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  • Dr. Jerry Morrissey avatar

    Jesus Has Given Us The Power To Contain And Control Evil.

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Nov 22, 2001
    based on 109 ratings
     | 4,170 views

    Year A. 1st Sunday of Advent, December 2, 2001 Matthew 24: 36-44

    Year A. 1st Sunday of Advent, December 2, 2001 Matthew 24: 36-44 Heavenly Father thank you for giving us the power to contain and control evil through your Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Title: Jesus has given us the power to contain and control evil. In this second part of Jesus’ ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Let Us Worship And Bow Down (Iii): Waiting For God

    Contributed by Ken Gehrels on Dec 5, 2001
    based on 44 ratings
     | 6,432 views

    Worship - How God meets us through the event of worship in the high points, as well as the valleys, of our lives.

    Let Us Worship And Bow Down (III): Waiting For God Bible Reading: Psalm 130 Psalm 131 ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    How To Handle Holiday Stress

    Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Dec 10, 2001
    based on 469 ratings
     | 95,411 views

    By looking at the story of Jesus in the home of Mary and Martha we find what is really "needed" during the Christmas holiday season.

    December 6, 1998 INTRODUCTION A little boy and a little girl were singing their favorite Christmas carol in church the Sunday before Christmas. The boy concluded “Silent Night” with the words, “sleep in heavenly beans.” His sister elbowed him, and said, “No. Not beans, peas!” The way many of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Prayer Of Jabez - Part 4 Series

    Contributed by Robert Houston, Sr. on Dec 10, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
     | 8,794 views

    Continuation of series of sermons on Jabez’s prayer.

    A lot can be learned of how a man’s life is spent at the conclusion of his days. History on all of us is still being written. For most of us, we have not reached the apex of our existence. There are chapters to be written in our lives that we cannot imagine. There are chapters of joy. There are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    the Challenge Of Patience Series

    Contributed by Bradley Boydston on Dec 15, 2001
    based on 24 ratings
     | 8,253 views

    Our assignment as followers of Jesus is to wait patiently for the Lord’s coming.

     One of my favorite places for Mexican food in town in La Perla, Tapatia. La Perla is a grocery store on Lander Ave that specializes in Mexican – and in the back of the store is the fast-food line where we go for burritos. Now, I’m probably not doing myself a great favor by telling you ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    All Charges Dismissed

    Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 55 ratings
     | 6,691 views

    Some say that justice is blind, but the justice of Jesus Christ is Infinitely Righteous. With Jesus as our Savior, He is Faithful & Just to forgive us of all our sins and cleanse us of all unrighteousness!

    A few weeks ago, I was in a pretty mild, yet widespread accident. 7 cars total were involved, two bumping in the left lane, two bumping in the right lane, and three in the center lane. I was merging into the center lane from the left lane, and I saw the truck in front of me basically just stop ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How Then Shall We Recover Our Biblical Mind

    Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Jan 11, 2002
    based on 134 ratings
     | 10,577 views

    Why do we need to recover? Because we have lost our biblical way of thinking and have not put something better in its place.

    HOW THEN SHALL WE RECOVER OUR BIBLICAL MIND By Jerry Falwell INTRODUCTION My good friend, Francis Schaeffer wrote a challenging book How Then Shall We Live? which challenged us to ground our daily living in the Word of God. I have taken a page out of his book to call this sermon How Then Shall ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Keeping Grace In Bounds?

    Contributed by Jason Patrick on Jan 12, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,803 views

    Arrogance destroys our walk with Christ because any notion of self-sufficiency pertaining to righteousness distorts the power and necessity of God’s grace in all of our lives.

    “Keeping Grace in Bounds” / Luke 19:1-10 Proper 25, Year C, Downsville Baptist Church (4 November 2001) As Mr. Zachary Allens walked into Main Street Baptist Church a couple of minutes late last Sunday evening, he was greeted by scowls and low whispers. Nobody liked Zach Allens, and everybody ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's Requirements For Revival: Humility Series

    Contributed by Rick Flowers on Jan 15, 2002
    based on 235 ratings
     | 101,312 views

    If our nation will ever turn back to God, it will be because Christians have turned back first! In the busyness of our Christian service, we can so easily forget the Lord of the Work! I hope these messages will remind us of the importance of keeping our

    Pastor Rick Flowers First Baptist Church of Flushing (First in a Four-Part Series on Revival) “God’s Requirements For Genuine Revival: Humility" 2 Chronicles 7:11-15 I felt led of the Lord to begin a four-part series entitled “God’s Requirements For Genuine Revival.” In about ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Richard White avatar

    Climbing Mountains, Tripping Over Stones Series

    Contributed by Richard White on Jan 24, 2002
    based on 21 ratings
     | 5,532 views

    We can step out in faith and climb mountains, or we can keep to ourselves and trip over stones.

    Climbing over mountains, tripping over stones 1 Sam 17:1-57 and John 11:1-50 The style of this is actually segmented narrative, telling three stories at the same time and bringing them together at the end. 1st Story: (1 Sam. 17:1) 1SA 17:1 Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Michal- The Critic Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 14, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 12,288 views

    A sermon on 2 Samuel 6- Adapted from Ian Biss and Jeff Walling

    Michal Sermon for 2/10/2002 2 Samuel 3:16 Introduction: A. A practicing lawyer loved to attack his opponents through letters printed in newspapers. In 1842, he ridiculed the wrong man. James Shields did not take kindly to the anonymous writer who lampooned him in the Springfield Journal. Mr. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Dark Night Of The Soul Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Feb 18, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,904 views

    All people’s efforts to be right with God have failed, because people chose to exchange the truth about God for a lie. Their only hope is the Gospel of God’s grace.

    You’d have to say that there’s nothing pretty about the picture of the world that we find in this passage from Romans ch1. Here we take off the rose coloured glasses and look, with a degree of reality, at the world we live in. I was talking to someone the other day about watching television and ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    What Can A Donkey Teach A Jackass?

    Contributed by James Groce on Feb 20, 2002
    based on 84 ratings
     | 17,854 views

    What an amazing and terrifying thought! To deliberately and purposefully oppose the will of God is to make God your adversary.

    --------------------------------------- 21 So Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab. 22 Then God’s anger was kindled because he went, and the angel of the LORD stood in the way to oppose him. Now he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Dr. Jerry Morrissey avatar

    "We Are Not Just Forgiven; We Are Changed.”

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Feb 23, 2002
    based on 159 ratings
     | 11,332 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 Title: “We are not just forgiven; we are changed.”

    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 Title: “We are not just forgiven; we are changed.” Verses one to eleven, further develop Paul’s doctrine of justification. Paul has been making the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Give It Up!

    Contributed by Robert Simmons on Feb 28, 2002
    based on 41 ratings
     | 12,490 views

    When you give up what you have been blessed with, you receive more than you can contain.

    There are times that it is difficult to walk with God. You cannot set your pace by the pace other men. You must set your timing by the pace of God Himself. You are walking with the infinte as opposed to the finite. His thoughts are higher than our ways, and his thoughts are above our thoughts. ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God