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Faith And Passing God's Tests Series

Contributed by Simon Fullylove on Mar 20, 2006

based on 6 ratings

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Looks at how God tests us and how we can pass them.

Introduction Chippie the parakeet never saw it coming. One second he was peacefully perched in his cage. The next he was sucked in, washed up, and blown over. The problems began when Chippie’s owner decided to clean Chippie’s cage with a vacuum cleaner. She removed the attachment from the end of ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:17-19

Denomination: Pentecostal

"I've Got To Have One Of Those!" - Facing Our Greedy Hearts

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 20, 2006

based on 14 ratings

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This message looks at Jesus’ words about materialism, possessions, and greed in one section of the Sermon on the Mount.

Facing Our Greedy Hearts: 1. Insecure investments make for worried minds. - v. 19. - 1 Peter 1:3-6; 1 Corinthians 3:12-15. - We’re not just talking about a situation like hiding your cash under the mattress. Even when you put it in a bank with FDIC insurance, currency value can still plummet. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-24

Denomination: Baptist

0502a Easter Ii: I Know My Sheep Series

Contributed by Mark Woolsey on Aug 3, 2005

based on 13 ratings

| 3,569 views

In what way the Good Shepherd knows His sheep.

I KNOW MY SHEEP I preached this @: o Arbor House 04/25/04 Occasion: Easter II John 10:11-16: I am the Good Shepherd. I Pet 2:19-25: Christ, our example. C.S. Lewis, perhaps the greatest Anglican of our time, described his father in his autobiography, "Suprised by Joy", by saying that on the ...read more

Scripture: John 10:11-16

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

A Word To The Husbands

Contributed by Bruce Ferris on Aug 19, 2005

based on 81 ratings

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One of the biggest tragedies in the Christian home today is when the husband fails to demonstrate selfless love toward his wife. The failure often stems from a basic lack of trust, fear or ignorance to exercise faith in the Word of God.

A Word To The Husbands A story is told of a tyrannical husband who demanded that his wife conform to rigid standards of his choosing. She was to do certain things for him as a wife, mother, and homemaker. In time, she came to hate her husband as much as she hated his list of rules and regulations. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:25-33

Denomination: Baptist

Digging Deeper

Contributed by Marcos Suazo on Sep 16, 2005

based on 26 ratings

| 8,551 views

If you want to be dedicated, REALLY dedicated to Christ, ask him what he wants from you, but be careful, he is going to answer you. Are you ready for that answer?

Digging deeper Matthew 19:16-24 16 Someone came to Jesus with this question: "Teacher, what good things must I do to have eternal life?" 17 "Why ask me about what is good?" Jesus replied. "Only God is good. But to answer your question, you can receive eternal life if you keep the commandments." 18 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:16-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith And Action Brings Breakthrough

Contributed by Mike Hullah on Feb 26, 2005

based on 121 ratings

| 66,235 views

So many of us need God to "Breakthrough" in various areas of our life. The key is found in "Faith and Action"

FAITH AND ACTION BRINGS BREAKTHROUGH 1 Chron 14:8-14 Now when the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. And David heard of it and went out against them. Then the Philistines went and made a raid on the Valley of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 14:8-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Spiritual Blessings Part 2 Series

Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Jun 9, 2005

based on 4 ratings

| 2,700 views

Sermon Series on the Book of Ephesians. This one happened to go along with the Thanksgiving Theme.

Sermon preached by Rev. Larry C. Brincefield on November 24, 2004 Title: Ephesians #4 Text: Ephesians 1:11-14 Introduction 1. On the island of St. Croix in the Virgin Islands there are two Thanksgiving days. • In addition to the usual one celebrated by Americans, • they have a Hurricane ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:11-14

Denomination: Nazarene

Shake The Dust Off

Contributed by Riaan De Villiers on Jul 21, 2006

based on 31 ratings

| 17,144 views

According to Solomon something is wrong: slaves are riding on horses and the kings are walking in the dust as slaves. We are suppose to be the kings on the horses but we are walking in the dust as slaves. It is time for the church to take it’s rightful pl

Shake the dust off A parable is told of a farmer who owned an old mule. The mule fell into the farmer¹s well. The farmer heard the mule "braying", or whatever mules do when they fall into wells. After carefully assessing the situation, the farmer sympathised with the mule, but decided that neither ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 10:5-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Spiritual Warfare 5 Series

Contributed by Shane Hart on Aug 10, 2006

based on 6 ratings

| 5,543 views

A series looking at the daily realities of spiritual warfare which we all face.

What about spiritual warfare? Matthew 12 In our previous four nights, we have defined spiritual warfare from 2 Corinthians 10 and we have looked at discernment and false discernment and last week began a look at the extra ordinary aspects of spiritual warfare as I shared a personal experience ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:43-45

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Sermon For Proper 14

Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Aug 12, 2006

based on 29 ratings

| 5,227 views

WE need to look between the trees in order to perceive the presence of Christ in our midst.

9th Sunday after Pentecost (Pr. 14) August 10, 2003 “Series B” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen Let us pray: Loving God, it is often easier for us to trust our minds than our hearts. Sometimes we believe only what our eyes ...read more

Scripture: John 6:35-51

Denomination: Lutheran

Love-In-Action Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Sep 4, 2006

based on 4 ratings

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Outline: • Murderous un-love, 11-15 • Sacrificial love, 16-17 • Confirming love, 18-20 • Love¡¦s outcome, 21-24

I¡¦d like to begin by quoting an 8-year old theologian: ¡§There are two kinds of love. Our love. God¡¦s love. But God makes both of them.¡¨ God is the Source of love. This is something we¡¦ve known from the beginning of our Christian experience. ƒçMurderous un-love, verses 11-15 An old Burt ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:11-24

Denomination: Congregational

Listen To A Genuine Love Song

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Oct 1, 2005

based on 14 ratings

| 10,279 views

Listen to a Genuine Love Song 1) Learn how much God has done for you 2) Learn how much God expects from you

What percentage of songs on the radio is about love? 50%? 75%? 90%? I don’t know the exact percentage but whether it’s rock, pop, or country, I’d say that most songs are about love and relationships. Does this mean that songwriters understand love because they write about it so much? No. Not when ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 5:1-7, Matthew 21:33-44

Denomination: Lutheran

God's Antidote To Loneliness

Contributed by Clifton Mckinley on Oct 17, 2005

based on 34 ratings

| 7,117 views

God’s answer to our loneliness and feelings of abandonment

Title: God’s Antidote To Loneliness Text: 1 Kings 19:1-4; 8-10; 13-14; 18 Introduction: Elijah great man of God, burst on the scene in 1 Kings 17, No rain, raise a dead boy, in 18 great victory for God. Everything was going his way, he was the man, he prays and the rain returns, he beats a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Who Did His Father's Will?

Contributed by William Mouser on Oct 25, 2005

based on 74 ratings

| 15,113 views

Right words never exceed right deeds, though it is always best when words and deeds match one another. Jesus’ parable of the two sons urges us to repent of our empty words and to fill them with obedience.

Who Did His Father’s Will? Matt 21:28-32 Jesus’ teaching has many places in it where it is difficult to understand what he means. And, then there are those places where his meaning is clear, but the application what he says is tricky – or so we like to think. We have one of those places in the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:28-32

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Seeking A Love Affair With Jesus

Contributed by Ian Johnson on Nov 16, 2005

based on 14 ratings

| 5,975 views

When people drink wine they become influenced by it in a bad way. We need the wine of God! Which is not wine in the natural but indeed the spirit of God.

Deep Hunger for God is difficult to put into words, Even when we come to a place where we can express our heart before God, the words can take us by surprise. The Psalmist used beautiful words to reflect a heart response to God PSALM 42:1 As the deer pants for streams of water, so I long ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:1-2

Denomination: Pentecostal

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