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  • Dr. Ronald Shultz avatar

    I Can Only Imagine

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Sep 6, 2002
    based on 55 ratings
     | 20,580 views

    Imagine you are in Christ’s presence.

    I Can Only Imagine The song "I Can Only Imagine" by the group Mercy Me has really gotten a grip on me. I haven’t found another song on the CD that has done this for me, as it is not my normal genre of music. However, I am wearing out that track and burning up the player in my pickup truck. I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Someone's Knocking

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Sep 8, 2002
    based on 80 ratings
     | 8,318 views

    When we read Rev. 3:20 we need to ask: 1. To whom is he speaking? 2. What is his purpose? 3. What should be our response?

    I recently finished reading Dallas Willard’s book The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives. Willard is the kind of writer that leaves you saying, "That makes so much sense." But I was struck by an illustration he used toward the end of the book regarding William Holman ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Power Of Holiness Series

    Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Nov 13, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 18,645 views

    We want power. Everyone wants power. The pursuit of power is what got Adam in trouble and landed us in a fallen world – a creation groaning under the curse and a heart bent toward sin. And yet, what is it that Paul prays for in our text this morning –

    The Power of Holiness Ephesians 3:14-21; 2 Corinthians 6:4-7 Cascades Fellowship CRC, JX MI March 13, 2005 Fourth Sunday of Lent Tim Allen, brought to life one the most beloved and most quoted television characters of all time. In fact, he played the man trying desperately to be “a man’s man,” ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Added Dimension

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 13, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,551 views

    The Holy Spirit 1. Inwardly transforms us. 2. Spiritually empowers us. 3. Liberates us from the bondage of sin.

    Earlier this month one of the country’s leading evangelical pastors finally admitted to using drugs and being involved in homosexual relationships. The irony was not only that Ted Haggard was a pastor of a 14,000 member church and president of the National Association of Evangelicals, but that he ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Wes Humble avatar

    Words Matter Series

    Contributed by Wes Humble on Nov 16, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,906 views

    A Sermon on the Ninth Commandment

    “No lies about your neighbor.” Ex. 20:16 This Commandment has to do with controlling our tongue. That is a very important, but extremely difficult task. James tells us the tongue can be tamed by no man, James 3:1-8. Rabbi Joseph Telushkin comments: Over the past decade, whenever I have lectured ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    The Wonder Of It All

    Contributed by Wes Humble on Nov 17, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,514 views

    Christmas message

    This week in Columbus Ohio five individuals died in a tragic and senseless manner. I must tell you as I watched the daylong coverage on Fox News and even CNN I found it hard to take seriously the death of someone name after a bag of pot. Dimebag Darrel? His real name was Darrell Abbott; he first ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Peter Loughman avatar

    Thanksgiving: Giving: There Is A Secret In This Sermon

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Nov 17, 2006
    based on 21 ratings
     | 9,488 views

    A Thanksgiving Sermon - Imagine. Your life when you take the words of Jesus……Seriously

    There was a man who was in desperate need – all he needed was a little cash and he could get by. So he decided to go from house to house to see if there were any odd jobs he could do. After being turned down by several home owners he came upon a house where an older woman answered the door. He gave ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • T. Michael Crews avatar

    Depend On The Shepherd

    Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Nov 21, 2006
    based on 17 ratings
     | 16,948 views

    A sermon which deals with the importance of depending on Christ.

    Depending on the Shepherd Zech. 10 Sometimes animals seem annoyingly human. A man absolutely hated his wife’s cat and decided to get rid of him one day by driving him 20 blocks from his home and leaving him at the park. As he arrived home, the cat was walking up the driveway. The next day he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kevin Higgins avatar

    Behold His Glory In The Incarnation

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Nov 27, 2006
    based on 16 ratings
     | 25,396 views

    An invitation to consider the love of God.

    John 1:1-14 Behold His Glory In The Incarnation Woodlawn Baptist Church November 26, 2006 Introduction If I’m counting correctly, after today we’ll have 28 shopping days left until Christmas. Whether we were ready or not, Thanksgiving came and went, leaving us just a few short weeks of holiday ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    The Greatest In The Kingdom

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 17, 2006
    based on 88 ratings
     | 17,364 views

    1- the humbled child 2- the welcomed child 3- the sinful child

    INTRO.- Greatness. Who is the greatest person in America? Obviously, that depends on your viewpoint and what you’re talking about. If you are looking at physical beauty many people will name someone in Hollywood. ILL.- Some say, for example, that George Clooney is the sexiest man in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Eulogy For Betty Hayes

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Dec 23, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,015 views

    Betty Hayes was an outstanding member of our church who had the gift of encouraging. She was loved by many in the church.

    Betty Hayes On a warm summer day, on the 16th of August in the year 1934, near the great Mississippi River in Memphis, Tennessee, God gave Earnest Lee and Betty, a beautiful little girl, whose heart would grow to ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Doug Henry avatar

    How Can I Be God's Friend If I Am Supposed To Fear Him? Series

    Contributed by Doug Henry on Dec 28, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,363 views

    This sermon shows how fear and friendship fit in to our relationship with the Almighty

    Great Mysteries of the Faith How can I be God’s friend when I am supposed to fear Him? Colossians 2:1-8 When I was in elementary schools, one of my favorite things to do in class was to solve a mystery. Several of my teachers and the library contained a series of books entitled “2 Minute ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Doug Henry avatar

    Understanding The Holy Spirit Series

    Contributed by Doug Henry on Dec 28, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,139 views

    A Biblical look at the Holy Spirit and His role in the church and the life of the believer.

    Great Mysteries of the Faith: Understanding the Holy Spirit 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 Max Lucado once told a story in one of his books about a lady who had a small house on the seashore of Ireland at the turn of the century. The lady was actually quite wealthy, but she was also quite frugal. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • James Owens avatar

    The Real Twelve Days Of Christmas

    Contributed by James Owens on Dec 29, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 15,810 views

    This popular Christmas song was written in the 16th century as a way to teach children the basic doctrines of the Bible.

    “The Real Twelve Days of Christmas” TEXT: James 1:17-18 “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning… 18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Jennifer Casto avatar

    Well, Things Did Not Work Out....so What! God Has A Better Plan!

    Contributed by Jennifer Casto on Jan 9, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,358 views

    •Endure to the end! We must look to God to lead and guide us in ALL that we do, say, think, feel, and in all our decisions. We all need help making choices. The best help I know of is found in God. God gave you the power to choose...but we MUST stop put

    SERMON: Well, Things Didn’t Work Out? SO WHAT! GOD HAS A BETTER PLAN! Jennifer Mears (12/18/2006) Dominion Harvest Fellowship Church • We must look to God to lead and guide us in ALL that we do, say, think, feel, and in all our decisions. We all need help making choices. The best help I know ...read more

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