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  • Richard Jones avatar

    You Can Walk On Water

    Contributed by Richard Jones on Nov 1, 2000
    based on 260 ratings
     | 40,302 views

    Keeping your focus (Eyes on Christ) in the midst of chaos.

    You Can On Water Matthew 14:22-33 (Mark 6:47-52, John 6:16-21) I read about an interesting scientific experiment conducted a while back. A group of behavioral Scientists put some rats in a tank of water. The tank had smooth sides so they could not escape or rest. The scientists observed the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dan Erickson avatar

    Why Is He So Special?

    Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 22, 2000
    based on 87 ratings
     | 5,146 views

    Part of the reason Jesus is not someone people can ignore or forget, is how He lived and what He did during His thirty-three years on earth

    A panel of historians recently voted Winston Churchill as the greatest person of the 20th Century. He was born.......does anyone know when? Even a guess? It was November 30, 1874. Does anyone have any idea where Sir Winston was born? Oxfordshire, England. How about the names of his father and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David DeWitt avatar

    Focus: Your Best Friend Or Your Worst Enemy

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Dec 15, 2000
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,257 views

    God is calling for us to have the right focus for life

    Focus: Our best friend or worst enemy? Matthew 14:22-36 March 22, 1998 Morning Service Introduction 1. Apollo 13 Mission: The mission was doomed, there numerous problems and failures, the only thing that saved the men on board was creativity and will to live, at one specific point in the mission ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    When The Bottom Drops Out

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 3, 2001
    based on 359 ratings
     | 17,582 views

    How to deal with adversity when it comes in abundance.

    When the Bottom Drops Out Matthew 14: 22-32 DID YOU EVER HAVE ONE OF THOSE DAYS when everything seemed to fall apart? For example, you got up and discovered the alarm didn’t go off and your head was pounding as a result of a bad cold. Then you cut yourself shaving, stumbled over your child’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Carl Willis avatar

    When You Need Him The Most

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Apr 14, 2001
    based on 44 ratings
     | 5,274 views

    Jesus knows your needs and is always there when you need Him the most.

    When You Need Him The Most Life is filled with many challenges and hardships. Let’s think about some of the more common things that fit into this category A. Illness B. Financial C. Family Pressures D. Relational Issues Ok, someone tell me, when these trials come, what are the natural ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Hope Floats, But Faith Walks

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Apr 14, 2001
    based on 75 ratings
     | 5,009 views

    In the midst of life’s storms, it takes faith to walk upon the crests of the waves.

    Hope Floats, but Faith Walks Background Text: Matthew 14:22-33 A. Location affects perception - When in the midst of a crisis, we are not only influenced by our own emotion, but by the emotion and perception of others. (“Boy I’d hate to be in your shoes” “What are you ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Reach Your Potential Series

    Contributed by Jeff Seaman on Apr 20, 2001
    based on 71 ratings
     | 9,687 views

    Home Cell Groups

    HOME EXPLOSION “How To Reach Your Potential” Part –2 Matt. 14:22-33 Pastor Jeff Seaman Matt. 14:22-33 “Immediately after this, Jesus made his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake while he sent the people home. Afterward he went up into the hills by himself ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    First The Test Then The Miracle

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 25, 2001
    based on 71 ratings
     | 8,572 views

    This sermon deals with the need to go through trials and tests before we see a miracle.

    First The Test, Then The Miracle 10/1/2000 2 Kings 6:24-33 Matthew 14:22-34 There are a lot of people who want to see God do a miracle, but very few are volunteering to be in the circumstances which requires a miracle to take place. Many of us would like to walk on water, but don’t ask ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Why Jesus Taught People If They Want To See God Work In New Ways They Must Be Willing To Do New Things

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 434 ratings
     | 32,411 views

    Why Jesus Taught People If They Want To See God Work in New Ways They Must Be Willing to do New Things (Matt 14:29-31)

    Why Jesus Taught People If They Want To See God Work in New Ways They Must Be Willing to do New Things (Matt 14:29-31) Illustration:He was born in Columbus, Ohio, 1890, the third of eight children. At eleven he quit school to help with the family expenses, and got his first full-time job at $3.50 ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Surviving The Storm Series

    Contributed by Mike Holley on Jan 17, 2001
    based on 111 ratings
     | 11,530 views

    Sermon based on Disciples in the midst of a storm brought about by obeying the Lord’s command to go

    Surviving the Storm INTRODUCTION Years ago in West Texas I was about to board a small private airplane that belonged to a friend of mine, It was the first time I had flown on an airplane this small and I was a little nervous. My friend took note and talked me through everything he was doing ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Failure: Learning What Not To Do

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jan 17, 2001
    based on 96 ratings
     | 4,392 views

    Never let the sense of past failure defeat your next step with God.

    "Failure: Learning What Not to Do" Matthew 14:22-32 INTRO: "The life of Jesus Christ was an absolute failure from every standpoint except God?s. But what seemed to be failure from man?s standpoint was a triumph from God?s standpoint, because God?s purpose is never the same as man?s purpose." ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Christopher Raiford avatar

    You Can Walk On Water

    Contributed by Christopher Raiford on Aug 6, 2002
    based on 81 ratings
     | 10,340 views

    The Power of Faith

    Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ Jesus, I read quite recently that someone has purchased the right to allow tourists to walk on the Sea of Galilee. No, they have not also purchased the rights to the law of gravity. Instead, what they intend to do is build a plexiglass walkway hundreds of feet out ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Charles Lindquist, Jr. avatar

    The Storms Of Life

    Contributed by Charles Lindquist, Jr. on Aug 10, 2002
    based on 128 ratings
     | 17,649 views

    Even though we accept Christ and have faith, we still encounter storms.

    A little background might be helpful in understanding our Gospel lesson this morning. Everywhere Jesus went multitudes of people have been following Him. Now remember, Jesus just suffered the loss of John the Baptist, His disciples had just returned from the mission trip He had sent them on. And ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Finding Your Focus

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Aug 13, 2002
    based on 64 ratings
     | 5,212 views

    This is a leadership team devotional that I wrote reminding us to keep our focus on Christ

    Finding Your Focus Matthew 14:22-36 March 5, 2002 Leadership Team Devotional Introduction I. Magnifying Glass II. The need for focus Focus can be our best friend or worst enemy, when we keep our focus on positive things it is a true friend, when we focus on the negative it becomes our worst ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Bruce Hindenburg avatar

    "All By Myself"

    Contributed by Bruce Hindenburg on Aug 13, 2002
    based on 120 ratings
     | 14,057 views

    The story of Elijah, his success and his fear. His false assumption that he is all alone. How God spoke to him and to us in a gentle whisper. Today we hear the gentle whisper of the Gospel.

    Text: 1 Kings 19:9-18; and Matthew 14:22-33 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Way, way back in early 1970’s there was a singing group known as the Raspberries. One of the members of that group was a fellow by the name of Eric Carmen. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran