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  • Rick Crandall avatar

    Created In God's Image Or Offspring Of Apes Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Nov 29, 2006
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     | 14,839 views

    Why It Matters: Created in God’s Image or Offspring of Apes

    Why It Matters - Created in God’s Image or Offspring of Apes? Sermon by: Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - Nov. 26, 2006 John 1:1-4 *A 2005 poll by Newsweek and Beliefnet asked Americans this question: Do you believe that God created the universe? 80% of those responding said the universe ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Working Out Your Salvation Series

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 30, 2006
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     | 6,524 views

    Considers the way godly living fits into the picture of our Christian lives and encourages us to hold each other accountable to be holy

    1. Title: Working Out Your Salvation 2. Text: Hebrews 3 3. Audience: Villa Heights Christian Church, AM crowd, fpr the series “Nothing Better Than The Best” 4. Objectives: -for the people to understand what it means to “work out your salvation”; to understand that the root of disobedience is ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Living In Heaven On Earth

    Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Jan 26, 2013
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     | 30,957 views

    God wants us to enjoy a much higher life on earth than we can imagine. You do not have to die and go to heaven in order to enjoy heaven. All the benefits and blessings of heaven are available to each and every one of us here on earth. We need to have a re

    Living in Heaven on Earth God wants us to enjoy a much higher life on earth than we can imagine. You do not have to die and go to heaven in order to enjoy heaven. All the benefits and blessings of heaven are available to each and every one of us here on earth. We need to have a revelation of this ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Why Would God Love Me? Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Feb 5, 2013
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     | 14,673 views

    Once we have established that there is a God and that Christianity is the way to God, then a big question that might be asked is: Why would God love me? This sermon answers that question.

    Introduction: A. Every year the youngest children in a Christian preschool would steal the show at their end-of-the-year program. 1. This year they did their usual waving to parents, tugging at their clothes and at each other, and staring at the floor. 2. The highlight came when 11 ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God’s Way To Win Your Giant Battles

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Feb 12, 2013
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     | 12,243 views

    1. Seek the right attitude toward your people. 2. Seek the right attitude toward your problem. 3. Seek the right attitude toward your Provider.

    God’s Way to Win Your Giant Battles 1 Samuel 17:16-51 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Feb. 3, 2013 BACKGROUND: *Picture a battle centered on a valley with the enemies camped on each side. Then a giant comes down to challenge the Israelites. His name was Goliath, and he was almost ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Grow Free From Bondages

    Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Feb 12, 2013
     | 5,038 views

    Self-deliverance is one of the most important parts of the deliverance process. The devil will seek to enter legally through open doors into a person’s life. Once these doors have been identified and shut, believers can break off any legal grounds that th

    Grow Free From Bondages Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    God's Mercy For The Outsider

    Contributed by Jaco Bester on Feb 13, 2013
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    A reflection on the non-discriminatory mercy of God

    GOD’S MERCY FOR THE ‘OUTSIDER’... ISAIAH 56:1-8; MATTHEW 15:21-28; ROMANS 11:25-36 Introduction: The story is told of two university students who got into a bit of a debate about the existence of God... The one student was a fervent atheist and eventually blurted out in ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Hunger

    Contributed by Jaco Bester on Feb 13, 2013
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    A reflection on desiring the right things and how God meets our desires

    THE HUNGER THAT WILL BE SATISFIED... MATTHEW 5:1-10 Introduction: There are very few memories of my childhood that are as vivid to me as those made in my grandmother’s kitchen – and I suspect that all of us who have had the privilege of spending time in our grandmothers’ kitchens ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Waiting For God

    Contributed by Jaco Bester on Feb 13, 2013
     | 8,087 views

    A reflection on what it means to wait for God and what is of value to us in the process of waiting...

    WAITING FOR THE LORD... MATTHEW 25:1-13 Introduction: Weddings are like breeding grounds for embarrassing moments, aren’t they? Of course they’re incredibly precious moments and wonderful celebrations of love and all things beautiful, but how many weddings have you been to where there ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    A New Future Series

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Feb 17, 2013
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    A New Future - (Powerpoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    SERMON OUTLINE: Heaven is a Real Place (vs 1) Heaven is a Remaining Place (vs 1) Heaven is a Readied Place (vs 2) Heaven is a Place of Relationship (vs 3) Heaven is a Place of Relief (vs 4-5) Heaven is a Place of Refreshing (vs 6) Heaven will be a Restricted Place (vs 8) Heaven is a Place of ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Safe And Secure (Find The Hidden Message)

    Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Feb 18, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,197 views

    I slowly opened my eyes and saw two angelic beings next to the ceiling. Their wings covered themselves from head to toe with such beauty and all of a sudden their wings began to unfold and show their perfect form. I began to feel so safe and secure as I h

    Safe and Secure (find the hidden message) Feb/2013 I was going to write a message late the other night and I thought about a great champion for the Lord that day, that was Stephen in Acts chapter 7. I have always pictured Stephen as young and on fire for Jesus, stands ready to serve Him until death ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Church Leaders And Ethics

    Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Feb 23, 2013
     | 25,102 views

    Ministerial ethics are the standards, principles, and broad guidelines that Christian leaders must observe. Ethical practices are upright, honorable, moral, lawful, above-board, and full of integrity. The conduct and lifestyle of modern-day Christian

    Church Leaders And Ethics 1 Timothy 3:14-15 - These things I write to you….so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. Ministerial ethics are the standards, principles, and broad ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Glory Internalized Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Feb 26, 2013
     | 6,624 views

    God's glory shine through the brokenness of our lives when we let Him be the center of our lives.

    Last Sunday we began again a focus on the glory of God, and I skipped the video I had planned to share (which we first saw last September), so I want to begin there today. It helps us with the review: what is “the glory of God”? It is the words of Pastor-theologian John Piper, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Witnessing The Wilderness Series

    Contributed by Merv Budd on Jul 12, 2011
     | 7,908 views

    Life never seems to be easy, there are always times that are harder than others. Today we examine what those “wilderness” times look like

    In the summer of 1989 all across London England signs on billboards and bus shelters began to appear like this (This poster can be seen and used as a slide here: http://www.wheaton.edu/bgc/archives/exhibits/Posters/04item08.html ) asking the question “Can anyone make sense of ot?” for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God’s Will For Our Wealth

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 19, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,415 views

    1. Choose humility over being haughty. 2. Trust your God more than your gold. 3. Choose generosity over greed.

    God’s Will for Our Wealth I Timothy 6:17-19 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - Sept. 26, 2010 *Are you rich? -- Most of us would say, “I sure don’t feel rich.” But think about it. -Last year, “Parade Magazine” noted that if all of the money in the world was redistributed so ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist