen to Your Children Praying.” This year’s theme song is “Order My Steps According to God’s Word, Order My Heart, Order my Talk according to God’s Word.” During the past couple of months I have ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    How To Get To Heaven

    Contributed by Roy Sommerville on Mar 2, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,235 views

    The inadequeacy of the moral plan to get to heaven, demonstrated by the rich young ruler

    How To Get To Heaven There are two ways to get to heaven. The first is God’s plan, and the second, the Moral plan, or man’s plan. We could call God’s plan the D.O.N.E.-Done- plan. Everything that needed to be done to assure you a place in heaven was done by Jesus Christ, through His death and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    An Unexpected Saviour Series

    Contributed by James Jack on Mar 2, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,974 views

    Jesus brings a new age in the way people relate to God: he gives us living water and spiritual renewal that transcends place and race so that all the true worshippers may worship in spirit and in truth.

    John 4:4-42 Main point: Jesus brings a new age in the way people relate to God: he gives us living water and spiritual renewal that transcends place and race so that all the true worshippers may worship in spirit and in truth. Unexpected Conversations When I inherited my classroom at school, ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Defending The 10 Commandments

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Mar 4, 2005
    based on 55 ratings
     | 5,320 views

    Sadly Christianity has lost ground over the last 40 years! Why? The main reason…the 10 commandments have been aggressively attacked in America and reduced this country to a moronic and miniscule mindset of morals!

    “Defending The 10 Commandments” Exodus 20:1-17 Proverbs 4:7 “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom. Notices that it says get “wisdom” and not “knowledge”. I believe that the application of knowledge by way of Biblical wisdom is paramount for the believer in today’s world! We live ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist