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  • Gene Gregory avatar

    What Is Faith? Series

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Feb 27, 2008
     | 5,047 views

    Explains what Faith is. 3rd sermon in series on faith.

    WHAT IS FAITH? - Hebrews 11:1-6 > Hebrews 11:6 Now without faith it is impossible to please God, for the one who draws near to Him must believe that He exists and rewards those who seek Him. Over the past several weeks we have looked at the life that pleases God, from several different ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Lights Of The World Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jun 8, 2006
    based on 261 ratings
     | 44,983 views

    Jesus taught of the POWER of the light, the PLACES of the light, the PUTTING OUT of the light, and the PURPOSE of the light. Link included to formatted text, handout, and PowerPoint Presentation.

    The Lights of the World Matthew 5:14-16 Ye ARE the light of the world…Ye ARE the salt of the earth. In the original language these statements are in an emphatic tense, meaning it would not be wrong at all to say “you and you alone are…” [meaning Christians] The beatitudes were all about the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    If

    Contributed by John Johnson on Jun 17, 2006
    based on 84 ratings
     | 21,656 views

    There is a small word that some people say we shouldn’t use. It is the word if. The word if is a faithless word. It indicates a voice of uncertainty and it indicates a condition to be met.

    IF Matthew 14:28 There is a small word that some people say we shouldn’t use. It is the word if. The word if is a faithless word. It indicates a voice of uncertainty and it indicates a condition to be met. In the bible God used the word "if" numerous times. (Exodus 19:5) He said: If you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Path Of Becoming One – Pt. 2 Series

    Contributed by Mark Perryman on Jun 22, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,925 views

    Looking thru the song of songs and what it teaches us about relationships and sex.

    INTRO: This morning we are continuing our series through the book of Song of Songs (Song of Solomon). Let’s review for those who’ve missed: -This book is 8 chapters long, taking a couple and giving you 7 snapshots of their relationship. Imagine a 3,000 year old document that, if you can apply these ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Bryan Dill avatar

    The Words Of My Mouth

    Contributed by Bryan Dill on Jun 25, 2006
    based on 118 ratings
     | 30,428 views

    The words we use don’t always have the effect we want. But, unfortunately, there are times when the words we use aren’t intended for noble purposes.

    During the course of his sermon, a preacher wanted to emphasize the brevity of life. He took a long pause, then said, “Every member of this church is going to die.” But, to his ultimate surprise, a man in the back row responded to this statement with a big smile. Well, the evangelist was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Let Us Rejoice

    Contributed by Carl Benge on Sep 19, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,266 views

    A sermon on welcoming back the sinner

    The title of my sermon today is “Let us rejoice!” Even though it may be under somewhat different circumstances, rejoicing is a common theme throughout the 15th chapter of the Gospel according to Luke. In our gospel reading for today, we read of two different parables that Jesus is telling to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    What Is So Great About John 3:16?

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Sep 21, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 10,773 views

    Every verse in the Bible is great, but if there is a greatest verse in all the Bible… it is undoubtedly John 3:16.

    WHAT’S SO GREAT ABOUT JOHN 3:16? A little boy was heard talking to himself as he walked across the backyard, baseball cap in place, ball and bat in his hands. "I am the greatest hitter in the world," he said. He threw the ball up, swung and missed. "Strike one," he said. But again, he told ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "How To Become A Super Saint"

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Oct 3, 2007
     | 2,512 views

    Every Christian should strive to be a "Super Saint" and pray "Super Size Me, God!"

    “How to Become a Super Saint” October 7, 2007 If I were to ask you if you were a saint, most of you would probably say no. The reason is because the popular definition of that word is someone who is perfect or almost perfect. We think of saints in the catholic sense of someone like “Saint John” ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    By Whose Authority (Pp) Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Oct 5, 2007
     | 2,547 views

    This is the first message in the 10 Commandments series. This is a revamp adapted with Power Points.

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • How many of you have seen the epic, The Ten Commandments with Charlton Heston? What a great classic. I really believe that Moses looks like Charlton Heston!  • What are the Ten Commandments? Are they a set of archaic rules that were meant for people a few ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    You Can Run But You Can't Hide

    Contributed by Laura Leblanc on Oct 8, 2007
    based on 18 ratings
     | 39,641 views

    This sermon is designed to help you understand that God is everywhere, and if he gives us a command, we should follow.

    Text Jonah 1:1-3 (NIV) The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Ammitia Go to the great city of Ninevah and preach against it because its wickedness has come up before me. But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish went down to Joppa where he found a ship bound for that port. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Darren Rogers avatar

    The Excuses Of Moses

    Contributed by Darren Rogers on Jul 15, 2007
    based on 47 ratings
     | 53,838 views

    How we use the same excuses Moses used when it comes to serving the Lord

    The Excuses of Moses Exodus 3:1 – 10 When God appeared to Moses at the burning bush He had a special job for him to do, God called Moses to lead the children of Israel out of Egyptian bondage. Now being the great bible character that we know Moses to be, we would have expected him to say, “No ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jimmy Chapman avatar

    The Road Less Traveled

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Jul 19, 2007
    based on 38 ratings
     | 9,510 views

    There are some truths for us to learn about the broad way and the narrow way.

    Matthew 7:13,14 The Road Less Traveled On the outskirts of particular town there was a big old hickory tree located inside a cemetery alongside the fence of the cemetery. One day two boys were filling up a bucket with hickory nuts as they sat down by that tree. One of the boys said, “One for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    #2you Don't Have To Go Home The Same: Is There Anything Too Hard For God?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 9, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 12,104 views

    God can help us in whatever situation we find our self. Faith is an action based on the word of God, supported by the confidence in a continual action that whatever God said God will do!

    #2 I’M NOT GOING HOME THE SAME WAY I CAME ... NOTHING IS TOO HARD FOR GOD By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com THIS IS A TWO PART LESSON! I. FUTURE SHOCK: PERILOUS TIMES ARE PART OF OUR DAILY WALK. WE MUST TRUST, THERE IS NOTHING TOO HARD FOR GOD! 2 Tim. 3:1 This know also, that in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Did God Really Say… Series

    Contributed by Charles Cockroft on Aug 11, 2007
    based on 184 ratings
     | 22,606 views

    The first question in the Bible was a question from the Devil.

    Did God really say… TEXT Genesis 3:1-3:9 Today I want us to look at the first two questions of the Bible. When we find the answers to these two questions, we will find the answers to most of the questions of life. Questions are a important way of learning. An older lady gets pulled over for ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Duane Smith avatar

    Taste And See Series

    Contributed by Duane Smith on Aug 12, 2007
    based on 25 ratings
     | 28,850 views

    This is the third in a 5 part series designed to help us look at our realtionship to God through the perspective of the five senses. The purpose of this message is to encourage believers in our great God and bring them to rejoice in all our Soveriegn Lord

    MAKING SENSE OF OUR RELATIONSHIP TO GOD – TASTE Psalm 34:8 INTRODUCTION: A. So far in this series on “Making Sense of Our Relationship to God” we have looked at two of the five sense: Hearing and Seeing 1. This morning we are going to be looking at our sense of taste 2. Our tongue is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist