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  • Dr. Phillip Paschal avatar

    God's Extreme Make Over

    Contributed by Dr. Phillip Paschal on Jan 14, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 10,482 views

    GOD’S DIVINE SPIRITUAL RENEWAL OF MAN.

    GOD’S EXTREME MAKEOVER PSALMS 51 1.THE TEXT. DAVID’S DISPOSITION REFLECTED HIS CONDITION. a)HE WAS BURDENED AND BESEIGED BY GUILT THAT RADIATED FROM A SINFUL HEART. b)DAVID WAS GUILTY OF ADULTERY WITH BATHSHEBA AND HAVING HER HUSBAND MURDERED IN ORDER TO CONCEAL HER PREGNACY. c)SIN DRIVES MEN AND ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Terry Jones avatar

    Core The Making Of A Healthy Church Series

    Contributed by Terry Jones on Jan 15, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,612 views

    In this focus on developing a healthy church, Pastor Terry begins a series focused on developing CORE within the Body. What is CORE? Check it out.

    2009, I believe, is going to be one of the most interesting years for the Church, and for the individual members of the Body of Christ. I don’t get into these internet “prophets” as a general rule, but I have been particularly interested in what some have had to say regarding the current and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Harold Hansen avatar

    You Can Make A Difference: Series

    Contributed by Harold Hansen on Jan 16, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,307 views

    We need to young peopleto make a stnd. We as pastors, Youth pastors, Sunday School teacher, Mon & dads to teach our children the importance of making a stand. To change the wrong & make it right.

    YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE: JUDGES 2:6-13 JUDGES 3:9-11 I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN AMERICA. WE NEED A NEW DEDICATION AMOUNG THE CHRISTIAN BIBLE BELIEVING CHURCH. AFTER ALL WE ARE BOUGHT WITH A PRICE. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Make This Valley Full Of Ditches

    Contributed by Greg Irby on Jan 30, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,185 views

    If we will trust and obey the Lord, then the victory will come.

    Text: 2 Kings 3:16 2 Kings 3:16 (KJV) 16 And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches. Introduction: 1. THE PEOPLE INVOLVED (VS 1-8) 2 Kings 3:1-8 (KJV) 1 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Making Your Paths Straight

    Contributed by Christopher Nerreau on Jul 25, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,583 views

    Is your life out of control? Today we are going to see that God has a wonderful plan to Make Straight The Paths Of Your Life. This plan consists of: 1. Trusting God With All Our Hearts (v.5) 2. Leaning not on Our Own Understanding (v.5) 3. Acknowledgin

    “MAKING YOUR PATHS STRAIGHT” “Straightening up your life” Proverbs 3:5-6 Fr. Christopher M. Nerreau Introduction: (Read passage) Opening Remarks: • Recently I was reminded of an essay written by George Orwell. In it he recalls eating a peanut butter and jam sandwich out on his deck. A fly landed ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

  • Richard Cook avatar

    Make Your Race Count

    Contributed by Richard Cook on Aug 25, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 11,050 views

    God wants us to breakout of mediocrity and to step up to a life with purpose and vision, to fulfill that task God has for you; we need to run this race to win...

    2 Timothy 4:7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: 1 Cor. 9:24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. Acts 20:24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • David Owens avatar

    David Makes Solomon King Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Sep 8, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 13,269 views

    Lessons from the end of David’s life.

    Introduction: A. A precocious 10 year-old asked her grandmother, “Grandma, how old are you?” 1. Well, honey, when you’re my age, you don’t share your age with just anybody.” 2. “Please, I won’t tell,” said the granddaughter. 3. “No, it’s my secret,” said her grandmother. 4. About 20 minutes ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Hugh W. Davidson avatar

    Beware Of Making Bad Decisions Series

    Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Apr 18, 2009
     | 11,436 views

    We’re always in danger of making bad decisions when we leave God out of the picture.

    Beware of making bad decisions Joshua 9 Two snakes were slithering down the road when one asked the other, “Are we poisonous?” The other snake said, “I don’t think so, why did you ask?” And he said, “Cause I just bit my lip.” Have you ever wondered why some of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    To Be Missional Is To Go And Make Disciples

    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
     | 2,849 views

    Second sermon in the second part of an initial 2009 series, ‘2 Things 2 B in 09’

    When I started writing this sermon, I noticed in my notes that I had written down a question for each of this month’s sermons with the intention of asking it at some point in the sermon. Well, I failed to do so last week and so it is with that question we begin this week’s message. (Slide 1) What ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Darrin Fish avatar

    What Makes God Smile?

    Contributed by Darrin Fish on Oct 2, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,054 views

    • Are you making God smile today? • Do you have a loving & close relationship with His Son Jesus Christ? • Do you make God smile by Trust and obedience? • Trust and Obey, for there is no other way. • Do you acknowledge God and do you serve Him?

    What Makes God Smile? Have you ever wondered that if something you said • Or something you did made God smile? • I know as a parent there are things that my children have done • that make me smile. • At the same time there are something’s that my children say • that would cause just about ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Making The Most Of Our Mistakes

    Contributed by Darrin Fish on Oct 3, 2009
    based on 18 ratings
     | 26,539 views

    Whatever mistakes you make in life, let them be a place of learning.

    Making the Most of Our Mistakes • It seems sometimes that we have so many opportunities to mess up in life – • We do things we know we shouldn’t – and we make mistakes. Translation Mistakes • When industry tries to expand to other countries, there are plenty of opportunities for mistakes. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Brian La Croix avatar

    When God Makes A Plan...

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 5, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,339 views

    Discussion of how the plan of God for Jesus to lay down His life was always the plan and would come to fruition.

    When God Makes a Plan… Matthew 26:1-5, 14-16 June 21, 2009 Note: The ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE format is from Andy Stanley’s book, "Communicating for a Change." Unfortunately, I’ve still got a way to go before I’ve fully implemented the book! Before I get into the message, I’d like to just take a moment ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Brian Atwood avatar

    Making Mountains Out Of Moles Series

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Oct 13, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 10,202 views

    The "P.A.U.S.E. Principle" applied to eradicating the moles that try to undermine spiritual success.

    We’re in the series “Something More” based on the story of a man named Nehemiah who lived over 2,000 years ago. The “something more” Nehemiah prayed that God would help him arrive at in his life was the rebuilding of the wall around Jerusalem that had been destroyed a generation earlier and not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Woelfel avatar

    Make A Difference With Your Life

    Contributed by John Woelfel on Aug 14, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,271 views

    What does God expect from us in this life? What does He expect from us based on what we are able to do? This message tries to answer those questions by looking at a couple of teachings from Jesus.

    What we want to know this morning is how God has uniquely made us so we don’t waste our lives. One of the main ideas from the series we went through is that if you do something meaningful with your life, you will be a minority. Most people just go through life trying to survive. They go ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    Making Sense Of Today's News Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Sep 2, 2006
    based on 82 ratings
     | 27,282 views

    The message of Habakkuk is one of the most helpful portions of Scripture to help us make sense of today’s news.

    Scripture In just eight days we will be marking the fifth anniversary of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That is the day terrorists attacked America. It was the most blatant, brutal barrage that has ever occurred on American soil. None of us shall ever forget that day. None of us shall forget the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed