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An Upside Down Life Series

Contributed by Jyoti Banerjee on Aug 19, 2006

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Meet Matthew who gives an in-person account of his life-transforming meeting with Jesus, aiming at a young adult audience in contemporary London.

An upside-down life Transforming friendships: Matthew Luke 5 vv 27-32 Good morning, Twickenham. Thank you for inviting me. My name is Matthew, though some call me Levi as I am from that tribe. I am here to tell you my story. One morning my life changed. It started like any other day. I woke up ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:27-32

Denomination: Anglican

Tearing Down Strongholds

Contributed by Brian Barrett on Mar 17, 2006

based on 114 ratings

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Four Princilple to tear down strongholds in your life.

TEARING DOWN STRONGHOLDS TEXT JUDGES 1:1,2 INTRO: What is a stronghold? Stronghold means "fortress". It is a place of safety. 1 Samuel records David’s hiding places or strongholds. In Psalms David said that... Ps 18:2 2 The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my ...read more

Scripture: Judges 1:1-2

Denomination: Pentecostal

Down Is Not Your Destiny

Contributed by Robbie Bankens on May 10, 2006

based on 70 ratings

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The enemy may have barraged you with trouble, he may have even tripped you up and you may have stumbled, but being down is not where God has destined you to be. You shall arise!

MICAH 7:8 NIV “Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I WILL arise! Though I sit in darkness, the Lord WILL be my light!” Folks, I won’t be long this afternoon, but I am here to preach to somebody today that “Down Is Not Your Destiny”. There are some, who have been under ...read more

Scripture: Micah 7:8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Down 'n Dirty

Contributed by Brian Buriff on Jun 24, 2006

based on 64 ratings

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Wrestle with God – just do it! You’ll walk away with a new identity, a new walk (a limp) and a new relationship that will empower you.

I. WRESTLING MATCH BETWEEN GOD & JACOB – EACH OF US COULD VISUALIZE OURSELVES IN THE WRESTLING RING WITH GOD A. Many Of You Are Fighters – Strong Willed 1. Fight God in his will - ask lots & lots of questions – questioning 2. Arguing with God, reasoning, bargaining, wrestling B. Jacob Was A ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-31

Denomination: Church Of God

God Comes Down

Contributed by David Trexler on Jun 28, 2006

based on 29 ratings

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We can never rise to the level of God, so in love, God comes down.

Sermon for 4th Sunday after Pentecost Mark 5:21-43 July 2nd 2006 Last week I talked about how you and I can actually see ourselves in the gospel of Mark. How you and I live in that fast and furious world of Mark where there is little time to dwell on the past, and just as impossible to see what’s ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:21-43

Denomination: Lutheran

The Upside Down Kingdom

Contributed by James Tetley on Jul 3, 2006

based on 10 ratings

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The kingdom of God totally contradicts the Kingdom of this World

The passage we will be looking at this evening is from Matthew 20 vs. 1-16. Often subtitled the workers in the vineyard. The approach I am going to take is that we will split the passage up into sections – read the story together and then I will offer you some thoughts on each part. But ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Fourth Down & Inches

Contributed by Catherine Davis on Jan 30, 2006

based on 7 ratings

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A Sermon for a New Year

Text: Galatians 4: 4-7 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, in order to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as children. And because you are children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:4-7

Denomination: Methodist

Facing Down Opposition

Contributed by Mark Wood on Feb 18, 2006

based on 9 ratings

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Dr. Wood used this sermon to encourage the listeners that in the midst of opposition all Christian can draw from a higher power, and that power is from the Holy Spirit.

Some history must be covered before we can understand what took place and how we can apply this passage of Scripture to our lives today. First take note of verse 2 they, the apostles taught the people and preached in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. In verse one if we were to do a literal ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:5-22

Denomination: Baptist

Upside Down Spiriutality Series

Contributed by David Jenkins on Apr 8, 2005

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Upside down spiritiuality

From 6:1 to 8:39 the Apostle Paul moves from demonstrating the doctrine of justification which is God’s declaring the believing sinners righteous (3:20-5:21), to demonstrating the practical ramifications of salvation on those who have been justified. He specifically discusses the doctrine of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Let Down Of Life Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 16, 2003

based on 54 ratings

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Most of us will come or have come to the point in life where we realize that life is disappointing, that our dreams will not all come true, and that our impact on this world is marginal. The let down of life will get to us sometime, somewhere. We Christ

The Let Down of Life (Ecclesiastes 1) Intro Note: most of these illustrations were borrowed from Sermon Central; further info on Larry Walker, the man who ascended 16,000 feet in a lawn chair with weather balloons can be found at truthorfiction.com Do a search there--it is a great illustration ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Upside Down Kingdom

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Apr 9, 2001

based on 84 ratings

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Four characteristics of God’s upside down Kingdom to remind ourselves of on Palm Sunday.

Palm Sunday is the Christian community’s celebration of Jesus Christ’s triumphal entry into the city of Jerusalem. It’s a time when we reflect on Jesus as our King. But sometimes we talk about Jesus as our king without pausing to think about just what kind of Kingdom it is that Jesus is king ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:1-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Tearing Down The Walls

Contributed by Dan Cale on Mar 12, 2005

based on 34 ratings

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This short message deals with tearing down the walls that keep us separated from a lost world that needs us.

Tearing Down the Walls II Timothy 1:3-14 We have a problem with walls. Aside from holding up the roof – what is the purpose of a wall? What walls do we have that separate us from the world today? Walls of fear, walls of inadequacy, walls of insecurity, walls of self, and walls of sin. Three ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:3-14

Denomination: *other

Let's Nail This Down

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 20, 2004

based on 56 ratings

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Ordination sermon for Victor Oke. Do not nail down peer group approval; nail down the promises of God to strengthen, help, and uphold you in ministry.

“Who has roused a victor from the east, summoned him to his service?” Brother Oke, I warned you a month ago, at the ordination service for Gloria Grant, that I would probably use your name as the basis for your ordination message. The name “Victor” is so full of spiritual possibility! And so, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 41:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Praying Heaven Down

Contributed by Danny Anderson on Oct 27, 2006

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Smith Wigglesworth was a man who knew how to reach heaven. He understood the powers available from above and knew how to bring those powers into this realm. Wigglesworth once said: "If you want anything from God, you will have to pray into heaven. That i

Praying Heaven Down Text: Matthew 6:9-13 Introduction: Smith Wigglesworth was a man who knew how to reach heaven. He understood the powers available from above and knew how to bring those powers into this realm. Wigglesworth once said: "If you want anything from God, you will have to pray into ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13

Denomination: Baptist

Tearing Down The Hedge

Contributed by Jeff Osborne on Jul 5, 2008

based on 19 ratings

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A warning to the youth

Tearing Down the Hedge Text: Job 1:10 Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. Intro: The life of Job is one that most of us knows about. He was a ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:1-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

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