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  • Jason Pettibone avatar

    God Speaks - Are You Listening? Series

    Contributed by Jason Pettibone on Apr 22, 2002
    based on 234 ratings
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    Ears to hear the voice of the Spirit

    God Speaks - Are you listening? Intro. – ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder Attention Deficit Disorder (AD/HD) is mostly an organic problem which tends to run in families. It is characterized by the inability to sustain focused attention. This checklist rates the following behaviors which are ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Speak Well Of God's Church

    Contributed by Mike Richardson on May 16, 2001
    based on 109 ratings
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    We must speak well of God’s church, God’s people, and God’s servants to promote a positive and healthy atmosphere within and without the church.

    Proverbs 16:24 “Speak Well Of God’s Church!” Intro: The tongue is a small flappy piece of meat…… (This message is not for your neighbor…..) ***A little boy just got saved and sat on a bench next to old man who looked upset. The little boy said to the man, "Sir, do you need to get ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God Speaks To Reveal Himself Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 21, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
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    Part 4 of a series on Blackaby’s Experiencing God: God speaks through the Bible, prayer, circumstances, and the church to reveal Himself, His purposes, and His ways.

    The children were gathered for Sunday School, and the teacher knew that she had a particularly hard lesson to teach that day. She was to teach about the Trinity. She was supposed to teach the children that God is one but in three persons, and how do you explain the concept of the Trinity to young ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hearing God Speak In The Storms

    Contributed by Shane Burney on Sep 13, 2006
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    Hear God in everything, even storms.

    Hearing God Speak In The Storms *Prayer, reverence and honor * Matt. 7: 21-27 * 3 expectant fathers * God uses unusual things to get our attention: 1. God used a rooster to preach to Peter 2. God used the whale with Jonah 3. God used a donkey to speak to Balaam ( Num: 22) 4. God uses a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Warner Pidgeon avatar

    Samuel - Speaking The Words Of God Series

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jul 18, 2009
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    A short talk given at an early morning communion service. Samuel was young, but his first task after coming to know the Lord was to speak hard words from God to Eli (his mentor!) Will we also speak the truth, in love, to others?

    Samuel was a child, with priestly responsibilities (an interesting fact!) and he was being mentored by Eli in the Temple. Jesus primarily focused upon 12 men. Who has God entrusted to you, to teach and train in the ways of the Lord? “In those days the word of the Lord was rare; there were not many ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Martin Wiles avatar

    Jesus Speaks On Money Management

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Sep 15, 2010
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    Jesus uses the example of a bad man to teach us important principles about managing our money.

    Jesus Speaks on Money Management Luke 16:1-9 INTRODUCTION Money management. This is something we must learn early in life. My son was once working on a merit badge for Scouts that in part required him to keep a three-month budget. He had to record all his income as well as his expenses. At the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Speaking In Tongues As Initial Evidence Series

    Contributed by Pastor Glen Key on Mar 2, 2011
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    Speaking in other tongues is a Biblical part of the Christian experience. It makes people uncomfortable because it stretches us in ways that we are not used to begin stretched.

    ARTICLE 9 We believe in speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance and that it is the initial evidence of the baptism of the Holy Ghost. Acts 2:1-4.. When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    "The Language God Speaks" Series

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 10, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,637 views

    Sermon 1 in a study in Hebrews

    “God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    Speaking God’s Word

    Contributed by Diana Ball on Jan 3, 2011
    based on 16 ratings
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    As found in the Creation, God’s word is powerful, and when we speak His word, we tap into that power so we may glorify Him even more.

    GENESIS 1:1-3 "And God said ..." Why is it important to speak God’s Word? Because God’s Word is full of power, it’s alive and becomes fully effective when we activate it in our lives. When we became Christians, Jesus came into our hearts, and we were filled with the Holy Spirit. He came ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    God Still Speaks Today

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Jan 22, 2008
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    Prayer is as much about listening as it is about talking to God. This message encourges members of the congregation to participate in small prayer groups.

    God Still Speaks Today I Samuel 3:1-10 In First Samuel we find the people of Israel have gone back to their old ways of being indifferent toward their Creator. Their leader at the time was the high priest, Eli, an old man whose eyesight has begun to go bad. Unless something changes Eli will ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    A Closer Look At The Speaking Gifts Series

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Jan 25, 2008
    based on 10 ratings
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    The true purpose of the speaking gifts is to edify the church. #3 of 5.

    Title: A Closer Look At The Speaking Gifts Series: Discovering God’s Special Gifts Text: 1 Corinthians 12:8-10; Romans 12:6-8 Theme: The true purpose of the speaking gifts is to edify the church. Introduction 1 Corinthians 12:12 “For as the body is one and has many members, but all the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Living The Gospel: Speak Up!

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 20, 2009
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    We have not found our voices yet because we have low self-esteem, but Christ declares us to be light. The world is asking for light, but we must learn to read the signs and to be who we are. March 1988

    As a child I was fascinated one day by’ the fact that when you open the refrigerator, there is always a light burning. I was fascinated by it because I wanted to know whether that light was on when the door was closed as well as when it was open. And so I began to experiment. First I tried to stick ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    How To Hear God Speak Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Feb 23, 2010
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    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

  • Paul Shafit avatar

    Jesus Speaks To The Samarian Woman

    Contributed by Paul Shafit on Sep 11, 2009
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    A few of the things we can see if we examine the meeting of the woman at the well with Jesus

    Do you have trouble talking to people you don’t know? I’ve seen some gifted people shutter in their boots at the prospect of being the first to speak to a stranger. Once I was in a Jack In The Box with a good friend who happens to be a pastor in the inner city of L.A. The place was crowded and as ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    John Speaks To Ustoday

    Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Dec 1, 2007
    based on 19 ratings
     | 7,599 views

    A Sermon for the 2nd Sunday in Advent, Series A

    2nd Sunday in Advent, December 8, 2007 “Series A” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, God of the prophets, you sent your messenger into the Jordan wilderness to prepare human hearts for the coming of your Son. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran