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  • Timm Meyer avatar

    Put On The Full Armor Of God

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Aug 30, 2005
    based on 13 ratings
     | 14,095 views

    PENTECOST 15(B) - Put on the full armor of God realizing enemies will attack but believers will stand.

    PUT ON THE FULL ARMOR OF GOD Ephesians 6:10-20 - August 28, 2005 - Pentecost 15 Dearest Fellow-Redeemed and Saints in the Lord: Are you ready for battle? Are you ready to rumble? That is what Paul reminds us of today. In our Christian living and in this world our life is a battle. This ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Altitude Of Your Attitude Series

    Contributed by Rick Duncan on Aug 31, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 7,958 views

    When God examines your attitude, is He pleased? Are you sinning against God – not by what you do – but by your bad attitude?

    What do… Ricky Davis, Milton Bradley, and Kevin Johnson … have in common? Well, they are all great athletes who have played for Cleveland teams. But the phrase that comes to my mind is “bad attitude.” I, for sure, don’t know the details of the stories with these men and you certainly can’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Gives Good Gifts (From Above)

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Sep 16, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,518 views

    Pentecost 16(B) - Our God graciously gives goods gifts from above which include ears to hear, minds to think, and lives of action.

    OUR GOD GIVES GOOD GIFTS (FROM ABOVE) James 1:17-27 - September 4, 2005 - Pentecost 16 Dearest Fellow-Redeemed and Saints in the Lord: About eight months ago in a country far, far away, half way around the world, we heard about the disastrous tsunami. We probably did not think about ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Sep 16, 2005
    based on 25 ratings
     | 8,757 views

    Pentecost 17(B) - God’s mercy triumphs over judgment when believers realize that mercy is the law of God’s love and mercy acts with deeds of love.

    MERCY TRIUMPHS OVER JUDGMENT James 2:8-10; 12-18 - September 11, 2005 - Pentecost 17 Dear Fellow-Redeemed and Saints in the Lord: Today we are going to talk about the deeds and actions of Christian faith. But before we do that, it is important to remind ourselves that the faith we have, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Out Of The Frying Pan, Into The Fire

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Sep 22, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 10,895 views

    Children are defenseless and it is up to us to seek justice for them

    Seek good and not evil, that you may live; and so the LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you, just as you have said. Hate evil and love good, and establish justice in the gate; it may be that the LORD, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. I hate, I despise your ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Don't Mess With Us Devil

    Contributed by James May on Sep 25, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 10,860 views

    Satan does his best to thwart the plans of God and the preaching of the gospel, but he is a defeated enemy because God has anointed the church with the Holy Ghost and fire!

    DON’T MESS WITH US DEVIL By Pastor Jim May One of the marks of a true church and of a true Born Again Child of God is that they have power at their disposal beyond anything that the world can produce or that Hell can gush forth. In Acts 1:8, Jesus said these words to the disciples before He ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Come Near To God

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Sep 29, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,088 views

    Pentecost 19(B) - Come near to God with humble repentance, trusting in divine justice, and with complete confidence.

    COME NEAR TO GOD… James 4:7-17 - September 25, 2005 - Pentecost 19 Dear Fellow-Redeemed and Saints in the Lord: In our daily Christian living you and I would probably come to the same conclusion. There are times when you and I are not as near to God as we ought to be. This morning James ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Impossible Becomes Possible

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Oct 4, 2005
    based on 29 ratings
     | 27,573 views

    Pentecost 20(B) - The impossible (eternal salvation) becomes possible: not by our works or not by our wealth, but only by God’s grace.

    THE IMPOSSIBLE BECOMES POSSIBLE Mark 10:17-27 - October 2, 2005 - Pentecost 20 Dear Fellow-Redeemed & Saints in the Lord: All things are possible with God. Today our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ teaches us that even the impossible becomes possible. Maybe in your lifetime you have seen ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Sin Of Silence

    Contributed by Lawrence Guest on Dec 29, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,372 views

    Christians must make our voices heard

    The Sin of Silence 60 seconds of silence!!!!!!! (Luke 19:40) And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out. We as Christians have been silent for far to long. Our country was founded on godly principles. Our founding ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Lion Is Out Of His Thicket

    Contributed by Ivan Casteel on Jan 5, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 7,580 views

    To strengthen the Christian life when confronted with the Devil

    PP0228 DATE THE LION IS OUT OF HIS THICKET! Jeremiah 4:5-7; 1 Peter 5:8. (Jer 4:5 KJV) "Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities." (Jer 4:6 KJV) "Set up ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Turn Stress Into Strength"

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Jan 10, 2005
    based on 23 ratings
     | 5,576 views

    There is a common experience for every person in all nationalities andcultures. Everyone experiences stress. By God’s grace and making wise choices we can turn stress into strength.

    “Turn Stress Into Strength” Ruth 1:1-22, 4:13-17 Romans 8:28 John 16:33 There is a common experience for every person in all nationalities and cultures. We all experience stress. We all have to learn to live with stress. The highest times of stress in a person’s life include: Death in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Clear Thinking About New Life

    Contributed by Dave Martin on Jan 10, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,312 views

    Have you ever felt like you sinned too many times or have so messed up your life, God abandoned you? ... You feel like you will never be close to God again...

    Pastor Dave Martin Cross Creek Community Church ~ Nov 14, 2004 “Clear Thinking... About New Life” – Part 5 In an average lifetime, the average American spends: • 3 years in business meetings • 13 years watching TV • $89,281 on food • Consumes 109,354 pounds of food • Makes 1811 trips to ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    Fireside Chat

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 11, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,991 views

    A call to trust God for the future

    This morning, I want to do something quite different for the sermon portion of the morning. Often in our country presidents will take a special time to share varioius thoughts with the people of the country. This morning, I want to do a “fireside chat” type presentation, about many subjects, that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Comfort-Able Christianity

    Contributed by Ryan Sato on Jan 13, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,592 views

    “COMFORT-able” Christian faith…. A faith that is able to comfort ‘cuz it’s grounded in reality of the ups and downs of life. (Don’t ya hate it when someone is trying to comfort you and they’re not in touch with reality….or there not even connecting with

    Opener: There’s always talk of needing to get out of our Comfort zones….And often it is thought of as noble or daring but in the end, don’t we all just long for comfort??? At the end of the day are we a people who long to have a miserable night or are we thinking “once I get home, I’m gonna put ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Martin Luther King - January 2005 Speech

    Contributed by Kelvin Parks on Jan 14, 2005
    based on 54 ratings
     | 24,411 views

    ... what are YOU going to do to address the challenges we still experience as it relates civil/human rights?

    MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. COMMUNITY BREAKFAST WATERVILLE ROTARY CLUB, WATERVILLE, MAINE 17 JANUARY 2005 Mayor LePage, Muriel Scott, Deborah Silva, Debbie Halm, Rabbi Krinsky, Pastor Anderman, Wayne Theriault, Waterville Rotary Club, Ethnic Vocal Ensemble, Jody Rich, Distinguished guest, family and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist