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  • Jerry DePoy avatar

    "Five Smooth Stones For Five Wrongful Motives"

    Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Apr 24, 2007
    based on 18 ratings
     | 5,322 views

    What was the genuine motive of David as he saw the “cause” to come against Goliath? In this message we will unveil five wrongful motives before sharing the one pure motive of David’s heart.

    Title of the message: “Five Smooth Stones for Five Wrong Motives,” Key Verse: (Psa 25:2 KJV) O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me. For this study, I wanted to find a text that best describes the emotions and the situation that would bring ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jim Drake avatar

    Counting Change Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on May 31, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 9,278 views

    Newton’s First Law of Motion states: Everything continues in a state of rest unless it is compelled to change by forces impressed upon it. Do the forces of sin around you compel you to change?

    Turn with me to Ezra 9. EZRA 9:3-5 After putting it off for a long time, a man finally went to the doctor. After the examination and all of the tests and blood work, the doctor just shook his head. He told the man, “You are in terrible shape. In order to pull out of this, you’re going to have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Gideon's 300

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Jul 14, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 58,847 views

    Are you willing and able?

    GIDEON’S 300 People love stories of courage. Recently there was a movie called 300. It was a retelling of the historic account by Herodotus of the Battle of Thermopylae which took place around 480 BC. King Leonides and his 300 Spartan warriors made a last stand against the 400,000 strong ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    "Whatever Happened To Old Fashioned Service?" Series

    Contributed by David Henderson on Jun 7, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,295 views

    This message begins with a description of what service used to look like at the local service station. We have drifted from the concept of what Biblical service actually looks like. My goal in this series is to build a real attitude of servanthood in ou

    Improving Your Serve “Whatever Happened to Old Fashioned Service? Matthew 20:20-28 It would be safe to say this morning that things have really changed at the gas pump. Prices have changed greatly. I pay about 75.00 every time I fill up my truck. When I first started driving i remember ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    Having The Faith Of A Mustard Seed

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Mar 5, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,425 views

    God responds to faith. Watch where you place your faith. The emphasis is not on the size of faith but the placement of your faith. Watch the motivation of your heart.

    Mark 9:14-29 Having the Faith of a Mustard Seed 4 Mar 2012 1743 Read also Matthew’s account: Matt 17:14-21 A young boy was tormented by a demon. He could not control himself, throwing himself into the fire or water to kill himself. • His father was at a lost what to do, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    What Is Our M-O In Life?

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Oct 14, 2013
     | 2,916 views

    The Thessalonian Christians are our examples in our christian living.

    We noted from the Apostle Peter that the writings of the Apostle Paul are full of godly wisdom. Bible Scholars tell us that the Letters to the Thessalonians were the first letters written by Paul; and so after praying and consultation with our Elders, we will study these letters to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Why Do We First Come To A Church Meeting And Encounter God

    Contributed by David Leach on Jan 25, 2014
     | 2,525 views

    Often our motive is to try and get met whatever it is we see as our greatest need.

    Why do we first come to a Church meeting and encounter God Often our motive is to try and get met whatever it is we see as our greatest need. Like: • To get a financial blessing possibly after some great set back. • To get deliverance from a ruinous addiction and thoughts of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dr.W.Samuel Legon avatar

    The Test Of Divine Sonship

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jun 1, 2019
     | 2,182 views

    Are people seeing God in you?

    THE TEST OF DIVINE SONSHIP 1ST John 4: 7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 9 In this was manifested the love of God ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Basket Case

    Contributed by Ron Kelly on Apr 28, 2011
    based on 128 ratings
     | 81,508 views

    There are time in our lives where we've all been pushed to that breaking point! The point where we've tried everything, but nothing seems to be working out...

    2 Corinthians 11:32-33, 32 In Damascus the governor, under Aretas the king, was guarding the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desiring to arrest me; 33 but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and escaped from his hands. TODAY’S SERMON TITLE: “A BASKET ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    What Is My Prayer Philosophy? (2 Part)

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 1, 2020
     | 2,859 views

    Have we ever really considered the power of my personal prayer life? What would happen if we unplugged our phones, turned off our computers, backed off facebook to earnestly pray and seek God's plan?

    WHAT IS MY PRAYER PHILOSOPHY? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (Two part series) I read where a loving mother purchased a prayer book for her son. Each night he had to read one of the prayers to God. One night the lad had turned off the lights and crawled into bed and had his ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    I Will Give Generously Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Nov 5, 2015
     | 5,896 views

    Giving, Joyfulness, Motivations

    I WILL – “I Will” Give Generously Matthew 6:19-21 (pg. 679) November 8, 2015 Introduction: You can always see the priority of someone’s life by looking into two places...their calendar and their bank statement. Our time and our money are two of the most precious ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • John Ong avatar

    The Work Field

    Contributed by John Ong on Nov 5, 2015
     | 2,487 views

    For most of us, the easiest way to create a happy life is by simply living according to how we want it to be. There are too many obstacles life and we simply want to choose the shortcuts.

    The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread. – Mother Teresa For most of us, the easiest way to create a happy life is by simply living according to how we want everything to be. There are way too many obstacles life and we simply want to choose the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    "Be Not Ye Therefore Like Unto Them”

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 3, 2022
     | 1,123 views

    Most mothers have known the pain of having to place their babies in a day-care facility for the first time and knowing they would have to be away from them for eight or nine hours while they went to work.

    Illus: Recently one mother, who had to do this with her first baby, explained that she began to cry as she wrapped that little eight-pound boy up in his warm blanket to get him ready for the day-care. She said that throughout the day she was constantly wondering what he was doing. Jesus knows ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Obeth Jebakumar avatar

    God Looks At The Heart Series

    Contributed by Obeth Jebakumar on Dec 23, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,966 views

    God “tries the heart,” “sees the heart,” “refines the heart,” and “searches the heart.”

    1 Samuel 16:7 For God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. In both the Old and New Testaments, the word “Heart” refers to the center of an individual’s mental, emotional and spiritual life. Put another way, the heart is the “innermost ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    I Don't Have A Prayer

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 18, 2021
     | 1,464 views

    Sometimes we have trouble praying. What shall we do? This lesson was motivated by the Daniel Henderson article, “Four Reasons You Don’t Feel Like Praying and Four Keys to Breakthrough,” at Strategic Renewal.com/four-reasons-you-dont-feel-like-praying-and-four-keys-to-breakthrough/

    1. Frontline Prayer: Richard Dehaan told of a soldier who was doing sentry duty on the front line in WWI. After being relieved of duty, as a Christian, he wanted to pray, to thank God for protecting him, & to ask for His continued protection. But the enemy lines were very close, & he ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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