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  • Brian Atwood avatar

    Surface Spirituality

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Mar 3, 2002
    based on 40 ratings
     | 5,158 views

    Help for the hurting heart.

    True spirituality is discussed a lot but seldom experienced in today’s world. Jesus faced the same problem. So the Lord used parables, stories of familiar things, to point out how unfamiliar people truly were with spirituality. Here in His famous story of the farmer scattering seed Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Facing Catastrophe Series

    Contributed by Chris Carter on Feb 24, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,307 views

    Be obedient even when things seem to fall apart.

    -It is hard enough in our lives to be obedient and follow Christ when things are good, but when things seem to fall apart is when a true test of obedience comes into play. -If ever there was a place in history where someone needed faith while facing a catastrophe in life it was with Jairus. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Oscar avatar

    The Purpose Of Storms Series

    Contributed by John Oscar on Jun 2, 2019
    based on 2 ratings
     | 11,026 views

    Ever wonder why God allows hard times and situations? Find out how God uses the storm to keep us close to HIM.

    Storms of Life Series The Purpose of Storms CCCAG June 2nd, 2019 Today we are going to explore the foundational truth behind why God allows different types of Storms to come into our lives. Scripture- 1 Cor 3: 10-15 Intro: Yellowstone In 2002 my family and I traveled to Walla Walla WA to see my ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Rodney V Johnson avatar

    Even Now

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Sep 9, 2022
     | 11,350 views

    This message is about having faith in your worst circumstance that God can bring you though. As Martha said, "Even now...."

    Even Now Scripture: John 11:22; Luke 10:38-42; Psalm 23:4 Several weeks ago I was sitting on my father-in-law’s porch meditating and listening to music. At the time I was thinking all of the things those around us were dealing with and the fact that the stresses of life seemed to never end. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dr. Ronald Shultz avatar

    Swords Plows No Benches

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Mar 24, 2025
     | 258 views

    Pick up your weapon, your plow and get off the bench.

    Will we ever get back to the it is not about us Christianity? We run from church to church to fulfill our needs when we are to die to self and live for His desires. No church was meant to fulfill your needs. You are called to fulfill the needs of others and in that process the Lord always seems ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Anthony Zibolski avatar

    The Way Of Forgiveness

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Mar 4, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,435 views

    Forgiveness is what most expect from others but is the hardest thing for us to do for others.

    The way of Forgiveness Psalms 51:1-13 Introduction- Good Morning everyone, This morning I am going off road a little bit on my sermon because most of the times I want to recruit warriors to carry the message of the cross. Today, I want you to be a bit selfish. I want you to think about ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    He Gave Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Mar 19, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,627 views

    He gave! He gave us a new opportunity to be with Him FOREVER!

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • I want you to take a moment to think about some words that you associate with the word love. • Last week we gleaned from John 3:16 that our God loves. One of the things that I think of when I think of the word love is GIVING. • My friend Billy appeared to be a picture of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Scott Jensen avatar

    How Giving Works (Re:gift)

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Oct 15, 2019
     | 4,811 views

    Many people give out of guilt. The apostle Paul says we should give with joy! The only way we can do this is if we first realized just how joyfully generous God has been to us. When we see His joyful generosity, that encourages us to be joyfully generous ourselves.

    Opening and Introduction In our lesson tonight, we hear about farmers that plant seeds. If a farmer doesn’t plant, there won’t be anything to harvest later in the year. His livelihood depends on generously planting as many seeds as he can. This passage uses a lot of farming imagery. But what ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Leave The Old Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 6, 2020
     | 3,334 views

    The worldly life is 1) Intellectually futile (Ephesians 4:17), 2) Ignorant of God’s truth (Ephesians 4:18), 3) Spiritually and morally callused (Ephesians 4:19a), and 4) Depraved in mind (Ephesians 4:19b).

    Ephesians 4:17-19 [17] Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. [18] They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Roger Smith avatar

    Joy Unspeakable

    Contributed by Roger Smith on Sep 28, 2024
     | 1,278 views

    A heavenly joy; fruit of a deep heart relationship with God; a foretaste of the riches of His glorious inheritance; the promise of God to His children. The result of belonging to and resting in Him. It's a joy that cannot fail as long as we remain IN Him.

    JOY UNSPEAKABLE & FULL OF GLORY Reading: 1 Peter Chapter 1 (NIV) Text: v8 (AV) ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. Background The apostle Peter, wrote to the Jewish Christians who had been scattered due to persecution around the time of the stoning of Stephen, during the ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Paul Clemente avatar

    What Drives Our Lives? Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Dec 9, 2014
     | 3,963 views

    What's the focus of our hearts?

    Please open your Bibles to 1 Samuel …… We noted from the beginning of the Book that Samuel was prayed for by his mother Hannah. Samuel was dedicated to the Lord and the Lord called him to be a prophet. Later in the Book of 1 Samuel, we will be introduced to a godly man named David. But ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Maurice McCarthy avatar

    Effectual Fervent Prayer Series

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Oct 21, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 22,172 views

    Fervency in prayer is like the tension a string puts on a bow, it transfers its energy to the arrow to make it fly straight and true. An effective prayer is one that is successful in producing a desired or intended result.

    Effectual Fervent Prayer PPT 1 Series title We are in our study of the book of James entitled: Getting the right angle on things. Today we are going to talk about, why and when prayer doesn't work, and why and when prayer does work. By getting the right angle on this we can see more prayers ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Dr.W.Samuel Legon avatar

    How We Should Look To The World.

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Aug 4, 2016
     | 3,258 views

    People who are not in Gods will are looking at just like the lost.

    How we should Look to the world. For my lips Truth Proverbs 12: 19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment. Isaiah 63: 8 For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • William R. Nabaza avatar

    God Has Given Our Hearts Desire

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Aug 4, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,496 views

    To show that GOD is the Giver of our heart's desire and He's not witholding anything good from us. Psalms 84:11 For the Lord God is a Sun and Shield; the Lord bestows [present] grace and favor and [future] glory (honor, splendor, and heavenly bliss)! No

    I. EXORDIUM: Is GOD the giver of your desires? Yes. Psalms 37:4 Psalms 37:4 Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He will give you the desires and secret petitions of your heart. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that GOD is the Giver of our heart's desire and He's ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Dennis Lee avatar

    David – A Man After God’s Heart

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Aug 15, 2021
    based on 2 ratings
     | 11,410 views

    Today we’ll see the greatness of David’s faith through his heart. And what we will discover are four heart characteristics David possessed that revealed this faith.

    David – A Man After God’s Heart Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU8QCJZmfvM Today, we’re continuing in our series on faith by looking at the faith of our forefathers. And, if you haven’t noticed by now, I am usually in the Psalms and quoting from King David a lot, and so I thought that ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare