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    Stand Up For What You Believe PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 14, 2024
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     | 1,196 views

    This sermon encourages believers to confidently share their faith in Christ, confronting falsehoods with the truth of the Gospel, always with gentleness and respect.

    Good morning, beloved family of God. Isn't it a beautiful day that the Lord has made? Every sunrise is a fresh canvas painted by His hand, a testament to His unfailing love and faithfulness. As we gather here today, let's turn our hearts towards the unchanging truth of God's Word, our compass in a ...read more

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    Pick Up Some Extra Stones

    Contributed by James May on Nov 14, 2004
    based on 70 ratings
     | 13,843 views

    David’s 5 stones represented the future victories over the enemies of Israel by the power of the "Rock" in his life. Let us carry some extra stones for our future battles as well.

    Pick Up Some Extra Stones by Pastor Jim May One of the most familiar stories found in the Bible is the story of David and Goliath. It’s a story that all of us learned in our earliest days of Sunday School, and it is still a favorite story told to those in our Nursery and Children’s Church. It ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Stir Up The Gift Of God In You

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on May 3, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 958 views

    The gifts of God in you are not for decoration—they are tools for kingdom expansion and service to humanity. Just like Timothy, you must take responsibility to stir them up, overcome fear, and walk in the full expression of your calling.

    STIR UP THE GIFT OF GOD IN YOU By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 2 Timothy 1:3-7 "I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day; Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Lay Up For Yourselves Treasures In Heaven

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 11, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,632 views

    Christians in American have an after-tax income of over $800 billion dollars. Unfortunately only 3% of that money is given for Christian causes. Of that 3% only 1.5% goes to the evangelizing of unreached people groups. If we are to complete the great comm

    Lay Up For Yourselves Treasures in Heaven Matt. 6:19-21 "Heavenly treasures can only be laid up when earthly treasures are laid down." (BBN, Nov 24th, 2003) Christians in American have an after-tax income of over $800 billion dollars. Unfortunately only 3% of that money is given for Christian ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Don't Give Up On Those Who've Given Up!

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Feb 19, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,513 views

    A Sermon examining the need to reach out to our fallen brothers and sisters in Christ.

    DON’T GIVE UP ON THOSE WHO’VE GIVEN UP Acts 15:35-40 I was raised in a Christian home. I came to know Christ at the age of 15. When I was 20 years old I realized that the Lord was calling me to preach. Instead of surrendering to His will for my life, I began to run from God. For about 2 years I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living Up To The Name Of Your Church.

    Contributed by Robert Laymance on Mar 4, 2001
    based on 93 ratings
     | 3,002 views

    This Message was Specifically Targeted to Our Church. However, your Church Name says something about the People INSIDE!

    Some Churches take their Names after founding families, some after Biblical text, and some after the geographical areas. The Name of your Church should live up to the Scriptural facts and be operated under the direction of the Holy Spirit, qualified persons, and the Body of the Local ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Gifted Ministers Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jun 24, 2014
     | 4,548 views

    If we want a growing church that builds itself up in love, then we must accept our spiritual gifts, develop them and use them wherever and whenever we can.

    When a local church broke ground for a new 500-seat sanctuary, an inventive church member made sure everyone could participate in the experience. The man attached a 145-foot handle to a stainless steel spade so that all 300 members could squeeze together to turn the first shovel full of dirt. A ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Keep Jesus Above The Break Up

    Contributed by Darren Sirmans on Jan 17, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,217 views

    This sermon will help those who are down in the diatasis. You can only find a way out through Jesus, and only him alone.

    Revelation 22: 12 - 16 We can do all things entirely even when the world is crumbling from erosion all around us. The wear and tear cannot stop us from surviving, because Jesus is not dead, the ravages of time have not the victory over the living. Although we are under the decomposition, in us, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    From Throwing Shade To Growing Up

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Oct 12, 2025
     | 97 views

    This is a message about emotionally healthy spirituality, rooted in Jesus Christ.

    October 12, 2025 Sermon “From Throwing Shade to Growing Up” Key Texts: Matthew 5:9; James 3:18; Romans 12:18; Hebrews 12:14; Luke 6:35 I speak to you in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Today’s message is the second in a series we are doing this month on emotional maturity and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Give Up Pride For Lent And Beyond

    Contributed by Don Schultz on Feb 17, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,776 views

    It's time to stop practicing fake Christianity during Lent. Let's give up something meaningful - the sin of pride

    The season known as Lent is starting this coming Wednesday, with Ash Wednesday being the first day of Lent. What is Lent to you? Let's be honest, for many of us, Lent is really, nothing - it's just another time of the year. On Wednesdays many of your churches have extra midweek church services, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    What Gets Your Dandur Up Series

    Contributed by Ron Murphy on Feb 23, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,606 views

    What really got Jesus’ dandur up. Was it selling for a profit, or a superficial following?

    Introduction: I. Down south there is a familiar saying that goes something like, “That just get’s my dander up.” A. Now I’m now real sure what “dander” is or where the term came from, but B. The idea is; to get ones “dander” up, is to get excited about something, typically an angry type of ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Up A Tree, And Out On A Limb(Branch)

    Contributed by Joe Robbins on Jul 11, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,457 views

    When You desire to see Jesus, you will take all measures to make it happen.

    Up A Tree, and Out On A Limb(Branch) by: Bishop Joe D. Robbins Luke 19:1-10 "Bible Passage" We all have times in our lives when it seems that there are no answers to our questions, or solutions to our problems. Then we either hear about what God is doing in someone elses life, or remember ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Give Up Your Small Ambition

    Contributed by Tim Gibson on Nov 23, 2000
    based on 84 ratings
     | 8,796 views

    All other ambition but glorifying God is small and not worth anything.

    (1) INTRODUCTION: Jesus taught James and John a vital lesson - our true ambition in this life is to please God by serving Him and others. But the disciples took time to get the message! (2) REASONS FOR, RESULTS OF and REMOVAL OF FALSE AMBITION. (a) Reasons For False Ambition - The Tower ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Take Up Your Responsibilities And Work

    Contributed by Richard Papafio on Apr 8, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,317 views

    You have a responsibility. TAKE it up and move to work.

    May the peace of the Lord be with you. Topic: TAKE UP YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES AND WORK John 21:15-17 King James Version (KJV) 15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Greed Or Need: Keeping Up With The Jones Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 12, 2021
     | 3,404 views

    Keeping Up with the Jones is an American saying that simply means when you use your friends or neighbors as a benchmark for success. Oftentimes, we look across the street or inside our social circle and become dissatisfied with our lives because we don’t have the same financial success.

    What do you think of when you think of Dallas? For many, Dallas will be connected to the iconic J.R. Ewing who appeared in the famous March 1980 Who Shot J.R. episode and an estimated 83 million people wondered and watched the famous “Dallas” oilman. In the minds of many, the Dallas brand has been ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist