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  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Letting God Be God Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 20, 2008
     | 5,390 views

    To pray as Jesus prayed is to have the same understanding of God as He did: a firm but compassionate father, a giver who expects us to learn appreciation, and an empowering forgiver.

    Introduction to Series Praying As Jesus Prayed Every fall I like to take at least two Sundays to focus on some aspect of that most basic of all the disciplines of the Christian life, the discipline of prayer. I do this for several reasons. First, building in a specific emphasis on prayer in our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Forever Hopeful Even When Things Don't Go To Plan

    Contributed by Roger Whipp on Dec 31, 2014
     | 7,592 views

    It is about hope. It is about positive expectation. It is about a Creator God who is at work bringing order out of chaos, joy out of pain, character out of conflict

    Forever Hopeful even when things don't go to plan Romans 8: 12-28 - Forever Hopeful Although Paul’s passage is primarily an encouragement to the suffering persecuted church at the time, it should also be an encouragement to today’s church. That includes both the persecuted ...read more

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  • Guy Caley avatar

    The Proof Is In The Puddin' Series

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Feb 24, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 7,322 views

    John the Baptist’s question and Jesus’ response helps us find the path to the truth about Jesus when He doesn’t live up to our expectations.

    The Proof is in the Puddin’ Text: 11:1-6 Introduction Thursday while the area youth ministers were meeting in the sanctuary the vendor for our video projector came to help us troubleshoot a problem. As we went down to my office he asked me what they were talking about, I told him they were ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Lessons Learned From Achan

    Contributed by Ken Gilmore on Jun 20, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 10,201 views

    What can one expect when they go against God’s commands. We learn more about this lesson from the story of Achan.

    LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FROM ACHAN JOSHUA 7:1-13 (6:17-19) I. TAKE GOD SERIOUSLY 1.The nation today has an authoritative problem 2.State of the Union (innogural address) A.1/3 of all babies conceived in our nation end in abortion B.School Districts are being sued for allowing prayer in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Elijah: The Unpredictable Will Of God Series

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jun 24, 2002
    based on 124 ratings
     | 7,020 views

    We never get what we expect or deserve, we get what we need for spiritual growth, and we recieve grace and mercy.

    Wouldn’t it have been easier if God just would’ve have simply killed Ahab and Jezebel and replaced them with a Godly king and queen? If I was advising Elijah on these matters that’s what I would have advised him to pray for. I mean a drought is a painful thing, no rain for 3 ½ years is bad. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Right Or Wrong? - Do I Have To Get Baptized? Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 23, 2002
    based on 145 ratings
     | 12,090 views

    When the crowd asked "what must we do?" Peter told them to repent and be baptized. Does God expect me to get baptized?

    OPEN: South East Christian Church in Louisville, KY is a congregation of about 15,000 members. It’s so huge they have a very specialized paid staff. For example, they have a staff member in charge of something they call the “wedding department.” One Sunday, a staff member from that department was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Forgiving And Living

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 8, 2001
    based on 19 ratings
     | 6,160 views

    To lead the people to understand how to show forgiveness to those who have hurt us by doing good to them without expecting anything in return.

    Unit 11 – Hard Times Lesson 32 – Joseph’s Dreams Come True – Genesis 42 Preparation for the Teacher 1. Aim: To lead the people to understand how to show forgiveness to those who have hurt us by doing good to them without expecting anything in return. 2. Explanation of the Aim: God fulfills ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Time Management: The Clock Is Ticking Series

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jul 3, 2001
    based on 143 ratings
     | 23,662 views

    This Sermon Deals With The Fact We Only Have So Many Hours To Live And God Expects A Stewardship Of Our Time As Well As Of Our Money.

    The Clock Is Ticking 10/4/98 Psalm 90 Luke 6 46:-49 Stewardship Of Time When we hear 10, 9, 8,7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, when we get to zero, we all expect something to happen. It might be an explosion of a bomb going off, or it might be the final seconds of a game before we burst out in joy ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Clock Is Ticking--Stewardship Of Tiime

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 9, 2001
    based on 105 ratings
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    This Sermon Deals With The Fact We Only Have So Many Hours To Live And God Expects A Stewardship Of Our Time As Well As Of Our Money.

    The Clock Is Ticking 10/4/98 Psalm 90 Luke 6 46:-49 Stewardship Of Time When we hear 10, 9, 8,7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, when we get to zero, we all expect something to happen. It might be an explosion of a bomb going off, or it might be the final seconds of a game before we burst out in joy ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Prayer Series

    Contributed by Eric Carey-Holt on Feb 16, 2003
    based on 49 ratings
     | 21,737 views

    Personal Application Prayer is one of the strongest and most fundamental aspects of the Christian life and we cannot expect growth in grace, without time in prayer.

    SERMON—PRAYER—Luke 11:1-13 TEXT Luke 11:1 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples." 2 He said to them, "When you pray, say: " `Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. 3 ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Principles Of Powerful Prayer Series

    Contributed by W F on Oct 31, 2004
    based on 37 ratings
     | 15,016 views

    If we just want good things to happen then don’t pray. But if we want GOD things to happen pray with boldness, passion and expectancy.

    INTRODUCTION I’ve said on the front cover of this weeks bulletin that prayer is the highest use of the gift of speech. Words are a powerful tool. For example apparently for every word in Hitler’s book Mein Kampf, 125 people lost their lives in World War 2 (W. Wiersbe "Be Complete" p135). So words ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    So, What Have You Done For Me Lately?

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Dec 2, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 6,188 views

    Do we get used to the things that God does for us? I think so. It is easy just to expect everything as if we earnd it somehow.

    So, what have you done for me lately? John 6:25-6:35 The story is told of two old friends bumped into one another on the street one day. One of them looked forlorn, almost on the verge of tears. His friend asked, "What has the world done to you, my old friend?" The sad fellow said, "Let me tell ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Gaither Bailey avatar

    Any Faith Left?

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jul 6, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,719 views

    This sermon blends together Luke 18: 1 - 8 and Deuteronomy 1: 16 - 17 to arrive at a description of the faith God expects from Christians.

    Any Faith Left? Luke 18: 1 - 8 Intro: A young entrepreneur came a “dry town” to build a tavern. He was not breaking any laws to do so. The community was just conservatively religious. A group of members from the various churches in town met and prayed for God to intervene. That night the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Mike Rickman avatar

    A Change Of Attitude

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Mar 27, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 5,797 views

    Faith does come by hearing and hearing by the word of God. The more we read the Bible the more we can expect our faith to grow.

    March 28, 2004 Morning Worship Text: Romans 10:17 Subject: Hearing the Word Title: A Change of Attitude Have you ever considered how people learn? There have been many studies done on that subject. People learn in different ways. It doesn’t mean that one will learn from listening and another from ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Thomas Black avatar

    Warring Over Wealth Series

    Contributed by Thomas Black on Jan 28, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,686 views

    What are we to do when money becomes the battlefield? RECOGNIZE THE BATTLE; REMOVE THE REPROACH OF THE UNCHURCHED; RELEASE OUR RIGHTS; EXPECT TO RECEIVE A BLESSING.

    Passage: Gen.. 13:5-ff I ask you this evening, what is it that divides and dissolves more relationships than virtually anything else? Of course, I’m sure that it’s not true of each of you, so perhaps it will come as a total surprise to you that the number one item that married couples quarrel ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational