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  • Brian Bill avatar

    Rebuilding The Rubble Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 29, 2007
    based on 17 ratings
     | 31,024 views

    Whenever we face trouble we must rebuild the rubble.

    Rebuilding the Rubble Book of Nehemiah Rev. Brian Bill www.pontiacbible.org 4/29/07 Have you ever noticed that once we commit to ministry, things suddenly get messy? We learned two weeks ago that when we focus on giants, we stumble; and when we focus on God our giants tumble. If you’re serious ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Lord Is My Helper

    Contributed by David Johnston on Apr 29, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 42,067 views

    The Christian faces great opposition in life from without and within. It’s only with the Lord as our helper that we can endure to the end.

    The Lord is my helper 2Kings 6:8-15 8 Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp. 9 And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Benefits Of Casting Your Bread Upon The Water

    Contributed by David Johnston on Apr 29, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 30,637 views

    There are great benefits to being faithful to what God calls us to do. This sermon explores several of them.

    The Benefits of Casting Your Bread Upon the Waters. Eccl. 11: 1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. 2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. 3 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Shaped By Grace

    Contributed by Tim Hedberg on Apr 30, 2007
     | 4,045 views

    Counting our blessings.

    Shaped by Grace John 12:1-8 March 25, 2007 They were friends. Friends - having spent time together - with each other. - appreciating each other. The Bible says they loved one another so much so that when one suffered all of them suffered. Friends - Mary, Martha, Lazarus and Jesus. And so when ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Light The Fire

    Contributed by Ron Hicks on May 1, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 11,273 views

    God will breathe life into anyone who is willing to let the fire of the Holy Spirit burn in them.

    Light the Fire TEXT Ezek 37:1-14 The world is looking for God. Tragically and ironically they are looking in the wrong places. Sadly, as the world is looking for God, God’s people are asleep in their pews, asleep in religious traditions, lethargy ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Part 3---Pray And Seek Series

    Contributed by Bob Soulliere on May 1, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,439 views

    But when we seek the first thing we must seek is God’s kingdom, not our own. We need to stop worrying about tomorrow because today has enough problems of its own. When we are doing God’s work and concentrate on that our problems will go away. When we seek

    What God expects of us Part 3---Pray and seek We have talked for the past 2 weeks about what God wants us to do. We discussed dedication and sacrifice and even humbleness. Today we are going to continue with that thought about what God wants us to do, then next week we will go into what God will ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Part 2---Humility Series

    Contributed by Bob Soulliere on May 1, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,330 views

    To be humble we must realize beloved that we are dead, we belong to someone else who has purchased us. That we are inter twined with each other and even more our actions will reflect on our own forgiveness from God Himself.

    What God expects of us Part 2---Humility We have talked last week about what God wants us to do. We discussed dedication and sacrifice and now we must move on to more of what God wants of us. First lets review what we have discussed. 2 Chronicles 7:4-7 4Then the king and all the people offered ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Its Time To Refuel

    Contributed by Randall Lavere Ii on May 1, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 9,616 views

    we all encounter times of a "dry season", heres how to overcome.

    When we speak of the Holy Ghost, we are not talking about an “it”, but a HE. He is a person. The very spirit of God living and dwelling in the midst of his people. Many people will tell you that the Holy Ghost came at the day of Pentecost, and never before that, well that is not exactly the truth. ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Developing A Church That Cares

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on May 2, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,598 views

    building a community of faith

    Intro: ILL. A youth minister was attending a Special Olympics where handicapped children competed with tremendous dedication & enthusiasm. One event was the 220-yard dash, Contestants lined up at the starting line, & at the signal, started running as fast as they could. One boy by the name of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    God's Got Me Right Where He Wants Me

    Contributed by Jimmy Stewart on May 3, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,582 views

    If you feel like you’re in a trial: just know God has you there for a reason!

    God’s got me right where he wants me Jonah Bible tells us the familiar story of the ministry of the Jonah. The son of Amittai of Gath-hepher, he was a prophet of Israel who in 2 Kings 14 predicted the restoration of the ancient boundaries of the kingdom. He exercised his ministry very early in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Steven Simala Grant avatar

    The Armour Of God

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 4, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,368 views

    Breaking down each of the pieces of the armour fo God; a sermon I wrote and preached with a gr 11 student

    The Armor of God Youth Service - June 11, 1995 INTRO: I have a hard time with things that I can’t physically sense. I’m a fairly concrete person - I like the tangible things in life - like a thick piece of chocolate cake, or the solid handshake of a friend. And it is because of this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Baker avatar

    How Do We Have Confidence Before God Pt. 2 Series

    Contributed by Mark Baker on May 5, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,457 views

    God’s precious promises will not fall on us automatically. We have to know the will of God before we can even ask for them. We have to ask in line with His will. God’s Word is God’s will...

    -- New Revised Standard Hebrews 10:35 Do not, therefore, abandon that confidence of yours; it brings a great reward. In the 1st lesson we talked about what confidence was, and the commands that God gave us in His Word in order to walk in confidence before Him. Confidence is another way of ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Bob Soulliere avatar

    Part 2 Sermon 1 What God Will Do For Us. Series

    Contributed by Bob Soulliere on May 5, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,538 views

    But what I want to talk about today is what God said He would do for us, If we do our part, BIG WORD FOR ONLY 2 LETTERS.

    Dedication of the Temple. Part 2 sermon 1 What God will do for us! London businessman Lindsay Clegg told the story of a warehouse property he was selling. The building had been empty for months and needed repairs. Vandals had damaged the doors, smashed the windows, and strewn trash all over the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Steven Chapman avatar

    How To Be Like God Series

    Contributed by Steven Chapman on May 7, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,374 views

    A person takes on the characteristics of the family to which he or she belongs. In this text Paul, shares at least three ways that we are to imitate God.

    How To Be Like God Ephesians 5:1-14 It is for me the most memorable scene of the movie. Pongo is watching out the window as a stream of people pass by heading toward the park. Each passing pet look like their owners. When a couple have been together for a long time. They begin to look like one ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Jesus Walks By

    Contributed by Matthew Morine on May 7, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,361 views

    This is not a happy story about Jesus saving the day. This is not another comforting account of how Jesus solves our problems in the storms of life. This is a story about growing real faith in God.

    JESUS WALKS BY TEXT: MARK 6:45-52. THEME: THE STORMS OF LIFE TEACH US MORE ABOUT US THAN GOD. The Native American group in Nova Scotia, Canada, had a long standing tradition. Each young boy had to live in the wilderness by himself for a week. It was a right of passage for an Indian male ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ