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  • Daniel Olukoya avatar

    Counterfeit Christianty Part 11

    Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Mar 18, 2004
    based on 49 ratings
     | 7,022 views

    Heaven is real and Hell is real,make your choice.

    This is the concluding part of this message, which we started last week. We went into it because many people are working behind their schedules and some have spent unprofitable time in incubation instead of doing what God wants them to do. In the last week’s edition, we said that the Lord wants us ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Question "Why?"

    Contributed by Keith Davis on May 5, 2003
    based on 52 ratings
     | 5,915 views

    Why does God allow bad things to happen?

    Title: The Question, “WHY?” Text: Various texts in Job Introduction: How many times have you asked “why” in your life? It is a big question. --Death of a loved one. Why did it happen? --Our world’s idea of morality. (Homosexuality, abortion, honesty, etc.) --Why does God allow it to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Jesus If You Love Me, Then Why Do I Hurt?

    Contributed by Clint Shrum on Jan 14, 2007
    based on 54 ratings
     | 5,910 views

    Understanding why bad things happen to good people

    JESUS IF YOU LOVE ME, THEN WHY DO I HURT? II Corinthians 1:1-7, Corinthians II 11:23-30 Intro: The apostle Paul is the writer of the Corinthian books. As far as I am concerned He is the greatest convert that has ever lived but even in his life we find him suffering. In II Corinthians 11 we find ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Life Interrupted!!! Series

    Contributed by Neal Gracey on Mar 10, 2007
    based on 80 ratings
     | 11,736 views

    "Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People?"

    When Tragedy Occurs (Why do bad things happen to good people?) By R. Neal Gracey - assisted by commentaries and expositors JOB 1:1-19 12 years ago a singer named Kurt Cobain took his own life. Before Kurt killed himself with a shotgun, he was filled with bitterness and anger. Why? He had ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dean Meadows avatar

    What Do You Smell Like?

    Contributed by Dean Meadows on Nov 5, 2002
    based on 95 ratings
     | 16,390 views

    This sermon deals with the bad fragrance of the lack of commitment in the church.

    What Do You Smell Like 10/27/02 2 Corinthians 2:14-17 There are good smells like fresh bread out of the oven or the smell of a little baby or a new car. Those are good smells. Then you have bad smells like sulfur or spoiled milk or other things that I’m not privileged to speak about. Walk in ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    God Keeps Us When Death Is In The Way

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Jun 13, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,407 views

    When things seem bad remeber God is in Control

    The African King The story is told of a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he grew up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred in his life (positive or negative) and remarking, "This is good!" One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Lavishness Of God - Part Iii Series

    Contributed by Steve Lombardo on Jun 7, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,922 views

    The bad news and the good news from Psalm 103.

    This past week I celebrated a birthday, my birthday – 29 years old and I had a lot of wonderful people who were really quick to remind me that it was one year away from 30. So thanks so much for that encouragement. 361 more days until 30 years old. Now some of you are thinking- “Big deal. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Glory Of God In Suffering Series

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Apr 24, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 8,251 views

    Why do bad things happen to good people?

    Glory of God Series June 1st, 2008 Glory of God in Suffering How are you doing? Bunch of liars. Now I am sure that for some of you that is true. Life is good and you are happy. By some of you are liars. When someone asks you at church: “How are you?” You know the proper Christian answer is: ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    De-Friending

    Contributed by James Maxwell on Feb 14, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,828 views

    FACEBOOK allows us to communicate in good ways and bad.

    “DEFRIENDING” Mark 14:10-11 10 Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them. 11 They were delighted to hear this and promised to give him money. So he watched for an opportunity to hand him over. How many of you use FACEBOOK? Say a ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Brad Beaman avatar

    Contrast Of Testimonies Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Apr 3, 2024
     | 1,863 views

    Can you picture a contrast of testimonies in your mind? A situation where there was a believer with a good testimony and one with a bad testimony. John contrasts two church leaders and mentions their testimonies that are complete opposites.

    Don’t you like the old western cowboy movies when you knew who the good guy was and who was the bad guy. You can pick them out easily in those old movies because the good guy wears the white hat, and the bad guy wears the black hat. This letter makes it obvious who the good guy is and who is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Perry Greene avatar

    Light On Your Feet

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jul 28, 2014
     | 4,826 views

    Paul was not the first to come up with the beautiful feet concept. However, the beautiful feet carry the light of God's good news to all people in all times.

    1. Da Vinci Inspiration Leonardo da Vinci had once worked on a great masterpiece for a long period of time. There was a young student standing next to him as da Vinci worked, and the student watched the master work as the painting had evolved in front of him. The student was awed by da Vinci's ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Be A Miracle For The Hurting--Hands Full On Purpose

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 15, 2015
     | 6,206 views

    Naomi and her family left home because of a drought. They were hurting. In Moab things got worse. Her support structure was gone. She came to Moab, beautiful, lovely and blessed. She left bitter and heart broken. One person stood in thE GAP.

    BE A MIRACLE FOR HURTING PERSON ... HANDS FULL ON PURPOSE TURNS INTO A MIRACLE --- By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com There was a circle of young boys gathered around a cute little puppy dog. One by one they were talking. The deal was whoever could tell the biggest lie won the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Countering Drip-By-Drip Change...

    Contributed by Robert Sickler on Jun 10, 2016
     | 4,493 views

    Sometime change in our, and our churches, Christian perspective is so slow that we fail to recognize what is happening. It is like the drip-by-drip change, which Nazi ideology brought to Germany.

    Countering Drip-by-Drip Change... Illustration We need to take the time to question how the German people could have allowed Nazi fanatics to turn their country into a Satanic tool that killed Jews by the millions? While it is true that early on some Germans openly adopted pagan and irreligious ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    How Not To Do

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 19, 2015
     | 4,518 views

    Talk about the results, the relationship, and the rewards of fearing the Lord (Material adapted from Bob Deffinbaugh at: https://bible.org/seriespage/5-psalm-34-fear-lord)

    HoHum: One man said, “I fell off a 6 foot ladder last summer. It was the most spectacular SPLAT ever. Talk about a perfect way to teach how not to do something! No roll. No slap. Just a flail, a yelp and a splat. Thankfully I didn't get hurt.” Reminds me of AFV where we are shown how ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    When Your Plans And God’s Plans Don’t Match

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Oct 14, 2022
     | 4,403 views

    There are so many things that we do not know about each other, but then we learn.

    For instance: • I have known for sometime that Keith played sports and he was very good at playing baseball. • I found out that Jenney was a cheer leader in junior high and high school. • I found out that Clyde was a pilot. • I found out that Carlos was a finish carpenter. • I found out that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist