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  • Lynn Floyd avatar

    How's Your Spiritual Hearing?

    Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Jun 6, 2002
    based on 109 ratings
     | 11,716 views

    I talk about factors that keep us from hearing the voice of God and then ways we can improve our spiritual hearing.

    “How’s Your Spiritual Hearing?” Intro: Imagine what it will be like if you never spoke to your spouse but he/she spoke to you. How would your home be? Imagine what it would be like if your children never spoke to you but you spoke to them. What kind of relationship would that be? A very hard one. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kenneth Wooley avatar

    How To Get Out Of The Dumps

    Contributed by Kenneth Wooley on Aug 27, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,753 views

    In a self oriented society that couldn’t care less where should the believer turn? and what should he do?

    Yesterday, I took my son and 3 years old grandson to the city dump with a load of my wife’s accumulated ’treasures.’ As I was waiting to give this message I associated that experience with the person who has the feeling that nothing is going right, problems are everywhere, coping is impossible, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    How To Tap On His Power Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 21, 2004
    based on 57 ratings
     | 8,058 views

    From this healing of the crippled man, we see the God’s power flows (1) where there is PRAYER; (2) where there is EXPECTANCY, and (3) where HE WILL BE GLORIFIED.

    Look at another event where the power of God flows... Read ACTS 3:1-10 It’s 3.00pm in the afternoon (the hour of prayer in the Temple), Peter & John head up to join the rest. And on the way in, as they came to the Gate called Beautiful (a gate inlayed with gold and precious stones, an entrance ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    How's Your Love Life? Series

    Contributed by C Jordan on Feb 7, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,033 views

    Jesus said our love for one another would be the sign that we were His true disciples. We will never fully be able to love one another until we know and believe the love that God has for us.

    HOW’S YOUR LOVE LIFE? INTRO: How’s your love life? You probably weren’t expecting to hear that question at church! • Last week we started a series in Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts. How many of you went out this past week and started developing and using your gifts to bless others? • Why not? ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    How Then Can We Be Saved?

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Dec 19, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,949 views

    Advent 1(B) - How then can we be saved? God’s power makes all tremble. God’s justice makes us despair. Thankfully, God’s mercy is our confidence.

    HOW THEN CAN WE BE SAVED? (Outline) December 2, 2007 - ADVENT 1 - Isaiah 64:1-8 INTRO: How then can we be saved? is a familiar age-old question. When man remembers his mortality he often wonders what next. Many ask how then can we be saved? This is also a familiar question to students of ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    How To Succeed In Spiritual Warfare

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Jan 14, 2008
    based on 44 ratings
     | 13,823 views

    Five keys to winning spiritual battles.

    Title: How To Succeed In Spiritual Warfare Text: Ephesians 6:10-20 Theme: The keys to winning spiritual battles. Introduction: Resisting The Devil Laurie Beth Jones tells this story in her book, Grow Something Besides Old. She talks about one Halloween night when she had underestimated the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Respond The Natural Disasters

    Contributed by Clinton Smith on Mar 4, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,080 views

    This sermon encourages believers to trust God in the natural disasters. God can be trusted no matter what happens in life.

    I went to a nearby hamburger stand by my job on Friday to get some oatmeal. Before entering in I picked up a copy of the LA Times newspaper and on the front was the gory pictures of the Katrina aftermath. As I walked into the hamburger stand to place more order, a man seen the newspaper under my ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dennis Selfridge avatar

    Declaring Christ's Power

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Feb 19, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,567 views

    The power of God’s word

    DECLARING CHRIST’S POWER 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 The old farmer decided it was finally time to bring his family into the big city. They loaded up the old truck and rumbled into the swank downtown shopping district. Upon entering a huge department store, they could not ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Who Are You When No One Is Looking

    Contributed by Michael Treston on Dec 22, 2000
    based on 89 ratings
     | 14,537 views

    The all seeing God and closed circuit TV

    Ever seen those reality TV shows that expose what people do when their not being watched You know the sort of show they call in four plumbers to do a job But one of them puts in a little bit more work than the others tryinng to fix a leak not only in the kitchen but also in the bedroom draws of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Going Away From God - Part 1

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Nov 1, 2007
     | 3,713 views

    People are not walking close to God anymore.

    JOHN 6:60-69 “GOING AWAY FROM GOD – PART 1” A) Christ was teaching about Himself being the “bread from heaven” in v.53-59! * In v.60, they said, “This is a hard saying, who can hear (understand) it?” * v.64 tells us that some just wouldn’t believe, and because of this unbelief, many turned back ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Crandall avatar

    Closing In On The Cross Of Jesus Christ - Part 9: God On Trial Before The Governor Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 3, 2023
     | 1,226 views

    Here God shows us... 1. The silence of our Savior (vs. 11-14). 2. The innocence of our Savior (vs. 15-18, 20-23). 3. The influence over the governor (vs. 18-24). 4. The indifference of the unbelievers (vs. 24-25). 5. The deliverance of our Savior (vs. 26).

    Closing in on the Cross of Jesus Christ Part 9: God on Trial before the Governor The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 27:11-26 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared May 3, 2023) BACKGROUND: *Matthew 27:1-2 tells us that "When morning came (the day of the cross), all the chief priests and elders of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Father’s Day 2020

    Contributed by Damien Saylor on Aug 23, 2020
     | 6,924 views

    anyone can be a daddy, but it takes a real man to be a father!

    Sermon Father's Day 2020 Today is Father's Day. Let’s take a look at what it means to be a Dad. - Throughout scripture, God has a thing or two to say about the man’s role. - This is God's standards, & not man’s. - I’ve used this quote before, but it still ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Revd. Martin Dale avatar

    The Key To Effective Testimony

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on May 8, 2002
    based on 31 ratings
     | 6,094 views

    The three keys to effective testimony 1. Being God’s witnesses 2. Waiting for God’s timing and 3. In God’s power

    Sharrington/ Swanton Novers/ Blakeney 12-05-02 Acts 1:6-14 Story: A man was arraigned for murder in Los Angeles about 70 years ago. The case against him looked pretty good, but his lawyer thought of an ingenious ploy. In his summing ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Bo Dunford avatar

    Going Away From God - Part 2

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Nov 1, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,053 views

    People are not living close to God anymore.

    JOHN 6:60-69 “GOING AWAY FROM GOD – PART 2” A) Imagine the stir when Jesus announced to the crowd, “Unless you eat My flesh and drink My blood you will not possess eternal life!” * Now, the day before, on the other side of the lake, Jesus had taken a boy’s lunch and fed 5000 men, and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Not To Quit

    Contributed by John Walls on Jun 28, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
     | 6,280 views

    Encouraging others not to quit the work of God

    HOW NOT TO QUIT!!! Titus 1:9-16 Introduction: Titus was in a hard place. It was a place that was given to paganism. It was not a real favorable place to start and maintain a church. In verse ten Paul warns of those who would not submit themselves to authority. Not being submissive to earthly ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist