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  • Michael B. Perrott avatar

    Ready - Or Not? #2 Series

    Contributed by Michael B. Perrott on Dec 3, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,221 views

    A SERMON FOR THE SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT: John the Baptist’s call to prepare the way, that we may receive and welcome Jesus the Christ

    Mark 1:1-8 ‘Ready – or Not? #2’ In different ways, we all know the importance of signs and symbols. They point us in the right direction, give us instruction, and help us avoid making mistakes. We might be washing our clothes, and looking at the label inside to tell us what temperature to wash ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Ready - Or Not? #3 Series

    Contributed by Michael B. Perrott on Dec 10, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,451 views

    A SERMON FOR THE THIRD SUNDAY IN ADVENT - Continuing with our preparations to welcome Jesus afresh at Christmas

    John 1:6-8; 19-28 ‘Ready – or Not? #3’ I may share with many of you a love of pictures – of looking at, and perhaps making paintings, drawings and photographs. And while I admire, and have often tried to emulate, the composition, colour and depth achieved by the greatest artists (whoever we may ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Firm Foundation/ Quicksand

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jun 20, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,106 views

    Advent message that allows us to apply the principal of building on a firm foundation

    SC 6/20/08 FIRM FOUNDATION/ QUICK SAND MATTHEW 7:24-29 INTRO- THE CHRISTMAS SEASON IS A HECTIC TIME THERE ARE DEADLINES TO MEET. ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Dealing With The Audibles Of Life Series

    Contributed by Charles Whitmire on Oct 5, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,570 views

    This message teaches us how to handle the unexpected...

    In football, most of the plays are called by the coaches. It used to be done by signs. The quarterback would get the signs and relay those to his team in the huddle. Now a lot of that is done with technology - the helmet has an audio feature so he can get a play that way... But often, the play that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ovidiu Radulescu avatar

    Jesus Our Asset. Jesus Our Investment Series

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Oct 10, 2008
    based on 84 ratings
     | 9,951 views

    The collapse of major financial institutions, the intensification of natural disasters, the never-ending acts of terrorists, the attempt of Russia to control former Soviet territories, are causing many Bible students to look at these developments as signs

    The recent collapse of major financial institutions, the intensification of natural disasters, the never-ending acts of terrorists, the attempt of Russia to control former Soviet territories, are causing many Bible students to look at these developments as signs of the fast approaching End. There ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    S. I. G. N. S. Of The Times

    Contributed by Mark Ferrante on Nov 12, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,872 views

    What are the SIGNS of the times that will eventually lead us to the End of Time?

    S . I. G. N. S. OF THE TIMES Matt 16: 16:1 Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him asked that He would show them a sign from heaven. 2 He answered and said to them, "When it is evening you say, ’It will be fair weather, for the sky is red’; 3 and in the morning, ’It ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Troy(Pastor) Dingwell avatar

    What If This Was Your Last Christmas

    Contributed by Troy(Pastor) Dingwell on Dec 19, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,505 views

    A message about God speaking to each of us and asking what if we were to know that this was to be our last Christmas, and would it change our thinking and attitude.

    I sat and watched a Christmas show on Tuesday night and thought how emotional do we become when we sit and see human nature affecting us. I thought about every Christmas that we celebrate from when we were kids to now as adults. For many of us the Christmas’s we grew up with probably did not have ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Revision: Winning Life Strategies, Part Ii

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 9, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,252 views

    In our Scripture today, Nehemiah has left Persia (modern day Iran) and traveled for more than 2 months and 750 miles to Jerusalem. Today, we continue learning life strategies when encountering God-sized problems.

    Revision: Winning Life Strategies, Part II Nehemiah 2: 10-20 In the middle of the 17th century, England was in turmoil. King Charles I was beheaded. Anglican churches were being closed; Presbyterians were being persecuted. In the midst of all this, Sir Robert Shirley built a church. The plaque on ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Jim Drake avatar

    Getting Where You're Going Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on May 31, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 18,498 views

    Are we prepared for the journey that awaits us?

    In his book, Gentle Thunder, Max Lucado tells the story of Sir John Franklin. It was 1845 in England. In 1845, America was at the beginning of what was called “Manifest Destiny.” That was the idea that we were destined to explore and inhabit and eventually annex the west. While we were ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Ways To Deal With The Future

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Oct 7, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,777 views

    In this text James is making the point to the readers that knowing the future is not near as important as being prepared for the future.

    Ways to Deal with the Future James 4:13-17 Introduction Mankind has always demonstrated an almost unquenchable desire to know the future. Psychics in this country rake in millions of dollars annually because people want to know what the future holds. Probably every major newspaper in this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr.W.Samuel Legon avatar

    Can You Shout ?

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Oct 13, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,913 views

    We need to spend more time in praise .

    ITS TIME TO SHOUT Phil: 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice. Paul with says rejoice with stripes and bruises on his back from the stoning he took at Lystra along with the many other things he suffered. Shame on us for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kevin Higgins avatar

    Don't You Know?

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Dec 18, 2005
    based on 115 ratings
     | 18,555 views

    Three things we learn about Jesus from this childhood account.

    Luke 2:40-52 Didn’t You Know? Woodlawn Baptist Church December 18, 2005 Introduction Several years ago the Journal of the American Medical Association published an article by Dr. Paul Ruskin on the Stages of Aging. In the article, Dr. Ruskin described a case study he had presented to his students ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ralph Andrus avatar

    Journey

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Aug 26, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,213 views

    Using the acrostic R.A.C.E. - Reason, Avenue, Commitment, Expectation

    Traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; a trip: a six-day journey across the desert. - Our vacation to Canada via the long route - A RACE explain it all Hebrews 12:1-2KJV 1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bishop(Dr) Sola Adetunji avatar

    Entering Into Destiny

    Contributed by Bishop(Dr) Sola Adetunji on Jan 25, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,183 views

    Entering into your God given Destiny is not automatic.You need to exert your strength and do whatever is in your power to do.

    Entering Into Destiny Destiny is like pregnancy. The joy is not in getting pregnant, rather the rejoicing is in giving birth. Just like there are people who get pregnant but are never able to deliver successfully, there are a lot of people with glorious destiny without the ability to give ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Bishop(Dr) Sola Adetunji avatar

    Entering Into Destiny

    Contributed by Bishop(Dr) Sola Adetunji on Jan 25, 2013
     | 5,799 views

    Entering into your God given Destiny is not automatic.You need to exert your strength and do whatever is in your power to do.

    Entering Into Destiny Destiny is like pregnancy. The joy is not in getting pregnant, rather the rejoicing is in giving birth. Just like there are people who get pregnant but are never able to deliver successfully, there are a lot of people with glorious destiny without the ability to give ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal