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  • Davon Huss avatar

    How To Find And Keep Joy

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 27, 2018
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,191 views

    How can humility increase my happiness? (Title and outline adapted from Rick Warren at: https://pastors.com/how-to-find-and-keep-your-joy-in-ministry/)

    HoHum: Psychology Today once asked 52,000 Americans, “What does it take to make you happy?” Their answers varied, but the interesting thing is that most of them talked about favorable circumstances instead of issues of the heart. The popular idea of happiness involves having the right ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Stepping Down

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 11, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 20,945 views

    How to resign from ministry

    Intro: One of the things no one likes is to be a failure. We live in a very “success-oriented” society. Many judge their value as an individual on the basis of their success. Yet there are some times in our lives when the world sees a failure and God sees a success. One of those times ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Casualties Of War

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jul 15, 2001
    based on 28 ratings
     | 4,261 views

    Response to the Wedgewood shootings One need not have the prophetic gifts to read the signs of the times.

    Amos 7:14  Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:  One need not have the prophetic gifts to read the signs of the times. Well, here we are again mourning another act of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Who Will Bear The Stretcher?

    Contributed by Don Austin on Dec 30, 2000
    based on 145 ratings
     | 17,719 views

    Disciplship

    Who will bear the Stretcher? Matthew 9:1-8 / Mark 2:1-12 We see from time to time somebody on a gurney being taken from either one place in a hospital to another, or we see them being took from their homes to the hospital. When we see this, there is a sort of sympathy or we feel a bit sorry for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Ishmael Idea Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 26, 2004
    based on 81 ratings
     | 12,627 views

    What happens when God’s people don’t stand up for what they know is right?

    OPEN: Henry Ward Beecher was a very famous preacher in his day. When he was a boy, it is said that the teacher in the school he attended asked a classmate a question The boy answered, but his teacher became visibly upset with his answer and cried testily: "Sit down!" This frightened the boy… ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Power In Partnership

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Mar 2, 2004
    based on 49 ratings
     | 33,336 views

    There is true power in the church when the pastor and the people partner together to accomplish the work of Christ.

    Power in Partnership Exodus 17:8-13 February 8, 2004 Introduction World’s Fair Partnership During the summer of 1904 an unlikely partnership was formed at the World’s Fair St. Louis. The summer was unusually hot and people were searching the fair for something to help cool them off and Arnold ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Where Are Our Children?

    Contributed by Ivan Casteel on Mar 14, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
     | 6,897 views

    To challenge each family to evaluate where the children are in the matter of spirituality.

    PP2010 WHERE ARE OUR CHILDREN? Proverbs 30:11-14 INTRODUCTION: Do you know where your children are tonight? Do you know what they are doing? Do you know what their plans are for life? We live in an age when more children are attending Christian schools than ever before. In Florida more than ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What The Master Needs Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on May 16, 2005
    based on 159 ratings
     | 54,569 views

    Last in series on Jesus’ priorities. It’s about giving our donkeys - really, ourselves - to the Master.

    Luke 19:28-38 – What the Master Needs (NOTE: these are not original thoughts to me. Most of this cmoes from another sermon of the same name.) Christian author Philip Yancey, in his book The Jesus I Never Knew, described Palm Sunday this way: “The triumphal entry has about it an aura of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Taking Sides Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Nov 15, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,159 views

    #9 in my Romans 8 - What a Way to Live! series. This says that God is on our side, and it’s His opinion of us that matters the most. There is victory in that truth.

    Romans 8:31-37 – Taking Sides When Martin Luther was in the middle of the Reformation and the Pope was trying to bring him back to the Catholic Church, he sent a cardinal to deal with Luther and buy him with gold. The cardinal later wrote to the Pope, “The fool does not like gold.” The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Father Knows Best

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Jun 9, 2003
    based on 69 ratings
     | 10,768 views

    God is concerned about our desires, our direction and our destiny.

    FATHER KNOWS BEST Text: Matthew 7:9-11 I read a story of a father who was preparing to go on a trip to grandma’s house over the Thanksgiving Holidays. He describes the episode as if it were a theology lab. This father and mother began comparing their mental notes of spiritual perceptions. ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    The Salvation Of The Gentiles, Pt. 1--The Searching Soldier Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Sep 15, 2004
    based on 54 ratings
     | 6,113 views

    CORNELIUS WAS A GOOD MAN, A GOD-FEARING MAN, A GENEROUS MAN, A PRAYING MAN, BUT NOT A SAVED MAN...YET! [GOOD HURRICANE ILLUSTRATION AND MISSIONS APPLICATION] Powerpoint at website.

    The Salvation of the Gentiles, pt. 1 “The Searching Soldier” Acts 10:1-16 It’s now about 10 years after the day of Pentecost, and though the early church has made great strides and reached a lot of people, they are making no efforts to reach the Gentiles. Those 3k saved at Pentecost…all Jews. 5k ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Anthony Zibolski avatar

    Jacob's Dream

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Aug 29, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 15,454 views

    Jacob’s dream helps us to realize that at the most difficult time’s of our life, God desires to speak to us with positive results.

    SC 8/30/2008 Jacob’s dream Genesis chapter 28:1-22 Disclaimer- This sermon is from private study and resources ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Kenneth Anthony avatar

    What Am I Suppose To Do With My Life?

    Contributed by Kenneth Anthony on Jul 23, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,823 views

    Modern trend is that people are postponing major decisions in life. People have little direction. True calling is to serve God with spiritual gifts.

    What Am I Suppose To Do With My Life? People today don’t know what they want to do with their lives. Despite all of our wealth, education, and opportunity people are constantly searching for happiness and fulfillment. Their journey never seems to end because they are reluctant to grow up and ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

  • Scott Chambers avatar

    A Look At The Law And Promises Series

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Jun 6, 2007
     | 3,053 views

    A message in an expository series from the book of Galatians

    Today we are about to encounter one of the most difficult passages in all of Paul’s writings. In these verses, he draws on the debating skills he learned from his rabbinic teachers. He is reasoning in our text in a way that is very characteristic of a first century rabbi. In the first century it ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Meekness Not Weakness Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 23, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,158 views

    Meekness is strength submitted in obedience to a higher duty.

    Do any of you remember the old musical Camelot, about King Arthur and the Round Table? It was popular back in the early 60’s, it’s one of the reasons the Kennedy White House started being called Camelot. The reason I bring it up is because of Lancelot. Remember Lancelot? Until he and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed