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  • Duane Wente avatar

    We Are Not Strong Enough Series

    Contributed by Duane Wente on Jun 15, 2025
     | 644 views

    The world tells us we must be strong on our own. But God's truth reminds us that His power is perfected in our weakness. We do not need to be strong enough—we need to trust the One who is.

    ### **Introduction: The Pressure to Be Strong** Video Ill.: Sermon Bumper We live in a culture that bullies weakness. If you cannot handle it on your own, you are labeled as fragile, broken, or useless. Weakness is laughed at, mocked, and quickly dismissed. From childhood, we are told to toughen ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Paradise Lost

    Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Mar 5, 2017
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     | 13,676 views

    Like our first parents, each of us have sinned and fallen short of God's glory. The story of the Fall tells us much about God's giving heart, Satan's destructive lies, and humanity's need for a Savior, of which God provided from the beginning.

    Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 Paradise Lost “Genesis” means “beginnings.” This first book of the Bible introduces us to the beginning of creation and lots of other things. Today we’ll look at “The Fall,” the beginning of sin and all that goes wrong with the world. It would be nice to blame Adam and Eve, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sin, It Is A Big Deal Series

    Contributed by Dave Martin on Nov 21, 2000
    based on 64 ratings
     | 4,677 views

    The book of Genesis -- is the book of beginnings. What is sin and why is it so destructive.

    "Sin, What’s the Big Deal?" Part 2 of 7 Text: Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-10 & Selected Cross Creek Community Church June 25, 2000 Pastor Dave Martin God’s Word is Powerful, Relevant, and Up to Date! Genesis 2:15-17 "The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    The Restoration Of His Power

    Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Jul 19, 2016
     | 14,474 views

    We all have problems with the flesh. It is overindulged, self-assured, and out of control. This message is a call for us to take the battle to the flesh.

    THE RESTORATION OF HIS POWER Study Text: Judges 3: 7 - 12 Introduction: - Whenever the power of God is lost, the people of God cannot prevail over the enemy as expected of them because the presence of God has been withdrawn, and the glory of God will be missing. - When the Israelites ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Who's Shaping You? Series

    Contributed by Claude Alexander on Jun 16, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,726 views

    Like guardrails on the highway, God’s wisdom gives us guidance on how our desire for intimacy can be channeled in an appropriate direction, without bringing harm to us or others.

    Who's Shaping You? Prov. chapter 5: 1-23 Prov. 6:20-35 In our study of the Book of Proverbs we find that the promise of success for the righteous and destruction for the wicked need to read as general principles that are usually—but not always—fulfilled on this side of glory . ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Joseph - The Hero That Ran Away Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 9, 2006
    based on 39 ratings
     | 25,257 views

    We often think of heroes as those who run to the fight... but often heroes are those who engage in "organized retreats".

    OPEN: One of my favorite stories from Revolutionary war involves the "Battle of the Cowpens". Toward the end of the Revolutionary war, the British General Cornwallis had captured Savannah, Charleston and Camden in South Carolina - and in the process he had defeated and imprisoned much of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Why Monogamous Marriage Matters

    Contributed by W F on Jul 3, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,624 views

    Why did God say no to adultery?

    INTRODUCTION Why did God say no to adultery? Is it just another example of God being a narrow minded spoil sport? Isn’t he human? Can’t he feel that you may no longer love your marriage partner and that you profoundly love someone else? And doesn’t God understand, since he made us, what human love ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    A Place No One Wants To Go

    Contributed by Joel Santos on Aug 4, 2006
    based on 114 ratings
     | 26,412 views

    There are many places in this world that I would like to go to. I would love to go to USA to visit my friends... But I missed this opportunity because the embassy denied my application....But, there is one place where no one wants to go...

    A PLACE NO ONE WANTS TO GO Mark 9:43-48 There are many places in this world that I would like to go to. I would love to go to USA to visit my friends. My brother offered me to visit him in the USA 3 years ago and he will shoulder all my expenses but I missed this opportunity because the embassy ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Dangerous Digit

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Sep 9, 2013
     | 4,768 views

    A sermon on how we can overcome and conquer the sin of gossip.

    "The Dangerous Digit" James 3:1 My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. 2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. 3 Behold, we put bits in the horses' ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Last One In Is A Rotten Egg! Series

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002
    based on 66 ratings
     | 6,938 views

    Part 10 of 10 of the series, Supernatural Transformation. Jesus finished strong. He wants us to not only finish the race but finish strong. And it is possible - even when you think it’s already "finished" that you are the rotten egg - IT’S NOT OVER YET! 

    "LAST ONE IN IS A ROTTEN EGG!" Hebrews 12:1; Ephesians 1:18-23 Read at beginning of service: Ephesians 1:18-23 (NIV) 18 I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Caring Enough To Confront Series

    Contributed by David Scudder on Jul 25, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,840 views

    How can we help other believers whose lives are not honoring Christ?

    Caring Enough to Confront II Timothy 2:24-26 Purpose: To show how wayward believers should be dealt with. Aim: I want the listener to be alert and ready to help other believers who may be straying. INTRODUCTION: Here at Bethel, we are family, bound together by something more profound and real ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    What Is Our Mission?

    Contributed by Timothy Craver on Sep 2, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,836 views

    Looks at how Jesus was faithful to His mission and how we are to do the same.

    Let me pose a hypothetical situation to you this morning: Let’s say I was to make an offer to you. I would offer to give you two free plane tickets to anywhere in the world. Would you take it? Well, there’s one catch – what if I didn’t tell you where you were going before you got on the plane? ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Clear Eyes. Calm Heart.

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on May 5, 2013
     | 6,449 views

    When God opens our eyes to the truth of his promises, our frantic hearts calm.

    Crash! “What was that?” you wonder as you’re startled awake by a loud noise and with a jolt. “Has one of the kids fallen down the stairs while sleepwalking? Is someone trying to break into the house?” You won’t know until you investigate. Only, you can’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Lessons Learned From The Grateful Leper

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on May 28, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,552 views

    We can learn alot about ourselves through the 9 ungrateful lepers as well as the one grateful. We are one of them.

    Lessons learned from a thankful leper Luke 17:1-19 Luke 17:1-19 Introduction- Anyone ever have a bad day? Somewhere everything goes wrong? One side of this coin is out of our control. Someone has wronged you. Someone has said some hurtful things. A ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Pull Up!

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 26, 2025
     | 193 views

    Holiness is God rescuing us from spiritual drift. Grace lifts us above sin, shaping our hearts to love what heaven loves forever.

    (Call to Holiness) INTRODUCTION — The Great Danger of Drifting Every pilot knows that you don’t have to crash to die. Sometimes you just drift. A degree off-course here. A little neglect there. The gauges still look fine. Engines hum. Wings steady. But gradually… quietly… you descend. Until a ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist