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  • Chris Gowen avatar

    God's Final Warning!

    Contributed by Chris Gowen on Feb 10, 2001
    based on 66 ratings
     | 21,877 views

    The Bible is filled with warnings, and the last chapter is God’s final appeal for people to turn to Christ.

    A preacher at a certain church asked the congregation this question: “How many here today want to go to Heaven?” Instantly, every hand in the house went up, except for one elderly man. “Dear Sir,” said the preacher, “don’t you want to go to Heaven?” “Oh, yes,” replied the man. “I thought you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Is Merciful... Are We?

    Contributed by Sam Thomason on Feb 14, 2001
    based on 264 ratings
     | 12,018 views

    We are blessed when our sins are forgiven... how much greater is the blessing when we can forgive those who wrong us.

    God Is Merciful-- Are We? MT 18:21-35 Today’s scripture reminds me of the story told about Gen. Robert E. Lee after the civil war. Lee visited a Kentucky lady who took him to the remains of a grand old tree in front of her house. There she bitterly cried that its limbs and trunk had been ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    God Loves To Recycle

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Feb 15, 2001
    based on 73 ratings
     | 9,122 views

    describes how God uses evil for good - influencing our ability to deal with people

    February 18, 2001 Genesis 45:3-8,15 3 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still living?” But his brothers were not able to answer him, because they were terrified at his presence. 4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me.” When they had done so, he said, “I am ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    God's Plan For The Individual

    Contributed by George Rennau on Feb 17, 2001
    based on 105 ratings
     | 9,347 views

    GOD DESIRES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL. Why? because God cares about individuals.

    TITLE: GOD’S PLAN FOR THE INDIVIDUAL No two people are just alike… Shortly after I met my wife I went to visit her family in Nebraska. It was a long drive and I was tired. I sat down on their sofa in an empty living room, when all of a sudden 4 eyes appeared around a corner and two 7 year old boys ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Wade Bridges avatar

    A Closer Walk With God

    Contributed by Wade Bridges on Feb 20, 2001
    based on 187 ratings
     | 23,196 views

    How we can get Closer to God

    A Closer Walk with God Genesis 5:21-24 Have you ever hungered for that Closer Walk with God? If you are saved today, you have had that hunger in your hearts. A True Christian will always want to get Closer and Closer to our Heavenly Father. Just as you have the desire to be closer to your ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Community Of God's Grace Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Feb 21, 2001
    based on 58 ratings
     | 5,956 views

    Two characteristics of a community based on God’s grace.

    One of the more troubling books I’ve read recently is a book called Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert Putnam. Bowling Alone isn’t a Christian book, but it’s an analysis of the health of our sense of community in American culture. The author of Bowling Alone ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Michael Bell avatar

    The Nettles Of God's Love

    Contributed by Michael Bell on Feb 22, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
     | 5,661 views

    This sermon answers the question: HOW ARE WE AS BELIEVERS TO HANDLE THE DISAPPOINTMENTS & DIFFICULTIES OF CLOSED DOORS IN OUR LIFE?

    INTRO: Vance Havner in his book IT IS TOWARDS EVENING tells the story about a town where the living of most came through farming cotton. Then the Boll Weevil invaded...devastated the cotton crop - the very source of their income - threatening to put everyone in poor house. THE DOOR TO A ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Power Of The Word Of God Series

    Contributed by David Blizzard on Feb 23, 2001
    based on 107 ratings
     | 6,552 views

    Revival at watergate and how the Word of God was used.

    THE POWER OF GOD’S WORD – NEHEMIAH CH. 8 The wall is now finished and Nehemiah has take precautions on keeping the city defended. Last time we looked at “ Preserving The Things of God” in Neh. 7. Today we want to study about a glorious revival. There are many fake revivals today. The measure of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Be A Friend Of God

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Oct 11, 2001
    based on 199 ratings
     | 21,211 views

    From the life of Abraham--an example of how he, and thus, we can be God’s friends.

    How to Be a Friend of God James 2:21-26 21 Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. 23 And the scripture was ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    What Is The Word Of God? Series

    Contributed by Rick Adams on Oct 11, 2001
    based on 95 ratings
     | 14,557 views

    What the Bible has to say about itself.

    The Word of God is: · Divinely inspired “for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.” - 2 Peter 1:21 “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Judgment In God's House

    Contributed by Terry Vaughan on Oct 12, 2001
    based on 80 ratings
     | 14,966 views

    God is judging us and it begins in the house of God.

    WESTSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH PASTOR: TERRY VAUGHAN SERMON TITLE: THE JUDGMENT IN GODS HOUSE “FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH, BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE. FOR GOD SENT NOT HIS SON INTO THE WORLD TO CONDEMN THE WORLD, BUT ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Frank Walker avatar

    Compassion: The Touch Of God

    Contributed by Frank Walker on Oct 15, 2001
    based on 104 ratings
     | 8,474 views

    Jesus didn’t just touch hearts, He touched lives.

    Compassion: The Touch Of God (Matt. 8:1-4) I. THE MAN THAT CAME A. His Plight 1. A slow and painful death 2. A life without personal contact 3. No hugs from his kids, no kiss from his wife 4. Living without ever “feeling” compassion from another person B. His Prerogative 1. Worship, not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Yarbrough avatar

    "Meeting God In Depression”

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Oct 15, 2001
    based on 238 ratings
     | 20,556 views

    Depression strikes about 10 million Americans within any six- month period. Some of the most Godly people in the Bible and in Christian history struggled with depression.

    Intro: Researchers at Columbia University conducted the study with 199 women at an in vitro fertilization clinic in Korea. Unknown to the patients and their doctors, groups of strangers from the US, Canada, and Australia were asked to pray for their success in getting pregnant. Pictures of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • James Rich avatar

    God's Half Acre

    Contributed by James Rich on Oct 18, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 8,034 views

    The theme I want to leave with us today is simple. The plot may be small, the job insignificant, but I believe there is someone here today who are ready to rise to the task ahead and forge forward and by your efforts start an earthquake. It is God’s ha

    1 Samuel 14:1Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines’ garrison, that is on the other side. But he told not his father. 2And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gibeah under a ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Rick Stacy avatar

    God's Magnetic Community Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 8, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,086 views

    One of a series on Building Community

    God’s Magnetic Community There are three ways that everyday ordinary folk like you and I can come to know of and experience God. We experience God in His Creation. Go into Creation, pay attention and it reads like a huge billboard pointing to the creative genius of Almighty God. Veggies ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ