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  • Robert Kerr avatar

    Get Out Of The Boat

    Contributed by Robert Kerr on Jan 11, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,352 views

    To experience the power of Christ in our lives, we must be willing to leave our comfort zone.

    GET OUT OF THE BOAT Matt 14:25-32 Years ago my wife and I were at a football game. Our team was losing, the man in front of us was bad mouthing our team for losing. She took it as long as she could, then she tapped the man on the shoulder and said: ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Johnny A. Palmer Jr. avatar

    Vanity Of Vanity, All Is Vanity!

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Mar 25, 2010
    based on 9 ratings
     | 26,126 views

    Life is meaningless if we leave God and eternity out of the picture.

    Intro: 1. “Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time, And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life’s but a walking shadow a poor player That struts and frets ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Out Of This World

    Contributed by Judith Hand on Jan 14, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,630 views

    Jesus prays for his disciples as He is about to leave this world

    “Out of This World” Gospel passage: John 17:6-19 Jesus came to the world from out of this world to teach people not of this world to go into all the world to preach the truth that he gave his life to save us out of this world. The passage of scripture from John 17 today takes ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Falsnesss Of Forsakenness

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Apr 26, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,144 views

    Relaying the truth that God never leaves us. More often in life we desert HIm.

    The Falseness of Forsakenness Have you ever been so low you thought all there was left for you in this world is death? The idea that there is no hope all is lost and all you can do is end the pain. Don’t think you are alone. Many people have been down the road of feeling forsaken. Today I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Desert Of The God Who Sees Me Series

    Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Mar 24, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 13,252 views

    The story of Hagar leaving Abram and Sarai and meeting an angel in the desert

    Introduction Deserts are defined as land regions that receive less than 10 inches of rain per year... They typically have little to no vegetation or plant life... and very few animals are able to live there... for people who live in the desert... it is a harsh life... largely centered on where they ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Andy Flowers avatar

    Contentment Series

    Contributed by Andy Flowers on Nov 20, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 25,240 views

    Thanksgiving is impossible without contentment.

    Title- Contentment Text- Philippians 4:11-13 Philippians 4:10-13 10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at last you have revived your concern for me; indeed, you were concerned before, but you lacked opportunity. 11 Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. John D. WENTWORTH avatar

    Peace That Passes Understanding: Trusting God’s Timing Series

    Contributed by Dr. John D. Wentworth on Aug 20, 2025
     | 381 views

    "Peace that passes understanding isn’t the absence of questions—it’s the quiet trust that God’s timing is never late, even when our hearts are in a hurry."

    Introduction: "Peace that passes understanding isn’t the absence of questions—it’s the quiet trust that God’s timing is never late, even when our hearts are in a hurry." Years ago, a farmer planted his fields just like he always did. But that year, the rains came late. Day after day, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Where Are Your Treasures? Love Gives...

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 13, 2014
     | 3,549 views

    CONSIDER GIVING? Where are your treasures? You can give without love, but you can not love without giving... Jesus is the greatest gift ever given...

    WHERE ARE YOUR TREASURES? GOD GIVES... LOVE GIVES... By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com A GIFT IS A REAL DEMONSTRATION OF WHAT LOVE REALLY IS... I. WHAT DO I TREASURE THE MOST? MY TREASURE TROVE? IS MY VALUE SYSTEM AND GOD'S VALUE SYSTEM THE SAME? DEFINE: Treasure: what you value, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Gerald Roberts avatar

    "Empty Makes Us Jesus Strong"

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Apr 18, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,944 views

    The empty tomb makes us Jesus Strong because there is absence but there is also a presence, the tomb is empty that alone creates hope, empty allows us to rise above, and this is because we are Jesus Strong.

    Empty makes us Jesus Strong Mark 16:1-8 On the morn of resurrection Mary Madeleine encountered a Massive Void "The Tomb was empty". Mark 16:8Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid. Mary feels Empty she ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Justin Steckbauer avatar

    Celebrate What God Has Done Series

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Aug 25, 2024
     | 977 views

    He is faithful. He is faithful for the future just as much as he has been in the past. Trust Him for the road ahead. Though it seems so very uncertain, God is trustworthy, our part is to hold on tight as God begins to do a new thing in our lives. The future is bright.

    There was once a great and mighty citadel of the faith. It’s members were many, it’s band large, it’s youth growing in the faith, it’s members organized and energized, it’s outreach far and wide, it’s services many and multiplied, and it’s reputation, as one of the premier citadels of the mighty ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Living Water And Hidden Food Series

    Contributed by Ray Geide on Jan 17, 2022
     | 3,167 views

    The rule of threes says you can go about three weeks without food, three days without water, three hours without shelter, and three minutes without air. So food, water, shelter, and air are important. Without them you will die. Today we will look at two of them, water and food.

    Living Water and Hidden Food John 4:10-34 The rule of threes. Do you know about this? If you were a survival expert, you would. The rule of threes says you can go about three weeks without food, three days without water, three hours without shelter, and three minutes without air. Let me repeat ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Hope In A Hope-Less World

    Contributed by Stuart Blount on Aug 10, 2005
    based on 90 ratings
     | 23,995 views

    “We can live forty days without food, eight days without water, four minutes without air, but only a few seconds without hope”....How do we understand and therefore respond to the kind of world we are living in today?

    Our world is experiencing an uncertain time, a defining moment in the history of this planet. That is not an over dramatization of the events of the last month but rather a prophetic perspective of the years ahead. It seems summed up by the lament of a volunteer rescue worker in New York City, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Julia Cramer avatar

    The Cross Is Our Miracle

    Contributed by Julia Cramer on Aug 7, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,446 views

    What legacy will you leave your children and grandchildren and great grandchildren? How about leaving a legacy of Faith? A spiritual diary. A Treasure to your loved ones souls.

    What legacy will you leave your children and grandchildren and great grandchildren? Do you ever think about it? Lots of boo coo bucks? Acres and acres of land, a fancy house, a nice boat, a neat car, a Harley Davison motorcycle, OR … a simple, little diary filled with your faith journey, your ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Tim HBC avatar

    "My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?” Series

    Contributed by Tim Hbc on Mar 16, 2009
    based on 11 ratings
     | 27,165 views

    The gospel of grace! Because of Jesus, the Father promises US, ’Never will I leave or forsake YOU.’

    “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Those words were so raw with emotion that we still have them in Aramaic, Jesus’ mother tongue: Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? Jesus is hanging there on the cross. We can safely assume his face is twisted with the agony of crucifixion. He can barely ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Evie Megginson avatar

    Are You Working Out Your Salvation?

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 139 ratings
     | 17,304 views

    Philippians 2:12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

    Philippians 2:12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. Notice Paul didn’t say, work for your salvation, or toward your salvation, but work out your salvation. According to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist