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  • Major Gerardo Balmori avatar

    Run The Race

    Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Apr 2, 2011
    based on 14 ratings
     | 11,256 views

    I like to hear stories about people who won’t give up. Quitters aren’t much of an inspiration, but people who stay with a commitment even though the going gets tough are a source of great inspiration to all. Do you remember the man who came to Jesus & s

    Mayor Gerardo Balmori The Salvation Army I like to hear stories about people who won’t give up. Quitters aren’t much of an inspiration, but people who stay with a commitment even though the going gets tough are a source of great inspiration to all. Do you remember the man who came to Jesus & ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Matthew 6 – Part 2 - Why Pray If God Already Knows My Needs? Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 31, 2010
    based on 17 ratings
     | 21,184 views

    God chooses to answer me not because I have needs, but because I bring those needs to Him rather than try to meet them in my own strength. And He is not all that keen on repetition.

    Matthew 6 – Part 3 - WHY PRAY IF GOD ALREADY KNOWS MY NEEDS? So what is the use of praying if God already knows what I need? Matthew 6:7 and 8 says “When you pray, don’t babble on and on as people of other religions do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Practical Living Series Series

    Contributed by Jeff Budzinski on Jul 30, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,307 views

    • If you are continually stressed out and troubled, it is time to change your mindset. • Consider whether your thoughts align with God's Word or the world's way of thinking. • As Christians, we are not to carry worry and stress. We must be careful not

    Introduction • If you are continually stressed out and troubled, it is time to change your mindset. • Consider whether your thoughts align with God's Word or the world's way of thinking. • As Christians, we are not to carry worry and stress. We must be careful not to blend in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Practical Living Series Series

    Contributed by Jeff Budzinski on Jul 30, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,777 views

    • If you are continually stressed out and troubled, it is time to change your mindset. • Consider whether your thoughts align with God's Word or the world's way of thinking. • As Christians, we are not to carry worry and stress. We must be careful not

    Introduction • If you are continually stressed out and troubled, it is time to change your mindset. • Consider whether your thoughts align with God's Word or the world's way of thinking. • As Christians, we are not to carry worry and stress. We must be careful not to blend in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Darren Sirmans avatar

    Getting Back Together With God

    Contributed by Darren Sirmans on Jan 17, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,592 views

    There is a big difference from being actively in Christ, and outside of Christ.

    Jeremiah 2: 11- 13 The guardsman of our time is trust, in order to understand who you’re trusting in. You have to understand the threat. The curse is outside; everything outside promises harm, like hot lava coming down a mountain, after the mountain erupts, it is known to us as a volcano eruption. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Don Jones avatar

    Blessed Are They That Mourn Series

    Contributed by Don Jones on Feb 2, 2008
    based on 21 ratings
     | 8,849 views

    The message deals with 1. The Cause of Mourning, 2. The Blessedness of Mourning, and 3. The Comfort in Mourning.

    "Blessed are they that mourn" Matthew 5:4 Introduction "Blessed are they that mourn, for they will be comforted" Webster’s Dictionary defines mourning as; "a sorrowing or lamenting; specifically the expression of grief at someone’s death". To mourn means, "to feel or express sorrow for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lessons Learned From Nehemiah

    Contributed by Don Jones on Feb 17, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,545 views

    The message describes biblical principles found in Nehemiah.

    Lessons Learned From Nehemiah Matthew 19:26 1. Expect opposition - John 15:18-20 Whenever Nehemiah stepped in faith he encountered problems. The problems he faced included fear, false accusations, treason, and threats to his physical well being. Doubt was also a part of his life. Without an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Heaven Bound Pt 6 What Will Heaven Really Be Like? Series

    Contributed by Joe Hayes on Nov 21, 2008
     | 4,978 views

    Wow is this really what heaven will be like. you can listen to this message at www.preaching.co.nr (April 2008)

    Heaven is Seeing God In the heart of every believer there should be a desire to meet and see God. King David said; “One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Bryan Beverly avatar

    Blind Faith

    Contributed by Bryan Beverly on Sep 17, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,471 views

    This text reminds us that we must blindly trust Jesus, even in the face of opposition.

    35) As he approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. 36) When he heard a crowd going by, he asked what was happening. 37) They told him, ‘Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.’ 38) Then he shouted, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!’ 39) Those who ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Power For Evangelism Series

    Contributed by Mike Mcguire on May 6, 2016
     | 6,214 views

    Where Christians receive the power to carry out personal evangelism

    Introduction: In light of the events of the past week (SC decision and the violence in the world) the question has come up if this is the End of the World? Maybe not the end of the world, but the end of or nation as we know it. The residents of Europe in 1939 may have asked themselves the same ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • C Jordan avatar

    Spiritual Formations: First Things First

    Contributed by C Jordan on Jul 24, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,891 views

    Three of the key spiritual formations are abiding in Jesus in prayer, abiding in the Word, and abiding in His love.

    SPIRITUAL FORMATIONS #4: FIRST THINGS FIRST SPIRITUAL FORMATIONS QUOTE: “To live the spiritual life and to let God’s presence fill us takes constant prayer, and to move from our illusions and isolation back to that place in the heart where God continues to form us in the likeness of Christ takes ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Jimmy Haile avatar

    Spring Cleaning

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Aug 19, 2012
     | 9,944 views

    No wonder Jesus was upset, the Jews were not only to worship God but bring others to worship God. They had a place were the Gentiles could come to worship, but they had made it nearly impossible for the Gentiles to worship.

    John 2:13-22-Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers doing business. When He had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tim White avatar

    Deacons: Origin And Qualifications Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Feb 27, 2012
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,896 views

    God led the Church in Jerusalem to select men of Godly character to meet a specific service need of the congregation, and then blessed the position by including through Paul, led by the Spirit, high qualifications and responsibility for men so selected.

    Deacons: Origin and Qualifications Acts 4:32-37, 6:1-7, 1 Timothy 3:8-13 In my opinion, the Church got into something that it should not have. I. Faulty Situation. Act 4:32-37 Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rev. Reynaldo Bechayda avatar

    Focus On What Is Ahead

    Contributed by Rev. Reynaldo Bechayda on Sep 8, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,242 views

    A sermon on how a Christian can concentrate walking towards the direction God has set for us.

    “Focus on What is Ahead” Heb. 12:1-2 (God’s Word) Since we are surrounded by so many examples of faith, we must get rid of everything that slows us down, especially sin that distracts us. We must run the race that lies ahead of us and never give up. 2 We must focus on Jesus, the source and goal of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    The Target Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 5, 2015
     | 6,285 views

    God has many directives for the church, and under the inspiration of the Spirit, Paul hits the ground running, implying what some of those directives are.

    The Target (I Timothy 1:1-5) 1. Men’s retreat/turkey shoot. Barri usually wins… 2. Bud Newell and his friend Tony often practice corn-hole tossing. They are very proficient at it, and Bud has won a number of championships; a matter of aim. 3. Hitting the target, good aim ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible