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  • Todd Riley avatar

    How Not To Worship God Series

    Contributed by Todd Riley on Feb 5, 2002
    based on 46 ratings
     | 6,470 views

    An exposition of Exodus 20:4-6

    Islington Baptist Church February 3, 2002 Exodus 20:4-6 Scripture reading: Exodus 32 Series: The 10 Commandments How not to worship God A few years ago I made a mistake. I was visiting an elderly Christian lady who happened to have a lamp, but no ordinary lamp. The lamp had a big fat ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "How To Please God"

    Contributed by Blake Carroll on Aug 26, 2001
    based on 24 ratings
     | 15,274 views

    Christians should have a great desire to please God.

    Title: “How To Please God” Scripture: Hebrews 13:20-21 Introduction: Living to please God should be the desire of every Christian individual. His Word challenges us to live lives that are pleasing unto Him. In order to do this; we must first understand “how to please God?” ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Be Right With God Series

    Contributed by Jeff Mims on Sep 18, 2001
    based on 41 ratings
     | 6,154 views

    Man has always wondered how to be right with God, and Paul gives the answers in the Epistle to the Romans.

    Right With God Romans 3:21-25 Job 9:2, 3-20; 25:4 Job wondered how a person could ever hope to approach a God like this. Bildad agreed. Job 25:4 This question has always troubled man... * The People hearing John the Baptist preach "asked him saying, What shall we do then?" Luke 3:10 *The crowd ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Miss God

    Contributed by David Salyer on Dec 21, 2000
    based on 114 ratings
     | 6,097 views

    The ways that Christian miss God’s will

    How To Miss God Proverbs 19:2 In the sport of archery the objective is to score as many points as you possibly can, and you do that by hitting rings on a target a distance away. Now the target that is used in archery of course has rings that get smaller as the point totals get higher. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How To Return To God Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Apr 4, 2003
    based on 178 ratings
     | 115,742 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
     | 25,666 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
     | 4,134 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
     | 18,171 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 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 To Know God's Will

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Feb 26, 2004
    based on 46 ratings
     | 4,968 views

    We often wonder what God wants us to do, the Bible teaches us that we can find and know God’s will for our lives.

    “How to Know God’s will” Introduction: A man wanted to know the will of God for his life, so took out his Bible, let the pages fall open, closed his eyes and put his finger down on a spot. Looking down at the verse under his finger he found that it said, “Judas went out and hanged ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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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 Please God

    Contributed by Colin Coombs on Oct 12, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 7,232 views

    God finds pleasure in the company of certain people. Who are they?

    HOW TO PLEASE GOD A. FEAR THE LORD & B. HOPE IN THE LORD Psalm 147:11 The LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love. It is an impressive thought that God should, not only be at peace with some people, but He even finds pleasure in their company! Who are ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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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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