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  • Chris Stephens avatar

    Shattering The Silence Series

    Contributed by Chris Stephens on May 2, 2002
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    Inviting God to graciously Shatter the Silence in his communication to us requires that we position ourselves to hear his voice.

    Shattering the Silence: Hearing from God 1 Samuel 3:1-18 November 25, 2001 This Thanksgiving we went to Tulsa to spend time with some of our family who lives there and we had opportunity to meet up with a cousin of mine whom we haven¡¦t heard from in more than 5 years. We quickly got caught up ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Lawrence Guest avatar

    The Sin Of Silence

    Contributed by Lawrence Guest on Dec 29, 2004
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    Christians must make our voices heard

    The Sin of Silence 60 seconds of silence!!!!!!! (Luke 19:40) And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out. We as Christians have been silent for far to long. Our country was founded on godly principles. Our founding ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's Silence Series

    Contributed by Tim Shepard on Oct 30, 2010
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    This sermon is about refuting the arguments non-Christians have about the existence of God.

    URBAN LEGENDS: God’s Strange Silence Today we’re going to get back to our series called Urban Legends. We actually started this series way back on October 6th. So it’s been a while since we’ve talked about this. Maybe you’re familiar with some urban ...read more

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    Solitude And Silence

    Contributed by Fran Van Hoven on Nov 13, 2010
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    One of the most neglected areas in our life is solitude. We live in a world where busyness and activity is the norm – but you don’t hear many people talk about silence and solitude – do you? But do you know that silence and solitude were a reg

    Have you ever lost your balance? Have you ever driven a car that had unbalanced tires? When a tire is out of balance – it can affect a lot of things. Sometimes we lose our balance on ice – and we fall. Sometimes we lose our balance in life and we fall too. One of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Unable To Be Silenced Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Apr 24, 2010
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    The disciples were bold in their witness to what Jesus Christ had done. Attempts by the authorities to silence them failed. God had called them to be his witnesses and they could not keep silent.

    Acts 5:27-32 “Unable to be Silenced” INTRODUCTION There are times that the courage of others amazes us. Recently I viewed the movie, “The Hurt Locker.” It is a story about the war in Iraq. I was amazed and humbled by the courage of the soldiers who were portrayed in ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Sound Of Silence

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 7, 2008
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    Communion Meditation for September 2, 2007

    (Slide 1) Around 40 years ago Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel recorded a song entitled ‘The Sound of Silence.’ It contained a couple of memorable lines that some people have used over these four decades to describe themselves: ‘I am a rock, I am an island/And a rock feels no pain/and an island never ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Silence Of God

    Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Jan 7, 2008
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    God speaks to us in a still small voice - but how good are we at hearing Him in the silence?

    The silence of God 1 Kings 19:1-18 & Psalm 42 We pick up the story of Elijah just after his most amazing moment. He has stood for God against the prophets of Baal, & proved that God alone is the true God as the Lord poured fire down to consume his offering. But then the prophet hears that Jezebel ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Ken Pell avatar

    Thunderous Silence

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Sep 20, 2010
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    To inspire the congregation as they discover God’s response to their prayers.

    THUNDEROUS SILENCE Rev. 8:1-6 Sermon Objective: To inspire the congregation as they discover God’s response to their prayers. Supporting Scripture: Psalm 55; Psalm 141:1-2; INTRO The temple priest’s day began at dusk. That is the start of the new day for him and his people and it ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Silencing Unbelief

    Contributed by Jeff Pearce on Apr 19, 2008
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    LOOKING TO JOSHUA FOR INSTRUCTION, DIRECTION, AND HOPE.

    SILENCING UNBELIEF JOSHUA 6 INTRO: FALL OF JERICHO 1: WAIT ON GOD A) MANY TEXTS IN GOD’S WORD INSTRUCT US TO WAIT ON GOD B) TO STAND STILL C) TO BE SILENT POINT: IN THIS TEXT JOSHUA COMMANDS THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL TO MARCH AROUND JERICHO IN TOTAL SILENCE. JOSHUA CLEARY HAD TO HAVE THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Kevin L. Jones avatar

    Surviving The Silence Series

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Jan 28, 2010
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     | 16,500 views

    A sermon examining those times when it seems that the Lord has forgotten us.

    SURVIVING THE SILENCE Psalm 13:1-6 There are numerous synonyms that we use to describe times of difficulty; we speak of walking through a valley, wandering through the wilderness, or enduring a storm. Each of these metaphors is used to describe the severe troubles that we experience in this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    Silence And Solitude Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on May 12, 2008
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     | 6,392 views

    Learning what it means to practice silence and solitude. Part 8 of 13 on Spiritual Disc.

    Spiritual Discipline: Silence and Solitude February 17, 2008 Part of our morning routine is for me to drive Joshua and Zachary to school. About two weeks ago I was waiting in the lineup of cars to drop Joshua off at the intermediate school. Now, I have to confess, I don’t like waiting in lines, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chuck Gohn avatar

    Silence And Solitude

    Contributed by Chuck Gohn on May 7, 2013
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    A sermon intended to Biblically support and encourage the much neglected discipline of Silence and Solitude.

    Sermon Date 11-11-2012 Silence & Solitude (Chuck Gohn) Good morning. Did everybody have a good week? Did anybody have a bad week? Be honest. Frankly, I didn’t have the best week. I really had kind of a lousy week. By the time I got to Thursday when I start working on my sermon, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    The Silence Of God

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Jul 12, 2016
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    This sermon discusses the answers to the question, "When God is Silent, is He still working?" Some might immediately say yes, but there are examples where people limit God and cause Him to be silent.. We tie His hands through our unbelief.

    Valley Grove Assembly of God July 17, 2016 The Silence of God Introduction: When God is silent is He still working? You either have to answer “yes”, or “no,” “maybe,” “don’t know,” “I don’t have the slightest idea,” or ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Ken Sauer avatar

    "Silenced By Jesus"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 29, 2015
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    A sermon about allowing Jesus to silence the demons which seek to destroy you.

    "Silenced by Jesus" Mark 1:21-28 Pastor Neil Cole tells the story about a young man named Sean. Sean was an outstanding musician before drugs took everything from him. Sean had sold all his instruments to feed his speed habit. He had lost all his jobs because he would often steal to buy ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • James May avatar

    Silence Of The Lambs

    Contributed by James May on Oct 28, 2012
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    We are the sheep of God's pasture, but we often have trouble hearing God because of the bleating of our own voices. How often does God say to us, "Before I can speak, or move in your midst, let there be silence among the lambs"?

    Silence of the Lambs Sunday, October 21, 2012 By Pastor James May James 3:5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! James 3:6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible