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  • Daniel Haas avatar

    What Does Heaven Look Like?

    Contributed by Daniel Haas on Jul 26, 2008
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    This is what heaven looks like: - Heavenly hope is growing like a mustard seed even against our gardening esthetics - Heaven is as powerful as yeast and as sinful and dirty as well - Heaven is as valuable as a hidden treasure - and we should long to ge

    Matt 13:31-33, 44-52 - Have you understood all this? Sure I understood: The mustard seed is about growth - This pictures teaches us that Heaven is growing in our midst and that we can grow as well - Like the Ugly Duckling or Phoenix from the Ashes - Little things can achieve a lot - like a word ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    What Am I Looking For?

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Jul 29, 2008
    based on 19 ratings
     | 9,909 views

    "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field...The kingdom of heaven is like ... finding one pearl of great value, .... the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and caught fish of every kind"

    A certain man went to Church one Sunday. He frowned when the organist missed a note during the opening hymn. He gave a mean stare at two teenagers talking to each other when the congregation was at prayer. During the Scripture Readings he kept looking impatiently at his watch. When the collection ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Jay Winters avatar

    What Are You Looking For? Peace? Series

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Dec 27, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
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    A sermon for the first day of Advent, a church season that looks forward to the coming of Christ in Christmas and in the Resurrection. The next three Sundays are going to be following along the "what are you looking for?" theme and will all be taken from

    In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Three In One who gives us true peace. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, So…I guess there’s supposed to be a tree there (pointing to the place where it traditionally stands) pretty soon. Some of you were probably ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Rick Crandall avatar

    Looking Beyond Christmas - Now What?

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jan 3, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,302 views

    The days after Christmas shouldn’t be a let-down for us. They should be a launching point, a glorious beginning in our lives.

    Looking Beyond Christmas - Now What? Luke 2:36-40 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - Dec. 30, 2007 BACKGROUND: *Looking beyond Christmas: In the Scripture today Jesus is 41 days old, and in vs. 22 His parents have taken Jesus to the temple to present Him to the Lord. While they ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Fixation - Looking In All The Wrong Places" Series

    Contributed by Nick Panico on Apr 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,970 views

    This is the 3rd message in the four part series on walking through the wilderness. This message deals with keeping our perspective during difficult seasons in life.

    Wilderness– Pt.3 “Fixation – Looking In All The Wrong Places” Ex.16:1-3 – Pastor Nick S. Panico (Exo 16:1-3 NKJV) And they journeyed from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to the Wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Finding What You're Looking For

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 24, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,921 views

    asking and receiving

    "Finding What You’re Looking For" Matthew 7:7-28 7/6/97 Intro: Jerry Clower - firehouse on fire - truck into fire, put fire out - new brakes Let’s suppose I had a magic lamp today. If I told you it had a magic genie inside that would grant you any three wishes, what would you wish for? How much ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dana Visneskie avatar

    Look What God Has Promised

    Contributed by Dana Visneskie on Sep 7, 2004
    based on 50 ratings
     | 18,186 views

    I talk about God having a plan for the church body, our families, and our personal lives. I use the life of David to show that in spite of great difficulty, God was working out His plan for David’s life.

    Title: Look at what God has promised (From the life of David) Text: Psalm 138:8 Read Text!!! Pray!!! Introduction: Two men were riding a bicycle built for two when they came to a steep hill. It took a great deal of struggle for the men to complete what proved to be a very steep climb. When ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Kevin Higgins avatar

    Television & Movies: Look Out For That Pothole! Series

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Nov 29, 2004
    based on 37 ratings
     | 7,953 views

    Four tests to apply to what you want to watch.

    Life in the Fast Lane Television & Movies: Look Out For That Pothole! Romans 6:12-20 Woodlawn Baptist Church November 28, 2004 Introduction Tonight as we continue on in our series titled Life in the Fast Lane, remember that each of these messages has dealt with some pressure that society or ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Flury avatar

    What Are You Looking For In The Newborn King?

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Dec 17, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,625 views

    From the first declaration of a coming deliverer to Adam and Eve in Genesis 3:15 the hearts of men looked longingly for the Promised One. Each looked for something different in the Messiah. When Christ was born in Bethlehem Israel did not receive what the

    WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR IN THE NEWBORN KING? MATTHEW 2:1-2, 11 INTRODUCTION: With the proclamation of the wise men, “Where is he that is born the king of the Jews?”, all the prophecies of the coming Messiah were brought to mind in the nation of Israel. From the first declaration of a coming ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Anglemyer avatar

    Narnia: Lucy Looks Into A Wardrobe - The Bible Series

    Contributed by Paul Anglemyer on Dec 14, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,847 views

    Children’s sermon To teach that the Bible is an amazing book that we need to read and know! Chapter 1 of The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe

    Theme: Today the children will learn that the Bible is an amazing book that we need to read and know! Action Point: Today’s action point is, "I will read the Bible". Encourage the children to read the Bible. Start up a Bible reading contest or assign scriptures to be read every week in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jerry Stepp avatar

    Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places

    Contributed by Jerry Stepp on Sep 5, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,941 views

    Jesus meets a women at the well and changes not only her love pattern but her way of life

    Looking for Love in all the Wrong Places John 4:1-30 Introduction: This passage has been studied so thoroughly that we all know, or think we know, how women in the middle east always went for their water early in the day, together, in a community time of fellowship. While the little children ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Carl Willis avatar

    Look What You've Gotten Into Series

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Apr 10, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,165 views

    Holiness doesn’t rub off very easily, but sin defiles quickly. God looks past the exterior and examines what is on the inside.

    Look What You’ve Gotten Into! Time to Rebuild – Part IV Haggai 2:10-19 April 15, 2007 Haggai 2:10-12 (NLT) On December 18 of the second year of King Darius’s reign, the Lord sent this message to the prophet Haggai: [11] "This is what the Lord Almighty says! Ask the priests this question about ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Ricky Johnson avatar

    Why Look For The Living Among The Dead

    Contributed by Ricky Johnson on Apr 11, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,066 views

    A sermon for Easter celebrating the living. Incorporates the passing of my father and his transition to eternal life.

    “On the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark.” We might ask why Mary came to the tomb this early in the morning. If we return to the crucifixion and burial of Jesus we remember that according to Luke’s gospel Joseph of Arimethea asked for Jesus’ ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Jeff Budzinski avatar

    Look What We Found In The Garden

    Contributed by Jeff Budzinski on Apr 3, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,751 views

    The garden is where Jesus surrendered to go to the cross, to do the will of the Father. It was there that the decision was made and where the victory of the cross was actually won! As we get into the Word this morning, let us look at what we find in the

    Introduction · I want to take a stroll into a garden like no other, this garden I speak about today is one found just outside Jerusalem, the Garden of Gethsemane. · Gethsemane means, “oil press”. It was a place where they harvest the olives from the trees, press and crush them to remove the oil. · ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Charles Scott avatar

    When They Look On Whom They Have Pierced

    Contributed by Charles Scott on Oct 16, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,007 views

    We look on him who was pierced and we see the heart of God; we also see ourselves and are moved to tears of repentance and amendment of life.

    TRINITY 2 ZECHARIAH 12__8-10 AND 13__1 WHEN THEY LOOK ON WHOM THEY HAVE PIERCED The 3 year lectionary has been a great gift to us. Today’s conjunction of Zechariah and Luke 9__18 gives marvelous insight into Jesus’ understanding of Himself and the way in which he taught his disciples ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican