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  • John Gullick avatar

    How To Grow In Grace. Series

    Contributed by John Gullick on Sep 4, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 9,334 views

    A sermon one of two that considers the call of the Christian to grow in grace and suggests what we can to to enable this.(Sermon central story in it)

    How to grow in Grace. 2nd Peter 3 verse 18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I wonder what the greatest gift you have ever received was? I wonder if the most valuable gift was also the greatest!!!! I remember once getting a push bike given to me when I was ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Eric Sellgren avatar

    How To Get Rich

    Contributed by Eric Sellgren on Nov 15, 2001
    based on 28 ratings
     | 3,722 views

    Don`t miss out on God`s riches.

    One day, a long time ago in South Africa, an old man was kneeling, digging in a river bed. He was a gold prospector, and had been for many years. Every now and then he had found a little bit of gold - not enough to make him rich - just enough to provide him with food and drink for a week or two - ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    How To Get Into Trouble

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 15, 2001
    based on 44 ratings
     | 5,371 views

    STEPS TO TROUBLE

    HOW TO GET IN TROUBLE Acts 27:1-44 Any Christian who studies the Bible and applies what he learns from the Bible will avoid many pitfalls in this world. In Acts 27 we find Paul, a prisoner, on his voyage to Rome. This experience in Acts 27 of Paul is not written in Scripture so that we can just ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To See Jesus

    Contributed by Mark Stegall on Jul 6, 2001
    based on 94 ratings
     | 7,392 views

    GODS DESIRE,DESIGN AND DEMAND IS THAT WE SEE JESUS

    JOHN 12:20-21 MANY PEOPLE WANT TO SEE JESUS FOR MANY DIFFERENT REASONS.SOME HAVE NO DESIRE TO SEE HIM UNTIL LIFE HITS THEM WITH TRAGEDY,THEN THEY DESIRE A MIRACLE. OTHERS ARE LOOKING FOR JESUS OUT OF CURIOSITY. STILL OTHERS ARE SEEKING SPIRITUAL THINGS AND ARE NOT LOOKING IN THE RIGHT PLACE. ALL ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Whoop The Devil

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Dec 19, 2002
    based on 40 ratings
     | 4,409 views

    We can have victory over the devil because Jesus has already whooped him on his own territory!

    EPH.6:10-18 “HOW TO WHOOP THE DEVIL!” A) There can be no permanent victory in the lives of God’s children until they see the fact that Satan was defeated at Calvary! * He’s already been whooped! * John 12:31-32 “Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Dress For Stress

    Contributed by Dean Meadows on Sep 24, 2005
    based on 57 ratings
     | 14,074 views

    This is a message on what stress is, the causes of it, how it affects us, and how we should handle it.

    How to Dress for STRESS Psalm 4:1-8 What is one thing that we all have in common that begins with the letter “S”. Now sense we are in church, most of us would probably think that I’m talking about sin. Now that is a common denominator, but not the topic of choice today. Today I want to talk to ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    How To Survive Trouble

    Contributed by John White on Nov 13, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 7,150 views

    A message of the overarching character of the love and providence of God working in the life of His child in times of trouble.

    HOW CAN WE SURVIVE TROUBLE? "For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts." (Isa. 55:8-9) "Although affliction cometh not forth ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Avoid The Axe Series

    Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 27, 2005
     | 5,171 views

    A Message of how to avoid God’s judment

    Luke 3:1- 15 – How to avoid the axe Have you every traveled on a road which is so pitted with potholes, you are forced to slow down. Some of them are so deep, particularly after rain, that you think you are going to be swallowed up. I’ve got this picture of an African pothole hanging on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Overcome Adversity Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Aug 3, 2004
    based on 56 ratings
     | 21,309 views

    In this message we will meet a guy named Joseph who will teach us how to overocme adversity (faith factor - part 8)

    How To Overcome Adversity The Faith Factor – part 8 Dear brothers and sisters, whenever trouble comes your way, let it be an opportunity for joy. 3For when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. 4So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be strong in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How To Comfort Others Series

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Apr 15, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 7,443 views

    What is God’s comfort, and how do we actually show it to others?

    How to comfort others. 2 Cor 1:1-11. WBC 17/4/05am Intro clip: live 999 call of Eight-year-old Hope from Heybridge, Essex, kept her cool when mum Melissa Cook suddenly gave birth to a baby she did not know she was carrying. From this week’s news CONTEXT Letter written by Paul (ex Saul) about 57 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bill Sullivan avatar

    How Much More

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Jul 14, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
     | 4,915 views

    If earthly fathers love their children, how much more must our heavenly Father love us.

    How Much More Reflections of A Father’s Heart TCF Sermon June 15, 2003 Start with a little Father’s Day humor... I’ve heard this story about Jim Grinnell. Soon after his first child, Abby, was born, one day, Laura needed to go out to get some groceries, so Jim stayed home alone with Abby for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Get To Heaven

    Contributed by Gary Regazzoli on Sep 5, 2003
    based on 30 ratings
     | 4,858 views

    In order to get to heaven we need two things; someone to show us the way and someone who can overcome the roadblock of sin. Only One person can do both - Jesus

    How do you get to Heaven? When you think of heaven, what do you imagine it to be like? • Where God lives • We are going to live there some day? • Ice-cream will taste 1000 times as good • Be able to eat as much as you like without Mum yelling at you or getting fat • Be able to travel real ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    How To Help The Hurting

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 26, 2004
    based on 98 ratings
     | 8,974 views

    God commands you to comfort others. If you really want to help others during times of crisis, grief, tragedy, personal loss, or even depression, it helps to know what you are doing.

    How to Help the Hurting 2 Corinthians 1:4-7 Intro 1. Driving through Texas, a New Yorker collided with a truck carrying a horse. A few months later he tried to collect damages for his injuries. "How can you now claim to have all these injuries?" asked the insurance company’s lawyer. "According to ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Wesley Bishop avatar

    How's Our Vision?

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Mar 13, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,381 views

    This sermon is about knowing God’s vision for our church.

    How fast can you cover 300 miles? Five or six hours? What about on foot? The average person can walk a mile in about 15 minutes, and that’s moving pretty fast. Continuous walking would allow you to cover 300 miles in 75 hours; that’s over 3 days. Take time out to sleep, eat and take care of ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Love The Lord

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 16, 2003
    based on 70 ratings
     | 5,377 views

    Why is it that so few seem to understand Christ’s intention in the greatest commandment? Worshiping the Lord involves growing in maturity in four key areas.

    How to Love the Lord (Mark 12:28-30) "What commandment is the foremost of all?" Jesus answered, "The foremost is, ’Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is one Lord; and you shall love the Lord your God with all our heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational