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  • James Thomas avatar

    Don't Stop Telling The Story

    Contributed by James Thomas on Apr 19, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 15,822 views

    This a sermon about how we must continue to tell of story of christ birth and resurrection. About how we have lost respect for the church and it’s officers

    Pastor James Thomas House of Judah Ministries Jan.27th 2008 Don’t stop telling the story Deuteronomy 7:1-4 2 And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them: 3 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Wake Up To Your Cinderella Story

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Nov 18, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,609 views

    Wake Up to Your Cinderella Story 1) Your tormentors will not overwhelm you 2) Your heavenly God-Father has adorned you

    If you had to compare your life to a fairytale, what fairytale would it be and what character would you play? If you’ve made some investments recently that others have scoffed at, you may feel a bit like Jack, in Jack and the Beanstalk. He traded the family cow for a handful of “magic” beans that ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Tell Me The Story Of Jesus: The Man

    Contributed by Wes Humble on Apr 15, 2010
     | 1,611 views

    Tell Me the Story of Jesus: The Man

    This is the second sermon in a series introducing Jesus Christ and His time on earth. Today we look at Jesus just as His three years of ministry are getting started. We know this story as Jesus being tempted in the wilderness. There is a story told about a little boy in a grocery store that I ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Tell Me The Story Of Jesus: The Message Series

    Contributed by Wes Humble on Apr 15, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,138 views

    Tell Me the Story of Jesus: The Message

    Tell Me the Story: The Message Luke 15:1-32 This is the fourth message in the series we have entitled, Tell Me the Story. So far we have looked at Jesus the Messiah, Jesus the Man and Jesus and His Ministry. Today we try to discover the heart of the message. What is the greatest message when it ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Tell Me The Story Of Jesus: The Miracles Series

    Contributed by Wes Humble on Apr 22, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,016 views

    Tell Me the Story of Jesus: The Miracles

    Tell Me the Story: The Miracles This is the fifth sermon in the series Tell Me the Story. We have been attempting to introduce you and remind you of who Jesus is and what roles He wants to play in our lives. Today we look at a couple of miracles preformed by Jesus when He was on this earth. ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    You Gotta Have A Crazy Story

    Contributed by Johnny Knight on Aug 11, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,269 views

    Paul Simon, wrote a song a number of years ago. The refrain in the song went, “still crazy after all these years, yes I’m still crazy after all these years.” Let it be said at my funeral, “There lies a nut who was still crazy after all these years.” And m

    You Gotta Have A Crazy Story Psalm 116:16-19 Tracy, was a little girl who was listening very closely to the preacher during the morning worship service. But she left service puzzled. She said, Mommy, didn’t our pastor say today that God is bigger than we are? Her mother was pleased to see her ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Where Is Your Story Taking You?

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Jan 24, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,443 views

    The Kingdom of God must be the thread that is woven throughout our stories.

    20090125 Web Site Title: Where is your story taking you? Text: Mark 1:14-20 (14-15) The Big Idea: Jesus invites us to aspire to be Kingdom people. Introduction: I am reading The Power of Story by Jim Loehr. He defines story as, “the tales we create and tell ourselves and others… [however] ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Thanksgiving: The Story The Textbooks No Longer Tell

    Contributed by Gene Keith on Nov 18, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,806 views

    American History has become so distorted that children in Public Schools no longer have any understanding of the who the Pilgrims were,why they came to America, and the truth abot the first Thanksgiving.

    THANKSGIVING: THE STORY THE NEW TEXTBOOKS REFUSE TO TELL MY FAVORITE TIME OF THE YEAR Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite times of the year. I grew up in Tarpon Springs and attended a public school. I believe I learned more about Thanksgiving from school than I did in church. I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Lone Manger - The Real Story Of Christmas

    Contributed by Jimmy Dillon on Dec 13, 2012
     | 4,681 views

    This message tells of how a Savior was born in a Lone Manger to resue His people from sin. This is the true meaning of Christmas.

    The Lone Manger – The Real Story of Christmas Luke 2:1-14; Isa 9:1-7 Introduction When I was a kid growing up I used to watch the TV show The Lone Ranger He was a Texas Ranger that was one of 13 that had been ambushed and left for dead He was the only one to survive – hence Lone ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Short Story About Growing Tall

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Dec 19, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,240 views

    Today, we are going to meet someone named Zacchaeus who had the same issues facing him, but made a different decision when meeting Jesus Christ… and to be honest, it is a little shocking. Zacchaeus could stay the way he was or he could make some changes

    A SHORT STORY ABOUT GROWING TALL LUKE 19:1-10 INTRODUCTION… snopes.com/info/top25uls.asp & snopes.com/daily/ Last week John encouraged us to not give into temptation and spread rumors and talk about things before we know the facts. This is definitely true in the church; it is also true ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Timely Lessons From A Troubling Story

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 5, 2016
     | 9,088 views

    1. Be warned about the seriousness of sin (vs. 24) 2. Be willing to stand in the gap (vs. 25) 3. Trust God's way of salvation (vs. 25-26) 4. Give worship to our Savior (vs. 27-31)

    Old Testament Encounters with Christ Part 17: Timely Lessons from a Troubling Story Exodus 4:18-31 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - March 28, 2012 BACKGROUND: *We are looking at the Old Testament appearances of Christ. In Exodus 3 and 4, the Lord miraculously appeared to Moses in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Epiphany And All It Characters, The Full Story.

    Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Dec 4, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,207 views

    The Epiphany is all about the divinity of Jesus being revealed to the world; but not everyone like this news. This is a very interesting story with a variety of characters: eg. compare the characters of Jesus with Herod.

    This sermon was delivered to St Oswald’s, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland on the 8th January 2012; St Oswald’s is a Scottish Episcopal Church in the Dioceses of Glasgow and Dumfries. The readings for today are: Isaiah 60:1-6 Ephesians 3:1-12 Matthew 2:1-12 Psalm ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

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    The Greatest Love Story Ever Told

    Contributed by Roger Roark on Mar 14, 2016
     | 9,793 views

    God's love demonstrated

    Christmas,,,not what it used to be,,, no nativity,,, it is all about marketing,,, used to be Merry Christmas,,, now it is Happy Holidays ( illustration, I heard on the news of fights in stores,,,,, two ladies over radio,,,, . Christmas is about the love of God....Jesus is the greatest gift of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Kezazah, The Story Of A Dysfunctional Family's Grace

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 14, 2015
     | 6,925 views

    A must study: There is a jewish tradition called KEZAZAH, of disgrace --- But the Father runs ahead to bring the change of grace.

    KEZAZAH, THE STORY OF A DYSFUNTIONAL FAMILY'S GRACE By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I. SEEMS WE FALL INTO A MINDSET THAT WE ARE FOREVER DOOMED AND TRAPPED RIGHT WHERE WE ARE... A. I was listening to an old Preacher. He had been sick ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Herod And The Magi – A Story Of Adoration Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on May 9, 2016
    based on 3 ratings
     | 11,357 views

    Like the magi’s journey to Bethlehem, a life devoted to the adoration of Jesus is costly and requires preparation and often takes us through difficulty.

    Sometime early in this century it became fashionable to use the expression “war on Christmas” to cover everything related to any kind of controversy about the observance of Christmas in our culture. While some of the issues that fall under that heading certainly ought to be of concern ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist