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  • Christopher Nerreau avatar

    Believe In Your Heart

    Contributed by Christopher Nerreau on Mar 28, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,833 views

    Are there times when you doubt the things of God? Belief in God is not complete understanding of God but is rooted in our hearts. This sermon explores this further, with the hopes of demonstrating that many who struggle with belief really do in their hear

    TITLE : BELIEVING IN THE HEART TEXT: Romans 10:10 AUTHOR: Fr. Christopher M. Nerreau “For man believes with his heart and so is justified, and he confesses with his lips and so is saved.” INTRODUCTION: • I’ll bet I know a deep dark secret of yours…I’ll bet that there are times where you doubt ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

  • Dr.W.Samuel Legon avatar

    What Faith Have We Demonstrated

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Mar 13, 2019
     | 2,132 views

    Do we have faith that demonstrates God love and power to the world.

    WHAT FAITH HAVE WE DEMONSTRATED Acts 16:5 | And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily. Acts 15:9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. Acts 26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christ First (Part 1)

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jul 17, 2025
     | 249 views

    Sound Christian Doctrine is the beginning of a healthy church.

    Christ First (Part 1) Colossians 1:15–28 NKJV He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Believing In God's Power

    Contributed by Trevor Woodget on May 2, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 13,564 views

    A sermon that encourages us serve God faithfully, to know his peace in dark times and to persevere in prayer until there’s a breakthrough

    2 Kings 04:08-37 Basingstoke 29th April 2007 Believing in God’s Power Two children went to Sunday school one day and the teacher told them the story in Genesis about Lot’s wife looked back and how she became a pillar of salt. As they were walking home afterwards one of the children said to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Stephen Funderburk avatar

    God Isn't Into Dead Things

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 28, 2005
    based on 126 ratings
     | 12,547 views

    being alive in Christ

    Intro: the family cat had been run over and Tommy was heartbroken. His mother to ease his pain said, Tommy, don’t feel bad, our cat is in heaven. Tommy looked at his mom and said, why does God want a dead cat in heaven? This is good theology, God isn’t into dead things. Years ago there was a movie ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Anthony Seel avatar

    Real-Life Discipleship: Spiritually Dead Series

    Contributed by Anthony Seel on Feb 27, 2011
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,809 views

    The second sermon in a series based on New Testament teachings and the book Real-Life Discipleship by Jim Putnam

    The Rev. M. Anthony Seel, Jr. St. Andrew’s Church February 27, 2011 Romans 5: 12-19 Real-Life Discipleship: Spiritually Dead Perseveration is a brain dysfunction that causes people to get stuck in a particular pattern of behavior. Perseveration is what led a legendary German flying ace to ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Grant Adams avatar

    Some Things God Puts First

    Contributed by Grant Adams on Aug 3, 2021
     | 2,146 views

    As you study the bible you can really see that God has placed some things above others. In other words, God has some ‘first things first’.

    I hope I never become unthankful or ungrateful for those who had a part in molding and making me. 1. Many of you here tonight have helped and taught me. 2. My stepdad has helped me. a. He is dead and gone, but I am still thankful for him. b. He was a man of low morals and few principles, but… 1) He ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Are You A Borderline Believer? Series

    Contributed by David Scudder on Mar 20, 2008
     | 5,476 views

    Knowing for sure that we belong to Christ is vital to a healthy Christian life. This text shows us how we can know if our assurance is real or not.

    Are You a Borderline Believer? Hebrews 5:10-12 Purpose: To show that some who claim to know Christ are not really believers. Aim: I want the listener to gain assurance of salvation if they are being faithful to Christ and I want them to fear being lost if they are not being ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Dr John Singarayar SVD avatar

    The Candle That Refuses To Go Out

    Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Oct 28, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 93 views

    It is not just about remembering the dead, it is about keeping love alive when everything else has gone.

    Title: The Candle That Refuses to Go Out Intro: It is not just about remembering the dead, it is about keeping love alive when everything else has gone. Scripture: Luke 19:1-10 Reflection Dear Friends, My grandmother kept a small wooden box on her dresser, the kind with a brass latch that ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Believing Without Seeing

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on May 23, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,313 views

    You’ve heard the phrase, “Seeing is believing”? That might be true in some instances but not when it comes to faith. Faith is about believing without seeing.

    BELIEVING WITHOUT SEEING INTRODUCTION: You’ve heard the phrase, “Seeing is believing”? That might be true in some instances but not when it comes to faith. Faith is about believing without seeing. 1) Show us! John 14:1-11. John contains the longest account of the Last Supper. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    The Dead Church (The Church Of Sardis)

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jul 31, 2025
     | 299 views

    In this message I will be preaching about the church of Sardis which is known as the DEAD CHURCH. No one will admit they attend a dead church but all over this great nation of ours that is exactly what some people are doing.

    Illus: Some churches have cemeteries on their properties. Your church does not have to have a cemetery to be a dead church. Illus: Vance Havner once commented that ministries often begin with a man who has a vision. That vision is captured by others and becomes a movement. As the movement gains ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Never Abandoned Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 19, 2002
    based on 31 ratings
     | 9,097 views

    Sermon for Pentecost Sunday, intended as the first of three on the Trinity, all based on John 14. The Holy Spirit does not abandon His church, but if we are not obedient before claiming His support, we may forfeit His power. And if we do not acknowledge

    If you believe you’ve been abandoned, you have two choices: either you can indulge in something that may soothe you temporarily, or you can watch for the power that will lead you out to success. If someone that matters to you has walked off and abandoned you, you can either pretend ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Craig Nelson avatar

    Proving Jesus Arose From The Dead

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Mar 20, 2021
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,655 views

    Christianity is based and grounded in the Resurrection of Jesus, the promised Messiah of Israel. Every Born-Again Christian should be able to defend this foundational truth.

    Christianity proclaims that Jesus rose from the dead and hangs its entire existence on that fact. Yet, there is no practical certainty of it because actual eyewitnesses cannot be questioned due to them being dead! However, a logical case can be made on the certainty of historical evidence. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Peter Loughman avatar

    Easter - Dead Men Tell No Tales Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Mar 20, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,869 views

    What’s done is done, we cannot change our past - but through the power of the Lord Jesus Christ we can rise up and live again, we can become whole, we can be redeemed.

    Everyone had failed him. There was betrayal, denial, abandonment, and the results were catastrophic: Jesus had suffered an excruciating beating, He was forcibly driven through the city to a rock outcropping called, “The Skull” and left to die naked on a cross. For days Jesus lay decaying in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Rick Crandall avatar

    Believe In The Master Of Miracles

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Feb 25, 2017
     | 8,544 views

    Our God is, and always has been a miracle working God. We can trust Him in the worst situations of life. And if we trust in the Lord, we will see the greatest miracle of all.

    Believe in the Master of Miracles Mark 5:21-43 (Read vs. 34-43) Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Jan. 15, 2017 BACKGROUND: *Our God is, and always has been a miracle working God. Today's Scripture in Mark 5 covers 2 great miracles Jesus performed: Healing a woman who had been ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist