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  • Perry Greene avatar

    Open Doors

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Dec 29, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,077 views

    God opens and closes doors daily and annually. With the New Year come open doors of opportunity.

    Open Doors 1 Corinthians 16:5-9 1. Alexander Graham Bell: “When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.” We must look for it. We don’t always recognize it. [Far Side Push-Pull 2. As we end ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Facing Reality Series

    Contributed by Tim Byrd on Apr 11, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 15,789 views

    Part 3 in a study through the 199th Psalm

    Facing Reality Part 3 Sermon Series: A Word about the Word Date: February 9, 2002 AM Service Place: Allendale Baptist Text: Psalm 119:17-24 Introduction One of the biggest problems with many today is that they have a hard time dealing with reality. The reality of the fact or truth that God can ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Grip On The Invisible Series

    Contributed by Ken Alford on Nov 25, 2001
    based on 17 ratings
     | 5,302 views

    FAITH PROVIDES POINTS OF CONTACT BETWEEN THAT WHICH IS PRESENT AND THAT WHICH IS YET TO BE OR ALREADY HAS BEEN. There are three interesting advantages of faith.

    July 17, 1994 - PM Service A GRIP ON THE INVISIBLE Hebrews 11:1-3 INTRO: (1) In John chapter three Jesus told Nicodemus that the wind was invisible. It can be detected but it cannot be seen. When someone first erected a sail on a boat and allowed the wind to push the ship across the water, he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Freedoms That Hurt Series

    Contributed by Alan Braun on Mar 22, 2002
    based on 57 ratings
     | 5,622 views

    A study on the Book of Romans

    Freedoms That Can Hurt Chapter 14 Some of our problems of Christian unity stem from our backgrounds. Each person has been raised in environments that helped create much of their thinking. Paul realizes that the Jews were saved out of a legalistic background and the Gentiles were saved out of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Problem Behind The Problem

    Contributed by Michael Bell on May 24, 2001
    based on 66 ratings
     | 5,616 views

    This message demonstrates that IT IS NEVER RIGHT TO DO WRONG TO DO RIGHT!

    {INTRO}-Many of you will remember the Los Angeles Riots in the aftermath of the Rodney King trial... Wrong verdict...people took law into their own hands... They were justifiably angry, but their actions were unjustifiable...rioting & killing...What we saw was a perfect example of a much deeper ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Man Believed The Word

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Jul 14, 2001
    based on 86 ratings
     | 7,012 views

    DESCRIBES THE NEED TO BELIEVE THE WORD

    John 4:46-54 Faith is vital. It is the medium of exchange in the kingdom of heaven. Jesus said, "According to your faith be it unto you" (Matthew 9:29). I know that every man needs to possess a genuine faith in Christ for salvation. However, I want a faith that possesses me. I want to have a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Raiders Of The Lost Ark

    Contributed by Johnny Carver on Jul 20, 2001
    based on 186 ratings
     | 16,676 views

    This message uses the experiences of David bringing back the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem in comparison to the Church bringing back the Power of God into Action today.

    Scripture: 2 Samuel 6: 1 - 23 Title: “The Raiders of the Lost Ark” Introduction: For 100 long years the Ark of the Covenant had been separated from the tabernacle and other places of worship. After its capture by the Philistines at Aphek (1 Sam. 4:11) it remained in Philistia for seven months, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Divine Speed Bumps

    Contributed by Johnny Carver on Oct 16, 2001
    based on 35 ratings
     | 21,583 views

    A sermon to explain how God attempts to slow us down when He wants to get our attention.

    Scripture: 2 Samuel 6:1 – 11 Title: “Divine Speed-Bumps” Introduction: David and his men were trying to handle the Holy Presence and glory of God with “Human Hands.”  God will only let you do things your way just so far.  It appears that David’s caravan “hit a bump” in the road at ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How To Deal With A Rebellious Child

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Apr 15, 2005
    based on 21 ratings
     | 3,118 views

    We discipline our children so that they can discipline themselves. The eternal destiny of our children largely hinges upon the lifestyle of the parents.

    How to Deal with a Rebellious Child Ephesians 6:1-4 Psalm 127:3-5 “Sons are a heritage from the LORD, children a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are sons born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them.” (NIV) Being a parent changes everything. But ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Helpless But Not Hopeless

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Feb 6, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 8,700 views

    God gives meaning to our life by changing the meaning of our death

    Has anyone ever suffered like he did? Sure, others have lost all earthly possessions. Many have outlived their children. And countless have been afflicted with sickness that keep one up all night. Job, however, endured all of those things and unsympathetic friends at the same time! And you thought ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Sin's Slippery Slope

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Sep 28, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,932 views

    A look at the causes that resulted in Solomon’s slow slide down sin’s slippery slope.

    Passage: 1 Kings 11:1-13 Intro: The collapse of the bridge in Minnesota has everyone scrambling for the “why?” 1. happens every time there is a disaster. PP) Challenger disaster. 2. leak in a fuel tank caused by cold weather at launch. 3. we are a little less concerned about disasters ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    I Will Make You Fishers Of Men

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 25, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,211 views

    We can learn a lot from the qualities needed to be a good fisherman, to enable us to be good fishers for men.

    I will make you Fishers of Men – but we don’t start with the Barracudas Story: I occasionally take Bari (my Bernese Mountain Dog) down to the gravel pits for a walk. It’s a bit muddy at this time of year and there is quite a bit of flooding down there too I took Bari down a number of weeks ago ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Overcoming Your Giants

    Contributed by Sherry Proskine on Jul 23, 2007
    based on 17 ratings
     | 8,963 views

    To overcome a battle, we need to understand whose battle it is.

    Overcoming Your Giants Opening; Illustration: Mama eagles are caring loving creatures. Somewhere along the line the mama eagle decides it’s time the baby eagles learn to fly. She takes the little eagle out of the next and flies up as high as she can go. At this point, she drops the fledgling, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Longing Into Living Faith In Action

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Jul 27, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 10,790 views

    This sermon is primarily about faith. It is about what faith is, a longing for something more than this world has to offer. It encourages people to turn that longing into faith and turn that faith into action.

    Longing for Something More, Hebrews 11:1 Introduction The story is told of a little boy whose family was very poor. He never complained because he had no toys and received no gifts at Christmas time; but he wished for them. He spent his spare time looking in the store windows at the pretty things ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Midrashim Leviticus On The Mount Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 30, 2009
     | 5,496 views

    Jesus took passages from Leviticus, taught them, and repackaged them so that His disciples can live out the principles behind them.

    Midrashim Leviticus on the Mount (Leviticus 19:17-18 with Matthew 5:21-24; Leviticus 19:15-16 with Matthew 7:1-5; Deuteronomy 19:15 with Mathew 18:15-17) 1. We have an expression for conniving, called "fudging." Webster defines fudging as, "… to exceed the proper bounds or limits of something." ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible