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  • Samuel Stone avatar

    How Big Is Your Problem?

    Contributed by Samuel Stone on Oct 31, 2007
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    I know that some of us came to the church this morning with a thousand problems at home or at work. How big or how many problems do you have? Give Jesus your problems because he can handle it. Claim his promise because he is the promise-keeper. Don’t be a

    Luke 8:26-39 26 Then they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. 27 As he stepped out on land, a man of the city who had demons met him. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he did not live in a house but in the tombs. 28 When he saw Jesus, he fell down before ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Walking On Water

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Aug 18, 2013
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    An updated message on how to step out by faith and walk on water. Preached during a back to school Sunday.

    Note: for my reference I used John Ortberg's book Becoming a Water Walker If you are going to walk on water you have to get out of the boat Theme: Understanding the importance of walking on water and exercising our faith. Preached at a Back to School Sunday about transitioning and trusting God. ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Robert Butler avatar

    Greater: Strike The Water Series

    Contributed by Robert Butler on Oct 20, 2019
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    There comes a time for each of us to step out on the word God has spoken to us.

    Message: We are celebrating the final third of our three week message series entitled, Greater. The series is grounded in a comment by Jesus at that final Passover meal before he was crucified. Jesus said in John 14:12: Anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do greater ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Crisis Of Faith

    Contributed by Bob Groves on Jan 17, 2003
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    Dealing with a time of tragedy. Where your faith is put to a test because things didn’t work out as you planned & were believeing for.

    Meghan Mother Theresa - “I know that God will not put more on me than I can bear - I just wish that He didn’t Trust me so much!” Today CRISIS of FAITH I Peter 1:3-9 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    When I Was Hungry....

    Contributed by Ken Gehrels on Nov 14, 2001
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     | 4,885 views

    Our response to world hunger & poverty

    “When I Was Hungry.....” Bible Reading: 2 Kings 4: 1-7 PREPARED BY KEN GEHRELS PASTOR CALVIN CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH NEPEAN, ONTARIO When I Was Hungry p.1 The biblical account for this evening begins in tragedy and desperation. We can get some contemporary sense of this from the news media, which ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • David Rogers avatar

    Do We Glorify God

    Contributed by David Rogers on Feb 19, 2007
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    A sermon on why we are to glorify God and not ourselves.

    Do We Glorify God 1 Cor. 10:31 Prayer Introduction Have you noticed that in our society today people are so pre-occupied with self-glorification? Too many times people want glory just for themselves. Sometimes football players score a touchdown and do a dance wanting everyone to applaud them ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Entering The Upper Room (Or) Countdown To Pentecost

    Contributed by Steven Angus on May 31, 2006
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    The Upper Room is not just a geographical location. It is any where we encounter the Living God.

    Countdown to Pentecost ENTERING THE UPPER ROOM Acts 1:6-14 (Preached at FUMC, McMinnville Tn 5/28/2006 by Dr. Steve Angus Whenever a Christian visits the Holy Land one of the places he wants to visit is the Upper Room. There were so many significant things that occurred in the Upper Room. It ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Authenticity

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Mar 6, 2016
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    To become authentic means to become genuine. Hints in becoming genuine. 1. Honest -- Speak the truth. 2. Direct -- Speak in terms that are clear, concise and focused. 3. About here-and-now -- Speak about what is going on right now.

    Authenticity 1 Samuel 17:38-40NKJB Haddon Robinson once gave this word of wisdom "In any situation, what you ARE determines what you see, what you SEE determines what you DO." Keep that in mind as we study David, Saul and Goliath. So Saul clothed David with his armor, and he put a bronze ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Remembrance Sunday: Prayer Transforms Us Into Peace-Makers

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Nov 10, 2013
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    A talk for Remembrance Sunday. Today we remember Jesus and we remember the sacrifice of our armed forces. In order to be peace-makers we need to be changed by God in prayer.

    The date 9 November 1989 is etched in history as the day the Berlin Wall came down. But was it actually a prayer meeting held exactly one month earlier that made the fall of the Wall inevitable? Ignoring death threats and huge banks of armed police, thousands gathered at St Nicholas Church in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Not Of This World

    Contributed by Ian Bullock on May 11, 2021
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    What does it mean to live 'not of this world' whilst living in the midst of so much pain. This sermon challenges us to think about the importance of our relationship with God, and to ask the difficult questions that at times we are too afraid to ask.

    In the name of the living God Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. Thirty people dead as Netanyahu vows to intensify Gaza attacks Seven children and a teacher killed in school shooting in Russia Scores of bodies found floating in India’s Ganges River Asian American father randomly punched to ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Kevin L. Jones avatar

    One Dysfunctional Faith Family Series

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Oct 27, 2014
    based on 6 ratings
     | 18,636 views

    Examining the sometimes dysfunctional relationships in a church or (faith family)

    One Dysfunctional Faith Family Galatians 4:8-20 There is an episode of the Andy Griffith Show that chronicled the story of a married couple that made sport of arguing, fussing and fighting. Things got so intense between the two that a complaint was made and Andy had to step in to get control of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Stephen Funderburk avatar

    I Will Never Doubt Jesus Again

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Apr 16, 2006
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    From Doubting Thomas to Apostle of Faith

    Intro: we live in a society that likes to label people. If someone makes a certain mistake in their lifetime, some will label them for the rest of their lives, even though the person is much different than one event years ago. Labels are unfair because people grow, people change, people become ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    David's Mighty Men

    Contributed by Scott Ridout on Jul 2, 2009
    based on 21 ratings
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    A sermon focusing on wholehearted devotion to God and determining what in your life is worth fighting for. From a series called "Forgotten" about the lives of the Old Testament.

    We are in the middle of a series called Forgotten, where we are looking at unforgettable lessons from forgotten lives found in the Old Testament of the Bible. And it’s father’s day weekend so today we thought we’d look at the story of David’s mighty men. If you have a Bible turn to 2 Samuel 22 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rodney Buchanan avatar

    Getting Balance Into Your Life

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Sep 9, 2001
    based on 211 ratings
     | 28,993 views

    In order to get balance into your life: 1. You must discover your purpose. 2. You must establish your priorities. 3. You must make your plan.

    I receive somewhere between 25 and 50 e-mails a day — sometimes more. Faxes come into the office. There is a pile of mail at our home and the church every day. I hate to think of how many times the phone rings — and I even carry a cell phone to make sure I can always be reached. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Rodney Buchanan avatar

    Redemptive Relationships: Our Relationship With God Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 13, 2003
    based on 70 ratings
     | 16,624 views

    If we are to enjoy our relationship with God, we must realize 1. God is for us. 2. You have to want it. 3. You have to enter into it completely.

    Ferdinand Magellan was the Spanish explorer who led the first expedition to sail around the world. As he approached the tip of Argentina, in the year 1520, he came to the region he named Tierra del Fuego (land of fire), because there were natives on the shore tending several large fires. But as ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist