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  • C. Philip Green avatar

    Don't Be A Goat Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Sep 17, 2021
     | 5,201 views

    If you want to stand in the judgment to come, be a sheep; don’t be a goat.

    Jean Crist from Niagara Falls, New York, talks about her days in a Christian college, where the college president gave a weekly Monday morning chapel message. On one occasion, the student body settled down for another session of daydreaming as he launched into one of those messages. His pedestrian ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Overcome By Persistence Series

    Contributed by John Dobbs on Nov 4, 2021
     | 2,618 views

    We need to keep on keeping on - Don’t ever give up!

    OVERCOME BY PERSISTENCE 1 Kings 19:1-18 Introduction Today we conclude our series called THIS IS HOW WE OVERCOME. We overcome life’s challenges by … -Trusting God in the Chaos - Obeying God when we do not understand - Turning to God for Redemption - Rejecting reluctance and embracing His ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Avoiding The Blame Game Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 25, 2010
    based on 14 ratings
     | 28,162 views

    Don't play the blame game; own it by name and avoid the shame.

    Avoiding the Blame Game Genesis 2-4 Rev. Brian Bill 4/25/10 Drama: “The Jerry Stringer Show” Do you know what the most popular game is in the entire world? Could it be Facebook’s Farmville with 82 million active users? Halo? Super Mario Brothers 3? Monopoly, which is sold ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Emotional Blackmail

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Nov 13, 2017
     | 9,099 views

    If you can work and don’t, you shouldn’t eat.

    Emotional Blackmail by Fr. Emmerich Vogt, O.P. Something I always like to cover in my missions is the role of feelings and emotions in our moral lives. Someone just gave me a copy of a book by Susan Forward, Emotional Blackmail. It’s about those who prey upon people’s emotions as a form of ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Hallelujah Anyhow!

    Contributed by La Juana Morris on Aug 21, 2002
    based on 88 ratings
     | 26,639 views

    Don’t Allow your situation to hinder your souls salvation!

    In a world where each corner holds some potential danger. In a society where just going to work can end in total tragedy. In a community where drugs run rampant and hope is fleeting. It is essential that Christians look past the circumstance and cling to the cross. James encourages us to just ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    When People Trick You Lesson 9

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 31, 2025
     | 155 views

    Don’t trust a trickster or their promises; look at their deeds, track record.

    A. THE GIBEONITES TRICK ISRAEL: JOSHUA 9:1-27 “When the six kings of great nations in the land heard about the destruction of Jericho and Ai, plus God stopping up the Jordan River, they made a covenant to fight together against Israel. The nation of Gibeon decided not to join the covenant but to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Bob's Legacy

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jan 9, 2015
     | 6,658 views

    Don't just be religious. Make your life a spiritual quest.

    Bob’s house was well built, by which I mean that his life was well-grounded. That’s what the Bible means – at least, most times – when it talks about building houses. We saw in Proverbs where it says, “By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Who Wants To Marry A Prostitute?

    Contributed by Steve Wynkoop on Aug 10, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 8,433 views

    Passionately pursue a relationship with God don’t tend to a religious duty.

    Who Wants to Marry a Prostitute? A young couple were on their way to get married when they had a tragic accident. The next thing they knew, they were standing arm-in-arm at the pearly gates. They told St. Peter what had happened and then said, "We really want to spend eternity as man and wife. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "Oh, This Is What Christianity Is All About--Very Cool!"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Aug 28, 2008
    based on 20 ratings
     | 3,638 views

    Don’t fight over candles while the world starves to death.

    Romans 12:9-21 “Oh, This is What Christianity is All About—Very Cool!” By: Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor of Grace United Methodist Church, Soddy Daisy, TN www.graceumcsd.org In this post-Christian, post-Modern era we are living in there seems to be an awful lot of confusion in terms of what ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Faith And Fear On Friday The 13th

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Mar 13, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,221 views

    Really just a short devotional for teens on a "Don’t Fear" night.

    2 Kings 6 {{...It being Friday the 13th, come in wearing a hockey mask and a revving chainsaw (but take the blade off) Obviously, there will be some screaming, but pretty soon it should die down and be replaced by laughter. Take off the mask and say...}} Okay, I can take it by your reactions ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Expect The Unexpected Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Mar 27, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 25,708 views

    God's purposes prevail even when our plans don't.

    Expect the Unexpected Romans 15:22-29 Rev. Brian Bill 3/27/11 When the unexpected happens, we’re prone to either become exasperated or to make excuses. Here are some actual unedited excuses received by a public school. “My son is under the doctor’s care and should not take P.E. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    It's All Your Fault Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Feb 17, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,885 views

    Don’t give in to sin; take authority over it in Jesus name

    IT’S ALL YOUR FAULT Text: Gen. 4:1-7; James 1:13-18 Introduction A. Read Gen. 4:1-7 1. Have you ever said to God, "Forgive me, but I just couldn’t help myself!" 2. God’s response to that is "Fooey!" 3. If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Estas Todo Lucifer! Series

    Contributed by Germain Brown on Apr 6, 2001
    based on 80 ratings
     | 3,370 views

    Whatever you do, don’t be like Lucifer. Watch out!

    Estas Todo Lucifer! You know, there’s a lot of people, and I mean a lot of people, that hate me because I am so darn gorgeous! Well, maybe not because of that, but a lot of people do exist on this earth that are insanely jealous of other people because they are more ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    My Soul Is Troubled

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Mar 26, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,582 views

    Don’t drown with the hand that can save you in plain view

    Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. 21They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, ‘Sir, we wish to see Jesus.’ 22Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. 23Jesus answered them, ‘The hour has come ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Tim Huie avatar

    Making A New Year Revolution

    Contributed by Tim Huie on Apr 19, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,298 views

    Don’t make resolutions...Make this New Year a time of revolution!

    1. Illustration of man applying for a job • A man once applied for a very high paying job. Later the interviewer called him to tell him that he had not gotten the job. • The man who had applied for the job protested. "But I’ve got 20 years experience." • The interviewer told him, "We checked your ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist