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  • Clark Tanner avatar

    Dust In The Wind

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 26, 2003
    based on 31 ratings
     | 10,443 views

    Our lives are so brief, and yet so potentially impacting..

    “…you are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away…” "I close my eyes, only for a moment, and the moment’s gone All my dreams, pass before my eyes, a curiosity Dust in the wind, all they are is dust in the wind. Same old song, just a drop of water in an endless sea All ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    Hold On, I'm Not Done Yet!

    Contributed by Paul Davis on May 23, 2005
    based on 104 ratings
     | 22,290 views

    This sermon highlights how one can make the best of a bad situation.

    Hold On, I’m Not Done Yet! Scripture: Job 1: 6-12 6Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD and Satan also came among them. 7And the LORD said to Satan, “From where do you come?” So Satan answered the LORD and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Children Of God Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 3, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,403 views

    In this sermon we see that there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus because we are now children of God.

    Scripture The first verse of the greatest chapter in the Bible—Romans 8:1—says, “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” Everything else that follows in the rest of Romans 8 tells us why there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. The first ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Resurrection Reactions

    Contributed by John White on Apr 14, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,964 views

    A Biblical exploration of the age old mystery and questions of immortality.

    Resurrection Reactions Once a broken man, covered with hideous and painful sores from the sole of his feet to the top of his head and adorned with sack cloth and ashes, sat mourning amid the ruins of his own household. He finds scarce comfort in his grieving from his faithless fair-weather ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Those Who Morn Series

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Feb 23, 2004
    based on 21 ratings
     | 7,490 views

    The Beatitudes: Building Blocks to Be Like Jesus #2

    Americans don’t like to be unhappy. “Grey skies are going to clear up; put on a happy face.” We often live in an illusion denying reality. Jay Lenno gets paid to make people laugh. Could you imagine Tom Brokaw, Peter Jennings, or Dan Rather starting the evening news with the band playing, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Live As You Are Called Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Aug 27, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,815 views

    In our lesson today, Paul teaches that Christians should retain the place in life assigned to them by the Lord.

    Scripture We continue our study in The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians in a series I am calling Challenges Christians Face. One of the challenges that Christians face is the issue of marriage. Let’s learn about this in a message I am calling, “Live As You Are ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Go Fish

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Feb 6, 2012
    based on 163 ratings
     | 49,599 views

    When we understand Jesus words, we will know that the Christian Church is the worlds largest fishing society. Our commission by Christ is to Go Fish! Redone January 2018

    For those not familiar with an Anglican Service; there are four Scripture Readings before the Sermon. The Scripture Readings for this day were: Jonah 3:1-5,10; Psalm 62:6-14; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 and Mark 1:14-20. Today's Gospel Text ... Begins... by marking a transition ... from the ministry of ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Running On Empty

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 28, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,231 views

    IN A WORLD WHERE WE CAN SO EASILY END UP RUNNING ON EMPTY, THE FORGIVER OFFERS US AN ALTERNATE EXPERIENCE.

    Running on Empty July 4th, 2010 Introduction: As a teen in the70's one of the classic songs was Jackson Brown's Running on Empty. Listen to it with me. Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels Looking back at the years gone by like so many summer fields In sixty-five I was seventeen and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    The Ministry Of Thorns

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jan 6, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 10,806 views

    Thorns create a dependence on God

    2 Corinthians 12:7-10 -- “And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.” or this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Praying For Rain Series

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 19, 2016
    based on 5 ratings
     | 38,116 views

    Sometimes it is harder to get the rain going that it is to have it stopped. Elijah had to labour in his prayer for rain.

    ELIJAH—A MAN OF LIKE PASSIONS 10 Praying for Rain TEXT: 1 Kings 18:41-46 1 Kings 18:41-46 KJV And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain. [42] So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Refiner's Fire

    Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Aug 18, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 50,348 views

    The prophet Malachi wrote that the Lord would send his messenger of the covenant, and asks, "who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap." What is the answer to Malachi's question?

    THE REFINER’S FIRE Malachi 3:1-6 I. Introduction – Malachi says that at his appearing Jesus will be like a refiner’s fire, or launderer’s soap. The Israelites had a question, not unlike a question we might ask. Our main text is in answer to a question from the Israelites: Mal 2:17 - You have ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Masters Call

    Contributed by Scott Spencer on Feb 9, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 19,160 views

    What does it mean to follow Jesus? What does it mean to hear "the Master's call?" "Many are called but few are chosen,"

    Mark 1:16-20 "And as He was going along by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to them, 'Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.' And they immediately left the nets and followed Him. And ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Fishing For Men

    Contributed by Scott Spencer on Aug 19, 2013
     | 7,315 views

    What does it mean to follow Jesus? What does it mean to hear "the Master's call?" "Many are called but few are chosen," the Bible says. In order to understand that statement, we may say that many are called but few really respond to that call.

    Mark 1:16-20 "And as He was going along by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to them, 'Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.' And they immediately left the nets and followed Him. ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    By His Stripes-3

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on May 14, 2019
     | 2,441 views

    3 of ? The prophet Isaiah declared a future time when God’s Servant would provide the remedy for sin. Jesus is God’s remedy for sin. By His stripes I receive the Servant's...

    BY HIS STRIPES-III—Isaiah 52:13—53:1-12 OR: God’s Remedy For Sin Attention: A ‘savant’ is “a person affected with a developmental disorder(such as autism or intellectual disability) who exhibits exceptional skill or brilliance in some limited field (such as mathematics or music).” *Kim ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We Are All Slaves Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jun 30, 2020
     | 3,911 views

    As followers of Christ, we are slaves to holiness and grace.

    WE ARE ALL SLAVES Text: Romans 6:15-23 Introduction 1. Illustration: In 1863 the Emancipation Proclamation was proclaimed in America. The word spread from Capitol Hill down into the valleys of Virginia, and the Carolinas, and evens into the plantations of Georgia, Mississippi, and Alabama. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist