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  • Bill Sullivan avatar

    A Person's A Person No Matter How Small

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Jun 26, 2009
     | 4,581 views

    A Mother’s Day message on the gift of life and the issues surrounding life in our culture

    A Person’s a Person No Matter How Small TCF Mother’s Day Sermon May 10, 2009 Good morning, and Happy Mother’s Day. Have you noticed that when you’re a mother, you tend to look at the world in a whole different way than you did before you were a mom? It gets to the point where you almost redefine ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How Can I Say Thanks

    Contributed by Curtis Emerson on Dec 18, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,781 views

    This evening I would like to thank God not only for the things he has given, which we should all be grateful for, but I would like to thank God for those people that He uses to bless this congregation.

    How Can I Say Thanks Rudyard Kipling’s writings not only made him famous but also brought him a fortune. A newspaper reporter came up to him once and said, "Mr. Kipling, I just read that somebody calculated that the money you make from your writings amounts to over one hundred dollars a word.” He ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    How To Get To The Top Of Mount Blessing

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Oct 4, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,911 views

    It is contrary to the nature and character of God NOT to bless! Everyone wants to be blessed! So whay aren’t we? Here’s some steps to getting to the top of Mount Blessing.

    How to Get to the Top of Mount Blessing 1 Cor 2:9 9 But as it is written: "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him." (NKJ) It is the contrary to the Nature and Character of God NOT to BLESS! And Everyone ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    How Can I Thank Him?

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 26, 2008
    based on 17 ratings
     | 9,985 views

    A Thanksgiving message

    Dakota Community Church October 12, 2008 How Can I Thank Him? Here at Dakota we have been in the midst of a re-examination of the fundamentals of our faith. We have examined the validity of the scriptures, the beauty of grace and faith and the wonder of what God has done in presenting the free ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    How Do We "Inquire Of The Lord?” Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Nov 12, 2008
    based on 16 ratings
     | 77,445 views

    David inquired of the Lord for his big decisions; how do we do that?

    1 Samuel 23:1-12 October 19, 2008 How do we “Inquire of the Lord?” 2 weeks ago I preached from the story of David where he wanted to build a temple for God. He asked Nathan the prophet about it and initially got the thumbs up. But Nathan goes home and God gives him a prophetic word for David ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    How Are You Building Your Life?

    Contributed by Jay Robison on Mar 5, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,709 views

    This sermon deals with recognizing that the sun does not always shine, but God will build our lives to stand the tests of time.

    I have used sermoncentral as one of the many resources in preparing this message. HOW ARE YOU AT BUILDING YOUR LIFE? June 10, 2007 Jay Davis Robison MATTHEW 7:24-29 It was just over 38 years ago that an arsonist burned church to ground Wedding had happened here night before, youth on lock ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How All The Best Stories Begin

    Contributed by Neil Richardson on Mar 14, 2008
     | 1,688 views

    Life and death of John the Baptist

    Children’s story, 4 May 2003 Matthew 11:1-6 How must all the best stories begin? Once upon a time there was a man called Zach. Who would like to hold up the picture of Zach? Now Zach and his wife Liz had tried to have children throughout their married life but they couldn’t. How do you think ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Recover From Spiritual Victory Series

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Mar 19, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,371 views

    Satan’s fiercest attacks often come in those moments when we are basking in our spiritual victories; when our strength is exhausted and our defenses are down. Elijah helps us to find ways to overcome those moments of great temptation.

    Title: How To Recover From Spiritual Victory Series: God Uses Broken Vessels Text: 1 Kings 19 Introduction It was the final hole of the 1961 Masters tournament, and Arnold Palmer had a one-stroke lead and had just hit a very satisfying tee shot. He felt he was in pretty good shape. As he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Workplace Ministry - How To Equip Ourselves

    Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Mar 21, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,777 views

    God has called placed us in a particular work and place with a purpose. How do we use the workplace to evangelise, without offeding the fellow workers?

    How many of you think you are leaders? How many of you think you are followers of Christ? The fact is that we do not have much of a choice or much of a say in this matter. Let me explain why. John C Maxwell, the noted Church leader, author and Leadership Guru, states in the Maxwell Leadership ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How Can I Say Thanks?

    Contributed by Danny Nance on Mar 21, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 10,710 views

    Thanksgiving sermon, asking the question, "How can I be thankful when life is so hard?"

    How Can I Say Thanks? Habakkuk 3:16-19 Andrae Crouch wrote one of the most beautiful songs on thankfulness that I think I have ever heard. In it, he asks, “How can I say thanks for the things you’ve done for me? Things so undeserved, yet you gave to prove your love for me. The voices of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tim Huie avatar

    How To Profit From Your Problems Series

    Contributed by Tim Huie on Apr 4, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,125 views

    James tells us that God does good things for the Christian during the bad times of life.

    HOW TO PROFIT FROM YOUR PROBLEMS JAMES 1: 2- 11 1. Illus. of Patricia Christy. •Probably never heard of Patricia Christy, but she is a woman who found out the hard way that you can’t run away from the problems of life. After Hurricane Andrew devastated Florida in 1992, this South Florida resident ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jimmy Dillon avatar

    How Do You Enter The Kingdom? Series

    Contributed by Jimmy Dillon on Apr 9, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,173 views

    This sermon and others in the series talks about what priority God’s Kingdom should have in every believer’s life.

    KINGDOM OF GOD SERIES “How do you enter the Kingdom” REVIEW - What priority does the Kingdom have? First Matt 6:33 - When is the Kingdom? Now - Where is the Kingdom? Go to John 17:20-21 - Wherever God’s people dwell, where they come together…whether it be in China, Europe, Russia, in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Patrick O'Loughlin avatar

    How To Be The Person God Wants Me To Be Series

    Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Nov 27, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,939 views

    How can I become the person God wants me to be?

    Text: Galatians 3:1-14 Title: How to be the person God wants me to be Introduction “Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.” (v1b) Many of you have seen the movie “The Passion of the Christ”. The Passion of The Christ was a great movie because... 1.It was the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    How Could God Do That?

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Nov 29, 2007
     | 1,262 views

    Ther will always be mystery when it comes to suffering. We would certainly desgin the Christian life to have less suffering and more fun. But God has a different plan.

    Passage: James 1:9-18 Intro: It’s the most common theological question asked. 1. it is asked when hurricanes slam ashore and thousands die. 2. when tsunamis come without warning and kill 200,000 3. when a mom comes to the day of delivery and her twins are still-born 4. If God is good, how ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Stephen Smarowsky avatar

    How To Improve Your Spiritual Meditation

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Aug 18, 2008
    based on 15 ratings
     | 8,755 views

    Here are 17 principles that will help you improve your spiritual meditation.

    How to Improve Your Spiritual Meditation: Joshua 1:8 “Do not let this book of the law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.” – Joshua 1:8 Introduction: All throughout God’s word, we are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist