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  • Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney avatar

    When Jesus Says Come

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Aug 12, 2011
    based on 144 ratings
     | 84,756 views

    When Jesus Says Come: He has just opened a door for you to a greater life than you could imagine, but it will cost you something to get it.

    I prophesy right now that before this message is over, somebody is going to hear Jesus say come. It’s going to be just as real for you as it was for Peter on that stormy night, Jesus has not changed and he is still calling people to walk on the water and somebody ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A Rebuke Turned Back Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 22, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,752 views

    Jesus turns from silence about His achievements to open speaking about His death. He will not follow the ambition path, the pleasure path, or the easy spirituality path.

    You can admire Jesus, you can think well of Jesus, you can even love Jesus. But you cannot domesticate Him, you cannot tame Him, you cannot make Him sweet and nice and pretty. He is who He is and He says what He says, and sometimes it’s hard to take. In my experience, just about everybody out ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Freedom From Fear Series

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Mar 22, 2009
    based on 34 ratings
     | 9,412 views

    All of us have to face death, but not all of us have to fear death. A valley is not a dead-end or a cul-de-sac, but rather a tunnel opened on both ends.

    The late great trumpet player Louie Armstrong tells a story about while growing up in Louisiana, having to go down to the pond and getting water for Allie May. He gets down there and is about to scoop the water out of the pond and all of the sudden coming out of the water are these two huge eyes ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rodney Burton avatar

    The 12 Stone Memorial Part 7: Joseph & Benjamin Series

    Contributed by Rodney Burton on May 23, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,832 views

    In part 7 of this series, we look at Rachel and the birth of her two sons. After the other 10 had been born, Rachel’s womb is finally opened.

    -- Rachel is the one that Jacob loved from the beginning, but she is the last one to give birth to any children. -- Rachel had to stand by and watch 10 sons be born to her husband with none of them coming from her directly. You know that was messing with her mind! -- Rachel dealt with the shame, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Ken Pell avatar

    The Idol Of Laissez Faire: Pergamum Series

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Nov 2, 2009
     | 4,259 views

    The Pergamum church was accommodating those within its body that taught doctrines and lived lives which offended God; their open-minded, laissez-faire attitude was a cancer on the church.

    AMERICAN IDOLS: LOOKING AT OURSELVES AND OUR LOYALTIES THROUGH THE EYES OF JESUS THE IDOL OF LAISSEZ FAIRE: PERGAMUM REVELATION 2:12-17 Sermon Objective: The Pergamum church was accommodating those within its body that taught doctrines and lived lives which offended God. Their open-minded, ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Richard Sharp avatar

    It's All About Relationships Series

    Contributed by Richard Sharp on Jan 10, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,929 views

    In the opening verses of Galatians 4, Paul shares about our relationship with God and our relationship with others. How do they relate? How important our relationships to God?

    Galatians 4:1-16 It’s All about Relationships Ben Hooper was born in Newport, Tennessee in 1870 He was born out of wedlock , to Sarah Wade. As a result, He had a tough childhood, being taunted by others. In his early school years , his Grandfather died, and his mother was forced to place Ben ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    A Sane Perspective Upon Discipline And Compassion Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 27, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,509 views

    Walking with God means we must be willing to mix discipline with compassion in the right ratios and in the right situations. There is a time to be firm and buckle down and a time to open your heart.

    A Sane Perspective Upon Discipline and Compassion (Proverbs 19:14-15, 17-18) 1. Discipline and compassion are connected. For example, if teachers do not keep a class under control, students cannot learn and that affects their futures. 2. A school teacher injured his back and had to wear a ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Prayer Makes The Difference Series

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Mar 4, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,792 views

    Prayer is that activity whereby a person who is trying to live the life of a beleiever seeks to open up his or her mind and heart to the promised help and guidance of God the Father.

    by Bishop Charles C Jones Matthew 6:5-8 Text verse 7 There can be no doubt at all that when it comes to the activity of what we call Prayer we will find that it is the very heart beat of every saved beleiver. It is the defining mark of every believer that say's to those ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Sixth Seal Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Jan 12, 2017
     | 9,674 views

    The martyrs cried, “Avenge us!” but the unbelievers on earth will cry, “Hide us!” The opening of the “sixth seal” will produce worldwide convulsions and catastrophes, including the first of three “great earthquakes."

    By: Tom Lowe Date: 11/17/2015 Title: (19) Sixth Seal: Cataclysmic Disturbances (Revelation 6:12-17) Revelation 6:12-17 (KJV) 12 And I beheld when he had ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Gaston avatar

    The Doorkeeper

    Contributed by John Gaston on Dec 5, 2018
     | 24,940 views

    We are to be Doorkeepers: loving the House and Presence of God, and opening the doors of the Kingdom of Heaven to those without knowledge. As Doorkeepers, we're to go in and bring others with us.

    THE DOORKEEPER Ps 84:1-10 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A little girl and her older brother were visiting their grandfather's farm – their first time out of the city. The older brother decided to play a trick on his younger sister. He told her that he had just seen a man-eating chicken. 2. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Perry Greene avatar

    Never Quench The Spirit Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 12, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,788 views

    The Holy Spirit is our Guide today and we must be open to His direction. When we try to go our own way we quench His efforts.

    1. 1 Thessalonians 5.16-24 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 19 Do not quench the Spirit. 20 Do not despise prophecies, 21 but test everything; hold fast what is good. 22 Abstain from every form of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Kendall Hicks avatar

    "Stressed Or Blessed?" Series

    Contributed by Kendall Hicks on Apr 25, 2016
     | 9,888 views

    This series is loosely based on a series by the same name offered by Life.Church. You can find their materials at open.church. There you will find videos, transcripts, outlines, and graphics.

    A pet store delivery truck was making its way through town when the other travelers couldn’t help but notice the peculiar behavior of the truck’s driver. Every time the truck came to a red light or stop sign, the driver would jump out of the truck with a baseball bat in his grasp, run ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Kelly Durant avatar

    Are You A Piece Of Merchandise?

    Contributed by Kelly Durant on Jul 16, 2016
     | 2,679 views

    Deceitful pastors are on the rise and are a serious problem as we often lose members to false churches. Here is a way to deal with the situation to open eyes to appreciate the freedom and truths they have/

    Are you a piece of Merchandise? Capt. Kelly Durant 7-06 The fleecing of the sheep by deceiving pastors! 2 Peter 2:3 3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not. John ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Andrew Moffatt avatar

    Easter Sunday, Expectations. Series

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Apr 5, 2015
    based on 3 ratings
     | 10,621 views

    The day of Jesus resurrection was a day of the unexpected, are we open to the unexpected taht God puts before us so that we might live in understanding of him and by his power?

    Easter Sunday, expectations. I may have mentioned Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin previously. But during his day Nikolai was as powerful a man as there was on earth. As Russian Communist leader he took part in the Bolshevik Revolution 1917, was editor of the Soviet newspaper Pravda (which by the way ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Jeff van Wyk avatar

    Be Led By The Spirit

    Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on May 25, 2013
     | 3,987 views

    We need to be open to the leading of God’s Spirit. We can so easily be bound by religion and follow rules that are either man-made or man-interpreted.

    Be led by the Spirit Romans 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. Peter was bound by religion and in order for him to be open to change, God showed him a vision of unclean animals that descended from heaven. God told Peter to eat the unclean animals, but ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic