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  • Jerry Falwell avatar

    How Then Shall We Recover Our Biblical Mind

    Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Sep 15, 2009
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    How to recover our biblical mind and way of thinking.

    HOW THEN SHALL WE RECOVER OUR BIBLICAL MIND By Jerry Falwell INTRODUCTION My good friend, Francis Schaeffer wrote a challenging book entitled How Then Shall We Live? which challenged us to ground our daily living in the Word of God. Schaeffer warned America that it was losing its Biblical ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Uses Us On Purpose Series

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Aug 2, 2002
    based on 26 ratings
     | 8,663 views

    on the dreams of the cupbearer, etc., by Pastor Norval Koch as our guest preacher

    Joseph Sermon 3 Genesis 41: 14-16, 39-41 July 21, 2002 “I feel used. I’ve been living away from my family for a long time. I’m in a far off land. I’ve been mistreated, worked like a slave, and just when I thought things were going well, I get knocked down again by some false accusations. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Joel Smith avatar

    Dream Delay Series

    Contributed by Joel Smith on Feb 9, 2009
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    When your God-given vision is interrupted, it’s a part of God’s plan.

    When you were young, what did your dream about? What did you imagine you’d do with your life? Who did you envision you’d be? As a follower of Jesus Christ, what do you dream about? Did you ever think about doing something great for God? Have you ever had even a fleeting thought that perhaps ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What's In A Name!

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Dec 15, 2016
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    Looking at the names of Jesus from Matthew 1:18-25

    What’s in a Name? Matthew 1:18-25 December 11, 2016 When it comes to naming children, different people approach it differently. Being raised Jewish, I am named after my mom’s dad who had died. Jewish people don’t name their children after someone who is alive. And you use the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Poking Holes In The Darkness / Salt & Light

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Jan 31, 2017
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    A Secret discipleship does not exist in God's kingdom. Either secrecy destroys discipleship, or discipleship destroys secrecy. Salt in a shaker or a light hidden makes no impact. You are called to poke holes in the darkness. (5 additional illustrations) Updated February 2023.

    For those not familiar with an Anglican Service there are four Scripture readings prior to the Message. Today's assigned readings are: Isaiah 58:1-12; Psalm 112:1-10; 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 and Matthew 5:13-20. A quiet forest dweller ... lived in the mountains ... high above ... a Swiss village ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Priestly Blessing

    Contributed by Dr. William D. Poovey on Apr 23, 2015
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    THE PRIESTLY BLESSING..

    "THE PRIESTLY BLESSING" Numbers 6:22-27 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 23 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, 24 The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: 25 ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    A Study Of The Book Of Romans Lesson #26 Series

    Contributed by James May on May 9, 2015
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    Continuation of the study of the Book of Romans

    Book of Romans Lesson #26 Romans 11:1 - 11:14 By Rev. James May Israel had rejected God so many times. They had been an unfaithful people, always running off in search of another love besides that which God offered to them. Israel was God’s chosen nation and his spiritual wife of the Old ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    God Never Meant For You To Lose

    Contributed by John Gaston on Dec 31, 2018
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    At a place called Ebenezer, Israel lost 34,000 men and their faith in God. After 20 years of misery, they faced the same battlefield and the same enemy. But this time they had victory. Did God want them defeated the first time? No! And God never meant for YOU to lose either!

    GOD NEVER MEANT FOR YOU TO LOSE 1 Sam 7:2-13 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: B. TEXT 4:1Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines, and encamped beside Ebenezer. 2 Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men. [Israel brought the Ark of the Covenant to the battle.] ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Miracles Within Miracles !!!

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Dec 26, 2011
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    To praise God for the "silent" miracles which occur alongside the "thundering" ones'!

    Miracles within miracles! First things first. Why are so many miracles recorded in the Scriptures? For us to be awed by the all-powerful ways of Almighty God and spontaneously praise Him in the spirit of adoration! The very purpose of our Creation is ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    No Turning Back

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jan 7, 2012
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    There are times in our spiritual lives when we want all the blessings of heaven, but with the least amount of sacrifice possible. There are times when we live our Christian lives in such a way that we seem to be saying, “What is the least amount that I ha

    Opening illustration: Surprised to see an empty seat at the Super Bowl stadium, a diehard fan remarked about it to a woman sitting nearby. “It was my husband’s,” the woman explained, “But he died.” “I’m very sorry,” said the man. “You know, I’m really surprised that a relative or friend didn’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Calorie Chapel Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Nov 28, 2011
     | 5,099 views

    A study of the Gospel of Luke chapter 5 verses 33 to 39

    Luke 5: 33 – 39 Calorie Chapel 33 Then they said to Him, “Why do the disciples of John fast often and make prayers, and likewise those of the Pharisees, but Yours eat and drink?” 34 And He said to them, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    To Fast Or Not To Fast, That Is The Question Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Oct 10, 2012
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    A study of the Gospel of Matthew 9: 14 – 17

    Matthew 9: 14 – 17 To Fast Or Not To Fast, That Is The Question 14 Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?” 15 And Jesus said to them, “Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Crossing The Line

    Contributed by Dr. William D. Poovey on Apr 29, 2017
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    Crossing The Line

    Crossing The Line Judges 6:1 & 6 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. 6 And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the LORD. I have been hearing ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    Everything Happens For A Reason

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 23, 2011
    based on 9 ratings
     | 14,630 views

    Joseph

    EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON (GEN. 45:1-15) After 20 years in the States, my wife and I decided to return to Asia for family and ministry reasons. Shortly before we arrived in Hong Kong in August, 2008, my wife decided to take a job in Macau, which was her only offer. I protested, "We didn't go ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • K. Edward Skidmore avatar

    Appropriating And Defending Our Inheritance Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 9, 2014
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    The fourth sermon in this series deals with the appropriation of our inheritance by faith, and our need to defend our inheritance so that we can enjoy it and pass it on to others.

    Inheritance sermon #4: Appropriating and Defending our Inheritance Intro: It is wonderful to know about our inheritance from God, but knowing about it isn’t all there is to it. There are certain things we need to do with our inheritance in order to make it really ours. Imagine someone ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ