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  • Johnny Carver avatar

    Championship Wrestling

    Contributed by Johnny Carver on May 17, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
     | 4,936 views

    This sermon seeks to enlighten Christians as to the difficulty of the battle in overcoming our fleshly desires that would keep us defeated.

    Scripture: Genesis 32:24-31 Title: “Championship Wrestling” Introduction: It is now twenty years since Jacob made his covenant at Bethel. The place where Jacob made a pillow of stones and laid down and slept. During the night as Jacob dreamed he saw a ladder setting upon the earth and reaching to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How Jesus Overcame Others' Faulty Assumptions

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 21 ratings
     | 4,674 views

    How Jesus Overcame Others’ Faulty Assumptions

    How Jesus Overcame Others’ Faulty Assumptions - Matt. 22:23-24 Illustration:Leadership is the discipline of deliberately exerting special influence within a group to move it towards goals of beneficial permanence that fulfills the group’s real needs. Dr. John Haggai, Lead On!. Everyone ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Baptism As Epiphany

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jan 11, 2002
    based on 175 ratings
     | 20,197 views

    Sermon for the First Sunday after the Epiphany The Baptism of Jesus

    First Sunday after the Epiphany Baptism of Jesus Sermon Matthew 3:13-17 "Baptism as Epiphany’’   This morning, I would like to do something different! I propose to tell you three stories and as you listen to them think about how each of them relate to Baptism. Story 1. A dying judge said to his ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Questions For A Happy Mother's Day

    Contributed by Dana Chau on May 25, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 13,480 views

    Discover what we can learn from Elkanah and Hannah to have a happy Mother’s Day

    (If you feel this sermon is helpful, you are welcome to visit https://danachau.thinkific.com/ for a free online course.) Happy Mother’s Day, everyone! On Mother’s Day 2003, we looked at what the Bible said about living worry-free. That was of great interest to mothers, because generally ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Kevin Mullins avatar

    Never The Same Again

    Contributed by Kevin Mullins on Jun 3, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,981 views

    God is intent on His church being a church of change and when we are not obedient he will accomplish that change by any means necessary

    Never The Same Again Acts 15:4-19 Read the text--I want to talk to you one more time about change-- Specifically about this idea of our ability to relate to and engage the culture that we are a part of— As far as I can see it there are a couple of kinds of churches- Book of Revelation does a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Is There Room For Jesus?

    Contributed by Jonathan Mckay on Nov 19, 2001
    based on 45 ratings
     | 8,988 views

    Christmas is more than just fancy wrappings and bright lights. If we are truly honest with ourselves and God, we too must confess, that our hearts are empty stalls that to be filled with a Saviour!

    1." WHAT AM I GOING TO DO NOW?"....THE QUESTION ECHOED SOMEWHERE INSIDE OF MY HEAD! IT WAS ALMOST AS THOUGH IT WERE SYNCHRONIZED, BETWEEN MY FOOT FALLS ON THE PAVEMENT. 2. I HAD BEEN SEARCHING HIGH AND LOW FOR THE PERFECT STORY, A STORY THAT I HAD HOPED TO READ IN CHURCH TONIGHT. MAYBE EVEN ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rev. M Edmunds avatar

    "This Is Your Hour, Don't Faint!"

    Contributed by Rev. M Edmunds on Dec 7, 2001
    based on 49 ratings
     | 19,785 views

    For this is your hour, this is your year, and don’t let no devil in hell stop you from receiving what God has for you.

    “And let us not be weary in well doing: For in due season we shall reap, if we faint not” – Galatians 6:9. Before I get into our text, I will like us to review Paul’s life and conversion. For he was a prudent and profound man who believed in pursuing life with a passion so ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Turning Hardship To Joy

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 24, 2004
    based on 54 ratings
     | 5,736 views

    Sometimes God allows things to get difficult so He can produce greater joy in and through and with us. Jesus knew that His Father often used tragedy to cause people to look to heaven for solutions to their problems.

    John 15:11-16 Illustration: A cynic asked an elderly believer who had endured great physical pain for 20 years, "What do you think of your God now?" The godly sufferer replied, "I think of Him more than ever." Sorrow can be the means of bringing us heart-to-heart with God. When repeated strokes ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    I Am The Vine Series

    Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Jul 20, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 10,615 views

    The final message in a series on the "I am" discourses of Jesus from the book of John.

    The Great I Am – I am the Vine July 18, 2004 John 15:1-8 Sunday AM Setting: Jesus is w/ His disciples on the way to the Gethsemene. Somewhere along the way, they likely came across a vineyard which served as the perfect setting for another important lesson from the Messiah. Note: Jesus wants ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Larry Elder avatar

    Following The Shepherd Part 5 Of 6

    Contributed by Larry Elder on Jul 12, 2003
    based on 19 ratings
     | 2,330 views

    With each step in the valley, He is always moving us closer to Him.

    Following the Shepherd Ps 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. David wrote this tremendous verse of the Bible drawing from his own experience of being a shepherd. What the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Way Of Peace

    Contributed by Kathy Findley on Oct 25, 2003
    based on 76 ratings
     | 28,737 views

    The sermon speaks of shattering the darkness that sometimes covers our lives, darkness cause by fear, anxiety, disappintment, suffering, sin . . . The hope of Advent’s peace begins at the point we are able to own our darkness and know it intimately, w

    Advent I - Peace Isaiah 2:1-5 The season of Advent comes upon us year after year, and most every year we sing and pray and read about darkness and the dawning of light. You know the texts: "The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. Those who dwell in the land of the shadow ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Robert Kerr avatar

    Love That Won't Give Up

    Contributed by Robert Kerr on Aug 4, 2001
    based on 137 ratings
     | 17,776 views

    GOD’S PERSEVERING LOVE

    LOVE THAT WON’T GIVE UP One day C. H. Spurgeon was walking through the English countryside with a friend. As they strolled along, the evangelist noticed a barn with a weather vane on its roof. At the top of the vane were these words: GOD IS LOVE. Spurgeon remarked to his companion ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Charles Mallory avatar

    Being A G.o.d.l.y. Father Series

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Jun 17, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 7,045 views

    A message that uses the acronym "g.o.d.l.y."to show how all fathers can reclaim their rightful role as the spiritual leader of their family.

    AN ARTICLE IN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SEVERAL YEARS AGO PROVIDED A DEEP PICTURE OF GOD’S FATHERLY LOVE FOR HIS CHILDREN. AFTER A FOREST FIRE IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, FOREST RANGERS BEGAN THEIR TREK UP A MOUNTAIN TO ASSESS THE INFERNO’S DAMAGE. ONE RANGER FOUND A BIRD LITERALLY COOKED SOLID IN ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    How Do Doors Open?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 26, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,303 views

    We discuss waiting on doors to ministry to open.

    HOW DO I GET MINISTRY DOORS TO OPEN? BY Wade Martin Hughes,Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com 1 Cor. 9:22 To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. Subj: ministry Date: 7/24/2002 2:14:06 PM Central Standard Time From: ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Making A Difference

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 13, 2002
    based on 374 ratings
     | 103,996 views

    How can we make a difference as Christians? Is warming a church pew the best I can do?

    OPEN: Several years back the Merv Griffin Show had a guest that was a body builder. During the interview, Merv asked, “Why do you develop those particular muscles?” The body builder simply stepped forward and flexed a series of muscles from chest to calf. The audience applauded. “What do you ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ