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  • David Dykes avatar

    How To Return To God Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Apr 4, 2003
    based on 178 ratings
     | 115,745 views

    Prodigals still exist. These individuals rebel, stepping away from God’s blessings, indulging in reckless living and ruining their lives. But God runs to meet those who are at the point of total desperation and who are willing to repent and return home.

    How to Return to God Luke 15:11–24 by David O. Dykes INTRODUCTION The parable in this passage focuses on the character and nature of the God of the Bible. It’s usually called the parable of the Prodigal Son but I prefer to call it the parable of the Loving Father. Jesus uses this story to teach ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Be God's Hero

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on May 8, 2002
    based on 57 ratings
     | 6,436 views

    This sermon gives encouragement and advice to graduates.

    INTRODUCTION A. Forest Gump was a popular movie some years back. 1. Forest was a mentally challenged child born in rural Alabama. 2. When it came time to go to school, his mom was told that he would have to go to a special school. 3. She convinced the principal of the public school to let him ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Know God

    Contributed by Greg Smart on Nov 11, 2002
    based on 20 ratings
     | 2,491 views

    Many different ideas about God. From the atheist who believes there is no God. To the religious pharisee who would believe you’d go to hell if you don’t live a perfect life.

    HOW TO KNOW GOD The fool has said in his heart there is no God. Ps 14:1. Many people today have their own ideas about God. Atheist, no God. Many people think of God as granddaddy, sit up on my lap and everthing will be alright. Religious, everything from God don’t care what we do just as long as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Be Blessed By God

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 17, 2003
    based on 159 ratings
     | 25,667 views

    Psalms 1 gives us guidelines for being blessed, favored and multiplied by God. It also provides us with warnings that are equally important but usually misunderstood.

    How to Be Blessed by God Psalms 1 gives us guidelines for being blessed, favored and multiplied by God. It also provides us with warnings that are equally important but usually misunderstood. Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "How To Walk With God"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Aug 14, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 4,135 views

    I want to walk with God, how about you?

    Galatians 5:16-26 “How To Walk With God” By: Rev. Kenneth Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org One time I was in a mall, when I spotted a cute little kid with his mother. When her son started to veer away from his mother, the woman called ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    How Big Is God

    Contributed by Dean Morgan on Oct 1, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 18,175 views

    God is a big God! But some Christians act as if they have a big devil and a little God working in their lives.

    TEXT: Isaiah 12:4-6 TITLE: HOW BIG IS GOD? A Bible Sized God ¡V A Bible Sized Devil This is one of those questions that you would expect a child to ask. They are forever asking such things as: ƒæ Where did God come from? ƒæ How old is God? ƒæ Who made God? Here is one of those questions that I ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How To Listen To God

    Contributed by Fernando Cabrera on Oct 27, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
     | 4,027 views

    A sermon on how to hear God’s voice

    Lesson Topic: How to Listen to God (I Samuel 3:1-21) Icebreaker: How do we know the voice of God? Ministering and worshipping the Lord makes us receptive to hear a word from God (v.1). When you spend time with God, God will spend time with you. The bible says that if you draw closer to Him, he ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Be Used By God

    Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on Feb 17, 2004
    based on 97 ratings
     | 11,799 views

    What does it take to be used by God? Do you need a dynamic personality? A great word flow? A lot of education? An young, energetic person? This sermon is an examination of Jeremiah’s life to see why he was used by God, and draw principles from this f

    How to be Used of God INTRO: What do you think of when you think of a person who can REALLY be used of God? - A dynamic personality? - Someone who always seems cheerful? - Someone who never meets a stranger? - A young person? - An older person? - Highly trained? Do you ever think of ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    How Big Is God?

    Contributed by David Seeley on Mar 5, 2004
    based on 54 ratings
     | 3,550 views

    God is abundantly able to help those who obey Him and put their trust in Him. This message gives hope to those who are facing the trial of life. No matter how big the trial, God is bigger than it all.

    How Big is God? (Matthew 19:26) But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. (KJV) I. God is bigger than your whale <problems of your own making> Jonah was the cause of his own problem. If he had only obeyed God in the first place ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    How To Know The Will Of God

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 30, 2004
    based on 109 ratings
     | 3,844 views

    Twenty-one hindrances, twelve principles and six helps in knowing the will of God.

    How To Know the Will of God 1 John 5:14-5:15 - "And this is the confidence (the assurance, the privilege of peace and boldness) which we have in Him (we are sure that if we ask anything according to His will (in agreement with His plan). He listens to and hears us." Illustration: He was a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Be Blessed By God

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Jun 30, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,820 views

    Testing God by obedient living allows us to find God’s blessings no matter our life’s situations

    What is the difference between those like Billy Graham, Mother Theresa, Robert Schuler, Dietrich Bonhoffer, C.S. Lewis & most of those who tell pollsters that they’re Christians? Let me suggest that one key difference is in how they have believed what God has promised them in verses like those here ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Larry Brincefield avatar

    How To Experience God Series

    Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Jul 20, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 13,565 views

    The "Hand of God" was with Ezra because: 1. He Studied God’s Word 2. He observed God’s Word 3. He Taught God’s Word

    www.pastorlarry.net Title: How to Experience God Text: Ezra 7 (esp. vv. 6-10) Author: Larry C. Brincefield 1. Since the dawn of history… • Mankind has sought a relationship with God… • Adam and Eve longed to walk thru the Garden of Eden with their Creator in the cool of the day… • And ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    How To Miss The Will Of God

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Aug 1, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 1,301 views

    Four common mistakes people make in trying to determine the will of God

    July 31, 2005 Dakota Community Church Understanding God’s Will Week One: Common Misconceptions Introduction: Friday night we went as a family to see “Kingdom of Heaven” and several times the will of God was a major theme. - When the magistrate wanted to flee on the fastest horses. - When they ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    How To Be Useful To God

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Nov 26, 2005
    based on 46 ratings
     | 22,846 views

    We are charged with cleansing our daily walk and bad habits. God will not do for us what He has commanded us to do for ourselves.

    HOW TO BE USEFUL TO GOD Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, "The Lord knows those who are His," and, "Everyone who names the name of the Lord is to abstain from wickedness." Now in a large house there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also vessels of wood and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Be A Dud For God

    Contributed by Patrick Bissig on Nov 28, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,489 views

    How to be ineffective for the Kingdom of God

    I Timothy 4:12 “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young.” Brought up with fireworks on the 4th of July. Tennessee to buy them Every now and then we would have one that The fuse would light… Smoke would come out… Anticipation would raise…NOTHING!!! It was a dud! Nothing but ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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