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  • Guy Caley avatar

    Victory In Disguise

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Jun 26, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 9,787 views

    The battle of Ai is an exampleof how God often uses what seems like defeat to bring ultimate victory

    Introduction: Graphic Illustration of the Battle with people acting out the parts The battle of Ai is a perfect example of a biblical theme that I call "Victory in Disguise." What looked like defeat, set the stage for a stunning triumph over the enemy--it was in fact the retreat that made the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Here I Am

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Aug 4, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,725 views

    When you are walking with God, you will still be asked to sacrafice

    Here I am Genesis 22:1-11 All of us who know anything at all about the Bible are familiar with this story . . . how God spoke to Abraham to get out of his country into Canaan, and he did. Later God told Abraham that He would bless him by giving him a son and making his son into a nation. When ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    0809 Trinity Ix: Prodigal Son: The Missing Ingredient Series

    Contributed by Mark Woolsey on Aug 15, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,221 views

    If you miss a key ingredient of this story, you end up turning its meaning on its head.

    Sermon: Prodigal son: The Missing Ingredient Text: Luke 15:11-32 Occasion: Trinity IX Who: Mark Woolsey Where: Arbor House When: Sunday, July 24, 2005 Where: TI Morning Prayer When: Friday, August 12, 2005 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Jesus Calls "Follow Me!"

    Contributed by Bramwell Hayes on Aug 20, 2005
    based on 64 ratings
     | 13,568 views

    Jesus calls us to follow him, just like he called Peter, Andrew, James and John. What their call means about our call.

    Intro I have always had strong images of the calling by Jesus of Peter and Andrew, James and John. Perhaps it is through having been brought up in a town with a strong fishing history. Even though the heyday of the fish industry in St Ives was already well past when I was a child, there were many ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Sermon For The Beginning Of Lent

    Contributed by Michael Hopkins on Aug 25, 2005
    based on 159 ratings
     | 30,187 views

    A sermon for the beginning of Lent, written for a small congregation in an English country chapel

    The shortest sermon ever recorded, which you won’t be getting this morning, consisted of the preacher going into the pulpit and quoting Romans 6:23, “The wages of sin is death”, and adding “there has been no change in the rate of pay. Amen”. It’s not very fashionable these days to talk about sin ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    A Faithful God

    Contributed by John Akosile on May 26, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,853 views

    Characteristics of God. As we have seen this chapter teaches us about the characteristics that Christians should display: • Love to the Brethren – your work and labour of love, • Diligence and perseverance, Hope – an anchor of the soul, both sure and ste

    A faithful God By Pastr Olawale Akosile (REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD,FOUNTAIN OF LIFE CHAPEL, KETU,LAGOS) Heb 6; 10-18 Characteristics of God ch 6 con’t As we have seen this chapter teaches us about the characteristics that Christians should display: • Love to the Brethren – your work and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Fading Light

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 14, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,967 views

    The light we have in Christ is a fading light; we are not assured that history as we know it will remain, and it may be nearing its end. Feel the urgency of following and using that light while we can.

    A foursome on a golf course, in the late afternoon. It's getting late, and the sun is beginning to go down. Harder and harder to see the flags in the distance, more difficult to tell just where the fairway leaves off and the rough begins. They have two choices: either they can decide to call it a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Darren Rogers avatar

    12 Disciples - Thomas, Matthew & James Series

    Contributed by Darren Rogers on Aug 12, 2008
     | 6,473 views

    Study of lives of 12 Disciples

    12 Disciples – Thomas, Matthew and James Monday 6th November 06 From the circumstance that in the lists of the apostles he is always mentioned along with Matthew, who was the son of Alphaeus (Mark 2:14), and that these two are always followed by James, who was also the son of Alphaeus, it has been ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Watch Out – False Teachers About Series

    Contributed by Tim Hbc on Sep 16, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,798 views

    How we can recognise and protect ourselves from false teaching. Jesus says, ’By their fruit you will recognise them.’

    Introduction [Knock, knock, knock] The ‘Jehovah’s Witnesses’ are knocking at the door. They are evangelising this street. They come from the Watchtower House up the road. Did you know that there their base they print up to 120 million pieces of literature a year? That they produce literature in 25 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Results Of Spiritual Blindness 2 Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 13, 2009
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     | 5,686 views

    Exposition of Belshazzer’s results of spiritual blindness

    Text: Daniel 5:10-31, Title: Results of Spiritual Blindness 2, Date/Place: NRBC, 6/7/09, AM A. Opening illustration: tell about Mark Driscoll’s message on idolatry B. Background to passage: Reminder of what has happened up to this point in Daniel. Babylon was on a big downslide, and Belshazzar ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Choosing The Path Of Most Resistance Series

    Contributed by David Smith on Jun 18, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,141 views

    When they were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find tied there a colt that has never bee

    I’m sure we all know the joke about how many social workers it takes to change a light bulb. It only takes one, of course, but the light bulb has got to want to change. I think it was social workers that were the target of that joke, but it could equally well have been psychotherapists, ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Call No Man Father! Series

    Contributed by David Smith on Jun 19, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,764 views

    You must not be called ’Teacher,’ because you are all equal and have only one Teacher. And you must not call anyone here on earth ’Father,’ because you have only the one Father in heaven. Nor should you be called ’Leader,’ because your one and only leader

    “Call no man ‘Father’” says Jesus. That’s part of our reading today from Matthew 23. Jesus says, “call no man ‘Father’”. What’s that doing here? And I don’t just mean what’s it doing here as this week’s reading. I mean, what’s it doing in the Bible? Since the (not so recent) publication of “The ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Chris Surber avatar

    The Song Of Mary - Magnificat Series

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Dec 17, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 21,788 views

    Mary’s soul magnified the Lord at the sign of His coming to institute a revolution of love!

    “Mary’s Song” Luke 1:46-55 Introduction “A Call to Revolution: Mary’s hymn of response to the angel is the famous Magnificat, so named by the Roman church for the key word in the Latin translation of the first line of this prayer of praise offered by Mary. Mary, in her naturalness, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Nathan Johnson avatar

    When The Mountain Looks Too Big

    Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Jan 8, 2010
    based on 41 ratings
     | 11,671 views

    Sometimes we lose heart when the circumstances seems too great and vast, but we need to see and trust from God’s perspective and learn to rely on His bigger than life view of the situation.

    When the Mountain Looks Too Big Prairie Baptist Church – 1/10/10 A.M. Service Text: John 6:1-14 Key verse: John 6:13 - Therefore they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. Premise: Sometimes ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Jerry N. Watts avatar

    Partaking The Lord’s Supper

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Jul 25, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,847 views

    How should we approach the Lord

    Partaking the Lord’s Supper Matthew 26:17-30 * The Last Supper (or the “Lord’s Supper”) has been portrayed in a myriad of artistic paintings. Some artists have rendered this occasion as a festive time while others give the feel of a more solemn time. When we combine the gospel accounts, it would ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist