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  • Tim White avatar

    Just A Taste Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Mar 12, 2014
     | 6,327 views

    The transfiguration and lesson we should take from it.

    • Sometimes a taste is not enough. Sometimes it is too much. • Ill. Little Johnny sat playing in the garden. When his mother came out to collect him, she saw that he was slowly eating a worm. She turned pale. "No, Johnny! Stop! That's horrible! You can't eat worms!" Trying to convince ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus Guards Us From Sin And Its Effects

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Mar 8, 2015
     | 1,959 views

    To prove from secret messages from the LORD that we are carefully and constantly guarded by JESUS from sin and it's effects.

    I. EXORDIUM: Are you a good guard? No, JESUS is my Guard and Garrison. Isaiah 58:8 (Amplified Bible) 58:8 Then shall your light break forth like the morning, and your healing (your restoration and the power of a new life) shall spring forth speedily; your righteousness (your rightness, your ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Jesus Guards Us From Sin And Its Effects

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Mar 8, 2015
     | 2,913 views

    To prove from secret messages from the LORD that we are carefully and constantly guarded by JESUS from sin and it's effects.

    I. EXORDIUM: Are you a good guard? No, JESUS is my Guard and Garrison. Isaiah 58:8 (Amplified Bible) 58:8 Then shall your light break forth like the morning, and your healing (your restoration and the power of a new life) shall spring forth speedily; your righteousness (your rightness, your ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Even The Wise Are Weak

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Aug 27, 2014
     | 7,475 views

    The story of Solomon reveals that even the wisest man ever to live was flawed and weak. 1 Kings 3:7-13

    Solomon, Even the Wise are Weak I Kings 3:7-13 INTRODUCTION: We’re in the middle of a 20-week series of Old Testament stories. So far we’ve studied several of the Old Testament Heroes … people like Abraham, Joseph, Moses, Ruth, and Joshua and some of the judges like Sampson ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Workers Of Iniquity

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Sep 2, 2014
     | 5,342 views

    To show that if you are a backslider, you will be treated the same by the LORD like unbelievers. So return to the LORD before He returns.

    I. EXORDIUM: Are you a backslider? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that if you are a backslider, you will be treated the same by the LORD like unbelievers. So return to the LORD before He returns. IV. TEXT: Psalms 125:5 (Amplified Bible) 125:5 As for such as turn ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    "Are You The One Who Is To Come? Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 24, 2013
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     | 7,263 views

    In this lesson we learn that all of the Old Testament predictions were fulfilled in Jesus and, therefore, he is really the Christ.

    Introduction For the past year or so we have been examining the life of Jesus as it has been recorded in the Gospel of Luke. This past Lord’s Day we looked at the incident regarding Jesus’ meeting with messengers from John the Baptist in Luke 7:18-35. John burst on the public scene ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Pressure Cooker Living

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 28, 2014
     | 6,680 views

    How do you handle the pressures of life? How can we make sure the pressure cooker of life doesn't cause us to explode?

    “Faith That Works: Pressure Cooker Living” James 1:1-12 Pressure cookers are wonderful. They are manufactured to help bring food to a proper tenderness and fitness. It’s an amazing process in which the pressure inside the cooker is intense – so much so that if the cook is ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Growing

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Dec 30, 2014
     | 8,753 views

    Praising God leads to seeing Him as He is... which leads to seeing ourselves as we are... which leads to confession... which leads to repentance... which leads to change.

    GROWING Nehemiah 10:28-32 I heard about this man who bought a parrot. It was a beautiful parrot but he had a really bad mouth. He could swear for five minutes straight without repeating himself. The man was embarrassed because the bird was driving him crazy in front of people. He tried to appeal ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Not Because Of Me...but Because Of You

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on May 12, 2019
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     | 9,572 views

    We must quit cheating ourselves and realize asking in faith removes all our self imposed limits and releases Gods limitless capabilities to work all things together for good, for those who Love Him!

    Not because me, but because of You Lord! Illus. From Guideposts, “Miracles of Healing” There was a woman and her son Mark that went shopping in a large department store one day. On their way down to the main floor her son hopped on the escalator. She then followed. Suddenly her son Mark screamed ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Joy Of The Lord Is My Strength

    Contributed by Byron Perrine on Jul 9, 2019
     | 11,117 views

    I am indebted to Scott Coltrain and John Dobbs ("The Joy of the Lord is Our Strength", Scott Coltrain, SermonCentral.com, Nov. 2002, and, "The Joy of the Lord", John Dobbs, SermonCentral.com, Dec. 2000) for a number of ideas utilized in this sermon.

    (If you have found this sermon helpful, please visit us at www.HeritageRestorationProject.org or www.ChristianWisdom.info) In the year 587 BC, Jerusalem was sacked and totally destroyed by the Babylonian Empire. The elite of Judean society were carried off into exile. In 538 BC, Cyrus, the King ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    What Is In Your Hand? (Part 2) Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 21, 2015
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     | 11,107 views

    What will it really take for God to use what is in our hands? The Spirit of God wants be break all bondages in our life, empower us to use the unconventional, discarded and stuff that is given up for being useless. Finally our genuine thirst for God ...

    Opening illustration: In 1996, a young marine corporal named Joey Mora was standing on a platform of an aircraft carrier patrolling the Iranian Sea. Incredibly, he fell overboard. His absence was not known for 36 hours. A search and rescue mission began, but was given up after another 24 hours. No ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Daniel 5: Being A Person Of Substance Series

    Contributed by Vic Folkert on Sep 3, 2020
     | 7,604 views

    Belshazzar is "weighed in the balance and found wanting," while Daniel is strong in his faith in God. Our substance is found in the kingdom of God, as described in the Beatitudes and Sermon on the Mount.

    BEING A PERSON OF SUBSTANCE—Daniel 5 ***A few years ago, a best-selling book was titled, “The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook.” It gave advice from experts in a variety of fields, all telling “How to”: How to…fend off a shark, deliver a baby in a taxicab, jump from a moving car, survive if a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    John Series Part 3 Series

    Contributed by Rodney Fry on Oct 3, 2021
     | 1,974 views

    The world is in desperate straits. It is full of darkness—the darkness of sin and despair, of sickness and death, of corruption and hell. The darkness looms over the whole world. This is the problem dealt with in the present passage. There is hope in Jesus Christ

    John Series Part 3 John 1:9-13 Pastor Rodney A. Fry, MA, MDIV, MS, LPC Jesus the Light of Men: The Second Witness of John the Apostle, 1:9–13 (1:9–13) Introduction: the world is in desperate straits. It is full of darkness—the darkness of sin and despair, of sickness and death, of corruption and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Twister Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Jul 5, 2022
     | 2,935 views

    The single most significant impacting force in our lives is relationships. Therefore, we must learn the games people play so that we can manage relationships to win!

    Games People Play Pt. 2 - Twister I. Introduction Back in 1965, Reyn Guyer was running a sales promotion firm he had founded with his father and came up with a concept to sale shoes but then it occurred to him that what he had come up with might work better as a game. He called on one of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    David's Song Of Deliverance

    Contributed by John Gaston on Jan 7, 2016
     | 15,108 views

    Ps.18 is David's summary of his life and experience with the Lord. David, as the "man after God's own heart," teaches us here about faith, relationship with God, and how God is faithful to deliverer.

    DAVID’S SONG OF DELIVERANCE Ps. 18:1-46 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A Sam Houston graduate was in College Station and went into a Starbucks. He struck up a conversation with the big cashier, “Hey, have you heard the newest Aggie joke?” 2. The cashier pointed to a big guy at the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God