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  • Eric Snyder avatar

    Private Prayers Of Reconciliation

    Contributed by Eric Snyder on Apr 1, 2002
    based on 20 ratings
     | 2,715 views

    Easter 2002

    Private Prayers and Easter Expectations, Easter message Eric A. Snyder, Minister, Farwell Church of Christ March 31, 2002 We all have private prayers and regrets about our lives. We look back on a certain incident when we in our human nature did the wrong thing. And it eats away at our soul. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Seven Times Down

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Feb 18, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 10,555 views

    Naaman was commanded to dip in the Jordan River seven times. He finally did and was healed of his leprosy. But beforehand, he put up quite a fight. His preconceptions about how God works, and his pride, both got in the way.

    Many years ago, I attended Shoutfest, which is a Christian music festival held in Somerset, Kentucky; and I heard a new band perform called “Seven Times Down,” which I thought was really good. The band got its name from the passage of Scripture that we’re going to look at this morning. I liked ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Help For The Hopeless Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Jun 17, 2002
    based on 229 ratings
     | 64,688 views

    Two interwoven stories that teach us some fascinating principles on Faith.

    A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 22 Help for the Hopeless! Luke 8: 40-56 The Lord and his disciples had returned to the boats following the casting out of the evil spirits from the demon possessed man. As they began ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Child-Sized House

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 2, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,437 views

    Let us commit to building a church building with room for personal response to Christ and not business as usual; with room for spontaneity and not control; with room for those who need healing and not for exploitation.

    When our children were small, we often took them to the Smithsonian museums, to try and cram a little culture into heads usually preoccupied with cartoons or sports. The best place to go was the Museum of American History, because there were so many different kinds of exhibits and so many ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kenneth Squires avatar

    Living In God's World & God's Way (Pt.2) Series

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Mar 13, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,314 views

    Living in God’s World, God’s Way

    Sermon Series: 2007 - Releasing Your Drive and Passion for God Today’s Message: Living in God’s World & God’s Way (pt.2) Text: Colossians 3:23; Gen. 17:15-27 Dr. Ken Squires, Jr. January 07, 2006 Edited by Dale Weaver Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Mike Rickman avatar

    Knowing You Can Hear From God

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Jul 9, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,400 views

    God is speaking to the Church but are we listening?

    July 11, 2010 Morning Worship Text: Proverbs 3:5-6 Subject: Hearing God’s Voice Title: The Keys to Knowing That You Can Hear From God I want to talk to you today about a topic that we often hear about but, I think, not many really participate in. That topic is hearing from God. I would guess ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    The Foundation Of Hope Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jun 8, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 15,281 views

    Why Hope? Because of the Gospel of Jesus Christ we can have hope! Nothing in this world even compares to what God can do in our lives.

    COLOSSIANS 1: [13-] 20-23 [HOPE FOR LIFE Series] THE FOUNDATION OF HOPE WHY HOPE? Another way to look at the question could be, WHAT IS THE BASES OF OUR HOPE? WHAT IS THE FOUNDATION or THE ROOT OF OUR HOPE? Why Hope? Because of the Gospel of Jesus Christ we can have hope! Nothing in this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brian Bill avatar

    Ways To Worship

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Aug 17, 2015
     | 12,450 views

    Psalm 96 gives us four ways to worship.

    Ways to Worship Psalm 96 Rev. Brian Bill August 15-16, 2015 Video: Psalm 96 Did any of you go to Tug Fest this weekend? Have you noticed that there’s a little bit of competition between Iowa and Illinois? As a way to settle which state is better, tug teams pull on a 2,400 foot, 680-pound ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    You've Been Adopted Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Aug 25, 2020
     | 4,192 views

    As the adopted children of God we have all the rights and privileges as Jesus!

    You’ve Been Adopted Text: Romans 8:12-17 Introduction 1. Illustration: This is my niece Beth, her husband Seth, and their adopted son Charlie. Isn’t he cute? Beth and Seth were unable to have a child of their own and so they decided to adopt. They went through several attempts to adopt and they ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Alan Perkins avatar

    The Day Before Easter

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 31, 2024
     | 1,331 views

    What was the disciples' state of mind on Saturday, the day between Good Friday and Easter? And what lessons can we learn from their change of perspective?

    What we are remembering this morning is the central, defining event of the Christian faith. Today all over the world, Christians are gathering together, in cathedrals and in rented storefronts, in remote villages and in crowded cities, in thousands of different languages, all celebrating and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Dunn avatar

    The Question Evil Can’t Answer

    Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 29, 2025
     | 122 views

    Evil remains a mystery, but the cross reveals God’s character. He enters human suffering, bears its weight, and assures us that love—not evil—has the final word.

    There are certain questions that do not arise from curiosity, but from collision. They are not born in classrooms or debates, but in moments when life presses hard against the soul and refuses to explain itself. These questions surface when loss interrupts routine, when suffering enters without ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Sowing And Reaping

    Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Jun 22, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,425 views

    Just as there are laws of nature that govern the universe, there are also moral and spiritual laws that God has written into His creation.

    Sowing And Reaping Genesis 8:22 - While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter and summer, and day and night shall not cease. God has established some natural principles in His universe that are unbending. Certain things happen with consistency. When Isaac Newton observed ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Sowing And Reaping

    Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Jul 6, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,384 views

    God has written natural laws into His creation such as the "Laws of Gravity" or the "Laws of Thermodynamics." The fact that someone does not believe in these laws, does not prove that they do not exist or that they do not work.

    Sowing And Reaping Genesis 8:22 - While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter and summer, and day and night shall not cease. God has established some natural principles in His universe that are unbending. Certain things happen with consistency. When Isaac Newton observed ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    A. B. C. Good Friday. Series

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 25, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,526 views

    April 3rd, 2026.

    Isaiah 52:13-15, Isaiah 53:1-12; Psalm 22:1-31; Hebrews 10:16-25; Hebrews 4:14-16; Hebrews 5:7-9; John 18:1-40, John 19:1-42. (A) JESUS THE MAN OF SORROWS. Isaiah 52:13-15; Isaiah 53:1-12 – Fourth Servant Song. 1. The introduction to this prophecy of the Passion of Jesus begins not with His ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Recalling Christ's Call Series

    Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Jun 25, 2003
    based on 41 ratings
     | 5,758 views

    2 of 18 messages on moving toward greater health as a church

    Recalling Christ’s Call (NTC4T-2) I. His Mission—Luke 19:1-10 A. Jesus exemplifies His mission 1. He went to where Zacchaeus was 2. He called Zacchaeus by name 3. He invited Zacchaeus to come down 4. He asked Zacchaeus to receive Him 5. He ignored Zacchaeus’ accusers 6. He brought Zacchaeus to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance