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  • Pat Cook avatar

    Do You Need Help Praying? Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Oct 25, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
     | 3,486 views

    #7 in Romans 8 - What a Way to Live! series. This is about prayer, how it is a challenge but it’s worthwhile too. And the Spirit helps us to do it. Lots of good illustrations from other sources.

    Romans 8:26-27 – Do You Need Help Praying? An unknown Confederate soldier wrote these words: I asked God for strength that I might achieve. I was made weak that I might learn humbly to obey. I asked God for health that I might do greater things. I was given infirmity that I might do better ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Thankgiving And Prayer From Prison Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Mar 31, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,885 views

    An introduction to Paul’s "happiest letter."

    Philippians 1:1-11 March 30, 2008 Introduction, Thanksgiving and Prayer Acts 16 stories Stopped from going into Asia and Bithynia Macedonian vision Lydia’s conversion Demonized girl Paul & Silas imprisoned and beaten Earthquake & Jailer’s Salvation Rejection of release This is the ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    How You Can Live The Lord's Prayer

    Contributed by Johnathan Hester on Jun 13, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,253 views

    Through meditating ,The Holy Spirit Has Revealed too Me That ,,,,,{amen} The Lord’s Prayer is much more than just a model of how best to pray. It’s a statement of how to get to know God’s heart. And when you live out those words, God will transform you

    How You Can Live the Lord’s Prayer Through meditating ,The Holy Spirit Has Revealed too Me That ,,,,,{amen} The Lord’s Prayer is much more than just a model of how best to pray. It’s a statement of how to get to know God’s heart. And when you live out those words, God will transform you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Experiencing God: What's Love Got To Do With It?

    Contributed by James Choung on Aug 29, 2008
    based on 21 ratings
     | 5,735 views

    Main idea: God’s love is so big that each person is worth more than God’s life itself!

    This sermon is by James Choung of Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. You are also invited to visit James’ blog at http://www.jameschoung.net/. __________________________________________________ What are you worth? What is your value? I tried to find out for myself, so I went to the most reliable ...read more

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    Denomination: Vineyard

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    Vote The Rock!

    Contributed by Joe Fornear on Oct 12, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 5,600 views

    The first of series on the Christians oportunity and responsibility to influence our world through voting and political involvement.

    -It’s been said “whatever you do, don’t talk about religion or politics”. Well this morning I am going to break both of those rules because I am going to be talking about the role of religion in politics. -they say don’t talk about politics or religion – well I am going to do something really ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Getting Away

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 9, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,635 views

    solitude because solitude strips us of our dependence on the world. When that dependence is stripped, we collapse and that collapse brings us in tune with God;

    “Getting away” Mark 1:35 The phrase is one of the sweetest sounding expressions ever to leave our lips – “I’m getting away.” Any life-battered and weary person can experience the release in just saying the words: “Getting away”. ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    What Spirit Are You? Part 4 Holy Spirit Series Series

    Contributed by C Vincent on May 19, 2010
     | 4,675 views

    This looks at the carnal Christian and the Spirit filled Christian.

    What Spirit Are You? Part 4 Do you have the Spirit? JCC 09.05.10 am Read 1 Cor 3:1-23 Paul is speaking not to the unbeliever, but to those in the Church who have made a commitment to follow Jesus He acknowledges that they have Jesus has their saviour, but definitely not has their Lord He calls them ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Living Life To Leave A Legacy Series

    Contributed by Emile Wolfaardt on May 7, 2009
    based on 25 ratings
     | 104,357 views

    (PowerPoint Slides and Cell Study Notes freely available by emailing Emile@Wolfaardt.com) Learning to live in such a way to leave a legacy that is greater than yourself....

    Living Life to the Full: Sermon Three (LTF-03) Living to Leave a Legacy 2 Timothy 4:6-7 This morning I want to start our message with one of the most profound questions you could consider in life - and that is this - What king of legacy do you want to leave behind for your family and friends when ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Courage To Do........

    Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Apr 15, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,175 views

    though courage takes on another dimension, a dimension of peace and joy in the middle of challenges and struggles

    Do you know what my son James dreamed about last night? A friend asked Steve ( adapted from a story by Steve Goodier). The friend continued, “He dreamed about you.” Steve smiled with delight at the honor of a friend’s son including him in a dream. Steve had befriended the young boy early in their ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Forgiving Toxic People Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jul 6, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,423 views

    We are called to forgive if we are to receive forgiveness

    Justin & Marie Sarah & Wes Jesus and Toxic People July 5, 2009 Forgiveness Matthew 6:14-15 Review where we’ve been – love & serve Toxic people; confront/engage Toxic people; know the Father’s love; when we have to break relationship… Return to a sermon I preached nearly 10 years ago as my ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    It Happened That Day!

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Apr 3, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,247 views

    Easter, Mary Magdalene and her encunter with the Risen Christ, how do we encounter him?

    Surprise, was this the main emotion on that Sunday morning? Mary a woman from the town of Magdala, This woman who owed her current reality to this man, this Jesus of Nazareth, the man who had freed her from seven demons, the brokenness and control that they had had over her life, she had been ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    What Are You Looking For?

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Feb 9, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,785 views

    Architecture, music and art are not worship, but they may lift us to engage in worship.

    What Are You Looking For? Isaiah 6:1-7 (8-13) 1 Cor. 15:1-11 Luke 5:1-11 Psalm 138 John 4:21-24 There are many kinds of churches. There simply have to be. God uses a wide variety of vehicles to carry us into His Kingdom, and if those vehicles are from God, then they are equally ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    False Trust

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Mar 19, 2015
     | 4,586 views

    To enumerate the false trust and get back the trust only on the LORD which deserves all kinds of trust.

    I. EXORDIUM: Are you an idolater? No, I trust only in the LORD. Psalms 40:3 (Amplified Bible) 40:3 And He has put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many shall see and fear (revere and worship) and put their trust and confident reliance in the Lord. Psalms 5:11 (Amplified ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    "Who Can Forgive Sins?" Series

    Contributed by Christopher Howitz on Oct 29, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,602 views

    "Jesus ripping a hole in the roof of religion"

    “The time has come,” Jesus said, “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!” (1:15) That was Jesus’ great announcement that is at the start of Mark’s gospel, at the beginning of Jesus’ ministry in Galilee. In Mark’s gospel account, he wants to tell us three things. One is ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Lesson 35: Preach A Hegelian Series

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 13, 2018
     | 6,646 views

    Solve a seeming contradiction, the Hegelian thesis, antithesis and synthesis

    Lesson Goal I hope to encourage preaching a sermon solving a contradiction. Lesson Intro Non-Christian skeptics love to point out apparent contradictions in the Bible, the Church, Christian history or even Christian propositions like morality. Sometimes the point is valid, sometimes not. For ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist