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  • Rodney Buchanan avatar

    When You Feel Trapped

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 30, 2000
    based on 104 ratings
     | 10,454 views

    When you are trapped you must take risks, realizing your life has a divine destiny. You must trust in the providence of God.

    The book of Esther contains one of the most intriguing stories in the Bible. The plot is full of twists and turns, and the ending is a surprise resulting in the reversal of fortunes. The story begins simply enough with a king holding a banquet. King Xerxes of Persia has just spent six months ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Doug Johnston avatar

    The Traitor Series

    Contributed by Doug Johnston on Jul 11, 2001
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,197 views

    As a traitor truly serves only himself, we serve only ourselves if we refuse to take a stand with Christ against Satan and his influences

    We must stand firm in the fight for God in our world today. I. Stand Up for God and Ourselves (10-12) A. As salt and light in the world around us B. As we daily check in with the enemy around us 1. Fight God’s fight, not just our own battles 2. We are not so much a hospital as a barracks II. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    Can You Trust The Map? Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on May 17, 2001
    based on 188 ratings
     | 6,055 views

    We are going to take a journey with Jesus, but we need a map. The map is th Bible, but can we trust it? YES WE CAN!

    INTRODUCTION  An atheist was out fishing near Europe, when all of a sudden a huge dragon type amphibian began to come out of the water. With snarling teeth it moved closer to the atheist. In desperation the fisherman shouted "Dear God, Please save me!" All of a sudden, everything stopped ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Strongman Contest

    Contributed by David Ritsema on Sep 7, 2003
    based on 35 ratings
     | 14,529 views

    Jesus takes on the strong man (the devil) and plunders his stronghold demonstrating his power over the enemy and mutual victory through Christ.

    It was June 18, 1815, the Battle of Waterloo. The French under the command of Napoleon were fighting the Allies (British, Dutch, and Germans) under the command of Wellington. The people of England depended on a system of semaphore signals to find out how the battle was going. One of these signal ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Edwin Amundson avatar

    Reading The Christmas Story From Cover To Cover

    Contributed by Edwin Amundson on Dec 21, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
     | 4,754 views

    Takes hearers from birth through death and ressurection in a very short and easy to understand manner which applies practical application to everyday life.

    ?READING THE CHRISTMAS STORY FROM COVER TO COVER?, LUKE 2:1-7; John 19:40-41 JOKE--- Finding a lamp on a beach, Bob began cleaning it, so he rubs it, bam! Out comes a genie. For setting me free, I will now grant u 3 wishes. ?Cool? says Bob. ?OK Genie dude, I want a billion dollars.? Poof! As the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Peter Parry avatar

    Do Not Steal Series

    Contributed by Peter Parry on Apr 1, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,153 views

    "Stealing means more than taking; it means primarily withholding something." (Two Tablets a Day by Wm. R. VanerZee,p.97)

    DO NOT STEAL (Ex.20:1-15; Mt. 21:28-32) (“Stealing means more than taking; it means primarily withholding something” Two Tablets a Day by Wm. R. VanderZee, p.97) It’s obvious from all the security in our stores and the high rates we pay for car insurance that a ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Greg Nance avatar

    This Is The Third Time! Series

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Dec 1, 2003
    based on 41 ratings
     | 8,637 views

    What kind of warnings do you listen to? Paul makes it clear in this chapter that talk is about over and action is about to take place.

    2 Corinthians 13 - For the Third Time! I remember being a child and hearing the ominous words from my mom or dad, "That’s the third time I’ve told you…" Whoever said, "Three’s a charm" was uninformed. Three can also mean big trouble! Paul says this twice in the final words of this letter. In ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Nothing Is Impossible With God!

    Contributed by Glenn Newton on Dec 6, 2004
    based on 49 ratings
     | 12,389 views

    We serve the God of the Impossible... Do you believe that? It will change how we live when we really take hold of this truth.

    "Nothing Is Impossible For God!" Pastor Glenn Newton December 5, 2004 LK 1:26 In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Time And The Task

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Jan 1, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 2,598 views

    A sermon for our covenant (rededication) service just after the Indian Ocean Tsunami of Boxing day 2004. Covers suffering, taking the gospel and commitment.

    Time and the task. Sun 2nd Jan 2005 pm .WBC After the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 26th Dec 2004 Luke 13:1-5 and Eph 3:1-21 FALL AND FRAILTY Like me, shocked and pained by images on screen? - but I want to say, this has strengthened to me why I am a Christian and not something else (more on point ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Darrell Jones avatar

    Our Cornerstone

    Contributed by Darrell Jones on Jun 15, 2005
    based on 44 ratings
     | 8,475 views

    The fact that the church needs a foundation can not be disputed. Let’s take a look at the way the foundation is laid as well as the purpose and types of stone used.

    Psalms 118:22, "The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the Corner." Ephesians 2:20, "And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief Cornerstone." 1 Peter 2 4-8, "To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Curt Cizek avatar

    How's Your Recovery?

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 24, 2007
    based on 17 ratings
     | 5,594 views

    God gives us a heart transplant when we become believers in Christ. How are we doing at taking care of our new heart?

    How’s your recovery coming? Don’t look at me like you don’t know what I’m talking about. How’s your recovery coming? Recovery from your heart surgery? Okay, your spiritual heart surgery? How’s your recovery coming? You all know that heart disease comes from a number of factors: stress, diet, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Jon MacKinney avatar

    A Look Back At Life

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Sep 28, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,366 views

    What a privelege, to take a look back at life through the eyes of the world’s wisest man, who knew now what really mattered.

    Passage: Ecclesiastes 12:1-14 Intro: There is a museum in Deadwood, SD, to the American West. 1. Inscription left by one prospector: 2. “I lost my gun. I lost my horse. I am out of food. The Indians are after me. But I’ve got all the gold I can carry.” 3. King Solomon had a lot, too. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Mark Baker avatar

    The Power Of Patience

    Contributed by Mark Baker on Oct 9, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,766 views

    God has a purpose and a destiny for each one of us and if we want to see His will and purpose fulfilled in our lives then it takes the power of patience...

    James 1:2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3. knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. Patience is a work of perfection. Without patience, we can not ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Joe Hayes avatar

    Ministry Builder V Ministry Blockers Pt 4 The Next Step Series

    Contributed by Joe Hayes on Nov 21, 2008
     | 3,089 views

    Take the Next step it is mostly likely your ministry for now You can listen to this message at www.preaching.co.nr (April 2008)

    MBMB 4 Discovering you Ministry/Service is about Getting a dream/desire/vision/mission. Without one you’ll perish, even here you’ll perish God’s Calling may come out of your Moan/Complaint God’s Calling may come as a direct Word to your life. Prophecy… God’s calling may come cause your Life is ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Johnny Creasong avatar

    Forward March

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Dec 4, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,597 views

    When the Lord commanded the People of Isreal to move forward, the sea had not yet been parted! Often we must take the first step!

    FORWARD MARCH! EXODUS 14:1-25 What do we need to move forward for God? DETERMINATION IN OUR HEARTS and DARING IN OUR FAITH! Exodus 13:21-22 21 By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God