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Breaking Free From Parental Curses. Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on May 27, 2024

Parental curses are negative words or actions spoken or taken by parents against their children, often out of anger, frustration, or disappointment.

Parental curses are negative words or actions spoken or taken by parents against their children, often out of anger, frustration, or disappointment. These curses can have a profound impact on a child's life, affecting their self-esteem, relationships, and overall well-being. In this sermon, we ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 27:15-26, Ezekiel 18:20, Proverbs 22:24-25, Exodus 21:17

Too Blessed To Be Stressed

Contributed by D. Marie Hamilton on Sep 3, 2007

Helping others understand that with the Grace of God life’s situations can be more bareable.

To Blessed to Be Stressed I remember one day I was driving along minding my own business and be self absorbed with y own problems and all of a sudden I was in the midst of 5:00 traffic. Little Rock isn’t a big city, but unfortunately it has big city traffic. Well, I was waiting for the light to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:23-25

Denomination: Methodist

Redeemed From The Curse! Pt. 3 Series

Contributed by Mark Baker on May 27, 2005

Our complete redemption from the curse.

We have talked about the curse of the law as described in the 28th chapter of Deuteronomy. However the first curse that came upon man was the curse of spiritual death. Genesis 2:17. "but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Acknowledging Our Weakness To Become Strong

Contributed by Glen Vanderkloot on Nov 30, 2004

God’s power is strongest when we can admit our weaknesses

As I was growing up, my favorite children’s story was ‘The Little Engine that Could’ attributed to Mabel C. Bragg, a teacher in Boston, Massachusetts. The gist of the story is that a long train must be pulled over a high mountain. Larger and more powerful engines are asked to pull the train ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:8-10, 2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Denomination: Lutheran

Purity Curse Word Of Modern America

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Jul 27, 2005

One of the most underused and undervalued Christian principles in America is the Principle of purity. It is counted as more of a curse word than an ideal god has for us today.

Intro: One of the most underused and undervalued Christian principles in America is the Principle of purity. It is counted as more of a curse word than and ideal that God has for us today. From our daily bread. After a violent storm one night, a large tree, which over the years had become a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Denomination: Baptist

Redeemed From The Curse! Pt. 1 Series

Contributed by Mark Baker on May 27, 2005

our total redemption from the curse that was upon mankind

Galatians 3:13. Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree’’), 14. that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Can These Bones Live?

Contributed by Boomer Phillips on Apr 13, 2021

For Israel, “the exile had become not only their physical but national burial site. Their hopes, dreams, glories, and nationalism had been entombed in an alien land.” The question for a dying nation: “Can These Bones Live?”

I want to begin our message with one woman’s testimony of her visit to a chilling archaeological site in Peru. Erin Lyyc says of her approach to the location, “Against the parched Andean earth [are] flecks of brilliant white. Drawing closer, there are hundreds – [no] thousands – of what look from ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

We Can All Inherit The Promise

Contributed by Richard Papafio on Nov 28, 2018

The Abrahamic blessings is for all who have faith in Jesusro

May the peace of the Lord be with you. Topic: *WE CAN ALL INHERIT THE PROMISE* Romans 4:13-16 King James Version (KJV) 13 For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. 14 For if they which ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:13-16

Denomination: Charismatic

Blessed Among Women

Contributed by Glenn Narvaez on May 7, 2011

This is a sermon on the life of Mary the Mother of Jesus for this Mother's Day. I believe that any person like Mary can be used and blessed by God because of Godly characters. Any man or woman can be called "BLESSED" if these godly characters are practice

BLESSED AMONG WOMEN Preaching Goals: To know: I will preach this so that people will know who the Biblical Mother Mary is? To do: After the preaching, people will desire to imitate the example of Mary, the Mother of Jesus. Introduction: Why Mary was called Blessed among women? The answer is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-55

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Can I Get A Refill?

Contributed by Kraig Pullam on Dec 30, 2015

Christ's first recorded miracle, the turning of ordinary water into extraordinary wine, becomes a picture of Christ bringing joy in the midst of sorrow.

One of my favorite movies of which I will boldly, blatantly and unashamedly admit is the sequel “Bad Boys II.” It is a funny/amusing/somewhat comical/quite insightful movie whether you like or not with Martin Lawrence (of which I am a die hard fan/admirer/aficionado) and Will Smith and ...read more

Scripture: John 2:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Purpose Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Nov 22, 2020

You can either accept your trials and they will become heavenly blessings or you can fight your trials and they will become heavy burdens.

Over the past three weeks, we’ve been taking a Biblical look at hardship … what the Bible says it is … why we experience hardship … and how we should respond to the trials and challenges of life from a Biblical perspective. God uses the trials and hardships of life to teach us … to help us grow ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, 2 Corinthians 4:7-9, 2 Corinthians 1:8-10, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Denomination: United Methodist

The Curse Of The Law Does Not Lead To Salvation

Contributed by Craig Condon on May 7, 2015

The presence of the Holy Spirit is the start of a new age. It points to the future, and it also points to courage, strength and power that we need to live as Christians in our sin-filled world.

In the reading we heard from Galatians 3:1-14 a few minutes ago, the apostle Paul is chastising the Galatians in love for wandering away from the truth of God’s Word. He calls them foolish (or having a lack of wisdom) for living by the world’s rules instead of living by God’s ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:1-14

Denomination: Anglican

Doing Only What You Ought To Have Done

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Sep 18, 2019

We can be a blessing or we can be half of a blessing

Doing Only What You Ought to Have Done! Sermon Prayer: “Heavenly Father, I stand before Your people, to deliver Your message. Though the words are mine and I prepared this message, I pray that this message is Your message in its entirety. I pray your blessing and anointing on the message, its ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:5-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Your Struggle Can Turn Sweet

Contributed by Brian Detalente on Apr 28, 2011

Trusting God in the time of trials and struggles.

Judges 14:5-14:9 5 Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him. 6 And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and [he had] nothing in his ...read more

Scripture: Judges 14:5-9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Misconception 3:man Can Become Sinless And Righteous On His Own Series

Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Feb 26, 2008

Struggles with the flesh. Self righteousness, spritual struggle, and Christ’s Death.

The Three Misconceptions Of Man - 1John 1:6-2:2 Misconception 3 – 1John 1:10-2:2-Can Man Become Sinless and Righteous on His Own Intro- Sin is a terrible thing. We see it in the headlines of the news every single day. Murder, kidnapping, assault, fraud, cheating, lying, deceit, adultery, fighting, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist