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  • Dr. Jerry Morrissey avatar

    "Preparing For A Consciousness Of God.”

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Feb 24, 2002
    based on 91 ratings
     | 5,895 views

    March 3, 2002 -- THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT Exodus 17:1-7 Psalm 95 Let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation. (Ps. 95:1) Romans 5:1-11 John 4:5-42 Psalm 95 Title: “Preparing for a consciousness of God.”

    March 3, 2002 -- THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT Exodus 17:1-7 Psalm 95 Let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation. (Ps. 95:1) Romans 5:1-11 John 4:5-42 Psalm 95 Title: “Preparing for a consciousness of God.” This psalm would have been appropriately sung as pilgrim worshipers approached the Temple for ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • David Shipman avatar

    A New Cart For God

    Contributed by David Shipman on Nov 19, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 10,515 views

    Many want the presence and power of God in the midst of their everyday life. God has outlined the way we are to achieve this.

    A NEW CART FOR GOD Turn to 1 Sam 4 - We are all familiar with the Ark of the Covenant, or the Ark of God, also known as the Ark of Testimony. In the O.T. it is what housed God’s spirit. Once a year the High Priests would enter the Holy of Holies where the Ark resided. This box housed, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • James May avatar

    God's Fair Wage

    Contributed by James May on Jul 11, 2001
    based on 69 ratings
     | 15,161 views

    God’s wages for service in His Kingdom will be fair and just for everyone.

    Disclaimer: Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. These sermons are original to the author and the leading of the Holy Spirit. While ideas and illustrations are often gleaned from many ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Ewen Huffman avatar

    "The God Of This Age." Series

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on May 13, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,642 views

    Who is the ’god’ of this age? Who is it that blinds unbelievers, here. Who rules, then? What are the Devil’s weapons, and what are our weapons?

    "The god of this age". 2 Cor 4:4 (v1-6) WBC 15/5/5am It’s Halloween in New York. A man bound for a fancy dress party is waiting for a bus, dressed as the devil. It starts to rain, and so he takes shelter in a nearby porch. Coming from the door behind him he hears the sound of the singing of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jim Kane avatar

    The Boundaries Of God's Way

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jul 30, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 10,888 views

    How do you experience God’s way in life?

    This is the time of year when as we travel, we see people wearing bright orange vests, standing on or near the roads that we travel on. In their hands are poles, also stripped in bright orange, some of which are on tripods surrounded by cones of orange, and special devices they look through. What ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Peace God's Way

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Mar 4, 2012
     | 5,332 views

    God gives us peace unlike the peace of the world, and it is founded on the rock of Calvary.

    You may recall a few weeks ago in the Sunday paper magazine insert, USA Weekend, there was an article discussing how “spiritual” we have become, and how irrelevant religion is. The article title was “When the spirit moves you,” and the cover had this plug, “You may be ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Tom Shepard avatar

    Our Mighty God Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Nov 27, 2007
    based on 67 ratings
     | 31,946 views

    This is the second sermon in this series. 1. He Knows Where You Are. 2. He Knows What Shape You Are In. 3. He Knows How Much Time You Have Left. 4. He Knows The Efforts You Have Made To Save Yourself. 5. He Knows That You Need Him.

    Our Mighty God Have you ever found yourself at the mercy of someone else? Has your car ever broken down while you are quite a distance from home? Have you ever had a flat tire and gone to get the spare only to find that the spare was flat too or you don’t have one? Have you ever been traveling ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Tim Patrick avatar

    Jesus- The Mighty God Series

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Dec 6, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 12,393 views

    Consider the meaning of the phrase, "Mighty God," taken from Isaiah 9:6.

    What do you believe about Jesus Christ? Your ideas might be captured in the following letter written by a third grader. One of God’s main jobs is making people. He makes them to replace the ones that die so there will be enough people to take care of things on earth. He doesn’t make grown-ups, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Christopher Martin avatar

    "Zeal For God's House"

    Contributed by Christopher Martin on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 11,456 views

    3rd Sunday in Lent, Series B. Preached 3/15/2009 at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Audubon, Iowa

    Our Gospel reading for this morning is one that tends to catch a lot of people off guard. When you think of Jesus, you don’t usually think of Him as someone who gets angry, who resorts to violent behavior. We think of him as a tender, compassionate, easy going person who wouldn’t hurt a fly. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • David Scudder avatar

    How To Give To God

    Contributed by David Scudder on Oct 24, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,334 views

    Using guilt to get people to give money to the Lord’s work is wrong, but it is a temptation because 37% of regular church attenders give nothing to the church, 33% of them engage in at least some form of gambling.

    Part I Purpose: To lay out God's parameters for giving. Aim: I want the listener to examine how they give to God and make any changes that are contrary to God's design for giving. INTRODUCTION: Joey Mimbs and Ralph Travis of Ellenton, Florida wrote this following song to be sung to the tune of ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Tim Shepard avatar

    Thank You God

    Contributed by Tim Shepard on Dec 2, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,511 views

    This sermon is about thanking God all the time and not just at Thanksgiving.

    THANK YOU GOD (This sermon is preceded by the Thanksgiving video by the Skit Guys.) Well, it’s that time again. Time for the celebration of Thanksgiving. As I was working on this week’s sermon I was busy thinking about all the things that will happen this Thursday. You see, ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    God Meant It For Good Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 25, 2010
    based on 53 ratings
     | 42,287 views

    How could Joseph possibly forgive his brothers? Even his brothers wondered at it. But the key to how Joseph forgave is also the key to how God forgives us... and how we can forgive others.

    OPEN: On the night of December 9, 1914, Edison Industries was virtually destroyed by fire. Edison lost two million dollars that night and much of his life’s work went up in flames. He was insured for only $238,000, because the buildings had been made of concrete, at that time thought to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Pastors Are Accountable To God !!!

    Contributed by Kenneth Burisek on Apr 10, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 23,309 views

    This sermon explains what a pastor's job is like as well as their accountability to God...

    Message….PASTORS ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO GOD !!! Pastor Ken Burisek The Ole’ Country Church Medford, Wisconsin * Sermon---Pastors are Accountable to God !!! POWERPOINT…Scripture…James 3:1.… “ Dear brothers and sisters, not many of you should become teachers in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Ray Ellis avatar

    God Our Creator

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Oct 15, 2007
     | 5,553 views

    The creation of man was unique in all of God’s creation. Only in the creation of man did God breathe a living soul.

    God Our Creator Genesis 1:1-5, 26 In the beginning God In the beginning God created In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Psalm 19:1 – “The heavens tell of the glory of God. The skies display his marvelous craftsmanship.” When you look at the vastness of the universe, ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • Bill Butsko avatar

    God Cares For You

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on May 22, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,040 views

    The symphony of creation was orchestrated out of love for mankind.

    Text: “God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning” (Genesis 1:31). What did God create? First of all, God created the heavens and the earth. This is recorded in the very first verse of Genesis. This was only the beginning of God’s great ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church