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  • David Yarbrough avatar

    Discipleship Series

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on May 20, 2002
    based on 95 ratings
     | 30,836 views

    Our whole goal is to lead people to fall in love with God. Not to make them better people or better Christians, but to help them to better know the awesome power and intimacy of God’s love, and that will radically change their hearts and lives.

    Our whole goal is to lead people to fall in love with God. Not to make them better people or better Christians, but to help them to better know the awesome power and intimacy of God’s love, and that will radically change their hearts and lives. Humor: A rather pompous-looking deacon was ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Amazing Love Series

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002
    based on 90 ratings
     | 21,260 views

    Part 3 of 4 of the series, Ruth: A Woman of Faith. God’s love is so amazing! This is so evident in how God loved Ruth!

    AMAZING LOVE Ruth 3 Read at beginning of service: 1 Corinthians 13:1-2 (NIV) 1 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Two Types Of Wisdom Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 22, 2002
    based on 105 ratings
     | 17,368 views

    James speaks of two sets of attitudes. One focuses on negative attitudes and the other positive attitudes.

    Two Types of Wisdom Introduction: Conflict in relationships is more likely to occur as a result of values more than beliefs. The question then that we need to address in marriage is what are the values we need to portray in our Christian relationships. James 3 has some resounding truths that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Rodney Buchanan avatar

    Can I Have Doubts And Still Be A Christian? Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 26, 2002
    based on 259 ratings
     | 35,902 views

    When it comes to doubt, we need to see that: 1. Doubts can build faith. 2. We will never have all the answers. 3. A cynical spirit leads us away from God.

    Philip Yancey in his book, Disappointment with God, tells of a letter he received from a woman who was struggling with life and her faith in God. He says, “A young mother wrote that her joy had turned to bitterness and grief when she delivered a daughter with spina bifida, a birth defect that ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Entering The Grace-Sustained Life

    Contributed by Dana Chau on May 26, 2002
    based on 71 ratings
     | 5,459 views

    Five ways to regain confidence in God when everything around you suggests the contrary

    I’m glad to be back from vacation. Thursday afternoon of last week, while Esther was napping and Susan was relaxing in front of the television, I sat quietly in front of my laptop in the Palm Spring resort home where we were staying. Susan suddenly asked me what I was doing. I sheepishly ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Do We Have Enough For Dinner?

    Contributed by Paul Decker on May 28, 2002
    based on 184 ratings
     | 11,789 views

    God is bigger than our difficulties.

    DO WE HAVE ENOUGH FOR DINNER? John 6:1-13 S: God’s Provision Th: Prayer: A Passion for His Presence Pr: GOD IS BIGGER THAN OUR DIFFICULTIES. ?: Inductive KW: Movements TS: In our text today, we will reveal three movements during the event of the feeding of the 5,000 (that demonstrate God ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Worship Like The Shepherds

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 28, 2002
    based on 98 ratings
     | 10,639 views

    Finding ourselves in the story of the shepherds and responding by worshiping God

    Worship Like the Shepherds ¡V Luke 2:8-20 Steve Simala Grant ¡V Dec. 8/9, 2001 Intro: I want you to think about God. Just for a moment, concentrate on God in your mind. Use your imagination if you like, or reflect on God¡¦s characteristics, or meditate on all that God has done for you. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tony Grant avatar

    Reflections On Survivor

    Contributed by Tony Grant on May 30, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,430 views

    Our personal sins so separate us from God that only grace can restore us.

    Reflections of Survivor Rom 3:2b-26 05/26/02 Trinity Sabbath by Tony Grant “Survivor” I am a fan of the CBS program "Survivor." There have been four editions of the program, beginning with Survivor Pulau Tiga, then Survivor Outback, Survivor Africa and now Survivor Marquesas. Survivor Marquesas ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Do You Suffer From Comparisonitis?

    Contributed by Ronald Crandall on Jan 7, 2003
    based on 38 ratings
     | 8,881 views

    I don’t think that comparisionitis is actually a word, but boy did my congregation listen to it. Because we all have the tendcy to compare ourselves to someone or something. In this message we look at danger of the deadly disease I call "Comparisionitis"!

    DO YOU SUFFER FROM “COMPARISONITIS”? By: Pastor Ron Crandall INTRO: All of us have a dislike for diseases or illness’ or something that is like a destructive process in an organism. We do not like suffering, We do not like the bearing of pain or distress. When we have a deficiency in an ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Tom Fuller avatar

    Does God Owe You? The 4 Keys To Faith Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jan 13, 2003
    based on 174 ratings
     | 23,644 views

    When we do a job we expect to get paid for it. When we do something right we might expect God to repay us - but that’s not how it works in God’s economy. Learn about the four keys to faith by Paul’s account of Abraham’s faith.

    For an audio version of this message, go to: www.LivingWatersWeb.com. My first job (after being a newspaper delivery person) was in a dry cleaners and carpet cleaning business. The man who owned it had employed his son, but they guy drove himself off a cliff and died. No kidding. So I went to work ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • W Pittendreigh avatar

    Wake Up

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Jan 17, 2003
    based on 58 ratings
     | 5,688 views

    God calls us, but we tend to ignore His call.

    1 Samuel 3:1-10 The boy Samuel ministered before the LORD under Eli. In those days the word of the LORD was rare; there were not many visions. One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Bradford Robinson avatar

    The Ordinary, Imperfect Church

    Contributed by Bradford Robinson on Jan 27, 2003
    based on 89 ratings
     | 7,464 views

    This sermon takes a look at how God can use even the smallest of churches because God uses ordinary and imperfect people within His church.

    Recently there was a study put out that claimed that Americans say yes to Christianity but no to Church-anity. And it stated how many baby boomers are leaving the church today. The reasons given were that they thought the church was a) boring b) irrelevant but most striking was c) not necessary. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Eric Snyder avatar

    Tools For A Great Group Series

    Contributed by Eric Snyder on Jan 28, 2003
    based on 65 ratings
     | 6,678 views

    small group series

    Tools for a great Group, Galatians 2:12-21 #5 of Core Values of Christian Community series Eric A. Snyder, Minister, Farwell Church of Christ November 3, 2002 A man’s grandfather leaves him $10 million, and the next week his longtime girlfriend agrees to marry him. After three months of married ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Nate Barbour avatar

    Looking Through The Faith Telescope

    Contributed by Nate Barbour on Jan 29, 2003
    based on 30 ratings
     | 5,431 views

    A powerful explanation of the meaning and use of faith.

    Looking Through the Faith Telescope Believing is Seeing 1/15/03 I. Introduction Blondin lived from 1824-1897 and was a famous French tightrope walker and acrobat. His greatest fame came in 1859 when he accomplished one of his greatest feats for the first time- walking across a 1100 foot ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Thomas Bowen avatar

    Because, You Can't Just Sit There

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Feb 1, 2003
    based on 42 ratings
     | 7,061 views

    A call to the church to see the past vision and to find today’s vision for our church.

    Because, you can’t just sit there James 2:14-18 Today we are continuing on a line of thought we started 2 Sundays ago. I have been leading you down a path and pointing out the things that God has placed along the way. I have been pointing out that you have to read the map for yourself. so that ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational