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  • Craig Benner avatar

    The Making Of A Great Escape Artist

    Contributed by Craig Benner on Oct 22, 2014
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    Life can place you in many predicaments. Even a Houdini cannot escape some of the problems that life serves us. However, the Bible gives us instructions about making the great escape from the wiles of the devil.

    The Great Escape Acts 28:1 And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita. Harry Houdini, the great escape artist performed many great feats in his life. But at the age of 52, a college student punched him in the stomach before he was prepared and soon he died of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Words Of Wisdom For Graduates

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on May 10, 2021
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    In this passage, Solomon is acting as a teacher instructing his students about life. He concludes with his observations about the purpose of life; and in his closing remarks we find four words of wisdom that can be applied to graduates.

    Today is our Graduate Recognition, and I feel led to share from a passage in Ecclesiastes. This book is believed to have been written by Solomon, since Ecclesiastes 1:1 says that these are “the words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.” To get started, I think these words can ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Model Walk

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jul 4, 2008
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    Paul’s instructions to the church at Thessalonica on how to live for Christ.

    THE MODEL WALK 1 Thessalonians 4:1-18 INTRO: We live in times when it is hard to live a Christian life. We want to live for Christ, and walk as He would have us to walk, but we may not know what to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Handle Confrontation

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Nov 12, 2018
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    Paul is instructing Timothy how to handle the confrontation of sin in the family

    Text: 1 Tim 5:1-2, Title: How to Handle Confrontation, Date/Place: WHBC, 8.19.18, AM A. Opening illustration: The bad news is ------the church is like a family. If any athlete was known for focus, it was Michael Jordan. In Jordan’s book, Driven from Within, Fred Whitfield, president and chief ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Have An Attitude Of Gratitude

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Dec 24, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,423 views

    The bible gives clear instruction on how to have an attitude of gratitude.

    How To have An Attitude of Gratitude (Thanksgiving Message) November 18, 2001 FBC Chester, Illinois Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction: 1. Doesn’t it seem like we start looking at Christmas a little sooner every year. A. We walked through the Wal-Mart at the end of last month (October) ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    To Whom Are They Terrorists?

    Contributed by Cooper Abrams Iii on Sep 17, 2001
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     | 4,111 views

    Message taken from Psalm 27:1-6 addressing the fear caused by the event of September 11 and terrorism.

    To Whom Are They Terrorists? Psalm 27:1-6 September 16, 2001 by Cooper Abrams, Calvary Baptist Church, Tremonton, Utah Introduction: Most of America is focused on the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon by Arab terrorists. It is certainly a despicable and deplorable ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Be A Positive Change Agent Series

    Contributed by Cary Paulk on Apr 5, 2002
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    A message to instruct believers how to make positive changes in their communities.

    How to Be a Positive Change Agent March 24, 2002 Introduction: [Illustration: A reporter once approached a hundred year old man in a small town in Maine and said, “Boy, I bet you have seen lots of changes in this town over the years.” The old man replied, “Yep, and I been agin every one of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Are You Dead? Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 31, 2000
    based on 151 ratings
     | 7,647 views

    The Finale of our Walking Dead Series. A look at what makes a person dead.

    Walking Dead, Finale Well here we are at the end of our series “The Walking Dead”. It was been a seven week journey though Biblical accounts of people who were given their lives back. Sometimes it was simply metaphorically, in the case of the 10 lepers that we looked at on ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Don't Forsake The Fountain Of Life For A Muddy Puddle

    Contributed by Mark Witherden on Feb 14, 2011
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    Be careful that we do not forsake the pure source of life (Jesus)for something strange. There's a world pf difference between the fountain of life and a muddy puddle.

    Two weeks ago we had a sermon fromm Jeremiah 18 about the Potters house. I want to follow on from there with the next part of the passage. We read that God is the potter and that He has the authority to do whatsoever he wishes with his creation. If he is unhappy with what is forming then he will ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Dying Well

    Contributed by Clement Okusi on Nov 11, 2013
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     | 7,420 views

    My father died recently in his sleep. People commented that's a nice way to die. Made we think about dying well.

    Sermon 1563 ‘Dying Well’. 15th Jan 2012 Overview: Introduction: A). As many of you know my Father passed away 2 weeks ago & last Thursday was his funeral in Colchester where he lived / very powerful time & we honoured him. 1). Seems like he passed away in his sleep / many ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    It’s A Wonderful Life Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Dec 19, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,508 views

    If Jesus had not come, so many things would be different.

    SERIES: CHRISTMAS CLASSICS (adapted from a series from Southeast Christian Church) “IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE” REVELATION 12:2-5 OPEN We finish our Christmas series today based on classic Christmas films. One of the most classic of all is from 1946 called It’s a Wonderful Life starring Jimmy ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Jesus Knows

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Sep 24, 2012
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     | 11,823 views

    As we go through life’s hardships and difficulties and we are to be turning to Jesus but you might wonder, can Jesus really relate to what I’m going through? Let’s see what Jesus knows about the various things we go through in our lives.

    JESUS KNOWS INTRODUCTION: Back in the late 80’s and early 90’s there was a baseball/football player named Bo Jackson. In 1989/1990 he had a series of commercials where the slogan was Bo knows. They depicted Bo knowing how to do other sports, activities and so on. Today, I switch Bo ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    It's Going To Take More Than That

    Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Mar 3, 2016
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     | 58,343 views

    No matter how things may look God is still with us -- In the midst of TROUBLES – STORMS – TRIALS - of every sort we need to be aware that God is still with us and that He is still in control.

    TITLE: IT’S GOING TO TAKE MORE THAN THAT SCRIPTURE: ACTS 27:1 / 27:9-11 / 27:14-19 / 27:27-31 / 27:37-44 / 28:1-6 It is important to understand that in all of our lives, God has an amazing assignment on us. With that assignment also comes anointing. It is an anointing that sustains ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    My Cup Overflows

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 18, 2016
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     | 22,560 views

    Let us think of some cups which never run over. If ours runs over, why it does so? And then, thirdly, what then if our cup runs over? (Outline and material adapted from Charles Spurgeon at: http://www.spurgeongems.org/vols19-21/chs1222.pdf)

    HoHum: Charles Dickens book, Oliver Twist, is about an orphan who at the age of 9 goes to a workhouse. Oliver, who toils with very little food, remains in the workhouse for six months. One day, the desperately hungry boys decide to draw lots; the loser must ask for another portion of gruel. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Number Your Days

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on May 10, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 16,050 views

    Don’t waste your life pursuing pleasure; serve the Lord with all of your heart!

    Number your Days May 7, 2017 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Don’t waste your life pursuing pleasure; serve the Lord with all of your heart! Focus Passage: Psalm 90:7-12 Supplemental Passage: And even when I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist