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  • Davon Huss avatar

    Hope Instead Of Despair

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 15, 2012
     | 6,163 views

    A sermon on Amos 8:11-14 on how people run to things of this world instead of to the Bible to find meaning to their lives (Outline and material adapted from the book Existentialism: The Philosophy of Despair and the Quest for Hope, from chapter 3, The De

    HoHum: A. What would happen if a “miracle” had occurred where the hand that had written the Word had sponged out of our Bibles every syllable they contained, and thus reclaimed the most precious gift that Heaven had bestowed to mankind. Without the Word we would lapse into despair. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Our Favorite Sins: Procrastination

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 7, 2013
     | 6,428 views

    A sermon on the danger of delay in spiritual matters (Seed Thought from Todd Hunter's book, Our Favorite Sins, chapter 5; Outline and material adapted from Mark Copeland at: http://executableoutlines.com/top/waiting.htm)

    HoHum: Much debate about guns. Most never pull the trigger. Many people have this philosophy, “Ready, aim, aim, aim.” They aim to do this or they aim to do that, but never do. WBTU: Last week we talked about the #1 sin among Americans according to a George Barna survey in 2011. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God’s Building

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Oct 27, 2011
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    The problem with buildings is unless you’re a professional builder, you might look at two buildings and believe they are built adequate, it’s not till the storms come and then you find out which one was built with superior craftsmanship and materials!

    1 Cor. 3:9-15-For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building. According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it. For no other foundation ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Eternity In The Heart

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 25, 2016
     | 7,706 views

    Eternity in the heart is focused on eternal time and eternal meaning. After this we'll talk about an objection (Material adapted from Robert Roberts book, Spiritual Emotions, Chapter called "Something Eternal in the Self" pgs. 50- 61)

    HoHum: School days, school days; Dear old Golden Rule days; ‘reading and ‘riting and ‘rithmetic; Taught to the tune of the hick’ry stick; You were my queen in calico; I was your bashful, barefoot beau; And you wrote on my slate "I Love You, Joe"; When we were a couple o' ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Though My Father And Mother Forsake Me

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 29, 2016
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    A sermon that introduces attachment theory. So What question: How do we know that God cares? (Material adapted from Dr. Tim Clinton and Dr. Joshua Straub's book, God Attachment, chapters 4 through 6)

    HoHum: The Native Americans had a particular way of training young boys to become Indian braves. On the night of a boy’s thirteenth birthday, after learning hunting, scouting, and fishing skills, he was put to one final test. He was placed in a thick forest to spend the entire night alone. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Contract Or Covenant? Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 20, 2015
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     | 12,055 views

    Focus on the best and most biblical view of marriage and then give 5 implications for marriage (Material adapted from Andreas Kostenberger's book, God Marriage and Family; chapter 4 The Nature of Marriage: Sacrament, Contract or Covenant? pgs. 81- 91)

    HoHum: A young minister was preparing for his first wedding ceremony that he had ever performed. The young minister was a nervous wreck and asked an older minister what to do if he messed up. The older minister said that if you forget what to say you can always quote scripture to fill in. So, as ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Surviving The Storms Of Life In Marriage Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 18, 2015
     | 6,162 views

    5 tools that every marriage needs to battle bad things (Material adapted from Les & Leslie Parrott's book, When Bad Things Happen to Good Marriages, chapter title, "How Good Marriages Battle Bad Things")

    HoHum: Talk about the storms this past week. Sayler Park Tornado - April 3, 1974. The only tornado in the April 3-4, 1974 Super Outbreak to occur in 3 states. It touched down near Rising Sun, crossed into Boone County, KY, then over the Ohio River into Sayler Park. In Sayler Park, The first area ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Family And Spiritual Warfare Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 25, 2015
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     | 9,343 views

    Talk about 3 important lessons we need to learn in this battle for our family and then give some practical applications (Material adapted from Andreas Kostenberger's book, God, Marriage, and Family, chapter 8 pgs. 162- 171)

    HoHum: A few minutes before the services started, the church people were sitting in their pews and talking. Suddenly, Satan appeared at the front of the church. Everyone started screaming and running for the front entrance, trampling each other in a frantic effort to get away from the evil one. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    We Are Not Divided All One Body We Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 29, 2014
     | 6,116 views

    A sermon on the body of Christ, the church, and how the parts interrelate (Material adapted from Dr. Justin Imel at: http://www.preachinghelps.com/bodilyfunctions.html and seedthoughts from Daniel Overdorf's book, Rediscovering Community, chapter 11)

    HoHum: Several years ago, two students graduated from the Chicago-Kent College of Law. The highest ranking student in the class was a blind man named Overton and, when he received his honor, he insisted that half the credit should go to his friend, Mr. Kaspryzak. They had met one another in school ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    7 Habits Of Highly Ineffective People Part 1

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 18, 2014
     | 5,450 views

    I know this one has been done before but I couldn't find it in this way on this web site (Some material adapted from Craig Bostian at http://www.angelfire.com/sd/sermons/HABITS1.html)

    HoHum: There is the story of a woman who was a school teacher for 25 years. When she heard about a job that would mean a promotion, she applied for the position. However, someone who has been teaching for only one year was hired instead. She went to the principal and asked why. The principal ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Where Does It End

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 19, 2013
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     | 5,371 views

    A sermon on when we should not use our freedoms to trip up the "weak" and when we should exercise our freedoms (Material adapted from Dave Swavely's book, Who Are You to Judge? and outline from Steve Cornell)

    HoHum: Bob Deffinbaugh- I have been in some of the meat markets of the eastern world, especially in some of the remote villages of India. I wanted to know just what kind of meat it was. I also was interested to know how long it had been dead. The flies which swarmed over the dead carcasses were ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Full Measure Of The Blessing Of Christ

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 1, 2013
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     | 5,080 views

    A sermon on missions and missionaries taken from Romans 15:15-29 (Material adapted from R. Paul Stevens from article called "The Full Blessing of Christ" in book "Romans and the People of God" pg. 295- 303)

    HoHum: One illegal method of learning something about someone is to read their mail. Now I know that there are many times when we read Paul’s epistles that we suspect he has been reading our mail. But Romans 15 and 16 is one occasion in which the Spirit of God enables us to read Paul’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What The Bible Says About Heaven Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Jun 25, 2012
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     | 8,285 views

    Heaven is a real place where spirit beings dwell; material things are of no significance there. Thus, the purpose of this study is to emphasize the spiritual nature of heaven and not necessarily its “physical” properties. We are going to use a lot of scr

    5-13-03 Title: What the Bible Says About Heaven Text: “In my Father’s house are many mansions…” (John 14:2) Scripture Reading: Revelation 21:1-4; 22:1-5 Introduction All believers look forward to spending eternity in heaven. It’s natural then for us to have a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Embracing God's Design For Husbands And Wives Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Jun 1, 2015
     | 8,891 views

    In this sermon, we focus primarily on God's commands in Ephesians 5. I have leaned heavily on material from David Platt's book Counter Culture, chapter 6, and also three sermons from John Piper on marital roles.

    Introduction: A. One day a little girl and a little boy were playing in the yard. 1. The girl asked the boy, “Hey Billy, do you want to play house?” 2. Little Billy said, “Sure! What role do you want me to play? Do you want me to be the husband, the son, or the brother?” ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    My Wife Told Me To Stand Here Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 3, 2015
     | 6,081 views

    How can we raise our children in the training and instruction of the Lord without exasperating or embittering them? (Material adapted from Wayne Mack's book, Strengthening Your Marriage, Unit 7 Raising Children, pgs. 152- 161)

    HoHum: At the end of the age when all the saved were standing in line waiting to get into heaven, God appeared and said, "I want all the men to form two lines. One line will be for the men who were the true heads of their households. The other will be for the men who were dominated by their wives." ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ