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  • Thomas Black avatar

    God Of The Impossible Series

    Contributed by Thomas Black on Feb 2, 2005
    based on 47 ratings
     | 25,027 views

    God Supplies The Tools For The Tasks That He Assigns

    Have you ever thought God was asking you to do something you believed was impossible? Something you didn’t believe you could do? In his book, Just As I Am, Billy Graham writes of the following event. "One summer while in New Jersey, I was having lunch at a roadside diner when I was greeted by a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Immanuel God With Us

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Feb 7, 2005
    based on 21 ratings
     | 8,165 views

    God with us is a message of assurance of God’s love and care for us

    Imagine you’re the king of a nation surrounded by enemies who are threatening your entire world. They’ve formed an alliance that appears irresistible. But imagine at the same time that your nation is one that God has chosen as his own special nation. What would you think as you listened to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Prepare Well To Battle Satan

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Feb 15, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,021 views

    Prepare well to battle Satan by watching how Jesus’ handled temptation, and by trusting Jesus defeated temptation.

    v When I was coaching high school basketball I learned that the key to defeating our opponents was to know them well. Ø We’d even drive for hours to watch our opponents play. Ø We’d study our opponents so thoroughly that we could teach our team their plays. Ø The time spent scouting paid off ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Misdirected Zeal

    Contributed by James May on Feb 20, 2005
    based on 40 ratings
     | 11,352 views

    Zeal for the work of the Kingdom of God is a wonderful thing as long as that zeal is put into action according to God’s will and God’s Word.

    MISDIRECTED ZEAL by Pastor Jim May Romans 10:1-3, "Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Letters From The Enemy

    Contributed by J. Martin on Feb 27, 2005
    based on 91 ratings
     | 18,700 views

    The Bible teaches about an instance in which king Hezekiah received a letter from Sennacherib, king of Assyria and his most determined enemy. Sennacherib ordered complete surrender, but not without first diplaying his military prowess and personal pride.

    Letters can be wonderful! Especially when we receive them from a loved one. A son whose far away fighting in a war; a father or mother who writes to tells us the illness has passed; a sister who informs us the baby has finally arrived. But there are also those letters that we would never like to ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Forgotten Prayers

    Contributed by William Mouser on Feb 28, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,328 views

    When Zacharias met an Angel in the Temple, announcing the birth of his son, he was confronted with an answer to a long-forgotten prayer. Like him, we should be prepared to find forgotten prayers answered, and to perservere in praying for those things whi

    First Sunday in Advent Luke 1:5-25 "Forgotten Prayers" Today is a day of beginnings. It is the beginning of the Christian year. It is the beginning of the season known as Advent, the four Sundays prior to Christmas. And, it is a beginning for St. Athanasius Anglican Church, because this is ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Blessing The Boondocks

    Contributed by William Mouser on Feb 28, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,854 views

    Focusing on the relative obscurity of Mary and Elizabeth in their historical contexts, this sermon encourages Christians who are "out in the boondocks" in any sense to take courage that God is pleased to do His work through them.

    Second Sunday in Advent, Luke 1:26-45 Comparison shopping is a fairly standard technique for shoppers these days. The internet has made it really easy to do. Many websites have a standard format for describing the various features of a product, and you can select a number of different brands ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Elementary Fruits Of Repentence

    Contributed by William Mouser on Mar 2, 2005
    based on 31 ratings
     | 6,559 views

    Focusing on the preaching of John the Baptist, this sermon notes what he lays out as elementary fruits of repentence.

    Fourth Sunday in Advent Luke 3:1-17 “Elementary Fruits of Repentance” By this time during Advent – barely a week away from Christmas, I think everyone will understand something about preparing for the holidays. I know that at our house, we have been getting ready for visitors for well over a ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Lust At First Sight Series

    Contributed by Scott Carmer on Mar 7, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 7,175 views

    Lust is more than sex. It is about power. It is about the overwhelming desire for power. Sex was not the main issue in David’s sin with Bathsheba. It was the lust for power and control.

    Lust at First Sight II Samuel 11:2-5 March 6, 2005 This fellow had a dream in which he was transported to heaven. In his vision, St. Peter was showing him around the place when the guy noticed that there were clocks everywhere. Everywhere he went there were clocks…thousands of them, hundreds of ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Since We Lack Nothing How Shall We Live? Series

    Contributed by Patrick Malone on Mar 20, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,911 views

    Since God has not withheld anything good from us, not even His own Son - we are not to withhold from Him or one another.

    Mothers’ Day, 3rd March 05 ‘Since we lack nothing in Christ, how shall we live?’ Intro: I’m sure many of you will know the story of Victor Hugo’s epic tale LES MISERABLES. Well let me remind you this morning of the opening picture. Jean Valjean, our hero, is released on parole from 19 years of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "Our Purpose”

    Contributed by Keith Foskey on Mar 25, 2005
    based on 27 ratings
     | 4,917 views

    *God says to those who come near Him that He ‘must’ be regarded as holy and that He ‘must’ be glorified

    “Our Purpose” Matthew 22: 37 SERMON OBJECTIVE: To inspire a more powerful worship experience by encouraging the people to open their hearts to God and allow Him to help their worship to come to life INTRODUCTION: Tonight we are going to discuss ‘worship’ The word comes from the root word ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    You Can Tell A Lot About God Series

    Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jun 7, 2004
    based on 20 ratings
     | 4,297 views

    Believing prayer requires knowing the God to whom we pray.

    You Can Tell a Lot about God by the People He Hangs Out With! [You Can Tell A Lot About God—Part 1] Exodus 3:1-15 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Introduction: We are in the midst of a on-going study of the Lord’s Prayer, or the Disciples’ Prayer ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Are You Equipped?

    Contributed by Millie Pisano on Jun 18, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 9,011 views

    Did you know that when you asked Jesus into you’re heart, you enlisted in the army Of the Most High God. And He equipped you with a powerful suit of armour!

    ARE YOU EQUIPPED? Twilla Paris; Warrior is a Child Lyrics: Lately I’ve been winning battles left and right But even winners can get wounded in the fight People say that I’m amazing Strong beyond my years But they don’t see inside of me I’m hiding all the tears ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    God Uses Imperfect People

    Contributed by James Buchanan on Jun 19, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 19,664 views

    From the book of Judges, we see the story of Ehud and how God uses imperfect people (like you and I) to accomplish his purposes.

    Now, this is not a true story—mind you, but an apocryphal writing in which the pope in medieval times was persuaded by some of his more conservative advisors to endure no longer the presence of Jews in the very heart and core of world Christianity. The Jews of Rome were evicted from their homes by ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Finding Jehovah Jireh Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jun 23, 2004
    based on 97 ratings
     | 12,593 views

    This stewardship sermon uses the Example of Abraham’s offering of Isaac to introduce the principle of Jehovah Jireh (the Lord Provides) adding principles from Haggai 1 and Malachi 3 to teach the value of tithing.

    Finding “Jehovah Jireh” (An original sermon by Ed Skidmore) Genesis 22:1-14 03-16-03 (During Offering Time:) SKIT: Angel Education: Many of us have heard the phrase: Jehovah Jireh. The origin of that phrase is found in Genesis chapter 22. God tested Abraham’s obedience and faith by ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ