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  • Otis McMillan avatar

    Sermon: God’s Instructions For Fulfilling Our Potential

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Sep 3, 2024
     | 1,036 views

    We can expect to be productive for the Lord and fully appreciate all we have in Him if we choose to walk Him and His faith Community on a consistent basis.

    Sermon: God’s Instructions For Fulfilling Our Potential Scripture Lesson: Hebrews 10:22-25, “let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How The Lord Uses Pain For Our Good

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 16 ratings
     | 5,303 views

    1. God used pain in Job's life to correct many mistaken beliefs about his own rights, expectations, assumptions, relationships, health, prosperity, controls, family, friends, faults, & securities.

    1. God used pain in Job's life to correct many mistaken beliefs about his own rights, expectations, assumptions, relationships, health, prosperity, controls, family, friends, faults, & securities. The Lord wonderfully used pain in Job's life to purify him of anything that would keep him from ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Respond To The Persecution Of Christians

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 44 ratings
     | 7,087 views

    1. Realize that persecution of the Godly is a normal part of the maturing process for every Christian.

    1. Realize that persecution of the Godly is a normal part of the maturing process for every Christian. Remember that God is working His will in ways that we cannot see or appreciate at the time. One old hymn says, "Must Jesus bear the cross alone and all the world go free. No there's a cross for ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "How To Be Thankful In Hard Times" Series

    Contributed by Danny Moss on Nov 17, 2005
    based on 38 ratings
     | 15,972 views

    This message encourages all of us to thank God even in the midst of difficult times.

    "How To Be Thankful In Hard Times" "And He took the cup, and gave thanks..." "And He took bread and gave thanks..." Luke 22:17 & 19 Introduction- Notice that the words which I just read were spoken by our Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ, in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brian Cunningham avatar

    V-I-P Series

    Contributed by Brian Cunningham on Sep 21, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,916 views

    Untie those knots!

    Text found in the book of Matthew 21:1-3 Key text: Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me. Loose yourself... It seems so everlasting that we face the mecca of scheduled setbacks, circumstances, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    When Your Ego Makes A Fool Out Of You

    Contributed by Dr. Phillip Paschal on Dec 30, 2004
    based on 38 ratings
     | 17,034 views

    The dangers of thinking more highly of yourself than you ought to.

    WHEN YOUR EGO MAKES A FOOL OUT OF YOU LUKE 14:8-11 I. INTRODUCTION WHENEVER WE LIVE AS IF THE WORLD CAN’T GET ALONG WITHOUT US, AND WE MAKE OURSELVES TO BE MORE THAN WHAT WE ARE, IT IS LIKE LIVING IN A GLASS HOUSE JUST WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO THROW A STONE, WHICH WILL CAUSE OUR HOUSE TO TUMBLE DOWN ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Seven Happy People

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jan 24, 2006
    based on 189 ratings
     | 13,198 views

    Unlike joy, happiness is temporary...based on ’happenstance’. But God tells us 7 ’circumstances’ which will lead us to happiness more often. Link included to formatted text, handout, and PowerPoint Template.

    SEVEN HAPPY PEOPLE John 13:17 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/7HappyPeople.html John 13:17 If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. Which kind of Christian are you? Humbly grateful or grumbly hateful? Attitude determines altitude! God isn’t here just to keep you out of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Prayers That Always Get Answered

    Contributed by Jim Miller on Nov 3, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,631 views

    In John 17, Jesus models for us the type of "anything" prayers that God always answers.

    11-02-03 John 17 Intro: 2 TV shows over the past couple of weeks, shocked at the content. King of Queens rerun, Carrie prays for a raise, gets it, they begin to get everything they pray for. Meat market scene with priest. Second, Everwood, pastor of church getting married, also going blind, he ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Are You Pleasing To Jesus?

    Contributed by Joe Burke on Jan 16, 2007
     | 2,087 views

    Without faith it is IMPOSSIBLE to please God!

    Are You Pleasing To Jesus? "Without faith it is impossible to please God" Heb 11:6 Faith is an extremely important subject to God. When Jesus walked the earth, there was little that upset Him as much as a lack of faith. Sinners received mercy, patience and forgiveness in abundance. Sometimes ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • David King avatar

    Failures Of The Foolish

    Contributed by David King on Mar 4, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,220 views

    Left behind when I was so sure I would go.

    Text Matthew 25:1-13 Matt 25:13.. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. KJV INTRO: The parable concerning the ten virgins isn’t a new one to the church world. It has been preached upon many different times and many different ways. I suppose ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Lessons From Lydia

    Contributed by Gene Cullum on Dec 8, 2006
    based on 30 ratings
     | 17,573 views

    What True Conversion Is Really All About…

    “LESSONS FROM LYDIA” PASTOR Gene Cullum Acts 16:14-15 “And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither. 14: And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Sherman Gordon avatar

    The Search For Jesus

    Contributed by Sherman Gordon on Dec 2, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,651 views

    The Christmas season is a time when people search for happiness in a variety of outlets and activities. The Wise men remind us to search for the ultimate in life fulfillment in Christ Jesus.

    MATTHEW 2:1-2 THE SEARCH FOR JESUS K. EDWARD SKIDMORE STATES THAT HISTORICALLY, NOT EVERYONE WAS JOYFUL WHEN JESUS WAS BORN. IN FACT THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE WHO REJECTED HIM FOR VARIOUS REASONS. REASONS MUCH LIKE THOSE PEOPLE GIVE TODAY FOR REJECTING JESUS. - MESS UP THEIR PLANS . . . -LIMIT ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Brian Matherlee avatar

    What You’ll Never Learn (If You Don’t Attempt The Impossible)

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Dec 9, 2009
     | 4,812 views

    A challenge to believe God for great things

    WHAT YOU’LL NEVER LEARN (If you don’t attempt the impossible) Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Pastor Brian Matherlee Matthew 17:20, He replied, “Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    The Raising Of Lazarus

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 1, 2013
    based on 5 ratings
     | 13,750 views

    "I AM the resurrection and the life. Do you believe this?" asks Jesus.

    THE RAISING OF LAZARUS. John 11:14-46. The family of Lazarus, Martha and Mary of Bethany were especially loved by Jesus (John 11:3). Yet the sovereign Lord, for wise reasons of His own, did not rush to the bedside of His sick friend. It was no doubt as with the man born blind, “that the works of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Beyond The Horizon, Victory Is Certain

    Contributed by John Dobbs on Apr 4, 2020
     | 5,975 views

    My message today is the Beyond the Horizon, Victory is Certain.

    Beyond the Horizon, Victory Is Certain Mark 11:1-11 Introduction At the beginning of this new week, the news is as grim as ever. I know you have been watching the spread of COVID-19 and the pandemic that has swept our world into action. You’ve adjusted your lives but it’s harder to adjust your ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ