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  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Loving The Ain'ts Series

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Feb 26, 2011
    based on 14 ratings
     | 17,249 views

    This sermon is about God's love for those of us who have been hurt, abused and rejected by others. It has a lot of emotional release and healing attached in it.

    Falling In Love Again: Loving The Aints 2/6/11 Isaiah 53:1-15 Luke 4:14-20 Today we are starting a new series, “Falling In Love Again.” How many of you have fallen in love at least once. Everybody likes the feeling of falling in love. As a matter we even get so caught up ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Dr. Jerry N. Watts avatar

    A Simple Story With Spiritual Lessons

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Mar 21, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,676 views

    Every story in the Bible is loaded with Spiritual lessons for us today. In the story, an unlikely man ask Jesus to do an unlikely thing and Jesus responded in an unlikely way.

    A Simple Story with Spiritual lessons Matthew 8:5-13 * Jesus was a master story-teller. In fact, some of His greatest stories are called ‘parables’ which simply defined is, ‘an earthly story with a heavenly meaning.’ Yet, the greatest stories we can read and know are like ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steven Simala Grant avatar

    Blessed Are Those Who Hunger And Thirst For Righteousness

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Mar 29, 2011
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     | 5,230 views

    Within every person is a deep longing, a yearning of spirit, for something full of beauty, purity, peace and purpose, and where evil is defeated.

    Blessed are those who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness Matt 5:6 March 27, 2011 Intro: Last week I was sitting at my desk in my office and heard this loud whining sound, it would rise in pitch and then die away, then start up again. It is a familiar sound, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Praying For The Right Things

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 10, 2010
    based on 14 ratings
     | 26,323 views

    We tend to pray in a panic, when we could have prayed in preparation. Our prayer must also be responsible, accepting our own measure of responsibility.

    Takoma Park Baptist Church, Washington, DC, September 21, 1986 One young friend of mine, taking the Scripture quite seriously and quite literally, where it says, "Ask anything in my name, and I will do it" – taking that verse to the nth degree, reports that he is still waiting for the Lord ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gregory Thomas avatar

    Freed In Your Fire

    Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Nov 11, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,910 views

    know that in your fire Jesus is there, and if he is there you’re freed.

    Freed In Your Fire Daniel 3:19 – 25 These three Hebrew boys had a choice to be Promoted by man or Have there names in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • David Wilson avatar

    Hurry Up, God!

    Contributed by David Wilson on Nov 15, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 17,716 views

    David's prayer is that God will hurry up and deliver him from persecution. However, his life also demonstrated submission to God by not taking matters into his own hands.

    Psalm 70 As we begin, I want to advise you that this Psalm is a repetition, almost word for word, of the last part of Psalm 40. This theme was so important to David, he included it in two of his Psalms. VS. 1 Hurry Up, God! When we try to rush God’s Timing it is because we feel an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Upset Stomach Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Nov 18, 2010
     | 5,223 views

    A study of chapter 2 verses 1 through 10

    Jonah 2: 1 – 10 Upset Stomach 1 Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the fish’s belly. 2 And he said: “ I cried out to the LORD because of my affliction, and He answered me. “ Out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and You heard my voice. 3 For You cast me into the deep, ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Larry Finley avatar

    A Warrior's Song

    Contributed by Larry Finley on Aug 7, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,611 views

    A warrior’s strength is dependent upon who stands with him.

    A WARRIOR’S SONG PSALM 124 1. Last Week Ps. 123 – Servant’s Song a. Our Traveler continues on to Jerusalem b. True Worship is always opposed b y satan. c. Ever noticed that when you decide to live for God – all hell breaks lose!?! 2. Regardless of historical setting – first vs. a. depicts ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr.W.Samuel Legon avatar

    Michael Is Dead - Guess Whose Alive

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jun 28, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,563 views

    Thousands of people across the world morn the death of Michael Jackson They go to his home trying to see him yet he is not there. They treat him like a God yet he is not a God . Many worship him yet he can do nothing for them He is just a man just

    Michael is dead ******** Guess whose alive********* Thousands of people across the world morn the death of Michael Jackson They go to his home trying to see him yet he is not there. They treat him like a God yet he is not a God . Many worship him yet he can do nothinMichael is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Job's Friends

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jun 29, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 22,565 views

    Rather than show sensitivity to Job’s affliction, his friends critique him...and were dead wrong. Let’s be careful when we appraise people. And let’s be cordial when we disagree.

    I recall a fight I had in seminary. I was arguing with another student over some theological matter, when he got mad and slugged me. Before I knew what was happening, I left the room, but not under my own power. A student walking by saw what was going on, grabbed me, and whisked me out before ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Glory In Persecution [rated - R]

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Nov 6, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,335 views

    The time is coming when Christians will be persecuted right here. How do I know it? I have already traveled that road before. How will you deal with it? Let us not try to run and find a way to escape persecution but face it like Jesus did.

    Opening illustration: Video clip of persecuted Christians worldwide. Let us turn to 1 Peter 4 and check out what to expect while being persecuted for Christ. Introduction: In the nature of things persecution must have been a much more daunting experience for Gentiles than it was for the Jews. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Doug Humphrey avatar

    When Bad Things Happen To Good People

    Contributed by Doug Humphrey on Nov 18, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 12,940 views

    The purpose of this sermon is to help people trust God in the midst of life’s suffering and trials. Rather than focus on the "Why" question, I encourage them to focus on the "Who" question. For behind life’s trials stands a God who is good, loving and sov

    When Bad Things Happen to Good People Acts 9:32-43 Introduction: The Bible teaches that we live in a fallen world. This is not the world as God originally created it. It is not the world as it will be one day. But when Adam and Eve sinned everything changed. The Bible says that creation itself ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Shawn Miller avatar

    Living In A Hole Series

    Contributed by Shawn Miller on Jul 6, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 9,999 views

    An analogy of three types of traps (holes) we may find ourselves in and the only way to get out.

    Introduction: When I was a teenager, I remember my uncle telling me of times when He would go spelunker caves. He told me that there were times deep inside some of the caves where you had to crawl on your stomach and through the water and mud and as the walls of the caves would get tighter and ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Dr.W.Samuel Legon avatar

    What We Face In Life

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jul 20, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,565 views

    3 THINGS WE FACE EVERYDAY

    Christians are faced with many things in life, these 3 tend to hurt more than any other because they hit all of us. (1) CONFLICT Phil. 1: 29-30 29: For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake; 30: Having the same ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Larry Wolfe avatar

    Truth Vs. Tradition-Madman To Missionary

    Contributed by Larry Wolfe on Jul 27, 2009
     | 2,714 views

    Mental disorders vs spiritual disorders

    Tradition: Mental/Emotional/Behaviorial disorders are common among people of today Truth: Spiritual disorders are common among people of today In Mark ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible