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  • Gaither Bailey avatar

    Careful Promises

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jul 9, 2009
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     | 4,330 views

    St. Thomas Acquinas said, "All of society is based on promises and trust." We must therefore be careful about the promises we make and our intentions to keep them.

    Mark 6: 14 – 29 / Be Careful What You Promise Intro: An Irishman had been drinking all night at a pub. The bartender announced the pub was closing so the Irishman stood up to leave and fell flat on his face. He tried again to stand with the same result; so, he decided to crawl outside and get ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Children Of Promise

    Contributed by John Visser on Jul 10, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,291 views

    By faith you receive God’s forgiveness and restoration. At that point you are reconciled to Him and become part of His forever family.

    CHILDREN OF PROMISE Acts 2:38,39 One of the practices we value as a denomination is infant baptism. The logic behind infant baptism is not that baptism automatically saves our children. Rather, we see it a sign and a symbol of the covenant that God enters into with believers and their children. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Promise Of Marriage Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Jul 13, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,854 views

    Many people today are asking the question, “What is the definition of marriage?” At the same time they might wonder who sets the definition. Don’t you think that the One who designed marriage in the first place is the One who gets to set the definition?

    http://brushforkbanner.blogspot.com The marriage debate is raging all over this nation. 31 states have amended their constitutions to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. West Virginia isn’t one of them. West Virginia is one of the states who is relying on legislative Defense ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Freedom's Promise Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Mar 5, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,812 views

    This message encourages us to live by promise not by law. If we want to enjoy life as God intended it, then we can’t live it trying to earn God’s blessings. We must live it in light of his blessings already given.

    Freedom’s Promise (Galatians 3:15-22) It was a battle, a wrestling match, a test of wills. Every day, at exactly the same time, Margaret would go to the bathroom cabinet, open it, and take out a huge bottle of castor oil. Then she would head to the kitchen to get a tablespoon. At the sound of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    An Incredible Promise

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Mar 9, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,373 views

    We serve a God of amazing promises who always brings them to pass!

    An Incredible Promise! Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 Introduction I am not a fan of great heights. I have never been able to stand on the edge of a high cliff or at the top of a tall building without a quick heart beat and a dry throat. I have no problem with climbing a high hill or mountain, but to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    Promised Blessing Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Aug 28, 2008
    based on 44 ratings
     | 19,402 views

    The passage reveals what God will do for those who take refuge in Him. God promises to revive, lead, heal & encourage His humbled people by doing for them what they cannot do for themselves. He enables us to be the righteous people He has called us to be.

    ISAIAH 57: 14-21 PROMISED BLESSING Here the Lord promises forgiveness and reviving and so much more to His humbled, repentant people. This section many be an elaboration upon the promise in the last part of verse 13. "But he who takes ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Promise Of Respect Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Sep 25, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,854 views

    An application of the 5th commandment, describing what it means to honor one’s parents at different stages in one’s life, first learning to obey, then respect, then care for them, which results in a long-lasting society.

    The Promise of Respect Exodus 20:12 Comedian Rodney Dangerfield, who died October 5, 2004, at age 82, made a living making fun of himself and the difficulty of getting what we all desire: a little respect, please. Some of his best lines were: “I tell ya I get no respect from anyone. I bought a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Promises Kept

    Contributed by Thomas Bracewell on Sep 30, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,280 views

    We all make promises that seem to slip by before we can keep them. This sermon touches on this subject.

    “Promises Kept” By Reverend Thomas F. Bracewell, OSL We have all made promises that we fully intended to keep that for some reason either beyond our power or within our power we did not. Sometimes there is a feeling of embarrassment in this situation and sometimes there is just an internal ...read more

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    I Promise

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Oct 2, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,082 views

    The promises of God require a response of faith. Will we respond with faith to God’s never-failing promises of salvation through His Son Jesus Christ?

    HAVE YOU EVER RECIVED AN INVITATION OR ADVERTISEMENT IN THE MAIL FROM AN ORGANIZATION THAT WAS RUNNING A PROMOTIONAL IN WHICH YOU ARE GUARANTEED TO RECEIVE A GIFT JUST FOR SHOWING UP? WHETHER IT’S A POST-CARD IN THE MAIL OR SOMETHING YOU HEAR ON THE RADIO, WE DON’T TRUST SUCH PROMISES BECAUSE WE ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    A Warning And A Promise

    Contributed by Bramwell Hayes on Oct 11, 2008
     | 3,880 views

    Isaiah one gives us a warning of the outcome of rebelling against God, but also a promise of his grace to repentant rebels.

    We have two new babies in our corps, Moses and Eddy. When a baby is first born will go to anyone, but soon knows who its mummy is, and just wants her! Will start to cry if held by a stranger. Young children find safety and security in their parents and familiar people, want to be with them, afraid ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Hugh W. Davidson avatar

    The Promise Of Jesus Series

    Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Apr 15, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,047 views

    THe real peace is peace with God.

    The promise of Jesus John 14:18-31 A few weeks ago we began with this upper room discourse that goes all the way from chapter 13 to 17 and you’ll remember that I said it was called this simply because this was where it was held. As I was thinking about how this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Fred Mueller avatar

    The Power Of The Promise

    Contributed by Fred Mueller on Dec 17, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 4,026 views

    A sermon exploring what God has done in making the desert bloom - an Advent sermon about God’s promises and how he keeps them.

    Hillsborough Reformed Church at Millstone Advent III December 12, 2004 Isaiah 35:1-10, James 5:7-10 ¡§The Power of the Promise¡¨ I have some good news for Rutgers fans. Well, some good news and some bad news for Rutgers fans. I mean MALE Rutgers fans. I have only GOOD news for females, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • David Dailey avatar

    The Well Of Promise

    Contributed by David Dailey on Jan 27, 2003
    based on 19 ratings
     | 5,049 views

    Some have come to the well in time of thirst, but some live there.

    THE WELL OF PROMISE Genesis 25:11 And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac dwelt by the well La-hai-roi. La-hai-roi in Hebrew means well of the living one who sees me. This is the well where Hagar once found strength and help when Sarah had dealt ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Evie Megginson avatar

    The Promise Of Peace

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 86 ratings
     | 24,473 views

    Isaiah 26:3 Thou wilt keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind [is] stayed [on thee]: because he trusteth in thee.

    Isaiah 26:3 Thou wilt keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind [is] stayed [on thee]: because he trusteth in thee. {perfect...: Heb. peace, peace} {mind: or, thought, or, imagination} The countries of our world need peace. On the basis of the computation in the Moscow Gazette, Gustave Valbert in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Evie Megginson avatar

    The Promise Of Victory

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 139 ratings
     | 17,550 views

    The promise is not stated outright here, but it is implied that we can have victory over the devil.

    The promise is not stated outright here, but it is implied that we can have victory over the devil. The main thought in Chapter 12 is the tribulation saints who have overcome the devil. we will discuss 3 ways in which they did it. As we think about victory, we need to remember two Bible truths ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist