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  • Greg Tabor avatar

    Measuring Up To God's Standard

    Contributed by Greg Tabor on Oct 21, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 14,117 views

    You’ve got to think that the folks listening to Jesus were hoping for a replacement for the stringent Law of God that had become even more difficult to keep under the unbearable traditions of the Pharisees. I’m sure there were some great expectations. Aft

    Measuring Up to God’s Standard 7/10/05 Lighthouse Assembly of God Pastor Greg Tabor Introduction You’ve got to think that the folks listening to Jesus were hoping for a replacement for the stringent Law of God that had become even more difficult to keep under the unbearable traditions of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Pat Cook avatar

    Slow Down And Shut Up Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Nov 5, 2005
    based on 21 ratings
     | 10,139 views

    24th in series on Joshua. This is about jumping to conclusions about someone else’s faith, and how it’s much safer not to speculate.

    Joshua 22:1-34 – Slow Down and Shut Up (NOTE: I draw heavily on Brian McLaren’s A New Kind of Christian for this message. And the reference I make to Pentecostals are towards the Jesus-only variety, not the Trinitarian varieties.) Maybe you have heard the poem called The Cookie Thief, by ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Burns You Up? Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 17, 2002
    based on 30 ratings
     | 4,028 views

    We have a choice: we can either learn from the real Jesus of Scripture, or the Jesus we’d prefer to believe in.

    What Burns You Up? (John 2:13-22) Introduction 1. Imagine attending a church service in 50A.D.. The small congregation of Jewish believers has opened up the meeting for sharing, and one a man about 60 stands up to share…. 2. I came to believe in Yeshua last year, though I met him in the Temple ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Swallowed Up Or Spewed Out Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 6, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,250 views

    God disciplines us when we turn aside from His will: either we get swallowed up in addictive behavior, churchianity, busy-ness, and controversy; or God spews us out as ill-equipped, unreceptive, divisive. Confess our distress, admit our limitations, and

    What parent does not dread this awful experience? In your care is a small child. You turn your back for just an instant –to answer the phone, to get a drink of water – and when you come back to that child, she is coughing and choking, clutching at her throat. Those curious eyes saw something ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Derrick Thompson, Sr. avatar

    When God Shows Up

    Contributed by Derrick Thompson, Sr. on Jun 9, 2003
    based on 65 ratings
     | 36,062 views

    Trusting God to do the impossible

    Welcome.....take time to praise the Lord..... Our theme this year is, With God All Things Are Possible or With God Nothing Shall Be Impossible.....elaborate... Please turn with me in your bibles to Acts 9 verses 1 through 15. Let’s all stand and read together. Please tell someone, expect the ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Wake Up Call To Weariness

    Contributed by Al Edmonds on Dec 26, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,983 views

    "Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare. Proverbs 20:13 NIV.

    The text we read, was spoken by Malachi to Israel, a defeated nation. Malachi was God’s last mouthpiece to Israel before the four hundred years of God’s silence to his people. It is a shame that any people should lower themselves so much that they would put God last in their lives, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    Dried Out But Not Dried Up

    Contributed by Jeremy Lile on Jan 5, 2006
    based on 20 ratings
     | 6,886 views

    A sermon that stresses the importance of staying in the word and remaining prayerful. Otherwise, we are weak and then the enemy will try and tear us down and strip us of all our joy.

    Text: Ezekiel 37:1-3,7-10 (NIV) 1 The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. 2 He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry 3 He ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Mess Ups With Good Intentions Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Apr 2, 2006
    based on 16 ratings
     | 7,905 views

    Jesus’ disciples wanted to do what was right, but they couldn’t seem to do it. Encouragement for those who can’t seem to get it right.

    Matthew 26:36-54 – Mess Ups with Good Intentions Today’s passage is an interesting one. We have been looking at The Life of Jesus since we started the new year, and as we approach Easter – Resurrection Day – we find ourselves getting ever closer to the cross, to His death, by which He forgave ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Tune Up For Judgment Day

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Nov 14, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,217 views

    Stay ready for Judgment Day by feeding your faith through God’s Word.

    Are you ready for winter? Have you tried on your snow boots to make sure they still fit? Have you taken your car in for a tune-up to make sure your battery and antifreeze are still good and that you have the right kind of oil for cold weather? Although it takes time to do all these things, it pays ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Ed Wood avatar

    Helping The Baby Grow Up Series

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Apr 6, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,488 views

    2nd. in series on 1 Thessalonians (2 of 8).

    HELPING THE BABY GROW UP 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 INTRO: Just as God uses people to bring the Gospel to the lost, so He uses people to nurture the babes in Christ and help lead them to maturity. The church at Thessalonica was born through the faithful preaching of the Apostle and his helpers, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Bearing Up Under Trials Series

    Contributed by Joe Garza on Oct 26, 2006
     | 4,223 views

    We need to endure and have the ability to remain under tremendous weight and pressure without succumbing

    DO WE HAVE KNOWLEDGE IN CHRIST JESUS (Bearing Up Under Trials) Part 6 of 9 Holy Ground Spirit Filled Church 6-17-06 Pastor: Joe M Garza Text: 2:Peter 1:5-8 INTRODUCTION: We have observed that growing in the knowledge of Jesus Christ begins with the foundation of faith (conviction and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Standing Up Under Pressure Series

    Contributed by Allen Kemp on Feb 4, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,407 views

    How believers can resist pressure from the outside and from within to compromise our theology and morals.

    Intro-comparing the Ephesus church, orthodox but with out love, vs. Pergamum and Thyatira, compromise and tolerance. How do we feel when we Jesus described as “He who has the sharp, double-edged sword”? It’s a nice feeling if we know that Jesus is fighting for us against our enemies. And that he ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Roger Thomas avatar

    It's Time To Wake Up Series

    Contributed by Roger Thomas on Feb 16, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 8,778 views

    The reality of Christ’s return challenges all believers to a more serious and devoted life.

    Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO What Happens When A Person Dies Series It’s Time to Wake Up! 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Introduction: It’s time to wake up! I could be talking to Josh Stinnet and Andee Burnett, but I’m not. Most of you may not haven’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Daniel Habben avatar

    Heads Up For The King Of Glory!

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Mar 17, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,083 views

    Heads Up for the King of Glory! 1) He is our Creator 2) He is our Saviour

    “Heads up!” That’s something you might hear at a baseball game when a sharply hit foul ball comes careening your way. It’s a warning that could keep you from getting seriously hurt. “Heads up!” can also be an encouragement to stay alert so that you don’t miss something interesting like a moose, or ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Don't Give Up!

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Mar 19, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,332 views

    Message encouraging the people to not give up in the fight against legalized abortion as birth control.

    Don’t Give Up! Galatians 6:9 March 9, 2008 NOTE: THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE FORMAT USED IN MY MESSAGES IS BORROWED FROM ANDY STANLEY’S BOOK, "COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE." Introduction William Wilberforce was a politician in England during the late 1700’s and early 1800’s. He served in Parliament ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan