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  • Dan Cormie avatar

    Going To Extremes Series

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Sep 16, 2007
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     | 2,696 views

    Goes beyond taking note of the effects of the kingdom of darkness, to addressing the characters behind all the destruction.

    Dakota Community Church September 9, 2007 Going To Extremes Review: Spiritual Warfare – I am sure there must be some who feel uncomfortable with topic. Why talk about these things at all? This battle should be the framework for our Christian lives. When we ask the vital question, what is God ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Is He In You?

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Mar 14, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,452 views

    Every year just before Easter and Christmas the world sets out to attack Jesus. A recent example is a movie recently produced by an American entertainer named Bill Maher. He called the movie "Religulous" borrowing from the word incredulous.

    Is He In You? John 6:41-70 The sermon title today is a little like the slogan used by a popular sports beverage "Gatorade". That companys slogan is "Is it In You"? The suggestion is that if you don’t have Gatorade in you that you will not be able to perform to your best as an athlete. Iam ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Take Pleasure In Pleasing God

    Contributed by Christopher Nerreau on Mar 15, 2009
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    Seeking personal pleasure is seen as the highest priority of modern culture. In our passage today Paul affirms the opposite to be true: humanity’s chief goal ought to be to take pleasure in pleasing God. The question we are going to address today is ho

    TITLE : TAKE PLEASURE IN PLEASING GOD TEXT: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 INTRODUCTION: Background to the Letter: Chapters 1-3 o The oldest letter in the NT (50 AD) o Written to a Church Paul established himself o The Church was heavily persecuted and many were martyred. First by the Jews and then the ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    The Beatitudes

    Contributed by Ricardo Rodriguez on Jul 15, 2009
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    We live in a World of many troubles, trials and tribulations. Seems like one problem after another. It seems as if the dark cloud will never go away.

    “The BeAtitudes” 9/24/2006 - Marsing, ID Ricardo Rodriguez – pastor_rr@yahoo.com Matt 5:1-12 “1And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: 2And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, 3"Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    The Mistakes Of A Young Man

    Contributed by Mike Turner on Jul 24, 2009
    based on 21 ratings
     | 11,550 views

    The young man made several crucial and critical mistakes when he stood before Jesus

    The Mistakes Of A Young Man Mat 19:16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? Mat 19:17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Steps To True Prosperity Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Jeff Budzinski on Jul 30, 2010
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    • Over the next few weeks, I want to build a strong foundation as it relates to true prosperity. • There has been many definitions of prosperity, however, over the next few weeks we will step though the Word and define it as God has intended it to be def

    Introduction • Over the next few weeks, I want to build a strong foundation as it relates to true prosperity. • There has been many definitions of prosperity, however, over the next few weeks we will step though the Word and define it as God has intended it to be defined. • True ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Presence Of God

    Contributed by Randy Trotter on Mar 16, 2013
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    The “Presence of God” affects every area of life! Personal, Professional, Pastoral, Marital, Familial, Parental, Grand-Parental every area of my life!

    “THE PRESENCE OF GOD” INTRODUCTION: A friend of mine stated that “Purpose is one thing, but PRESENCE is quite another.” Intrigued by that statement, I began to reference and research the word “PRESENCE” in my Bible and found 108 references in the King James ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Refuse To Come Down

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Mar 19, 2013
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     | 15,991 views

    THis message brought healing to many. About hard times: "If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you got a problem.  Everything else is inconvenience. " ~ Robert Fulghum

    Refuse to Come Down 2 Kings 1: 1-10NLT We are truly living in one of the most crucial hours of American history. Ominous clouds of fear and doom seem to be gathering over our nation. About hard times: "If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    God Using King Artaxerxes

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Mar 24, 2013
     | 3,641 views

    I. EXORDIUM: Have you been so generously used by GOD as His channel? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that we are meant to be channels of blessings not storages of wealth or storehouses of wealth, for storehouses ar

    I. EXORDIUM: Have you been so generously used by GOD as His channel? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that we are meant to be channels of blessings not storages of wealth or storehouses of wealth, for storehouses are our churches. IV. TEXT: Ezra 7:17-20 (New Living ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    God Using King Artaxerxes

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Mar 31, 2013
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     | 3,948 views

    I. EXORDIUM: Have you been so generously used by GOD as His channel? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that we are meant to be channels of blessings not storages of wealth or storehouses of wealth, for storehouses ar

    I. EXORDIUM: Have you been so generously used by GOD as His channel? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that we are meant to be channels of blessings not storages of wealth or storehouses of wealth, for storehouses are our churches. IV. TEXT: Ezra 7:17-20 (New Living ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jackie Barker avatar

    The Battle In Gethsemane

    Contributed by Jackie Barker on Apr 3, 2013
     | 9,402 views

    The true battle was fought not on Golgotha or in the tomb but in the garden....

    Jesus has had a rough week. On Sunday He rode into the city, among a people who while singing praises with their lips, had their hearts far from him. He sees Jerusalem and sobs – knowing not only their betrayal of him, but also of their ultimate destruction and devastation in years to ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    When We've Given Up On God Coming Through For Us

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jun 10, 2013
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     | 10,160 views

    As time passes by, we lose our hope that God is going to fulfill the promises He's made. This message looks at why God delays and how we can maintain solid faith in the face of the waiting.

    [This is a long outline that might be better suited to a Wednesday evening Bible study.] WHY WOULD YOU LAUGH AT GOD? We laugh because we’ve given up hope. - Genesis 18:11-12. - The way verse 12 is phrased makes it obvious that she once harbored real hope that this would happen. The problem is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Launch Out In Devotion Series

    Contributed by Jerry A. Burns on Jul 5, 2013
     | 7,989 views

    A message about seeing the Lord in our life everyday

    Let Down Your Nets Pastor Jerry Burns launch Out Into the Deep Luke 5:1-11 (KJV) 1 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, 2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gregory Lilly avatar

    Why Pray?

    Contributed by Gregory Lilly on Jan 10, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,563 views

    So many people do not use one of the greatest resource that the believer has, and that is prayer. Do you think of prayer as something to use only in an emergency? Do you believe you have a better hold on your life than God could? Do you want any thing out

    James 4:1-3 Intro: Prayer, which allows the believer to communicate with God each day and at any time, is one of the most neglected resources we have in God. The average believer oftentimes considers prayer the last resort, only used when life gets out of hand. In this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Finding The Lord Your God

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Jan 13, 2013
     | 3,413 views

    The Lord is our God and Father, and He wants it to go well with us forever. He has given us his Law to help us come to Him.

    Turn to page # in your service book, and recite the words of the Greatest Commandment with me. … Every Sunday we hear these words; this Sunday we hear them three times, in the opening of our liturgy, in the Old Testament lesson, and in the Gospel proclamation. Every faithful Jew recites them ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican