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  • David DeWitt avatar

    Walking In Strength Series

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Dec 14, 2000
    based on 104 ratings
     | 10,590 views

    God gives us the strength we need to walk with Him on a daily basis

    Walking in Strength Isaiah 40:28-31 July 23, 2000 Morning Service Introduction I. The fifth grade class A. Teacher asks a question 1. Does anyone here understand electricity? 2. One over anxious boy raises his hand – “I understand electricity?” B. The tragic twist 1. Teacher: “Jimmy, please ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Resolving Your Spiritual Fatigue

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Aug 18, 2002
    based on 66 ratings
     | 15,956 views

    There are times in everyone’s walk with god that they need a spiritual refill

    Resolving Your Spiritual Fatigue Selected Passages August 18, 2002 Introduction I read about a woman who telephoned a friend and asked how she was feeling, "Terrible," came the reply over the wire, "my head’s splitting and my back and legs are killing me. The house is a mess, and the kids are ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Change Your Clothes

    Contributed by Anthony Mancina on Oct 30, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,229 views

    In the book of Colossians we are told to put on the new man. We need to change our clothes.

    Change Your Clothes I. Clothing – What does it represent? 1. Sign of wealth, prestige and social position  Priestly Garment – Exodus 39  Joseph’s Coat – Genesis 37:3 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Obstacles To Church Planting Movements By David Garrison

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Nov 1, 2003
    based on 21 ratings
     | 5,629 views

    Obstacles to Church Planting Movements

    Obstacles to Church Planting Movements by David Garrison Church Planting Movements are acts of God, but it’s amazing how much mankind is capable of interfering with them. As with most of God’s works among us, He allows us to actively cooperate with Him or become obstacles—consciously or ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Happy Home And A Cooking Church Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Mar 28, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,436 views

    To have a "Happy Home" and a Church which cooks...requires us to do it God’s way.

    * Years ago my dad taught me a lesson which I remember till today. As usual, I had to learn it the hard way. As I recall, he sent me into the yard to remove a rose bush. Instead of doing what he said and “digging it up”, I cut it off just below the ground and roughed up the dirt like I had dug ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Lord's Supper Established Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Jan 13, 2011
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     | 6,947 views

    Jesus wanted to celebrate the Passover with His disciples but He also desired to establish another remembrance for them... a remembrance of what was about to take place! Let's take a look at that Last Supper in the upper room and just what it meant to Jes

    Set the stage: Jesus knew what was happening… Jesus knew what was about to occur, and Jesus wanted to spend one last night with the men He had trained and grown to love… Read passage here Luke 22:14-20… The Lord’s Supper has long been tied to the Passover meal as it is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Huddle Up! Series

    Contributed by Quint Pitts on Dec 23, 2008
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     | 5,025 views

    Using a football analogy throughout this series. This sermon is an overview of the series on living the five biblical purposes together in community

    Prelude Music—(This week we’re starting a new series with a football metaphor so we’re using “Jock Jams” music for prelude. Whatever countdown you pick please mute it and go with the Jock Jams music instead) Opening Set: (A) Everybody Praise the Lord (G) Holy is the Lord (E) Let Everything that ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    A Biblical Model For Serving God Series

    Contributed by Tim Huie on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,196 views

    All Christians are gifted and expected to use that gift. Not all service is pleasing to the One who gifted us, however!

    Note: Narrative is not normative, but see II Thess. 3:9 A BIBLICAL MODEL FOR MINISTRY I THESS 2:1-12 1. Illus. of my call into ministry • Knew God had called me to this work. 2. You may not realize it, but if you are a Christian God has called you to be a minister too! God’s plan is this: He gives ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Baptism: What Does It Mean To Have A Cicumcised Heart?

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Nov 8, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,144 views

    For us as Gentile believers we don’t need to be physically circumcised, but we do need to have circumcised hearts, and the outward sign of this is Baptism. What does it mean to have a circumcised heart?

    As we continue with our study of St. Paul’s letter to the Colossians we today come face to face with baptism and with the forgiveness of Jesus Christ. The water of Baptism is where we are mysteriously ‘buried with [Christ] …and raised with [Christ] through [our] faith in the power of God who raised ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Let's Stay Connected

    Contributed by Harold Wanton on Apr 25, 2009
    based on 21 ratings
     | 32,235 views

    We must remain connected to Jesus Christ in order to bear the fruit of righteousness

    LETS STAY CONNECTED! Jesus is in his last days, and he’s giving his disciples instructions on how they can stay connected with him, even after he’s absent from the flesh. He’s about to depart and take on his eternal glory, and return to be with his Father for a period of ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    How Shall We Live?

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Oct 23, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,182 views

    This question should be asked and answered by every believer. This word was very important to our body.

    How Shall We Live? Text: Acts 4:13-20 13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus. 14 And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    What's Inside Of A Gift?

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Dec 22, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,159 views

    What’s inside most gifts? Love, time and physical labor to pay for the gift; Plus, hopefully, something the recipient needed.

    What’s Inside of a Gift? John 4:10 (Use a nice wrapped gift for visual) Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Great Banquet

    Contributed by John Ong on Jul 1, 2015
     | 8,109 views

    For this week’s Bible Study, we have discussed about The Parable of the Great Banquet.

    God definitely has a way of speaking with us, even if we forget Him at times, especially when we are distracted with irrelevant things. In the depths of our emotions, He knows how to converse with us and tell us how much He loves us. In times of troubles, God invites us to be with Him. He never ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Freed To Love And Service

    Contributed by David Taylor on Jan 23, 2014
     | 5,151 views

    Standing in the Freedom of the Gospel: Freed to Love and Service

    Standing in the Freedom of the Gospel: Freed to Love and Service Galatians 5:13-18 Thesis – The freedom Christ Promises is the freedom to love and serve others/Spirit empower serving. The Christina concept of freedom is not the freedom to do anything you want or desire to do. True ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Some Characteristics Of The Kingdom Series

    Contributed by David Taylor on Feb 20, 2014
     | 6,205 views

    Being an Authentic Follower of Jesus: Some Characteristics of the Kingdom

    Being an Authentic Follower of Jesus: Some Characteristics of the Kingdom Luke 13:18-21 Last week we saw that Jesus healed a disabled woman as a sign post pointing to the presence of the Kingdom. Jesus exercised Gods authority and rule with the afflicted woman and so this raises issues about ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational