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  • Rodney V Johnson avatar

    We Walk By Faith Part 8 Series

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Oct 15, 2011
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    This message focuses on shipwrecked faith.

    We Walk By Faith Part 8 Shipwrecked Faith Part 1 Scriptures: 1 Timothy 1:18-20; Romans 10:17; 2 Timothy 2:16-18; 4:14-15 Introduction: This message will close out my current series on faith. As you recall, in this series I have explained that faith is an unquestioning belief and that there ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Sermon # 28 - Share The Good News Series

    Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Jun 18, 2025
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    When challenged with problems and hardships that seem insurmountable here’s how we should handle it. Trust God to do the impossible, do all that we can do and then when the miraculous happens, make it a point to share the good news with others.

    We read in 2 Kings 6:24-25, “And it happened after this that Ben-Hadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up and besieged Samaria. And there was a great famine in Samaria;” (NKJV) The city of Samaria was under siege by Ben-Hadad the king of Syria, and no one could enter or exit that ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Sermon # 31 - The Purpose Of The Church Series

    Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Jun 26, 2025
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    The Parable of the Good Samaritan is familiar to all of us. However, if we study this from a deeper spiritual angle, we will understand God’s greater plan for us as individuals who believe in Him and His purpose for the church at large.

    As we continue our study on the church, for today’s meditation we will study this portion of scripture found in the Gospel of Luke chapter 10. We read in Luke 10:30-35, “To answer this question, Jesus said, “A man was going down the road from Jerusalem to Jericho. Some robbers surrounded him, tore ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Love On Its Knees

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Nov 26, 2018
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    This sermon is going to review the story of Jesus washing the disciple’s feet and in doing so will emphasize how important it is to love while on one’s knees as His servant!

    Love on its Knees John 13:1-17 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 “By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another” (John 13:35). Living a generation of gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant people who invent ways of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    All In

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on May 10, 2019
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    A study in the book of Psalms 1

    Psalm 1: 1 - 6 All In 1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night. 3 He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Overwhelming Worry

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Dec 6, 2024
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    We all face life; the question is, how will we face it? We will be overwhelmed by anxiety or is there a better way?

    Overwhelming Worry Jeffery Anselmi / General Core 52 / Anxiety; Stress / Philippians 4:6 We all face life; the question is, how will we face it? We will be overwhelmed by anxiety or is there a better way? INTRODUCTION - Decades ago, in the waiting room of a Minneapolis hospital, three expectant ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Speaking Like An Adult Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 21, 2002
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     | 14,244 views

    Hebrews says by this time we should all be teachers... but why?

    OPEN: A man was scheduled to speak for an important business dinner. But, as he was eating his meal he must have bitten down on something hard, for at that moment his false teeth broke in his mouth. Nearly paralyzed by panic, he muttered to the man next to him, “I can’t believe this!” he says, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    We Must See Jesus

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jan 23, 2001
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     | 6,505 views

    Only personal, significant contact with our risen Lord brings about true faith and obedience. All else is only ritual, and religious rhetoric. We MUST see Jesus!

    Although it seems in my own experience that the account of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus is primarily used when preaching during the Easter season, I am sure that through the years it has been a favorite passage for many preachers, as well as lay students of the scriptures. This ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    Four Soils

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Nov 18, 2006
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     | 10,095 views

    This message compares the soil types of the ground with the soil types of the heart.

    Message: “Four Soils” Text: He said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand” (Luke 8:10). What is a parable? The American Heritage Dictionary ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • David Rogers avatar

    The Great Trust Failure

    Contributed by David Rogers on Feb 25, 2005
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     | 5,151 views

    A sermon on what it actually is meant when we are told to trust God.

    The Great Trust Failure Psalm 4:1-5 By Brother David Rogers Bethlehem Baptist Church Who do we trust in our lives? Do you trust your Spouse, your boss, your family members, your best friend? How do we judge someone or something to trust it? Do we judge it by it never failing us, by it always ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Crisscross Double Cross Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Feb 24, 2009
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     | 3,897 views

    We are secure in our faith. John tells us that those who walk away from the faith were never a part of the faith to begin with.

    In 1936, when delays slowed construction, over $130,000 was invested in a novel safety feature: a vast net -- similar to a circus net -- suspended under the Golden Gate Bridge. The safety net extended ten feet wider than the bridge’s width and fifteen feet further than the roadway’s length. It gave ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    This Is A Hard Saying

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Aug 20, 2009
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     | 7,106 views

    The Word of God can be understood when we let the Holy Spirit speak to us through faith.

    Text: “Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this, said, ‘This is a hard saying; who can understand it?’” (John 6:60). Has anyone ever told you something that was really hard to believe? When we were very young, we usually believed whatever people told us because we didn’t think they ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    Saved By Grace Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Sep 11, 2014
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     | 17,379 views

    In our passage we find the actions that one takes when he is striving to give himself to Christ as God requires in His Word. By the grace that is the believer¡¦s through his salvation, every man can purify & adorn himself as God requires.

    TITUS 2: 11-15 SAVED BY GRACE [1 Timothy 2:4-8] Last week we learned that we adorn the Gospel by our behavior and actions (2:10). But why should the Christian pursue this respectable and dignified life? The grace of God is the reason why every member of the God's forever family can and should ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chris Beam avatar

    Never Too Late

    Contributed by Chris Beam on Jan 6, 2015
     | 13,958 views

    God’s love is everlasting; You are never too old or too far gone to start over.

    Never Too Late All Things New Series: Week 2 BIG IDEA: God’s love is everlasting; You are never too old or too far gone to start over. The fact is, everyone experiences failure in life. We all have setbacks and losses, and sometimes a defeat can seem overwhelming to you. Every once in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Silence False Teachers. Series

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jan 19, 2012
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     | 5,071 views

    Be on your guard against counterfeit Christians. (Powerpoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    SERMON OUTLINE: (1). These false teachers were rebellious (vs 10) (2). These false teachers were deceptive talkers (vs 10) (3). These false teachers were carnal & worldly (vs 12) (4). These false teachers were upsetting other Christians (vs 11b) (5). These false teachers were wrongly motivated (vs ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren