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  • Stephen Elmer avatar

    Pursuing Purity - Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Stephen Elmer on Nov 10, 2006
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    We Have A Desperate Need For Purity Before God -- And This Can Only Be Obtained Through A Relationship With The Pure & Spotless Lamb Of God!

    Part 1 Introduction: 1. Review What The People Of Judah Forgot: (Acc. To 1:1-17) - They Forgot About Their Faithful Father! - They Forgot About Their Wicked Nature! - They Forgot About Their Merciful & Undeserved Deliverance! - They Forgot About Their True Purpose! - They Forgot About Their ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Prayers Rising Like Incense!

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Oct 17, 2005
    based on 26 ratings
     | 11,216 views

    Your prayers come before God like sweet smelling incense! This is a short homily given at a residential care home for the elderly.

    [NOTE: You may find it helpful to place a wooden cross on a table, perhaps in the centre of the room, and to burn a small amount of incense near to the foot of the cross. The incense rising around the cross can provide a wonderful visual and ’nazal’ illustration. The nurses at the care home said ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    How God See's The Poor

    Contributed by Ron Hicks on Sep 7, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 6,012 views

    God’s attitude toward the poor, I believe, will cause you and I to look on them as we never have before.

    HOW GOD LOOKS AT THE POOR 1 Sam 2:7-8 7 The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. 8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    What If Tomorrow Doesn't Come

    Contributed by Jimmy Giffin on Jul 19, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 8,487 views

    If you knew you were going to die, could you plead your case before God just as Hezekiah did?

    WHAT IF TOMORROW DOESN’T COME? Text: 2 Kings 20:1-5 King Hezekiah has just received some disturbing news. He was sick, and is told by the man of God he was going to die. These are words that none of us want to hear. Hezekiah had been boasting about how powerful he was, and then Israel was attacked ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Jesus Is Coming Soon

    Contributed by Michael Blankenship on Jan 4, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,548 views

    Jesus is coming soon. Jesus is coming to bring righteousness to the earth, but before he comes down a few things must happen.

    Revelation 17 Hall Street Baptist Church December 13, 2006 Jesus is coming soon. Jesus is coming to bring righteousness to the earth, but before he comes down a few things must happen. 1. All the godless armies of the world destroyed Rev 16. 2. All false religions and perpetuators of false ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Getting Off Our "Buts"

    Contributed by Dean Kennedy on Aug 26, 2002
    based on 210 ratings
     | 22,590 views

    It’s time to quit the excuses before we miss the party. This sermon was presented at an on-going Breakfast Ministry for the Homeless

    This morning I’m going to give you guys an opportunity to change seats. This will be your only chance though. I want to make sure that you are comfortable where you are. Now for the reason why. I was led to pray over certain chairs here this morning before you came in. I feel God is really ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Enlarge My Coast

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on Mar 13, 2002
    based on 110 ratings
     | 64,208 views

    I preached this message before the Prayer of Jabez book hit the market. It is a message challenging people to get out of their comfort zones.

    ENLARGE MY COAST JABEZ – 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 INTRODUCTION comfort zone on the heat dial. We as Christians also have our comfort zones. When we are in them we are more likely to relax and be satisfied with the way things are. Those things might be worship, etc. When things start to happen that are ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    We Are Getting Closer Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Apr 5, 2002
    based on 56 ratings
     | 5,592 views

    This is the 2nd sermon in the series "The End". This sermon looks at some events that must take place before the tribulation occurs.

    Sunday Evening April 7, 2002 Bel Aire Baptist Church Series: The End [#2] WE ARE GETTING CLOSER Isaiah 35 Introduction: 1. A couple of weeks ago, in the first sermon of this series, we looked at signs of Jesus’ coming. This evening, I want us to identify some events that must take place ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Going In The Mulberry Trees

    Contributed by James May on Jan 9, 2005
    based on 45 ratings
     | 19,124 views

    We need to wait for the wind of the Holy Ghost to blow in our soul before we go out to fight our enemy.

    The Going in the Mulberry Trees By Pastor Jim May 2 Samuel 5:3-4, "So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel. David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Who Is Able To Stand? Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Apr 27, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,922 views

    In the final day - 'who is able to stand before the Lord?' This is the question asked after the 6th seal at the end of Revelation 6.

    “Who Is Able To Stand?” The Unveiling - #21 of Jerry Watts Revelation 6:9-17 * The last question in verse 17 is our first challenge of today. “Who is able to stand before the Lamb and the One on the throne in their day of wrath?” Just as surely as God sent the flood waters ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Kingdom Of Heaven

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Aug 24, 2011
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     | 6,928 views

    What did Jesus mean when He said that the Kingdom of Heaven is NEAR? It is WITHIN us, AROUND us and BEFORE us.

    THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN Before the colonialists imposed national boundaries in Southeast Asia, the kings of Laos and Vietnam reached an agreement on taxation in the border areas. Those who ate short-grain rice, built their houses on stilts, and decorated them with Indian-style serpents were ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Did Jesus Come To Repair The Old Way?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jan 13, 2014
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    Jesus' comment on wineskins is confusing to many. What does it mean and how does it tie into His comments right before that on fasting?

    DID JESUS COME TO REPAIR THE OLD WAY? There are some of the same elements, but we need to know that this is a new thing. - Matthew 9:14, 16-17. - There will still be fasting – Jesus doesn’t dismiss it. Instead, He says it’ll happen when He is taken away from them (when the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    True Disciple

    Contributed by John Ong on Jun 17, 2015
     | 3,778 views

    It is vital that we first heed the words of our Savior and count the cost of discipleship before we truly desire to be His followers.

    Citing Luke 14:26, the disciple of our Lord Jesus Christ should put his Master above those closest and beloved to him. “If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, … he cannot be my disciple. It is vital that we ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • William R. Nabaza avatar

    Death Of Jesus Made The New Testament Valid And Effective

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Apr 26, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,605 views

    To show that JESUS's death made the new testament valid and effective and before He left, He left with us His Peace.

    I. EXORDIUM: Is CHRIST's death means peace to you? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that JESUS's death made the new testament valid and effective and before He left, He left with us His Peace. IV. TEXT: Hebrews 9:17 (Amplified Bible) 9:17 For a will and testament is ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Judgment

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Mar 18, 2013
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    We will all face God’s judgment; make sure you can stand before Him in the Blood of Jesus.

    The Judgment March 17, 2013 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We will all face God’s judgment; make sure you can stand before Him in the Blood of Jesus. Focus Passage: Matthew 25:31-46 Supplemental Passage: And inasmuch as it is appointed for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist