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  • Jon MacKinney avatar

    How God Works

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Mar 28, 2012
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     | 4,345 views

    Here is a very famous story, but we have to get passed the "wow!" response. It is a model of how God works, and how He uses His servants to accomplish His purposes.

    Passage: Daniel 6:1-28 Intro: There are not a lot of songs written about people of the Bible other than Jesus. 1. can’t think of one about Paul, or Peter, or John. 2. but I grew up singing one about Daniel. “Standing on a purpose firm, heeding God’s command. Honor them the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    How Are The Dead Raised Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Apr 17, 2012
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     | 5,041 views

    Resurrection, victory, new bodies, heaven

    HOW ARE THE DEAD RAISED? 1 Cor 15: 35-49 (p815) April 17, 2011 INTRODUCTION: There aren't many funerals I do that I don't share one of my favorite stories about one of my favorite preachers…. My Dad's favorite, or one of his favorite T.V. shows growing up was He Haw…By knowing this ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How's Your Soil? Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jan 10, 2010
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     | 5,433 views

    Jesus presents a familiar story with a real spiritual punch - take a listen and figure out if you are rocky, weedy, pathy, or pliable. It may be more significant than you ever dreamed.

    Last winter I collected bags of leaves as a covering and mulch for our garden. I got the bags from a street corner where someone had raked them off their lawn. I spread them around and was satisfied. Then in the spring when it was time to plant our beans, pumpkins, tomatoes, and cucumbers, a ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    How To Present The Gospel

    Contributed by Billy Noel on Jan 14, 2010
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     | 4,376 views

    Presenting the gospel is not complicated simply present the truth.

    How to present the Gospel I Cor. 2:1-5 Plain Speech: One of the problems with communicating the gospel today is human wisdom, intellect, human reasoning And our challenge is communicating it in a way that it can be received This is what Paul continues to argue in chapter 2 when he says “I ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    How To Be Exalted By God Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 18, 2010
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     | 7,070 views

    This message looks at the need for humility and how God works through it.

    OUR OWN BOOTSTRAPS: How often do we bring our plans to God as an afterthought? - Too often in church life and in our individual lives, we come up with our plans and then we bring them to God. - “Is this alright with You?” - “Please bless this.” - “God, make ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How She's Made

    Contributed by Monty Newton on May 9, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,249 views

    When we know how intricately, wonderfully and purposefully a person is made, we appreciate that person much more.

    Title: How She’s Made Text: Proverbs 31:10-31 Thesis: When we know how intricately, wonderfully and purposefully a person is made, we appreciate that person much more. Introduction “How It’s Made” is a really interesting TV Series that airs on the Discovery Channel ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Be A Great Father

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Jul 13, 2010
     | 7,412 views

    Father's Day Message to encourage fathers to be great husbands and have an encouraging relationship with their children.

    How To Become A Great Father On what day are the most telephone calls made? On Mother’s Day! On Father’s Day there are the most collect calls. Gordon Dalbey, author of “Healing of the Masculine Soul,” tells of a Catholic Nun working in a prison. She was asked by a ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    How Sweet The Sound Series

    Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jul 13, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,323 views

    What is Grace? “that which brings delight & pleasure” It’s anything that makes God smile! It’s sweeter than the sound of sin, of the law, and of works...

    * What is Grace? Common definition- “unmerited, undeserved favor” o “that which brings delight & pleasure” – anything that makes God smile o Grace is in an unusual category of N/V words-(both nouns & verbs) Love, Joy, Hope, and Faith – both a ‘thing’ and something you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Handle Hardship Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Jul 18, 2010
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     | 10,574 views

    God works His good through our trials when we pray and when we stay.

    How to Handle Hardship James 1:2-5 Rev. Brian Bill 7/18/10 I came across this response from a man who was asked for additional information from an insurance company. In blank #3 of the accident form, I put “trying to do the job alone” as the cause of my accident. You said in your ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Be Transformed By Grace Series

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Nov 21, 2009
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     | 6,684 views

    When we are intercepted by God wewill be struck by his kindness, mercy and grace.

    Title: How to Be Transformed by Grace Text: Acts 8:1-3, Acts 9 and selected texts Thesis: When we are intercepted by God we will be struck by his kindness, mercy, and grace. Series: The Bible in 90 Days Whole Church Challenge Introduction How the Grinch Stole Christmas is a fanciful movie ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Grow A Church

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Nov 29, 2010
    based on 11 ratings
     | 13,094 views

    God wants His church to be fruitful. He wants and expects growth, both spiritual growth and numerical growth. If we are to be obedient to our commission from Christ we must grow. Let’s look at what it takes to grow a church.

    toHow to Grow a Church Matthew 16:13-19 Introduction: God wants His church to be fruitful. He wants and expects growth, both spiritual growth and numerical growth. But the sad reality is that that according to one survey 81% of America’s churches reported stagnant or declining membership. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Are You Known?

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,421 views

    It is an inescapable fact that we are all known in one way or the other. Question: How are you viewed by the majority of those who live and work around you? Do they see you as a godly person or an ungodly person? Do they see you as a peacemaker or a trou

    Intro: Our text says, “Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, KNOWN and read of all men." Everyone without exception is known in some ways to others. Without your knowledge, the people around you are reading your life like an open book. As they privately observe, they are reading your motives ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • OLORUNNISOLA ONI avatar

    How To Celebrate The Season

    Contributed by Olorunnisola Oni on Dec 14, 2010
     | 5,683 views

    This sermon tells us how God expects us to celebrate the season

    Topic: How to celebrate His birth Text: John 1: 1-14 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    How To Celebrate Christmas Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 19, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,833 views

    The visit of the shepherds to Jesus on the night of his birth tells us how to celebrate Christmas.

    Scripture For the next few weeks of advent and Christmas, I plan to share a series of messages on “The People of Christmas.” The substance for this series comes from a book that was authored by the late James Montgomery Boice titled The Christ of Christmas. Today is the Fourth Sunday ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Patience, The Why And The How Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 29, 2010
     | 5,078 views

    This message from chapter 5 deals with patience.

    Patience – the Why and the How James 5 CHCC: November 28, 2010 INTRODUCTION: When my wife heard I was preaching about patience today, she started laughing … for some reason … It made me think of an old saying: "Patience is a virtue; attain it if you can; seldom in a woman ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ