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  • Kevin McCarthy avatar

    Growing Generosity Series

    Contributed by Kevin Mccarthy on Dec 12, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,857 views

    Open your heart and grow greater generosity.

    Giving the gift of “me:” Growing Generosity, Open Before Christmas series, Message #1, December 2, 2007. Did you shop on black Friday? Over 130 million of us hit the stores on the day after thanksgiving (dubbed “Black Friday”). Would you rate your experience a “thumbs up” or a “thumbs down?” ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    ...peace Series

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Sep 11, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,622 views

    A sermon about "peace" being one part of the Fruit of the Spirit [our Christian character].

    My beautiful wife has become hooked on the cable television show Shalom in the Home. It is what I call a Jewish version of the Dr. Phil Show. The difference is that Dr. Phil’s program is more of a talk show format where Rabbi Shmuley uses a hand’s on approach and gets his hands dirty by being ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Bob Joyce avatar

    Hanging In There Before Impossibilties Series

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Oct 8, 2007
    based on 13 ratings
     | 14,875 views

    God specializes in impossible things. When we encounter those things over which we have no control, who better to turn to than the God of impossibilities, because nothing is too impossible for God.

    Jeremiah 32:17, 27; Luke 1:37; 18:27 Robert Schuller in his book, Move Ahead with Possibility Thinking begins the book with these questions: Are you limping when you could be walking strong; whimpering when you could be whistling; crying when you could be laughing? Are you being defeated by your ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Can You Hear Me Now?

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Feb 27, 2006
    based on 26 ratings
     | 2,920 views

    Three invitations to know God

    Philippians 3:7-14 Can You Hear Me Now? Woodlawn Missionary Baptist Church February 26, 2006 Introduction In the early ‘90s one of the great coaching phenomenons in the NFL was Jimmy Johnson. You remember how he came into the league and took the helm of a struggling, mediocre football team and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Never Give Up! Ever!

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Oct 20, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,657 views

    If you care deeply about somethng, keep praying and trusting.

    Title: Never give up! Ever! Text: Luke 18:1-8 Thesis: If you care deeply about something, keep praying and trusting. Introduction Larry Crabb, writing in the November/December issue of Pray! Magazine told this story. When he was ten years old, he first heard Matthew 21:22, where Jesus said, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What Do You Want On Your Tombstone?

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Oct 24, 2007
    based on 65 ratings
     | 23,080 views

    A sermon delivered to the 2007 annual meeting of the Mountain State Baptist Association exhorting the primarily pastoral audience to finish their ministries well.

    1. The first prideful trap that will keep you from finishing well is your prosperity (3-15a) 2. The second prideful trap that will keep you from finishing well is your press clippings (15b-16) 3. The third prideful trap that will keep you from finishing well is your position (17-20) 4. Conclusion: ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    John The Baptist And The Messiah

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 10, 2007
    based on 19 ratings
     | 13,191 views

    John the Baptist had doubts as to Jesus being the Messiah so asked for evidence, receiving details of His Mission and Identity and a Commendation.

    JOHN THE BAPTIST AND THE MESSIAH John the Baptist was a great personality, very much in the mould of the Old Testament prophets. In fact he was the last in their line. As a young man he’d had an inner urge to serve God. No doubt his parents had told him of the special circumstances surrounding ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Samaritans And Other Sinners

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 17, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 4,277 views

    A look at how Jesus treats sinners.

    Eastern European Jews in the early 1900s had a very ordered society that was not so different from the Jewish culture of Jesus’ day. Their attitudes toward women were very similar. For them, the world of sacred and scholarly learning belonged only to men. In the movie Yentl, a young, unmarried ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Chase The Lion: Defying Odds

    Contributed by Mark Batterson on Jun 26, 2007
    based on 19 ratings
     | 24,195 views

    Over the next seven weeks we’ll look at II Samuel 23:20-23 from seven different angles. This week I want to look at it through the eyes of an odds maker.

    Chase the Lion: Defying Odds November 7, 2006 Mark Batterson This evotional begins a new series titled: Chase the Lion. Check out the series trailer @ chasethelion.com. Or watch the webcast @ theaterchurch.com. Over the next seven weeks, this series will explore seven lion chasing skills: ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Da Vinci Code: The Humanity Of Christ Series

    Contributed by Kerry Bauman on Apr 27, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,338 views

    What does it mean to say that Jesus was fully human? Was he married? Did he have a family. Was He a sinner just the like the rest of us? This sermon seeks to answer these questions in light of the claims of Dan Brown’s book, The DaVinci Code

    Introduction: In preparation for the spiritual tsunami that is coming on May 19th with the release of the movie, The DaVinci Code, we began last week, to look at the first of three claims that form the basis for the ideas found in Dan Brown’s book. The message focused on the trustworthiness of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • MELVIN MAUGHMER, JR. avatar

    The Church In The Mind Of God Series

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on May 19, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 16,005 views

    Is the church today the church that God had in mind. What did God have in mind for the church and what is the true purpose of the church. The church that Jesus built is different then the church today. Part #1

    “The Church in the Mind of God” by District Elder M. L. Maughmer, Jr. Opening: “The Church in the Mind of God” This topic speaks greatly within itself. It is the church in the mind of God, not in the mind of man. It is not the church in the mind of some political organization that is ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    God’s Revelation To Moses

    Contributed by Bishop Johnathan Hester on Sep 8, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,074 views

    Imagine you’re taking a walk on a lonely hillside on a hot summer day.... A furze bush catches fire, but instead of burning up it just keeps on ,,, burning! That,,that would take your attention and make you think, “What’s going on? Is s

    God’s Revelation to Moses Exodus 3:1-3:15 Imagine you’re taking a walk on a lonely hillside on a hot summer day.... A furze bush catches fire, but instead of burning up it just keeps on ,,, burning! That,,that would take your attention and make you think, ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

  • Rodney V Johnson avatar

    Beneath His Wings Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jun 12, 2010
     | 5,758 views

    Part 2 focuses on things we learn from parents.

    Beneath His Wings Part 2 Scriptures: Psalm 91:1-6; Exodus 20:12; Matthew 6:3-4; 2 Timothy 2:15 Introduction: This is part two of my series that I have titled “Beneath His Wings”. Last week I focused on how we are under the wings of Christ. When we become a Christian we immediately ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Thankful Spirit

    Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Nov 23, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 14,449 views

    Overcoming The Perils of Prosperity with a Thankful Spirit

    The Value Of A Thankful Spirit Overcoming The Perils of Prosperity With A Thankful Spirit Text: Deut. 8:1-20 Deut. 8:1-20 Be careful to follow every command I am giving you today, so that you may live and increase and may enter and possess the land that the Lord promised on oath to your ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    "The Seventh Seal" Series

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Nov 24, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,065 views

    As study of the eighth chapter of Revelation

    “The Seventh Seal” November 29, 2009 1When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. 2And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets. 3Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness