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  • Mike Hays avatar

    A Sacred Gathering

    Contributed by Mike Hays on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 89 ratings
     | 7,889 views

    We need to come before the presence of Almighty God.

    "A Sacred Gathering" Joel 2:12-13 'Even now,' declares the LORD, 'return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.' {13} Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    When God Restores What The Locusts Eat

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Apr 6, 2007
    based on 129 ratings
     | 48,503 views

    This message brings a word of hope in the midst of devastation. God can restore what the locust has eaten.

    April 2007 “When God Restores What the Locusts Eat” Joel 2:18-27 INTRODUCTION: Joel was a prophet to the southern kingdom of Judah between 835-796 B.C. about the same time Elisha was prophesying to the Northern Kingdom, Israel in 848 BC. Joel speaks to people who had become very complacent ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Brian Buriff avatar

    Let It Rain

    Contributed by Brian Buriff on Jul 11, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 8,464 views

    Theme: Renewal for different seasons of life, initiated from above, personalized for you, continual as needed, in just the right proportions.

    I. INTRODUCTION A. 1997 Movie “As Good As It Gets” – staring Helen Hunt & Jack Nicholson New York City. Melvin, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when Carol, the only waitress who will tolerate him, must leave work to care for her sick son, making ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Guns And Roses

    Contributed by Anthony Smith on Jul 6, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,864 views

    The prophecys of the Bible are being ignored, now its almost time for guns and roses.

    Guns and Roses Israeli military intelligence chief Aharon Zeevi was quoted Wednesday as saying Tehran might have the bomb by 2008 if the international community does not halt Iran’s march to acquiring nuclear weapons. "Iran is the country ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Kevin Higgins avatar

    Introduction To Joel Series

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Jan 19, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 11,792 views

    The book of Joel reveals the wonderful sovereignty of God.

    Joel 1:1 Introduction Woodlawn Baptist Church January 18, 2004 Introduction “The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.” As I begin a short series of messages from the book of Joel, I want to begin tonight by laying a foundation for the thoughts that will come later in the book. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Wilkins avatar

    You Were Shaped For Serving God Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Feb 17, 2004
    based on 28 ratings
     | 6,349 views

    This sermon gives instruction and teaching on our up coming Solemn Assembly (week of repentance)

    You were Shaped For Serving God February 15, 2004 Ephesians 2 8For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-- 9not by works, so that no one can boast. 10For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which ...read more

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  • Dennis Selfridge avatar

    Prayer With Fasting Brings God's Power On The Scene

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Feb 19, 2004
    based on 44 ratings
     | 13,403 views

    We need to have prayer with fasting to affect this world we live in.

    PRAYER WITH FASTING BRINGS GOD ON THE SCENE "Whatever you do, do it with all your might. Work at it, early and late, in season and out of season, not leaving a stone unturned, and never deferring for a single hour that which can be done just as well as now." - P.T. Barnum ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Peter Schmidt avatar

    Ash Wednesday Is A Time For Housecleaning

    Contributed by Peter Schmidt on Feb 29, 2004
    based on 111 ratings
     | 33,981 views

    This is a 2-part sermon for Ash Wednesay based on Joel. This was used in a service with the imposition of ashes, a worship service which stressed repentance. The 2 parts are: The Sinner Repents, The Lord Relents.

    Ash Wednesday Joel 2:12-19 Let’s suppose that after we left church this evening, we locked up the doors, and none of us came back until 5 years later. Not a single person set foot on this very property until Ash Wednesday, 2009. When we do come back, what would our church look like after 5 years ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Preparando Para Avivamiento

    Contributed by Stephen Boldin on Oct 31, 2006
     | 4,072 views

    Tenemos que hacer esta 3 basicos cosas para estar listos para avivamiento

    Preparando para Avivamiento Solo 5 dias hasta nuestro campaña evangelica con el Dr. Daniel Tuchez de Guatemala. El tema del avivamiento es “Tiempo de Cosechar”. Va ser del Viernes a Domingo, Noviembre 10-12, de las 6:00 a 7:30 PM. Y hemos estado preparando mucho para esto. Ahora tengo dos ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steven Taylor avatar

    It's Not About The Locusts

    Contributed by Steven Taylor on Nov 21, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,379 views

    The prophet Joel used locusts to illustrate that the people needed to repent...but it’s not about the locusts.

    1) INTRODUCTION a) When I was a young child, my grandparents had a farm in central NY. This farm was way up on a hill and even though my grandfather didn’t do a whole lot of farming, I remember that the fields at the farm seemed endless in the scope of my childhood world. b) The high grass that ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Rhonda Feurtado avatar

    A God Who Restores

    Contributed by Rhonda Feurtado on Feb 25, 2005
    based on 54 ratings
     | 25,618 views

    Our god is a God who restores. Even at those times when we feel all is lost, God is there and he promises to restore us, but it may not be in the ways we expect.

    A GOD WHO RESTORES Restoration. What a powerful word. What do you think of when you hear that word (pause). Perhaps you imagine your health or marriage restored. Perhaps you imagine your youth or your family restored. Perhaps you imagine you career that is failing or your self-esteem restored. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney avatar

    You Ain't Seen Nothin Yet

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Mar 25, 2005
    based on 84 ratings
     | 43,094 views

    Whatever the devil is doing, God has something bigger planned that will make him sorry, he ever messed with us.

    Joe 2:23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first [month]. Hag 2:9 The glory of this latter house shall be greater than ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Stephen Funderburk avatar

    Desparate Measures For Desperate People

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Feb 26, 2006
    based on 15 ratings
     | 8,086 views

    What it takes for a real revival to occur

    Intro: we live in a society that wants everything in life to be easy. There are many books called 12 easy steps to a happy marriage, 10 easy steps to financial success, 8 easy steps to getting in shape. I am sure for some people it is easy, but in most cases life if very difficult, and only as ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Kevin Walker avatar

    Rend Your Heart

    Contributed by Kevin Walker on Jan 21, 2007
    based on 31 ratings
     | 20,142 views

    In this sermon, I talk about repentance from indifference: first, the devastation that indifference has caused to the people of Judah in the book of Joel; secondly, what repentance should consist of in our lives today.

    Say “It’s about my heart!” I. The background from which Joel speaks. 1. Here, in chapter 2, Joel begins by talking about a disaster that is coming to the people of Judah. 2. An “army” of locusts has come into Judah, devastating the land. 3. Today, we may not fully understand the devastation ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Doug Henry avatar

    Preparing For Revival Series

    Contributed by Doug Henry on Dec 30, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,331 views

    What can we do as Christians to usher in a spirit of revival in today’s church.

    Preparing for Revival Joel 2:12 – 18 How many of you are fans of David Letterman? I am not one to watch his show, but there is one aspect that I used to tune in for. I loved his top ten lists. Recently, I came across a top ten list that wasn’t written by David Letterman, but I think it is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational