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  • David Swensen avatar

    I Thirst

    Contributed by David Swensen on Apr 24, 2002
    based on 95 ratings
     | 17,746 views

    Our Lord’s cry, “I THIRST,” is a poignant reminder to us that, no matter what the cost, we have been called to a life of obedience.

    John 19:28-37 INTRODUCTION Gladys Aylward was a missionary to China and her labors were chronicled in the film The Inn of the Sixth Happiness.On one occasion she suffered terribly during a journey across the mountains of China in order to bring a hundred orphans to safety. Ranging in age from ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "lord, I've Had Enough!" Series

    Contributed by Dwight Davis on Aug 21, 2003
    based on 47 ratings
     | 16,917 views

    This is part 3 of a series of sermons dedicated to the life and ministry of Elijah. It deals with the subject of spiritual frustration.

    Elijah Part 3 "Lord, I’ve Had Enough" Have you ever had that kind of day or week where you just felt as though it couldn’t possibly get any worse? Maybe it seemed that only a short while before, everything was going fine. But then something ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Grace Gives

    Contributed by David Swensen on Jan 31, 2002
    based on 67 ratings
     | 7,907 views

    We were created to reach out to others. We are commanded in Scripture to give generously of our time, talents and finances in ministry. But what is or should be our modivation for giving and serving?

    In his book Run with the Horses, Eugene Peterson tells how he saw some birds teaching their young to fly.Three young swallows were perched on a dead branch that stretched out over a lake. “One adult swallow got alongside the chicks and started shoving them out toward the end of the branch – ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I Believe In The Resurrection Of The Body And The Life Everlasting Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Sep 8, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 13,959 views

    1. We were made for immortality. 2. What God is going to do cannot be duplicated. 3. God’s gift of immortality changes our life perspective.

    A few year back, the newspapers carried the story a few years ago about a man who had been in a coma for several years, but suddenly and unexpectedly awoke. What happened was that the medical staff decided to work on his teeth while he was in the coma, and in preparation for the dental work gave ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Michael Otterstatter avatar

    Where Do You Meet With God?

    Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on Sep 11, 2001
    based on 101 ratings
     | 13,073 views

    The two mountains mentioned in these verses direct us to examine the basis of our relationship with God. Do we attempt to interact with him at Mt. Sinai or Mt. Zion?

    “Ararat, Moriah, Sinai, Nebo, Gerizim, Ebal, Carmel, Zion. Those are just a few of the many mountains mentioned in the Bible. What happened at Mt. Ararat? Noah’s ark came to rest there. You may remember that on Mt. Moriah the Lord provided a substitute sacrifice to take the place of the one he ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    A Blind 20/20 Visionary

    Contributed by Jeremy Farmer on Jul 17, 2002
    based on 40 ratings
     | 13,404 views

    Why don’t you have vision, and what’s holding you back?

    Intro: They say that there is no one so blind as he who will not see. In this story, we are presented with a man who was absolutely blind. Bartimaeus could see nothing with the physical eyes with which he had been born, yet he could see things one a spiritual level that others were blind to. He saw ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    What Is Your Story?

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Feb 22, 2005
    based on 21 ratings
     | 8,881 views

    Everyone has a story and everyone likes a good story. God’s story is all about His Son Jesus. God wants His story to be your story. Part of God’s plan is for you to tell His story.

    What is Your Story? Acts 8:26-40 Everyone has a story and everyone likes a good story. God’s story is all about His Son Jesus. God wants His story to be your story. Part of God’s plan is for you to tell His story. In the early church we find an interesting story that started on the Day of ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    In His Hands

    Contributed by Paul Humphrey on Oct 24, 2006
    based on 29 ratings
     | 16,476 views

    A tight sermon on whose hands our salvation is in. . .

    Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost 2006 Dr. Paul G. Humphrey Back in the fifteenth century, in a tiny village near Nuremberg, lived a family with eighteen children. Eighteen! In order merely to keep food on the table for this big family, the father and head of the household, a goldsmith by ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    The Power Of Holiness Series

    Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Nov 13, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 18,592 views

    We want power. Everyone wants power. The pursuit of power is what got Adam in trouble and landed us in a fallen world – a creation groaning under the curse and a heart bent toward sin. And yet, what is it that Paul prays for in our text this morning –

    The Power of Holiness Ephesians 3:14-21; 2 Corinthians 6:4-7 Cascades Fellowship CRC, JX MI March 13, 2005 Fourth Sunday of Lent Tim Allen, brought to life one the most beloved and most quoted television characters of all time. In fact, he played the man trying desperately to be “a man’s man,” ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Eric Baldwin avatar

    You Don't Look Like What You've Been In

    Contributed by Eric Baldwin on Jan 22, 2006
    based on 67 ratings
     | 68,832 views

    This is a message to inform the saints about God’s preserving love and power.

    “You don’t look like what you’ve been in” Daniel 3:14-27 The story about Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego is a familiar story that most people admire and love to tell because it reveals to us what steadfastness and courage can do in the life of a child of God. The three Hebrew boys are an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    In His Steps

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Aug 21, 2009
    based on 29 ratings
     | 22,062 views

    Expository sermon based on 1 Peter 2:21-25. Offers three portraits of Jesus: our standard, our substitute, and our shepherd. PowerPoint avialble if you e-mail me.

    In His Steps Scott R. Bayles, preacher First Christian Church, Rosiclare, Illinois In 1896, a man by the name of Charles M. Sheldon penned the words of what has become a classic, inspirational and best-selling novel—In His Steps. In this book, Sheldon retells one of the serial sermon stories he ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Mark Nichols avatar

    Who Shall I Send? Series

    Contributed by Mark Nichols on Aug 20, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,550 views

    When faced with God’s POWER and God’s PLAN, our response to God’s question "Whom shall I send?" will be the same as Isaiah’s! HERE AM I, SEND ME!

    TEXT: Isaiah 6:1-12 TITLE: “Who Shall I send?” SERIES: Questions God Asks TOPIC: Evangelism; Faith in God OCCASION: Burnside Christian Church August 17, 2008 PROP.: God INTRODUCTION: At this time, our Jr. Church age kids (4yrs - 4th grade) are dismissed for Jr. Church. And Please take ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Hands Holding Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 5, 2008
     | 5,012 views

    For World Communion Sunday: God restrains us from destructive behavior; but even if we ignore that, His hand continues to hold us back.

    You may have noticed that I am a creature of habits. I do what I do according to the clock and by the book. If it is time for staff meeting, I will be here, seldom early, sometimes late because of traffic, but I will be here. It’s on the calendar, so I do it. I am a creature of habits. If it ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ray Ellis avatar

    Jesus Turned A Funeral Into A Celebration

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Jun 30, 2008
    based on 10 ratings
     | 27,760 views

    Jesus made it clear in His teachings that you are not really ready to live until you have faced the reality of death.

    Jesus Turns a Funeral into a Celebration (Theme for this message came from "Outflow" by Sjogren and Ping) Luke 7:11-17 Can you imagine the shock of the widow of Nain and the crowd surrounding the funeral procession when Jesus walked up and stopped the procession? Jesus saw the widow and had ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    God’s Strange Assignments

    Contributed by Ricky Nelms on Jul 14, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 13,187 views

    Sometimes God ask us to do strange things. When He does, there is always a purpose and a plan. There’s no way the human brain that weighs only about 3 pounds can understand this. This is why it’s best to do as Mary said, "Whatever He tells you to do, d

    GOD’S STRANGE ASSIGNMENTS Text: John 2:1-11 "And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: (2) And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. (3) And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. (4) ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal