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  • Victor Yap avatar

    It Is Well With My Soul Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Aug 29, 2002
    based on 206 ratings
     | 28,871 views

    Ruth, Pt. 2

    IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL (RUTH 1:14-18) The hymn “It is Well with My Soul” was written by Horatio Spafford after a series of disasters struck his family. Spafford, a successful businessman and a close friend of the evangelist D.L. Moody, lost his only son at about the same time the Chicago fire in ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Someone's Knocking

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Sep 8, 2002
    based on 80 ratings
     | 8,245 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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    Releasing The Next Generation Part Ii

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Oct 2, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
     | 4,033 views

    Without Unity in the older generation, we will not see a full release of the next generation

    Releasing the Next Generation Part II Sunday September 15, 2002 A Base of Unity Philippians 4:2 I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to agree with each other in the Lord. 3Yes, and I ask you, loyal yokefellow, help these women who have contended at my side in the cause of the gospel, ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    The God Who Really Sees Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jun 18, 2003
    based on 104 ratings
     | 9,526 views

    The Life of Abraham, Part 4 of 10.

    THE GOD WHO REALLY SEES (GENESIS 16:1-16) Are you suffering, weak, or troubled? At the lowest point of my ministry, I took a course co-taught by two professors who required all students, mainly pastors, to stay together in a retreat center for two weeks, and every night there was a designated time ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    "Wars Are Not Won By Evacuations"

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Jun 23, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 7,266 views

    We cannot win by doing nothing

    “Wars are not won by evacuations” 2 co 2:9The reason I wrote you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything. 10If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And what I have forgiven--if there was anything to forgive--I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake, ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Saul's Failure Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Apr 3, 2003
    based on 50 ratings
     | 24,124 views

    Saul’s mistake was that he was more worried about his success than God’s glory. God became for him a means to an end, rather than an end in himself. So this is both warning and a challenge to us. Make sure that God is at the centre of our focus in everyth

    On the surface, the story of Saul’s life is one of wars against his enemies, mostly victorious. But that’s just the setting for a much more significant drama that unfolds as his life as king progresses, a drama that involves his relationship with the God of Israel. It’s ironic that as the story ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    No More Mr. Nice Guy

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Sep 17, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,470 views

    Nehemiah, Pt. 4

    NO MORE MR. NICE GUY: FROM ALARM TO ASSERTION (NEHEMIAH 4) I went into a small post office in Pasadena that had only two workers on duty. Taped to the side of the sales window was a smiley face minus the smile. In its place was a glum, flat, expressionless line of a smile, with words on top of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    A New Heaven And A New Earth: The Way It Was Meant To Be Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Mar 3, 2002
    based on 467 ratings
     | 96,636 views

    Heaven is: 1. Real 2. Right 3. Relational 4. Rewarding 5. Residence of God

    The Bible is full of wonderful promises, but perhaps the most wonderful of all is this: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him” (1 Corinthians 2:9). There are many things we do not know about what heaven will be like, because it is ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Dad's Who Provoke Madness

    Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Mar 11, 2002
    based on 76 ratings
     | 5,472 views

    "...fathers, provoke not your children to wrath but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord" (Eph. 6:4).

    2 Samuel 13:23-39 The Rage of David (13:21, 22) David got angry when he heard about the sin of Amnon but nothing more. The Request of Absalom (13:23-27) “And it came to pass after two full years” (13:23). This verse refers to the events recorded earlier in the chapter. Absalom’s sister Tamar had ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Pit Crew”

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on May 5, 2003
    based on 85 ratings
     | 6,150 views

    How does God feel about sending people to your church?

    Intro: You ever have one of those moments when everything just seems to come together and you step back from your life and everything makes sense? We call those light bulb or ah ha moments. It’s like when I get something that says “some assembly required”. When it comes to putting things ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Fighting Senior Citizen Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jul 30, 2002
    based on 181 ratings
     | 58,615 views

    At 85 years old, Caleb takes on the giants of the promised land.

    A Fighting Senior Citizen – Joshua 14:6-15 Intro: 20 Signs That You’re Getting Old 1. You’re asleep, but others worry that you’re dead. 2. Your back goes out more often than you do. 3. You quit trying to hold your stomach in, no matter who walks into the room. 4. You buy a compass for the dash ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Season Of Waiting Series

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 30, 2001
    based on 170 ratings
     | 34,372 views

    The key to thriving in a season of waiting is contentment, and trusting that God has a good purpose in it.

    As you probably know, it’s now officially Autumn. Along with many of you, I was in southeastern Ohio yesterday for the church’s family retreat at Seneca Lake. It was beautiful there, wasn’t it? The air was crisp and cool, the sun was warm. The leaves were just beginning to turn. It was one of those ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Long, O Lord?

    Contributed by Tim Shockley on Apr 16, 2001
    based on 68 ratings
     | 8,012 views

    A sermon to help those who feel abandoned by God.

    Psalm 13 One of the loneliest times we can have comes when we face a time of need without having a loving friend to talk to about it. Everyone needs at least one trusted friend in whom to confide. Elisha A. Hoffman, author and composer of more than 2,000 gospel songs, was pastor of a church in ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Ten Commandments For Marriage Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Feb 12, 2001
    based on 530 ratings
     | 36,869 views

    Ten ways to improve your marriage. Five for the ladies and five for the men.

    Survivor’s Series How to Survive in the Real World Sermon # 3 Surviving Marriage The Ten Commandments for Marriage Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 “Americans have one of the highest marriage rates in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Day Of The Living Dead

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Feb 26, 2001
    based on 91 ratings
     | 3,151 views

    Worship is an act of total commitmentresulting in a life which is continually transformed

    Day of the Living Dead Introduction Soren Kierkegaard described Christian worship as a performance in which God is the audience, the congregation is the performer, and those who stand up before the congregation (preachers, readers, choir, soloists) are the prompters. Someone has suggested that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist