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  • Martin Spoelstra avatar

    Kairos - How We Hear From God / Prompting And Pain Series

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Mar 14, 2023
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     | 1,758 views

    We don't want to miss the prompting of God. But, what is that like? And why in the world would God use pain?

    This is the 3rd message in the series called, "Kairos". Big Idea: We don't want to miss the prompting of God. But, what is that like? And why in the world would God use pain? A good pilot does what it takes to get his passengers home. A good example of this is the story of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Luke Vasicek avatar

    How Do We Grow In Our Ability To Worship God?

    Contributed by Luke Vasicek on Feb 22, 2024
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    We Grow in our ability to worship God by worshiping in the midst of tragedy, through music, and by doing good to others!

    How to Grow in Worshiping God 1. We Practice Worshiping Well When _Tragedy_ Strikes (Job 1:20-21). A. Job had _terrible_ tragedy impact his life (Job 1:1-19). B. Job responded with grateful _submission_ (Job. 1:20-21). C. The text closes with Job saying “blessed be the name of the Lord.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    If God Is For Real How Can I Get To Know Him?

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Sep 21, 2020
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    ‘If God is for real how can I get to know him?’ sermon by Gordon Curley. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email gcurley@gcurley.info)

    SERMON OUTLINE: • Question #1: ‘If God is for real’ – Does God exist? • Question #2: ‘How can I get to know him?’- Is God knowable? • Claim #1: He is “The Way” • Claim #2: He is “The Truth”. • Claim #3: He is "The Life." SERMON BODY: Our subject this morning is really two topics in ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Bob Marcaurelle avatar

    How God Prepared The World For His Son Geographicly And Historicaly Series

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Nov 19, 2018
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    A message showing how Palestine is the center of the Roman Empire and how God created, place and removed nation to get the world ready for His Son to come.

    Christmas Messages 3 Bob Marcaurelle homeorchurchbiblestudy.com bob marcaurelle printed and audio messages HOW GOD PREPARED THE WORLD FOR JESUS HISTORICALLY “In the fullness of time God sent His Son, born of woman, born under the Law.” (Galatians 4:4) The drama of Christmas includes far more ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Elmer Towns avatar

    I Teach You How To Live For God Lesson 2 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 18, 2018
     | 2,166 views

    Teaching how to live for God

    A. INTRODUCTION 1. An indispensable tool, you can’t live without it. 2. An inspired tool, (inspired means God influenced), it gives you God’s life (2 Tim. 3:16). 3. A complete book, it tells all the truth you need to know to be saved, to live for God, and to get ready for heaven (Rev. 22:19). ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ralph Andrus avatar

    Steps To Intimacy With God

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jan 17, 2006
    based on 62 ratings
     | 20,615 views

    The Why & How of peresonal devotions

    Steps to Intimacy With God Ps 19:7-14 Unused Spiritual Resources During Superbowl XXXVII, FedEx ran a commercial that spoofed the movie Castaway, in which Tom Hanks played a FedEx worker whose company plane went down, stranding him on a desert island for years. Looking like the bedraggled Hanks in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's Type Of Romance

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Feb 15, 2014
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    How to establish Godly Relationships

    February 16, 2014 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8 3 It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; 4 that each of you should learn to obtain his vessel in a way that is holy and honorable, 5 not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God; 6 ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Dr.W.Samuel Legon avatar

    The Guidance Of Our God

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Feb 3, 2019
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    How God will care for us.

    THE GUIDANCE OF OUR GOD IF WE ARE SAVED GOD WILL GUIDE US INALL THINGS. (1) He will send us in pleasant paths Psalms 23: 1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. (2) He will ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Treat The Successful Series

    Contributed by Mark Magee on Aug 11, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,630 views

    I want us to learn from Jesus as he interacts with a man with great success-- a Roman Centurion!

    A. "Welcome" B. Dody Gadient, a school-teacher for thirteen years, decided to travel across America and see the sights she had been teaching about. Traveling alone in a pick-up with a travel trailer in tow she launched out on her great adventure. One afternoon rounding a curve on I-5 near ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How Not To Raise A Fool

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Sep 20, 2004
    based on 23 ratings
     | 4,600 views

    Find out the 3 BIG SEEDS that are affecting our children the most and could turn children into fools later.

    How many of us want to raise a foolish child? How many think their already raising a fool? No one is born a fool; fools are self-made! Usually with a little help from the people in there lives. The Bible says, “Foolishness is bound up in a child’s heart.” If parents aren’t careful, there are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Settle Disputes Series

    Contributed by Dan Borchert on Sep 23, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 10,013 views

    There will be disputes. that is not the important part. How we handle them is what matters.

    Galatians 2:1-21 How To Settle Disputes Introduction A. As long as we are human, we will have disputes B. We will have arguments C. We will have disagreements D. There was a small town in Tenn. With a Church whose name was “left foot Baptist” a young seminary student saw the sign and was curious ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • Robert Travis avatar

    How To Be A Good Neighbor

    Contributed by Robert Travis on Jul 11, 2001
    based on 49 ratings
     | 5,985 views

    Do you have good neighbors...or better yet...Are you a good neighbor?

    HOW TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR (Proverbs 3:27-35) Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee. Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • William Rushing avatar

    How To Be A United Church Series

    Contributed by William Rushing on Jun 20, 2002
    based on 29 ratings
     | 5,269 views

    This is the third sermon in a series on Philippians. This sermon provides three steps for building a united church.

    I. Introduction a. Today many churches are struggling because they are not united. For Example one church split of the issue of Adam and Eve’s belly button. b. Paul began his letter with the Building up of the church, and then he gave reasons for rejoicing, next he tells the church how to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Eric Sellgren avatar

    How To Walk On Water!

    Contributed by Eric Sellgren on Feb 1, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 3,515 views

    Are you defeated? You can still break out of it

    Many years ago, when I was a young Curate I took our Youth Club to Scargill House in the Yorkshire Dales in England. We were sharing the week-end with another Youth Club from Garston in Liverpool under the leadership of another young Curate, a friend of mine called Roy Baker. On our first full ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Denny Emmons avatar

    How To Be A Good Samaritan

    Contributed by Denny Emmons on Feb 20, 2001
    based on 78 ratings
     | 4,763 views

    Traits on being a Good Samaritan

    Title: "How To Be A Good Samaritan" Text: Luke 10:30-35 1. Go To People Who Have A Need 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was. 2. Truly Be Concerned For Hurting People 33 and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 3. Put Action With Your Compassion 34 He went to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational