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  • Daniel Habben avatar

    #awesomelord Series

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Dec 7, 2014
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     | 6,162 views

    The Lord will be awesome in judgment so make use of his awesome grace now!

    “Ottawa Obliterated! Vancouver Vaporized! Edmonton Eradicated!” Can you imagine waking up to news headlines like that? Sure, you’ve come to expect such language describing the previous night’s Oilers’ game. But what if those headlines were not about the hockey teams ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Submitting To Authority Series

    Contributed by Steven Buhr on Aug 31, 2023
     | 2,105 views

    Today we are going to explore what is written in the Word of God (talk about authority!) when it comes to submitting to authority.

    Submitting to Authority Part 4 of A study through Peter July 2nd 2023 We are in the book of 1 Peter, a letter to the church written by a fellow who was an uneducated fisherman, who was called by Jesus to be one of His closest followers, was well-known for speaking his mind, acting without ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Word Of God Speak! - Gospel Of John Series 1 Series

    Contributed by Clayton Beck on Dec 23, 2024
     | 714 views

    Jesus Christ, the Word, is the Son of the Living God, and He is God. Jesus is God’s revelation of Himself to mankind.

    John 1:1-3 1 In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He existed in the beginning with God. 3 God created everything through Him, and nothing was created except through Him. John is the inspired writer of this book, this Gospel. God is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Beautiful Acts For God

    Contributed by Palitha Jayasooriya on Aug 27, 2014
    based on 39 ratings
     | 22,462 views

    The sermon talks about doing beautiful and selfless acts to glorify God and bless others.

    Beautiful Acts for God (Mark 14:3-9) Introduction – There is a story of a child who was slow in learning and did poorly in her first grade in school. However, when she started grade 2, her grades started to improve dramatically. The reason: her new teacher, on the first day of school, would ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Conscience

    Contributed by David Hirschfeld on Dec 22, 2001
    based on 45 ratings
     | 5,952 views

    What is our conscience, how is it shaped and what function does it perform in our lives?

    CONSCIENCE CHILDREN’S LESSON 1. Ask for definition of conscience. 2. Read story of Odysseus (Book of Virtues, p.79) a. explain how it is easy and tempting to justify things that go against a person’s conscience b. That’s what Odysseus’s men did c. That’s what we can do if we are not ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Days Vanish Like Smoke

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 20, 2022
     | 1,232 views

    The young make mistakes, and if they don’t have a strong and self-controlled father figure in their lives, they often make rash decisions and hurt themselves and others in the act.

    Saturday of the 25th Week in Course 2022 When we read this portion of the Wisdom book of Qoheleth/Ecclesiastes, it is always wise itself to remember who is writing it to whom. The “preacher,” Qoheleth in Hebrew, is a wise man of advanced years. The reader or listener is redundantly called, “O ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Paving The Way For Perseverance Series

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007
     | 3,077 views

    Making a difference in the world around us requires staying power!

    OUT OF THE SALTSHAKER AND INTO THE WORLD Part Five—Paving the Way for Perseverance Hebrews 12:1-3 Sunday, August 19, 2007 Pastor Brian Matherlee Read 12:1-3 Key verse: “Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” Hebrews 12:1 A young fellow wanted to be a star journalist but lived ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Standing Firm For Truth

    Contributed by Leonard Davis on May 29, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 14,015 views

    If we expect God to use us to do the work of the kingdom, then we will have to be faithful in proclaiming the truth even in the face of opposition and ridicule.

    STANDING FIRM FOR TRUTH Why is it so difficult to face up to the truth when things aren’t going very well and to take action to make things right? We see this problem in every area of life. One particular outworking of this refusal to face up to the truth and to take proper action is in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Seriousness Of Hell Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Donald Rapp on Oct 26, 2011
     | 3,450 views

    A look at the teaching on Hell in the larger context of the dispute among the disciples.

    The Seriousness of Hell Part 2 The Book of Mark Mark 9:42-50 I. Introduction: A. When I was in the Navy while on a cruse overseas we visited Portugal. 1. On a tour we visited the city of Fatima where there is a very large Roman Catholic church and a shrine. 2. In the court yard of the shrine was a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Alert By Prayer Series

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Jul 23, 2012
     | 6,426 views

    The role of prayer in being alert for spiritual battle.

    Introduction We come to the end of the “practical” half of Ephesians. The first half – well, the first half was filled with glory! Chapter 1, verse 3 introduced the theme well: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Sin Of Just Talking A Good Game

    Contributed by Martin Albanese on May 15, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,790 views

    Sometimes we are so good at talking our way outta just about anything. Sometimes that in its own is a sin. If your going to talk the talk, walk the walk

    The Sin of Just Talking a Good Game (Sermon notes take from a book called Yes, Lord, I Have Sinned: But I Have Several Excellent by James W. Moore.) Matthew 23:23-28 NLT - "How terrible it will be for you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to tithe even ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Good To Great

    Contributed by James Barrett on Aug 16, 2003
    based on 35 ratings
     | 12,721 views

    A look at the rich young ruler, based on Jim Collins book, Good to Great. What must a person do to move from a Good to Great Christian?

    GOOD TO GREAT MATTHEW 19:16-22 Intro: Best-selling author, Jim Collins is causing quite a stir with his latest book, Good to Great. In his book he reports the results of over ten years of research of the financial results of every company on the Fortune 500 list from 1965 until 1995. The object was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Stressed Apostle Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 9, 2013
     | 4,104 views

    If Paul were overseeing the church in the USA, he would be in a frenzy. Look at how stressed he was about a couple of congregations in Greece.

    A Stressed Apostle (Colossians 2:1-5) 1. I want to thank Jake for preaching last week. 2. We enjoyed Luke and Sarah’s wedding very much; all went well. But even a positive, successful wedding tires you out. Last Sunday morning, we were still recovering from Saturday’s wedding, about ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    When Your Friends Dont Get It Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 22, 2016
     | 6,616 views

    One of the most important qualities that makes us a good friend is the ability to listen and then understand what our friends feel.

    When Your Friends Don’t Get It (Mark 14:1-9) 1. A woman goes to a bank in NYC and takes out a loan for $5,000. She leaves her Rolls Royce as collateral. They carefully park it in their garage, confused as to why a millionaire would take out a loan for only $5,000. Two weeks later, she returns. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    2013 - Stay The Course

    Contributed by Jimmy Dillon on May 17, 2013
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,854 views

    2013 will bring many challenges to believers faith and they must realize the testing of that faith is what will strengthen them.

    2013: Stay the Course Luke 4:1-12 As I have prayed and thought about the New Year of 2013, I feel in my heart that the Lord is saying this will be a year of testing A testing of our faith in God; our relationship with God; our dependence upon God; our understanding of God We will be tested in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist