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  • Raymond Petzholt avatar

    Learning To Listen To God In Prayer

    Contributed by Raymond Petzholt on Mar 25, 2004
    based on 128 ratings
     | 18,286 views

    For a life changing prayer life we must learn to listen as well as speak to God.

    We Can Hear the Voice of God in Prayer Prayer: It is a great privilege and a great responsibility for the people of God. When Israel was going through a tough time in Her history and the people asked Samuel to pray for them, Samuel responded with these words: “Moreover as for me, God forbid ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Heart Tells No Lies

    Contributed by Ron Hicks on Oct 11, 2005
    based on 75 ratings
     | 21,471 views

    On the day that we stand and give an account of ourselves, our hearts will reveal whether we were true blue or not.

    THE HEART TELLS NO LIES! TEXT Jer 17:9-10 9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it ? 10 I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. KJV Jer 17:9-10 9 ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Cruise Control Or Self-Control

    Contributed by Jon Daniels on May 19, 2006
    based on 24 ratings
     | 11,202 views

    This sermon challenges the hearers to evaluate their lives and strive to experience the fullness of the Christian life.

    “CRUISE CONTROL OR SELF-CONTROL” 2 Peter 1:1-11 INTRO – Hilton Wall’s new company car is a Dodge Charger. Got the big engine. Lot of power under the hood. Susan warned him to be careful or he would get a ticket. Told her, “It’s got cruise control, but I just hope I have self-control.” I began ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Is Your Heart?

    Contributed by Dean Meadows on Jan 3, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 13,963 views

    This is a sermon that deals with our heart, not the one that pumps the blood through our bodies, but the one that counts.

    How is your Heart? (Start out by taking the label off a can of cat food and then placing that label over the label of a can of tuna. Then open up that can of tuna with the cat food sticker on the outside, and begin eating it. Then revel that it is tuna) 1 Samuel 16:7 I began preparing this sermon ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Recognizing The Receptive Series

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Nov 14, 2007
     | 3,573 views

    We are called to reach out those around us with the hope and message of the gospel.

    Recognizing the Receptive Series: Spring Life - Identify Matthew 13:1-9, Luke 19:1-10 March 4, 2007 Morning Service This message was prepared using the Springlife materials supplied by the Wesleyan Headquarters. Introduction When I was young, we always planted a garden at my grandmother’s house. ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Beware Of The Leaven Of The Pharisees Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Dec 29, 2003
    based on 69 ratings
     | 33,975 views

    The Lord warns his disciples about the dangers of practices of the Pharisees in day to day life.

    The Commands of Christ Sermon # 23 “Beware of the Leaven” Matthew 16:6 The last command of Christ that we examined together was to “Honor Your Parents” found in Matthew 15:4. In that command we noted that in our youth we are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Servitude Or Gratitude

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Apr 30, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 4,751 views

    Are Christians obligated to keep the law? What is the Christian’s relationship to the laws of God?

    SERVITUDE OR GRATITUDE THE CHRISTIAN’S RELATIONSHIP TO THE LAW ROMANS 7:1-6 Are the Ten Commandments binding on us today? Are Christians obligated to keep the law? Why make a big deal about modes of baptism or place an emphasis on tithing? Isn’t that simply legalism? Aren’t we under grace and not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Summer Loving

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 17, 2003
    based on 47 ratings
     | 7,533 views

    And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. This message is to spur us to love.

    Summer 2004 Dakota Community Church Summer Loving Introduction: Hebrews 10: 23-25 23Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 24And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. 25Let us not give up meeting together, as some are ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    God Made Us For The Kingdom - Ii Series

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Nov 8, 2003
    based on 74 ratings
     | 3,440 views

    Loyalty Sunday II - God has made all believers into the Body of Christ. Our gifts and talents are used by God ’build his cathedral’ in this world.

    Last week we focused on the theme that God created each and every one of us for a purpose. The unique talents and skills, predispositions and giftedness are made so that you can glorify and honor God with your life. There is a Kingdom role that has been defined by your Creator that you are uniquely ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Money Does Strange Things

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Nov 8, 2003
    based on 75 ratings
     | 5,665 views

    Pastors’ Conference: A special sermon addressing the ethics of money. This was presented at a special worship service that was part of a monthly gathering of pastors.

    Money does strange things to people. I found this cute little story on the Internet that was carried in the December 1980 issue of Campus Life. (p. 19) It starts by asking: What’s the most outrageous thing you would do for $10,000 cash? The question was posed recently by Chicago radio station WKOX. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Love Series

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jun 2, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 18,770 views

    The Fruit of The Spirit (Part 2) What is love? Is Love Important? How can love be developed in our lives? Find sermon at www.praiseag.org

    LOVE The Fruit of The Spirit (Part 2) Galatians 5:22-23 • Galatians 5:16-25 (NIV) [22] But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, [23] gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. INTRODUCTION: What is your favorite drink? ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Counting The Righteous

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on May 12, 2005
    based on 28 ratings
     | 5,210 views

    Does one bad apple really spoil the bunch? Can one good apple redeem the bad bunch?

    There is in our culture an ancient yet conventional piece of wisdom. It is so ancient that it was part of the teachings of ancient Israel, but it is so conventional, that it was taught to all of us by our grade school and Sunday school teachers. Our 3rd grade teacher probably put it to us as ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Ken Pell avatar

    Image Is Everything! Series

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Nov 27, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,558 views

    Discover the counter-cultural ethic that Jesus utilized as he ministered and saved the human race.

    Image is Everything! Gospel of Mark 1:32-39 Sermon #2 of “Ten Cultural Myths that Drive America” This is our second sermon in our sermon series, “Ten Cultural Myths that Drive America” from the first six chapters of Mark. Last week we looked at “Might Makes Right” from Mark 1:1-13. We discovered ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Rik Wadge avatar

    Week 1 "From Doing To Being” Series

    Contributed by Rik Wadge on Dec 10, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,824 views

    The small shifts that make a big change in your life! This is a 13 week sermon series.

    Seismic Shifts Session 1 “From Doing to Being” RBW (inspired from “seismic shifts” book) Introduction: + Seismic Promo Video Clip Congregational Reading: (Have them stand and read) + Psalm 139:13-16 (NIV) 13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. 14 I praise ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

  • Kris Cash avatar

    I Found It! I Found It!

    Contributed by Kris Cash on Feb 22, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,440 views

    Where can someone find true contentment? How can someone be genuinely happy? How can someone find the kind of peace of mind that inexorably alters lives?

    I Found It; I Found It! I. Introduction a. I am a man of voracious appetites. Obviously I haven’t skipped many meals in my life. i. But that is not what I am talking about. It is just the way I am wired up that if a little is good, then a lot is better. ii. If a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist