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  • Bramwell Hayes avatar

    Omri - Failure In The Midst Of Success

    Contributed by Bramwell Hayes on Feb 10, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,825 views

    A look at what the reign of King Omri teaches us about how God’s view of what constitutes success and failure differs from the world

    By many of the parameters used to measure success Omri was the most successful king ever to reign over the Northern Kingdom of Israel. He took the country from a time of pollitical turmoil and near anarchy to a long period of internal peace and stability. His family formed the longest lasting of ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Even The Bad Times Are Good

    Contributed by Joe Mack Cherry on Apr 16, 2021
     | 1,934 views

    Joseph's life is a testament to God's promise that He is always there and He can bless us even in the hardest of times.

    Even the Bad Times Are Good By Joe Mack Cherry I. Introduction A. Country Music 1. Building a sermon around the sentiment of a country music song could get a little dicey. 2. There were a few wholesome songs for us old enough to remember them. 3. Thus, the title of today’s lesson B. Even the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Sobering Standards Of Spiritual Success

    Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Aug 20, 2010
     | 6,062 views

    Success is so many things to so many people, but the Bible tells us what Success really is.

    SOBERING STANDARDS FOR SPIRITUAL SUCCESS (ALL my sermons use illustrations from sermoncentral.com and all scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted) All of us want to be successful, but first one must understand what success is. Webster’s defines success 1. Favorable or desired outcome, 2. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Bricks That Build A Successful Marriage Series

    Contributed by Dan Proctor on Jun 17, 2013
     | 5,753 views

    Here in 1 Peter 3:7, God is going to give husbands some spiritual bricks that they can lay to build a successful marriage.

    Bricks That Build A Successful Marriage 1 Peter 3:7 www.crbible.com/sermons Introduction: 1. I’ve heard it said, “A marriage may be made in heaven, but the maintenance must be done on earth.” 2. If people would simply get back to God’s Word, marriage could be the sweet, ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    Three Steps Toward Success

    Contributed by Joel Santos on Jul 22, 2006
    based on 170 ratings
     | 36,972 views

    1. SUCCESS STARTS FROM WHERE YOU ARE 2. SUCCESS FOLLOWS FROM WHAT YOU HAVE 3. SUCCESS ACHIEVES FROM WHAT YOU CAN

    Three Steps Toward Success Judges 3:31 This verse and the few verses in chapter 5 comprise the sum total of Shamgar’s biblical biography. Before the life of Shamgar there is Ehud, a valiant left-handed judge who led the people to victory against the Moabites. Israel’s peace with the Moabites ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Blessings: The Resources Of A Successful Steward Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Sep 3, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
     | 10,064 views

    God has blessed his people with gifts. This sermon explores three truths we need to know about our giving God.

    Scripture Let me tell you a story that will put today’s message into a picture to which you can relate. Many years ago when my son Jon was very young, I took him to McDonald’s and bought him some French fries. While sitting together enjoying each other’s company, I idly reached over to take some ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Three Success Secrets Of Shamgar

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Nov 9, 2004
    based on 114 ratings
     | 70,918 views

    Aids to advancing in adversity.

    The title of this message is from the yet-to-be released book by Pat Williams (Senior Vice President of the Orlando Magic), Jay Strack (Founder of Student Leadership University), and Jim Denney. In an advance synopsis of the book the authors say that Shamgar’s brief notoriety in the Bible lends ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Rude

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jun 28, 2008
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,694 views

    David, Pt. 6

    HOW RUDE (1 SAMUEL 25) Public Agenda, a non-profit group, interviewed more than 2,000 people in its study on civility and manners called “Aggravating Circumstances: A Status Report on Rudeness in America.” The group revealed that eight in 10 Americans said a lack of respect and courtesy is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Epic Fail Or Godly Success

    Contributed by Greg Burcham on Jul 9, 2016
     | 4,078 views

    This sermon deals with personal and church wide failure as well as failure when trying to do a work for God.

    Epic Fail or Godly Success Some time back it became popular on Facebook and other social media sites to post pictures with the title “epic fail”. There are even some sites dedicated to “epic fail” pictures. I find the church signs especially amusing. The hard truth is that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Most Successful Church In History Series

    Contributed by Jeff Kautz on Dec 28, 2018
     | 5,687 views

    How a successful Church should be

    Most Successful Church In History Acts 2:42-47 Lessons From The Early Church What does a successful church look like? What qualifies church as successful? Before I began I want to look at the first word of verse 42, “THEY” This is those that got saved plus all the apostle. Those who got saved ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Building Blocks For Success - Vision Series

    Contributed by Don Jones on Jan 1, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,024 views

    The message deals with accomplishing God’s purpose in our lives. First in the series.

    Building Blocks for the New Year - Vision Nehemiah 1:1-2:18 Pastor Don Jones Introduction It has gone by so fast. I don’t know where the time went. I can’t believe it’s already here. You have probably either said, or heard, all of these statements this past week. If you haven’t I’m sure you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Making The Best Of A Bad Situation

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Sep 16, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,737 views

    David expresses jubilant confidence in the Lord despite the host of enemies that threatened his life. His prayer began full of anxiety that the Lord would not forsake him and leave him. but he quickly moves to faith that God would be his present help in the time of need.

    Sermon- Making the Best of a Bad Situation Psalms 3:1-8 Introduction: This Psalm of David was written when he fled from Absalom his Son." You will remember the sad story of David's flight from his own palace, when in the dead of the night, he crossed the brook Kedron, and went with a few ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Evil Eye

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jun 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,965 views

    David, Pt. 3

    THE EVIL EYE (1 SAMUEL 18) The master-disciple or teacher-student relationship in the Chinese society is a hierarchical one. The teacher is the superior and the student is the subordinate. A prominent senior pastor twenty years older than me still calls me teacher after he has audited just one of ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    When Failure Is Successful: Poverty

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 11, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,710 views

    How poverty can be good

    Intro: How much do you have to have to be a success in our society? With the changes in our economy, it seems that the bar is really being raised. It used to be that if you were a millionaire, you had achieved success. The truth is, that millionaires are really quite common in our society ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Good News, Bad News

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 10, 2001
    based on 88 ratings
     | 21,633 views

    There are bad things which need to be extinguished from our lives and good things that need to be added.

    GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS Col. 3:5-9, 12-14 INTRO.- We’ve all heard some of those “good news, bad news” jokes and I want to share a few this morning, because that’s what life is full of: both good news and bad news. Good news: Did you all know that Gary Saveley made the Olympic javelin team which is ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ