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  • Brad Bailey avatar

    Connecting With God Through Prayer Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on May 23, 2024
     | 975 views

    Connecting with God through Prayer Series: Connecting with God Brad Bailey – May 12, 2024

    Connecting with God through Prayer Series: Connecting with God Brad Bailey – May 12, 2024 Intro Today we are concluding our series “Connecting with God”... in which we have engaged identifying our location... that is...the position we are in...including being finite beings...who have tried to hide ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Unshakeable Joy In A Shaking World - Advent Message

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Dec 14, 2025
     | 213 views

    This is a message about joy, during Advent. It is about how it is that we can have joy that does not change in the midst of our circumstances, and how we can sustain our awareness of that joy through loving obedience to God.

    Sermon for Advent 3 - Joy - December 14, 2025 - What gives you joy? Name one thing. What are some examples of joy? Of course I’ve had times of great happiness in my life which come close to joy. Marrying my beautiful wife Barbara in 1987 was a great highlight. And then comes the challenge of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Return To A Listening Heart

    Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 22, 2025
     | 45 views

    A pastor’s burden exposes spiritual deafness in the church and calls believers and leaders alike to listen, repent, realign, and return to Christ.

    There are moments in ministry when the burden becomes heavier than the words. Moments when you stand before God with His people on your heart and realize that what troubles you most is not persecution from the outside, but resistance on the inside. God spoke through Jeremiah to a people who were ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Recognizing Life's Awe-Full Moments Amidst Life's Awful Moments

    Contributed by David Welch on Dec 8, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,070 views

    No one escapes tragedy, struggle, and awful moments in their life. This message explores a number of Biblical events that demonstrate an opportunity to recognize the AWESOME God in the awful events.

    Chico Alliance Church November 14, 2021 Recognizing Life’s Awe-Full moments amid Life’s Awful moments Introduction We live in an awful broken world and won’t fully realize the God-embedded longings and dreams for a restored Eden until Jesus’ glorious return. For now…we don’t fully realize the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Simeon's Song Series

    Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Dec 13, 2021
     | 3,242 views

    In Simeon's Song to the Messiah child, we see his heart, hope, and faith.

    Simeon’s Song (Luke 2:25-32) Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 12-12-2021 Waiting for… [Slide] I’ve been watching “Get Back,” the Beatles documentary that Peter Jackson has been working on for years. It’s been very interesting and I was especially fascinated with two girls that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Greatness Of God's Gospel Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Apr 8, 2024
     | 1,627 views

    The gospel of Jesus Christ: 1. Has always been God's plan (vs. 1-5). 2. Has always involved preaching (vs. 2-4; 7-8). 3. Will always accomplish God's purposes (vs. 8-11). 4. Includes precious gifts (vs. 6, 12-13).

    The Greatness of God's Gospel Ephesians 3:1-13 Sermon by Rick Crandall Series: The Book of Ephesians (Prepared April 8, 2024) BACKGROUND: *Today in Ephesians 3:1-13, Paul talks about the greatness of the "gospel." That's simply the "good news" about Jesus Christ. But ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    He'll Leave The Light On For You Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Apr 13, 2024
     | 1,667 views

    There are not that many people who are resurrected in the pages of the Bible. You can trace down every one of them in an afternoon’s sitting. It’s nearly exclusively the women who have this privilege.

    Elisha shows us how to remain faithful during challenging times. Several years ago, the people at Motel 6 had this catchy tagline on their commercials: “We’ll leave the light on for you.” Tom Bodett was building houses in Homer, Alaska, and was contributing to National Public Radio’s All Things ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Holding Onto Your Faith

    Contributed by Kelly Hudnall on Dec 12, 2001
    based on 96 ratings
     | 27,243 views

    How to hold onto your faith when life hurts most.

    HOLDING ONTO YOUR FAITH When Life Hurts the Most I. Intro: When was the last time life served you a curve ball? Life has a way of doing that you know? Jesus promised in John 16:33 that we would suffer many of life’s curve balls in life. His exact words were, "in Me you have peace, in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Pour Out, Step Out And Break Out…have You Got The "Out's”?

    Contributed by Michael Quicke on Mar 26, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 7,225 views

    God POURS OUT out His Spirit into our hearts. As ambassadors we STEP OUT out into ministry and witness. Then we see the sovereignty of God BREAK OUT among us.

    INTRO Let me take you back to when George Bush, Sr, was president. When he and his military advisors decided to engage Saddam Hussein and his military forces, what was the first thing they did? They poured all the military strength of the United States onto the Saudi Arabian peninsula. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Am I Here?

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 20, 2001
    based on 95 ratings
     | 13,212 views

    We all need to know why God created us.

    WHY AM I HERE? INTRO.- ILL.- A man was walking along a road and saw an Indian lying with his ear to the ground. He went over to the Indian and heard him speaking, “Large wheels, Ford pickup truck, green color, man driving with large police dog next to him, Colorado license plate, and traveling ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Giving That Prompts Greatness

    Contributed by Eric Snyder on Oct 22, 2001
    based on 355 ratings
     | 39,423 views

    The outline is origional the il;ustrations and statistics were compiled mainly from sermon central contributers.

    Giving That Prompts Greatness Eric A. Snyder, Minister Farwell Church of Christ October 21, 2001 A wealthy older gentleman had just recently married a lovely young lady, and was beginning to wonder whether she might have married him for his money. So he asked her, "Tell me the truth: if I lost ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Born To Serve

    Contributed by Terry Vaughan on Nov 8, 2001
    based on 58 ratings
     | 18,204 views

    Whom do we serve, where do we serve and how do we serve the Lord. Learn five things about our ability, longevity, reliability, stability and our daily walk with Christ) that will help us better serve the Lord.

    WESTSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH PASTOR: TERRY VAUGHAN SERMON TITLE: BORN TO SERVE “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 that the world ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Run The Race -- Keep Your Eyes On The Prize

    Contributed by Kelvin Parks on Nov 30, 2001
    based on 111 ratings
     | 124,051 views

    Stay focused -- God is going to run that last mile with God.

    RUN THE RACE -- KEEP YOU EYES ON THE PRIZE I Corinthians 9:24-25 Let us pray -- Lord, the task of preaching your Gospel is once again in my keeping and I commit myself to do it the best that I can. Clear my mind of distractions, warm my heart with compassion, and fill my soul with faith in your ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Find Real Strength Series

    Contributed by Stephen Colaw on Aug 21, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 7,404 views

    How to allocate strength from God so that we may live a holy life and build effective relationships with others.

    How to Find Real Strength Ephesians 6:10-13 Open your Bibles to Ephesians chapter 6. Introduction: This morning I am starting a series entitled “Eight Essential Exercises for Building a Better Body.” Let’s face it, most of us could use a little body building. Most of us are undisciplined, ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    How To Pray For Your Relationships Series

    Contributed by Stephen Colaw on Aug 21, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
     | 6,342 views

    When we approach Christ in prayer, he will assist us in building healthy relationships

    How to Pray for My Relationships (Approach Christ in Prayer) Introduction: This is week eight in our series on building better relationships. Today we’re going to wrap up this series. We’ve been studying how we can build healthy, god-honoring, Christ-centered relationships. All of life is lived ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan