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  • David Dykes avatar

    What Is God Really Like? Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Apr 4, 2003
    based on 679 ratings
     | 197,574 views

    Like the father in the parable of the Prodigal Son, God regrets your rebellion but loves you so much he will let you walk out of fellowship with him. But He is also a God who runs to you when you return and restores you when you repent.

    What is God Really Like? Luke 15:11-24 by David O. Dykes INTRODUCTION What is God really like? Some people think the most important question of life is “Do you believe in God?” But a more important question is “What kind of God do you believe in?” There is something worse than being an atheist - ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Have You Found Heaven's Narrow Door? Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Apr 10, 2003
    based on 145 ratings
     | 23,512 views

    There are two doors after death: destruction or delight and we choose which door we will pass through while we are alive; either the narrow door to heaven or the wide door to hell.

    Have You Found Heaven’s Narrow Door? Luke 13:22-30 by David O. Dykes INTRODUCTION Since I first learned about heaven as a child, I’ve been fascinated with the thought of living with Jesus forever. When I was a senior in college I was the Youth Minister at First Baptist Church in Prattville, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Some Necessary News

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on May 28, 2003
    based on 55 ratings
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    Jesus prepared His disciples for the realities of following Him.

    John 16:1-7 Some Necessary News INTRODUCTION The following account was recorded in a book of modern martyrs titled Jesus Freaks: "It was the 1960s in Romania. The Communist torturers came towards Pastor Florescu again, this time with red-hot iron pokers. "Who else believes as you do? Give us ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Journeying To Joy Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on May 30, 2003
    based on 567 ratings
     | 194,484 views

    Being joyful is more than just being happy. We’ll focus on the true meaning of joy and look at several “joy-busters.”

    Journeying to Joy Rev. Brian Bill June 15, 2001 Our family spent this past Wednesday at a Water Park up in God’s Country. We had a blast! There were lots of smiles and laughter. The girls really liked the wave pool and we all enjoyed slides with names like the “Corkscrew,” “Twister,” and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kevin Higgins avatar

    Where Are You Pitching Your Tent?

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Jun 15, 2003
    based on 126 ratings
     | 41,916 views

    We need to consider the consequences of our choices.

    Genesis 13:1-13 Where Are You Pitching Your Tent? Introduction In the Bible record, we find the familiar story of Abraham. That story began in a place called Ur of the Chaldees, a place that was located in what we know today as southern Iraq. It began with a man by the name of Terah, who had ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Long avatar

    Peter: How To Overcome Despair In Times Of Failure Series

    Contributed by Rick Long on Feb 12, 2004
    based on 84 ratings
     | 12,601 views

    Second in the series "Meet the Cast." To really understand how to overcome despair in times of failure, we must see the transformation in Peter’s life after Jesus conquered death and rose from the dead.

    Thank God He uses failures! I’m not sure where I would be if God did not use people who continually mess up. I believe there is man in scripture who can totally relate to this. It’s Peter. As I read the accounts of Peter while he faithfully followed Jesus, I also see a passionate ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Where Are You Pitching Your Tent

    Contributed by Rev Bein Clayborn on Feb 20, 2004
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    Pitch you tent toward Jesus

    Genesis 13:1-13 Introduction "And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south. And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been at ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Moving Out Into Deeper Waters

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Mar 3, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
     | 15,343 views

    Today I want to talk to anyone who is beginning to put away their nets.... who is ready to call it day in their life. You see, there are good reasons why Peter at the end of our text -- had net full...

    "MOVING OUT INTO DEEPER WATERS." READ TEXT: LUKE 5:1-12 He had known him for about 1 year now. The first time he met Jesus was when his brother Andrew, came running out to where he was in an ecstatic state telling him that he had found the Messiah... Andrew brought Peter to Jesus and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Don't Put Up With That! Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Mar 9, 2004
    based on 29 ratings
     | 5,782 views

    We should not accommodate sin.

    DON’T PUT UP WITH THAT! I Corinthians 5:1-13 S: Sin (church discipline) Th: Live the Difference Pr: WE SHOULD NOT ACCOMMODATE SIN. ?: How? How can we do it? KW: Misses TS: We will find in our study of I Corinthians 5:1-13 four “misses” we can make that enables us to accommodate sin. The _____ ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why We Should Have Thanksgiving

    Contributed by John White on Nov 20, 2004
    based on 31 ratings
     | 9,224 views

    Scriptural reasons why we should have Thanksgiving

    Why We Should Have Thanksgiving Psalm 95:1-7 "O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. For the LORD [is] a great God, and a great King above all ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • D. Greg Ebie avatar

    Capacity—why Am I Here? Series

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Dec 9, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 8,095 views

    STRENGTH FOR DAILY LIVING #3 What will we use our God given capacity for? Will we strive to fufill our own desires or will we seek to see God’s highest purpose become a reality in our lives. What God marks will you leave behind?

    INTRODUCTION: It’s the 1930s and the depression is affecting families across America. A poor man by the name of E.L. Yates was barely making a living on his sheep farm in West Texas around Odessa and Midland. He was constantly worrying about how he could pay his bills and feed his family. Mr. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Jill Richardson avatar

    Narnia: Encounter The Power

    Contributed by Jill Richardson on Dec 21, 2005
     | 1,550 views

    The last in a series on the Chronicles of Narnia, this sermon explains the power found in forgiveness and sacrifice, unlike the power the world expects.

    ENOCUNTER THE POWER This week, we had a hero in the news. This man was twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize because of his work among disadvantaged, at risk kids and his utter determination to keep them off streets and out of gangs. He has written books on the subject and dedicated his life ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Kenneth Squires avatar

    Thinking More About Heaven Series

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Dec 27, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,409 views

    This series, entitled Heaven Is Our Home, is intended to help you think more about Heaven, order your personal life with Heaven in mind, and stir up a heart for evangelism.

    9By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. 10For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. Hebrews 11:9-10 21For to me, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Eric Bain avatar

    American Idol

    Contributed by Eric Bain on Oct 27, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 9,254 views

    This is a very interactive sermon that looks at what an idol really is in our contemporary culture. It’s different than you might think!

    American Idol Exodus 20:4-6 © 2007 Eric Bain NOTE: This sermon is available in audio format at www.sanctuary-church.com NOTE II: For this message I passed out tiny containers of Play-doh to everyone in the congregation. I had them make sculptures representing their "idols." At the end of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    When You Pray, Never Give Up

    Contributed by Ray Pritchard on Jul 3, 2007
    based on 40 ratings
     | 20,652 views

    It is good and important that we not give up. God is greatly glorified when we do not give up.

    When You Pray, Never Give Up Luke 18:1-8 My goal in this sermon is very simple. I hope to convince you of the importance of persistence in prayer. I want you to see that God is greatly glorified when we continue in prayer over a long period of time. Or to say it another way, I want us to ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible