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  • MICHAEL WILLIAMS avatar

    It's A Matter Of Perspective

    Contributed by Michael Williams on Jan 23, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,169 views

    what God says he means and when he makes you a promise he will keep it .

    Josh 14:6-12 6Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadesh-barnea. 7Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "What Is Our Golden Calf?"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 8, 2005
    based on 78 ratings
     | 24,400 views

    A sermon on overcoming idols.

    “What is our Golden Calf?” Exodus 32:1-17 By: Rev. Kenneth Emerson Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org Humans are not created to be godless. If we don’t know the true God, we will make our own deities. It’s a sign of our ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Experiencing Reconciliation Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Sep 11, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,963 views

    3 of 4 messages on prayer and the church. This message is based on Acts 6 when the KJV says "there arose a murmurming..."

    Experiencing Reconciliation Sunday, September 3 There arose a Murmuring… “The number of followers was growing. But during this same time, the Greek-speaking followers had an argument with the other followers…” Acts 6:1-7 The Greek-speaking widows were not getting their share of the food that was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Knocked Down But Not Knocked Out

    Contributed by Karl Perry on Dec 31, 2006
    based on 26 ratings
     | 64,185 views

    It’s good to know that it does not matter how many times we get knocked down, just as long as we get up again? And the good thing about this is the fact that when we do get back up, we may not have our full balance and composure, but just the mere effort

    “KNOCKED DOWN, BUT NOT KNOCKED OUT!!” II CORINTHIANS 4:8-9 8. We may be troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9. Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed. In the sport of boxing there are all kinds of ways that a boxer can be ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Decision 2008

    Contributed by Jesse Bennett on Oct 25, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,064 views

    Adresses political view of the democrat and republican parties and what God thinks about what they stand for.

    Decision 2008; Jesse Bennett 10-26-08 Bible Baptist Church Shawnee Oklahoma I Corinthians 10:24-25 Our elections are upon us once again, we have some tough decisions to make about our countries future. Thank God we still have the ability to make decisions, for we still have the freedom to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Got Rocks

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jun 25, 2003
    based on 23 ratings
     | 2,788 views

    When you have giants, you use hat you have and what you know. Mainly you remember who is with you.

    ( When I gave this message, Holy Spirit took over this basic text and gave several powerful connections which really grabbed the congregation, I pray God will do he same for you. The actual scripture read was using lectionary Year B - June 22nd) Got Rocks? So to paraphrase this long scripture, ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Which Way Do I Go? Vbs

    Contributed by John Baggett on Jun 13, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 8,005 views

    Vacation Bible School Theme Sermon 2005. Speaks primarily to maturing Christians. A good Sun night lead up to VBS. This is primarily for an already saved group. Which Way Will I Go 1With God’s Word, 2With God’s Work 3With God’s Will

    Which Way Do I Go? PS 25 As a side note if you are looking for a sermon idea for The VBS 2005 Rablin Rad Trip you might also check out my sermon "Going Places With Jesus " I preached it the Sunday mornning before our VBS and I preached this one below the Sunday evening before VBS.) Which Way Do ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Be Blessed Part Vii - Responding To God's Discipline Series

    Contributed by David Wilson on Feb 19, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,011 views

    Responding properly to God's discipline brings hope of God's blessing-- straining against it only brings more discipline!

    How to Be Blessed Part Seven Our threefold definition of being blessed remains: 1) To be especially happy and content 2) To have inner peace within 3) To be confident and fulfilled This morning’s message begins in II Chronicles chapter 7. The background is the dedication of the temple ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Many Voices, Careful Choices

    Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Aug 11, 2010
     | 4,632 views

    Having Discernment is vital in our world, this sermon discusses three ways the scripture shows us to get discernment

    MANY VOICE, CAREFUL CHOICES? (All my sermon use illustrations from www.sermoncentral.com and the scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted.) I am pretty sure that all of us want to make wise choices, I feel confident that we would all instruct our children to be careful when making choices, because ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Parable Of The Great Feast Series

    Contributed by L Lee on Sep 15, 2010
     | 9,603 views

    God's kingdom is like a great feast. Are we treating it as one?

    Parable of the Great Feast (Luke 14:16-24 NIV) Jesus replied: "A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. {17} At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, 'Come, for everything is now ready.' {18} "But they all alike began to make ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Funeral - Prayer Champion

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Feb 12, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,688 views

    Older lady with a special gift of prayer. Her relationship with God wittnessed healings and joy that are amazing.

    Funeral – Mrs. _______ We have come to the moment in the service where I am expected to say some nice things about _____. I need to share with you that finding something nice to say is harder than you might think. Please don’t mis-understand. The only reason it is hard is because there is so ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Break The Cycle Of Spiritual Osmosis

    Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Jun 4, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,124 views

    Don't let anyone deceive you. Associating with bad people will ruin decent people. The Bible gives us a good indication about the effects of associating with what is called “bad people”. Some kind of Osmosis happens.

    1 Corinthians 15:33 (God’s Word Translation) Don't let anyone deceive you. Associating with bad people will ruin decent people. (New Living Translation) Don't be fooled by those who say such things, for "bad company corrupts good character.” (International Standard Version) Stop being ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Break The Cycle Of Spiritual Osmosis

    Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Feb 16, 2012
     | 3,710 views

    The fact is that is possible to purify water using a reverse osmosis system (RO) has very little or no minerals present in the water, thus the water will not conduct electricity and the precipitation will not result. So normal tap water with minerals in i

    Show slides about Osmosis - Egg Osmosis Osmosis is the process by which water enters our tissues. All of our cells are surrounded by a membrane that selectively allows in anything the cell needs but prevents unwanted molecules from entering. Weigh the uncooked eggs and carefully place them into a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • The Rev deniray mueller avatar

    The Seven Days That Changed The World Series

    Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Apr 15, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,139 views

    exploring the seven days of Holy Week from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday

    THE SEVEN DAYS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD Luke 19:28-44 Today we begin the final week of Lent. In Jesus; at one time these seven days were called Passover, as it is still called today by the Jewish people. Christians around the world know these seven days as Holy Week, the Passion of the Christ. It ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

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    Surrender To God Series

    Contributed by Pastor Randall Timblin on Aug 15, 2018
     | 7,011 views

    The first in our three-part series dealing with what a Christian should look like and how a Christian should act, if he or she wishes to be CHRIST-LIKE.

    Ravi Zacharias tells the amazing story of a young Christian, Hien Pham, whom he met in Vietnam who served as an interpreter with the American forces. Shortly after Vietnam fell, Hien was imprisoned on accusations of helping the Americans. His jailers tried to indoctrinate him against ...read more

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