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  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Attributes Of God From Recollect Of Historical Truth To One To Sees All

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 21, 2001
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,159 views

    Praises for the attributes of God for One who is the recollector of all historical truth to one who sees all things

    487. Recollect or and Teacher of Historical Truth – I praise you that you practiced such superb recall of the facts of the past. “Some of the Pharisees came to Him to test Him. They asked, ‘Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?” Jesus said, ‘Have you not read that at ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Oh, Where To Look For Peace, Joy And Love?

    Contributed by Miles Anderson on Jun 23, 2001
    based on 41 ratings
     | 5,961 views

    When you want to find the love of life you have to look in the right place.

    Introduction: A car salesman was sure he could make a big sale to me if he could just get me inside one of their new computerized cars. This model came complete with a computer generated voice that told you everything. The salesman noted the little voice would tell me how much gas was left, when I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Slay Your Giants

    Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Jun 25, 2001
    based on 107 ratings
     | 50,553 views

    What giants are presently occupying the promised land that is flowing with milk and honey for you? Determine to slay them after the order of David!

    In the physical sense, a giant is one whose physical body is immensely bigger than a normal man. Giants, because of their sizes and shapes, usually carve an awesome image for themselves. They are fearful not just in size, but in their actions also. Little wonder, they are considered as ’gods’ ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Suffering In Christianity

    Contributed by Martyn Baxter on Jun 29, 2001
    based on 16 ratings
     | 4,417 views

    Our purpose and Gods purpose suffering in Christianity, questioining God

    Call to worship Psalm 143 v 1&2 Old Testament Lesson Job Ch 42 vs 1 to 6 New Testament lesson Galatians Ch 5 v 16 to Ch 6 v 10 Often in our world today we see many organisations, charities and governments who seem to be in pursuit of charitable acts and good works based on Humanitarian grounds, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Take Out Some Giants

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jul 1, 2001
    based on 50 ratings
     | 7,151 views

    This sermon deals with the need to face our problems and take them out in the same way David faced Goliath and took him out.

    Take Out Some Giants in 94 2/9/94 1 Sam 17:1-30 Ephe 6:10-18 1 Samuel 17:1-50 In our Old Testament reading, we met a young ordinary fellow who had a giant of a problem standing between him, and what God intended for him to come. Up to this point, he was just a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Time Management: The Clock Is Ticking Series

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jul 3, 2001
    based on 143 ratings
     | 23,643 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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    A Heart Like Abigail Series

    Contributed by Bob Hostetler on Jul 13, 2001
    based on 464 ratings
     | 30,933 views

    Second in a series of "Heart-to-Heart Talks on Relationships," this one about love

    HEART TALKS: A Heart Like Abigail (love) (1 Samuel 25) You weren’t expecting it. You never saw it coming. You were minding your own business when it happened. You were standing in front of your locker at school, just talking with your friends, when all of a sudden the door opened and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    ‘victory Over The World'

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jul 19, 2001
    based on 77 ratings
     | 9,109 views

    Now in this chapter He talks about the “Saved” relationship to the world (v-2), the “Spirit” relationship to the wold (v-8), and the “Saviour” relationship to the world (v-33).

    ‘VICTORY OVER THE WORLD’ John 16:1-11, 33 It now almost midnight in Jerusalem, a time when most were in bed, but not Jesus and disciples. They were still making their way to the the garden of Olivet where Jesus would be betrayed by Judas and then be put on trail and crucified. Jesus knowing His ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's Good Work In You Series

    Contributed by Rick Bartosik on Aug 13, 2001
    based on 211 ratings
     | 67,411 views

    If you are a true Christian today it is because God began and is continuing a mighty work in your life. That work is absolutely guaranteed to turn out successfully, because it is God’s work not man’s. In this verse Paul tells us four things about the go

    "God’s Good Work in You" Philippians 1:6 Pastor Rick Bartosik Mililani Community Church August 12, 2001 Open your Bible to Philippians chapter 1 verse 6: "Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." People talk ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Official's Son

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Aug 14, 2001
    based on 174 ratings
     | 21,875 views

    If we are going to have our needs met: 1. We have to come to Jesus. 2. We have to overcome obstacles. 3. We have to take Jesus at his word.

    It’s being called a medical miracle. Chastity Cooper, 24, of Warsaw, Kentucky, gave birth to her daughter Alexis Michelle on Monday, July 23, 2001, at University Hospital. But Chastity never knew she was pregnant. She was in a coma the entire time she was pregnant, except for the first two ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    In My Whole Life Nobody ... Part 3 Series

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Aug 14, 2001
    based on 128 ratings
     | 12,929 views

    Two weeks ago I began Part 1 of this 3-part sermon series by telling you about a conversation I had with a young lady. She had attended a particular church all her life but had never become a Christian.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED - 2016) TEXT: Acts 2:36-41; Acts 22:7-16; Romans 6:3-5 ILL. Two weeks ago I began this 3-part sermon series by telling about a conver-sation with a young lady I had never met before. To make a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Sinking In The Storm Series

    Contributed by Ken Alford on Aug 17, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 9,274 views

    WITH FOCUS FIXED ON JESUS, ONE CAN RISE ABOVE LIFE¡¦S WAVES. Three times in this passage, the word ¡§immediately¡¨ introduces something Jesus does. Each action reveals a need of the disciples that the Lord met in the time of storm. Here are Three indisp

    Lessons from Storms in the Scripture #6 -- August 5, 2001-- AM SINKING IN THE STORM -- The Storm Where Peter Walked on the Water -- Matthew 14:22-33 INTRODUCTION: (1) When an important event has unexpected and undesirable shifts in circumstances, one normal outcome is a sinking feeling in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Alan Perkins avatar

    Commitment

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Aug 19, 2001
    based on 195 ratings
     | 48,315 views

    What does it mean to be committed? Why is it important?

    On April 21st, in the year 1519, the Spanish explorer Hernando Cortez sailed into the harbor of Vera Cruz, Mexico. He brought with him only about 600 men, and yet over the next two years his vastly outnumbered forces were able to defeat Montezuma and all the warriors of the Aztec empire, making ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Oh, Rats!

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 6, 2000
    based on 94 ratings
     | 6,715 views

    The ’rats’ that eat us up

    Here is a brief news item I ran across this week on the internet: “In July, the town council in Peru, Vt., ordered Roland Williams out of his house for a month while authorities cleaned the place up. Williams had been purchasing large quantities of dog food and cola every day to feed the ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    Song Sung New

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 7, 2000
    based on 124 ratings
     | 22,932 views

    His Song is always new

    We have been created to sing. Nations have national anthems; armed forces march to martial music, colleges have alma-maters. Almost every organization you can think about has a theme song. Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts,...we sing in the shower, we whistle while we work, at times we even find ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox