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  • Robert Leroe avatar

    "The Grave Isn't The Final Word"

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 11, 2002
    based on 287 ratings
     | 15,646 views

    Death is the final healing and homecoming, but it’s still tough for us who remain and grieve.

    Funeral meditation: "The grave isn’t the final word" Someone in our family is in the hospital, dieing, and we whisper at the bedside, “I’d do anything to make you well.” I heard a relative say, “If I could take your sickness and have you well, I would.” That is exactly what God the Father did. ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    (Lesson 2) Gideon: A Weak Self-Image

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 10, 2003
    based on 41 ratings
     | 3,958 views

    Gideon was at the bottom of the social ladder and filled with self-doubt when he encountered God. Because of that experience, Gideon was able to drive the enemy out of his homeland.

    A. INTRODUCTION: JUDGES 6:11-23 1. Poor. Gideon was the youngest son, of the poorest family, of the weakest tribe in Israel. "My family is poor in Manasseh, and I am least in my father’s house" (I Judges 6:15). 2. Weak Name. Gideon was also called Jerubbal (Baal fighter) after confronting idol ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Out Of Order"

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Apr 10, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 8,795 views

    When you see a sign reading “Out of Order” on any machine, there are two things that you can reasonably assume: One - the thing doesn’t work properly, and, Two - it will probably be a man who comes and fixes it. Our nation is way Out of Order...

    "Out Of Order" GENESIS 1:26-28 When you see a sign reading “Out of Order” on any machine, there are two things that you can reasonably assume: One, the thing doesn’t work properly, and, Two, it will probably be a man who comes and fixes it. This is not a chauvinistic or political statement, it ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Leaders' Spiritual Life - (Part 5 Of 7) Series

    Contributed by Joel Santos on Sep 23, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,899 views

    Paul sets before us a worthy goal-which most of us will work on for a lifetime

    1. Not a new convert 1 Timothy 3:6 The word for "new convert" is neofuton-from which we get the English word "neophyte." It literally means "new plant." Don’t put a "new plant" in a position of leadership. "New plants" need nurturing, they need fertilizer, they need someone to pull the weeds ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Remember Our Heroes

    Contributed by Bernard Dawson on Nov 10, 2002
    based on 50 ratings
     | 4,748 views

    A challenge to remember Godly heroes and what made them great and then adopt some of those traits into our own lives.

    REMEMBER OUR HEROES Acts 26:12-23 People are not born as heroes. They emerge from the mass of humanity and do something above the norm. They act because they see a need and have a vision for solving the problem. The vision may come in the form of a long contemplated dream or maybe it’s a split ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Joy

    Contributed by Ken Mowery on Dec 16, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 18,842 views

    For 3rd Sunday of Advent on the Joy that is our’s as believers.

    Isaiah 61:1-3 1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, Because the LORD has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives And freedom to prisoners; 2 To proclaim the favorable year of the LORD And the day of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Heroes: Abraham Series

    Contributed by Charles Whitmire on Jul 27, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,773 views

    This message looks at the faith of a man who was willing to walk on faith alone...

    In Hebrews 11 we have this great list of people who lived by faith. They were just normal people, but because they trusted God with everything they had they became extraordinary! It wasn’t that they were special...it was that their faith was special. What I love about looking at their stories is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Does Jesus Care?

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jun 16, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 13,027 views

    A wonderful invitation for the times when we feel "God-forsaken"

    Does Jesus Care? Heb. 4:15 INTRO.: Sometimes, when we suffer deeply, we are led to wonder if God cares about our suffering. The songwriter, Frank E. Graeff was led to ask, “Does Jesus Care?” His verses ask question after question about God’s concern for our needs, but the answer does not come ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God's Family

    Contributed by Mitchell Skelton on Oct 21, 2006
    based on 12 ratings
     | 14,999 views

    God is building a permanent family. God offers you a family of friends and friends who are family. THE CHURCH.

    God’s Family Ephesians 3:14-15 Gary Klahr and Steve Barbin act like brothers. The two Fairfield, Connecticut, residents look alike, finish each other’s sentences, and speak with the same inflections. Gary served as Steve’s best man. Steve was there for Gary through his father’s death. The two ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Beyond Imagination Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jun 17, 2006
    based on 54 ratings
     | 12,158 views

    God promises to move in ways greater than our imagination. What a promise!

    Ephesians 3:14-21 “Beyond Imagination” INTRODUCTION Julies Verne, a famous writer in the late nineteenth century was known for his science fiction and his ability to envision things beyond imagination. In a world before flight, Verne wrote of space travel and a trip to the moon. Ships were ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Sower Sows The Seed

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Jul 29, 2010
     | 3,724 views

    It's not rocket science, but really very clear. We have a task, and God uses our work and accomplishes what He wills with it.

    Passage: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Intro: Not skipping over vv10-17, do them next week. 1. it is a digression, and very important, but want to do this parable so we understand it. 2. when we look at parables, we have to be very careful. 3. tendency to attach meaning to every detail of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Jerry Stepp avatar

    Jesus The True Vine

    Contributed by Jerry Stepp on Nov 24, 2008
     | 5,330 views

    Being grafted together to the TRUE Vine

    Jesus the True Vine John 15: 1-9 Introduction: * Jesus Christ in his offices, for a relation to his people, most fitly resembles a vine. As a vine is week, lean, and small, in outward appearance, not like a cedar for its great height, or a oak for its strength, so was Christ in his state of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Roper avatar

    Abounding In Love, Knowledge, And Discernment

    Contributed by Mark Roper on Feb 15, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,862 views

    A sculptor can leave his work and come back to it another day, and take it up where he left off. But it is not so with the growth of the soul. The work of grace in us either waxes or wanes, flows or ebbs.

    Abounding in Love, Knowledge, and Discernment Phil 1:9-11 NIV Background Paul, was in Rome under house arrest, he had founded the Philippian church during his second missionary journey (Acts 16:11-40). The believers at Philippi, the main city of Macedonia, had assisted in Paul’s support while he ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Robbie Pruitt avatar

    On The Rampart

    Contributed by Robbie Pruitt on Feb 23, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,356 views

    God has exercised His wrath and judgment, and in His mercy, God has taken it in our stead; setting us free from our sin; setting us free from ourselves; and setting us free from hiding behind our own “defensive walls.”

    Scripture: Habakkuk Chapters 1-3 “I will stand my watch and set myself on the rampart, and watch to see what He will say to me, and what I will answer when I am corrected.” – Habakkuk 2:1 Habakkuk is an Old Testament Minor Prophet, but he is no ordinary prophet. Habakkuk is ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Hosea - An Introduction Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Mar 7, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,272 views

    Who are the Minor Prophets and what can we learn from them? Hosea is the 1st in a list of prophets that we refer to as 'Minor Prophets' but their message is anything BUT minor!

    Hosea 1:1 [NLT] February 27, 2013 Oak Park Baptist Church – Wed Bible Study Series Hosea Bible Study Hosea – An Introduction: A Study of the Minor Prophets Hosea (760-720 BC) HOSEA to Israel (Northern Kingdom) Hebrew word for “Salvation” BACKGROUND If you want some really ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist