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  • Alan McCann avatar

    Lazarus Series

    Contributed by Alan Mccann on Aug 23, 2004
    based on 57 ratings
     | 40,468 views

    Why do Christians still wear ’grave clothes’ when they ahve been raised from the dead?

    LAZARUS – JOHN 11 Even the most biblically illiterate person has heard the story of the raising of Lazarus. It is a very familiar story to many of us. Yet the truth is it is a story that we rarely read, fail to understand and more importantly I believe wonder how it actually applies to our daily ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Guaranteed Goal Series

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Aug 24, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 7,295 views

    If we seek God’s glory in our lives, we are guaranteed that He will fulfill that goal

    Guaranteed Goal Philippians 1:1-11 1/9/2000 Introduction What would you be willing to attempt if you were guaranteed to win? It would probably change your goals, wouldn’t it? You’d be willing to take risks, because they wouldn’t be risks any more! In this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Win-Win Situation Series

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Aug 26, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,415 views

    Paul rejoices in his difficult circumstances because they have become a means for the progress of the gospel

    Introduction: Understanding Paul’s circumstances What if I told you that Billy Graham, while traveling overseas for one of his Crusades, had been arrested by a Middle Eastern government hostile to Christianity and was now in prison awaiting trial for converting Muslims, a crime punishable by death. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Is God Fair?

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Aug 31, 2004
    based on 20 ratings
     | 10,647 views

    – Life is not fair. God is. – Philip Yancey (Disappointment With God)

    I like the comment that I recently read which said, “If you tell a man that there are 568,678,934,341 stars in the universe, he’ll believe you. But if a sign says, “Fresh Paint,” he has to make a personal investigation.” Certain things in life create questions that move us to “personal ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    The Blessings Of Work, The Enjoyment Of Leisure

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Sep 6, 2004
    based on 181 ratings
     | 11,189 views

    1- The business and blessings of work 2- The reason and rewards of leisure

    INTRO.- ILL.- One time a minister was preaching about the importance of work. He told the congregation that they should praise God for the opportunity of working for their daily bread. “But the Lord has seen to it,” he said, “that you don’t have to work every day. Because of Moses you have ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Gospel Plumbline

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Sep 7, 2004
    based on 27 ratings
     | 3,750 views

    The five elements of Gospel preaching...what makes for a Gospel sermon? It isn’t style; it’s substance!

    THE WINDOW Bible Teaching Ministry of CEDAR LODGE BAPTIST CHURCH Thomasville, NC -------------------------- September 5, 2004 7Thus he showed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand. 8And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Who? Me? A Disciple? Spiritual Gifts Series

    Contributed by C. Scott Ghan on May 19, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
     | 4,680 views

    3rd sermon in series Who? Me? A disciple? The primary purpose of this teaching message is to describe the function of the nine spiritual gifts of 1 Cor 12

    TITLE: Who? Me? A Disciple? Spiritual Gifts 051903a TEXT: 1 Corinthians 12:7-11 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 8) To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, 9) to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Stop Strife Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on May 21, 2003
    based on 181 ratings
     | 45,944 views

    Nehemiah has to put down his hard hat and turn his attention from the construction of the wall to the walls that were being put up between his workers. While their external enemies helped to rally the people, internal conflict threatened to divide and de

    How to Stop Strife As we continue in our series through the Book of Nehemiah, we’ve learned that Nehemiah confronted a different challenge in each chapter: • In chapter one, he was faced with a personal challenge. When he heard about what was happening in Jerusalem, he sat down and wept and then ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Avoiding Temple Desecration Series

    Contributed by Ely Lambert on Jun 2, 2003
    based on 17 ratings
     | 5,002 views

    It is a sin to desecrate the Lord’s temple, and we must learn to everything possible to avoid desecrating his holy shrine.

    Lessons in Temple Building Lesson #5 - Avoiding Temple Desecration Duct tape is an amazing creation of man. The armed forces created it, used for the waterproofing of equipment. They quickly learned the enormous amount of uses. Even today, a few people have created television shows to create ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Mike Wilkins avatar

    The God Of Mercy Part Ii Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jun 2, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
     | 3,617 views

    In order to receive God’s mercy, we need to give mercy.

    God Stories – Mercy Part II June 1, 2003 Receiving God’s Mercy In Les Misérables the antagonist is a police man named Javert. He is a pitiful man who believes in judgment alone and not mercy. Last week we saw the clip from the movie where Jean Valjean receives mercy from the Bishop and I ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Pentecostal Power

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 8, 2003
    based on 358 ratings
     | 35,028 views

    Pentecostal power comes when we recognize: 1. The Christian life is not about keeping rules, but about knowing Christ. 2. The Christian life is not just about salvation, but about transformation. 3. You overcome apathy with zeal.

    John Wimber was a product of the Jesus movement in the 60’s. He met Christ in a dramatic way, and began reading the New Testament, beginning with the Gospels and then on to the book of Acts. He was excited about what he was reading, but when he went to a church he was disillusioned. The polite ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • James May avatar

    Deluded And Fooled

    Contributed by James May on Jun 8, 2003
    based on 69 ratings
     | 10,033 views

    The deceptive power of the spirit of the Antichrist is growing. We must ever be on guard lest we also fall prey to his power of deception.

    DELUDED AND FOOLED 2 Thessalonians 2:7-12, "For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Carolyn Malaika Foster-Brooks avatar

    Concerned Women: Called To Holy Living

    Contributed by Carolyn Malaika Foster-Brooks on Jun 15, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
     | 8,677 views

    Christian women who have a "calling" on their lives, often struggle against the traditional attitudes of their brethren who do not believe in women preachers! This sermon is for the Woman of God who has been Called by God !

    *EVANGELIST CAROLYN MALAIKA FOSTER-BROOKS THE MINISTRY OF S.A.R.A.H. (serenity*atonement*restoration & healing) This sermon was preached at 1st AB Church in Mount Vernon, Georgia on June 10, 2001 where Rev. F. Lee Carter is the pastor! PRAYER: My heavenly Father, God above, I thank You for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Victor Yap avatar

    The Nations In Uproar Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jun 18, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
     | 4,772 views

    The Life of Abraham, Part 3 of 10.

    THE NATIONS IN UPROAR (GENESIS 15:1-21) There is a story a number of years ago when John Kennedy was president of the United States, and Nikita Khrushchev was Premier of the Soviet Union, and Golda Meier was Premier of Israel. The three of them got together for a peace conference and decided to ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Daniel Dennison avatar

    Importance Of Submission In Discipleship Series

    Contributed by Daniel Dennison on Jun 25, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 14,329 views

    This is the 2nd sermon in a series of 8 on the biblical qualities of a disciple

    Submission, 6-10-03 For those of you who were not here last week, we began a study on discipleship. We briefly talked about what it means to be a disciple and how we are called to not only be disciples but to make disciples. I encouraged everyone, including myself, to be in prayer about how we ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist