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  • David Hicks avatar

    A Holy Amputee

    Contributed by David Hicks on Nov 15, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,914 views

    Jesus expects us to deal ruthlessly with our own sin.

    A Holy Amputee Matthew 5:27-30 I’d like to read the following from a Grand Junction, Colorado News Article from May 2, 2003: With no water and as little hope of survival, Aspen mountaineer Aron Ralston, 27, used a pocketknife to amputate his own arm and free himself from a boulder weighing ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    The Power Of Small Is The Power Of God

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Jun 20, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 12,157 views

    God can do big things through little people.

    Title: The Power of Small Is the Power of God Text: I Samuel 17 :( 1, 4-11, 19-23), 32-49 Thesis: God can do big things through little people. Introduction Today the message is classic Sunday School 101. From our earliest childhood Sunday School experiences we were told the story of David and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "Green Pastures"

    Contributed by Ken Harris on Jul 19, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,533 views

    The purpose of this sermon is to motivate the hearers to affirm to others that the Lord provides spiritual nourishment, the comfort of life and fellowship for those who follow him.

    19 July 2009 Pentecost Sunday U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris Fortress Chapel Contingency Operation Site (C.O.S.) Sykes Tall-afar, Iraq BIG IDEA: The Lord provides spiritual nourishment, the comfort of life and fellowship for those who follow Him. REFERENCES: Green Pastures – a metaphor for ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Just Say Yes Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 25, 2011
     | 10,422 views

    We do not receive the Spirit just by saying "No" to a list of prohibited actions. We receive him by saying yes to the call of God, and yes to the commands of God

    Life sometimes really does seem a lot like a shell game. It moves faster than you can keep track of and what you reach for is often disappointingly empty. For many people life feels just plain random, a big gamble but at least it's not rigged against you. But sometimes life may feel like a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    What's Your Next Step?

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on May 15, 2011
     | 5,052 views

    A message to urge our listeners to avoid playing the moral game of Frogger with our lives.

    I remember one holiday sitting in the living room chatting with my in-laws, when the subject of high school reunions and old classmates came up. In the course of our conversation, my brother-in-law started laughing when he proceeded to tell us a story about one of his classmates who had ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    How Ministers Serve The Church And The Gospel Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 7, 2008
     | 4,473 views

    The way to serve God in the church, is to build it up by proclaiming the gospel, by helping those who come to faith to grow, and by encouraging them to become mature believers who in turn can bring others into God’s kingdom.

    Lee is a 19 year old Uni Student. He’s been a Christian for some 5 or 6 years, having been converted through his youth group and he volunteers as a leader of the youth group on a Friday night. Violet is a 70 year old retiree. She’s still energetic enough, in bursts at least, to be keen to ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    How To Destroy A Church

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Aug 29, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,337 views

    This message is one that I put together after reading a speech written by a former governor of Colorado. The lessons fit very well of how to destroy a church.

    Ephesians 6:11 KJV Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. I. INTRODUCTION -- THIS IS NOT MY USUAL FARE. . . -This message that I am going to preach is not my standard fare of preaching style. . . and yet there are some very valuable ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A Healthy Body

    Contributed by Betty Johnson on Sep 6, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,785 views

    Practicing good health care in the body of Christ.

    A Healthy Body It’s a morning much like any other morning in Riverview, New Brunswick. The sun is just beginning to peek over the eastern sky. Birds are stirring in their nests, reluctantly warming up for their first "good-morning" chorus. A few back doors open just wide enough to let out the ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Purpose In Pain - Hearing In The Wilderness Series

    Contributed by Jeffrey Payne on May 30, 2017
     | 11,497 views

    The fourth message in our "Hearing God" series

    Hearing God Session 4 Purpose in Pain - Hearing in the Wilderness Isaiah 35:1-9 It's only natural, considering the geography of the Middle East, that many of the Old Testament Scriptures, especially when dealing with the Prophets, refer to the desert. In Hosea, God (speaking of Israel) says, “I ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Poking Holes In The Darkness / Salt & Light

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Jan 31, 2017
    based on 57 ratings
     | 20,896 views

    A Secret discipleship does not exist in God's kingdom. Either secrecy destroys discipleship, or discipleship destroys secrecy. Salt in a shaker or a light hidden makes no impact. You are called to poke holes in the darkness. (5 additional illustrations) Updated February 2023.

    For those not familiar with an Anglican Service there are four Scripture readings prior to the Message. Today's assigned readings are: Isaiah 58:1-12; Psalm 112:1-10; 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 and Matthew 5:13-20. A quiet forest dweller ... lived in the mountains ... high above ... a Swiss village ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    His Cup At The Gathering Series

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Mar 5, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,402 views

    Easter sermon series.

    The Echoes of Easter Pt 1 "His Cup at the Gathering" Luke 22:14-30 Luke 22:14 And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him. 15 And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: 16 For I say unto you, I will not any ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Salt And Light

    Contributed by Hans Krause on Oct 19, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 13,787 views

    We are the salt of the earth and the light of the world. We are not called to withdraw from public life into our safe and cozy Christian circles. We are called to make a difference in a world full of darkness, fear, violence, and foolishness.

    [Sermon preached on 21 October 2018, Reformation Sunday / 3rd year, ELCF Lectionary] We sing it almost every Sunday in church with the kids: “This little light of mine—I’m gonna let it shine. Everywhere I go, I’m gonna let it shine.” But I wonder how many of us really think about what we sing. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Get Connected Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2015
    based on 3 ratings
     | 13,677 views

    We’re made for connection Why? Because we’re created in the image of God, who is a relational God, and more than anything wants to have a personal relationship with you.

    Spiritually Connected Ephesians 2:10-18 Stephen Arterburn and Bill Farrel tell the story of a small boy pleading with his parents for the gifts he wants for Christmas and when he doesn’t think he’s getting anywhere writes a letter to God about the Christmas presents he wanted. "I've ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Wake-Up Call

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Aug 1, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,340 views

    Every believer has three enemies - the world system, the flesh, and the Devil. If we don't wake-up, heed and act on Biblical warnings, we will not only be spent but also taken down. God's truth is the best protection against Satan's lies.

    Opening illustration: As we moved to our new home in the Middle-East after the government transferred Maureena and me to a previous location in the mountains, we never expected the place to be hiding scorpions which would show up regularly in our bathrooms and poisonous snakes that would appear in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Rhema

    Contributed by Jeremy Poling on May 15, 2013
     | 7,210 views

    Power of words

    Rom 10:8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; Rom 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal