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  • Paul Fredericks avatar

    The Light That Calls Us To Sanctification Series

    Contributed by Paul Fredericks on Dec 15, 2002
    based on 29 ratings
     | 4,846 views

    God’s light calls us to sanctification as seen through the new birth of Saul following the events on the road to DAmascus.

    God¡¦s Light Calls Us To Sanctification (Separates) Acts 9:10-19 7 Dec 2002 ¡V Pearl Harbor Day fellowship community INTRODUCTION: Our family has begun our devotion, using the Advent card we were all given last Sunday. The answer, of course, is just a small light. We are studying a series ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christmas Sign - God Is With Us

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Dec 17, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,020 views

    what this sign of emmanuel means for us

    GOD IS WITH US… 18Now this is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant by the Holy Spirit. 19Joseph, her fiance, being a just man, decided to break the engagement quietly, so as not to disgrace her ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    First Mary, Now Us

    Contributed by John Nadasi on Dec 19, 2002
    based on 131 ratings
     | 8,315 views

    The call to share Christ with the world began with Mary... It is now our turn.

    Luke 1: 26-38 Paonia United Methodist Church December 22, 2002 I want to start off this morning with a little exercise. Don’t worry, you don’t even have to get up… But I do want you to take a minute to reflect back on your life. I want you to remember being 15. Can you remember back that ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Christ Is Born, God With Us Series

    Contributed by Bruce Landry on Dec 21, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,946 views

    We will seek God’s will while telling the old, old story of Jesus and HIS love. HIS earthly life began in about the worst circumstances possible in HIS time, much like many of us might be in right now. It did not stop him from showing is "HOPE" and love

    Christ is Born, God with Us Christ is born Christ’s birth announced Christ visited Dillingham Bible Fellowship, Christmas Sermon 2002 December 22, 2002 No matter how many times I read it or hear it, the story of God’s hand in and around the birth of HIS only begotten son, touches my heart ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Come, Let Us Pray

    Contributed by Jim Parisi on Jan 7, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 4,560 views

    A New Year is here. Start it off right. Start it off in prayer.

    Come; Let Us Pray HHM Pastor Jim Parisi 1-05-03 A New Year is here….. Start it off right ...start it off in prayer Direction Harvest House Should not be only know as a place where the Spirit of God Dwells….. But of a Mighty People of Prayer Lifting up our voices to God For His ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A God Who Camps With Us

    Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 8, 2003
    based on 50 ratings
     | 7,035 views

    Sermon focuses on John 1:14, using the translations the word became flesh and "tabernacled" or "set up camp" with us. (Good for use in a camping setting or a location where many hearers are familiar with camping.)

    Grace be to you and peace from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. How many of you would call yourselves “campers”? Yes, several of our members disappear for varied weekends throughout the summer to spend time at a campsite. But let me get more specific here. How many ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Paul's Use Of The Word "Our"

    Contributed by John Kohler on Jan 16, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,505 views

    This message examines the Apostle Paul’s use of the word "our."

    The Apostle Paul’s Use of the Plural Possessive Pronoun OUR I Corinthians 15:3 Arminian Bible commentators teach that the plural possessive pronoun "our" is used in I Corinthians 15:3 in a universal, general, unlimited, unrestricted sense. They paraphrase the middle part of this verse in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus Kept The Law For Us!

    Contributed by Chad Wright on Apr 15, 2002
    based on 39 ratings
     | 5,184 views

    This sermon focuses on Jesus’ fasting and temptation in the wilderness.

    Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, "I’m starving!" Have you ever said that phrase or heard someone else say it? Most of the time, the person who says it is far from malnutrition! The human desire to eat, hunger, can at times be very strange and cause people to act very strangely. You’ve all heard ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Money: Its Grip On Us

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Apr 20, 2002
    based on 40 ratings
     | 3,922 views

    Thinking biblically on money and its hold on us

    MONEY: ITS GRIP ON US By Andrew Chan, GIBC, Vancouver, BC 2002-04-21 What some people won’t do for money. In an attempt to collect 40,000 euros ($44,780) in insurance payments, a 58-year-old German landscape gardener had a friend cut off his thumb and forefinger with a chainsaw. According to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Meeting The With-Us God Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Apr 23, 2002
    based on 65 ratings
     | 6,571 views

    Worship Jesus with genuine enthusiasm.

    MEETING THE WITH-US GOD Matthew 17:1-8 S: Worship Th: Seeing the Unseen Christ: How His Presence Transforms Life Pr: WORSHIP JESUS WITH GENUINE ENTHUSIASM. ?: Why? KW: Needs TS: As our study in Matthew 17:1-8 demonstrates, we should worship Jesus with genuine enthusiasm because He meets our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Shepherds Have Failed Us

    Contributed by Jerry Falwell on May 15, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,665 views

    The shepherds of Israel were guilty of bringing God’s judgment on them and their poeple, in the same way, God’s shepherds today have failed the Church.

    THE SHEPHERDS HAVE FAILED US BY JERRY FALWELL A. INTRODUCTION I’m continuing my theme of national revival. I’m going to focus on just one group in the phrase, “My People.” Today I’m going to focus on pastors. I’m going to show how the shepherds of Israel were guilty of bringing God’s judgment ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Forgive Us Our Debts Series

    Contributed by Dwight Davis on Jun 1, 2002
    based on 74 ratings
     | 12,444 views

    Many will fail to enter the gates of heaven because they are shackled to this world by chains of unforgiven sins--not necessarily theirs..

    “ Forgive Us Our Debts” Picture if you will; a man sitting all alone in a darkened prison cell. His elbows propped on his knees and his head resting in his hands. The man’s name is Charles Preston, and he has been on death row for the last seven years of his life for his part in ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Stir Us Again - Revival

    Contributed by Dr. C. David White on Jun 2, 2002
    based on 56 ratings
     | 7,099 views

    If the church needs anything today it is more fire. Passion for God and hurting people.

    Contentment is not a virtue if it removes the fire and only leaves the smoke. 1.) Godliness with contentment is great gain! (1 Tim. 6:6) 2.) Contentment short of what God desires for us is not gain, but loss!!!(No fire / smoke) 3.) I want all that God wants to give me!!! There are two ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When God Uses The Underdogs!

    Contributed by Izak Shipman on Jun 8, 2002
    based on 85 ratings
     | 13,487 views

    A Sermon to stay commited and motivated even when you think you mean nothing, espesialy for small churches.

    Gen 14:1-16 A: Introduction: · Here we have the first war of the Bible: · Seems to me as if it was a huge war. · Something similar to Hitler’s war. It’s estimated that from 2 678 wars in the 12th century, the total increased to 13 835 in the first quarter of the 19th Century. Wilbur Smith ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God Genuinely Surprises Us

    Contributed by Edward Frey on Nov 3, 2001
    based on 46 ratings
     | 12,058 views

    God’s promises of faithful forgiveness to a fallen world are suprisingly refreshing

    GOD GENUINELY SURPRISES US! Several years ago my sister-in-law threw a surprise birthday party for her husband. It was a good one. I have to admit my brother was completely caught off guard. He never saw it coming. The best part was knowing that my brother was genuinely surprised. To be ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran