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  • Michael West avatar

    Making Your Faith Visible Series

    Contributed by Michael West on Oct 2, 2008
     | 6,198 views

    Don’t just pray and expect God to do something, show God your serious in your prayer and give it all you got.

    Sunday February 17th, 2008 Series: the Fight part 7 Scripture: Mark 11:22-24 Sermon: Making Your Faith Visible Speaker: Pastor Michael West Then Jesus said to the disciples, “Have faith in God. I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Disciples In The Making Pt3 Series

    Contributed by Dan Campbell on May 7, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,211 views

    The last couple of weeks we have been looking at the struggles and pressures the disciples faced.

    DISCIPLES IN THE MAKING pt 3 Mark 6:30-56 The last couple of weeks we have been looking at the struggles and pressures the disciples faced. First there was the pressure of unbelief, then the pressure of assignments, then people-pressure. There is a fourth pressure on the disciples in Mark 6, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Making Your Mother Happy

    Contributed by Ronnie Morris on May 11, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,494 views

    The old saying, ’If mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy’takes on new meaning as Ruth makes Naomi happy again.

    Making Our Mother Happy Text: Ruth 1:14 Introduction: If momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy! 1. Respect the Woman called Mother Naomi, her husband and two sons fled the famine of Israel and moved to Moab. While there Naomi’s sons married Moabite girls. Tragedy struck when the husband and ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Making Disciples - Shaping Life

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on May 16, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,256 views

    In the Great Commission, Jesus instructs us to go, to do, and be.

    MAKING DISCIPLES -- SHAPING LIFE Matthew 28:16-20 (NIV) 16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Billy Ricks avatar

    Making The Most Of The New Year

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Jan 6, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,708 views

    As you transition into the new year are there questions on your mind. There are on mine. What I believe to be a very important question for my life and the life of the church. Did I make the most of 2007. 2 terific truths from God’s word show us how w

    Intro: As we transition into this new year a question has been on my mind. Did I make the most of the last year. It is not a question for the faint at heart. It is an examining question, it is a difficult question. Will I be honest enough with myself about this hard question? As I look over ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Terry Jones avatar

    Core The Making Of A Healthy Church Series

    Contributed by Terry Jones on Jan 15, 2009
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     | 4,665 views

    In this focus on developing a healthy church, Pastor Terry begins a series focused on developing CORE within the Body. What is CORE? Check it out.

    2009, I believe, is going to be one of the most interesting years for the Church, and for the individual members of the Body of Christ. I don’t get into these internet “prophets” as a general rule, but I have been particularly interested in what some have had to say regarding the current and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Make This Valley Full Of Ditches

    Contributed by Greg Irby on Jan 30, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,226 views

    If we will trust and obey the Lord, then the victory will come.

    Text: 2 Kings 3:16 2 Kings 3:16 (KJV) 16 And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches. Introduction: 1. THE PEOPLE INVOLVED (VS 1-8) 2 Kings 3:1-8 (KJV) 1 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Makes God Smile?

    Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Feb 17, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,611 views

    A sermon designed to mak us think of ways to please Our God and Father in heaven.

    WHAT MAKES GOD SMILE? (All my sermons use illustrations from Sermon Central and scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted) Have you ever wondered if by something you said, or by your actions, you have made God smile? I know as a parent there are things that my children do and say that make me ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Bryan Parris avatar

    Heroes: What Makes A Hero? Series

    Contributed by Bryan Parris on Jun 24, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,339 views

    Conclusion of the "Heroes" Series. From Hebrews 12:1-3

    Over the past few weeks, we’ve looked at story after story of the heroes of faith in Hebrews chapter 11. Noah…When the Whole World’s against you; Abraham…When God says Go; Moses…a great leader; Rahab…an unlikely hero; David…facing your giants. Great stories…I think one of the downfalls of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "What Makes God Angry" Series

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 4, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,184 views

    Sermon 9 in a study in HEBREWS

    “Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says, “Today if you hear His voice, 8 Do not harden your hearts as when they provoked Me, As in the day of trial in the wilderness, 9 Where your fathers tried Me by testing Me, And saw My works for forty years. 10 “Therefore I was angry with this generation, ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

  • Art Good avatar

    What Makes A Messenger Great? Series

    Contributed by Art Good on Nov 6, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,844 views

    During this series we honoreded people in the world who make a difference: This sermon was to honor those who serve in the news media.

    Paul Revere (slide)Of the Man who carried the torch for the first Olympic Games What Makes A Messenger Great? 1. When They Know Their Message Is Something Special. A. Their Message Is Exciting Why is front page news on the front page? Why are the tops stories, the top stories? Why isn’t, ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Making The Right Kind Of Impression

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Nov 17, 2008
     | 2,813 views

    Message about how Christians are supposed be looked on with favor, not with disgust, as happens so often today. While the gospel is offensive to many because of its call to repentance (and which is the basis for the world "hating" Christians), Scripture

    Making the Right Kind of Impression Acts 2:42-47; 5:12-13 November 2, 2008 NOTE: THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE FORMAT USED (AND ADAPTED) IS FROM ANDY STANLEY’S BOOK, "COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE." Introduction My intention for today was to continue working through our passage in Matthew as we look at ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Jim Kane avatar

    To Be Missional Is To Go And Make Disciples

    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
     | 2,892 views

    Second sermon in the second part of an initial 2009 series, ‘2 Things 2 B in 09’

    When I started writing this sermon, I noticed in my notes that I had written down a question for each of this month’s sermons with the intention of asking it at some point in the sermon. Well, I failed to do so last week and so it is with that question we begin this week’s message. (Slide 1) What ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Dave McFadden avatar

    "The Difference Jesus Makes” Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jun 4, 2009
    based on 15 ratings
     | 10,541 views

    When we come to Christ, we are born again into God’s family, through which we find help and hope.

    (Show video - The Church) In our passage for today, Paul tells of a love relationship that makes an eternal difference. It is a love relationship with the God of the universe, Jesus Christ. Let’s consider what Paul tells us here about the difference Jesus makes. Verse 13 is the pivotal verse in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Anthony Zibolski avatar

    Does Everyone Make Heaven?

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jun 26, 2009
    based on 45 ratings
     | 4,430 views

    In the wake of 3 prominent people’s death this week. The question comes up, does everyone make heaven? Can they all go to a better place? Let’s see what God’s Word says.

    Does everyone make heaven? Revelation 21:1-8 Revelation chapter 22 Introduction- This week we have lost 3 icons in the world of entertainment. Ed Mcmann, Farrah Fawcett, and the legendary Michael Jackson. Especially people ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene