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  • Joel Vicente avatar

    292 - Godly Woman

    Contributed by Joel Vicente on Feb 14, 2005
    based on 164 ratings
     | 27,654 views

    Mother’s Day - 7 Lessons for a Godly Woman

    Illustrate Fact: In 1907 Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a campaign to establish a national Mother’s Day. Ms. Jarvis persuaded her mother’s church in Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate Mother’s Day on the second anniversary of her mother’s death, the 2nd Sunday of May. By the next year ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Could This Be A Blessing In Disguise?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 7, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,134 views

    Often blessings come gift wrap looking like a problem.

    COULD THIS BE A BLESSING IN DISGUISE? FOR WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING? DO WE FOCUS ON GROWTH? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I. WHAT DOES YOUR HEART DESIRE? II Peter 3:18 But GROW IN GRACE, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be glory both now and forever. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    The Offering Of A Testimony!

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 20, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 9,822 views

    We can forget how important the power of a personal testimony is, and then be slack about testifing for the cross.

    THE OFFERING OF A TESTIMONY THE POWER OF A TESTIMONY By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. I. I KNOW PEOPLE THAT ARE GIVERS, AND THEY FORGET TO GIVE A POWERFUL TOOL OF DELIEVRANCE. A. I know loving people that give regularly to the work of the Lord. B. I have been sustained for the last 25 years because of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Terry Jones avatar

    Mom - The Woman The World Can'd Duplicate Part 4 Series

    Contributed by Terry Jones on May 10, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,234 views

    At some point in life, every child has a hero they what to grow up to be. How do we become the model’s of Christian maturity and faith that others will want to immolate. Looking into the character of some biblical examples will help you to become a rea

    Mom - The Woman the World Can’t Duplicate Heroes Part 4 Text: Proverbs 31:10-31 Solomon’s List, “The Virtuous Woman”, “The Perfect Woman”, The man’s dream and the ladies nightmare. Christian woman all over the world have attempted to fulfill the characteristics, behaviors and practices of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Ralph Andrus avatar

    Life In Egypt

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Mar 22, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,806 views

    ❶ Sorrowful Setting ❷ Spiteful Service ❸ Successful Sob

    - There was a famine in the land of Canaan - Plenty in Egypt - Water & Pasture for your flocks - Come & settle Genesis 47:4-6KJV 4 They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Though I Be Absent

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on May 22, 2008
    based on 84 ratings
     | 7,701 views

    Pre-Vacation Message. Paul shows the church how to follow God and not man. We should see a summer surge, not a summer slump. No more, "When the cat’s away the mice will play!" Link inc. to text, audio, PowerPoint.

    THOUGH I BE ABSENT Col. 2; Phil. 2; I Cor. 3 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/ThoughIBeAbsent.html One of the Apostle Paul’s greatest joys was to hear about one of his churches continuing to grow and serve God…one of his deepest fears was that they would backslide in his absence. Col. 2: 5 For ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Carl Allen avatar

    The Character Of An Effective Church Series

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Dec 6, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,148 views

    There is much truth in the humorous adage that some people make things happen, others watch things happen, while still others are left wondering what happened. What is true of individuals is also true of churches. Some churches are dynamic, aggressively

    The Character of an Effective Church Acts 13:1-13 Intro There is much truth in the humorous adage that some people make things happen, others watch things happen, while still others are left wondering what happened. What is true of individuals is also true of churches. Some churches are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Covenant Of Reproduction

    Contributed by Paddy Venner on Dec 23, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 3,879 views

    When God covenants with us, there has to be a mark, but where?

    · When God made this powerful covenant with Abraham, He demanded a physical sign of the covenant, a mark that set the person apart as a carrier of the covenant. · God could have asked for many different signs - he could have asked for a pierced ear, but it is not a covenant of idle words and no ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Beware Of The Spirit Of Emptiness

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 31, 2006
    based on 71 ratings
     | 23,511 views

    EMPTY IS DANGEROUS. STAY FILLED WITH SIS SPIRIT, LOVE, JOY, PEACE, AND HOPE!

    BEWARE: THERE IS A SPIRIT OF EMPTINESS EMPTY IS DANGEROUS By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Man tends to be a creature of habit. We are given to PESSIMISM or OPTIMISM. We see bad, or we see good. Spiritual things start as a thought. We then set a pattern of thinking. I know people that can tell you ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • James Bryant avatar

    A Synopsis Of The Da Vinci Code Theology

    Contributed by James Bryant on Oct 20, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,491 views

    This message is to shed light on the deceptions of the Da Vinci Code Theology....

    A SYNOPSIS OF THE DA VINCI CODE THEOLOGY According to the Da Vinci Code: 1. Jesus was Married to Mary Magdalene 2. Jesus handpicked Mary Magdalene to lead his church 3. However she had to flee from Peter who was enraged that Christ chose her to lead his followers 4. The Author says that early ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jimmy Chapman avatar

    What Is Hindering The Church

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 3, 2006
    based on 24 ratings
     | 24,500 views

    Following things hinder the church: UNCONTROLLED SPEECH; UNYIELDING SERVANTS; UNSYMPATHETIC SAINTS; UNIDENTIFIED SERVICE

    What Is Hindering The Church Galatians 5:1-15 “Ye did run well, who did hinder you?” The apostle Paul was very fond of athletic illustrations and used them often in his letters. His readers as well were familiar with the Olympic games and contest that always included foot races. It is important ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Preacher Fo Real avatar

    Christ Is Risen And That Is What We Believe. Series

    Contributed by Preacher Fo Real on May 14, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,718 views

    Although the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (Proverbs 9:10), our searching the Scriptures does us no good if we do not seek an understanding of this Godly wisdom by delving into the deeper things revealed to us by the Holy Spirit.

    Christ has risen. Matthew 28:1-17 Regardless of how you view the 28th chapter of Matthew, the point of the narrative found in it is a dead man came back to life and got out of his grave. When we consider the events that redefined everything the world knew about God, life, and death; we develop a ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Jeremy Poling avatar

    Harvest Ii Series

    Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Apr 21, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,653 views

    One must plant seed to reap a crop.

    • John 9:4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. • Never did Jesus encourage his followers or even those who were considering becoming his followers to wait until tomorrow. o He was gripped with the urgency of the hour and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • John Lowe avatar

    Lesson 14: To Walk Properly Toward Those Who Are Outside Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Oct 15, 2018
     | 3,748 views

    Paul said that those who are appointed to an office in the church should “have a good report of them which are without” - that is, we who are believers and name the name of Jesus should live a life above reproach.

    9/1/18 Tom Lowe Lesson 14: To Walk Properly Toward those who are Outside (1 Thessalonians 4:12) Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:12 (NIV) “so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.” Introduction: In 1 Timothy 3:7 Paul said that those ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Widner avatar

    Don't Circle The Wagon Yet Series

    Contributed by David Widner on Sep 4, 2016
     | 6,819 views

    God did not ask his people to withdraw into their own little group or church and not reach out to the lost

    Don't Circle the Wagons Yet Text 2 Corinthians 10:1-7 Introdution: Do you remember the TV show Wagon Train? That show and all the TV shows and movies that showed the western expansion by wagon train always showed the wagons moving into a defensive position that made forward movement impossible. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ