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  • Lorenzo Edwards avatar

    Watch Out For Dream Killers Series

    Contributed by Lorenzo Edwards on Feb 20, 2008
    based on 51 ratings
     | 53,881 views

    You have to understand this. If the enemy destroys your house, you can build another one. But if he kills your dreams if he destroys your visions. He can destroy your future. And I come to encourage the saints of God on today. Do not stand by and let

    Watch out for dream killers! Pastor Lorenzo Edwards N.S.P.B.C. 1/19/2008 Jesus states in John 10:10 that the thief desire is to come steal kill and destroy your life. And to counter that Jesus say that he has come to give life in abundance. And if you would happen to look up the word abundance. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Deadly Sin Of Gluttony Series

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Feb 24, 2008
    based on 17 ratings
     | 17,916 views

    Christians are often quick to condemn alcoholics and drug addicts for their sin, but the Bible also denounces gluttony as a dangerous sin against our bodies which are God’s temple.

    The Deadly Sin of Gluttony --Proverbs 23:1-3, 20-21; Deuteronomy 21:18-21; I Corinthians 6:15-20; John 4:27-34 A column entitled “Lite Fare” that appeared in The Christian Reader shares this story by Sherrie Murphree of Odessa, Texas: “My husband has an almost boundless appetite for ice cream, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • David Smith avatar

    Why Bad Things Happen To Good People

    Contributed by David Smith on Feb 26, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,856 views

    It’s the age-old theological question - why do bad things happen to good people? Jesus, as ever, doesn’t give us the response we expect. ...

    They say that philosophy deals with two sorts of questions: * Questions to which everybody knows the answer (eg. Do I really exist?). * Questions to which nobody knows the answer (eg. Why do I exist?). Religious teachers tend to deal the same sorts of questions, perhaps particularly questions ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    God's Dream Team Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 10, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 10,529 views

    God wants His people to work as a team as they go about His unstoppable work.

    God’s Dream Team Acts 6:1-7 Intro: [Define synergy & relate how the body of Christ can accomplish much more together than separately.] Prop: God wants His people to work as a team as they go about His unstoppable work. Interrogative: How can we do this? How can Christians be team players as ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    It's Not About Power

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 13, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,071 views

    For deacon ordination at Montgomery Hills Baptist Church: deacons are to be humble, secure, and serving, and thus to coach the whole church in Kingdom ways.

    Power is what the world knows. You cannot live in the metro DC area without seeing that power is everything for this world. The power of a position in the government, where you can order people around like pawns on a chessboard. The power of access to huge sums of money, so that shopping sprees ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tom Fuller avatar

    Removing The Filters Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jan 13, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,249 views

    Often times where someone comes from or how they sound alters how we hear them. This was the case for those hearing Jesus. But if you really listen to his words they do deeper than you can image.

    You’ve heard the ad "People judge you by the words you use. To make a powerful impression you need a powerful vocabulary. You need Verbal Advantage." Though this is true I think we also judge people by how they say words and where they come from. We hear an accent in someone and we think "Deep ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Doing Things We Have Never Done To Get To Places We Have Never Been

    Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Jan 14, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 12,248 views

    Doing Things We Have Never Done To Get To Places We Have Never Been

    Doing Things We Have Never Done To Get To Places We Have Never Been Absalom was away from the king because of his terrible actions but he had a wonderful intercessor whose name was joab and joab talked david into allowing Absalom back into the city but he was forbidden to see kind davids ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    It Belongs To Your Neighbor Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jan 18, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,230 views

    Coveting is a dangerous thing!

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Today we are concluding our series on the Ten Commandments. I hope that each of these messages has touched you in some way. • The Tenth Command is one that I wish I would have understood when I was a young person. • When I was a kid, my parents did a great job providing ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Turning On The Power Series

    Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Jan 19, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,543 views

    Learning how to unleash God’s power in our lives.

    Series: Taking the First Steps Message #3: TURNING ON THE POWER <>Intro> (Showing a 5-iron and a golf club)...I just purchased this new golf glove, and it’s really wonderful. The grip is just right (slowly be putting on glove while continuing to talk), the fit is perfect, and it really makes ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Opperman avatar

    The Simplicity Of God's Grace Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 21, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,258 views

    No matter how badly we blow it, or how unlovable we feel, God’s grace is more than enough to change us & make us new.

    The Simplicity of God’s Grace Acts 15:1-21 Intro: Life can seem pretty complicated. Relationships, problems, bills, debts, kids, parents, siblings, politics, taxes… these can all tangle together into a big blurry mass of confusion and complexity. But there is something that should always remain ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Charles Cockroft avatar

    Teach Us To Pray Series

    Contributed by Charles Cockroft on Jan 24, 2008
    based on 109 ratings
     | 40,635 views

    As Christians we need to know that our prayers are heard.

    Teach us to Pray Lu. 11:1 And it came to pass that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray as John also taught his disciples. 2 And he said unto them, When ye pray say Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Prayer Of Faith Series

    Contributed by Charles Cockroft on Jan 24, 2008
    based on 136 ratings
     | 40,877 views

    The prayer of faith must be prayer for healing. What is the prayer of faith?

    The Prayer of Faith We have been in a Study of Prayer. We have looked at why we pray, Persistence in Prayer, and Kinds of prayer. We have been learning how to pray to get results. I am sure that when we get prayers answered that we will have more confidence in God. We have talked about kinds of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    #5: We Reap In Proportion As We Sow Series

    Contributed by Archie Luper on Jul 7, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,275 views

    Can a farmer plant one acre of crop and reap 100 acres worth? Quote: "If the farmer only cultivates one acre, he can only reap what one acre can produce." Today we examine the 5th law of the harvest to the aspect of our "doing." "We reap in proportion as

    Can a farmer plant one acre of crop and reap 100 acres worth? Quote: "If the farmer only cultivates one acre, he can only reap what one acre can produce." Today we examine the 5th law of the harvest to the aspect of our "doing." "We reap in proportion as we sow." This law identifies the quantity ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dale Pilgrim avatar

    Junction Or Journey

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 29, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,428 views

    We’re too often guilty of aiming and nothing and hitting it every time. “Visionaries can see life for what it is, can see God for who God is. They are people who can read the “signs of the times”, not the “signs of the future”.” (Leonard Sweet)

    “Where there is no vision the people perish” (Hebrew Proverb) “Where there is only vision, people have nervous breakdowns.” (Postmodern Hebrew Proverb as quoted by Leonard Sweet) – having the vision and dreams but not doing (not able to do) anything about them. Larry of the Three Stooges caused ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • David Henderson avatar

    What's Love Got To Do With It? Series

    Contributed by David Henderson on Nov 25, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,937 views

    What does love have to do with marriage? Everything! Want your marriage ot be the best one on the block? This message can help uncommitted couple see the importance of falling in love again.

    “What’s Love got to Do with it?” 1st Corinthians 13 Through the years there have been tens of thousands of songs written that we would call love songs. Many of these of course have been country songs. We all remember songs like Your Cheatin Heart, don’t break my heart, my achy, breaky heart. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist