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  • Rick Crandall avatar

    Thanksgiving When The Water Is Over Your Head

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 13, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 37,900 views

    Jonah found himself in one of the worst jams I can think of. But Jonah made it to the place of thanksgiving. Let’s look into God’s Word, and see how he got there.

    Thanksgiving When the Water Is Over Your Head Jonah 2:1-10 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - Nov. 22, 2009 *Thinking about Thanksgiving, let me ask you to turn to the Old Testament Book of Jonah. Almost everybody knows the story of Jonah. It’s one of the first Bible stories we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Marks Of A Spiritual Person Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Dec 15, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,223 views

    Spiritual people are followers of Christ who bring life and hope to those around them.

    Marks of a Spiritual Person Acts 19:21-41 Intro: Much could be said about what it means to be spiritual. [Ask for response- What are spiritual people like?] Spiritual people pray a lot, worship in spirit, they read the Bible and faithfully obey God’s commands, they fast in order to get closer to ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Mapping Out The New Year Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 29, 2009
    based on 68 ratings
     | 20,872 views

    The scripture is our divine GPS for mapping our lives in order to experience many good days. What does this divine GPS tell us to do? 1- Seek the Lord 2- Follow the Lord 3- Trust the Lord

    INTRO.- Have you ever had a bad day? Well, of course. Who hasn’t? But what about a really bad day? Here’s one that tops many I’ve heard. ILL.- The following is seen in a Florida newspaper: A man was working on his motorcycle on his patio and his wife was in the house in the kitchen. The man ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Spiritual Gifts Part 1 - Serving Others Series

    Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Jan 3, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 13,443 views

    This sermon is about using your gifts to serve others. It examines that God controls our very purpose for exisiting, everything is created by jesus, everyone has a gift to share, all gifts must be exercised, all spiritual gifts must be used in love, we mu

    Spiritual Gifts part 1 Using your gifts to serve others One of the most influential Christians who lived in 1700 and early 1800’s is John Newton, the writer of “Amazing Grace.” His own evaluation of himself was, “a wretch who was once lost but then was found, saved by amazing grace.” God’s grace ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lost & Found

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jan 8, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,998 views

    We all lose items, but God does not want to lose His children.

    Text: “And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all that he has given me, but raise them up at the last day” (John 6:39). Has anyone here ever lost anything? For example, have you lost a key, an address, some money, your wallet, your credit card, or anything ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Doubt, Dignity, And Discovery

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 10, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,677 views

    Often we are not credible because we do not accept others’ doubt as real, nor do we permit them to retain their dignity. We are called simply to invite them on a voyage of discovery where they will find that their hurts are healed.

    What do you do when you try to help, and those you are helping are not sure they want that help? What do you say when someone has a need, you propose an answer to that need, but they don’t believe that what you want to give will really do any good? How do you help people who are not sure they ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Challenge Of Grace

    Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Jan 13, 2010
     | 4,614 views

    ONE OF THE GREAT CHALLENGES FOR US TO FACE TODAY IS THAT GOD CAN LOVE US AND BESTOW HIS GRACE UPON US.

    EPHESIANS 2:1-10 INTRODUCTION: TWO COWS WERE GRAZING ALONGSIDE A HIGHWAY WHEN A TANK-TRUCK OF MILK ON ITS WAY TO THE DISTRIBUTOR HAPPENED TO PASS. ON ONE SIDE OF THE TRUCK IN BIG RED LETTERS WAS A SIGN THAT READ, “PASTEURIZED, HOMOGENIZED, STANDARDIZED, VITAMIN A ADDED.” ONE COW ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Father Abraham Had Many Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Jan 18, 2010
     | 2,926 views

    This message is the next in an expository series through Romans.

    “Father Abraham Had Many” Romans 4:1-12 November 23, 2008 My parents are “slides people”. What I mean is this: go to the Harvey home in VA, and you won’t find photo albums. No, early on, my dad decided to use slides to document the Harvey ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Sixteen Bucks Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Jan 18, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,109 views

    As God has forgiven us, we must forgive, if we would pray God's way.

    “Sixteen Bucks” Matthew 6:12 April 19, 2009 16 bucks. It’s the cost of a new CD—I’m sure the one pictured is in each of your libraries. Or, it’ll buy you and your spouse a combo lunch at Quizno’s Subs. It’s the cost of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Break The Roof

    Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Jan 19, 2010
    based on 25 ratings
     | 28,802 views

    Faith's power to Heal and Save to the Utmost

    Break the Roof Dr. D.K. Olukoya The main Bible text for this message is drawn from Mark chapter 2 verses 1-12: ''And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. And straightway many were gathered together, in so much that there was no room to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The True Living Water

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Jan 20, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,983 views

    A true believer has a real purpose for his life.

    The true living water John 4 John 4:14 Anyone who drinks the water I give will never thirst, not ever. The water I give will be an artesian spring within, gushing fountains of endless life." [15] The woman said, "Sir, give me this water so I won't ever get thirsty, won't ever have to come back ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    An Extra Letter

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 21, 2010
     | 5,090 views

    For Remembrance Sunday 1995, commemorating those who had died in the previous year: their lives remind us to embrace but not misuse our freedom, to love without limitations, and to serve concerns wider than our own lives.

    Before I begin, let me ask you first to turn to Galatians 5: 13, and be ready to read it with me in a little while. [Read II Corinthians 3: 1-3] I have an announcement to make. The most amazing thing has happened. We have found another letter from the Lord to the churches. We have discovered an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Getting To Know Jesus - #3, Jesus In The Desert Series

    Contributed by Steven Buhr on Jan 26, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,531 views

    Do we find ourselves in the 'desert' of life with temptations coming at us from our adversary? Jesus has been there...He knows what to do.

    Jesus in the Desert - The Temptation of Jesus - Matthew 4:1-11 January 24th, 2010 1Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. 2After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kevin L. Jones avatar

    Delayed Miracles Series

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Jan 28, 2010
    based on 19 ratings
     | 12,538 views

    A sermon examining the reality that God often doesn't move when we want Him to.

    Delayed Miracles Acts 3:1-10 (Antioch Baptist Church: Wednesday, July 30th, 2025) On February 12, 2009, David Becony missed a flight from Newark-Liberty International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Bad weather had delayed his earlier flight from New Orleans to Newark. This had ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God And Suffering: The Role Of Prayer In Suffering

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Jan 31, 2010
     | 8,982 views

    How can prayer help us when we're feeling pain, when we're overwhelmed?

    God and Suffering: The Role of Prayer in Suffering Today we’re continuing our series on God and Suffering. For the first two weeks of this series we looked in some depth at why there is suffering in the world, and then we looked at God’s role in the suffering human race, how it is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational