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  • Ken Sauer avatar

    "God Is With Us"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jun 2, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,961 views

    Jesus reaches out to us saying, “Don’t cry. It really will be alright,” and if we are willing-- if our eyes are open to God’s never ending presence among us, if we look for Him in the dim and mist of our confusion, hurt and pain--we will see that He is ri

    Luke 7:11-17 “God is with Us” By: Ken Sauer, Pastor of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN What is it that you most dread in this upcoming week, month or year? Maybe it’s something that you know is going to happen, like a traumatic move to a new house, school, ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    God With Us

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Dec 15, 2009
    based on 18 ratings
     | 11,756 views

    God became one of us so that we might know Him, so that He might know us and so that we might be saved.

    GOD WITH US Paul Harvey once told this story; This is about a modern man, one of us, he was not a scrooge, he was a kind, decent, mostly good man, generous to his family, upright in his dealings with others. But he did not believe in all that incarnation stuff that the Churches proclaim at ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    The Use Of Wealth Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Dec 28, 2009
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     | 15,824 views

    The aim of this warning is to awaken all Christians who are tempted to adopt worldly goals & standards rather than God’s goals & standards. The secondary purpose is to assure suffering Christians of the Divine judgment coming upon their oppressors.

    JAMES 5:1-6 THE USE OF WEALTH / A Source of Spiritual Numbness [Amos 5:11-27/ Mt. 6:19-21] The last section dealt with arrogant self-centeredness. Arrogant self-centeredness is demonstrated by planning a future without placing God’s will first and it can lead to more dangerous possibilities. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    If God Is For Us..... Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Aug 31, 2009
     | 4,162 views

    If God is for us, who can be against us; share the power of eternal life by telling them about Jesus Christ!

    Hooray! We will finish the Book of Genesis today!! I hope you have learned how awesome God is and how loving He is! Whenever you open your Bible, will you remind yourself of how it all began: In the beginning God! From the Book of Genesis we learned: God created everything! God promised ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Trinity In Us

    Contributed by Craig Condon on May 30, 2015
     | 4,437 views

    The power of sin dwelling within us prevents us from doing what is good and right in spite of our best intentions. The solution to this problem is the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit.

    How do you see yourself? The answer to that question affects our attitudes, actions, responses and reactions to life’s circumstances. If we see ourselves as the helpless victim of Satan and his schemes, we will likely live like his victims and be in bondage to Satan’s lies. If we see ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Deliver Us Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 2, 2017
     | 8,222 views

    Paul describes 1) The confusion (Romans 7:14–16), 2) The corruption (Romans 7:17–20) and 3) The conclusion (Romans 7:21–25). in seeing Christ as the ultimate deliverer of our inner conflict.

    The totality of flooding this week in Texas from tropical storm Harvey has been devastating. 75 000 people called 911 seeking help. Calling out for help, the US Federal Emergency Management Agency deployed 900 personnel in search-and-rescue teams. A million liters of water, a million meals, 20, 520 ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Use It Or Lose It

    Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Nov 19, 2017
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     | 20,941 views

    Jesus' parable of the talents is a call to us to invest all that we are and all that we have in God's kingdom building work. The story reminds us not to compare, but to faithfully invest what we have, and to get to know the Master's heart.

    Matthew 25:14-30 Use It or Lose It Today’s parable is a story about investments. Sometimes we think it’s about using our natural abilities to serve God. Why do we think that? Because the story uses the word “talent” throughout. Our English word “talent” actually comes from that interpretation of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Crucified For Us Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 3, 2017
     | 3,750 views

    The fact that so long a portion of the Gospels is dedicated toward describing how Jesus suffered for us suggests we need to contemplate those events thoroughly.

    Crucified for Us Mark 15:21-32 1. This week, I came across a Jewish version of a joke I tell every year at camp. 2. Three Jewish sons left home, went out on their own and prospered. Getting back together, they discussed the gifts hey were able to give their elderly mother. The first said, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Broken For Use Series

    Contributed by Ken Ritz on Mar 1, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,951 views

    Part 1 of series on Elijah. God uses difficult times to prepare us for His use.

    Broken For Use Elijah, Part 1 If you have your bible open up to the book of I Kings, chapter 17, page ____ Today we are starting a four-week study on one of the greatest people of God in all of scripture. Let me give you the context of the time period that we are studying. After the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Place For Us

    Contributed by David Nolte on Mar 5, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,077 views

    Our home in heaven

    “A Place For Us” John 14;1-9 David P. Nolte There are many elaborate, ornate, huge mansions around the world; for example: the Pittock Mansion The Hearst Mansion Graceland Mansion J.D. Rockefeller mansion All of these, however ornate, costly, extravagant and famous will turn to rubble. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • I. Grant Spong avatar

    God With Us

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 18, 2016
     | 4,737 views

    Let’s look at Matthew 1:18-25, Joseph's dilemma, the meanings of Jesus' names and whether or not Mary remained a perpetual virgin.

    The Savior's Next Step for Our Church Acts 1:12-26 (Initial reading: vs. 8-14) Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - May 19, 2013 *This is last week's issue of "The Baptist Message," and the headline for this article is: "Hankins Delivers Sobering News to 2020 Commission." It tells us ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Nickolas Kooi avatar

    God Is For Us! Series

    Contributed by Nickolas Kooi on Aug 16, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 16,402 views

    How would you summarize the Gospel message? Do it in one sentence. Now, take what you have, and shorten it. Can you do it? Paul can. He summarizes the Gospel message with just four small words....God...is...for...us!

    The message of salvation is the most important thing that we will ever hear in our lives. It is also something that we are called to share as well. If you had to summarize the Gospel message in one sentence, how would you do it? What words or phrases might you use? What things would you ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Look On Us!

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Aug 31, 2015
     | 7,599 views

    The word ‘US’ has vanished from our vocabulary! ‘ME’ stands out! If at all the word ‘US’ operates, it is for agitation and not for edification! Hear me out today please!

    Look on us! Acts 3:1”And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.” Many times we focus on the healing of the 40 year old man who sat near the temple, but I would like you to focus on the words of Peter and John here: ’Look on us!” Rarely we hear ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Rick Boyne avatar

    An Example For Us

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Oct 4, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,645 views

    We should use Israel’s bad example to keep us from making the same mistake.

    An Example for Us October 2, 2016 Evening Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We should use Israel’s bad example to keep us from making the same mistake. Focus Passage: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Introduction: Give a personal experience of following a bad ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    One Of Us Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 29, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,726 views

    Even though angels are above humans, the human nature of Jesus was only temporarily below that of angels: Our salvation made His temporary humility necessary. That’s how much He loves you and me.

    One of Us (Hebrews 2:5-18) 1. Some people make a big deal out of small problems, some of which they should actually find amusing: “Today, for our 25th anniversary, my husband and I had dinner on a cruise ship, a dinner we had been planning for months. Upon boarding, I realized the expensive ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible