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  • Daniel Habben avatar

    "Heads Up!"

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Dec 2, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,593 views

    "Heads Up!" 1) Advent warning 2) Advent rejoicing

    “Heads up!” (Toss nerf ball to someone in the congregation.) It’s a good thing NAME took my warning seriously otherwise the ball would have bounced off his bean. Balls flying into crowds are not uncommon at baseball games. At the stadium I frequented as a boy in Japan, the ushers ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Straightened Up

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Aug 24, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,783 views

    Christ Jesus brings us abundant life. We must not lose out by putting up unnecessary barriers to the work of Christ Jesus. The challenge is to watch out. Do not set up our own Sabbath prejudices that stop us from seeing and doing the work of Jesus in t

    Luke 13: 10 – 17 – Straightened Up Intro: When I was a kid, on those RARE occasions when I would be doing something mischievous or irritating to my mother, she would look at me and in all seriousness say, “Mister, you better straighten up and fly right.” For a long time I didn’t exactly ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Pat Cook avatar

    Listen Up Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Oct 2, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 11,880 views

    Part 2 of Take a Hike: Walking in the Spirit. This is about how to find God’s will, comparing OT ways, with our modern ways, with the NT ways.

    Psalm 25:1-5 – Listen Up The story is told of Franklin Roosevelt, who often endured long receiving lines at the White House. He complained that no one really paid any attention to what was said. One day, during a reception, he decided to try an experiment. To each person who came down the line ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Beehler avatar

    The 7-Ups

    Contributed by John Beehler on Aug 16, 2002
    based on 107 ratings
     | 37,195 views

    Your attitude determines your altitude

    The 7-ups We live in a computerized world. You can do almost anything on a computer now. You can book plane flights, do your banking, order almost anything you could want, listen to music, make presentations, talk to someone halfway around the world, almost ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney avatar

    They Went Up

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Aug 17, 2002
    based on 69 ratings
     | 12,913 views

    Not everybody that comes in goes up, Find out who they are and whether or not you want to be in that crowd

    Acts 1:12-13 Lu 24:49 Jesus tells his disciples to tarry in Jerusalem until they be endued with power from on high. Acts 1:8 Jesus tells his disciples, Ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you,....... Acts 1:9-11 As Jesus ascends into heaven his disciples stand watching his ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Dr. Ronald Shultz avatar

    Rise Up

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Aug 15, 2020
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    Get out of the quagmire and into the universal choir of praise for your forgiveness!

    Luke 19:37 And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;38 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lifted Up

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Aug 31, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
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    Jesus Christ stated as recorded in John 12:32, that if He were lifted up He would draw all peoples to Himself. In John 3, we see the Lord giving Nicodemus an Old Testament picture of this truth calling for the focus of our faith to be fixed on Calvary.

    Lifted Up John 3:14-18 Paul in speaking to the Corinthian church declares that his sole focus is upon Jesus Christ and His work on the cross. Jesus Christ stated as recorded in John 12:32, that if He were lifted up He would draw all peoples to Himself. In John 3, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Live It Up

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 9, 2011
     | 3,048 views

    Worship is not always a holy activity.

    “Live it Up!” Romans 12:1“Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, {which is} your spiritual service of worship. (NASB) There are many skewed pictures of living it up; High-society images of ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney avatar

    Pick It Up

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on May 19, 2011
    based on 196 ratings
     | 94,972 views

    Everything we need to destroy Satan’s works and establish the Kingdom of God is within reach, but it is useless unless you pick it up.

    2 Ki 2:13-14 ¶ He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; 14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Give It Up!

    Contributed by Robert Simmons on Feb 28, 2002
    based on 41 ratings
     | 12,315 views

    When you give up what you have been blessed with, you receive more than you can contain.

    There are times that it is difficult to walk with God. You cannot set your pace by the pace other men. You must set your timing by the pace of God Himself. You are walking with the infinte as opposed to the finite. His thoughts are higher than our ways, and his thoughts are above our thoughts. ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    Growing Up Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on May 25, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,323 views

    In Ephesians 4:15-16 we learn one more way Christ grows his church.

    Scripture We are currently in a series of sermons in Ephesians 4:1-16 that I am calling, “Unity in the Body of Christ.” In this section of Scripture, the Apostle Paul has been teaching the church to maintain unity, to use their spiritual gifts, and to grow in spiritual maturity. In other words, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Swallowed Up

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Dec 11, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,425 views

    Any time you run from God, you never go “up"; you always go “down.” God sometimes allows us to face frightening circumstances so that we will learn to trust and obey Him. It’s always best to obey the Lord right away - then we won’t be “swallowed up.”

    Opening illustration: Being shocked by electricity can be very dangerous. Just ask professional golf legend Lee Trevino. He was struck by lightning while sitting under a tree during a tournament several years ago. He said, “It bolted my arms and legs out stiff, jerked me off the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    Hands Up!

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 3, 2022
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     | 4,823 views

    We hear the words “Hands Up” used in two ways.

    1. IT IS USED IN A NEGATIVE WAY For example, when a criminal walks into a bank and says “Hands up,” everyone within the range of his voice knows what he means. The reason the criminal wants everyone to put their “Hands up” is because this signifies that everyone within the sound of his voice has ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    Hands Up!

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 23, 2022
     | 4,697 views

    We hear the words “Hands Up” used in two ways.

    1. IT IS USED IN A NEGATIVE WAY For example, when a criminal walks into a bank and says “Hands up,” everyone within the range of his voice knows what he means. The reason the criminal wants everyone to put their “Hands up” is because this signifies that everyone within the sound of his voice has ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Time To _____ Up!

    Contributed by Randall Mitchell, Sr. on Jun 1, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,998 views

    Various "Ups" in Christian Life

    Message Title: "It is time to _____ UP!" Message Text: Romans 13:11,12 & various scriptures Opening remarks: The Base Commander of Goodfellow AFB in an article in the base newspaper wrote that he saw too many people looking down. This was the reason that many times the cars with the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal