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  • Tim Patrick avatar

    Do Not Lose Heart! (Part 2)

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Nov 10, 2009
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    This sermon offers resources for coping with discouragement and help in overcoming despair.

    Last week we began a series entitled “Do Not Lose Heart.” We established the point that many people lose heart as they travel the path of life. I mentioned Jim Ryun, who was a long distance runner. At one point in his life he lost heart with running and walked off of the track. He quit. He was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Do Not Lose Heart! (Part 3)

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Nov 12, 2009
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    This sermon offers resources for coping with discouragement and help in overcoming despair.

    Ask the congregation to write a one sentence description of their life purpose. Instruct them to leave out any reference to their family or their job. Ask for volunteers to share their sentence. Review: The past two Sundays we have been involved in a series entitled "Do Not Lose Heart.¨ The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Making Hard Choices

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Oct 1, 2009
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    Today’s world is filled with energy-saving devices that make life easier, but there is something to be said for embracing life’s challenges. The apostle Paul found serving Christ hard, but he didn’t see it as a cause of discouragement. The goal was worth

    Opening illustration: On September 12th, 1962, President JF Kennedy delivered a speech at Rice University in Houston, TX, about the difficult challenges facing the nation. He also shared his passion for the US to place a man on the moon. In balancing the needs of his people with the desire to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Keeping The Faith

    Contributed by Randy Croft on Dec 21, 2009
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     | 13,925 views

    How to weather doubt, discouragement, and hardships.

    Keeping the Faith ILLUS: The story is told of a man who was walking across the road when he was hit by a car. The impact knocked him on his head which caused him to be in a coma for a couple of days before he finally regained consciousness. When he opened his eyes, his loving wife was there beside ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • David Owens avatar

    Becoming A Timex Christian Servant Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Feb 22, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 12,330 views

    In this sermon, we discover what kept the apostle Paul ticking even though he took a licking. Four "f"s kept him going - foundation, force, faith, and focus.

    Introduction: A. I like the story told of the boxer who went to his corner after getting knocked down in the first round. 1. His trainer patted him on the back and said, “Great round. Now go back out there and get him. He hasn’t laid a glove on you.” 2. The boxer was a little confused by that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Down But Not Out

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Feb 24, 2010
    based on 75 ratings
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    There was hand-to-hand combat in the corners, but he still could turn to God. When you can't look this way or that you can always look up! Link inc. to formatted text, audio, PowerPoint.

    Down But Not Out 2 Corinthians 4:8-18 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/DownButNotOut.html We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair [2Cor. 4:8]. Paul is making a comparison here. He says, "We are troubled." That is a comparative degree. But he says, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dealing With Disappointment

    Contributed by Don Jaques on Jan 24, 2007
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    All Christians can find renewed hope in times of disappointment by 1)keeping an eternal focus, 2)cast your anxiety upon the Lord, 3)be self-controlled and resist the devil, and 4)offer a sacrifice of praise.

    If there is anything I’ve learned in my years working as a pastor it is that things don’t always go the way we think they should go. I’ve been witness to more tragic stories than I wish – and the truth is, life is hard. God has chosen to use people just like us to be his ambassadors on this ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Michael Stark avatar

    A Long Obedience

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jan 24, 2007
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    Having entered the Christian life, we need encouragement to stay the course. God, through the Apostle Paul, urges us to persevere.

    2 Corinthians 4:13-18 A Long Obedience “Since we have the same spirit of faith according to what has been written, “I believed, and so I spoke,” we also believe, and so we also speak, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Victory!

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jan 30, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,861 views

    Because of Jesus, the death of a believer is not just a relief, it’s a victory!

    Dear Friends and Family of Dennis, especially you, Darren, Michelle, and our dear Marion. So, here we are. We knew this day would come. It was impossible not to track its progress as the cancer brought on crutches, then a wheelchair, and finally a bed – that crazy bed two inches too short for ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney avatar

    Temporary Inconvenience

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Aug 14, 2007
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    Whatever the battle or struggle you are facing right now,It won’t last forever the storm will pass and the sun will shine again,It’s just a Temporary Inconvenience.

    2Co 4:15-18 For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God. 16 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. 17 For our light affliction, which is but for a ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Chris Appleby avatar

    The Proclaimed Kingdom - Treasure In Clay Vessel Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 22, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,156 views

    While we wait for Jesus to return, our task is to cooperate with God in his transforming work within us, to listen and obey. And it’s to continue to share the gospel with those around us; to share the glory of God with them.

    One of the things I love about travel is going to places that have a history behind them. To visit Rome, to see the Coliseum or the Roman Forum, to walk on paving stones that are 2000 years old, that maybe even Paul walked on when he was brought before Caesar. Last year I preached in a church that ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Tony Searles avatar

    Graveside Service

    Contributed by Tony Searles on Nov 3, 2007
    based on 65 ratings
     | 113,325 views

    This is a brief graveside service I prepared for a person I was not familiar with. This is a short and simple, but respectful ceremony. Although it is simple and short, it does have some nice touches.

    Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life; he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. And whosoever lives and believes in me shall never die.” I want to encourage you, as we gather together this afternoon, to remember that God is our refuge and our strength. We are ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Bill Sullivan avatar

    Less Like Scars - Lessons From Room 247

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Feb 26, 2008
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     | 2,916 views

    In His hands, the pain and hurt of life becomes less like scars that have been inflicted on us, and more like character built in us

    Less Like Scars Lessons from Room 247 TCF Sermon February 24, 2008 Wow. What a few weeks we’ve had here at TCF. New carpet. Missions conference. All good stuff, huh? It’s a dangerous thing for us regulars in the pulpit to invite people outside the elders to speak to us. Because when a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Marty Boller avatar

    Prayer-Care-Share: The Key To Care-Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Marty Boller on Mar 21, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,442 views

    #7 in a series. God is pouring out a whole new level of city-wide cooperation amongst churches and church leaders. Prayer-Care-Share is a concentrated effort focusing on "Building Bridges to our Community"...loving our communities to Christ.

    Last week...I shared with you THE KEY TO CARE...Two truths: #1: GOD IS ALREADY AT WORK. #2: JOIN HIM IN HIS WORK. Sounds so easy….doesn’t it? So simple… These TWO TRUTHS can set you free, yet…can I be truthful, here??? Doing ONLY what the Father is doing…can also be quite intimidating! ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • David Wilson avatar

    Not Losing Heart

    Contributed by David Wilson on Oct 5, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,577 views

    Paul focuses on his ministry, in spite of the problems he was experiencing

    II Corinthians 4 1) In this chapter, Paul describes the reasons he did not lose heart. I. REMEMBER YOUR RESPONSIBILITY The apostle Paul was a man who understood and fulfilled his responsibility in life. He said, "We have this ministry." Paul considered his job of preaching the gospel an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist