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  • Aneel Aranha avatar

    Shameless Prayer! Series

    Contributed by Aneel Aranha on Feb 10, 2021
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    Are we persistent in petitioning God? Or do we give up in frustration that he doesn’t answer our prayers?

    Scripture Reading: Mark 7:24-30 Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret. In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an impure spirit came and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Those Hard Sayings Of Jesus

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 7, 2022
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    Jesus has a lot of hard sayings, doesn’t He?

    Saturday of 3rd Week of Easter Jesus has a lot of hard sayings, doesn’t He? In the sixth chapter of St. John’s Gospel, which we have been reading and studying, Jesus makes some demands of us regarding faith in Him and the communion sacrament. His clear teaching is that if we don’t follow Him all ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Thomas Swope avatar

    So, How Was Your Day?

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Oct 17, 2018
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    A study in the book of 2 Kings 4: 1 – 44

    2 Kings 4: 1 – 44 So, how was your day? 4 A certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And the creditor is coming to take my two sons to be his slaves.” 2 So Elisha said to ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Darrell Stetler II avatar

    #1 - Who Is #1? Series

    Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on Nov 29, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
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    God’s commandments are "for our good" -- not to keep us from fun, but to keep us from pain. This sermon is on Commandment #1. *HANDOUT INCLUDED*

    For a CD of over 100 of sermons by Darrell Stetler II (most complete with handouts), please e-mail darrellstetler2@sbcglobal.net. Preventing Unnecessary Pain In Your Life SERIES INTRO There are different kinds of pain that come into our lives. 1. Inevitable Pain: comes into our lives just ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Jim Heidebrecht avatar

    Greater Love

    Contributed by Jim Heidebrecht on Jun 21, 2007
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    Delivered at Hopewell on Memorial Day weekend. It is important to remember the Service, Sacrifice, and Love of our Heroes, the greatest of which is Jesus Christ!

    GREATER LOVE (John 15:13) Intro: Memorial day – about remembering Sometimes, we are not so good at remembering things: 3 sisters, getting up in age: All in the living room in the evening. Gerty got up to go to bed, halfway upstairs she stopped and asked, was I going up, or going down? Mabel ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Harold Orndorff avatar

    Surely Not I, Lord!

    Contributed by Harold Orndorff on May 11, 2004
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    The story of Judas Iscariot, and his betrayal of Jesus, should remind us to examine ourselves. We need to avoid betraying Jesus in twenty-first century style. As Judas attempted to re-make Jesus and then abandon Him when He was not the "Jesus" Judas wan

    Surely Not I, Teacher? Those are the words of Judas as he was about to betray Jesus. We now approach the Easter season. In our culture Easter is a happy holiday with bunnies and candy. But the events leading up to what we could anachronistically call “the first Easter” were anything but happy ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Use Me Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 27, 2011
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    Why are we suppose to serve the Lord? Many reasons are given in scripture. 1- We serve because it’s what Jesus did 2- We serve because it demonstrates love 3- We serve because it pleases God

    INTRO.- Everyone serves someone or something and of course, it should be the Lord. Not money and not some other person. ILL.- When Irving S. Olds was chairman of the U.S. Steel Corporation (1940-52), he arrived for a stockholders’ meeting and was confronted by a woman who asked, "Exactly who are ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Beyond Reasoning: Think Out Of The Box!

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 11, 2007
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    Do we have to stay this way? Will we require more of ourselves? There is hope, a new hope, a living hope, a hope against hope.

    BEYOND REASONING! THINK OUT OF THE BOX. WHERE WILL YOU FIND GOD? EXPECTATIONS? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Nothing creates more deep seated anxieties than the false assumption that life should be free from anxieties. Many years ago I was at a Preacher’s meeting and I heard ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Ray Ellis avatar

    "Train Up: Parent Or Child

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Sep 8, 2008
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    In raising children we soon come to realize each of our children are unique. We can’t raise our children with a cookie-cutter approach

    Training Up: Parents or Children Proverbs 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.” I’m sure there are some Christian parents who would like Proverbs 22:6 to read this way: “Rear your children as moral, upright, God-fearing, church going kids. ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • Larry Turner avatar

    When The Famine Hits Series

    Contributed by Larry Turner on Feb 18, 2016
    based on 3 ratings
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    When the famine hit Canaan, Abram looked to Egypt rather than to God. This sermon examines the problems we encounter when we turn to the world in our troubles rather than to God.

    Do you have a worry box? It’s a mental box that we can place our worries in. This box can only hold so many worries, so as soon as one disappears, we fill it with another. If a bigger worry comes along, we discard the smaller worries to make room for it. These worry don’t vanish. They ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

  • Dr. Ronald Shultz avatar

    How's Your Love Life?

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Apr 2, 2013
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     | 8,110 views

    Is your bedroom a place of joy or duty and reward?

    1 Cor 7:3,4 3 Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. 4 The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife. 5 Defraud ye not one the other, except it be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Gaston avatar

    And By The Word Of Their Testimony

    Contributed by John Gaston on Mar 14, 2016
     | 13,041 views

    Witnessing is almost a lost art among Christians, but Biblically, it's vital to our faith and obedience. One benefit to those who testify is victory over the world and the devil.

    “AND BY THE WORD OF THEIR TESTIMONY” Rev. 12:11 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: SLEEPING PREFERENCES 1. Three college students -- one from India, one a Jew from Israel and the third a Yankee from New York University -- were having trouble finding a room for the night. After much searching, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Gbemisola Fafowora avatar

    Jesus - The Anointed One

    Contributed by Gbemisola Fafowora on Nov 8, 2020
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    Jesus is the anointed one that came to set the captives free.

    Jesus came here on earth as the anointed one that came to set the captives free from every lie of Satan who is the enemy of the children of God - 1 Peter 5:8.. And we are sons of God, through faith in Jesus the anointed one - Galatians 3:26.. This is why the word of God says to us that God so ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    For Granted Or Gratitude?

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 14, 2000
    based on 114 ratings
     | 6,854 views

    Do we take our blessings for granted or with gratitude?

    FOR GRANTED OR GRATITUDE? I Thess. 5:18 “Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” INTRO.- It’s Thanksgiving time! ILL.- Someone said, “Thanksgiving is when millions of Americans get together to drink, talk, eat, and go home again. It’s known as the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Fred Sigle avatar

    How To Win Over Temptation Series

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Jan 13, 2023
     | 1,467 views

    A study from the book of James. This study is inspired by Rick Warren's book: Developing a Faith that Works, Book of James Volumes 1 & 2.

    A. The term “TEMPTATION” brings to mind different connotations for each of us. ILLUSTRATION: For some, the word CONJURES up a delicious HOT FUDGE SUNDAE with whipped cream and nuts dripping off the sides. (SORRY! …I ZONED OUT FOR A MOMENT!) For others, it’s the man or woman who has become ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ