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  • Ralph Andrus avatar

    Revival & Brokenness

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Mar 3, 2008
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     | 5,935 views

    - God uses brokenness in our life to multiply our influence - When our life is broken the very life of God will flow from us

    Lk 20:17-18 17 And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? Psalm 118:22KJV 22 The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. Isaiah 28:16KJV 16 Therefore thus ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Decisions Determine Our Destiny

    Contributed by Sherry Proskine on Mar 4, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,464 views

    We all have the same choice to travel life’s road with God or without Him.

    Decisions Determine Our Destiny Open Illustration: In the area of the Maramures you have the "Merry Cemetery". To mark the graves someone has done a picturesque detailed carving along with a poem illustrating the life of that person. By looking at these markers and reading the poems we can know ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God’s Grace Greater Than Their Sin!

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Jan 7, 2011
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     | 3,920 views

    Why should we forgive?

    First time we are intruded to Paul is when he is at the stoning of Stephen. Second time is when he has warrants to arrest those of the Way in Damascus but on the road to Damascus ran into grace! Ananias comes and restores Paul’s sight, after he begins to preach, and gets death threats, goes ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Name Of Jesus Series

    Contributed by D. Bolte on Jan 25, 2011
    based on 10 ratings
     | 15,226 views

    The Name of Jesus affects our entire life in Christ!

    I looked online to find the top baby names of 2010. There are a lot of “top 100” lists of baby names --- but the problem is that they don’t agree with each other! Since there is no agreement, I compiled five names that are frequently seen at the top of the 2010 lists for our country: 5 of ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • James Parker avatar

    Boldness In Conversation Series

    Contributed by James Parker on Mar 6, 2011
     | 4,587 views

    Today we are on the letter C and we will discuss being bold in our conversations. Our scripture is from acts 17 and it covers a couple of different legs of Paul's journey from Thessalonica to Athens. We see in both of these places Paul reasoning or disput

    A-Z of Boldness Conversations "1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: 2 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures, 3 Opening and alleging, that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Boldly Seeking The Kingdom Series

    Contributed by James Parker on Mar 6, 2011
     | 4,306 views

    This week we are going to look at Boldly seeking the Kingdom. What do I mean by seeking the kingdom? Lets consider that this morning. Please open your Bibles to Matthew 6 verses 25-34

    Boldness A-Z Boldly seeking the Kingdom Matthew 6: 25-34 We are still considering the a-z of Boldness. Last week we looked at how we should be Bold about Jesus. We talked about being bold about His Identity, who he is... We discussed who the world may say He is. We looked at what the written word ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Becoming

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 17, 2010
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     | 2,725 views

    The popular notion of "the spirit of Christmas" does not recognize that pain and suffering are involved. But the coming of Christ foreshadows His cross.

    Takoma Park Baptist Church, Washington, DC December 2, 1984 Here it is only the second day of December, and already we are bombarded with Christmas carols in the stores. Already the annual countdown of only so many more shopping days until Christmas has taken on an urgent tone, and some of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Greedy For Good Times

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 22, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,329 views

    Why are we rarely as thankful as we should be? Perhaps it is because we are so wrapped up with God’s blessings that we forget their source; we are not willing to take the time or expend the patience it takes to say, "Thank You, Lord."

    Greedy for Good Times (Deuteronomy 8:10-11, 17-18, Luke 17:11-19) 1. Many of us have families spread throughout the nation. It is hard to get together, even for the holidays. 2. The day before Thanksgiving an elderly man in Phoenix called his son in New York and said to him, "I hate to ruin ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Working Of All Things Series

    Contributed by Larry M. Treat on Nov 22, 2010
     | 5,445 views

    The Word of God says that all things work together for good, but how do they work. Are we tired of bearing the burden of all things?

    The Working of All Things Romans 8:24-28; 8:35-38 • “All Things” aren’t always good things o Yet “all Things” is something that we must go through • I would be a fool tonight if I stood here to say you would not go through the burdens and trials of them ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Set Apart Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Dec 13, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,354 views

    The Lord set John the Baptist apart from others for a specific ministry. God does this for all the main characters in the Bible and he does for us also.

    Matthew 3:1-12 “Set Apart” INTRODUCTION We celebrate many things in many ways during our holiday season. Families and friends, the Christmas Spirit, holiday traditions and favorite foods are but a few of the blessings in which we rejoice. Of course, at the core of our Christmas ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Glory Of Christmas Contentment Series

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 30, 2010
     | 4,327 views

    UNWRAPPING THE GLORY OF CHRISTMAS SHOULD LEAD US TO THE GLORY OF CHRISTMAS CONTENTMENT.

    The Glory of Christmas Contentment December 12, 2010 Phi 4:11-13 That we've unwrapped thus far. * The Glory of Christmas is greater than anything we've ever imagined it to be. * The Glory leads us to Jesus the Reflection of everything that God is and celebrates what he has done. * The Reality ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Angels Series

    Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Aug 3, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,302 views

    The Bible says, "We are not fighting against people made of flesh and blood, but against the evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world" (Eph 6:12, NLT). Join us as we study spiritual warfare, angels, demons and the Holy Spirit. Adapted from a series

    Supernatural Pt4- Angels Fourth week- study called- Supernatural. First week- -recognized- we live in a physical world, but -there is an equally real spiritual world -where there is a spiritual battle taking place. We learned- -we are engaged in a battle -not against flesh/blood, but ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Patrick Nix avatar

    Temperance: A Fruit Of The Spirit Series

    Contributed by Patrick Nix on Aug 13, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 18,643 views

    Have you noticed that our current generation (especially of Americans) has no concept of control. We are out-of-control. The recent rise in credit card induced bankruptcies, divorce attorneys, and mini-riots are skyrocketing. Road rage, impulse spendin

    Have you noticed that our current generation (especially of Americans) has no concept of control. We are out-of-control. The recent rise in credit card induced bankruptcies, divorce attorneys, and mini-riots are skyrocketing. Road rage, impulse spending, and all sorts of addictions are seen as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rev. Reynaldo Bechayda avatar

    “you Have A Mission” Series

    Contributed by Rev. Reynaldo Bechayda on Aug 18, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,443 views

    Understanding your purpose for living as a follower of Christ.

    “You Have a Mission” Introduction: I want to introduce a new series to you today “Explosion & Multiplication”. As an introductory message for this series we will deal with the three greatest questions in life: 1) The question of existence – why am I alive? 2) The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Growth And Prosperity

    Contributed by Dale Miller on Sep 28, 2012
     | 4,295 views

    THIS SERMON DEALS WITH THE GROWTH OF THE CHURCH IN THE BOOK OF ACTS.

    HFL AUGUST 2, 2009 ACTS 6;1-7 1In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Grecian Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. 2So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ