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  • Daniel Habben avatar

    "Come Closer!"

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Feb 8, 2005
    based on 38 ratings
     | 14,080 views

    "Come Closer!" 1) A holy command that frightens 2) A gracious invitation that comforts

    Chris, could you come up here? Come closer please. Closer. Closer! Did you notice how hesitant Chris was to come close to me? The closer I asked him to come the more wary he became. That’s only natural because I never told Chris why I wanted him to come close. For all he knows I am going to scold ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Mark D. Stetler avatar

    Qualities For Low Conflict Christians Iii

    Contributed by Mark D. Stetler on Feb 18, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,831 views

    Do you want to experience little or no conflict in your relationships? Look at part 3 of this series.

    Qualities for low conflict Christians (Part III) John 15:12 Relationships are very important! (Repeat as much as you feel is necessary) It is one of the desires of my heart to be in relationships that have very little or no conflict in them. Do you think this is a “do-able” situation? Is ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Fruit Of The Spirit Is Peace

    Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Feb 8, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 7,074 views

    1. Many times, "peace" in the OT was describing peace between people ("go in peace") 2. But in the NT, peace was something more, something deeper. There is a peace that is only available to the Christian; peace with/from God.

    February 8, 2004 Title: The Fruit of the Spirit: Peace Text: Galatians 5:22-23 Introduction 1. The fruit of the Spirit is...Peace! But how can we talk about peace? We are a world at war... war with terrorists... war between Jews and Palestinians... animosity between blacks and ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    "Return To Shelter" (Zephaniah) Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 10, 2002
    based on 57 ratings
     | 12,260 views

    "Backsliders" are believers who needs some encouragement. But those who claim to be believers and who forsake God simply never had authentic faith in the first place.

    “Return to Shelter” (Zephaniah) Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts A young boy was sitting in the corner of the kitchen looking unhappy. He’d just been given a “time out”. When his discipline was over, he asked his mother, “God can do anything He wants, ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    "Some Trust In Chariots” Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 14, 2002
    based on 251 ratings
     | 28,963 views

    Deborah shows us what can be accomplished when we rely on God to fight our battles.

    “Some Trust in Chariots” Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts Judges chapters 4 and 5 tell a story in two very distinct and different ways. Ch 4 gives a conventional historical account, while chapter 5 re-tells the story in poetic verse. We are studying ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Lynn Floyd avatar

    God Is Holy

    Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Jul 28, 2002
    based on 89 ratings
     | 17,885 views

    I attempt to define God’s holiness and how that should have a profound affect on our lives.

    God Is Holy “As soon as children are old enough to speak, one of the first questions parents ask is, “How big are you?” Children seem to always give the same answer, “I’m soooo big!” They generally raise their hands to get additional stature, as if to say, “I’m huge. I’m enormous. There’s no ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James May avatar

    Behold The Father's Care

    Contributed by James May on Apr 19, 2001
    based on 44 ratings
     | 10,532 views

    God, our Father, watches over His children and will not suffer them to be lost but will speedily come to their rescue when they cry out to Him.

    Behold, the Father’s Care Psalms 18:1-6 1 <To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day [that] the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,> I will love thee, O ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Living For Eternity

    Contributed by David Anderson on May 3, 2001
    based on 68 ratings
     | 5,675 views

    Sacrificing our seconds within this world we await the eternal hour of paradise.

    Sermon: "LIVING FOR ETERNITY" D. Anderson Is. 26:1ff; Rev. 21:9-11,22-27; Mat. 5:1-12 + + + Here again these breath-giving Words proclaimed by the prophet Isaiah: But your dead will live; their bodies will rise. You who dwell in the dust, wake up and shout for joy. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Faith's Power Amidst Testing Times

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 7, 2001
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,370 views

    How God used Elijah’s faith to demonstrate His mighty power to skeptics

    How God used Elijah’s faith to demonstrate His mighty power to skeptics Elijah’s Contest – I Kings 18 Illustration:Dr. B.J. Miller once said, "It is a great deal easier to do that which God gives us to do, no matter how hard it is, than to face the responsibilities of not doing it." Today In ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Robert Kerr avatar

    Love That Won't Give Up

    Contributed by Robert Kerr on Aug 4, 2001
    based on 137 ratings
     | 17,834 views

    GOD’S PERSEVERING LOVE

    LOVE THAT WON’T GIVE UP One day C. H. Spurgeon was walking through the English countryside with a friend. As they strolled along, the evangelist noticed a barn with a weather vane on its roof. At the top of the vane were these words: GOD IS LOVE. Spurgeon remarked to his companion ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Gimmee, Gimmee

    Contributed by John Beehler on Aug 4, 2001
    based on 285 ratings
     | 16,998 views

    We always want more - of the wrong things.

    Gimmee, Gimmee Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray my Cuisinart to keep. I pray my stocks are on the rise, and that my analyst is wise. That all the wine I sip is white, and that my hot tub’s watertight. That racquetball won’t get too tough, that all my sushi’s fresh enough. I ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Paul Apple avatar

    Don't Let Peer Pressure Keep You From...

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 86 ratings
     | 13,004 views

    DON'T LET PEER PRESSURE KEEP YOU FROM PLEASING GOD JESUS CHOSE THE APPROVAL OF GOD OVER THE APPROVAL OF MEN 1 Pet.

    DON'T LET PEER PRESSURE KEEP YOU FROM PLEASING GOD JESUS CHOSE THE APPROVAL OF GOD OVER THE APPROVAL OF MEN 1 Pet. 2:4 "REJECTED BY MEN, BUT CHOICE AND PRECIOUS IN THE SIGHT OF GOD" remember the building analogy INTRODUCTION: We hear a lot about peer pressure - the pressure to conform; to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Gary Robinson avatar

    Look! Up In The Sky!

    Contributed by Gary Robinson on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 59 ratings
     | 8,892 views

    God rescues us from meaningless, purposeless, hopeless living.

    You can forget "The New Adventures of Superman." As far as I’m concerned, his old adventures are the greatest. I remember jumping off that big, yellow school bus, racing across the road and into the living room. I’d snap on the TV and wait for the tube to warm up. If I’d gotten home in time, I’d ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • André Strydom avatar

    God, The God Of Generations

    Contributed by André Strydom on Dec 5, 2000
    based on 176 ratings
     | 12,291 views

    God introduces Himself to Moses as the God of Grandpas and Grandmas, moms and dads and children.

    Baptism Sermon Scripture reading: Exodus 3:1-10 I wonder if the children noticed who was present in front of the pulpit today? For if we look carefully we would have noticed that in each case we saw three generations. Ws saw a Grandmother, a daughter and a grandchild. This is quite significant ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Stephen Fournier avatar

    What Are We Here For?

    Contributed by Stephen Fournier on Dec 5, 2000
    based on 111 ratings
     | 5,492 views

    Sermon on why we come to church

    WHY ARE WE HERE?? I. Introduction - A. The Perfect Church I think that I shall never see a Church that’s all it ought to be A Church whose members never stray Beyond the Strait and Narrow Way: A church that has no empty pews Whose Pastor never has the blues A church whose ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church