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  • Dana Chau avatar

    What We Believe: Mankind (Part 1) Series

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Jun 5, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,146 views

    Discover your value and potential as a human being

    We’ve spent four Sundays looking at what God is like and what difference knowing the true picture of God makes in our lives. Every time you hear someone say that they don’t want anything to do with God, you can be sure that if they told you what kind of God they don’t want anything to do with, ...read more

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    Blind Faith

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Mar 20, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,155 views

    A sermon for the 4th Sunday in Lent, Year A

    March 19, 2023 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 Blind Faith Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. A famous test was conducted in 1999 called The Invisible Gorilla. Perhaps you’ve seen the video. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Real Spiritual Identity Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Jun 10, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,017 views

    As we move into Chapter 6, Paul gives concrete examples of what it means to live as a Christian who is guided by the Spirit.

    Introduction: A. The story is told of a man who was looking for a job and noticed that there was a “help wanted” sign at the zoo. 1. He inquired about the job and discovered that the zoo had a very unusual position that they needed to fill. 2. Apparently, their gorilla had died, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Mirror Series

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 21, 2008
    based on 55 ratings
     | 47,977 views

    Are you willing to look in a full length mirror...where people can see you for who you are? It’s the only way you will get an accurate picture of what you look like and what others see of you. Or will you just take a glance, and turn to forget what you s

    What’s the first thing you do when you get up in the morning? Whatever it is, it’s probably the same thing every day. Everybody seems to have their own morning rituals to get them going. Maybe you have to have a cup of coffee before you can do anything. Maybe you make your bed as soon as you get ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Losing My Religion? "Scandalous"

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Dec 9, 2015
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     | 4,751 views

    Some have forgotten their calling...they've been called in every direction, but have forgotten the true calling they received the day that the Holy Spirit moved them to accept Jesus as their personal Lord and Saviour...the day they became born again!

    Losing my Religion? "Scandalous" Illus. There is a story that tells about a man who was looking for work without any luck for many weeks. So he decided to take a break and visit the zoo. While he was at the zoo, he asked the zookeeper if they had any openings. The zookeeper motioned the man over ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Whenever? Series

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Oct 20, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,880 views

    Are you held captive by the fear within your mind? Here’s hope when your heart condemns you!

    Whenever? I John 3:18-24 There once was an out of work actor named Daniel. He was so down and out that he’s ready to accept any acting part that came along. One day he saw an advertisement in the paper: ACTOR NEEDED TO PLAY A GORILLA. "I could do that," Daniel thought. Daniel arranged an ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Wine And Wisdom Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jul 15, 2014
     | 4,473 views

    To make the most of the time we have left and bring harmony to all your relationships, walk in wisdom, God's Will, and in the fullness of the Spirit.

    In 1867, Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel invented a new high explosive, which he named “dynamite.” He was convinced that his invention would make war too horrible to ever happen again. However, he quickly discovered there was no shortage of buyers for his new explosive. He made a huge ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Facing The Lions

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 13, 2022
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    Let's look at the similarities between the dangers Satan poses and the dangers of a roaring lion (Material adapted from book, When Life is a Zoo, God Still Loves You) For the last illustration need this picture: https://www.freebibleimages.org/illustrations/moody-daniel-lions/

    HoHum: There is a story about a college student who was desperately in need of a summer job. He discovered the local zoo was looking for help. He couldn’t think of a more creative way to spend the summer, but he wasn’t prepared for the job description. When he went to apply, the zookeeper ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Unmasking The Pharisees

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Jul 22, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 19,838 views

    The teachers of the law looked like men who honoured God, but Jesus saw behind their masks.

    UNMASKING THE BELIEVER A rather well-built young man saw an advertisement for a job at the zoo. When he went there, he was horrified to find that the only job they had open was for somebody to play the part of a gorilla. A lot of children were coming in the next few days, and the zoo, having no ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Take Up Your Cross And Follow Me / Another Prospective

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Aug 27, 2014
    based on 41 ratings
     | 24,073 views

    What if this text is about not being afraid; not being afraid of death. About not fearing the suffering places in our lives that can often feel so much like death. For the moment we start to fear death, it will not long before we start to fear life. Updated August 2020.

    For those not familiar with an Anglican Service there are four Scripture readings before the Message. Today's readings are Exodus 3:1-15; Psalm 105; Romans 12:9-21 and Matthew 16:21-28 The story is told ... that a man living out on the edge of town ... heard a commotion in his back yard. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Put On The Love Of Christ Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Sep 4, 2018
     | 6,647 views

    Forgiveness, Love, Christ's Example

    JAIL BREAK (Breaking the Chains of Unforgiveness) - Put On the Love of Christ September 9, 2018 Colossians 3:12-17 (p. 822) Introduction: One of my favorite books of all time is one written by a Kentucky preacher named Brian Jones…It’s called “Getting Rid of the Gorilla: ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Transforming Our Hearts & Minds

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Apr 16, 2001
    based on 217 ratings
     | 50,759 views

    How can we change from being the kind of person who vacillates, who lives with one foot in the world & one foot in the church, to being "all you can be" in God’s sight?

    MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER CENTRAL CHRISTIAN, BROWNSVILLE, TX TEXT: Romans 12:1-2 ILL. The story is told that a man living out on the edge of town heard a commotion in his back yard. He investigated & discovered there was a very hostile gorilla up in his tree. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Our Sovereign God Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on May 13, 2003
    based on 94 ratings
     | 42,576 views

    The word “sovereign” is both a noun and verb. As a verb it means, “to rule,” and as a noun it means “king” or “absolute ruler.” To say that God is sovereign is to say that God is in charge of the entire universe all the time.

    Our Sovereign God I came across a couple of children’s prayers this week. Johnny had been misbehaving and was sent to his room. He emerged a couple minutes later and informed his mother that he had thought things over and had even said a little prayer. The mother was very happy and said, “If ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    David's Census Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Feb 26, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,551 views

    Second Samuel 24:1-25 shows us the wrath of God.

    Scripture Today we conclude our study of Second Samuel. However, we still have a few more lessons in the coming weeks in First Kings before we conclude our study of “The Life of David.” The last chapter in Second Samuel tells us about David taking a census of his people. We are familiar with a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Stand And Fight: Learning To Accessorize Series

    Contributed by Daniel Richter on May 9, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,368 views

    The Belt of Truth

    Stand and Fight: Learning to Accessorize Ephesians 6:10-18 Beartown Road Alliance Church There was a game that we used to play when I was little called King of the Hill. We used to play it almost every recess on the side of the schoolyard, next to the baseball field. There was a small hill and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance