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  • Brian Atwood avatar

    Staying Awake In Church

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Jun 1, 2001
    based on 304 ratings
     | 35,842 views

    How the excitement of the Day of Pentecost can continue in the church today.

    Ever see someone fall asleep in church? It can be pretty funny. An evangelist friend of mine tells the story of an old man who fell asleep in church. The man’s mouth was wide open with his head tilted back. All of a sudden a fly flew into the man’s wide-open mouth. Naturally, this was an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bruce Howell avatar

    Awesome!

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 28, 2001
    based on 147 ratings
     | 14,744 views

    To call Christians out of mediocre living on the basis of God’s greatness and love on our behalf.

    Awesome! Ps 111:1-10 1 Praise the LORD. I will extol the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly. 2 Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them. 3 Glorious and majestic are his deeds, and his righteousness endures forever. 4 He ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • James May avatar

    Dead Flies

    Contributed by James May on Apr 18, 2001
    based on 70 ratings
     | 18,921 views

    There are some characteristics of even those who are Christians that will cause the Spirit of God within to be ineffective.

    DEAD FLIES IN THE OINTMENT By Rev. James May Ecclesiates 10:1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honor. THE DEATH OF A TREE IT STARTED AS A SEEDLING ON THE SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Mark Winter avatar

    Three Parades

    Contributed by Mark Winter on Mar 14, 2001
    based on 169 ratings
     | 6,495 views

    The parade that wound into Jerusalem on that long ago Sunday was exciting -- but it can’t hold a candle to the parade that took place on Friday.

    The parade route begins near the twin towns of Bethpage and Bethany, less than two miles from Jerusalem and winds into the Holy City. The Grand Marshal is an unlikely hero – a rustic from a blue-collar town up north, the son of a woodworker. In keeping with his “common man” image, he decides to ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Eric Amundson avatar

    Though The Earth Give Way

    Contributed by Eric Amundson on Sep 15, 2001
    based on 19 ratings
     | 4,755 views

    When our world collapses and we are left with fear, we respond with courage, faith and patience

    Tuesday, the world changed. The world was different when you went to be Tuesday night than when you went to be Monday night. The world as we have known it has changed. And I don’t just mean that the skyline of New York City is different. I mean the world as we had known it. The scripture ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Charles Mallory avatar

    Questions Series

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Sep 17, 2001
    based on 104 ratings
     | 5,636 views

    Dealing with questions arising from grief, anger, and the "where-abouts" of God that have been voiced over the terrorist attacks on America.

    THE IMAGE OF ONE OF AMERICA’S GREATEST SYMBOLS OF FREEDOM, THE STATUE OF LIBERTY, STOOD ENTWINED IN PLUMES OF SMOKE AS THE WORLD TRADE CENTER BUILDING COLLAPSED AFTER TERRORISTS’ PURPOSELY FLEW TWO AIRLINERS OPEN-THROTTLE INTO THEIR STRUCTURES. THIS BARBARIC AND HATEFUL ATTACK GAVE US A GRAPHIC ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • W Pittendreigh avatar

    If God Is Against Us... Series

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Oct 21, 2002
    based on 89 ratings
     | 16,852 views

    In Nahum, God says, "I am against you." We like to emphasize one of the verses of Nahum: "God is slow to anger..." but there is a limit to God’s patience. What happens when we continually turn our backs on God?

    IF GOD IS AGAINST US By Maynard Pittendreigh Nahum 1:1-15 1 An oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. 2 The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD takes vengeance and is filled with wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on his foes and maintains his wrath ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • John Beehler avatar

    There's Always Room For One More

    Contributed by John Beehler on Oct 29, 2002
    based on 151 ratings
     | 11,641 views

    Hey, peacock, how broad are your phylacteries and how long are your fringes?

    There’s Always Room for One More A Texas rancher met up with a Wisconsin dairy farmer. The two men began talking about their land and the milkman told the cattleman that he operated his business on 125 acres. The Texan scoffed at such a small parcel of land. He said, "Yankee, that ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Jerry Flury avatar

    Separated From God

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on May 14, 2004
    based on 60 ratings
     | 22,241 views

    Man’s greatest problem is separation from God. Because man is separated from God, he does not experience the abundant life found in having a personal relationship with God.

    SEPARATED FROM GOD ISAIAH 59:1-2 INTRODUCTION: Life is filled with a great many problems. Often when these problems seemingly become overbearing we hear the question asked, “Where is God?” The truth is that this question points at the very heart of man’s greatest problem – separation from God. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Sean Smuts avatar

    Taking Us Back

    Contributed by Sean Smuts on Jan 15, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,875 views

    A Forgiveness sermon for the believer.

    Taking Us Back Let me set the stage for you, Let’s go back and listen to these words as Max Lucado speaks of the very disciples of Jesus in the aftermath of the crucifixion: “The church of Jesus Christ began with a group of frightened men in a second-floor room in Jerusalem. Though trained and ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Encountering The Almighty

    Contributed by Alan Balatbat on Apr 27, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,456 views

    A study of the attributes of God—seeing God as He is—is a life-transforming experience. Seeing God in His greatness and glory has transformed lives. Knowing God as fully as possible was the goal of the great men and women of God in the Bible. The great me

    1.Job, by God’s assessment, was “a blameless and upright man, fearing God and turning away from evil” (Job 1:8). God allowed a series of disasters to afflict Job through the agency of Satan. Job was “counseled” by three friends, which only added further to his suffering. Job was weakening under ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Kapteyn avatar

    The Devil Made Me Do It

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 54 ratings
     | 5,951 views

    Introductory Comments 1.

    Introductory Comments 1."The devil made me do it." Many of us are familiar with these words. They were made famous by comedian Flip Wilson who recently passed away. Whenever Flip got caught doing something wrong, he would flippantly say "the devil made me do it." 2. But with all respect to Flip, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Steve Kinnard avatar

    The Enemy Comes, Are You Ready?

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Sep 30, 2002
    based on 217 ratings
     | 12,605 views

    It takes the armor of God for us to be able to stand in the heat of battle.

    The Enemy Comes, are you ready?(Eph.6:10-18) Illustration: My life fell apart in the summer of ‘68. One minute I was the happiest man in the world then wham! It was all over. My countenance changed from a look of total contentment into one filled with agony and anguish. Here I was living in total ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Howard Parnell avatar

    Finding Meaning In Life

    Contributed by Howard Parnell on Oct 3, 2002
    based on 291 ratings
     | 25,021 views

    Many are desperately searching for true meaning in this life. The answer is found in this passage of Scripture.

    FINDING THE MEANING IN LIFE TEXT: ECCLESIASTES. 1:1,2 INTRO: One of the funniest catchphrases of recent years is from an old Wendy’s commercial. An elderly woman and her friends open their hamburger buns and found them virtually bare. The perceptive old lady, who was able to see beyond the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Spencer Cunnah avatar

    God Our Refuge

    Contributed by Spencer Cunnah on Oct 4, 2002
    based on 108 ratings
     | 20,374 views

    A sermon designed to encourage believers and to reassure them of God’s presence at all times.

    Introduction. Deuteronomy 33 is a wonderful piece of Hebrew poetry in which Moses addresses each one of the twelve tribes of Israel and gives each one a particular blessing, a blessing to sustain them as they experienced Canaan’s great benefits and bounty. After devoting a separate stanza to each ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible