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  • Frank Lay avatar

    God's Call To Prayer

    Contributed by Frank Lay on Jan 8, 2005
    based on 26 ratings
     | 30,873 views

    What can we do in difficult times. God invites us to call on Him. Like Jeremiah, we can respond to God’s invitation to prayer

    GOD’S CALL TO PRAYER Jeremiah 33:3 The Setting: Jeremiah was living in desperate times. The people of Jerusalem had been taken captive. Jeremiah had faithfully preached but his message had been totally rejected. Moreover, Jeremiah was imprisoned. Yet God gave this man, an invitation to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Cain & Abel

    Contributed by Neil Richardson on Mar 14, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,544 views

    Why Cain’s offering rejected, Abel’s accepted, why Cain killed Abel, how God responded, how we should live in the light of this

    Children’s Talk • Sisters: Carol (13, going into year 9) & Abbie (10, going into year 6) • It was day before Mother’s Day • Both girls got a card for their Mum  Abbie went and bought the nicest… coloured card, glue, glitter, colouring pens…made the card (drew some sheep- Mum likes ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Mary, Did You Know? Series

    Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Dec 23, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 29,678 views

    Mary might not have known the details, but today we do, and how we respond to Jesus is the most important perception and decision we’ll ever make.

    Intro> Mary, did you know? It’s a beautiful song and was presented beautifully here this morning, but it’s a song that asks a singular question that is actually very easy to answer... ->NO, Mary didn’t know. --There’s no way she really would have known all that was going to occur in the life of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lot Was A "Worldly" Believer! Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Dec 22, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,633 views

    Because God is Almighty, Holy, and Loving, He will judge evil but will always show His mercy, but God’s mercy is only as good as one responds to it.

    Remember Adam and Eve? They were created to live forever in paradise! But Adam and Eve disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden and they found themselves naked, lost, childbirth became painful, marriage problems began, work became hard, and they lost their immortality. But Adam and Eve were still ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Greatest Valentines Gift Ever!

    Contributed by C Vincent on Feb 14, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 7,804 views

    This is about God’s love towards us and his gift which is freely given. How will we respond and what will we do with the greatest gift; love?

    What’s special about this weekend? Slide 1 Valentines Cards Slide 2 Gifts we might buy or receive Relate history and myths about the meaning of Valentines Day Game Children run and find hidden hearts; written on them are scriptures relating to God’s love for us; 10 hearts, the one’s who find a ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Tales From The Crip

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,684 views

    How do you deal with hurt? How do your respond to being mishandled? This powerful message will help you get back into the King’s presence.

    “Tales From The Crip” Text: I Samuel 20:42; II Samuel 4:4, 9:1-13 I. Introduction This is a very familiar portion of Scripture. You have probably read it and heard it preached on numerous occasions. We have all been exposed to this story as a great story and example of Grace. David, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Power Of His Presence Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jul 10, 2009
    based on 19 ratings
     | 30,410 views

    This message invites believers to respond to Christ’s call to be with Him, to preach, and to have power, rather than just crowd Him when we have a need.

    The Power of His Presence (Mark 3:7-19) Several years ago, on New Year’s Day, a beautiful float in the Tournament of Roses parade suddenly sputtered and quit. It was out of gas. The whole parade was held up until someone could get a can of gas. The amusing thing was this float represented the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Bruce Willis avatar

    When Sorrow Is In Tune With God

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Jul 4, 2007
    based on 19 ratings
     | 5,230 views

    This sermon deals with what can happen in our lives when we respond to sorrow in a godly way; it can bring about repentance, redemption as well as renewal.

    Sorrow and heartache are common to all of us. To pass through life without feeling the hurt of disappointment, the sting of rebuke or the pain of unfulfilled desires is impossible. Sorrow is a part of life and it comes not only at the point of death, but at any sense of loss. The church at ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Call Me Maybe

    Contributed by Charles Mims on Oct 7, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,240 views

    Many receive the call of the Lord and choose not to follow Him. Looking at what it means to respond to that call, and the journey we choose as we practice faith and obedience to The Way.

    Call Me Maybe September 30, 2012 Mark 1:16-20 New International Version (NIV) Jesus Calls His First Disciples 16 As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 17 “Come, follow ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Dangers Of Rushing God

    Contributed by Peter Toy on Apr 17, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,593 views

    Third in Ruth sermon series. Outline: 1. How not to do God's will. 2. How to respond to compromising situations. 3. How we need a redeemer

    The Dangers of Rushing God – Ruth 3:1-18 June 1, 2013 When we try to rush God’s plan we rush into danger. I know that many of you here are single and are probably thinking about marrying someone sometime in your life. Take a look at these suggested Christian pick-up lines (show video). Now all of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Undeserving Rescue Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on May 15, 2018
     | 5,850 views

    God responded to the prayer of an ungodly king because He saw the oppression of His people and came to their rescue. God is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in love.

    For the last two chapters (2 Kings 11-12) we looked the Southern Kingdom of JUDAH. • We saw how Queen Athaliah seized power and how Joash was saved as an infant and raised secretly in the temple of God for six years until he was made King. • Today – 2 Kings 13 - we are swinging back to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Life Is Not Always Fair, But God Is Always Faithful Series

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Feb 27, 2018
     | 16,911 views

    We will all face situations that are unfair and unjust. How should we as believers in a sovereign God respond. This sermon seeks to answer that question from the life of Paul.

    Life Is Not Always Fair, but God Is Always Faithful Acts Series Chuck Sligh February 25, 2018 NOTE: A PowerPoint presentation is available for this sermon by request at chucksligh@hotmail.com. Adapted from Michael McCartney's sermon "Fly High Acts part 24" on SermonCentral.com. TEXT: Acts 25:1-3 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living Sacrifices Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Sep 13, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,178 views

    Paul invites his readers to respond to God's steadfast love and overwhelming grace by offering ourselves as living sacrifices--worshiping God by what we say and do.

    Romans 12:1-8 “Living Sacrifices” INTRODUCTION Paul is a man who stands in awe of God. He is amazed at God’s steadfast love, overwhelming grace, and unconditional forgiveness. In his introductory treatise to the Romans—a testament of what he believes—he has ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Dr. Jerry N. Watts avatar

    A Simple Story With Spiritual Lessons

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Mar 21, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,637 views

    Every story in the Bible is loaded with Spiritual lessons for us today. In the story, an unlikely man ask Jesus to do an unlikely thing and Jesus responded in an unlikely way.

    A Simple Story with Spiritual lessons Matthew 8:5-13 * Jesus was a master story-teller. In fact, some of His greatest stories are called ‘parables’ which simply defined is, ‘an earthly story with a heavenly meaning.’ Yet, the greatest stories we can read and know are like ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Wisdom In Christ Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 14, 2012
    based on 204 ratings
     | 44,372 views

    Paul explains what it means to have wisdom in Christ. 1- We expose the darkness 2- We use time wisely 3- We respond to the Spirit

    INTRO.- Wisdom. Who doesn’t need it? ILL.- A preacher said: When I was a young minister, a funeral director asked me to hold a grave side service for a homeless man with no family or friends. The funeral was to be at a cemetery way out in the country. This was a new cemetery and this man ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ