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  • Pat Damiani avatar

    Restoring The Sanctity Of Marriage Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on May 11, 2008
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     | 4,750 views

    52nd in a series from Ephesians. Wives can help restore the sanctity of marriage by submitting to their husbands.

    A Sunday school class was discussing King Solomon. People pointed out that though Solomon had been so wise, he made some foolish choices. Finally, the teacher asked, "Are we picking too much on Solomon?" One older saint replied wryly, "Ah, with all those wives, he was used to it!" We’re actually ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Prayer: The True Calling Of God's Church Series

    Contributed by Daniel Richter on Jun 18, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,121 views

    Becoming a church that is devoted to prayer...

    Prayer: The True Calling of God’s Church I used to have a picture hanging in the back of my youth room in Ohio. It was over the doors that we came into and out of so it was the last thing that you saw as you left the room. It was a picture of Christ. It was a beautiful picture. He was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Hurry Up And Wait

    Contributed by Geoff Hamrick on Jul 16, 2005
    based on 38 ratings
     | 14,422 views

    Have you ever heard the expression, “Hurry up and wait?” This thought goes against everything we know as a way of life today. Because of technological advancements, we have become a society of impatient people. We want it…and we want it now.

    Hurry Up and Wait Pastor Geoff Hamrick Psalms 27 Have you ever heard the expression, “Hurry up and wait?” This thought goes against everything we know as a way of life today. Because of technological advancements, we have become a society of impatient people. We want it…and we want it now. If ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Trusting God In Everyday Living

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jul 18, 2005
    based on 47 ratings
     | 16,308 views

    Message regarding how we can move from the idea of trusting God to actually doing it.

    Trusting God in Everyday Living Matthew 6:25-34 July 3, 2005 Introduction Before I get into the message for today, I want to extend a special invitation to make sure you’re here next week. We’re going to look at that all-important hot topic so important to our society, the issue of ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    One Heart - One Voice

    Contributed by Larry Thompson on Jul 21, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 26,142 views

    This message confronts the poverty and pandemic AIDS situation in Africa and calls for a biblical response from God’s people.

    ONE HEART – ONE VOICE – THE COMPASSION OF CHRIST LUKE 10:25-37 - ©DR. LARRY L. THOMPSON (2005) SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2005 Introduction: On July 6th - 8th, President Bush and other G8 leaders will discuss the major social, political and economic conditions that leave nearly ONE billion people living in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Homosexual Marriage Series

    Contributed by Rick Thiessen on Jul 25, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,719 views

    Starting with a Biblical definition of sexuality this message argues for how Christians ought to think about homosexuality in general and the current push to legalize homosexual marriage.

    SE101704 STOP THE WORLD 3. Gay Marriage There was a sexual revolution after the 1960’s and these days, we’re in the midst of another. Time Magazine has called it the “Homosexual Revolution.” They say this revolution is changing the way we see our most basic institutions: church, schools, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Hope For Healing Series

    Contributed by Chip Monck on Aug 9, 2005
    based on 25 ratings
     | 8,245 views

    This is the launch sermon in a five part series on healing and miracles. The series will focus on the spiritual deliverance, physical healing, and relational restoration that God can miraculously do in our lives today.

    (The Story of Nick from Joel Olsteen’s, Your Best Life Now, pages 72 & 73) Our thoughts are very powerful things. They can fill us with a spirit of victory, or defeat. A spirit of hope, or helplessness. A spirit of promise, or pain. They can cause us to quote with great confidence, “I can do ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Spiritually-Wise Christians Series

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 10, 2005
    based on 27 ratings
     | 9,011 views

    Grasping for the wisdom of God involves being attentive to Jesus’ voice, meditating on what He says, obeying His words that give life and enduring in His calling upon our lives.

    Title: Spiritually-Wise Christians Theme: Grasping the Wisdom of God “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” (James 1:22) A trusting relationship is what enables the child of God to walk in the wisdom of God Bible teacher and preacher Leslie ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Divine Illumination

    Contributed by James May on Aug 14, 2005
    based on 46 ratings
     | 10,474 views

    The disciples didn’t recognize the miracle of the loaves and fishes as a miracle because they were still spiritually blind. How many times do we miss out on a blessing because we are in need of some Divine Illumination.

    Divine Illumination By Pastor Jim May How often do we witness a miracle and don’t even see it as a miracle? How often does the Hand of God move in our lives and we don’t even see Him at work? How much do we miss because we not looking for it? God still moves in the lives of His people but how ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Are You Wasting Your Life

    Contributed by Mike Wimberly on Aug 15, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,063 views

    If we fail to invest our lives in the purpose God gave our lives will be wasted

    ARE YOU WASTING YOUR LIFE? MARK 8:34-38 I just celebrated another birthday. The years seem to go by faster as each one passes. I am thankful for the years the Lord has given me. As I get older I am reminded of the importance of using this life to fulfill the purpose God gave me. As I look around ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fighting Past Fear To Freedom Series

    Contributed by Chip Monck on Aug 16, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,617 views

    The second in a five part series on healing: focusing on spiritual deliverance, physical healing, and relational restoration. This message specifically addresses how fear can be a road block to healing and freedom in our lives.

    (As with many of my sermons. . .a great deal of the inspiration for this message came from the writings of Max Lucado on this passage.) Introduction - This message was launched with a video from Sermon Spice which addresses fear. It is a dynamic clip that runs just a couple minutes, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Grave Clothes

    Contributed by James May on Jun 12, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 22,507 views

    Lazarus was still bound by grave clothes after his resurrection. Christians who have been born again are still bound by grave clothes as well. It’s time for us to help them get unwrapped and set free by the power of God.

    GRAVE CLOTHES By Pastor Jim May It seems that most of this week God has been bringing this message back to me over and again. I have thought about it and prayed about it and I am convinced that the Lord would have me to tell you what He has been telling me. Let us begin by reading from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Choose You This Day Whom Ye Will Serve,

    Contributed by Ed Pruitt on Jun 14, 2005
    based on 26 ratings
     | 56,531 views

    “Now therefore, fear the LORD, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the Gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve the LORD!

    Choose You This Day Whom Ye Will Serve, But As For Me And My House We Will Serve The Lord SUNDAY AM 11/28/1999 Joshua 24:14-24 14 “Now therefore, fear the LORD, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the Gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Desperate Enough For God That We Are Chasing After Him?

    Contributed by Ed Pruitt on Jun 17, 2005
    based on 25 ratings
     | 11,207 views

    I your hunger for God stronger than it is for the world?

    Desperate Enough For God That We Are Chasing After Him? Sunday April 28, 2002 Psalms 42:1-11 1 As the deer pants for streams of water, so I long for you, O God. 2 I thirst for God, the living God. When can I come and stand before him? 3 Day and night, I have only tears for food, while my ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    God Gives Second Chances Series

    Contributed by Tim Richards on Jun 22, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 14,588 views

    The 8th in a series on Joshua that illustrates how when we’ve messed up God is willing to show mercy and offer us a second chance.

    Introduction: 1. Thomas Dorsey was a black jazz musician from Atlanta who was known in the early 1920’s for the suggestive lyrics he combined with original music. Then God touched his life and in 1926 he gave up the suggestive music and began to write spiritual music. In 1932 times were hard for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist