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  • Jon MacKinney avatar

    A Frightening Vision Of A Present Day Kingdom

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Mar 28, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,592 views

    Here is a highly controversial passage, yet for the bible-believer, it is really quite clear. There will be a kingdom and a fierce and powerful king, but he will choose the wrong opponent and be destroyed.

    Passage: Daniel 8:1-27 Intro: When we run across a highly technical and controversial passage like this… 1. we can’t figure out the “so what?” 2. that quickly goes to “who cares” 3. God has a purpose, so don’t miss it while we dive into this ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Restoration Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jun 30, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 29,170 views

    God has a plan for healing and restoration, and He chooses to use imperfect people like you and me to help restore those who fall away.

    Restoration James 5:17-20 17 Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for the next three and a half years! 18 Then he prayed for rain, and down it poured. The grass turned green, and the crops began to grow again. 19 My dear brothers and ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    To The Foolish: Beautiful Savior Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Sep 10, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,653 views

    December 1989: We choose not to participate in mission and ministry because we do not want to look foolish. Jesus transforms looking foolish into a redemptive model.

    Most of us, especially in our younger years, spend an awful lot of effort in trying not to look foolish. Most of us, particularly when we are young and growing and think our bodies are all out of proportion anyway, will go to great lengths to hide our deficiencies and keep from looking foolish. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tim White avatar

    A Line In The Sand Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Jun 19, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,876 views

    Jesus presents an opportunity to choose. His message drew the line, fear warns us away, but it is up to our choice whether we follow Him.

    * Remember, this man was born blind. * Jesus’ disciples asked the current-day riddle, “what sin caused this man to be born blind?” * Jesus said, “Not his sin nor his parents, but for the glory of God to be seen.” * Then Jesus spit, applied and instructed. * The man obeyed and could see. * Those who ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Howard Strickland avatar

    Yet In All These Things

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Sep 29, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,874 views

    If I were to choose a Scripture to sum up the believer’s life, it would be this one. It combines an intense realism with an amazing assertion of victorious optimism.

    Yet In All These Things Romans 8:35-37NKJ 5-year-old Johnny was in the kitchen as his mother made supper. She asked him to go into the pantry and get her a can of tomato soup, but he didn’t want to go in alone: “It’s dark in there and I’m scared.” She asked ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    Loving Your Enemy Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 27, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,173 views

    Make choices that reflect God's will. Rely on the Holy Spirit's guidance. Trust God for the unknowns. Choose to let His love flows through us.

    Let’s read it - 1 Sam 26:1-25. I believe you have this feeling that you read this before. This encounter is very similar to the one in chapter 24 when he was in the cave in En Gedi. • David got so close to Saul he could cut off a corner of Saul’s robe. In this chapter, he took ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    Breaking The Cycle Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 1, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,438 views

    Present generations can choose to follow the Lord despite the ridiculous or ungodly example of their forefathers. The Psalmist gives us advice to help us do so.

    Breaking the Cycle (Psalm 78) 1. A couple decided to go to Cyprus for the weekend, but because they both worked it was hard to coordinate their diaries. So they decided the husband would go a day early, and his wife would join him the following day. On arriving, the husband thought he would email ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Otis McMillan avatar

    The Power Of Choices

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Mar 30, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,739 views

    The choices they made had serious consequences, some good and others not so good. Although we have the power of choice, we are not free to choose the consequences.

    Learning to Make the Right Choices The Psalmist poses a thought-provoking question in Psalms 25:12. “What man is he that feareth the Lord?” Ponder his question for a moment…Then ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • J Richison avatar

    Out Of The Whirlwind

    Contributed by J Richison on Aug 10, 2017
     | 5,289 views

    No matter the circumstances of Our Lives God can still speak to us. He may even choose an unpleasant circumstance as a platform from which to speak.

    Out Of The Whirlwind Job 38:1-3 & 40:1-7 St. John 19:41 (whirlwind=a hurricane, tempest, or tornado) Oh! What unspeakable miseries Job endured at the hands of Satan. A perfect man and without a blemish of conduct or character; Job endured torment and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Roshelle Brenneise avatar

    Surrender - Adjust - Obey Series

    Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Apr 24, 2022
     | 6,773 views

    Before we can become like Jesus, we must first choose to commit every moment of the day to Surrender and Obedience and that will require us to Adjust.

    April 23, 2022 At the center of our life of discipleship is Jesus. We have chosen to hold fast to, cling to, bond to, attach ourselves to, be faithful to ---- HIM. This is only a part of the equation, however, because the very essence of the Christian life is not just to hold fast to Jesus, ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

  • Chris Swanson avatar

    Have We Been Chosen For A Specific Purpose?

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Nov 27, 2023
     | 1,251 views

    You may never know when you will be picked, or chosen, to do or be in a position of prominence. The outcome of that said choosing will depend upon the state of your heart.

    In this chapter, the king chooses a new queen. In Chapter 1, King Ahasuerus, had a party to show off his queen, Vashti. She refused so the king banished her and stripped her royalty. After banishing Vashti, the king sent officers out to gather fair young women of all the lands to choose a new ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Michael Brown avatar

    Wasted And Unused Gifts

    Contributed by Michael Brown on Nov 4, 2025
     | 147 views

    I wrote this devotional to share at our deacon meeting because many of the men take their name OFF of the ballot when we choose who will be deacons.

    Wasted & Unused Gifts This devotional looks at a parable we’ve all heard; the one where the servant buries the one talent his master gave him. Our Master, God Almighty, has given us many talents & abilities to use in the upbuilding of His Kingdom. Are we using them or hiding them in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Stark avatar

    A Solemn Warning To The Nation

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Dec 27, 2025
     | 154 views

    Can the nations of the West avoid God's righteous judgement when we choose to ignore Him to pursue the wickedness of our own hearts?

    “If at any time I declare concerning a nation or a kingdom, that I will pluck up and break down and destroy it, and if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I intended to do to it. And if at any time I declare concerning a nation or a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tim Bond avatar

    Two Ways Of Living Series

    Contributed by Tim Bond on Jul 3, 2004
    based on 129 ratings
     | 14,697 views

    Every moral choice we face is made as we stand at a fork in the road, deciding whether we will choose to go God’s direction, or some other way.

    Two Ways Of Living Over the Summer we are looking at several of the Psalms out of the Old Testament. The book of Psalms was the hymnal of the Jews and the early church. They are a group of poems or songs that the early followers of God used to express their worship, and they are filled with ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rev. Matthew Parker avatar

    Think Good Thoughts Series

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Nov 2, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,790 views

    Paul points the path to peace. It is in Jesus, of course. It is also to do with how we choose to use our minds. What have you done for your mind lately?

    Sermon for CATM – November 2, 2008 – “Think Good Thoughts” – Philippians 4:1-8 Here you see a glass (use a glass as a visual). Is it half empty, or is it half full? It all depends on your perspective, on how you see the glass. Now my brother Craig, after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational