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  • Dr. Jerry Hulse avatar

    "your Spiritual Nineveh Awaits You."

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Hulse on Sep 28, 2024
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     | 732 views

    Just as the biblical figure Jonah was summoned to the city of Nineveh to deliver a message of repentance, today's spiritual Nineveh represents a population that may lack understanding or awareness of moral and ethical principles.

    SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES (Jonah 1:1-4) (1) “Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,” (2) “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.” (3) “But ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Brian Buriff avatar

    Slip-Sliding Away

    Contributed by Brian Buriff on Aug 24, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,822 views

    Recognizing divine opportunities that we would otherwise miss. How Jesus slipped away from His attackers and was hidden - and we, too, can be hidden in Christ.

    I. JOHN CHAPTER 8 REMINDS ME OF A BOOKSHELF A. Series Of Teachings By Jesus On His Identity – “I Am” Statements John 8:12 "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life." John 8:16-17 “And yet if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Joe Harding avatar

    The One That Got Away

    Contributed by Joe Harding on Aug 5, 2002
    based on 67 ratings
     | 7,873 views

    REACHING THE LOST IS GOD’S PLAN!

    THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY LUKE 15: 1-10 AUGUST 4, 2002 INTRODUCTION: At times we probably feel it would be so much easier if we could be like Lucy in the old Peanuts cartoon: Lucy says to Charlie Brown, "I would have made a great evangelist." Charlie Brown answers, "Is that so?" She says, "Yes, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • William Mouser avatar

    Away In A Manger

    Contributed by William Mouser on Dec 28, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,818 views

    Christmas Eve sermon; Develops the spiritual impact of the first Nativity by comparing the oldest nativity scene with a modern nativity scene.

    Psalm 96, Isaiah 9:2-7, Titus 2:11-14, Luke 2:1 - 20 Away in a manger The gospel lesson for the Feast of the Nativity shows us a scene that has become immortalized in Christian culture over the past 2,000 years. the nativity scene. Jesus is there in a manger, Mary and Joseph, the shepherds. ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Doug Fannon avatar

    Away In A Manger Series

    Contributed by Doug Fannon on Dec 26, 2017
     | 7,456 views

    The message of the manger. What is the significance of the manager for us today.

    No Christmas song is more loved than this tender children’s carol. For some time “Away in the Manger” was titled “Luther’s Cradle Hymn.” It was thought to have been written by Martin Luther for his own children and then passed on by German mothers. Modern research discounts this claim, however. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Todd Pugh avatar

    Pass Away Series

    Contributed by Todd Pugh on Jan 14, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,738 views

    First of four messages looking at eternity and the urgency and excitement we can have looking forward to it. Randy Alcorn’s book "Heaven" was used extensively for this series.

    Driven By Eternity ----- P.A.S.S Away Sunday Sermon / September 9th 2007 Intro: Heaven! Can you even imagine how awesome Heaven is? Have you ever tried to? In so doing we will find great joy and encouragement in this temporal life. I want you to join me over the next four weeks for a very ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Anthony Zibolski avatar

    Running The Race Series

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Aug 20, 2014
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     | 11,375 views

    Many of us have started out slow in our walk with God, but we can all finish strong if we desire too.(1) Forgetting what is behind (2)Straining forward (3) Having Maturity

    Running the Race Philippians chapter 3:12-3:21 Introduction- As we continue to look at the series “living for Christ”, this morning we look at finishing strong. In the beginning of chapter 3 of Philippians We saw that the confidence that Apostle Paul had was once in what he ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • John Oscar avatar

    Snatched Away Series

    Contributed by John Oscar on Nov 12, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,370 views

    A sermon showing biblical examples of people raptured in the Old Testament, the reasons for the rapture, and who will be qualified to participate in the end times rapture.

    Snatched Away End Times Series- War in Israel CCCAG November 12th, 2023 Scripture- 1 Thess 4:13-18 Intro: Over the last several weeks we have been going over what the bible has to say about the times we are living in reference to what is going on in Israel. If you have missed any of those ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • James May avatar

    On The Run And Searching For Water

    Contributed by James May on Feb 26, 2012
    based on 9 ratings
     | 24,848 views

    Like the deer pants after water, the people of God are often hounded by adversity and the enemy of our souls. Often we find ourselves running the wrong way, becoming thirsty and dry spiritually. It's time we started running to Jesus, our only true sourc

    On the Run and Searching for Water By Rev. James May I know that I’ve told this before, but I want to begin this message again by bringing to your mind the story of the lion and the gazelle that dwell on the Serengeti plains of northern Africa. Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakes up. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Travis Markes avatar

    A God Of Second Chances Series

    Contributed by Travis Markes on Nov 10, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,595 views

    Sermon series on the Book of Jonah. Some of my resources come from John Hamby’s sermons as well as Jerry Giffords

    “Returning to God” “A God of Second Chances” Jonah 3:1-5 The story is told of a Sunday School teacher who was proud of her lesson for the day. She thought that she had presented the material quite nicely. Summing up, she asked her class, "And what do we learn from the story of Jonah and the great ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Dykes avatar

    How To Return To God Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Apr 4, 2003
    based on 178 ratings
     | 117,482 views

    Prodigals still exist. These individuals rebel, stepping away from God’s blessings, indulging in reckless living and ruining their lives. But God runs to meet those who are at the point of total desperation and who are willing to repent and return home.

    How to Return to God Luke 15:11–24 by David O. Dykes INTRODUCTION The parable in this passage focuses on the character and nature of the God of the Bible. It’s usually called the parable of the Prodigal Son but I prefer to call it the parable of the Loving Father. Jesus uses this story to teach ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Terry Vaughan avatar

    A Falling Away

    Contributed by Terry Vaughan on Nov 29, 2001
    based on 60 ratings
     | 21,444 views

    Learn how Pride, Lust, Iniquity, Error of the wicked, Seducing Spirits, Pleasures and Money can cause you to fall away.

    WESTSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH PASTOR: TERRY VAUGHAN SERMON TITLE: A Falling Away “For God so loved the world , that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Roy Newton avatar

    Run For Your Life Series

    Contributed by Roy Newton on Apr 1, 2011
     | 4,733 views

    This sermon examines the second part of the sixth petition of our Lord’s Pattern for Prayer, "And don't let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one", seeking to explore how God helps us not to fall for Satan's schemes.

    A PATTERN FOR PRAYER RUN FOR YOUR LIFE! "If you think you are standing strong, be careful not to fall. The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    Come Away With Me!

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 2, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,801 views

    Peter and the disciples are struggling across the lake on a cold stormy night. They are tired, worn out from rowing, their muscles are aching, they are cold and they feel like a dirty beaten rug. In that moment of fatigue they see something walking on the

    Sermon - Come away with me! Thesis: Peter and the disciples are struggling across the lake on a cold stormy night. They are tired, worn out from rowing, their muscles are aching, they are cold and they feel like a dirty beaten rug. In that moment of fatigue they see something walking on the water ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney avatar

    God Is In Control

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Oct 12, 2009
    based on 109 ratings
     | 98,543 views

    Sometimes it seems like we’re on a run away rollercoaster, in times like these we need to be reminded that (God is still in Control).

    I want to start this message by prophesying to somebody: God is in control, it doesn’t matter what is happening in the economy, and it doesn’t matter what is happening on a political level, or whose in the white house. It doesn’t matter what they do to social security, healthcare, or anything ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal