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  • Darryl Klassen avatar

    Get Ready For A Wild Ride

    Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Feb 15, 2007
     | 2,586 views

    A New Year’s sermon on what to expect in the coming year. One thing we can certain of: God is in control.

    GET READY FOR A WILD RIDE!!! The man woke up with a jolt. Turbulence had jostled the man from his slumber and painfully he recalled falling asleep on the arm of his seat. Flying for hours in the massive 747, the man in his delirium had forgotten where he was going. “Do you have any idea where ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Getting Your 2nd Wind - Which Way Will You Run? Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 11, 2005
    based on 66 ratings
     | 9,859 views

    The demoniac RAN to Jesus... but could he worship Him? Could a man so defiled and controled by demonic possession truly worship?

    OPEN: In our office file cabinet there is a chunk of cement. It’s not very large. It’s painted on one side with what appears to be approximately 3 or 4 colors of spray paint. For all intents and purposes it looks like a piece of rubble. And that’s what it is – it is rubble from what was once the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How Jesus Delegated Responsibility And Authority

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 17, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,286 views

    Let your disciples have responsibility and the authority to trust God for greater works without having to constantly supervise or control them.

    How Jesus Delegated Responsibility and Authority Acts 1:8 (NIV, NIRV, TNIV, KJV) How Jesus Delegated Responsibility and Authority - Acts 1:8 Illustration:Peter Drucker offers insightful guidance to the church when he calls leadership a peak performance by one who is "the trumpet that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Why Complain

    Contributed by Rick Balmer on Jan 29, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,135 views

    We need to remember that God has things under control. All we need to do is put our focus on him.

    Numbers 11:1-15 (KJV) 1 And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp. 2 And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    If There Is No Resurrection

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 22, 2008
    based on 97 ratings
     | 47,794 views

    If there is no resurrection from the dead then what? 1- Then preaching is useless 2- Then faith is futile 3- Then sin controls 4- Then Christ is dead

    INTRO.- No gas means no driving or less driving. "The average national price of a gallon of gas hit an all-time record high of $3.28 this week. Meaning that wherever you’re going this summer, it might be cheaper to mail your car." Letterman said, "Gas prices, aren’t they crazy? It’s so ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How Can We Keep From Singing? Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Apr 19, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 10,224 views

    49th in a series from Ephesians. The kind of music that flows from our lives when we are controlled by the Holy Spirit.

    Over the past several decades the church has engaged in what has become known as the “Worship Wars.” We’ve experienced a seemingly endless debate about what is the right kind of music to sing in our worship services. Hymns or praise choruses? Traditional or contemporary? Organs or guitars? But when ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Randy Dickson avatar

    A Matter Of The Heart

    Contributed by Randy Dickson on Jul 27, 2008
    based on 27 ratings
     | 10,732 views

    To live above sin we must hide the word of God in our heart. He who controlls the heart wins the battle.

    Psa 119:11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. Introduction We are certainly at war. A spiritual war. The biggest part of this war is fought in our own hearts. The Psalmist knew that he who controls the heart wins. Who or what is in control of your heart ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    The Call To Overcome

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on May 26, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,785 views

    We are to lean on Christ and live an overcoming life, in the midst of the troubles of this world. For the Lord is reigning upon His throne and sovereignly in control.

    We have just finished the messages to the seven churches in Revelation chapters 2 and 3. And I was all ready to move away from Revelation. • I was thinking about what to preach. I sat down on Thursday night and received through the email a newsletter from SermonCentral, which I subscribed to. • ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Michael Karpf avatar

    The Petite, Powerful And Perverse Tongue Series

    Contributed by Michael Karpf on Dec 6, 2008
     | 5,738 views

    The tongue is a small part of the body, but can cause more destruction than any other part of the body when it is out of control

    THE PETITE, POWERFUL AND PERVERSE TONGUE James 3:1-12 I would like everyone to do something I’ve never asked you to do again. Stick out your tongue. And keep it out. Not very pretty is it? A small part of your body. But just think of what you could not do if you didn’t have a tongue. For ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Carl Willis avatar

    The War Within Series

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Aug 22, 2007
    based on 18 ratings
     | 4,081 views

    The battle for control wages within each of us. Will we be led by the Spirit or will we follow after our own fleshly desires?

    The War Within Galatians 5:16-26 August 22, 2007 Galatians 5:16-18 (NLT) So I advise you to live according to your new life in the Holy Spirit. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. [17] The old sinful nature loves to do evil, which is just opposite from what the Holy Spirit ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Changing Your Atmosphere

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Aug 2, 2002
    based on 65 ratings
     | 28,985 views

    You are in control of the atmosphere you live in, You have the power within you to create The atmosphere that God dwells in.

    Mark 14:3-9 3And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head. 4And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Wave The White Flag Series

    Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jul 9, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 12,241 views

    The best thing that a person can do is to surrender to God - give up control, surrender the glory, yield your independence to God.

    Two hundred years after Christ, China’s Han Dynasty began its ruthless conquest of neighboring territories. During a particular battle, an enemy soldier, knowing he was defeated, stripped off part of his shirt and waved it in the air. It was an act of surrender – thus began the tradition of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brad Bailey avatar

    The Freedom Of Forgiveness Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Oct 8, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,870 views

    Some say that religion is merely moral rules to control behavior, Jesus transcends religious rules to address a deeper spiritual need.

    Introduction Some people have said that religion is the development of myths and stories to provide moral principles to control human behavior…to create moral rules in order to control social behavior. There are certainly some destructive tendencies that social groups would want to contain. I ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Testing God

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Mar 20, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,597 views

    Do you test God or trust God? What are the ways we try to control God in order to get our way?

    To understand how the devil is tempting Jesus here in this second temptation, we first need an accurate picture of Jerusalem. Jerusalem is a city which was built on a very high plateau and is surrounded by deep valleys. Whenever you read in the Bible about someone going to Jerusalem you will ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Guidelines For Christianity: The Fruit Of Meekness Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 31, 2015
     | 4,171 views

    If we are meek, if we are gentle, then we are God controlled. We will have to be considerate to people, and we will also be considerate toward God.

    Gentleness and meekness are basically the same. Why aren’t some people gentle? There are some who say things that set you on edge, & you’re convinced that they enjoy doing it? They come into your home & say, "Where did you find that wall-paper?" And it’s obvious that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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