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  • Johann Neethling avatar

    Motivation: It's The Bottom Line! Series

    Contributed by Johann Neethling on Oct 14, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,387 views

    Christian disciples seek to live their lives for an audience of ONE. God’s opinion, God’s approval or disapproval is ultimately all that matters. The applause of heaven is the deciding factor in their life.

    MOTIVATION: IT’S THE BOTTOM LINE! Matthew 6:1-18 1. A father wrote a letter to apologize to a certain young man for not allowing him to marry his daughter. The letter went as follows: Dear Marty, I have been unable to sleep since I broke off your engagement to my daughter. Will you ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Pursuing Purity - Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Stephen Elmer on Nov 10, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,180 views

    We Have A Desperate Need For Purity Before God -- And This Can Only Be Obtained Through A Relationship With The Pure & Spotless Lamb Of God!

    Part 1 Introduction: 1. Review What The People Of Judah Forgot: (Acc. To 1:1-17) - They Forgot About Their Faithful Father! - They Forgot About Their Wicked Nature! - They Forgot About Their Merciful & Undeserved Deliverance! - They Forgot About Their True Purpose! - They Forgot About Their ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Helping God Out Series

    Contributed by Thomas Black on Apr 28, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,875 views

    Do you ever try to “help God out”? Or are you content even in an uncomfortable situation to trust Him?

    The flow of the story is rather simple: Jacob wants to go home, but instead remains on with uncle Laban and gets rich in the mean time. The passage carries with it allot of presuppositions; starting with the obvious strain between Jacob and Laban and continuing in Jacob’s alternating faithfulness ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    One Size Fits All

    Contributed by John Beehler on Aug 21, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 11,957 views

    An ecumenical service at the Mill Pond festival

    One Size Fits All Looking back, it’s hard to believe that we have lived as long as we have. I remember as a kid riding in cars with no air bags, no seat belts, and metal dashboards. We rode in the back of pickups. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors, or cabinets, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    How To Get Out Of The Dumps

    Contributed by Kenneth Wooley on Aug 27, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,912 views

    In a self oriented society that couldn’t care less where should the believer turn? and what should he do?

    Yesterday, I took my son and 3 years old grandson to the city dump with a load of my wife’s accumulated ’treasures.’ As I was waiting to give this message I associated that experience with the person who has the feeling that nothing is going right, problems are everywhere, coping is impossible, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    He'll Do It Again

    Contributed by Thomas Dibble on May 28, 2003
    based on 94 ratings
     | 105,600 views

    God never changes. he is the same yesterday, today, and forever. If He did it once He can do it again!

    Mal 3:6 - For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. James 1:17 - Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. Num 23:19 - God is not a man, that he ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Fix Your Treasures Series

    Contributed by David Salisbury on May 29, 2003
    based on 39 ratings
     | 5,424 views

    This is lesson 10 in a series on the Sermon on the Mount.

    Matthew 6:19-24 Fix Your Treasures What would you do for money? Many years ago, when this was still a large sum of money, a radio station in Chicago, WKOX, offered $10,000 to the person who came up with the most outlandish way to get the money. More than 6,000 people responded to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Purpose Of The Church

    Contributed by David Taylor on Nov 30, 2004
    based on 78 ratings
     | 11,067 views

    The five purposes of every church

    The Purpose of Christian Community Church Moving Ahead Together, Part 1 September 5, 2004 There is no such thing in the Christian life as maintenance only movement - forward or backward. If you are not growing spiritually then you are dying spiritually. There is no way getting around that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Centrality Of Community

    Contributed by David Taylor on Nov 30, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,056 views

    Community is central to life

    The Centrality of the Community Moving Ahead Together, Part 3 September 19, 2004 NIV Acts 2:42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Practical Steps To Give Ourselves To Prayer

    Contributed by David Taylor on Nov 30, 2004
    based on 54 ratings
     | 4,088 views

    Practical steps to praying as a church

    Practical Steps to give ourselves to prayer Moving Ahead Together, Part 7 October 17, 2004 NIV Mark 1:35 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. 36 Simon and his companions went to look for him, 37 and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Taking The Terror Out Of Terrorism

    Contributed by James O. Davis on Dec 13, 2004
    based on 21 ratings
     | 5,342 views

    How does one take terror out of terrorism? We overcome the spirit of fear through the Holy Spirit energizing us with power, enriching us with love, and enlightening us with a sound mind.

    James O. Davis is the founder and president of Second Billion (TM). You are invited to learn more about Second Billion by visiting www.billion.tv. TAKING THE TERROR OUT OF TERRORISM By James O. Davis Global Pastors Network President With the attack on America, the recent war in Iraq, economic ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    He Could There Do No Might Work

    Contributed by Dr. Ronnie Grizzle on Jul 9, 2003
    based on 87 ratings
     | 8,126 views

    Why God Cannot do a mighty work in the Church today.

    HE COULD THERE DO NO MIGHTY WORK MARK 6:1-6 OCTOBER 28, 2001 PARKERSBURG BAPTIST CHURCH JESUS CHRIST THE SON OF GOD—GOD INCARNATE HAS ALL POWER AT HIS COMMAND. HE SPOKE THE UNIVERSE INTO BEING. HE IS THE CREATOR GOD, BUT THE BIBLE SAYS HE COULD THERE DO NO MIGHTY WORK. WHY IS THAT? JESUS WAS ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Howard McGlamery avatar

    The Revival Kings #1 Asa Series

    Contributed by Howard Mcglamery on Dec 4, 2002
    based on 120 ratings
     | 24,258 views

    Message number one on the revivals in the OT nation of Judah. King Asa

    THE REVIVAL KINGS #1 ASA II CHRON. 14-16 THE KING THAT ASSUMED TOO MUCH Don’t Assume Some time ago I heard the story of a fire, of which, a newspaper photographer needed to get close pictures. His newspaper agreed to hire a plane for him at the local airport. When he arrived at ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Good Ship Lolipop

    Contributed by Mike Mizell on Dec 18, 2002
    based on 71 ratings
     | 6,266 views

    A New Year’s message to challenge listeners to follow God’s will in the New Year

    The Good Ship Lollipop Jonah 1: 1 – 7 ( I read this anology in a book a while back and thought it wourl preach). Here we, the first Sunday in the year 2000, the long awaited day has finally arrived. We find ourselves embarking on a journey into the unknown and we are launching into a new era. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Religion With A Kick!

    Contributed by Johnny Carver on Jun 2, 2001
    based on 97 ratings
     | 6,371 views

    This is a message that deals with the lifeless attitude that keeps trying to creep into the churches across this nation and the change that God want to make in those churches.

    Scripture: Matthew 9:17 Title: “Religion With A Kick!” Introduction: Jesus came into this world to institute CHANGES! The forerunner of Jesus, John the Baptist, and Jesus Himself began their preaching ministries with the message of “REPENTANCE.” Evidently the Scribes and Pharisees were critical ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal