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  • Tony Grant avatar

    Omnipresence

    Contributed by Tony Grant on Nov 28, 2005
    based on 36 ratings
     | 13,326 views

    God is everywhere in his creation. God is present in every event, not only in every sunrise, but in every sunset, and every high noon, and indeed in every moment and in every second.

    Omnipresence Psalm 139:7-12 02/13/05 2317 words 7 Where can I go from your spirit? Or where can I flee from your presence? 8 If I ascend to heaven, you are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, you are there. 9 If I take the wings of the morning and settle at the farthest limits of the sea, 10 ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Turning Around

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Nov 28, 2005
    based on 30 ratings
     | 11,707 views

    A sermon for the Second Sunday in Advent A sermon about John the Baptist and Repentance

    Second Sunday in Advent Mark 1:1-8 ’Turning Around"   1:1 ¶ The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, "Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way; 3 the voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Finding Certainty In Uncertain Times Series

    Contributed by Bob Hunter on Nov 28, 2005
    based on 120 ratings
     | 32,220 views

    Four things you can count on in times of uncertainty. Step by step through chapter seven. Use in series

    FINDING CERTAINTY IN UNCERTAIN TIMES Daniel Ch. 7 Pastor Bob Hunter www.springwaterchurch.com Intro: Daniel lived through some pretty uncertain times as an exile in Babylon. Death threats, idol worship, temperamental kings, backbiting officials, puzzling dreams, difficult problems, etc. ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Pat Cook avatar

    Christmas Time Is Fear Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Nov 29, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,393 views

    #1 in Christmas series on fear. What was Zechariah afraid of? His life of quiet desperation.

    Luke 1:5-25 – Christmas Time is Fear Today we are beginning our Christmas series. We are looking, for the next 4 weeks, at the issue of fear. Four times in the Christmas story, someone is told, “Do not be afraid.” It makes me think that the Christmas song that says, “all is calm” might not have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Isn't He Beautiful?

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 29, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,216 views

    A sermon on Psalm 27:4 on the beauty of the Lord. (Adapted and condensed from Andrew Gray [1805- 1861] in "Gospel Contrasts and Parallels)

    Isn’t He Beautiful? Sermon for 11/27/2005 Psalm 27:4 Introduction: What is beauty? Socrates began to discuss what beauty is. Plato believed that beauty only exists when you compare objects to each other. After further consideration, Plato came up the most logical of all the philosophies, that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Fear Not!

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Dec 2, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,215 views

    We can live by fear or faith, the choice is ours! God wants us to live victoriously by faith!

    INTRODUCTION SLIDE #1 The Matrix Movie illustration START DVD. Time: 1:10 Start Time: 0:53:38 End Time: 0:54:48 Start Cue: Feet zooming in on building top End Cue: Man laying on pavement • Each day we have to decide if we are going to let the fear of what is before us keep us from living the way ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jason Pettibone avatar

    Accelerating, Growing And Causing Others To Grow On! Series

    Contributed by Jason Pettibone on Dec 3, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,344 views

    committing to a growing experience of Christ and helping others to ’grow on’ with you

    AAA Christians - Accelerating, growing and causing others to grow on! An all too common sound, especially right about this time of year in our cold climate is the sound of the car’s starter turning too slowly to fire the engine - you know the sound, -- (Uugh. Uuuuugh. Click, Click, Click!) With a ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Jury Duty [judge Not / Judging] Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jul 26, 2006
    based on 167 ratings
     | 38,680 views

    Jesus said "Judge Not." What this means, doesn’t mean, and how the Lord masterfully illustrated the true interpretation of this verse. Link included to formatted text and PowerPoint template.

    Jury Duty Matthew 7:1-5 Ever been called to jury duty? Ever been asked to ‘make a judgment’ about a matter? Some Christians seem to feel they are on ‘permanent jury duty’ as they go thru life. And Jesus addresses this fact in this final leg of the Sermon on the Mount. Today 12 members of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Home Series

    Contributed by Alan Tison on Aug 5, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,410 views

    In this continuing series we look at the "home" key as we discuss heaven

    Introduction: WIZARD OF OZ VIDEO CLIP If only it was that easy! Click your heals, and you would be at a place called home. Dorothy is right, there is no place like home. Home is a special place, This Thursday we will gather around tables across America and share home cooked meals of Turkey, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Firm Footing Series

    Contributed by Steve Miller on Aug 13, 2006
    based on 23 ratings
     | 6,001 views

    Desire to have lasting influence? if you don’t have a firm footing, you won’t get very far. 1.)Influence is built on reputation, but, 2.)Reputation comes from Godly character, so, 3.)Godly character leads to lasting influence.

    Firm Footing Key text: Acts 5:12-14, Acts 6:1-7 Series: Vertigo: Discovering Your Direction through Service: 1.The Way Up is Down 2.Firm Footing 3.A Little Does a Lot 4.Inside Out Written by Steve Miller, with prep and collaboration through the NRHC Carolina Network, ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Be Quiet, Be Still And Behave

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Aug 14, 2006
    based on 88 ratings
     | 27,375 views

    Being quiet and still drives us nuts! But we are told in Scripture to seek God in the stillness -- not in the noise and busy-ness of life.

    If there is one thing that drives us almost insane, If there is one thing that we cannot stand, If there is one thing that makes us uncomfortable it’s... (The sermon begins with the pastor standing in the pulpit, and simply standing for a full minute, doing nothing but waiting, seeming to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    How To Defeat Indecision Series

    Contributed by W F on Aug 22, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,425 views

    How to defeat the giant of indecision.

    Key verse: Elijah went before the people and said, "How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him." But the people said nothing (1 Kings 18:21). INTRODUCTION Choice plays a big part in our lives. For instance, we can get anything we ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Going All In For Jeus

    Contributed by Stan Simonik on Aug 24, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,048 views

    When a poker player says "I am all in," he commits all his chips. We commit all our faith chips on Jesus, because he has the words of eternal life.

    Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, when was the last time you heard the phrase, “Going all out for something”? Last week our mayor and council members went all out to welcome the Governor into Kingman. People will go all out to celebrate a wedding. And, we can go all out to celebrate our new life ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Ancient Office Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 25, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,706 views

    The one office we see early in the book of Genesis that continues through eternity in the Book of Revelation is the office of elder! This office is so important that every Christian should understand and support it.

    The Ancient Office (I Peter 5:1-4) 1. A pastor thought God gave Him an idea, and he presented it in the monthly elders meeting. After giving his most impassioned plea and really “selling” the idea to the elder board, the board voted and voted down the pastors proposed changes 12-1. The head elder ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    "Sacrificial Lamb"

    Contributed by Dave Martin on Aug 25, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 12,503 views

    Sermon about the blood of the "Sacrificial Lamb" as seen throughout scripture and ending with the substitutionary death of Jesus Christ - followed by the Lord’s Supper.

    Pastor Dave Martin ~ Cross Creek Community Church ~ August 20, 2006 “Sacrificial Lamb” 1Co 11:23-32 Turn to Gen 3:21 “Sacrifice” - The definition for sacrifice is broad – the act of offering something to a deity; the ritual slaughter of an animal or a person; To forfeit for another thing ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church