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  • Jim Butcher avatar

    Why Do Bad Things Happen To People Trying To Be Faithful To God? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Aug 16, 2022
     | 2,206 views

    King Hezekiah has tried to be faithful and yet a frightening attack from the Assyrians is headed his way. Why would God allow that and what can we learn from Hezekiah's response?

    BUT KING HEZEKIAH WAS FAITHFUL: Why do bad things happen to people trying to be faithful to God? - 2 Chronicles 32:1. - Dismiss the idea of “why do bad things happen to good people?” with a discussion of the fact that none of us are good people. - This verse uses the word “faithfully” and that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Danger Of Drifting: A Warning Against Neglecting So Great Salvation

    Contributed by Paul Dayao on Sep 12, 2025
     | 298 views

    This sermon delivers a critical warning that spiritual ruin often comes not from a dramatic shipwreck, but from the slow, silent drift caused by neglecting our "so great salvation."

    Introduction: The Unseen Current Good evening, my brothers and sisters. Imagine a boat tied securely to a dock in a quiet harbor. For that boat, the most obvious danger is a violent storm—a typhoon with crashing waves and howling winds that could smash it to pieces. But there is another danger, one ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The High Price Of Low Practice

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Oct 17, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,421 views

    This message describes the devaluation of the Christian life in modern culture and how we can be restored from a place of backsliding.

    "The High Price of Low Practice" 1 John 1:5-10, Psalms 32: Scripture Reading 1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." The question for us in the light of the context of our key verse is, can a Christian ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Izak Shipman avatar

    What Are You Doing In This Cave?

    Contributed by Izak Shipman on Mar 22, 2003
    based on 80 ratings
     | 6,698 views

    A sermon about people not living a victorious life. A good message for backsliders, a challence for people to make a choice for God.

    What are you doing in this cave? I Kings 19:1-15 I. Introduction: This episode happened after the victory on Mount Carmel. It was a great victory that Elijah witnessed, surely it must have counted as one of his highlight is in His life. But now we’re witnessing the man of God on the run. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Ralph Andrus avatar

    Hardening Of The Attitude

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Sep 28, 2008
     | 4,099 views

    Apathy is a Disease of the Soul. Full of indifference, preoccupied with self and causing backsliding. Discover it’s cause and remedy.

    It was sometime near midnight when the state police found Pop Greenman. He was sitting quietly in the cab of a pickup truck almost 200 miles from home Pop wasn’t hurt, or even particularly upset. Just a little cold and bewildered. His truck had run out of gas, so he had coasted to the shoulder of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Orpah Series

    Contributed by Darren Rogers on Aug 12, 2008
    based on 33 ratings
     | 17,063 views

    Orpah had the truth, but turned her back on God.

    Orpah – 10th August 2008 am Ruth 1:1-18 Orpah was a Moabitess, a member of an accursed race. She was born and bread in paganism. The gods of her people were fearful demon gods, the most feared of all these gods was Chemosh. The priests of Moab were powerful and cruel. If any disaster threatened ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Maurice McCarthy avatar

    Do The Dew (Of Heaven!)

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Oct 3, 2012
    based on 45 ratings
     | 24,446 views

    A sermon talking about spiritual experiences that are more comparable to dew than downpours. Dew falls silently, saturates and penetrates, satisifies completely, and is just as valid as a spritual downpour.

    Do the Dew (of Heaven!) (Note to pastors, here is a link for a "Dew" commercial where the thrust is that you can’t do life without your dew. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlKVbt8K7kY) Ho 14:4 I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him. Ho 14:5 ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Maurice McCarthy avatar

    Jonah Fleeing From The Presence Of The Lord

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Dec 14, 2010
    based on 14 ratings
     | 14,666 views

    This is a message of the price Jonah paid to flee from God, and the counterinsurgency by God to deal with his rebellion

    Jonah Fleeing from the Presence of God Text: Jonah 1:1-17 (Note to pastors, powerpoint with images available, contact me ikings1844@yahoo.com) The book of Jonah has a lot of unexpected twists in it. Last week we talked about how Jonah fled from the call of God, for among other reasons the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Last Days Scoffers Series

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Dec 21, 2023
     | 1,314 views

    In the Last days believers, ministers will turn into the backslides, scoffers and paid servants to please men. Watch out and Guard yourselves.

    Jude 1:17-19 Last Days Scoffers Jude 1: 17-19: “But you, beloved, ought to remember the words that were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, that they were saying to you, 'In the last time there will be mockers, following after their own ungodly lusts.' These are the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    It Just Isn't Fair

    Contributed by Howard Gunter on Mar 24, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,182 views

    We struggle to try and understand that good and bad things occur without regard to persons, be they good and devout or be they back-sliders or heathen.

    Weekend Message/Devotion March 24, 2019 Luke 3:1-9 There are many parallels in today’s reading with the message that I shared November 17, 2017, entitled Judgment Day is Coming. If you are inclined, you can research that message at: Sermon Central.com by clicking on the button for ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Brent Long avatar

    Forgotten But Not Gone

    Contributed by Brent Long on Sep 11, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,665 views

    Though we may forget God in our day-to-day activities, He is never gone. He awaits with forgiveness or with judgement; the choice is ours.

    Forgotten But Not Gone Jeremiah 3:21 “A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God.” I. Memory a. Memory is a fickle thing. i. It is an easy thing to forget ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

  • Rodelio Mallari avatar

    Checkup For The Christian

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Jan 10, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,690 views

    While we live on earth, temptation and sin will try to infect us like common disease. Only God and you know the true condition of your heart and your spiritual life. We are to examine ourselves or have regular checkups to monitor our spiritual health.

    Intro: Notice from the verse the word “examine.” Most of us go to the doctor AFTER getting sick. Some go to the doctor BEFORE getting real sick. Moreover, very few go to the doctor for regular checkups even when they are well. While we live on earth, temptation and sin will try to infect us ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    The Church Of Thyatira Series

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Sep 15, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,010 views

    Lessons from Jesus’ instructions to the Church in Thyatira

    REVEALING THE REVELATION –PART 4 “The Church at Thyatira” September 20, 2009 (Thanks to Denn Guphill for doing most of the work for this sermon) "To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Bill Rushing avatar

    Turning Back In The Day Of Battle

    Contributed by Bill Rushing on Aug 9, 2010
    based on 11 ratings
     | 9,740 views

    Many are no longer fighting the good fight.

    I. It was a time of conflict A. Isreal is a waring nation 1. God sent them in the promised land to fight! 2. Isreal had many victories B. There was an important battle to be fought 1. probably I Sam 4 "And the Philistines fought and Israel was smitten and they fled every man ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Ease Of Becoming An Insignificant Christian

    Contributed by Scott Delashaw on Jan 14, 2010
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,163 views

    3 THINGS THAT WILL CAUSE YOUR LIFE TO BECOME INSIGNIFICANT AND WITHOUT EFFECT TOWARD OTHERS

    The Ease of Becoming an Insignificant Christian Jude 22 * One of the greatest tragedies for a Christian is that His/Her life may be lived without ever making any significant impact for the glory of God. * Insignificant = without measurable or noticeable impact or contribution. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist