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  • Shawn Drake avatar

    Knowing When To Back Down Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Mar 27, 2015
     | 5,150 views

    This is the 2nd sermon in the series "The Songs Of A King". There are times when you need to wait on the Lord.

    Series: The Songs Of A King [#2] KNOWING WHEN TO BACK DOWN Psalm 11:1-7 Introduction: In 1 Samuel 19, we find Saul telling his son Jonathan and those that worked for King Saul to kill David. After David had killed Goliath, he started becoming more popular and famous than King Saul and King ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When The Fire Dies Down

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Sep 30, 2014
     | 5,666 views

    God wants to help us through the fire and after the fire as well.

    “When the Fire Dies Down” Matthew 9:35-38; 11:28-30 10/5/14 The headlines said, “One hundred forty four homes destroyed in the Boles fire!” The fires are out. The smoke has cleared. Most of the emergency personnel have gone home. Things are quickly ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • William R. Nabaza avatar

    Judgement Slowed Down By God

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Feb 24, 2015
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    To show that GOD is very patient towards us and wanted us to repent so we could be like Him in every aspect of our life.

    I. EXORDIUM: Is GOD patient with you? Yes, I'm still in the making. GOD's not finished with me. 2 Corinthians 3:18 (Amplified Bible) 3:18 And all of us, as with unveiled face, [because we] continued to behold [in the Word of God] as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are constantly being ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    One Down, Two To Go!

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Apr 5, 2015
     | 3,598 views

    1) Sin’s been stomped 2) Satan will succumb 3) Death will die

    “One down, two to go!” That’s something you might hear a student say in the coming weeks. At least I remember thinking that when I was taking exams at the end of the school year. “One down, two to go!” It’s also what a mother might say to a child she is coaxing ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Samuel Stephens avatar

    Bow Down And Turn To God!

    Contributed by Samuel Stephens on Jul 26, 2020
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    This is designed to encourage people to Bow down and worship God now as opposed to when sickness or trouble comes into their lives!

    Isaiah 45 22 “Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. 23 By myself I have sworn, my mouth has uttered in all integrity a word that will not be revoked: Before me every knee will bow; by me every tongue will swear. This chapter ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Timothy Passing The Faith Down Series

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Mar 2, 2016
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    Paul's charge to Timothy to overcome his fears and pass down the true faith that has been distorted by gnostic heretics

    PASSING CHRISTIANITY DOWN AN EXPOSITION OF FIRST TIMOTHY B. The Faith Polluted (1:1-20) (a) The Protectors of the Faith (1: 1-3; 12-20) Sermon 2 TIMOTHY - PASSING THE FAITH (1:1-3: 12-20) “Watch out for false prophets.” (Matt. 7) “Guard yourselves and all the flock of God. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God-Appointed Down Times

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Feb 18, 2022
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    Perhaps you have a calling; and yet, you haven’t heard from the Lord in a while and feel directionless. This message explores how the apostle Paul had to undergo both a three-year and a fourteen-year down-time consecutively.

    When you are down to nothing, God is up to something! - Barbara Franklin(1) Have you ever been assigned a task from the Lord, or been asked by Him to do something specific? Perhaps you’ve been called to pastor a church, become a missionary, attend seminary, or even start a new outreach in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Slow Down And Grow Up!

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on May 27, 2015
     | 5,795 views

    Based on Ephesians 4:11-15 we must learn to slow down so we can grow up. This message not only shows the need for slowing down, but gives three practical suggestions for accomplishing that goal.

    Slow Down & Grow Up! Ephesians 4:11-15 CHCC – August 24, 2014 INTRODUCTION: For the last 3 Sundays we’ve been in a series called Crazy Busy where we’re talking about how important it is to AVOID the common trap of getting our lives too full to too many things until we actually ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Put Down Your Bullhorn Series

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jun 8, 2015
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     | 6,246 views

    There were times where Jesus started out a sentence by saying, “I tell you the truth”. It was a declaration of affirmation where he was placing a strong emphasis on what followed. Today we'll look at his use of it in Matt. 6:1-4.

    “PUT DOWN YOUR BULLHORN” Matthew 6:1-4 There were times where Jesus started out a sentence by saying, “I tell you the truth”. We would say that everything Jesus said is the truth. We would also say that everything Jesus said is important so we might wonder why he sometimes ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "Tearing It Down To Build It Up!"

    Contributed by John Colbert on Aug 4, 2015
     | 6,105 views

    The sermons that I have listed are 30 to 40 minute sermons. I have only listed the points and a couple of comments under each point of each sermon to give the preacher a remembrance which the Holy Spirit can lead on and speak through the man of God.

    Midweek Manna/Tearing it down to build it up! Nehemiah 2:13 And I went out by night through the Valley Gate to the Serpent Well and the Refuse Gate, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem which were broken down and its gates which were burned with fire. ( Nehemiah 2:12-14) Today the church is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bill Sullivan avatar

    Lay Your Burden Down

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Sep 17, 2015
     | 10,206 views

    We carry many burdens in our day to day lives, but the Word encourages us to cast all these worries on Christ

    Lay Your Burden Down TCF Sermon July 14, 2013 How can you tell when it's going to be a rotten day? Here’s a few leading rotten-day indicators: You wake up face down on the pavement. You see a "60 Minutes" news team waiting in your office. Your birthday cake ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Go Down To Go Up Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Feb 24, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,921 views

    Find the highest honor in the lowest places.

    John Ortberg, in his book Love Beyond Reason, talks about the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, who pulled into a service station to get gas. He went inside to pay, and when he came out he noticed his wife engaged in a deep discussion with the service station attendant. It turned out that she knew him. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • David Simpson avatar

    Please Build, Not Tear Down!

    Contributed by David Simpson on Feb 15, 2018
     | 8,089 views

    Negativity and criticism permeates our society, workplace, churches and homes. Use the power of the tongue to build up, not tear down, because the consequences of negativity are severe.

    Sermon Lanier Christian Church February 11, 2018 David Simpson Please Build, Not Tear Down! Numbers 13:30-32; 1 Thessalonians 5:11 I grew up in church; And part of my childhood involved learning countless children’s songs. One of the popular ones was: (VS 1) Oh, be careful little ears, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Gaither Bailey avatar

    Inside Out And Upside Down

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Feb 14, 2019
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,762 views

    How are we blessed or living in woe?

    Inside Out and Upside Down Luke 6:17 – 26 Intro: Raise your hand if you think you are blessed? What is the meaning of “blessed”? For believers, is the blessed life synonymous with the successful life? Is it the Christian version of the good life? A loving marriage, obedient children, a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    They That Go Down To The Sea In Ships

    Contributed by Gordon Weatherby on Feb 18, 2019
     | 5,408 views

    This was a funeral sermon for one of two lobster fishermen who lost his life when a rogue wave capsized his fishing boat.

    INTRODUCTION: 1) Psalm 107 is the account of people in many circumstances of life coming to situations which are greater than themselves. A.) One of the situations the Psalmist addressed was of those who do their labours on the sea. B.) Certainly we live in an area where many of our ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ