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  • Kranthi Kumar Medida avatar

    The Nature Of The Word Of God - Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Kranthi Kumar Medida on Dec 24, 2006
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     | 17,664 views

    If you are one of those true believers, neglecting to spend time on the Word of God, then I would like to turn on your interest and love for the Word of God through the following message by bringing to your remembrance how the Word of God works in you

    INTRODUCTION: Our God is a speaking God. Right from the beginning of the creation of man, God had been speaking to human beings. God’s words have been recorded in the Bible. The Bible is the Word of God. God has given us His Word so that we may live by it. The Word of God is very precious. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Sower And The Seed

    Contributed by Stephen Boldin on Jan 31, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
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    Jesus used this parable to teach about mankinds reception of God’s Word.

    The Sower and the Seed Luke 8:5-15 Intro: Here we have the parable of the Sower and the Seed. Jesus used this parable to teach about mankind’s reception of God’s Word. There are many that hear God’s Word, but very few who live it. Some accept it for a short time, only to allow sin and self to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Pedro Trinidad avatar

    ¿por Que Se Tuvo Que Ir Jesus?

    Contributed by Pedro Trinidad on Oct 27, 2006
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    Jesus came to Nazareth because He wanted to do something great in His home town, but because there was a lack of faith in Nazareth He had to leave. When Jesus comes to our Nazareth will He find faith.

    Lectura Bíblica: Lucas 8:1-7 Himno de Apertura # Himno Final # Contendamos Siempre por Nuestra Fe I. Introducción a. Muchas veces hemos escuchado cosas sobre la fe. b. La fe se ha usado como vehiculo para criticar a aquellos quienes están teniendo dificultades y pasando por problemas. c. Si ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

  • Kevin Cummins avatar

    How's Your Heart For God's Gardening Series

    Contributed by Kevin Cummins on Jun 12, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,499 views

    Christ talks about 4 different soils, each representing a heart and how receptive it is to God’s Word. How receptive are you to God’s Word?

    Here is one for the teachers in the crowd today! It was at the end of the school year, and a kindergarten teacher was receiving gifts from her pupils. The florists son handed her a gift. She shook it, held it overhead, and said, "I bet I know what it is. Some flowers." "That’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Ron Murphy avatar

    Cultivate A Heart To Hear God Series

    Contributed by Ron Murphy on Jul 14, 2007
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    (Parts of this message were condensed from a sermon by Rick Warren) How do we hear the voice of God, above the din of a noisy world?

    Introduction: I. Have you noticed; A. We live in a noisy world. B. By noisy, I mean 1. Lots of competing ideas 2. Lots of competing ideologies 3. Lots of competing standards of living, and ideas of what is right and wrong, C. And all of these different noises seem to be talking at ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Drew Mills avatar

    Why Is My Life A Parable? Series

    Contributed by Drew Mills on Mar 16, 2007
     | 5,457 views

    to hear with ears that really hear, to prepare our “soil” for the seed of God’s Word

    The Parable of the sower, is a very familiar portion of scripture. It can be very tempting to think to yourself, "I’ve heard this story, hundreds of times before, and there is nothing new here for me." Because we think that we know this story so well, we can close our ears to what the Lord wants to ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    How To Listen To God's Voice Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Apr 10, 2007
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     | 51,444 views

    This is the first in a series on: Communicating With God. This sermon is intended to ask: How Well Do We Listen?

    Communicating With God: How To Listen To God’s Voice One of the basic claims we have as Christians is that God is alive and He wants to have a relationship with us. In fact our salvation is based on the relationship we have with God. But you can not have a relationship with someone without ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Using Our Light

    Contributed by David Rogers on Apr 20, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 8,678 views

    A sermon on using our light and not hiding our Christianity

    Using Our Light Bro. David Rogers Pastor Bethlehem Baptist Church Winona Luke 8:16-18 Prayer Introduction So many today are afraid of using the light that is within them. They have listened to the Satan’s lies that they are not good enough to spread the Gospel or that they don’t know enough. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James May avatar

    Roots

    Contributed by James May on Aug 13, 2006
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     | 10,104 views

    Is the gospel really getting rooted into your heart, or is it being choked and killed through neglect and the cares of life?

    ROOTS By Pastor Jim May How many of you have a green thumb? I can’t make that claim. It seems that I have a hard time making anything grow the way that it should. Last spring I decided to plant a small garden. I don’t have a tractor or a tiller so I had to break up the ground with a shovel. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Seasons Of Spiritual Life Series

    Contributed by John Tung on Apr 20, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 15,602 views

    A Christian’s spiritual life goes through a process that is often similar to the seasons of the year.

    THE SEASONS OF SPIRITUAL LIFE Luke 8:11-15 John Tung, 11-16-03 I. Introduction November is an interesting month. You have rain, sometimes, even snow, in November. It gets warm and it gets cold. It is windy; it is mild. And of course the leaves turn beautiful colors. It has a little bit of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    7. The Parable Of The Sower Series

    Contributed by Don Jaques on May 29, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,535 views

    If we want our lives to be fruitful for the Kingdom, we must cultivate the “soil” of our lives and eliminate impurities.

    INTRO: This week Ann and the kids did some planting. We have a little plot in our backyard that we’ve designated for the kids’ garden. Last year we planted a few things – including a short lived goldfish pond, in that area, and on one of the sunny afternoons Ann took them out there and put some ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Patience Series

    Contributed by Charles Cockroft on Jul 30, 2007
    based on 166 ratings
     | 53,845 views

    The reason of failures in Storms is lack of Patience. What does Bible patience mean?

    Standing In the Storm #6 PATIENCE There is a parable in Matt.7 about two houses. One is built on a rock and another was built on sand. This is a great lesson about the way ALL PEOPLE face storms in life. One house stood while the other fell. This is the way people do when faced with all the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Obstacles To Maturity

    Contributed by Chris Tiller on Oct 24, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 7,899 views

    In the parable of the sower and the seeds, Jesus identifies three categories of obstacles to maturity.

    The Bible uses a lot of agricultural metaphors. The prophet Isaiah describes Judah as a vineyard planted on a fertile hillside. “He dug it up and cleared it of stones and planted it with the choicest vines. He built a watchtower in it and cut out a winepress as well. Then he looked for a crop ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Dennis Selfridge avatar

    The Seed ,the Sower And The Soil

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Nov 3, 2005
    based on 44 ratings
     | 12,431 views

    We need to prepare our hearts to recieve the Word of God.

    Jesus’ Criticisms Here is a list of Jesus’ criticisms about religious leadership in his day: They did not practice what they taught (hypocrisy). They put heavy burdens on others but not themselves (legalism). They sought and loved public recognition (pride). Status, respect and titles were ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Think Of What You Are Doing!

    Contributed by Phillip Wright on May 28, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 8,151 views

    Having the knowledge of Christ and failing to share only proves that it means nothing to you; because if it truely did you would not be able to be silent.

    Think of what you are doing! Luke 8:16-21 By: Rev. Phillip A. Wright Jewell Baptist Chapel North Bay, NY. Introduction: This morning we will look into the Parable of the Revealed Light. Did you ever have something that others would love to have seen or look at and never said anything? Did you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist