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  • ROBERT TALLENT avatar

    What Will It Take

    Contributed by Robert Tallent on Apr 6, 2018
     | 2,999 views

    A sermon about doubt

    Heb 11:6 But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. 1. You Need to make up your mind today, Who God is Josh 24:15 And if it seem evil unto you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Take A Lamb"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 28, 2001
    based on 44 ratings
     | 5,670 views

    As the Israelites left Egypt with a whole new calendar, let’s enter the new year being reminded of how our new life was gained for us.

    Today, I want for us to have eyes only for Jesus. I want us to look at the major events of passion week and see that they were fulfillment of types. They were the fleshing out of shadows from Israel’s past, that should have screamed out to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, “THIS IS THE PROMISED ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    Whatever It Takes

    Contributed by Nathan Eyland on Jan 21, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,374 views

    The challenge for an old church becoming a new church

    Over the Christmas / New Year period while Leni was away in Greece with most of her immediate family, I spent some time staying with her brother in the City. We had some friends over and they were staying in our place, so I took the opportunity to get to know Leni’s brother better. One of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    It Takes Faith

    Contributed by Bobby Cagle on Dec 30, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 11,845 views

    This message describes faith and the benefits of having faith in Christ.

    Text: Hebrews 11:1,30; Joshua 6:1-10 Title: It Takes Faith! Illustration: It was a good answer that was once given by a poor woman to a minister who asked her, "What is faith?" She replied: "I am ignorant, and I cannot answer well, but I think it is taking God at His word." Faith is a daily ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Douglas Bryan avatar

    Take A Mulligan

    Contributed by Douglas Bryan on Jan 7, 2003
    based on 71 ratings
     | 8,194 views

    3 Keys to begin letting God do a new thing in your life.

    TAKE A MULLIGAN Isaiah 43:15-25 INTRODUCTION: [This sermon was preached after the Ohio State Buckeyes beat the Miami Hurricanes to win the National Championship.] A. So, how does it feel to be on the winning side? If feels pretty good, doesn’t it? You have to admit that things looked dismal ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dennis Lawrence avatar

    It Takes Time Series

    Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Mar 1, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 6,784 views

    We have to work with our impatience to become fully like God, understanding we’re in a process that takes time.

    It Takes Time Purpose Driven Life #28 Cornwall February 28, 2004 I want to grow up and be fully like Christ and I want to be that now! I don’t imagine that I’m the only one who feels this. I imagine that this is your desire, too. We don’t want to be babes in Christ. We don’t want to be immature. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Richard White avatar

    Take The Tunnel Series

    Contributed by Richard White on Jun 23, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,816 views

    When the walls look to tall, take the tunnel

    Take the Tunnel. 2 Samuel 5:1-10 Pete sits on the street and leans against a building. He would rather beat his head against it because he just messed up again. He has a bad habit of speaking before thinking, he blurts out words as a whale spurts out salt water. His words always hurt someone, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Take A Stand

    Contributed by Jim Parisi on Nov 17, 2002
    based on 20 ratings
     | 5,696 views

    We continually seek after the Lord and feel that we are either just missing Him or not finding Him at all.

    Take a Stand HHM Nov. 17, 02 Pastor Jim Parisi We continually seek after the Lord and feel that we are either not finding Him at all or just missing Him. Sometimes He is standing there and we don’t even notice. It is not Him who moves away from us… but it is us who tries to hide and run from ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Michael Stark avatar

    Taking No Chances

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Feb 24, 2023
     | 2,383 views

    Incomplete obedience is disobedience. And yet, many fellow Christians attempt to serve God while living for the world. We need to discover the will of the Lord and courageously do that will.

    “In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah the son of Amaziah, king of Judah, began to reign. He was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. And he did what was right in the eyes of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James Snyder avatar

    It Takes A Fool

    Contributed by James Snyder on May 29, 2017
     | 4,642 views

    A fool is simply someone who acts independently of established authority.

    My grandfather’s favorite holiday was April 1. He would spend weeks and sometimes months planning some trick to fool somebody in the family or some friend of his. Nobody could outdo him in this area. The one I remember the most was pulled on his youngest daughter-in-law. She was as ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • Paul Decker avatar

    Take The Step

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Jun 25, 2006
    based on 44 ratings
     | 28,930 views

    We are to move forward in faith.

    TAKE THE STEP Joshua 3.1-4.24 S: Faith C: Purpose of the Community – Stepping forward in Faith Th: A People with Purpose Pr: WE ARE TO MOVE FORWARD IN FAITH. TS: Our study in Joshua will direct us on how to handle obstacles that are in the way of God’s promises. Type: Inductive The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Howard Strickland avatar

    Take Courage

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Sep 26, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,114 views

    Jehoshaphat put God’s Kingdom in greater Spiritual order than at any time since Solomon. To ensure this order, he set “judges” in place and gave them principles to rule by: 1. Accountability to God (vs.6) 2. Integrity and honesty (vs.7) 3. Loyalty to God

    Take Courage Text: 2 Chronicles 19:11b... Take courage as you fulfill your duties, and may the Lord be with those who do what is right.” Jehoshaphat faces possible death that was diverted by God, he’s rebuked because of his alliances. Vs.2 of II Chronicles 19 say’s, And Jehu ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Tommy Jackson avatar

    Take It Back!

    Contributed by Tommy Jackson on Jan 16, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 23,546 views

    Unbelievable pain, incredible hurt. Why God? Why? Answers don’t come easily; sometimes they never come. But God wants us to know HIM and our pain drives us to him.

    TAKE IT BACK! One of my all-time favorite movies is Raiders of the Lost Ark, the first film in the Indiana Jones trilogy. I think it’s Steven Spielberg’s greatest work. In the film Hitler’s Nazis have stolen the newly recovered Ark of the Covenant and placed it aboard a German submarine. The Ark ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • David Radcliff avatar

    Giving And Taking

    Contributed by David Radcliff on Mar 25, 2016
     | 4,182 views

    Elijah’s brook dried up. Why did the Lord allow this to happen? To teach him to trust in God and not in the brook. Remember, God is our refuge (our supply as well as the supplier), a very present help in time of trouble.

    GIVING AND TAKING I Kings 17:1-7 Elijah’s brook dried up. Why did the Lord allow this to happen? To teach him to trust in God and not in the brook. Remember, God is our refuge (our supply as well as the supplier), a very present help in time of trouble. (Psalm 46:1) I. GOD’S ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Nate Herbst avatar

    Taking A Stand

    Contributed by Nate Herbst on Sep 18, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,600 views

    Make a difference, risking it all and putting everything on the line, taking a stand by faith, influencing this world for Christ.

    Taking a Stand 1. Welcome to FLC! a. Acts 17:26-27 - “From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational