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  • Dylan Potter avatar

    Pleasing God

    Contributed by Dylan Potter on Jul 18, 2003
    based on 35 ratings
     | 9,250 views

    The duty and privilege of all believers is to please God.

    Pleasing God I am not sure when or how the idea got started, but somewhere along the line some of us have accepted the idea that serving God is primarily about denying ourselves of pleasure…..in order to follow rules. I believe that the Bible teaches that Christianity is not about following a ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Be Ready

    Contributed by Don Schultz on Nov 22, 2004
    based on 41 ratings
     | 7,547 views

    Christ is coming when we least expect him. Be prepared.

    Matthew 24:37-44 KEEP WATCH When is the proper time to start getting ready for Christmas? Is Thanksgiving weekend the time to start? Or is it earlier? I noticed that this year, the stores have decided that last weekend – the weekend before Thanksgiving – is the official beginning of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Jesus, The Creator, Is With Us Series

    Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Jun 9, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 7,338 views

    Advent Series

    Sermon Preached by Rev. Larry C. Brincefield at Belleview Church of the Nazarene on November 28, 2004 Title: Advent 1: Jesus the Creator With Us. Text: John 1:1-14 Introduction 1. God is sitting in heaven when a scientist prays to Him and says, "God, we don’t need you anymore…. Science has ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    The Beginning Of Our Problem Series

    Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jun 14, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,639 views

    An exposition of Genesis 3 and the origin and consequences of sin.

    The Beginning of Our Problem Genesis 3 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Introduction: Something happened. Something big happened! Anyone who has read the Bible recognizes the change. Between the end of Genesis 2 and the beginning of Genesis 4 ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    We Need Dreamers To Arise!

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 30, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,480 views

    God will meet us at our level of expectation! We need so igniters to help the church claim God’s promises for us.

    WE NEED SOME DREAMERS TO ARISE! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I. WE NEED DREAMERS IN OUR FAMILIES AND IN OUR CHURCHES. GOD HAD A PLAN AND LIFTED UP JOSEPH TO DREAM AND SUSTAIN HIS FAMILY. A. Jacob married Leah and worked another 7 years to marry Rachel. Joseph had 11 ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Why Do We Stick With Jesus Series

    Contributed by Dustin T Parker on Nov 19, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,985 views

    WHen all others would leave... why do we stick with Jesus?

    Why we stick with Jesus John 6:60-69 9/10 † In the name of Jesus † Grace, Peace and Mercy be yours, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ! There was something about this man in the Marine Corps uniform, that the teachers, and staff, and students noticed. It was partially the way he ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    God Can Use Your Prayers Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 25, 2003
    based on 37 ratings
     | 3,906 views

    One of the anchors for our soul is prayer. We see (1) God set things in motion when we pray, and (2) God set up His purposes when we pray.

    Acts 2:42-47 ANCHOR - God Can Use Your Prayers Acts 2 records the birth of the church. It was something new... something they have never experience before. It was the start of a new ministry. And the Bible tells us - they devoted them to SOME things... and the result was - verse 47 "And the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Gone Fishin'

    Contributed by John Beehler on Aug 4, 2001
    based on 40 ratings
     | 4,219 views

    Fishing lessons from real life.

    Gone Fishin’ Every year about February or March, it starts. Cody starts asking me, “When are you gonna get your license so we can go fishing?” He LOVES to fish. He’d like to go several times a week if we could. Now, he hasn’t been nagging me, but when he asked me again a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Prodigal Son

    Contributed by Germain Brown on Apr 9, 2001
    based on 78 ratings
     | 11,290 views

    Just come back to Him...

    THE PRODIGAL SON This story is based on Luke 15:11 - 32. In a far away land, where no man had ever gone before, came Mr. Christopher Columbus and discovered it after the Indians did. Many, many years later, came to live a man named Mr. Sir, and started killing chickens, fried ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Pursuing A Tradition Of Seeing God's Reality Series

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Dec 10, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,512 views

    The reality of the world around us is NOT the reality of being a Christ-follower. How do we cultivate this true-sight in a world that is so often blind

    One pleasant surprise while in Mexico last month was seeing a total lunar eclipse. It would have been nice to have had Rick’s telescope down there but most nights there was just too much light from the area to really see many stars. Yet, as the moon took on its orange glow from the shadow of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Beginning Again Series

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Dec 3, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,474 views

    Advent is about preparing for the arrival of Jesus. One couple in the bible was charged with the task of preparing for God’s arrival. But it meant they would begin again.

    Rediscover Christmas Beginning Again Luke 1:5-23 December 2, 2007 This morning we are going to begin our advent series, “Rediscover Christmas!” As we prepare for the arrival of the Messiah of Christ of Jesus, this is a season of preparation. It is the season of getting ready for the coming of ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Life In The Spirit Series

    Contributed by A. David Hart on Apr 13, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,707 views

    This sermon will reveal to us what the law could not do and what Jesus has done to fulfill the law.

    LIFE IN THE SPIRIT Romans 8:1-4 My brothers and sisters, as long as many of us have been associated with the church, I’m inclined to believe that many of us know a lot about it. We know at the nine o’clock hour. There is Sunday School. At ten forty-five ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tom Owen avatar

    Genesis 4 Series

    Contributed by Tom Owen on Apr 18, 2008
     | 4,229 views

    Genesis verse-by-verse

    Genesis 4 [Trouble sitting still, RLS, etc illustrations.] For some of us it’s hard to sit still. For some of us it’s hard to just stop and rest. But there’s a solution to that, it’s called Nyquil! (A couple slugs of that and you’ll sit still.) But seriously, God didn’t intend on us being busy ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Producing Fruit

    Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,962 views

    “You are in control of your own destiny.”

    I started True Potential Publishing to address how we define success and human potential in this culture. Before founding the publishing company I had been in business for several years and had been in full time sales for years before that. As a young, energetic, thinking salesman I gravitated ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Road Trip To Heaven

    Contributed by Tim Larrimore on Nov 12, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,645 views

    TO HELP WHILE ON OUR WAY TO HEAVEN

    THE ROAD TRIP TO HEAVEN Text: 2 Tim. 4:6-8 Intro: All of us have taken trips before. To have a successful trip there are some things you need to do. 1. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT VEHICLE TO GET YOU WHERE YOU NEED TO GO. A) You don’t want something that will breakdown on you half way. 2Ti 4:7 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist