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  • Bob Briggs avatar

    Gaining Spiritual Authority Series

    Contributed by Bob Briggs on Jun 22, 2004
    based on 38 ratings
     | 7,090 views

    Have we lost our spiritual authority and if so, how can we regain it? This begins a study of Ephesians.

    What has become of the days of Charles Finney, Smith Wigglesworth, and Jonathan Edwards? Where are the days of the Welsh Revival, the Great Awakening, the Azusa Street Revival? Why do we have history but no present day application in the Pacific Northwest? Am I the only one asking these kinds ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Sheep In The Valley

    Contributed by Dana Visneskie on Jul 19, 2004
    based on 58 ratings
     | 8,097 views

    Why do God’s people go through Valley experiences? Knowing that we all face trials in our lives, what is the purpose behind them? I give 4 points to answer why God takes us through valley experiences.

    Title: Sheep Found In The Valley Text: Deut 8:1-5 Read Text!!! Pray!!! Introduction: A man found a cocoon of an emperor moth and took it home so he could watch the moth come out of the cocoon. One day a small opening appeared. The man sat and watched the moth for several hours as it struggled ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    #2: Whom Do We Worship? Series

    Contributed by Timothy Archer on Jul 20, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 15,787 views

    #2 of 7 on Worship. This sermon focuses on idolatry among modern Christians.

    In Spirit and In Truth A Series on Worship #2: Whom do we worship? We are studying worship in these weeks. Last time we looked at some of the words that are used in the New Testament to speak of what worship is. We saw that worship is to be reverent, that it is more spiritual now than physical, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Seeing Jesus

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 30, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,980 views

    In worship, we hear and experience Christ. John’s experience reminded us of Christ’s omnipresence, omniscience and omnipotence.

    Max Lucado wrote this illustration in his book When Christ Comes. Augustine once posed the following experience. Imagine God saying to you, “I will make a deal with you if you wish. I’ll give you anything and everything you ask: pleasure, power, honour, wealth, freedom, even peace of mind and a ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Resurrection Series

    Contributed by Gary Moore on Feb 4, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,960 views

    Matthew’s account of the resurrection. Matthew’s narrative of e Galilean encounter with the disciples is a culmination to the gospel which accentuates the Trinitarian nature of God and the mission of the believer.

    He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. The gospels each relate the account of the resurrection according to their own purpose, consequently there are considerable differences between the Gospels (refer to the recent bulletin insert for a harmonization of those events), but with all the ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    What Is A "Good” Christian?

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jun 30, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,647 views

    What Is A “Good” Christian? 1) One who struggles with sin. 2) One who stands with Christ.

    Soccer fans around the world have been glued to their television sets this past month. They’ve been watching Europe’s soccer powerhouses battle each other in the Euro Cup tournament. As always, this year’s tournament has provided a number of upsets. Countries thought to be fielding less talented ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Encouragement

    Contributed by Tim Hbc on Sep 16, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 33,059 views

    Sources of encouragement, ways to stay encouraged... becoming encouraging people.

    Introduction “The God who gives... encouragement”. It was amazing to see the power of encouragement at the youth Camp in Seaford the other day. Firstly to see the leaders constantly encouraging the young people. These young people are growing up loved by our youth leaders. And then on our day out ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Voices From Galilee

    Contributed by Clarence Clough on Sep 22, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,326 views

    But when once raised from the dead, Jesus would resume His relationship with His disciples-with the poor of the flock. He would go before them to the place where this relationship commenced, to Galilee, afar from the pride of the nation, and where

    Voices from Galilee Text: Mark 14:26-29; Acts 1:3 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives. And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Ready

    Contributed by David Atton on Nov 3, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 18,245 views

    A message of the soon coming of the LORD for his church, in reference to the parable of the 10 virgins.

    READY? Matthew 25:1-13 - I know some of you found it difficult to fully understand the message last Sunday of the 70 weeks of Daniel - if you don’t grasp anymore than this: understand this prophecy in Daniel tells us clearly that there will come a final 7 year period upon the earth in which God ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Two Approaches To The Preacher/Religion

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 10, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,520 views

    Let us study two approachers to the man of God and true religion. SAUL:Denial, deceit, situation ethics, lying can be a norm? DAVID: The heart of GOD, accept the message and repent. Psalms 51 is a masterpiece of repentance.

    TWO APPROACHES TO RELIGION AND THE PREACHER... By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I did this in one lesson, but you have to move very quickly. It would be easy to do as two parts. We seem to love and call for victory by doing the quick and easy in our society. This attitude spills ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    A Time Of Joy Series

    Contributed by Danny Nance on Mar 21, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,889 views

    First-person narrative, preached in a series of narratives for Advent

    A Time for Joy Luke 2:8-20 Greetings, good neighbors—I have a tremendous tale to share with you. My name is Jacob (my father named me after the great patriarch because he admired the man’s shrewdness and ability to get what he wanted). I am by trade a shepherd. Do not worry my friends, I am ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Urgent News Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Mar 24, 2008
    based on 84 ratings
     | 10,996 views

    In this message titled “Urgent News” from our 2008 Easter Morning service, we look at the resurrection from the perspective of the ladies who arrived at the tomb early on that first Easter morning. How did they feel? What did they see? More importantly

    How many of you took a look at the newspaper this morning? If you can stomach it, I think it’s a good idea to keep up with what’s going on in the world. But here’s the thing about news. Whether you get your news from the paper or the TV, news comes in all different shapes and sizes. There’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Relationship Builders Pt.5 Series

    Contributed by Mark Perryman on Apr 3, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,416 views

    Today we’re going to be looking at the foundation. Without a sturdy foundation, the house will eventually collapse

    INTRO: Birchwood, Wisconsin – A Wisconsin hunter is accused of killing five people and wounding another three after he allegedly shot them over a fight involving a tree stand, authorities said Monday. The dead included a teenage boy, a woman and a father and son, Sawyer County Chief Deputy Tim ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Nathan Johnson avatar

    Nothing Can Take It Away Series

    Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Aug 21, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,965 views

    God would no more take away our salvation that He would take away the shed blood of His Son. The stain of sin is forever washed away by the blood of the Savior.

    Nothing Can Take It Away Griffith Baptist Church – 8/24/08 A.M. Service Text: Romans 8:35-39 Key verse: Romans 8:37 - Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. The Introduction Here we have the finishing touch of Romans 8. This is the icing on the cake and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Dead Church Series

    Contributed by Mark Perryman on Jan 11, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,504 views

    Looking at the 5th church in Revelation

    INTRO: Clayton Carpenter, one of the first casualties of Dessert Storm, was a helicopter pilot shot down was listed as KIA (killed in action). After the war, prisoners were released and Clayton Carpenter was one of them. As soon as he was freed, he called his mom back home in Kansas. Called, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God