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  • James May avatar

    How To Fight The Devil And Win

    Contributed by James May on Dec 5, 2004
    based on 47 ratings
     | 20,083 views

    God has given us the pattern to win the war with the devil. All we need to do is obey him.

    How to Fight the Devil and Win By Pastor Jim May 2 Chronicles 20:1,13-28 Here is the story of one of the most one-sided battles in the annals of human history. The children of Moab, Ammon and mount Sier had risen in rebellion against King Jehoshaphat of Isreal. This morning we spoke about how ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    How Do I Know?

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Nov 30, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,133 views

    We’re not alone in the universe; God has made us to know Him, and we can. 6 proofs, and some misperceptions.

    “How do I Know?” Psalm 145 -Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts In the comic strip BC, a caveman is having a crisis of faith. “God, just show me You exist, and I’ll believe!” he cries. Suddenly there’s an earthquake, a volcano erupts, lightning strikes, ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    "How Great Thou Art!"

    Contributed by Ray Scott on May 10, 2006
    based on 25 ratings
     | 15,160 views

    My God is the God of the impossible ... there’s nothing He can’t do. He can defeat the Goliaths in our life.

    “How Great Thou Art!” INTRODUCTION: BASIC PREMISE … “With God … nothing is impossible!” - Do you believe that? · SOMETIMES … seems like we face IMPOSSIBLE circumstances. · SEEMS LIKE … all the odds are against us … NO HOPE. · SEEMS LIKE … no light at end of tunnel. It’s EASY to get DISCOURAGED ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Deep Are Your Roots? Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Oct 8, 2001
    based on 63 ratings
     | 31,488 views

    Three reasons why accurate beliefs are essential to a deepened life with God.

    People are now calling September 11, 2001 "Black Tuesday." For many people that day was a wake up call. Attendance in churches across the nation spiked sharply the Sunday after September 11, as people poured into churches like this to try to find answers. In fact our attendance that Sunday was the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How Will It All Turn Out

    Contributed by Joseph Wallis on Jan 22, 2002
    based on 95 ratings
     | 5,043 views

    Sermon on heaven and how it will be in the days preceeding the Return of Christ

    DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE TITLE - How Will It All Turn Out TEXT - Rev. 22 (whole chapter) INTRO. - This is the last chapter and last message of the Bible. I want us to look at what we find when we come to the end of the Bible and the end of the "Bible Age". How will it all turn out? I. THERE IS STILL ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Lynn Floyd avatar

    How's Your Spiritual Hearing?

    Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Jun 6, 2002
    based on 109 ratings
     | 12,021 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

  • Charles Jones avatar

    How Deep Is Your Love

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Sep 3, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 15,615 views

    Are you willing to follow Christ even at the exspense of losing your family?

    How Deep is Your Love? Matthew 10:34-42 Text v.34 In V.34 Jesus say’s Don’t think that I came to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace ,but a sword. i.e. I came to kill some things , to cut up some things, I came to fight, I came to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How To Be Strong Without The Spinach

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Sep 26, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,434 views

    Our source of strength should come from the Lord.

    How to be Strong Without the Spinach Acts 4:8-12 Sept. 10, 2006 FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Pastor Introduction: A During WWII, meat was in short supply in the U.S. & the government rationed it in an attempt to send it to the men serving in the armed forces ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Big Is Your Vision

    Contributed by Robert Jones on Jan 1, 2001
    based on 254 ratings
     | 9,104 views

    Seeing God’s Vision

    HOW BIG IS YOUR VISION? II KINGS 4:1-7 The greatest achievements in life are usually accomplished by people who have a singular desire or a vision that becomes the ruling passion of their lives --------for example—Bob Feller was a child who loved to throw a ball and by the age of 5 he spent hours ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Paul Handled A Crises

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 10, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,551 views

    What to do when you are facing a multitude of crisis? Are you becoming better or bitter?

    How Paul Handled Crisis Acts 27:21-25 Crisis - A decisive moment, a difficult time that becomes momentous. "Crisis can make us either better or bitter." Illustration:Rules for crisis management: 1) Hope for the best, bur prepare for the worst. 2) Look first, then act. 3) When you do act, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • James Jack avatar

    How Majestic Is His Name Series

    Contributed by James Jack on Jun 9, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,078 views

    Our worth as human beings lies not in ourselves but in our majestic creator God.

    I’m writing school reports at the moment. It’s something I hate doing. We have a system where you’re expected to write 50-100 words per student so that in the end over all your reports you’ve written tens of thousands of words most of which begin or end with “Johhny needs to be more focused in ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    How To Succeed In Spiritual Warfare

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Jan 14, 2008
    based on 44 ratings
     | 14,186 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's Your Love Life? Series

    Contributed by N A on Feb 7, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,358 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
     | 3,108 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 Respond The Natural Disasters

    Contributed by Clinton Smith on Mar 4, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,432 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