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  • Thomas Black avatar

    H.a.g.a.r. Series

    Contributed by Thomas Black on Feb 2, 2005
    based on 44 ratings
     | 21,357 views

    Hagar is for us a model representing single mothers everywhere, and her story displays both the problems and the solutions in God’s program for single mothers.

    Genesis 21:145-21 In a time of great rejoicing, when everyone else would have been having a good time; Sarah looked over in the midst of the celebration and saw that Ishmael was making fun of her new son Isaac. Paul tells us in Galatians that he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Grow In Grace. Series

    Contributed by John Gullick on Sep 4, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 9,379 views

    A sermon one of two that considers the call of the Christian to grow in grace and suggests what we can to to enable this.(Sermon central story in it)

    How to grow in Grace. 2nd Peter 3 verse 18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I wonder what the greatest gift you have ever received was? I wonder if the most valuable gift was also the greatest!!!! I remember once getting a push bike given to me when I was ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Lessons Learned From Achan

    Contributed by Ken Gilmore on Jun 20, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 10,227 views

    What can one expect when they go against God’s commands. We learn more about this lesson from the story of Achan.

    LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FROM ACHAN JOSHUA 7:1-13 (6:17-19) I. TAKE GOD SERIOUSLY 1.The nation today has an authoritative problem 2.State of the Union (innogural address) A.1/3 of all babies conceived in our nation end in abortion B.School Districts are being sued for allowing prayer in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Man Gone Wrong

    Contributed by Duane Brown on Jun 17, 2003
    based on 18 ratings
     | 6,152 views

    The story of King Saul...wrong choices lead to a horrible statement "I have played the fool." Great challenge to men, especially at Fathers day

    In our scripture reading today we find perhaps one of the saddest accounts recorded in the bible of a father who went wrong, of a dad who made the wrong choices! behold, I have played the fool, This is the confession of King Saul. No doubt in this particular setting Saul was referring to his ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Christ Is The Sure Anchor Of The Believer

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 7, 2002
    based on 91 ratings
     | 12,265 views

    The story of a ship in danger of drifting in a storm but kept safe by its anchor when it fastened to an immoveable object. A Parable of the believer’s security in Christ.

    CHRIST IS THE SURE ANCHOR OF THE BELIEVER Our harbour isn’t big enough to take the cruise liners that visit our Island. They have to stay out in the channel, half a mile from the harbour mouth. We may wonder if they’re secure from drifting when their great engines are no longer turning, when the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Lynn Floyd avatar

    Reasons To Be Thankful

    Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Nov 18, 2001
    based on 235 ratings
     | 42,489 views

    Using the story about the Ten Lepers who were clenased I talk about the reasons why followers of Christ should be thankful today.

    Read Luke 17:11-19 Jesus is on his way to Jerusalem. Now, we can’t just read that verse and move on. There is an important truth about this verse and that is when Luke says Jesus is on his way to Jerusalem he wants us to know that He is on his way to the cross. On his way he travels between the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Welcome Jesus Into Your Home

    Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on Aug 28, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 15,005 views

    The familiar story about Jesus visiting Mary and Martha serves as an encouragement for us to clear the clutter that keeps Jesus out of our homes and lives.

    “For Christian homes, O Lord we pray.” Hymn 500 in our hymnal begins with those words. Whether we are married or single, whether we have children or not, whether we live in a home or an apartment that is our prayer isn’t it? We want our homes to be Christian homes. But what makes the place ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Born Again

    Contributed by Kelsey Coleman on Sep 10, 2004
    based on 39 ratings
     | 11,419 views

    “Born again.” How often have you seen this phrase in a news story or a magazine feature? It seems like everything and everyone is born again.

    Born Again John 3:1-22 Introduction: “Born again.” How often have you seen this phrase in a news story or a magazine feature? It seems like everything and everyone is born again. A restaurant changes its menu, and its labeled “born again.” A man changes jobs, and his career is “born ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Does Jesus Think Of People Whose Storms Have Made Them Desperate?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jul 27, 2005
    based on 94 ratings
     | 5,589 views

    This story of two desperate people brings out truths about what Jesus can do in this midst of our darkest storm and greatest desperation.

    Is There Anything Good About Feeling Desperate? 1. Feeling desperate is sometimes what it takes to drive you to Jesus. - vv. 22-23, 25-26. - Both Jairus and the woman are driven to Jesus because of a desperate need in their lives. 2. Feeling desperate makes it easier to bow down. - vv. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love Breakts The Rules Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jul 31, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,870 views

    In the story of Jesus healing the paralytic, we see the love of the man’s friends and the love of Jesus coming breaking the rules in order to change lives.

    Matthew 9:2-7 “Love Breaks the Rules” INTRODUCTION What is love? Love is a popular word in the English language. Perhaps its popularity has led to its over use and its loss of meaning. Certainly “I love spaghetti,” means something very different from the, “I love you,” that we whisper to our ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    A Tormented Heart - Demon Possession - Occult - Satanism Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Aug 17, 2005
    based on 217 ratings
     | 19,853 views

    A Controlling Spirit, A Constant Sabotage, A Controversial Salvation. The story of the possessed slave girl who was saved. Link included to Formatted Text and PowerPoint.

    A Tormented Heart Acts 16:16-24; Deut. 18:10-12 ----- Link is below... ----- Last time, the Vision, the Venture, and the Victory…Paul heard God saying, Go west, young man, and we saw the gospel come to Europe, and we looked at Lydia, the first of “our kind” to be saved…she was a “tender heart”. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brian Atwood avatar

    What Jesus Taught Us About Handling Trials

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Mar 16, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 5,036 views

    Sermon preached Easter weekend in the first person - pastor dressed in period costume as Pontius Pilate - and members of the congregation interacting as characters in the Easter story.

    Allow me to introduce myself to you. My name is Pontius Pilate. You probably know me as the Roman official who presided over the trial that ended with the sentence of crucifixion for Jesus the Christ. Being the governor of an out-of-the-way and insignificant Roman province like Judea was not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Palms Of Hope

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Mar 20, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 11,150 views

    This is an original story sermon, inspired by the "news from Lake Wobegon", with some serious reflection about what Palm Sunday meant for Jesus and for us.

    The Palms of Hope…Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts Michael Harris was the long-time pastor of Hope Community Church, a modest congregation in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, in the small town of Paradise. It hadn’t looked much like Paradise for a very ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Spencer Homan avatar

    Eye Witness News 4 - Bethlehem (Advent 4, 2009) Series

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Jan 2, 2010
     | 3,878 views

    This series approaches the Christmas Story by examining the lives of those present from a very historical perspective. This is week four focusing on the little town of Bethlehem.

    Luke 2:1-7 NIV In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to his own town to register. 4 So Joseph also went up from the town of ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Rick Crandall avatar

    Let The Miracle Of The Fig Tree Grow Your Faith

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jan 25, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,196 views

    Jesus used this miracle to speak to His followers about faith. The Lord wanted to grow their faith, and through this story, He wants to grow ours.

    Let the Miracle of the Fig Tree Grow Your Faith Matthew 21:17-22 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - Jan. 3, 2010 *How much faith do you want? More! -- I want more faith! The good news is that God wants you to have more faith too. That is a big part of what is going on here in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist