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  • Charles Salmon avatar

    Giving Your Children To God

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jul 1, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,767 views

    Abraham’s offering Isaac as a sacrifice teaches us to offer our children to God as a living sacrifice in accord with rom. 12:1

    Giving Your Children to God Heb. 11:17-19 INTRO.: Tell the story of Abraham’s test from Gen. 22:1-12 this seems like a strange story. It must have been a time of great growth for Abraham and his son. This occurred during a time God was preparing a nation through which He would send a Savior for ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jim Kane avatar

    God Is In The Memories Of Families

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jul 23, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,918 views

    The first sermon of a four part sermon series on family life.

    Ten years ago, today Susan and I were driving from Richmond, Virginia to Virginia Beach, Virginia on a ten-day vacation. We had spent a couple of days in Richmond with friends and toured several areas of Richmond including the Civil War battlefield of Petersburg. One of the most moving moments for ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Darrell Stetler II avatar

    Reasons People Quit Spiritually - And God's Answers

    Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on Feb 17, 2004
    based on 67 ratings
     | 5,123 views

    A trip through the "Faith Hall of Fame" in Heb. 11 to see God’s replies to some common reasons people give why they "can’t" be a Christian. *HANDOUT INCLUDED*

    Read Heb. 11 I love to read about endurance records: Endurance Records œ Longest time spent standing - 17 years man from India (leaning against a plank while sleeping) œ Longest time spent in a tree - man in Indonesia has been in a tree since 1970. œ Longest time doing CPR - two teams from ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Giving God Our Best

    Contributed by James Torrence on Jun 5, 2004
    based on 21 ratings
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    Abraham gave God his best, his son Isaac. If we will only give God our best, we to can receive God’s best. WE need to take a lesson from Abraham!

    Giving God Our Best By: Rev. James Torrence Genesis 22:1-19 Text: Verse 9 Hebrews 11:17 – By faith Abraham, when he tried was tried, offered up Isaac; and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, Here in these scriptures we find something that most or all of us have ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Neil Olcott avatar

    Getting Good Grades On Life's Tests Of Faith

    Contributed by Neil Olcott on Jun 29, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 3,864 views

    A sermon I preached using an outline from Chuck Swindoll.

    Intro: If you have ever been to a cardiologist, you probably know what a stress test is like. They hook you up to a monitor, then put you on a treadmill, turning up the speed until the monitor reveals the condition of your heart. And all the while, you’re walking your feet off trying to keep up ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wann Fanwar avatar

    A Pilgrim's Memoirs

    Contributed by Wann Fanwar on Jul 19, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
     | 3,617 views

    This sermon looks at the Christian life as a pligrimage and suggests that a successful pilgrimage is dependent upon having a faith like Abraham’s.

    A Pilgrim’s Memoirs Hebrews 11:8-19 For the last 23 years, my family and I have wandered from country to country. As perpetual wanderers, we have often searched for a home church in each country we have sojourned. Yet each time we knew that we would wander again. In a sense we are living ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

  • Richard Tow avatar

    Divine Interruptions

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Nov 24, 2003
    based on 19 ratings
     | 31,532 views

    An intriguing dynamic of life is the possibility of God interrupting our plans with His much better plan. This sermon considers 1- The Sovereingty of Divine Interruptions 2- The Opportunity of Divine Interruptions 3- The Responsibility of Divine Inter

    Divine Interruptions Exodus 3:1-10 8-25-02 Intro: Ex 3:1-10 3:1Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2And the Angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Mitchell Skelton avatar

    Faith's Hall Of Fame: Abraham & Sarah Series

    Contributed by Mitchell Skelton on Dec 2, 2003
    based on 26 ratings
     | 6,410 views

    The example of Abraham and Sarah’s faith.

    Faith’s Hall of Fame: Abraham & Sarah Hebrews 11:8 – 19 INTRODUCTION “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for” (Heb. 11:1 – 2). As we continue in our walk through the portrait gallery of Faith’s Hall of Fame we ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Faith's Hall Of Fame: Forward Thinkers Series

    Contributed by Mitchell Skelton on Dec 11, 2003
    based on 35 ratings
     | 4,147 views

    What all of these men and women of faith had in common was their ability to trust in the promises of God. They did not let the thinking of man come between their ability to think forward to the promises of a better land.

    Hebrews 11:20—40 INTRODUCTION “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for” (Heb. 11:1 – 2). Continuing our walk through Faith’s Hall of Fame, we come across a myriad of portraits of like-minded people. Their names ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Bobby Cagle avatar

    It Takes Faith

    Contributed by Bobby Cagle on Dec 30, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 12,277 views

    This message describes faith and the benefits of having faith in Christ.

    Text: Hebrews 11:1,30; Joshua 6:1-10 Title: It Takes Faith! Illustration: It was a good answer that was once given by a poor woman to a minister who asked her, "What is faith?" She replied: "I am ignorant, and I cannot answer well, but I think it is taking God at His word." Faith is a daily ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Ray Scott avatar

    Words Of Distinction - "Rather" ... Or "The Rule Of Your Rather"

    Contributed by Ray Scott on Jan 5, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,709 views

    Sometimes we would RATHER not do what’s best for us ... or we would RATHER do the wrong thing. In this study of the word "rather", we see that we need God to "Rule our Rather" to walk in His will and way.

    ¡§The Rule Of Your Rather¡¨ INTRODUCTION: We continue in our study of ¡§Words of Distinction¡¨. We have studied, and made application, to the words ¡§daily¡¨ and ¡§adoption¡¨. Today, we look at the word ¡§rather¡¨. There are some things that we would ¡§rather¡¨ do than others ¡K AMEN? o I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ray Scott avatar

    Words Of Distinction - "Pleasure"

    Contributed by Ray Scott on Jan 6, 2004
    based on 28 ratings
     | 3,735 views

    There’s nothing wrong with "pleasure" ... it all depends on where you find it. This message is a study on "pleasure" in light of God’s view of it.

    WORDS OF DISTINCTION – “pleasure” Hebrews 11:25 INTRODUCTION: We continue in our series on “Words of Distinction”. We have studied the words “daily”, “adoption”. TONIGHT, we will look at the word “pleasure”. Is there anything wrong with “pleasure”? NO, of course not. BUT … like anything ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry DePoy avatar

    "Faith To The Third Degree"

    Contributed by Jerry Depoy on May 4, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 2,654 views

    Daniel was spared from being eaten in the Lion’s den, but others were not. Those who died for their faith, had the greatest faith of all!

    Title: “Faith to the Third Degree” Faith is defined as: (Heb 11:1 KJV) Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Faith is required upon salvation… (Eph 2:8 KJV) For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James May avatar

    Leaning On The Top Of His Staff

    Contributed by James May on May 22, 2005
    based on 44 ratings
     | 25,594 views

    Jacob worshipped God leaning on the top of his staff at the end of his life. What does that mean to you and I? Do we have a staff to lean upon?

    LEANING ON THE TOP OF HIS STAFF By Pastor Jim May Scriptures used: 1 Samuel 17:40, Psalms 23:4, Exodus 12:11-12, 2 Kings 4:29-34, and primary verse – Hebrews 11:21 Jacob was a man whose whole life had been changed by the grace and mercy of God. He began his life as a deceiver, stealing the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Bryan Moore avatar

    An Unlikely Mother Series

    Contributed by Bryan Moore on May 25, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 7,228 views

    Mother’s Day Sermon: The Bible tells us about a woman, who from our perspective, was unfit, unprepared, and ill-equipped to be a mother, much less a good one. HER NAME WAS RAHAB AND SHE WAS A PROSTITUTE. RAHAB WAS AN UNLIKELY MOTHER. And, yet despite her

    THE UNLIKELY MOTHER Hebrews 11:31; James 2:25 Fordtown Baptist Church Kingsport, Tennessee May 8, 2005 Mother’s Day READ SCRIPTURE: Hebrews 11:31; James 2:25 KJV PRAYER INTRODUCTION A.) This is the day that we honor our mothers. Actually, God has commanded each of us in His Word to honor our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist