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    The Cost Of Distraction PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 5, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 219 views

    Stay focused on God’s calling, resisting distractions and lesser pursuits, so your life’s work aligns with what truly matters in God’s eyes.

    Some weeks feel like a parade of interruptions. Phones ping, pressures pile, promises pull, and before long our attention drifts like a leaf on a windy day. You set out to do the thing God has put in your hand—raise a child, love your spouse, serve your neighbor, finish that assignment, shepherd ...read more

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    Finish The Race PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 6, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 181 views

    Trusting Jesus, not our own strength, enables us to persevere through life’s burdens, as He carries us and completes our faith journey.

    Friend, if your shoulders feel a bit slumped today, if your breath is a bit short and your steps a bit slow, you’re in the right place. You’re in a sanctuary where God knows how tired feet feel and how heavy hearts carry what no one else sees. You’re seen, you’re loved, and you’re not forgotten. ...read more

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    God's Most Neglected Gift - The Language Of Your Dreams!

    Contributed by Roger Spackman on Nov 7, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 9,771 views

    God has given you a ’specific and individual’ gift that can be unlocked and used each and every day – rather night – of your life! Your personal counsellor, guide and help! Keys to unlocking this dormant gift. Includes Dream Log (with practical example).

    Note: Full Power Point Slides available from the author. Credit given to the following research books: Dreams and dream narratives in the biblical world / HUSSER, Jean-Marie Your dreams : God’s neglected gift / RIFFEL, Herman H. I’m excited about today’s Bible study. I’m excited about it, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Holy Spirit 101 Series

    Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Aug 9, 2022
     | 1,547 views

    This sermon is designed to cover the basic orthadox Christian beliefs about the Holy Spirit and His attributes, as well as the reasons He was given to followers of Christ.

    How many of you have ever taken any form of an accounting class or a bookkeeping class? Raise your hands. How many of you really didn’t enjoy the class? Most people, unless they are a little quirky, don’t really enjoy an accounting class. A little bit about my past, some of you know that I ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    The Power Of Proxiimty Series

    Contributed by Peter Langerman on Jun 19, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,005 views

    Get Closer, Whisper Softer

    Gen 22:1-14 There are at least two ways to make something bigger to the eye. You can magnify it with a magnifying glass, microscope, or telescope; or you can move closer to it. Magnification makes an object appear larger to the eye, but there is only one way to get a sense of an object’s true ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Connecting Together Series

    Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Feb 12, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 11,584 views

    Adapted sermon of Rick Warren on the need for being in true Biblical fellowship with one another.

    Today, we are beginning the third week of our 40 Days of Community, that’s day 15 for those who are doing the daily devotions. We are continuing to explore what God’s purpose is for us here on earth, which we have said is to love Him, and love others the way he does. That’s what we are here for. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Wife's Side Series

    Contributed by Brien Sims on Jun 19, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,247 views

    This how the the husband should treat his wife and what she feels and expects. These points come from the book Love & Respect by Dr. E. Eggerichs.

    Ever have trouble communicating with someone? You say something and they either don’t understand or don’t respond and when they speak to you, you have no idea what they just said. Wouldn’t it be nice to understand how to communicate with your spouse, especially on those days that it would really ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Attitude-Gateway To Open Heavens

    Contributed by Pastor Amos Dele Dada on Jun 5, 2013
     | 19,696 views

    It takes more than prayer and tithing to experience open heavens,it is a function of positive attitude as a life style.

    Attitude - Gateway To Open Heavens Pastor Amos Dele Dada PhD. P.Eng The life-style of praying for open heavens has been popularized in our time. Books have been written and many more are yet to come to the book stores. Long night meetings are held in our churches with people bombarding heaven with ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Faith The Key To Victory - Michael Dowling Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 19 ratings
     | 13,825 views

    The key to victory by faith is to exercise our faith in serving God

    As you’re all aware, we’ve been following a sermon series on the first letter of John for many weeks now by exploring the great themes of John’s letter - truth and love; belief and behaviour. In our passage for today, 1 John 5:1-12 on page 231 of the pew bibles, we find that John has left the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Plucking Fruit From The Tree Of Life

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 6, 2000
    based on 195 ratings
     | 15,022 views

    No one goes away from the Tree of Life hungry!

    I want to tell you a fable. Once there was a man who, while walking down a country lane, grew weary in his travel. Seeing that he was passing by an orchard of apple trees, he chose a particularly shady one in the middle of the orchard and lay down in the rich, green grass underneath to ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    Effective Spiritual Warfare Series

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Dec 29, 2000
    based on 111 ratings
     | 9,222 views

    Contrary to popular belief, satan is alive and well. He is a real, personal being who, as a created cherub, sinned against God and subsequently fell from heaven.

    If we are going to live a life flowing with forgiveness to everyone with whom we come in contact, we must realize that *The battles we fight are spiritual. *They are not to be directed toward another human being. *They should be directed against the forces of hell. Because our ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Helping Your Friend Become God's Friend Series

    Contributed by Rick Duncan on Aug 26, 2003
    based on 57 ratings
     | 5,710 views

    If your friend were God’s friend how would their life be different? If your friend were God’s friend how would your relationship with each other change? If your friend were God’s friend how would you feel about their eternal destiny?

    On our vacation, I asked God to open some doors for me to give a clear word about Christ. I was looking for opportunities. Let me share a story with you about one of them. I was in a pool playing around with Evan, our ten-year-old son, when a man asked me, “Are you finding you way around here ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Instructing In God's Word Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 29, 2003
    based on 104 ratings
     | 74,362 views

    The most basic essential for any healthy church is a commitment to hearing, learning, and applying God’s Word.

    Making an Impact: Instructing in God’s Word Since Bible is our “middle” name, I thought it would be a good idea to begin this morning with a little Bible quiz. You guys should do really well on this. Let’s start with an easy one from the Old Testament. 1. Where is the first tennis match ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "The Dwelling Of God" Series

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jan 10, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,585 views

    We are not only OF God’s household, but are the Dwelling of God in the Spirit! (#24 in the Every Spiritual Blessing series) This study will continue as "The Unfathomable Love of Christ" series, covering chapters 3 & 4. Sermon #1, "I, Paul, Prisoner"

    Although, as we have already established, Paul is writing primarily to the Gentiles in this letter, it is apparent that the Temple of the Jews is prominent in his thinking as he makes his illustrations. In verse 14 he tells them that Christ has made peace between the two groups, Jew and ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    Will This Be The Year?

    Contributed by Alan Smith on Apr 20, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 21,940 views

    As this year begins, I can’t help but wonder, “Could this be the year that Jesus Christ returns?”

    I want to begin the lesson this morning by wishing a “Happy New Year” to each and every one of you! I sincerely hope the year we have just started will be the best ever in your life. And my particular wish for each of you is that this will be the year in which you are more open to God’s presence, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ