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  • Pat Damiani avatar

    God’s Accounting System Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Mar 1, 2016
    based on 2 ratings
     | 13,840 views

    My standing with God is dependent on what I receive not what I achieve

    I’m sure all of us are pretty familiar with how our finances operate in this culture. We go to work and we earn wages which we deposit in a bank account. The bank credits that amount of money to our account. But we also have bills to pay. And regardless of how we might choose to pay those ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Body Of Christ – Part Iii Series

    Contributed by Chuck Brooks on Mar 11, 2016
     | 5,613 views

    As we unpack Ephesians chapter four, verses 7 through 12, we are going to answer some very important questions about Christ’s gifts to the church:

    Last time we learned that God has great regard for His Church. The church is the Body of Christ. Believers are the ecclesia, and are the “called out ones”. Christians are called out from the world, called out of darkness into the kingdom of God's dear Son. Jesus has a relationship ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Even If God Does Not Deliver Us We Will Not Bow Pt 2 Who Is The 4th Man? Series

    Contributed by Jeremiah Menyongai on Mar 14, 2016
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     | 20,292 views

    The Fourth Man awaits you in the furnace of affliction and will preserve you from the flame of the heat. God never leaves his beloved stranded. He forever protects them from the smell of smokes. Be committed for the fire will only loosen the bondage.

    EVEN IF GOD DOES NOT DELIVER US, WE STILL WILL NOT BOW. (PART 2) WHO IS THIS FOURTH MAN? DANIEL 3: 14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up? 15 Now if ye be ready that at ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    How The Holy Spirit Guides Us Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 13, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 24,582 views

    How to distinguish between the voice of the Holy Spirit and the voices of self and Satan

    One day, about 25 years ago, I was sitting in a church service listening to the sermon, when I sensed that God was saying to me that He wanted me to be a pastor one day. At the time, I had a very good job with a land development company in which I made a lot of money. I had a family with young ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Blessing Of God Series

    Contributed by Peter Toy on Feb 13, 2019
     | 16,263 views

    Do you want to be blessed by God? The fifth sermon in a series on the Book of Haggai.

    The Blessing of God - Haggai 2:10-19 Do you want to be blessed by God? That's kind of like saying, "Do you want to be a millionaire?" It goes without saying, yes. But what does that mean to be blessed by God? How can we be people who are blessed? Today we'll be continuing on in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    From Terrorist To Evangelist Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,046 views

    Paul lived the first part of his life learning how to be a good Jew, not knowing that from the beginning of his life, God had other plans. And God has a plan for your life.

    INTRODUCTION Wow, I can’t believe what I just read. I follow Ted Turner on Twitter and this morning he posted an amazing tweet. In case you didn’t know, Ted Turner is a billionaire. He created CNN and owns the Atlanta Braves. In the past, he has been very critical of Christianity. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Grace: The Great Escape Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
     | 8,403 views

    Grace is God’s ability to declare us to be free from the prison and faith is the only key that unlocks the prison door.

    INTRODUCTION One of my favorite WWII movies is “The Great Escape,” released in 1963. My favorite scene is where Steve McQueen, who became a superstar after the movie, escaped from the German soldiers by riding a motorcycle through a field. He jumped a fence on his motorcycle, but was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Give Me Liberty...or Give Me Legalism Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
    based on 5 ratings
     | 14,720 views

    God's grace isn't a relic from our past, it is our daily manna.

    INTRODUCTION Did you hear about the joke about the Baptist pastor who snuck out to the horse race track? He’d never bet on the horses before, so he wasn’t sure where to put his money. Before one of the races he watched as a Catholic priest pronounced a blessing on a particular horse. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Can You Fall From Grace? Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,103 views

    Can you fall from grace? Absolutely. You can’t fall away from salvation, but you can reject the truth of grace.

    INTRODUCTION Some of my fondest memories are road trips when my daughters were young. We had an Oldsmobile Delta 88 with a huge bench backseat. This was before child seats were the required, so they had plenty of room to play. But there was an imaginary line drawn down the middle of the bench and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Good For You! Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,335 views

    We tend to lump people into categories of good people and bad people. What makes something or someone good?

    INTRODUCTION We’re in a series about the Fruit of the Spirit. Fruit is the outward manifestation of the inner nature. When you see a banana hanging on a tree, you know it’s a banana tree. When you see these nine traits in someone’s personality, you know that they are a Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Who's In Charge Around Here? Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,263 views

    Everybody struggles with self-control. We all wish we had more of it.

    INTRODUCTION Love is the first flavor of the fruit of the Spirit and today we come to the last, self-control. I think these two virtues are placed first and last because love is the primary fruit and drives the rest, and self-control is the virtue that holds them all together. Our scripture says, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Handle Burdens Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
     | 19,322 views

    There are three kinds of burdens: The kind we share; the kind of we bear; and the kind we wear.

    INTRODUCTION On my mission trips to China, I’ve noticed the standard of living keeps rising. More Chinese people are driving cars, and because of American fast food, they are getting overweight as well. But there is one thing that hasn’t changed yet—the main mean of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Law Of The Harvest: You'll Pick What You Plant Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 20,167 views

    Seeds are small, but they turn into large plants. You may think a tiny word or deed is insignificant, but it always multiplies and grows into big consequences.

    INTRODUCTION After this message, I have only three more messages from Paul’s letter to the church at Galatia. We started this series last September, and over the past year we’ve learned that Paul wrote this letter to a group of churches in what would be southern Turkey today. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Have You Confirmed Your Reservation In Heaven? Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 32,200 views

    Jesus is preparing a place for us. But don’t imagine a private room with walls and a door you can lock. There will be no need for locks in Heaven. Think about sharing a big house with all the other Heavenly Family members—more like a bed and breakfast.

    INTRODUCTION In a cemetery in Indiana there’s a tombstone that has an epitaph with the intent to make people prepare for death. It says, “Consider, friend, as you pass by. As you are now, so once was I. As I am now, you soon shall be. So prepare, my friend, to follow me.” Someone ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fasting 101 Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 16, 2013
     | 5,952 views

    1) A Critical Accusation (Mark 2:18), 2) A Corrective Answer (Mark 2:19-20), 3) The Clarifying Analogies (Mark 2:21-22)

    The Jewish New Year 5774 began this year on the evening of September 4th. Ten days later, just before sundown on September 13th, Jews worldwide gather in their homes to eat a final meal together before they embark upon a 25-hour period of fasting and prayer on the holiest, most solemn day of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Other