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  • Austin Mansfield avatar

    A Different Set Of Footprints

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Jul 31, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 14,426 views

    Sometimes we misinterpret the purpose of prayer. The response we expect isn’t necessarily the response we get. Anyone else experience that?

    Other Scriptural passages Genesis 18:20-33 Colossians 2:6-15 Psalm 138 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Amen. (Psalm 19:14) There’s a poem entitled, ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Future Faith Versus Past Failures Series

    Contributed by Chip Monck on Feb 22, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,816 views

    The fourth in a series exploring victory and freedom in the Christian walk. The message wrestles with the burden of past failures in our life.

    (Extensive inspiration for this message, and this series taken from Francis Frangipane’s "This Day We Fight".) Here we go. 2 minute drill. A high speed recap of where we left off two. Okay. . .Joshua is hanging out, looks up, and sees standing before him a being with a sword drawn, ready for ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Pain Has A Purpose

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Mar 13, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 11,438 views

    We all know pain is going to be a part of life. The main question is "why". If I understand God’s purpose for pain I can deal with it.

    March 12, 2006 Second Sunday in the Season of Lent -------------------------------------------------- Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Defender Of The Weak

    Contributed by Timothy Cooley, Sr. on Dec 9, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 19,769 views

    The Woman taken in Adultery: Jesus is the Defender of the Weak, the Healer of the Bruised, and the Mender of the Broken.

    The Feast of Tabernacles was a grand celebration. Food! Reunions! Parties! According as the Lord had commanded, families constructed special temporary shelters and camped out in them — to remind them of the travels of their forefathers through the Wilderness. Along with the great feasting came ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    By Grace Alone Series

    Contributed by Tom Mccrossan on Oct 29, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 22,525 views

    A Reformation Sunday sermon on the "by grace alone" theme, based on the fine sermon by Jonathan McLeod, "Amazing Grace" (August 2006).

    By Grace Alone -- Ephesians 2:4-2:10 Grace It is UNDESERVED KINDNESS. Someone has said, “Grace is everything for nothing to those who don’t deserve anything.” An atheist once said, “If there really is a God, may He prove Himself by striking me dead right now.” Nothing happened. The atheist ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    God Of Grace Series

    Contributed by Alan Mccann on Jun 28, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,543 views

    God’s grace

    GOD OF GRACE In his book ‘The Ragamuffin Gospel’, Brennan Manning tells the following true story. One night in January 1935 the mayor of New York, Fiorlla LaGuardia, turned up at one of the courts in a poorer area of the city. It was during the Great Depression and a woman was brought before the ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    Glorifying God By Fellowship Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 9, 2005
    based on 46 ratings
     | 7,493 views

    Our ultimate goal in life is to glorify God. One way in which we glorify God is by loving other believers. This sermon explores different levels of relationship, three that are inadequate, and one that demonstrates that we belong to God’s family.

    Scripture One November day in 2002, Jim Sulkers, a 53-year-old retired municipal worker from Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada), climbed into bed, pulled the covers up, and died. Nearly two years later, on August 25, 2004, police who had been called by concerned relatives entered Jim Sulkers’ apartment ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    A Church That Experiences Joy

    Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Sep 10, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,857 views

    A church that experiences joy is a church where the members have made a full surrender to Jesus Christ and are focused on following Him regardless of the circumstances one faces in life.

    A CHURCH THAT EXPERIENCES JOY Acts 16:6-15, Philippians 1:1-2, 4:4 Proposition: A church that experiences joy is a church where the members have made a full surrender to Jesus Christ and are focused on following Him regardless of the circumstances one faces in life. Objective: My ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Two Swords Series

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Jan 5, 2010
    based on 21 ratings
     | 22,771 views

    People of courage go first, have faith and inspire others

    THE TWO SWORDS A young writer with a very uncertain income went into a quiet park to contemplate a serious problem. For four years he had been engaged but felt he did not have enough money to get married. He wanted to live and write in Paris, Rome, Vienna, London -- everywhere. However, without ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • Brad Bailey avatar

    Spiritual Foundations For Managing Money Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Jun 11, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,156 views

    I want to invite us to gather around one of the striking dynamics that is at hand within our world… that of financial uncertainty and insecurity.

    This past week was certainly a significant one for our nation. This past Tuesday something of remarkable and historical proportions was experienced as the first black president was elected to lead our nation. It was a moment in which I gathered my two older kids… and tried to convey just how ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To See Jesus

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jun 25, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 9,127 views

    How do you see Jesus? Our popular culture certainly sees Him in a warped way, but what about you? Let’s look into the Word of God to see the real Jesus.

    How to See Jesus Matthew 17:1-9 Sermon by: Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - June 21, 2009 *How do you see Jesus? Our popular culture certainly sees Him in a warped way. Their Jesus once made an appearance on "The Simpsons". He has often appeared on the raunchy cartoon "South Park" doing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    His Birth Series

    Contributed by Travis Markes on Nov 10, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,922 views

    Eight sermons that deal with eight unique characteristics of Jesus. Got the idea from Joe Causey.

    “Eight Unique Characteristics of Jesus Christ” “His Birth” Matthew 1:17-25 In his book The Jesus I Never Knew, Philip Yancey recounts an episode of the TV show Thirtysomething in which Hope, a Christian, argues with her husband Michael, a Jew, about the holidays. "Why do you even bother with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Key To Peace Series

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 15, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,667 views

    In the midst of all our worries and fears, how can we calm our troubled hearts?

    “Setting Troubled Hearts at Rest: The Key to Peace” John 14:1 It’s time to take a little inventory. I’m going to ask you several questions. For each question answer, silently, whether your response is NEVER, SELDOM, FREQUENTLY, OR CONSISTENTLY. Here we go. First question: ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Resurrection Is Gods Guarantee.

    Contributed by Eugene Morell on Apr 15, 2012
     | 7,962 views

    This sermon look at what the resurrection of Christ gives to us.

    THE RESURRECTION IS GODS GUARANTEE. 1 CORINTHIANS 15:1-24. 35-58. There is a book that is title, The Days That Changed the World and it looks at the top 50 defining events that changed History. The currents of history run deep and often unseen beneath the everyday ripple of events. But now and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    From The Cradle To The Throne

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Dec 25, 2011
     | 4,184 views

    If Christmas was only a baby being born, there is the temporary joy of a new birth, but if it was God coming to the world then it is an everlasting joy that does not fade with the passing of time.

    FROM THE CRADLE TO THE THRONE* Matthew 1:18-23 Big Idea: If Christmas was only a baby being born, there is the temporary joy of a new birth, but if it was God coming to the world then it is an everlasting joy that does not fade with the passing of time. Matthew 1:18-23 18 This is how the birth of ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene