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  • Gary MacDonald avatar

    Will You Pray?

    Contributed by Gary Macdonald on Nov 1, 2001
    based on 44 ratings
     | 2,939 views

    Why do people murder others? This sermon outlines what brings young people to kill others.

    Will You Pray? by Gary MacDonald Introduction Many people from parents to the so-called experts have tried to understand what motivated the two young boys, Jon Venables and Robert Thompson to go on to plan to kidnap a young baby, then fail but later on that fateful day, spot another young baby ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Seven Kind Of People God Cannot Save

    Contributed by Ralph Coleman on Nov 1, 2001
    based on 87 ratings
     | 21,889 views

    Describes how pride can cause one to lose sight of salvation

    SEVEN KIND OF PEOPLE THAT GOD CANNOT SAVE LUKE 18:9-12 It is the will of God that all men become saved. 2 Pet 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Higher Place

    Contributed by Bob Ashcraft on Nov 19, 2001
    based on 44 ratings
     | 7,811 views

    In his letter to the Church in Ephesus, Paul prays for mature believers to press on and experience a higher place.

    A Higher Place INTRODUCTION:  God is inviting us to a higher place  There are higher attainments in the spirit  There is more of God to be found  We have not ’arrived’ yet  In his letter to the Church in Ephesus, Paul prays for mature believers to press on ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Where Are You?

    Contributed by Patrick Doherty on Nov 19, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 8,891 views

    We all get off track sometimes, and part of getting our focus back is determining where we are spiritually

    Where are you? A: Church, it’s Sunday Morning, remember preacher. Ok, But Where are you? Gen. 3:9 God wasn’t asking for directions to Adam’s hiding place he knew where he was. (By the way God is not someone you want to play hide and seek with.) Propostion: Three places people find themselves ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Pablo Caballero avatar

    Dame Un Nuevo Corazón Señor

    Contributed by Pablo Caballero on Nov 20, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 24,715 views

    Señor Jesús mi anhelo es parecerme a ti. Deseo agradarte. Quiero que te sientas complacido en mi. Cambia mi corazón. Cambia mi sentir.

    Oración: Señor Jesús mi anhelo es parecerme a ti. Deseo agradarte. Quiero que te sientas complacido en mi. Cambia mi corazón. Cambia mi sentir. Hazme amar como tu amas. Hazme ver a mis hermanos como tu los ves. Cambia mi corazón. Dame tu amor. Dame tu sentir. Preámbulo: Dame un nuevo corazón, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    What Doest Thou Here

    Contributed by Ronnie Thrower on Jan 19, 2002
    based on 38 ratings
     | 4,243 views

    Just when we think that God Is finished we find out that He is not

    WHAT DOEST THOU HERE TEXT: I Kings 19:1-18 Reading through I Kings, I find that Elijah was a great man of God. He had just went up against wicked King Ahab. And Ahab’s wife did not make the job any easier. Wicked Jezebel ruled at his side as she pleased. She was from another county, which ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Todd Hudnall avatar

    Are You Empty Enough?

    Contributed by Todd Hudnall on Jan 29, 2002
    based on 345 ratings
     | 39,527 views

    Expanded outline topical sermon on recognizing our need for God.

    Introduction A martial arts student was meeting with his master and teacher at a table, having tea. The student said to his master, "I’ve learned all you have to teach me about defending myself. I want to learn one thing more now. Please teach me about the ways of God." The master took the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    God! The Great Attention Getter!

    Contributed by Tony Britt on Feb 6, 2002
    based on 49 ratings
     | 15,187 views

    This sermon focuses on how God wants to get our attention in order for us to know Him and use us to reach others with the good news of Jesus Christ!

    God! The Great Attention Getter! I wonder what it would take to get your attention today? (Do something that really grabs attention)! Good now that I have your attention what will it take keep your attention. Maybe I’ll try juggling while preaching this message. That will definitely keep your ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Wrath Of God Series

    Contributed by Jeff Mims on Feb 14, 2002
    based on 69 ratings
     | 11,409 views

    Some people cannot reconcile God’s judgment and wrath with the Christian gospel of love, mercy, and grace. Nevertheless, Scripture makes clear that justice, wrath, and judgment are as much divine attributes as are love mercy, and grace.

    The Wrath of God Romans 1:19-21 Some people cannot reconcile God’s judgment and wrath with the Christian gospel of love, mercy, and grace. Nevertheless, Scripture makes clear that justice, wrath, and judgment are as much divine attributes as are love mercy, and grace. The prophets...the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • A. Todd Coget avatar

    Religious Or Believer? Series

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Feb 22, 2002
    based on 45 ratings
     | 5,059 views

    This sermon "plows close to the corn" on all of us and deeply questions whether we are simply religious or are true believers.

    Religious or Believer? Acts 4:1-22 February 24, 2002 Intro: A. Some of you may have gotten this from Suzi Moore this week… We always hear "the rules" from the feminine side. Now you get to hear the guys’ point of view. These are our rules! Please note...these are all numbered "1" ON ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Joseph Marshall avatar

    "How Is Your Heart?"

    Contributed by Joseph Marshall on Mar 7, 2002
    based on 26 ratings
     | 3,176 views

    The Bible places a great value on what kind of heart you have. What is your heart like today?

    Introduction: The Bible places a great value on what kind of heart you have. What is your heart like today? There are many different kinds of hearts present in this room! We will look at four kinds of hearts: a sinnful heart, a trusting heart, a tender heart, and a surrendered heart. I. A ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Lynn Floyd avatar

    Reconcilable Differences

    Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Mar 11, 2002
    based on 51 ratings
     | 5,115 views

    In this sermon I talk about our need for reconcilation with God and how God made that possible for us.

    Reconcilable Differences When you have a problem or disagreement with someone how do you normally respond? What do you do to try and make right a relationship gone badly? Do you use the Hatfield and McCoy method and duke it out until there’s only one person standing? Do you just let it go? Do you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bo Dunford avatar

    America, Where Are Thy Gods That Thou Hast Made

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Mar 13, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,422 views

    The dumb gods of man cannot help us when we need help.

    JER. 2:26-30 "AMERICA, WHERE ARE THY GODS THAT THOU HAST MADE?" A) America is without question the richest nation on Earth! * No one can argue with that! * She has the strongest and largest churches in the world! * America has more preachers than any other country in the world! * She has more ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Schwer avatar

    Hungry For The Highway Series

    Contributed by Michael Schwer on Mar 19, 2002
    based on 28 ratings
     | 7,488 views

    God has made a way through our wilderness of sin, Weakness of humanity and Wickedness of the World. A way through the worlds "facade" of what it calls life.

    Hungry for the highway Isaiah 35 Introduction [Hook] In the Movie "the Truman show" Truman doesn’t realize the truth that his great hometown life is a façade-orchestrated and created by an evil producer who wants to hold him captive to increase the shows ratings. The movie is a parody of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Fred Sigle avatar

    Heal Our Land

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Jun 29, 2006
    based on 46 ratings
     | 23,340 views

    Our nation is on moral decline. God will continue to bless America and bring healing to our land only if we continue to seek Him.

    HEAL OUR LAND ILLUSTRATION: French writer Alexis de Tocqueville, after visiting America in 1831, said, “I sought for the greatness of the United States in her commodious harbors, her ample rivers, her fertile fields, and boundless forests—and it was not there. I sought for it in her rich mines, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ