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  • Matthew Sickling avatar

    Christmas Is About...

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Jan 1, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,318 views

    This sermon talks about Christmas by using the meanings of the advent candles, Hope,joy Love, Peace, but most of all it’s about Christ.

    Title: Christmas is about… Text: Luke 2:10-14 Date: 12/23/07 Location: Sulphur Spring Baptist Church Introduction: About a week before Christmas a five-year old boy was busying drawing a picture for his mother. She walked into the room and asked him what he was drawing. The boy pointed to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Seeing God Series

    Contributed by Robert Higgins on Nov 13, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,137 views

    Abram is 99 years old, his wife at 89 is well past menopause. Abram has no children through Sarai. And now, God doesn’t just speak up but SHOWS up and says, ’I am God the almighty provider and nourisher! And I am going to make you the father of a mighty

    Encountering God – Part 10: Seeing God Review We had been looking at encountering God in worship, and are now moving to real-life examples from the bible of what happened when certain men encountered God. Last week we looked at Abram’s first encounter with God, and this week, we will look at ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Revival In The Valley Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 9, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 12,005 views

    How can revival take place today when the churches seem to be dead and there is no voice to speak life into them? Are there any people who will stand in the gap and not only pray but act on God’s behalf to revive and re

    Valley Experience [Part 1] Topic: How the breath of God can restore life even to the dry bones of the church. Big Idea: When Ezekiel saw the dry bones come to life through God’s Word and breath, it was a picture of what God could do for all of Israel - and for us. Opening Illustration: In 1904 ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • James Jack avatar

    Where There's Christ There's Hope Series

    Contributed by James Jack on Sep 24, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,306 views

    In God we have a living hope - Christ who is risen from the dead.

    You might have heard the old saying “where there’s life, there’s hope”. That saying tells us how important hope is to people, because if we reverse it, it says “where there’s hope, there’s life” – which means that where there’s no hope, there’s death. As humans, we live on hope. It feeds us, it ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Be The Greatest! Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Jan 14, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,535 views

    We live out oneness by fulfilling our purpose.

    BE THE GREATEST: Living the Unity We Have Been Given I Corinthians 13.13 S: Purpose C: Unity – Come … Together Th: Living the Unity We Have Been Given Pr: WE LIVE OUT ONENESS BY FULFILLING OUR PURPOSE. ?: How? How do we fulfill our purpose? KW: Essentials TS: We will find in our study of I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Richard Deem avatar

    The Willow Tree

    Contributed by Richard Deem on Nov 2, 2006
    based on 54 ratings
     | 31,953 views

    All hope was gone. They went from their precious promised land to the heathen land of Babylon (modern day Iraq). They had been warned repeatedly by God through His prophets, yet they had turned a deaf ear!

    "By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. 2We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. 3For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Life Cycles Series

    Contributed by David Welch on Nov 17, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,022 views

    First in a series on the unlikely heros of faith introduced in Hebrews 11

    Chico Alliance Church October 6, 2002 Pastor David Welch “Life Cycles” Unlikely Heroes: Part One Introduction God uses all kinds of people to accomplish His work. We ought to consider it a privilege that God includes imperfect fragile humans to bring about eternal impact. Oftentimes a whole group ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    Deep Wells And Missing Water Pots

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Apr 23, 2007
    based on 26 ratings
     | 9,159 views

    Jesus knows how to get our attention through ordinary things in order to make spiritual truths come alive to us. Jesus is willing to cross all barriers in order to help us to come to spiritual understanding.

    April, 2007 Deep Wells and Missing Water Pots John 4:1-15 INTRODUCTION: The woman at the well was a little sarcastic with Jesus. You might say she seemed like a person with a “chip on her shoulder.” Why would He even speak to her let alone ask her for a drink? She was a despised Samaritan, a ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Amazing Grace Series

    Contributed by Ken Sirmans on Mar 3, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,068 views

    A message of grace based on the life of William Wilberforce.

    Amazing Grace Ephesians 2:1-9 Somewhere between 10 and 15 million people were taken from their homes and surroundings, placed on ships, chained together, and transported to a place they had never been where they would serve as slaves. During this passage, the conditions were too inhumane to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    An Embarrassing Failure

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Mar 12, 2007
    based on 17 ratings
     | 8,000 views

    We are to practice humility.

    AN EMBARRASSING FAILURE John 18.15-27 S: Peter’s Denials C: Failure Pr: WE ARE TO PRACTICE HUMILITY. TS: In our study of John 18.15-27 we will find how Peter’s weakness is exposed. Type: Inductive I. UNDERCOVER (15-18) II. UNDERHANDED (19-24) III. UNDERCURRENT (25-27) IV. UNDERSTANDING ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Johnny A. Palmer Jr. avatar

    Drastic Change! Series

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 8, 2011
     | 4,664 views

    Life has changed drastically since the Fall of mankind.

    Intro: 1. I confess I like to watch old shows like the Twighlight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, etc. One episode was about a woman serving life in a prison. Through the years she had become friends with one of the prison guards. His job was to bury the prisoners that died. He had a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When Life Is Hard, God Brings Hope

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Feb 6, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 13,982 views

    When we wait on the Lord, we continue on, relying on God for strength.

    Title: When Life Is Hard Text: Isaiah 40:21-31 Thesis: When we wait on the Lord we continue on relying on God for strength. Introduction A businessman was late for an important meeting and couldn't find a parking space. As he frantically circled the block, the man got so desperate that he ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney avatar

    When The Tomb Becomes A Womb

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Nov 28, 2009
    based on 90 ratings
     | 45,258 views

    For all those who ever felt like giving up, you’re not alone. But instead of giving up it’s time to fire up, there is something new ahead of you.

    1 Ki 19 1-18 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Bradley Kellum avatar

    What Made Jesus Cry

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Sep 3, 2009
    based on 11 ratings
     | 19,133 views

    May my heart be broken with the things that break the heart of God. What broke Jesus’ heart to the point of tears?

    Introduction One of the themes running through the entire Gospel of Luke is the compassion Jesus Christ had for people…all kinds of people. Jews, Gentiles (Non-Jews), different ethnic groups, Government workers, tax collectors, sinners, and outcasts of society. It didn’t seem to matter who you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bob Joyce avatar

    A Study In Elbows And Fingertips

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Jul 15, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,553 views

    God understands the difference between elbows of unconcern or casualness and fingertips of faith.

    In the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, I found this one story of a study in elbows and fingertips. It is the story of how God understands the difference between elbows of unconcern or casualness and fingertips of faith. The story is the setting of our Lord returning from some time of rest and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist