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  • Mike Rickman avatar

    Reshaping Your Spiritual Plans

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Dec 26, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,087 views

    Is God calling you to a new place or will you continue on the same limited path with the same limited results?

    December 28, 2008 Morning Worship Text: Psalm 40:1-10 Subject: Trusting in God Title: Reshaping Your Spiritual Plans Here we are at the end of another year. Most of you will agree with me that it seems as though the time goes faster and faster. I don’t know about the rest of you but at the end ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    How To Turn Stress Into Rest - Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Ronald Franklin on Aug 7, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,717 views

    The key to being able to stand up under pressure, and turn our stress into rest, is not the situation we face, but how we think about that situation.

    INTRODUCTION In the first message in this series, we talked about stress. What we found out was ... (1) Stress is a fact of life. It is something not even the most spiritual Christian can avoid. (2) Not only is stress unavoidable, it is necessary. Without the motivation of stressful ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Your Struggle For Purity Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 7, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,231 views

    God calls us to committed faithfulness to one another as part of our commitment to him. He calls us to purity of mind and action, to help us maintain the purity of our relationship with our spouse. He calls us to keep our promises just as he keeps his.

    Introduction There’s a phenomenon that I’ve noticed over the past few years. That’s the phenomenon of ’the better offer’. It comes in two forms: the first is where you don’t reply to an invitation until the last minute because you might get a better offer; but the second is worse. That’s where ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Roman Centurion

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 10, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,121 views

    Jesus cares for all without exception! (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: Matthew chapter 8 verses 5 to 13: Ill: The Canadians tell this story about their American neighbours. • When NASA first started sending up astronauts, • They quickly discovered that ballpoint pens would not work in zero gravity. • To combat the problem, ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • James May avatar

    Walking With The Shepherd

    Contributed by James May on Mar 18, 2007
    based on 31 ratings
     | 6,155 views

    This past year has been some challenging and yet some very rewarding times as we have walked with the Great Shepherd.

    Walking With the Shepherd By Pastor Jim May Hasn’t God been good to us! To sit back and just see the hand of God as He has so graciously moved on our behalf has been such a blessing. Who can doubt that the windows of Heaven have been opened and the blessings of God have been poured out on this ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Spiritual Breakthrough

    Contributed by Jordon Leblanc on Feb 28, 2009
    based on 81 ratings
     | 56,949 views

    The keys to your spiritual breakthrough.

    Intro: Show Wall of Me video. Hopefully you noticed the verse that ended that video. If you missed it, let me share it with you again. It’s up on the overhead. 2 Corinthians 10:3-4: For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Our Traditions Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Dec 5, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,719 views

    Jesus reveals the danger associated with traditions when they vie for a place among the sacred. In revealing the hypocrisy of the Pharisees, He clarified the lifestyle of dependence expected of His disciples.

    Our Traditions Mark 7:1-23 (17-23) Why would some people buy a cat and tie it to the bedpost to show their reverence to God? Many years ago, a very poor holy man lived in a remote part of China. Every day before his time of meditation, in order to show his devotion, he put a dish of butter up on ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Elijah's Mantle - Who Will Pick Up Elijah's Mantle"

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Mar 31, 2008
    based on 35 ratings
     | 51,610 views

    God wants to do greater things in every generation then what was done in the previous one however someone needs to pick up the mantle and take it to another lever.

    “Elijah’s Mantle” “Who will pick up Elijah’s Mantle” By District Elder M.L. Maughmer, Jr. 2nd Kings 2 We find here a miraculous part of history. It is the story of Elijah being taken up into glory on one of God’s fiery chariots and the transference of power and authority from one generation to ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    God's Goals

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 11,438 views

    God is not interested in us visiting places we cannot inhabit or possess. This timely message examines the level of living that God wants for us. God’s goal is more than repentance and reival.

    God’s Goal Text: Acts 3:19-21; Joel 2:12-13, 16-17, 19-20, 22-26, 28-29, 32 “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, 20and that he may send the Christ, who has been appointed for you—even Jesus. 21He must remain in heaven ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Choosing Your Attitude

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Aug 27, 2013
    based on 7 ratings
     | 15,871 views

    Everyone acknowledges that a bad attitude stinks. We don’t even need to discuss about how and why to have a sick attitude … it comes so natural because naturally we are born with it … though we are born in sin but we have a choice to choose our attitude.

    Opening illustration: During 1997 as the world focused on the deaths of Princess Diana and Mother Teresa, another significant passing went almost unnoticed. Austrian psychiatrist Viktor Frankl died on September 2 at the age of 93. During World War II, Dr. Frankl was imprisoned at Auschwitz, where ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    New Wine And Old Wineskins Series

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Dec 30, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 31,702 views

    Message about the New Year and things that must change if we are going to allow the Lord to do something fresh and new in our lives.

    Title: New wine and Old wineskins Theme: To show that to gain for the future we have to let go for the past. Text: Mark Mark 2:18 The disciples of John and of the Pharisees were fasting. Then they came and said to Him, "Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Bob Joyce avatar

    Like Lucy

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Aug 4, 2011
     | 5,998 views

    It takes the church, coming together in unity, with a common vision, a common mission, relinquishing our individual rights, in order to see things happen for the Kingdom.

    In one of the Peanuts specials, Linus is reclining on the floor watching television. Lucy walks in and says to him, “Change the channel right now.” Linus says, “I was here first, why should I change the channel?” Lucy holds up her hand. She said, “You see these five ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tony Searles avatar

    "Running On Empty" Series

    Contributed by Tony Searles on Feb 18, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,214 views

    This is the fourth in a six part Easter Series. The premise comes from Phil. 2:5-7 where it states that Jesus "emptied Himself, taking on the form of a bond-servant." We too need to be emptied so we can be filled with the fullness of Christ alone.

    TITLE: “Running On Empty” #4 in the SERIES: “Empty” MAIN TEXT: Mark 14:43-52 Good Morning! Today, we are jumping into the fourth lesson from our series, EMPTY! Remembering that the goal is all about being EMPTY, so you can be filled with the fullness of Christ! Over ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    What About Our Problems?

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on May 13, 2015
    based on 5 ratings
     | 28,402 views

    Lets look at 4 specific blessings that come into our lives through our problems. For as we see how God has used problems in the past to bring about great blessings, it will help us in the problems we face today.

    MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED - 2018) TEXT: Romans 8:28-29; Acts 6:1-7; Genesis 45:4-8 ILL. Earle Dickson was the cotton buyer for the Johnson & Johnson Co. back in the 1920's. So he was out on the road quite a bit, & he worried about the welfare of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Bruce Lee avatar

    Leading With The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on May 20, 2015
    based on 6 ratings
     | 13,142 views

    All people are called to be sanctified and filled with the Holy Spirit. How? More than anything it is what you let God do to you.

    Leading With the Holy Spirit “I am fully convinced, my dear brothers and sisters, that you are full of goodness. You know these things so well you can teach each other all about them.” Romans 15:14 Intro: We have all heard of the “rat maze experiment.” They put a rat at ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational