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  • Carl Allen avatar

    How To Recognize God's Blessings

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Dec 12, 2006
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     | 5,021 views

    We all like blessings don’t we? And, certainly, we are a blessed people! But, we often view them in the wrong way. Physical and Material in nature. -Money in the bank and Bills are paid -Living in a nice home and driving a nice car However, -What h

    HOW TO RECOGNIZE GOD’S BLESSINGS Ephesians 1:3 INTRO: We all like blessings don’t we? And, certainly, we are a blessed people! But, we often view them in the wrong way. Physical and Material in nature. -Money in the bank and Bills are paid -Living in a nice home and driving a nice car However, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Receive God's Comfort

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Sep 27, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,350 views

    A proper mourning over sin will drive us to repentance and confession and will ultimately bring God's comfort.

    How To Receive God’s Comfort Matthew 5:4 INTRODUCTION In Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, the story is told of Pip, an orphan who lives with his sister and her husband. One day while in the marshes, he meets a convict who forces him to steal food and a file from some people. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Receive The Blessings Of God Series

    Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Dec 7, 2010
    based on 16 ratings
     | 26,092 views

    When God gives you a promise; how should we respond.

    Text: Daniel 9 Title: How to receive a blessing from God Introduction “In the first year of Darius…who was made ruler over the Babylonian kingdom-in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the Lord given to Jeremiah the prophet, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    How God Answers Prayer

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 31, 2010
    based on 14 ratings
     | 18,175 views

    Always remember, God’s delays are not God’s denials! Sometimes God denies the original request, to give you something better and greater to make you grow for His glory.

    Intro: A small child wrote to a missionary the following note: “Dear Mr. Missionary, we are praying for you but we don’t know if God will answer.” This prayer reflects the prayers of most Christians who pray a lot but actually doubt answers! When and how does God answer? To get an answer from God, ...read more

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    How Big Is Your God?

    Contributed by Greg Carr on Mar 3, 2011
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     | 10,448 views

    Have you ever tried to figure out how big God is? This sermon answers that question.

    Pray Father, Open my eyes so I can see Your truth. Open my ears so I can hear Your voice. Open my mind so I can understand Your Word. And open my heart so I may receive all that You want me to receive. AMEN Have you ever tried to figure out how big God is? Country singer Ray Price wrote a song ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How To Make God Angry

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Mar 9, 2011
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,112 views

    We must avoid the things that anger God.

    How to Make God Angry January 10, 2010 Evening Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We must avoid the things that anger God. Focus Passage: Zephaniah 1:5-6 Introduction: pushing buttons to make someone mad I. Waiver between God and something else a. 1Kings ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Get Right With God Series

    Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Jul 14, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,031 views

    How to get right with God. Why works does not work.

    Text: Galatians 2:1-21 Title: How to get right with God. Introduction Of all the world’s great discoveries Galatians 2 records the greatest discovery of them all – “How a person gets right with God”. For Jesus said, “What does it profit a man if he gains the whole ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    How To Hear God Speak Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Feb 23, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,998 views

    Whether God’s Word gets through to us or not depends on our attitudes. Is yours a closed mind? A superficial mind, a distracted mind, or a willing mind? It is only when you really listen and obey can your life be changed and you become productive and use

    [Adapted from Rick Warren’s sermon of the same title.] This morning we’re beginning a new series, "Conversing with God". I will cover it in 4 sessions. • Frankly, nothing is more important in our walk with God, than be able to hear and understand what God is saying. • Let’s look at Luke ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    How God Talks To You Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Mar 9, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,431 views

    God speaks through His Word, the Bible. He uses teachers to educate and guide. He also speaks through impressions He leaves in our mind and the pain of life experiences.

    [Adapted from the free sermons by Rich Warren] We started the series on "Conversing with God" last week, on ‘How to hear God speaks”. • We talked about the importance of our attitudes, because whether we get the message or not depend very much on our attitude. • Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    How To Know God's Will #1 Series

    Contributed by Rusty Tardo on Feb 12, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,779 views

    Biblical principles whereby we may know and understand God’s will and direction for our lives

    How to Know God’s Will Part 1 March 2007 Dr. Russell K. Tardo I. How to Know God’s Will Continuing in the series of How To messages, this teaching will help us determine How to Know God’s Will. Previously examined were such topics as "How to Forgive," which covered simple, basic ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How Big Is Your God? Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jul 11, 2008
    based on 48 ratings
     | 18,848 views

    We must not only worship the right God, but we must worship Him in the right way. Accept no substitutes. Don’t try to reduce God to a material object. Don’t try to localize the One Who is infinite! Link inc. to formatted text, audio, PowerPoint.

    How Big is Your God? Exodus 20:4-6 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/HowBigYourGod.html One day a little girl was drawing a picture, and even skipped recess because she was so focused upon it. Her teacher asked what she was doing and she said she was drawing a picture of God. “Oh honey, you can’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How God Makes A Sword Series

    Contributed by Brian Menear on Jan 8, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,549 views

    There are 7 steps in the creation of a sword. These steps are how God tranforms us from what we are into a instrument for him.

    How God Makes A Sword (Take English sword for visual affect) There are 7 steps to making a sword. This parallels how God transforms us. Step #1 Choose The Design -God choose our design before the world was created -His design was perfect Genesis 1:27 27So God created people in his own image; ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Chris Kelly avatar

    How God Changes The Unchangable Series

    Contributed by Chris Kelly on Oct 31, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 13,343 views

    Learn with Esther how to understand and follow the invisible God through the incredible trials and challenges of life.

    How God Changes the Unchangeable Series: Letting God Guide You May 22, 2005 Problems! You got um! I’ve got um! All God’s children got problems! Sometimes problems are small and quickly solved… sometimes problems overwhelm us. It’s like the guy who had 4 long distance calls before he could get ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    How To Make God Angry

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 3, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,030 views

    Unbelief makes God angry. Moses saw that personally in Exodus 4:1-14 and among the people of Israel in Deut 1:26-36. Cultivate a willingness to trust and a readiness to obey.

    RECAP – Romans 8:28-30 • God is concern with our CHARACTER, more than our comfort or our competence. Your character is what you will take into eternity. • He is restoring us to back to His perfect and glorious image and therefore He uses every experience we have on earth to do ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    How God Keeps Time Series

    Contributed by Jeff Krist on Apr 8, 2015
     | 9,644 views

    There is no time with God, because He's all about "NOW". Are you living in God's NOW or are you living in your time zone.

    (Built large letters saying "NOW". The "O" was a clock) ("Now" series can been seen on www.gwafamily.com) How many of you are wearing watches today? How many of you use only your phone for a clock? How many of you wake up to soothing music? How many wake up to that old school alarm? We have ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God