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  • Bob Briggs avatar

    Why Do I Suffer Affliction?

    Contributed by Bob Briggs on Dec 14, 2000
    based on 105 ratings
     | 10,341 views

    Have you struggled with the thought, if I am a Christian why do I suffer affliction in my life?

    Have you wondered, if God is going to bring blessing into my life, why do I seem to have so many struggles? Church, we have seasons of struggles and testing, the Lord has a purpose in not allowing us to be fruitful at all times. The seasons of struggle work to destroy the pride we have in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Norris Harris I avatar

    From The Pit To The Pinnacle

    Contributed by Norris Harris I on May 8, 2004
    based on 50 ratings
     | 9,310 views

    How God takes us from the Pit of our Problems and Predicaments to the Pinnacle of Peace, Praise and Power.

    I. Pits A) Pits were common in Palestine. 1. Different Types of Pits (Deep; Shallow; Lined) 2. Designed to Hold Water a) Containers - Vessels 3. Make Comparison to Preacher/Pastors & Churches B) Pits Can Become Prisons 1. Cases of Joseph & Jeremiah 2. The Pulpit Can ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Phil Anderson avatar

    "It May Seem Muddy But Hang In There!"

    Contributed by Phil Anderson on Jun 9, 2004
    based on 97 ratings
     | 23,252 views

    How to respond to the hardships and "slimy pits" we face in our lives...

    “It May Seem Muddy But Hang in There” Psalm 40:1-3 PS 40:1 I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. 2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. 3 He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Out Of The Mire And Into The Choir Series

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Feb 18, 2003
    based on 50 ratings
     | 16,051 views

    This is the fourth and final sermon in the series, "Reality Prayer - How to Ask So God Will Answer"

    Can you imagine going to church and not singing or hearing any music? We gather to worship to hear God’s Word, give to God’s work, and fellowship with other worshippers - but gathering without songs of praise as part of our worship - how wrong would that be? Church without the singing of praise ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Too Wide To Hide

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 8, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
     | 7,228 views

    Preached in a church of another denomination for Christian Unity Sunday and Martin Luther King Sunday: we tend to hide our own history and to conceal our witness. But God calls us into a wider ministry.

    I’m not sure how it is among Methodists, but we Baptist folks have a strange custom of hiding when we come to church. We hide. We try to get in and get out without being noticed. I don’t know whether Methodists are infected with this disease, but with Baptists it is an epidemic. We hide. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Fred Sigle avatar

    Getting Out Of The Pits

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Aug 16, 2003
    based on 31 ratings
     | 8,410 views

    Even as God took David from the pit of despair, so can he stand us on solid ground.

    GETTING OUT OF THE PITS text: Psalm 40:1-3 A. Oh, how WEARINESS effects us at times. ILLUSTRATION: I can’t explain how you know for sure. I guess you have to be a preacher to understand. There’s this inner-feeling that a preacher gets when he knows that he’s DONE all that he can for a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    From The Pits To Praise

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 30, 2003
    based on 244 ratings
     | 65,359 views

    Trust the Lord to help your entire life, ministry and relationships be a testimony to a journey from the pits to higher levels of praise. May you learn how to more effectively please the Lord in all respects and help you bear fruit in every good work as y

    From the Pits to Praise Occasionally we all find ourselves in the pits of discouragement, depression or disappointment. A general sense of hopelessness and despair overwhelms us when we find ourselves in the pits of helpless feelings. When we are in the pits of life we need the help of God to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Confidence In A Competent Creator

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Nov 11, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 6,783 views

    Confidence in God produces: Provision From God; Praise Toward God; Perception Of God’s Will; and Proclamation Of God’s Goodness.

    Confidence In A Competent Creator Text: Ps.40: 4; Prov.3: 26 Intro: Webster’s Dictionary defines confidence as “firm belief; trust; reliance; the fact of being or feeling certain; assurance…object of trust” (Victoria Neufeldt, Editor in Chief and David B. Guralnik, Editor in Chief Emeritus, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A King In A Pit

    Contributed by Jacob Holmes on Nov 21, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 5,772 views

    how A prominent king can fall into "a horrible pit".

    "A King In a Pit" David understood what it was like to be promoted to the province of the palace. Throughout the course of his life, he was a versatile shepherd, and a dominating king, so he understood the aspects of power that derived from both his Staff, and his Scepter..He developed ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    God's Thoughts

    Contributed by Donna Kazenske on Dec 25, 2002
    based on 51 ratings
     | 8,859 views

    The Lord loves His people so much that He can’t keep Himself from thinking about us. We are always on His mind.

    By: Donna J. Kazenske Psalm 40:5 – Many, O Lord my God, are Your wonderful works which You have done; and Your thoughts toward us cannot be recounted to You in order; if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered. When I meditate on Psalm 40:5, I find myself so amazed ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Dana Visneskie avatar

    The Benefits Of Righteousness

    Contributed by Dana Visneskie on Feb 9, 2004
    based on 38 ratings
     | 39,448 views

    God wants us to passionately pursue Right living or righteousness. God has set the standard in the Bible. The Word of God shows us the benefits of right living or righteousness with God. The sermon gives 9 blessings for pursuing a life of righteousness

    Title: The Benefits Of Righteousness Text: Psalm 40:4; Psalm 34:8; Psalm 84:12 Pray!!! Read Text!!! Psalm 34:8 says, “Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him.” Psalm 84:12 says, “O Lord of hosts, Blessed is the man who trusts in You!” Psalm 40:4 says, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Lynn Floyd avatar

    A New Song For The New Year

    Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Jan 4, 2003
    based on 74 ratings
     | 16,932 views

    I do my best to encourage others to craft and sing a new song unto the Lord. I give some reaons why every person has a song to sing!

    A New Song for the New Year December 28, 2002 Intro: Greetings! I trust each and every one of you had a safe and Merry Christmas. I just want to say “Merry Christmas” over and over. I’m tired of hearing “Happy Holidays” or “Seasons Greetings.” Just a personal thing I guess. But we are getting to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Turner avatar

    What The Lord Can Do For Us !

    Contributed by Mike Turner on Nov 6, 2003
    based on 27 ratings
     | 5,750 views

    God knows where we are, and what we need ! He can do great things in our life !!!

    What The Lord Can Do For Us ! I. The Lord Will Lift You Up. Psa 40:2 He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. David describes the condition he finds himself in as like being in a horrible pit whose bottom is of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Colin Coombs avatar

    The Blessing God Bestows

    Contributed by Colin Coombs on Sep 1, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,776 views

    A look at some of the many blessings that are ours in Christ

    THE BLESSING GOD BESTOWS Psalm 40:4 Happy is the man who has faith in the Lord, and does not give honour to the men of pride or to those who are turned away to deceit. [BBE] I. FORGIVEN Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Bill Burnett avatar

    Funeral Sermon For Someone Who Committed Suicide

    Contributed by Bill Burnett on Aug 9, 2005
    based on 100 ratings
     | 135,996 views

    This was a sermon for a man who killed himself a month after his wife committed suicide

    A Funeral For John Doe Before I speak today – I would like to read some scriptures to us. (Psa 55:5 NKJV) "Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me, And horror has overwhelmed me." (Psa 143:4 NKJV) "Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is distressed." Psa ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare