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  • John Vella avatar

    Blind Spots

    Contributed by John Vella on Feb 5, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,090 views

    Most of us have blind spots, presumptions, ideas and perceptions that we don’t even think about changing. These blind spots are major roadblocks in our spiritual journey.

    Seeds for Sowing, Vol. VI, Issue 2, No. 16 Fourth Sunday of Lent- Year A March 10, 2002 Readings: * 1 Samuel 16:1, 6-7, 10-13 * Ephesians 5:8-14 * John 9:1-41 Blind Spots Helen Keller Someone once asked Helen Keller, who had been blind since the age of nineteen months, if blindness were the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Having A Marriage That Sizzles

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Feb 25, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,547 views

    Paul is addressing men and women who have taken the Spiritual affairs of the church in their own hands, and have said by their actions “If God doesn’t move in the right way we will do it for Him!”

    Having a Marriage that Sizzles Text: I Cor. 13:1-8a Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Funeral Sermon

    Contributed by Colin Coombs on Nov 9, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 28,311 views

    Sharing hope in a time of apparent tragedy, through the love of God displayed in the death of the Lord Jesus Christ for us. [This is as shared at the funeral service - names ommitted].

    SCRIPTURE READING: JOHN 3:16 – 21 [NIV] {Chosen by R. B.} 16 “For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Sin Of Pride

    Contributed by Don Baggett on Feb 13, 2008
     | 6,061 views

    Most everybody knows that pride is sinful, but not everybody has an adequate understanding of what pride is and what it does. Pride, at its very heart, is a self-centeredness, and it will always move you away from godliness.

    Most everybody knows that pride is sinful, but not everybody has an adequate understanding of what pride is and what it does. Pride, at its very heart, is a self-centeredness, and it will always move you away from godliness. Psychologists say that anger is a major problem in our day. Anger ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    History, Mystery, Victory

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Apr 4, 2007
    based on 25 ratings
     | 5,569 views

    A message on the Resurrection.

    HISTORY, MYSTERY, VICTORY Luke 24:1-11 INTRO: In one sense, the resurrection of Jesus Christ is a fact to be accepted by faith. To say that a person died and was buried is simply to acknowledge the experience of people. But to say that one who died rose bodily from the grave, never to return, is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Are You Looking For? Peace? Series

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Dec 27, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,015 views

    A sermon for the first day of Advent, a church season that looks forward to the coming of Christ in Christmas and in the Resurrection. The next three Sundays are going to be following along the "what are you looking for?" theme and will all be taken from

    In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Three In One who gives us true peace. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, So…I guess there’s supposed to be a tree there (pointing to the place where it traditionally stands) pretty soon. Some of you were probably ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Act Like Men

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Dec 12, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,065 views

    It is time that the men of God starting acting like MEN of GOD. We have set back and allowed for the world and church to fall down around us. It is time to act.

    "ACT LIKE MEN" 1 Corinthians 16:13 INTRODUCTION 1. In 1 Co 16:13, Paul commands the Corinthians to "be brave" (NKJV), also translated as... a. "quit you like men" (ASV, KJV) b. "act like men" (ESV, NASB) c. "be courageous" (NRSV), "be men of courage" (NIV) 2. The Greek word is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Stand Firm

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Dec 12, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,134 views

    Satan is not going to stand back and watch you grow as a Christian. We is going to send everything he can to knock you down and take you out of action. We need to he prepared to stand our ground.

    STAND FIRM – SPIRITUAL ARMOR Ephesians 6:10-20 INTRODUCTION At the end of Ephesians, Paul addresses the area of Spiritual Warfare. Our lives are a constant on-going warfare between God’s Law and the powers of darkness. As we read along with today’s text we will see a common theme for this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Name Jesus

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 2, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,103 views

    A sermon on the importance of the name of the Lord.

    Sermon for 12/17/2006 The Name Introduction: (Luke 2:21 NIV) On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise him, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he had been conceived. WBTU: A. The most important name is Jesus. Not given by his parents, but given by heaven. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Spirit Controlled Life

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Jan 3, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,858 views

    need of God’s Spirit to overcome the weakness of the flesh.

    Intro: the more I read the Word of God, the more I realize how totally dependent we are on the Spirit of God to help us gain victory in our lives. Nowhere is this more clearly seen as it is explained in Galatians 5:16-26. Your physical, carnal man produces things, God’s Spirit in you produces ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Mark Wood avatar

    Spiritual Intoxication Part 2

    Contributed by Mark Wood on Feb 18, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,246 views

    Dr. Wood used this sermon to show his listener that the first church was totally consumed with God and they did great things in His power. Unbelievers cannot understand the happenings of Christianity until they give their heart and life to Jesus Christ.

    A contrast of Wine and the spirit Alcohol gives artificial exhilaration The Spirit Gives Holy elevation Alcohol excites evil The spirit points men toward good Alcohol will give you a hangover The spirit will give you power over Alcohol will cause a man to act foolishly The spirit will incite ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Pain Teaches You: Lesson 2: The Problems Of Pain

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 20, 2006
    based on 46 ratings
     | 2,820 views

    “If God were good, He would wish to make His creatures perfectly happy and if God were almighty He would be able to do what He wished. But the creatures suffer pain; therefore does God lack goodness or power, or both?” -C. S. Lewis

    A. THREE MYTHS ABOUT PAIN 1. God’s children are not supposed to suffer pain. 2. If I hurt, there must be something wrong with me. 3. If I hurt, there must be something wrong with God. B. WHY PAIN? 1. “If God were good, He would wish to make His creatures perfectly happy and if God were ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Is Narnia Christian?

    Contributed by Andrew Corbett on Dec 29, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,162 views

    Exploring both the debate within the Christian community about the value of The Chronicles of Narnia and the debate within the secular community about its allegorical meaning.

    CS Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia are now acclaimed by many as the standard for what is considered ’classic’ in Children’s fantasy literature, yet they have provoked heated responses from Christians who reject their use of mythology, and even derision from some aspects of the secular media for its ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Maurice McCarthy avatar

    She Was Made Straight

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Oct 22, 2003
    based on 144 ratings
     | 19,575 views

    A sermon on the woman who couldn’t straighten herself.

    She Was Made Straight Text: Luke 13:10-17 This text offers a message of hope to those who have been long bound. "Eighteen years." (The passage of time does not invalidate the plan, the power, or the purposes of God.) This text offers insight for the need of deliverance ministry: "She could not ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    God's Gift-My Gift

    Contributed by Jonathan Falwell on Apr 26, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,036 views

    “Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift” (II Cor. 9:15).

    A. WHAT HAS GOD GIVEN ME? “Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift” (II Cor. 9:15). 1. Life. God has given us life, “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul” (Gen. 2:7). Because we have this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist