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  • Shawn Drake avatar

    Living In Trust Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Apr 3, 2003
    based on 41 ratings
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    This is the 9th study in the study "Hope In The Darkness". This study looks at trusting in God even when it seems He is not there.

    LIVING IN TRUST 1 Peter 4:12-19 Does it ever feel like God is on vacation? Like God has abandoned you? Most of the time, when a believer is having problems they automatically assume that God is mad at them and has abandoned them. As believers, we must learn how to live in trust. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's Presence Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Apr 9, 2003
    based on 74 ratings
     | 18,001 views

    This is the 1st study in the study "God Is On The Job". This is a study from the book of Ruth and this study looks at God’s presence even when we don’t realize it.

    GOD’S PRESENCE Ruth 1:1-22 It is hard to see that God is working in our lives sometimes. In fact it seems sometimes as if God is not there at all. How could God allow bad things to happen to good people? How is it that evil people seem to prosper? The devil is a master at focusing us on ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Cleansing The Temple

    Contributed by James May on Apr 13, 2003
    based on 159 ratings
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    Why did Jesus go first to the Temple and then begin to cleanse it? What does he need to cleanse from our temples?

    CLEANSING THE TEMPLE The shouts of Hosanna still rang loudly in ears of the citizens of Jerusalem on that first Palm Sunday. A large gathering of people were on hand to see Jesus as he rode into the city as the King of Peace on the back of a colt. Jesus continued down the dusty streets while ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Discipline Anyone?

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Sep 21, 2002
    based on 55 ratings
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    A Church without discipline is in serious trouble. God has a few words to say about this that need to be heard today.

    A young lady came to visit our services in Lancaster, NH. She was living with a young man. When we studied with her, she saw that she was living in a sinful relationship. She was resistant, but she continued to visit our services. Then one day she came and said she was ready to be baptized into ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Delivered To Deliver Others

    Contributed by Maurice Schaus on Dec 27, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
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    Do we get caught up in the festivities of the Christmas season, or do we hear God’s call to discipleship? This Sermon is for the observation of the Holy Innocents, December 28.

    Delivered to Deliver Others! Well, here we are, on the other side of Christmas. The gifts are opened, the parties are over, and the meals and cookies are consumed. Perhaps even some of the gifts have been returned. I haven’t yet seen my first Christmas tree on the curb, but I’m sure it can’t be ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Judgment In God's House

    Contributed by Terry Vaughan on Oct 12, 2001
    based on 80 ratings
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    God is judging us and it begins in the house of God.

    WESTSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH PASTOR: TERRY VAUGHAN SERMON TITLE: THE JUDGMENT IN GODS HOUSE “FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH, BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE. FOR GOD SENT NOT HIS SON INTO THE WORLD TO CONDEMN THE WORLD, BUT ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Distressed But Not Defeated

    Contributed by James May on Sep 12, 2001
    based on 78 ratings
     | 7,691 views

    A sermon of encouragement to Christians and prayer for our country and those who lost loved ones in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

    Distressed But Undefeated! Victory Temple Wed., 9/12/01 – Day after the World Trade Center Attacks Our hearts are heavy on this day. Yesterday, September 11, 2001, the peace, safety and security of our nation were shattered when a group of terrorists attacked several important targets is our ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Suffering For Christ

    Contributed by Dan Santiago on Jan 10, 2008
    based on 17 ratings
     | 19,286 views

    Understanding the functions of suffering in the Christian life would help us cope with them.

    SUFFERING FOR CHRIST 1 PETER 4:12-19 INTRODUCTION ILLUSTRATION One of my children asked why we don’t practice fasting or flagellation during the observant of Lent. Flagellation is the practice of a person to whip himself or herself as a public penance. iblically speaking, the best ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Anticipatory Pain And Suffering Series

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Mar 15, 2008
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     | 3,526 views

    Christians may experience pain and suffering just because we are Christians... and knowing that, we prepare for it.

    Title: Anticipatory Pain and Suffering Text: I Peter 4:12-19 Thesis: Christians may experience pain and suffering just because we are Christians. The Series: This is the sixth message in a Lenten Series: Knowing Christ through Pain and Suffering. The Apostle Paul wrote, I want to know ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Good News About Trouble Series

    Contributed by Ray Waldo on Apr 9, 2008
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,645 views

    We are blessed with the "Spirit of Glory and of God" that rests on us when we suffer for Christ. This is a message of encouragement to the Child of God who is going through trials.

    Well, we have all had days when it seemed everything went wrong! But I have “Good news about trouble.” - At least for the Child of God. In 1 Peter 4:12-19 we read that trouble is not aways such a bad thing. Peter says that we may be “overjoyed” as a result of our “painful trial.” I recently ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Ed Taylor avatar

    Every Life Is Touched By Trials Series

    Contributed by Ed Taylor on Apr 21, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,037 views

    None of us can sidestep the pains, problems, sorrows, and sufferings of life!

    1. Everything UNDER THE SUN is vanity & emptiness. a. That’s the testimony of King Solomon. He had it all. b. Money. Wisdom. Women. Possessions. Power. Prestige. c. But it didn’t do it for him. It left him empty & hollow. d. He writes the book of Ecclesiastes to tell us how it went. e. At the end ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Suffering Reduces Sin Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Mar 7, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,023 views

    The Apostle Peter shows us that when we work through suffering in a godly way, those habits and sins we cannot rid ourselves of, start to fade away.

    What is the thing that Americans fear the most? It is not taxes, or speaking in public, or even death…no. What Americans fear the most is – suffering. It can all be summed up when a loved one dies and death comes quickly to them. What do we say? At least they didn’t suffer….. Americans fear ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Seven Sins Sneaking Into The Sancutuary Part 1: Social Acceptances Series

    Contributed by Ken Gilmore on Mar 10, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,591 views

    This is sin one in a series that deals with common sins in the church and in the lives of " Christians". It deals with clothing, movies, drinking, and gambling.

    SEVEN SINS SNEAKING INTO THE SANCUTUARY Part 1: Social Acceptances TEXT: I Peter 4:17 “For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God…” I. Clothing Appearance makes a social statement of our view of life and how we would like those around us to interact with us – tramp, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Being A Christian Can Be Painful! Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 25, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,401 views

    We should invest ourselves in the Lord, even while suffering.

    Being A Christian Can Be Painful! (I Peter 4:12-19) 1. C. S. Lewis once remarked that “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts in our pain; it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” Today’s sermon is about suffering, trials, and stressful experiences. 2. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Hope For Uncertain Times Series

    Contributed by David Flowers on Aug 27, 2006
    based on 24 ratings
     | 9,556 views

    Are we living in the world’s last days? Jesus and the Biblical writers said that is not for us to know, and taught that we are to live our lives fully and freely, hoping in God always. Based on 1 Peter 4:7-19.

    Hope for Uncertain Times Hope is Your Birthright, part 1 Wildwind Community Church August 27, 2006 David Flowers Life is hard, isn’t it? You hear that a lot. Life is hard. But next time you hear that statement, I want you to think, “Compared to what?” Life is hard. It takes up all of your ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist