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  • Tim George avatar

    The Son Will Come Out Tomorrow Series

    Contributed by Tim George on Sep 17, 2001
    based on 71 ratings
     | 7,325 views

    In the musical Annie, Annie was an eternal optimist. Her reoccurring promise was, “The sun will come out tomorrow.” Unfortunately, real life is not always as promising as the little orphan said it was. God wants you to know that tomorrow can be hopeful bu

    ”Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you! Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped up treasure in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Word Of Grace

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Jan 29, 2001
    based on 65 ratings
     | 3,371 views

    Jesus is God’s Word of grace

    The Word of Grace John 1:1-18 March 8, 1998 Introduction I. How do you know something? A. What is knowledge? 1. For many knowledge is merely a system of facts and figures 2. For others knowledge is how to do a particular task or to operate specific things 3. In our age of information is knowledge ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    How To Win Big

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Dec 15, 2000
    based on 124 ratings
     | 8,308 views

    Jesus has a deep desire to help us move beyond "get by" thinking into the victory of winning big

    How to Win Big Matthew 14:13-21 March 15, 1998 Morning Worship Introduction 1. What does it mean to win? Vince Lombardi said:Winning isn’t the most important thing it’s the only thing, winning is important in our society, For many people winning means to be the very best, NCAA tournement and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    How To Face Life's Difficulties

    Contributed by Travis Johnson on Aug 2, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 8,008 views

    The example of David shows how we should face the difficulties of life that come our way.

    HOW TO FACE LIFE’S DIFFICULTIES 1 Sam. 17:45, Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword & with a spear & with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. ESV Intro: Almost everyone knows ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Wherever He Wants Series

    Contributed by Steven Chapman on Jan 24, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,505 views

    Living a life that follows God’s will is God’s purpose. God’s will is always attached to purpose. Our responsibility is to go wherever he wants.

    Wherever He Wants Assorted Texts Just before Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, a group of ministers urged him to grant immediate freedom to all slaves. “It is my earnest desire to know the will of Providence in that matter,” Lincoln wrote. “And if I can learn what it is, I will ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Prosperity Of God

    Contributed by J. Yeargin on Dec 1, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,736 views

    ...there have been some who have gone off the deep end with the teaching of prosperity. This is probably one of the most exaggerated (supposed) moves of God in this generation of believers.

    THE PROSPERITY OF GOD Sometimes in the Charismatic and/or Pentecostal movements, there have been some extremes. There have been those that have made the mistake of trying to exaggerate what God is actually doing. God doesn’t really want us to become some kind of an extremist in how we live our ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    God's Agenda For Us Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 27, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,340 views

    If we fail at the basics, we have no solid foundation; Peter gives us that foundation by proposing two truths.

    God’s Agenda For Us (I Peter 1:1-5) 1. Sometimes we are like the little boy who was overheard talking to himself as he strutted through the backyard, wearing his baseball cap and toting a ball & bat. "I’m the greatest hitter in the world," he announced. Then he tossed the ball into the air, swung ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Let's Just Praise The Lord!

    Contributed by Bart Leger on Feb 6, 2005
    based on 28 ratings
     | 9,272 views

    God deserves our praise!

    Song: Let’s Just Praise the Lord! The words of this song are a call to praise. Because of what God has done and the blessings we receive from Him, “Let’s just praise the Lord!” We as believers truly are the only ones with a real reason to be excited about our lives and what is in store for us. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    "God Is Here"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 23, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 7,534 views

    A sermon for Christmas Eve.

    “God Is Here” John 1:1-14 Luke 2:1-20 Isaiah 9:2-7 By: Rev. Kenneth Emerson Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made; ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Still Not Enough

    Contributed by Ben Bannister on Oct 11, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,775 views

    This sermon explains that Christ is the only way to Heaven.

    Text: Luke 18:9-14 ETS: Jesus tells a story about a tax collector and a Pharisee. ESS: There are three reasons why the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisee’s is not good enough for God. OSS: The lost and religious will turn to Christ for their salvation. PQ: Why is the righteousness of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Paul's Most Powerful Statement (1)

    Contributed by Phillip Wright on Oct 30, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 5,703 views

    An expository presntation of Colissians 1:9-14.

    Paul’s Most Powerful Statement Colossians 1:9-14 Rev. Phillip A. Wright 1. Paul and the Church at Colosse (1:9-14): The Colossian church was not a product of Paul’s ministry. Rather in the earlier passages, Paul mentioned that he heard about them from another believer. Since hearing about their ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Strength To Stand

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Apr 25, 2004
    based on 117 ratings
     | 12,971 views

    We are called to live a life that is filled with God’s strength so we can take our stand in this life.

    Strength to Stand Daniel 3:1-30 April 25, 2004 I. Recognize the need to stand Life is unpredictable (Read verse 1) One thing that is certain about life is that it is almost always uncertain. We do not know what the rest of this day hold for us, let alone tomorrow. Situations come up where all of ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Ten Spiritual Solutions From Romans Eight

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 12, 2004
    based on 154 ratings
     | 9,159 views

    Few seem to appreciate or appropriate the rich reservoir of spiritual solutions provided in Romans chapter eight. Here are ten solutions to some of life’s most perplexing problems.

    Ten Spiritual Solutions from Romans Eight Illustration: "Here’s the scenario," the instructor announced to his class of novice truck drivers. "You’re in an 18-wheeler with a heavy load, barreling down a mountainous two-lane highway. Ed, your co-driver, is asleep. There are six trucks behind ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Importance Of Spiritual Gifts

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Aug 16, 2004
    based on 38 ratings
     | 5,856 views

    This message was written for our annual church ministry fair with a focus on using the gifts that God has given to us.

    The Importance of Spiritual Gifts Matthew 25:14-30 Ministry Fair Devotional August 15, 2004 Gift Illustration Christ has given you a great gift (14-15) 14 "Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them. 15 To one he gave five talents ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Dean Morgan avatar

    Is God Worth Your Best

    Contributed by Dean Morgan on Sep 1, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,100 views

    Let me ask you a question: How much is your God worth? Is He worth your first, your best, or only your castoffs? If you are giving Him only your castoffs, then you do in fact despise Him.

    TEXT: Malachi 1:6-9 TITLE: IS GOD WORTH YOUR BEST? The Judeans had gotten to the point of despising the lord. The word “despise” has a different connotation in Hebrew than in English. For the Hebrew it means simply “to consider something or someone worthless.” They are not worth the time to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal