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  • Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney avatar

    Stretch

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Dec 31, 2022
    based on 4 ratings
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    What does stretch mean to me? It means busting loose and busting out. It means new territory. It means new opportunities. It means going beyond. It means the devil made a big mistake, he didn’t kill me when he had the chance. It means fresh fire.

    I have a One word Sermon today: Stretch Our text is Philippians 3:13-14 [13] Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Sean Smuts avatar

    I Believe I Can Fly

    Contributed by Sean Smuts on Jan 15, 2003
    based on 35 ratings
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    A look at Jeremiah’s calling and the correlation to the christian’s mission.

    I Believe I Can Fly 3-3-2001 (Lay Speaking School Session #3) A bird is sitting on the edge of a tree branch and his mother comes right up behind him. Now the normal response for a human mother would be to bring him back to the safety of the nest near the center of the tree. The mother bird ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

  • Scott Epperson avatar

    Righteous People In Wrong Places

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Oct 1, 2007
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    GOD HAS GIVEN TO US EXAMPLE IN HIS WORD OF RIGHTOUS PEOPLE WHO MADE BAD CHOICES. THERE HAVE BEEN BETTER PEOPLE THAN YOU AND I THAT HAVE FALLEN.

    Righteous People in Wrong Places 10/1/07 Rev. Scott Epperson (1Co 10:5) But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness. (1Co 10:6) Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. (1Co 10:7) ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Melvin Shelton avatar

    The Rest; A Faith That Shines

    Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Mar 20, 2006
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    Now if we want a faith that shines, I believe we need to look at the faith of the people the writer names in the closing chapter.

    The rest; a faith that shines Hebrews 11:32-40 03/19/06 Each year or more than once a year, there will be a magazine that usually will list the top 100 people in the world. As we conclude our study of Hebrews 11, I believe we could not conclude it in any greater fashion. We come to a list of Bible ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    The Problem With Relying On Your Heart When Judging Right And Wrong

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Mar 5, 2013
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    A look at the danger that comes with claiming that our conscience is the ultimate arbiter of right and wrong. We have traded blush on our cheeks for a shrug of our shoulders.

    GETTING RID OF SHAME: We frequently trade blushing for shrugging. - Jeremiah 8:12. - This is such a rich phrase here in verse 12 – they don’t even know how to blush. - Sometimes we act like the heart and conscience will always be a reliable artiber of what’s right and wrong, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "It Is Finished"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 26, 2015
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    A sermon for Good Friday.

    "It Is Finished" The main thrust of this sermon were borrowed from Jim Green Somerville John 19:17-30 "Were you there when they crucified my Lord?" Several years ago I was with a woman whose husband had just died. "I was in the kitchen," she cried, "I heard a noise from the living room, and ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Ken Henson avatar

    The Purpose Of God’s Power Series

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Sep 21, 2017
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     | 6,582 views

    with God’s power we can be patient in difficulty and endure an increasing load longer and longer with joy in our hearts as we see His will accomplished

    Worthiness Do you ever feel worthy of the LORD’s blessings? In general, I don’t. I think most of us don’t feel worthy, and that sense of unworthiness may increase with age. Jesus said “I do always those things that please the Father”. And when He said that, many who heard Him believed in Him (John ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Raymond Smith avatar

    Jesus' Collection Of Failures

    Contributed by Raymond Smith on Jan 23, 2008
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    Jesus collects those who know they have failed and changes them

    Jesus’ Collection of Failures. reading: John 4:7-30 Today with the kind of drive for academic excellence which is being reflected in the requirements needed for even the most mundane of jobs. There are more and more people feeling and knowing that they have failed. More and more people are ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Frederick Baker II avatar

    The Love Of God Shown To Us

    Contributed by Frederick Baker Ii on Sep 3, 2007
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    Showing the Attribute of God’s Love.

    The LOVE of GOD Shown to Us Texts: John 3:16 16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Introduction: One of the most touching stories concerning Pope John XXIII is about the day after Christmas ...read more

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  • Tony McCreery avatar

    They Denied Jesus Series

    Contributed by Tony Mccreery on Sep 8, 2007
     | 3,980 views

    The 7th in a series going through all Christ endured leading up to the Cross. The series ends Easter Sunday with the Glorious Resurrection

    Last week we talked about the fact that Jesus was bound. They tied Him up to keep Him from retaliating. The crowd was afraid of Jesus. That is proven more and more as one reads about the events leading up to the crucifixion. Here Jesus is before Pilate. Pilate has questioned Jesus. He has ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Shawn Drake avatar

    Be Devoted To The Teaching Of God's Word Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jul 22, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,289 views

    This is the 2nd sermon in the "Changing Your Spiritual Appetite" series.

    Series: Changing Your Spiritual Appetite [#2] BE DEVOTED TO THE TEACHING OF GOD’S WORD Acts 4:1-2 Introduction: Last week we began this series, “Changing Your Spiritual Appetite”. I pray that this series begins a transformation not just in Bel Aire; but more importantly in each of our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Alison Bucklin avatar

    Following The Crowd

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 26, 2023
     | 1,521 views

    The crowd in Jerusalem that day was made up of ordinary people, people like you, people like me.

    I wonder how many people in the crowd who shouted for Barabbas had also been in the crowd that shouted “Hosanna” a week before. Crowds had followed Jesus throughout his ministry. Crowds pushed their way into the little house in Capernaum so that the only way a paralyzed man could get to Jesus was ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Shawn Drake avatar

    Leadership- Respect Others Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Aug 4, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 12,356 views

    This is the 209th sermon in the series "Action". This is the 7th sermon from 1 Timothy.

    Series: Action [#209] LEADERSHIP- RESPECT OTHERS 1 Timothy 5:1-25 Introduction: As we continue our Series, “Action”; I want to remind you that how we treat others matters. Paul was reminding Timothy of some truths that his Mother and Grandmother taught him- Respect others. I too, was taught ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Koplitz avatar

    Do Not Let Materialism Overtake Spirituality

    Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Dec 6, 2022
     | 1,246 views

    Developing spirituality is far more important than materialism

    Do not let Materialism overtake Spirituality Mark 6:7-13 7 And He summoned the twelve and began to send them out in pairs, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits; 8 and He instructed them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a mere staff-- no bread, no bag, no money in ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    Power Against Retrogression

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on May 31, 2025
     | 116 views

    Retrogression is the condition of going backward instead of forward. It is when progress is hindered and one's life, family, or ministry starts experiencing delay, stagnation, or decline.

    POWER AGAINST RETROGRESSION By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Deuteronomy 1:6 Supporting Texts: Philippians 3:13-14, Isaiah 43:18-19, Luke 5:5-6, Judges 6:1-6 INTRODUCTION: Retrogression is the condition of going backward instead of forward. It is when progress is hindered and one's life, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God