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  • Curry Pikkaart avatar

    Who Is He? Series

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 17, 2012
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     | 8,054 views

    Often life does not go according to our plans. So the disciples learned.

    “He’s Amazing! Who Is He?” Mark 4:35-1 Life is filled with what we call ‘bad days.’ This bad day account was supposedly taken from an actual insurance claim report. It’s highly doubtful but worth thinking about. Mr. Insured had just purchased a new 7509cc Honda ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Few Words Sometimes Speak Volumes

    Contributed by Timothy Enns on Feb 13, 2012
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     | 7,032 views

    This sermon is the first in a series that look at the individual judges from the book of Judges, character sketches

    How many of you remember the old record players? You remember when a record would get a scratch in it how it would repeat over and over and over again, it would always jump on the scratch and you would either have to physically move the needle up a bit so the song would continue or toss out the ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Shut Up Devil, God’s Just Not Shown Up Yet

    Contributed by John Gaston on Sep 12, 2018
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    The devil always taunts God's people when troubles come, but faith reminds us that God is faithful, and that victory is on the way! We look at the dilemma of unanswered prayer, why God doesn’t answer, and what to do until He does answer.

    SHUT UP DEVIL, GOD’S JUST NOT SHOWN UP YET! INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: $500 loan 1. An old Native American wanted a loan for $500. The banker asked, "What are you going to do with the money?" he asks the Indian. "Buy Silver, make jewelry, and sell it," was the response. 2. "What have you got for ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The God Who Cares

    Contributed by Hannah Krista Lasco on Oct 11, 2018
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     | 11,983 views

    [AN INDUCTIVE SERMON] Intended Audience: Victims of a recent natural calamity. Central Message: Trust God in times of uncertainty and distress because He watches over us and He cares for us.

    INTRODUCTION: A month ago, our country was hit by a strong typhoon. Many of us experienced great losses – our crops which are our only source of income, have drowned and died, acres of rice fields have been covered by flood… and tragically, some of our brothers and sisters here have lost their ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Anthony Zibolski avatar

    Fighting The Giants In Your Life

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Oct 16, 2018
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     | 11,796 views

    Familiar verse of Scripture showing us that the battle is not only the Lords but He also supplies what is needed for the battle. sometimes it is life experiences that are used to bring glory to God.

    Fighting the giants in your life 1 Samuel 17 Prayer- Tonight we will be having a time of worship and prayer. Josh and our sound team along with the worship team from Lebanon put together a service that will give us freedom to worship God and ask God to respond to things going on in our lives ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    It's Never Too Late For Jesus.

    Contributed by Robert Massey on Jun 11, 2017
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     | 37,407 views

    Jesus is able to change even the most hopeless situations. This message is to bring hope to those who are struggling to hold on.

    IT’S NEVER TOO LATE FOR JESUS Luke 7:11-16 KJV And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. (12) Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Jonah: The Non-Profit Prophet Series

    Contributed by David Nolte on Aug 29, 2018
     | 6,735 views

    CHAPTER ONE OF jONAH DESCRIBING HIS CALL AND HIS RESPONSE

    A man and his wife were figuring how much money they could save by putting in a garden. The wife said, “With this garden we’ll be able to save over $300.00 by not purchasing canned vegetables.” The husband said, “Yes, and after buying this new tiller, these garden tools and all these expensive ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Boy Who Cried Wolf

    Contributed by James Lowe on Feb 28, 2019
     | 17,248 views

    I think most of us, especially those of us who went to school when they actually taught these little stories, remember the story of the Boy who Cried Wolf.

    The Boy who cried Wolf I think most of us, especially those of us who went to school when they actually taught these little stories, remember the story of the Boy who Cried Wolf. For the benefit of those have never heard this story I shall attempt to tell it in it's original ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Fidelity To God's Call

    Contributed by Ian Hyde on Apr 1, 2019
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     | 10,411 views

    When we hear the word “prophet”, we often think of someone whose primary job is to tell the future. But prophets had a much more important job: they were called to bring the hard truth to God’s people, so that they would realize their need for reconciliation with God.

    INTRODUCTION When we hear the word “prophet”, we often think of someone whose primary job is to tell the future. We might equate the term with “soothsayer”, “seer,” or even in a non-Christian context, “fortune teller”. We most often judge a prophet by whether or not their words come true. There is ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Finding Rest Among The Crowds

    Contributed by Ian Hyde on Apr 10, 2019
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     | 8,482 views

    We often pride ourselves in our work ethic, but we are addicted to work! This sermon takes a look at our need to find rest in the midst of a chaotic world and a myriad of responsibilities; using Jesus' practice of finding rest as our example.

    IMMEDIACY IN MARK When we read the Gospel of Mark, we read a story moving at breakneck speed. Mark is the shortest gospel, and in it we don’t find a genealogy, or narratives from his childhood, or even much of a prelude before Jesus is baptized. And once he is baptized, it seems like he is ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Our King Jesus Proves He Is Alive Series

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Apr 25, 2018
     | 7,374 views

    In the days following his resurrection Jesus keeps appearing, eventually over 500 people are witnesses that he is alive. However the most important witness to the resurrection is that all Scripture points to the suffering, but risen, Saviour.

    Message Luke 24:36-49 Our King Jesus Proves He Is Alive When it comes to the importance of the resurrection Paul pulls no punches 14 If Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. … 17 If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To ‘hallow’ God’s Name Series

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Apr 30, 2018
     | 8,810 views

    Mary shows us how she hallowed God's name by giving God the priority in her life. By hallowing God's name we seek his direction in our lives.

    Message "How to ‘Hallow’ God’s Name” A Sermon on Luke 1:39-56 Let’s do a little survey. How many of you say the Lord’s Prayer at least once a week? What about once a month? Once every six months? It’s interesting isn’t it that the prayer isn’t used as much as in the past. So we should ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Behold The Lamb Of God: An Exposition Of John 1:29-34

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Dec 29, 2018
     | 5,775 views

    Who is this Lamb of God?

    Behold the Lamb of God: An Exposition of John 1:29-34 We now come to where we would expect the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist. What is described in this passage, such as the Spirit descending and resting upon Jesus is recorded in the other gospels. But there is no direct mention of Jesus’ ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Otis McMillan avatar

    Do You Want To Get Well?

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Jan 11, 2019
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     | 22,065 views

    “Do I really want to be changed.” Jesus asked a very serious question. Let's discover why!

    Sermon “Do you want to be made well?” John 5:1-14 Introduction: Sir Isaac Newton’s “First Law of Motion” states “Everything continues in a state of rest unless it is compelled to change by forces impressed upon it!” At different times, I think we all recognize within ourselves the need for change. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Mark Armstrong avatar

    A Big Wake Up Call Series

    Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Feb 17, 2019
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     | 11,065 views

    The Book of Joel is a wake up call. God is good but he is not safe.

    The challenge of national tragedy. In his poem, The Four Quartets, T.S. Eliot writes, Go, said the bird, for the leaves were full of children, Hidden excitedly, containing laughter. Go, go, go, said the bird: human kind Cannot bear very much reality. People can only accept reality in very small ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed