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  • James May avatar

    Never Give Up

    Contributed by James May on Nov 7, 2004
    based on 74 ratings
     | 15,900 views

    Never give up on prayer and trusting the Lord. In God’s time and in God’s manner, your answer will come.

    NEVER GIVE UP by Pastor Jim May Matthew 9:1-26 In 1972, NASA launched the exploratory space probe Pioneer 10. The satellite’s primary mission was to reach Jupiter, photograph the planet and its moons, and beam data to earth about Jupiter’s magnetic field, radiation belts, and atmosphere. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Narnia: Not A Tame Lion Series

    Contributed by Jack Starr on Jan 8, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,922 views

    God uses reality to shatter our false images of him in order for us to embrace his more amazing truth.

    Not A Tame Lion Sermon - 1/8/06 Colossians 1:15-20 Opening My wife has become an addict of home improvement programs and It’s Sunday night. That means that in my home we will be watching a show called Extreme Makeover: Home Edition I actually like it a lot, except when she looks over at me ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Just Because You Failed Dosen't Mean You Are A Failure

    Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Sep 22, 2003
    based on 133 ratings
     | 24,800 views

    Peter failed Christ but he was not a failure. Christ still used Peter to do grate things for His church.

    If I were to ask, "Name a great baseball player," Who would you name? You might say Reggie Jackson, Pete Rose, Hank Aaron, or you might say Babe Ruth. Most of know Babe Ruth as the guy who hit 714 home runs, the home run king. For many years Babe Ruth held the record until Hank Aaron broke it ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Praying For Our Enemy Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 14, 2003
    based on 68 ratings
     | 19,190 views

    Romans talks about how we should "treat" our enemies... but until we learn how to pray for them, we will find it nearly impossible to show love for them. Find out why.

    OPEN: During the Korean war a certain military unit had hired a local boy to cook and clean for them. Being a bunch of jokesters, these guys soon took advantage of the boy’s seeming naiveté’. · They’d smear Vaseline on the stove handles so that when he’d turn the stove on in the morning he’d get ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God Is Looking Forward To Rewarding Your Life Series

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Nov 4, 2003
    based on 49 ratings
     | 7,840 views

    Why Everything You Do Today Matters Forever

    Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. But when you give a banquet invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Brian B avatar

    Freedom & Forgiveness Are Never Free...

    Contributed by Brian B on Nov 13, 2003
    based on 55 ratings
     | 10,796 views

    Melvin Newland (Brownsvill Christian church) laid the Groundwork for this one, This is what I ended up with including an order of service and song selections. preached at a veteran’s day service. I have stood on the shoulders of Giants... Thanks Melvi

    FREEDOM & FORGIVENESS ARE NEVER FREE (A sermon by Reverend Melvin Newland … reworked by Brian C. Byers Freedom and forgiveness are never free, Reverend Melvin Newland in points out that there is always a price that has to be paid for both. I trust that most of you realize that Tuesday was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Healing The Blind Man

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Aug 27, 2001
    based on 147 ratings
     | 22,634 views

    Jesus Christ rewards those who are: 1. Persistent with him. 2. Passionate about him. 3. Pursuing him.

    Do you ever feel like life is passing you by? That is how Bartimaeus felt. He had been sitting on the sidelines of life. He was begging because he was blind and had no way of making a living for himself. He could not go on a trip as the people with Jesus were doing. The whole crowd was ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    You Hold The Key

    Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Aug 30, 2001
    based on 49 ratings
     | 9,787 views

    One can see from these examples of binding and loosing that it means more than declaring something lawful or unlawful by preaching. It also means to confirm the truth by power as Christ and the apostles did.

    You Hold the Key "I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." -- (Matthew 16:19) Matthew 16:19 a [thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven] Not to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Hannah Prayed

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on May 15, 2002
    based on 255 ratings
     | 44,168 views

    Mother’s Day sermon applicable to anyone!

    Hannah Prayed 1 Samuel 1:1-20 Mother’s Day – May 12, 2002 Introduction Happy Mother’s Day! I hope that this will be a blessed day for all of you, particularly those of you who have weathered the challenge of child-rearing. We’ve added a few new faces since our last Mother’s Day visit, so I ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Tony Grant avatar

    Psalmody

    Contributed by Tony Grant on May 28, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,604 views

    God’s people sing psalms and hymns of praise.

    Psalmody Ps. 145:1-11 05/05/02 by Tony Grant Some History of Psalmody Psalmody is the singing of the biblical psalms in the worship service. Hymnody is the singing of extrabiblical, poetic, and musical compositions in worship. The singing of the psalms is a three thousand-year-old tradition going ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Dangerous Drifting Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Dec 11, 2005
    based on 47 ratings
     | 20,030 views

    # 3 in series on Hebrews. When are we guilty of neglecting our faith?

    A Study of the Book of Hebrews Jesus is Better Sermon # 3 “Dangerous Drifting!” Hebrews 2:-1-4 “Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away. (2) For if the word spoken through ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Stanley Vasu avatar

    Amazing Characteristics Surrounding The Birth Of Christ

    Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 8,170 views

    THIS SERMON IS ABOUT THE AMAZING CHARACTERISTICS THAT SURROUNDED THE BIRTH OF CHRIST NAMELY 1.JOY 2.SORROW 3.DREAMS 4.ANGELS 5.PROPHECIES 6.SIGNS 7.KINGDOM

    AMAZING CHARACTERISTICS SURROUNDING THE BIRTH OF CHRIST *********************************************************************************** OUTLINE 1.JOY 2.SORROW 3.DREAMS 4.ANGELS 5.PROPHECIES 6.SIGNS 7.KINGDOM THE MESSAGE AMAZING CHARACTERISTICS SURROUNDING THE BIRTH OF ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Andrew Clarke avatar

    Sung To By Mary Series

    Contributed by Andrew Clarke on Dec 15, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,433 views

    Everyone is drawn to the picture of the mother Mary with the baby Jesus. What is Jesus’ own response to the popular celebration of this scene? (Text: Luke 1:46-47 with Luke 11:27-28)

    Series: "O Come! Let Us Adore Him!" (who was) Part 3: "Sung to By Mary" Text: Luke 1:46-47 with Luke 11:27-28 Introduction We come today to our third message in our Christmas sermon series for this year – a series entitled: O Come! Let Us Adore Him! Last week we were in Matthew’s Gospel and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Scott Taylor avatar

    Narnia: Finding Hope In The Middle Of Winter

    Contributed by Scott Taylor on Dec 21, 2005
    based on 21 ratings
     | 4,971 views

    How does one find HOPE in a world under the curse? How does one celebrate when winter is so strong? Romans 8 God gives us three reasons to have hope, even if we find ourselves locked in winter.

    Finding Hope in the Winter Narnia 2005 Intro: The land of Narnia was under a perpetual winter for over 100 years. The question we must ask ourselves is what was C.S. Lewis trying to portray with this image. The winter is a picture of what the Bible calls The Fall. It is result of Adam and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jeffery Ralston avatar

    Worship In Truth

    Contributed by Jeffery Ralston on Feb 13, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,609 views

    Considering Worship from a truthful point of view

    It’s not so hard to fool your sense of touch. Most of us are pretty confident in our body ownership. We see appendages emerging from our shoulders and think: These are my arms. That multiple-digit tool at the end of my arm is my hand. And so on. The awareness we have of our body position in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal