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  • Barry Edmondson avatar

    The Potter’s Hand Series

    Contributed by Barry Edmondson on Feb 5, 2011
    based on 7 ratings
     | 20,450 views

    God – the Master Potter – knows how to take the mistakes of life and reform it into something beautiful.

    Text: Jeremiah 18:1-6 God doesn’t make mistakes. In 1502, in Florence, Italy there was a large block of marble given to a church in Santa Maria, the church immediately hired who they thought was a professional to sculpt this enormously huge piece of rock. The man was a professional and soon ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Prayer And Worship Series

    Contributed by Rich Anderson on Feb 18, 2011
     | 8,821 views

    Jesus Christ is never too late to provide healing, comfort, cleansing, peace, answers to impossible questions,

    A country boy went to visit a friend in New York City. It was about noon and they were downtown by Times Square in Manhattan. The streets were filled with people. Cars were honking their horns, sirens were wailing and the sounds of the city were almost deafening. The country boy said, “I hear ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    The Goodness Of God

    Contributed by Matthew Smith on Mar 12, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 43,078 views

    As James talks to us in James 1 about not being deceived, he gives us some reasons that we can know that God is good no matter what our circumstances.

    In the mid to late 90’s people in the church began to say God is good--- all the time--- all the time---God is good. It’s easy to proclaim and to shout aloud the goodness of God when things are going great! It’s easy to brag on Jesus when people are coming to know Christ in large ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Who Are You Going To Call When You Need Help?

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jul 25, 2011
    based on 18 ratings
     | 30,070 views

    When you just can’t do it your self and you need someone to give you a helping hand to make it through, who do you reach out to for help? You may feel like there is no one you can run to but I’ve got good news there is One you can run to.

    Who Are You Going To Call When You Need Help? Psalm 20:1-9 When trouble comes your way, to whom do you run to bail you out? When you have overwhelming needs, who do seek out to meet those needs? When you just can’t do it your self and you need someone to give you a helping hand to make it ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    24/7 Protection From God - Psalms 91:5-6

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Aug 11, 2011
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     | 8,974 views

    24/7 Protection From God - Psalms 91:5-6

    24/7 Protection From God - Psalms 91:5-6 Psalms 91:5 You need not fear any dangers at night or sudden attacks during the day Psalms 91:6 or the plagues that strike in the dark or the evils that kill in daylight. I. Night Protection From God II. Day Protection From God We are protected by God ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Running With A Limp

    Contributed by Ty Tamasaka on Sep 9, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 19,461 views

    4 Points on learning how to deal with the "Wilderness Seasons" of our lives. 1. GOD WANTS TO DEVELOP A STEADFAST HEART WITHIN ME. 2. God leads us into seasons of growth and not gratification. 3. GOD WANTS TO DEVELOP THE COURAGE OF A WARRIOR. 4

    Running with a Limp The Role of the Wilderness When Jesus comes into our lives, things sure do change don’t they? I recall when I was a new believer, I used to work out at the gym all the time, and there was one occasion when a I wanted to use a rowing machine and noticed a towel on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    What's So Great About God?

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 13, 2012
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    What’s so great about God? 1. He gives delight from disaster (vs. 12-20). 2. He gives triumph from the tomb (vs. 21-23). 3. He gives a heart to help others (vs. 24-26).

    What’s So Great about God? Philippians 1:12-26 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - August 5, 2012 *We say it in one of the first prayers we ever learn: “God is great.” -And He really is great! -We could talk about His greatness all night long. -And in these verses, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Tragedy Of The Innocents

    Contributed by David Simpson on Dec 16, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,134 views

    A message in response to the tragedy of the school shooting in Connecticut and its relation to the killing of the innocent children of Bethlehem by Herod after the birth of Jesus.

    Sermon Lanier Christian Church December 16, 2012 David K. Simpson The Tragedy of the Innocents Matthew 2:13-18 The unspeakable happened on Friday. Twenty Innocent children and six of their teachers, all women, were murdered. As the Connecticut governor said: "Evil visited this community." It ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    The Mystery Of Pain And Suffering

    Contributed by John Lowe on Dec 20, 2012
     | 7,886 views

    Christians have a problem with suffering that non-Christians don’t have. Christianity proclaims that God is love and that He loves the whole world. But, if this is true, why does He permit undeserved suffering?

    May 1, 2003 Title: The Mystery of Pain and Suffering Text: “And Jesus answered and said to them, “Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than all other Galileans, because they suffered such things?” Scripture Reading: Luke 13:1-5 Some people see no ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fresh Fire: Will You Stand In Faith? Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Dec 28, 2012
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,605 views

    Let's spend a little time thinking about God’s goodness and mercy to us during 2012. You know, the stuff that we asked Him to do, the stuff we prayed about, the things that we noticed Him doing and the things He did without us noticing.

    Fresh Fire: Will you stand in Faith? Tonight we reach the end of our Fresh Fire series. We have spent a year considering who the Holy Spirit is, what He does in us and through us. I hope that this will be a year that will have been beneficial in your life. I hope that this is a year when you ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How To Stay Up In A Down Time

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jan 6, 2013
     | 10,630 views

    1. Rush to the Lord for refuge (vs. 1-3 & 5). 2. Rejoice in the Lord (vs. 4) 3. Roll your cares on to the Lord (vs. 5). 4. Receive the Lord’s righteousness (vs. 5-6) 5. Rest in the Lord (vs. 7-9)

    How to Stay Up in a Down Time Psalm 37:1-9 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Nov. 7, 2012 *Do you ever fret? -- Charles Spurgeon tells us that to “fret is to worry, to have the heart burn, to fume, to become vexed” (angry, irritated, agitated, annoyed). (1) *Anybody ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We Matter

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Jan 13, 2013
     | 8,680 views

    We matter because we are God's... God created, formed, ransomed and claimed us as his own.

    Title: We Matter Text: Isaiah 43:1-7 Explain the parallelism in the lines of Hebrew Poetry… the first line makes an observation and the second line restates it in slightly different language. It serves as something of a double-whammy by making a point and then reinforcing that point. It ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Strength Of Weak Prayers

    Contributed by Daniel J. Little on Jan 4, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,455 views

    When the Jews were slaves in Egypt, and when the labor became unbearable they sighed under the weight of their burdens. God heard their sighs and counted them a strong prayers for deliverance and moved mightily on their behalf.

    The Strength of Weak Prayers Pastor Dan Little adfontes.djl@gmail.com The Landmark Church - Binghamton, NY 02-02-11 Psalms 12:5 "Because the poor are plundered, because the needy groan, I will now arise," says the Lord; "I will place him in the safety for which he longs." The Psalmist gives us a ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Becoming A Giant Killer

    Contributed by James Lee on Oct 17, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,280 views

    If we run from our giants they just keep coming and we can never get away from them. What we need is to become giant killers…

    I want to know something this morning… Are there any giant killers in this place? We have seen, over the last few weeks, what it takes to rush our giants… What happens if we fail to rush our giants…BUT just rushing them is not enough. I was thinking about this series last Sunday ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Nothing Impossible With God

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Oct 28, 2012
     | 6,835 views

    I. EXORDIUM: Can you do anything for yourself? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that GOD can do everything for us. IV. TEXT: Luke 18:27 (New Living Translation, Second Edition) He replied, “What is impossible

    I. EXORDIUM: Can you do anything for yourself? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that GOD can do everything for us. IV. TEXT: Luke 18:27 (New Living Translation, Second Edition) He replied, “What is impossible for people is possible with God.” Jeremiah ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal