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  • Sam McCormick avatar

    Psalms 14 And 53 Series

    Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Feb 26, 2020
     | 6,245 views

    Psalms 14 and 53 are similar to each other, having only minor differences in the mode of expressing the same thoughts. This sermon studies the two passages in parallel, slightly enlarging the understanding of their combined content.

    For Sermon Central researchers: I have posted a series of 15 sermons on the Psalms. In recent personal studies I have found the psalms to be richer and more thought-provoking than I had fully appreciated. I had too often swept swiftly through psalms without slowing down to inquire as thoroughly as ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The High Calling Of God Series

    Contributed by Doug Fannon on Sep 26, 2017
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     | 17,320 views

    for what has God called us? Or are we content to sit and do nothing? Do we have "Short-timers disease?" Call God is for us to be more like Jesus every day.

    Philippians 3:12–14 Opening Illustration: When I was in the military, we had disease that was rampant among those that was nearing the completion of their military service. It was called “short-timers disease." I have seen this over and over again throughout my life. You could always tell ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus Healed A Crippled Woman

    Contributed by Dr. Jwt Spies on Mar 28, 2024
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     | 8,879 views

    They were upset because this healing that the Lord was doing was not just a onetime deal, but because Lord healing of people on the Sabbath day which was a reoccurring source of contention between Himself and the religious rulers.  

    10 And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. 11 And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.   12 And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Wealth Of Poverty Series

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jun 24, 2006
    based on 30 ratings
     | 29,370 views

    1st sermon in an 8 part series on the Beatitudes. This series challenges us to "Shift" our thinking in what really brings true happiness. (*Refreshed with some rewrite in 8/08. PowerPoint and Video Clips available on request.)

    SHIFT -WEEK 1 THE WEALTH OF POVERTY Matthew 5:1-3, Luke 18:18-23 INTRODUCTION TO SERIES: For the majority of people, Christian and non-Christian alike, the popular idea of finding happiness is based on having the right circumstances. It is what one preacher calls, "When & Then thinking." ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Love Does Not Rejoice In Wrongdoing Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Apr 11, 2025
     | 585 views

    Things happen in life that sometimes make it more difficult to love better— to love others as Jesus wants us to love them. When bad things happen, we cannot be happy about it!

    Love Does Not Rejoice In Wrongdoing Jeffery Anselmi / General Adult Love Better INTRODUCTION SLIDE 1—MAIN TITLE SLIDE - Love better. - Loving better is a work in progress. - Remember, we are seeking to learn how to love our church family and those in the community better. - Things happen in life ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    1 Timothy Chapter 6 Series

    Contributed by Luther Sexton on Mar 13, 2024
     | 1,417 views

    This is a detailed study verse by verse. You will need to analyze, synthesize, and then summarize to fit your need. I have used several different sources to which I give credit.

    I Timothy Chapter 6 I Tim 6:1 Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed. 6:1 All who are under the yoke as bond-servants (slaves) are to regard their own masters as worthy of honor and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Parable Of The Wheat And The Tares

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 17, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,573 views

    Looking to the American Declaration of Independence, the Christian has three unalienable rights . 1. The Right to Eternal Life 2. The Right to Liberty from sin and 3. The Right to Happiness that can only be found in a personal relationship with

    WSM 17-07-2011 Mt 13:24-43 The Parable of the Weeds 24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. 26 When the wheat sprouted and formed ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places

    Contributed by Jennifer Casto on May 21, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 4,354 views

    Women Of God should be: 1. Peaceful 2. Joyful 3. Thankful 4. Content • It has taken me years to get to where I am in my walk. •These are the main areas that many women struggle with in their Christian Walk.

    Sermon: Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places Jennifer Mears 4/5/2007 Text: Philippians 4:11 NKJV “…I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content” Paul said to them as he was explaining his persecution and where he was in his Love Walk – he said that he had learned how to be ...read more

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    Work And Rest Finding A Balance

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Jun 13, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,866 views

    Today I want to try to address the many demands of life that keep us from addressing the necessary things of life. Things like peace and contentment, family, friends, laughter and rest. Most importantly of all, time with God

    Work and Rest finding a balance Mark 6:30,34 30 The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. 31 Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Your Own Funeral

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Mar 10, 2007
    based on 50 ratings
     | 20,172 views

    What will your funeral be like? What will be said of you? Will it be a happy time? More than that, what will be the scene as you stand before God? We write our own script for our funeral by the way we live!

    Your Own Funeral Introduction: This message is a little different from anything I have ever done, but in order to do it I am going to need everybody’s help. Don’t worry it won’t be too hard. I am going to ask that you listen closely. I am also going to ask that you bow your head, close your eyes if ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Don't Faint

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Oct 11, 2012
    based on 66 ratings
     | 34,643 views

    A sermon on unanswered prayer, and a great visual illustration involving a cement block that goes along with the message

    Don't Faint (Props needed for illustration: 8x8x16 cement block, hammer) Lu 18:1 And he spake a parable unto them [to this end], that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; (KJV) Today I want to talk to you about fainting. I have an illustration that I am going to use in a few moments that ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    God's Goal

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jun 5, 2001
    based on 114 ratings
     | 8,470 views

    God’s goal is not to make us happy, it’s to make us His, not to get us what we want, but to get us what we need.

    “God’s Goal” John 4:4-29 God’s goal is not to make us happy, it’s to make us His, not to get us what we want, but to get us what we need. Intro: Early in his career, Thomas Edison invented a vote-recording machine for use in legislative chambers. By moving a switch to the right or left, an ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Partly Or Wholly Holy Series

    Contributed by David Flowers on Feb 7, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,974 views

    If God’s priority through marriage is to make us holy, rather than happy, then we need to see our current marriage relationship as God’s will for us.

    Partly or Wholly Holy Life After the Wedding, part 3 Wildwind Community Church February 5, 2006 David Flowers We’re still in our series on marriage, called “Life After the Wedding.” We kicked it off two weeks ago with a message called The Dance, where we talked about how God wants marriages to ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Jesus - "I Offer True Joy" Series

    Contributed by David Haun on Dec 27, 2003
    based on 26 ratings
     | 7,290 views

    We tend to look for happiness and joy in the wrong places. This sermon considers some of the hopeless ways we seek joy, comparing them to the true joy offered by Christ.

    2003 Christmas Series JESUS "I OFFER TRUE JOY" Hope Christian Church December 28, 2993 Dr. David L. Haun CHRISTMAS - GOOD FOR HEALTH. According to Dr. Harry Sands, director of the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health in New York, the Christmas season can be an emotional pressure valve for us. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Fruit Of The Spirit

    Contributed by Philip Gill on Jun 29, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,695 views

    A naval officer once described his ship and crew as having a spirit that made it a happy ship. St Paul, in the fruits of the spirit defines the characteristics of the Church and its members.

    While I was flat on my back, sick and feeling sorry for myself last Sunday morning I turned the radio on for a VERY short time. Ian McNamara played an interview with Kylie and Wesley Herron who were special guests at the launching of a new Royal Australian Navy vessel the patrol boat HMAS ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican