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  • Getting Real With God Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 16, 2003
    based on 51 ratings
     | 6,623 views

    Jesus showed how to get real, in prayer, with God: He admitted His true feelings; He told God what He really wanted; and He enlisted His imperfect friends as companions for the journey.

    “Yes, God is Real” Don’t you like singing that song? You sing that with relish! So do I! “Yes, God is real, real in my soul.” We believe that. That’s our faith. Or is it? Do we truly believe that God is real? If we believe it, why do we play games with God? Why do we hide ...read more

  • Our Standing With God

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jul 1, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,720 views

    An evangelistic message.

    OUR STANDING WITH GOD Ephesians 1:3-10 INTRO: A few years ago, when my younger brother was graduating from college, we were talking about the different honors you can graduate with (Magna Cum Laude, Suma Cum Laude, Cum Laude). He said that when he walked across the stage the President of the ...read more

  • The Unconquerable Love Of God

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Apr 24, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,540 views

    God’s love is unconquerable. He reveals it through the intensity, integrity, and ingenuity of his love.

    John 3:16 The Unconquerable Love of God Introduction - Listening Well Leads to Success Erik Weihenmayer is blind, yet on May 25, 2001, he reached the peak of Mt. Everest. Suffering from a degenerative eye disease, he lost his sight when he was 13, but that didn’t stop him. On a mountain where 90 ...read more

  • God's Part And Ours

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 4, 2007
     | 2,752 views

    partnering with God in evangelism

    God’s Part and Ours Becoming a Hospital – pt. 3 October 5/6, 2002 Intro: How long does it take to “convert”? And whose job is it to do the “converting”? I want to take a look at those questions this morning as we continue to take a look at what it means for us to become a hospital, meaning a ...read more

  • God's Heart Expressed

    Contributed by Steven Chapman on Feb 6, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,293 views

    God’s has a heart is for lost people. His heart for the lost is a heart that needs to be realized in His people. But what does a heart for the lost look like? In several episodes from His life, Jesus gives us cues as to what God’s heart for lost peopl

    God’s Heart Extracted John 4, 8, Matthew 8, 9 God’s has a heart is for lost people. His heart for the lost is a heart that needs to be realized in His people. But what does a heart for the lost look like? In several episodes from His life, Jesus gives us cues as to what God’s heart for lost ...read more

  • "God's Hidden Agenda"

    Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Feb 27, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,706 views

    There were many people crowded into the house at Capernaum. Everyone in the house had their own agenda for being there. The purpose of this message is to ask this question: Is your agenda, God’s agenda?

    Title: “God’s Hidden Agenda” Introduction: Everybody has an agenda. Study over this text. There were many people crowded into the house at Capernaum. Everyone in the house had their own agenda for being there. The purpose of this message is to ask this question: Is your agenda, God’s agenda? ...read more

  • The Good News Of God Series

    Contributed by Bart Leger on Jul 27, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,041 views

    After introducing himself and providing us with the three marks of an effective Christian, his being a submissive servant, his being sent as God’s ambassador, and his being set-apart unto the gospel, Paul tells us in verses 2-4 of the Promise and the Pers

    The Good News of God After introducing himself and providing us with the three marks of an effective Christian, his being a submissive servant, his being sent as God’s ambassador, and his being set-apart unto the gospel, Paul tells us in verses 2-4 of the Promise and the Person of the Good ...read more

  • God's Last Invitation

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Apr 4, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,263 views

    An evangelistic message.

    GOD’S LAST INVITATION Revelation 22:17 INTRO: God’s great purpose in redemption is very clear. Man is lost in sin. God gave His Son to redeem them, and now He invites everyone to come to Him through Christ and be saved. God used forty men to write the Bible. John, the beloved apostle, was last. ...read more

  • The Expansion Vision Of God Series

    Contributed by A. David Hart on Apr 15, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 12,848 views

    This sermon is to show us how it is in the Lord’s plan, to spread the gospel of Christ to all of mankind.

    THE EXPANSION VISION OF GOD Acts 10:9-22 There is a poem entitled “A Prayer For the Future” quoted by Sir Frances Drake, it said and I quote, Disturb us, Lord, when we are too well pleased with ourselves, when our dreams have come true because we have dreamed too ...read more

  • How To Reason With God

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Sep 27, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,211 views

    Encourage prayer

    HOW TO REASON WITH GOD IN PRAYER? Isaiah 1:18 God has from time to time invited men to reason with him (Genesis 18:23-32; Micah 6:2-4). The possibilty of reasoning with God in prayer is seen often in the Scriptures (II Kings 19:14-20 is such an example). I want to shew you some tactics that ...read more

  • God's Last Will And Testament

    Contributed by Kenneth Tankersley on Apr 19, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,925 views

    : EVERYONE MUST DIE BEFORE HIS WILL BECOMES EFFECTIVE. IT CAN BE WRITTEN AND ESTABLISHED FOR AN UNSPECIFIED TIME, BUT IT IS TO NO AVAIL UNTIL THAT PERSON DIES.

    HEBREWS 9: 11--17 GOD’S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT (sermon thought by Vanda Tankersley) INTRODUCTION: EVERYONE MUST DIE BEFORE HIS WILL BECOMES EFFECTIVE. IT CAN BE WRITTEN AND ESTABLISHED FOR AN UNSPECIFIED TIME, BUT IT IS TO NO AVAIL UNTIL THAT PERSON DIES. GOD’S WILL IS A BLESSING IN SEVERAL ...read more

  • How To Approach God Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Feb 8, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 20,368 views

    Introduction to a study of the Lord’s Prayer and an examination of the first six words, "Our Father who art in Heaven."

    A Study of the Lord’s Prayer Lesson # 1 Introduction : How to Approach God Almost all of our prayers begin by rushing into a series of petitions in which we pour out to God our problems, our needs, our irritations. This only reinforces the focus of ...read more

  • Knowing The Heart Of God

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 16, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 13,755 views

    Know the heart of God for the lost. Looking at the life of Jesus, we come to understand what is needed to reach the lost - compassion.

    Sometime in July, we were looking at this passage during our prayer meeting: • Somehow I was drawn to one particular word, in verse 7. • Jesus says, “I tell you that in the same way, there will be MORE rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over 99 righteous persons who do not need to ...read more

  • Waiting For God's Answer Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Sep 16, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 18,574 views

    In this lesson we learn how to wait for God’s answer to our problems.

    Scripture Let’s continue with the third message in our series titled, “Making Sense of Today’s News.” Let us read Habakkuk 2:1-3: 1 I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this ...read more

  • God's Call To Missions

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Jun 7, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,897 views

    A lesson on the importance of supporting missionaries.

    GOD’S CALL TO MISSIONS A. “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.”- Matthew 28:19-20. 1. This is what is known as the GREAT COMMISSION, a commission not only for the ...read more