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  • Mary Erickson avatar

    Like Teacher, Like Student

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Jun 22, 2020
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    The full impact and wonder of God's loving grace is the most liberating force on earth. That good news is not always well received.

    June 21, 2020 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Matthew 10:24-39; Romans 6:1-11 Like Teacher, Like Student Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. “It’s enough for the disciple to be like the teacher, and the slave like the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Like Is Like The Olympics

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 23, 2004
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    The Olympics: 1- the sports 2- the training 3- the spectators 4- the rules 5- the rewards

    INTRO.- ILL.- A man was discussing his tennis technique with a friend. He said, “My brain immediately barks out a command to my body: ‘Run forward, and fast.’ It says, ‘Start right now. Drop the ball gracefully over the net and then race back to position.’” His friend replied, “And then what ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God Has Reason Not To Like Us

    Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Jun 3, 2024
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    Understand that Glory and Honor is from Him – it is derived; it is not intrinsic to us. We have no Glory, we have no status apart from what God has given us.

    TITLE: GOD HAS REASON NOT TO LIKE US SCRIPTURE: PSALM 8 / JOB 7:17-18 I want to challenge us this morning with an unsettling statement as our thought for the morning – “God Has Reason Not To Like Us.” I will give you a moment to squirm in the pew. This Psalm of David begins and ends with the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    My Month Of Redemption

    Contributed by Pastor Amos Dele Dada on Jun 10, 2020
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    It is with great delight and joy that I welcome you to our Month of Redemption. I like the words of the Lord: "Has the Lord redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies." Psalm 107:2 NLT I like that question, can you confirm that in your spirit.

    It is with great delight and joy that I welcome you to our Month of Redemption. I like the words of the Lord: "Has the Lord redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies." Psalm 107:2 NLT I like that question, can you confirm that in your spirit. He then ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Like Father, Like Son Series

    Contributed by Ron Tuit on Jun 17, 2015
    based on 3 ratings
     | 9,983 views

    Jesus explains the Divine Essentials of the Eternal Father/Son Relationship which he has always had with His Father as part of the Godhead, the Triune God.

    “Like Father, Like Son” John 5:19-24 In a healthy family relationship, a father has a special relationship with his son. A son receives the special love which a father naturally gives to his son. Today we examine four essential truths concerning the eternal relationship between God ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ovidiu Radulescu avatar

    For Such A Time Like This Series

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Jan 22, 2015
    based on 7 ratings
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    For a while everything looks fine. Job, family, TV, money... Until one day when the life fragile balance is going to be disrupted by one of the same gods we used to worship during the week… Bam! a crisis around worship. Who/what is going to be my savior

    ILL. It was another year of drought for Himba, a tribe from Namibia Africa. Kuneni, a young man, went out as he did every day, to look for something to eat. No deer or other game, no fruits, no mushrooms, only a scorching sun… That day he discovered a bee hive in an unusual place, in a tree ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    What Our Victory Looks Like And Means Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Apr 28, 2012
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    What does it mean to be justified? Held blameless before God? To be without condemnation? Paul explains this in these v.12-17...

    Sermon Brief Date Written: April 25, 2012 Date Preached: April 29, 2012 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: A Journey thru Romans Sermon Title: What Our Victory Looks like/means Sermon Text: Romans 8:12-17 [ESV] Introduction: 12Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Millie Pisano avatar

    Short -Cutting Yourself

    Contributed by Millie Pisano on Apr 14, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,893 views

    Have you ever had a hole and wondered what could fill it? Have you ever looked at sin like an air bubble that creates a hole in your relationship?

    “SHORT CUTTING YOURSELF” We all have from time to time taken many short cuts, and ignore what God has said to do, especially when it comes down to sin. God speaks very clearly and gives directions for all… If your trying to say that you have not sinned, I am here to tell you we have ALL ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Paul Davidson avatar

    Like Father, Like Son

    Contributed by Paul Davidson on Apr 22, 2016
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    Charge to fathers... Our children naturally imitate us, so let's imitate Christ... Imitate Christ's love for God, His Bride, and others, and imitate His selflessness

    LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON INTRODUCTION Happy Father’s Day! We’re planning to cook some burgers and just hang out as a family this afternoon. I’m really looking forward to that. But I think my biggest Father’s Day present will be tomorrow when we pick up our son at the airport! It’s hard to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    What Does It Look Like When God Finally Answers? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on May 10, 2023
     | 1,582 views

    After years of what felt like silence from God, Joseph finally gets his moment when the pieces come together. What can we learn from his experience?

    A LONG TIME WAITING: Joseph finally gets his answer. - Genesis 41:1-57. - Overview the story. - No doubt Joseph wondered countless times why he was in the place and shape that he was in. Now he finally gets an answer. Not a complete reckoning but one that fills in the major pieces. WHAT DOES ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • 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
     | 67,765 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

  • Jeff Christopherson avatar

    What Does Jesus' Church Look Like? (Acts - Part 9) Series

    Contributed by Jeff Christopherson on Jan 15, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,896 views

    the counter-culture vision of Jesus’ church...

    What does jesus’ church look like? Acts Series: “Completely Irreligious, Yet Radically Christian” Part 9 Pastor Jeff Christopherson March 9, 2003 Acts 4:32-35 A Snapshot of a Culture where God is Excluded: Self-centred “I look out for number one!” Exclusive “I look ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Who Do You Look Like? PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 13, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,022 views

    Explores our divine origin and purpose, emphasizing that we are created in God's image and called to reflect His likeness in our lives.

    Beloved friends, as we gather here today in the house of the Lord, I am reminded of the words of John Calvin who once said, "We are not to reflect on the wickedness of men but to look to the image of God in them, an image which, covering and obliterating their faults, an image which, by its beauty ...read more

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  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Suddenly Like A Thief Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 8, 2020
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,590 views

    If we can’t show the fruits of God’s investment at the end of our lives, just what good have we done ourselves, our God or our neighbor?

    Thirty-third Sunday in Course 2020 “Suddenly, Like a Thief in the Night” Most of us have probably noticed over the last two or three decades that TV comedies, and even some dramas, most often have a brilliant and comely female lead and a bumbling, even stupid male co-star. That’s not a new idea. ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Jonathan Russell avatar

    Living Like An Alien

    Contributed by Jonathan Russell on Nov 1, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,640 views

    Using Judah in the Old Testament as an example, this message explains how God's people are to live as "aliens" in this world while we await the return of Christ and eternity in our true, eternal kingdom.

    INTRODUCTION * A hot topic in politics: illegal immigration = “aliens” - a resident born in or belonging to another country - a foreigner; unlike one’s own / strange or difference * We, as God’s people, are aliens in a spiritual sense (not new: the people of God in the OT ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist