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  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    Know Your Equipment (Pt1) 7 Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 14, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,861 views

    A soldier needs to know how to use the equipment they have.

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Last week we started to look at the spiritual battles we all seem to deal with on a daily basis. We are all in the midst of some kind of war with the enemy. Some of us do not even realize the magnitude of the battle. • One of the first things we must know if we are ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Integrity?

    Contributed by Anthony Seel on Aug 28, 2011
     | 7,081 views

    A sermon about the life of David and his commitment to walk with God.

    The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost August 28, 2011 Proper 17 A St. Andrew’s Church The Rev. M. Anthony Seel, Jr. Psalm 26 Integrity? John Jacques Rousseau, the 18th century philosopher, heard the three words that strike fear into the hearts of sexually active single men or ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • D. Dewaine Phillips avatar

    Mold Me And Make Me

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Mar 11, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 17,837 views

    This message looks at Jeremiah's imagery of God as the Potter. If we fail to submit to the Potter and remain in His hands, then the Lord will stop shaping us and let us alone. But when He lets us alone, we are in a very fragile state!

    There is a well-known hymn entitled, “Have Thine Own Way.” The first line of this hymn says, “Have Thine own way, Lord! . . . Thou art the potter, I am the clay! Mold me and make me after Thy will, while I am waiting, yielded and still.”(1) When Adelaide Pollard wrote the words to this hymn she ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Greater: Strike The Water Series

    Contributed by Robert Butler on Oct 20, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,467 views

    There comes a time for each of us to step out on the word God has spoken to us.

    Message: We are celebrating the final third of our three week message series entitled, Greater. The series is grounded in a comment by Jesus at that final Passover meal before he was crucified. Jesus said in John 14:12: Anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do greater ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Are You Saved?

    Contributed by Byron Perrine on Jul 9, 2019
     | 3,881 views

    Christ offers us a direct relationship with God. Perfect love, the manifestation of God, springs from the heart of those who are living in a reconciled relationship with God.

    (If you have found this sermon helpful, please visit us at www.HeritageRestorationProject.org or www.ChristianWisdom.info) There are certain generally accepted principles or core beliefs derived from the New Testament which are generally accepted among Christians, for example, the sinless-ness of ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Are You In His Will?

    Contributed by Pablo Catala on Sep 8, 2019
     | 4,841 views

    Trusting and hoping in God

    There comes a time in an individual’s life when they must come to a conclusion of what is real and what is fantasy. Some people believe their whole lives that they are going to be famous, make lots of money and be accepted by everyone, some believe that they are the cream of the crop and others ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    2 Bags Of Dirt On 2 Donkeys

    Contributed by John Gaston on May 1, 2019
     | 7,835 views

    Naaman the healed leper had a very strange request for a souvenir from the prophet Elisha: he wanted all the dirt that two mules could carry. What did he want dirt for? The answer is quite remarkable and challenges even the most spiritual among us to live up to his example.

    2 BAGS OF DIRT ON 2 DONKEYS 2 Kgs. 5:14-17 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Have you ever noticed that things really DO look different from one generation to the next? 2. Janet Krogfus says that since she lives in rural Minnesota (way out in the country), she finds driving in the crowded city of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    2 Bags Of Dirt On 2 Donkeys

    Contributed by John Gaston on May 1, 2019
     | 7,603 views

    Naaman the healed leper had a very strange request for a souvenir from the prophet Elisha: he wanted all the dirt that two mules could carry. What did he want dirt for? The answer is quite remarkable and challenges even the most spiritual.

    2 BAGS OF DIRT ON 2 DONKEYS 2 Kgs. 5:14-17 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Have you ever noticed that things really DO look different from one generation to the next? 2. Janet Krogfus says that since she lives in rural Minnesota (way out in the country), she finds driving in the crowded city of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Help Your Church, Don't Hurt It - Part 1

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Nov 17, 2020
     | 4,040 views

    The church is being attacked today.

    ACTS 20:28-32 “HELP YOUR CHURCH – DON’T HURT IT” – PART 1 A) Whether we realize it or not, our churches are under attack this morning. * You see, the devil and the world hate what is happening here, and they’ll stop at nothing to destroy this place of worship. * How many times have we heard ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jon Daniels avatar

    We Must Have Sound Doctrine Series

    Contributed by Jon Daniels on Jun 14, 2021
     | 5,440 views

    Based on 1 Timothy 1:1-11 - Challenges hearers to understand the need for sound doctrine in the Church.

    “WE MUST HAVE SOUND DOCTRINE” 1 Tim. 1:1-11 FBCF – 6/13/21 Jon Daniels INTRO – Start w/ a quote from R.C. Sproul that I shared last week in first sermon in this “How to Do Church” series: “Without right doctrine, right living is impossible. We have not really understood Scripture if we are not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When Peter Cut Off Malchus’ Ear

    Contributed by John Gaston on Mar 24, 2021
     | 9,695 views

    Sometimes Christians offend us and this can be a stumbling block to our faith. This happened to Malchus when Peter, thinking he was defending Jesus, cut off his ear. Jesus showed us a better way by healing the one that a Christian offended.

    WHEN PETER CUT OFF MALCHUS’ EAR Jn. 18:1-11; Lk. 22:50-51 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Pastor Ray Stedman told the story of some Americans who were stationed in Korea during the Korean War. They rented a home and hired a local man to cook and clean for them. 2. These Americans were a bunch of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    It's Growing In Secret

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Jul 26, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,050 views

    The time in-between sowing and harvest can be discouraging, but the law of the harvest works. We can rest confident that God will finish what he began.

    It's Growing In Secret Introduction This past Friday as Josh and I walked around in our backyard we looked at the various plants along the fence line. We do not spend a lot of time out there and Mike does a great job maintaining everything. We noticed something that we had not noticed before. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    "risk-Taking Discipleship"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 27, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,702 views

    A stewardship sermon.

    “Risk-Taking Discipleship” Matthew 25:14-30 Today’s parable is about a wealthy man who goes away on a long journey. Before he leaves, he apportions his wealth to his three servants. And it’s a lot of gold. The first servant takes the gold to a wealth management firm and invests in high-risk ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • D. Dewaine Phillips avatar

    Counting The Cost Series

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Mar 26, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,282 views

    Jesus said that if we are thinking about following Him, then we should first add up the cost. If we have not considered the task ahead of time, then we may give up; and when this happens, it is a bad testimony to the world.

    This evening’s message is entitled, “Counting the Cost,” and it’s taken from a passage of Scripture that is sometimes called, “The Cost of Discipleship.” When Jesus spoke about the cost of discipleship He incorporated two parables to illustrate His point. One parable speaks of a tower builder and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ron Ferguson avatar

    The Future Restoration Of Israel - Part 3 - Scriptures In Isaiah Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Oct 14, 2022
     | 2,104 views

    Isaiah passages about the Restoration of Israel continue as we look at the great things God will do at the start of the Millennium when He will call back to Israel all the Jews saved in the Tribulation (called the remnant). This part of scripture is so neglected.

    THE FUTURE RESTORATION OF ISRAEL - PART 3 - SCRIPTURES IN ISAIAH We are studying the passages of scripture that feature the Restoration of Israel after the Tribulation when the Lord comes at the Second Coming and restores the nation. They pass through a terrible time but the Lord delivers ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational