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  • Edward Frey avatar

    God Genuinely Surprises Us

    Contributed by Edward Frey on Nov 3, 2001
    based on 46 ratings
     | 12,086 views

    God’s promises of faithful forgiveness to a fallen world are suprisingly refreshing

    GOD GENUINELY SURPRISES US! Several years ago my sister-in-law threw a surprise birthday party for her husband. It was a good one. I have to admit my brother was completely caught off guard. He never saw it coming. The best part was knowing that my brother was genuinely surprised. To be ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    When God Blesses Us Series

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 64 ratings
     | 8,700 views

    WHEN BLESSINGS COME DOWN, PRAISE AND RESPECT SHOULD GO UP

    BIG IDEA: WHEN BLESSINGS COME DOWN, PRAISE AND RESPECT SHOULD GO UP I. (:1-3) GOD’S PEOPLE SEEK BLESSINGS SO THAT GOD MAY BE KNOWN AND PRAISED A. The Nature of God’s Blessings 1. Be Gracious 2. Bless Us 3. Cause His face to shine upon us How should we seek these blessings? Through Prayer B. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • John Kapteyn avatar

    God's Way Of Coming To Us

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 74 ratings
     | 8,386 views

    1. The greatest birth, perhaps the greatest event that has ever taken place! And yet it was witnessed by but a few shepherds and three wise men.

    1. The greatest birth, perhaps the greatest event that has ever taken place! And yet it was witnessed by but a few shepherds and three wise men. Should God not have thought this through a little more? 2. Perhaps He should have contacted some Madison Avenue advertising agency. Perhaps then this ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    God's Power Working In Us

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 49 ratings
     | 8,583 views

    HIS GUARANTEE FOR SUCCESS IS GOD'S POWER WORKING FOR US -- THE SAME POWER THAT RESURRECTED AND EXALTED CHRIST TO HIS POSITION AS HEAD OVER ALL -- BOTH IN THE UNIVERSE AND IN THE CHURCH WHICH IS HIS BODY Introduction: We need this power 1) We are in a war 2) Our commander-in-chief is invisible

    HIS GUARANTEE FOR SUCCESS IS GOD'S POWER WORKING FOR US -- THE SAME POWER THAT RESURRECTED AND EXALTED CHRIST TO HIS POSITION AS HEAD OVER ALL -- BOTH IN THE UNIVERSE AND IN THE CHURCH WHICH IS HIS BODY Introduction: We need this power 1) We are in a war 2) Our commander-in-chief is invisible 1. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    What Makes Us Different

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 57 ratings
     | 5,236 views

    What is it that makes sincere believers in the Lord Jesus Christ special? Many things. But today, we are going to focus in on three distinctives of those who know God.

    Although God’s purposes for Israel are slightly different from those of the church, there is also a lot of overlap; both Israel and the church are to glorify God, both are made up of people. PROP: What is it that makes sincere believers in the Lord Jesus Christ special? Many ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Michael Blankenship avatar

    Deliver Us From Evil

    Contributed by Michael Blankenship on Oct 20, 2000
    based on 76 ratings
     | 4,064 views

    The need to love each other amidst the present day of evil and despair.

    Sunday Am 10/15/00 Matthew 6:13 " Deliver us from Evil." With the events of the past week, and the disruptive events in the Middle East; can we say that evil does not exist? We live in a day where men bomb abortion clinics and are applauded as hereos. Where individuals are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wayne Solomon avatar

    Christmas Means God Is With Us

    Contributed by Wayne Solomon on Dec 24, 2000
    based on 86 ratings
     | 10,575 views

    The message of Christmas is that God is with us.

    Maranatha Tabernacle Church of God 381 Manton Avenue Providence RI 02909 God is with us Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. An outstanding fact ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Rodney Buchanan avatar

    Tell Us Pleasant Things

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 30, 2000
    based on 41 ratings
     | 10,079 views

    The rebellious want to believe a lie, escape responsibility and avoid God, but the people of God are called to model truth and love.

    Very often, on my day off, I enjoy going to the state forest near Loudonville and hiking through the woods. I put something to eat and drink in my pack and head out. I am energized by being alone where there are no phones or other means of communication — except the best communication one can ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Seeing God Through Us

    Contributed by Arthur Potter on Dec 30, 2000
    based on 46 ratings
     | 3,637 views

    People see how God works through you, and how you handle day to day adventures.

    1 John 4:13 Last week we saw that “No one has seen God, but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.” You remember we said that people will see God through you. Reading the gospel of Arthur. Seeing how God works through Arthur and how Arthur handles life’s ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    He Calls Us To Rest

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 9, 2000
    based on 73 ratings
     | 3,042 views

    Print for the believer going deeper with God

    “THEREFORE, LET US FEAR LEST, WHILE A PROMISE REMAINS OF ENTERING HIS REST, ANY ONE OF YOU SHOULD SEEM TO HAVE COME SHORT OF IT. 2 FOR INDEED WE HAVE HAD GOOD NEWS PREACHED TO US, JUST AS THEY ALSO; BUT THE WORD THEY HEARD DID NOT PROFIT THEM, BECAUSE IT WAS NOT UNITED BY FAITH IN THOSE WHO ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

  • Terry Tuley avatar

    Let Us Give Thanks

    Contributed by Terry Tuley on Nov 20, 2000
    based on 49 ratings
     | 7,352 views

    A sermon for thanksgiving and praise. Can be used for any occasion.

    Let Us Be Thankful (Psalms 100) Dr. Bob Jones Sr. said, "The lonliest flower that blooms in the garden of the heart is the flower of gratitude; and when gratitude dies on the altar of a man's heart, he is well nigh gone!" Romans 1:21-28 "...When they knew ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Types Of Shame Used As Controls

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 19, 2001
    based on 26 ratings
     | 3,284 views

    Types of Shame Used as Controls

    Types of Shame Used as Controls Romans I Pet 4:16 1). Innocent Shame - Shame felt when one’s character is slandered without justification 2). Guilty Shame - Shame felt before others when one violates an ethical norm. 3). Social Shame - Embarrassment felt when one makes a social blunder or error ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Frank Gallagher avatar

    Lord, Teach Us To Pray

    Contributed by Frank Gallagher on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 148 ratings
     | 8,426 views

    Principles of prayer that the Bible teaches us.

    Lord, Teach Us To Pray (Luke 11:1-4) [HTML formatted version of this sermon is located at: http://members.aol.com/abidingitw/tch2pray.html] One of the greatest privileges that God has given us as believers is the ability to come to Him in prayer. It is also one of the most misunderstood ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Tommy Hames avatar

    What Is Holding Us Together? Series

    Contributed by Tommy Hames on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 299 ratings
     | 41,790 views

    A description of what helps hold a group of believers together.

    WHAT IS HOLDING US TOGETHER? This is the first of a series of three messages I have entitled, "The Church". Other messages in the series include: #2 - "What Will Keep Us Together", focusing on Colossians 1:9-14. #3 - "What Could Break Us Apart", focusing on Galatians 1:6-10. INTRODUCTION ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • PRISCILLA HASELRIG avatar

    When Jesus Pray For Us

    Contributed by Priscilla Haselrig on Sep 18, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 10,216 views

    HOW SATAN IS STILL TRYING TO SIFT GOD PEOPLE, BUT JESUS IS STILL SAYING , NO SATAN, I AM STILL PRAYING AND WATCHING OVER MY PEOPLE.

    I AM GLAD JESUS PRAYED I am so glad that Jesus took the time and got down on His bended knees and prayed to GOD on our behalf. And it is when we pray for somebody else, we let God know that it¡¦s not all about ourselves, and that what Jesus did, He let us know, it was not just about Himself, but ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness