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  • James May avatar

    Dead Flies

    Contributed by James May on Apr 18, 2001
    based on 70 ratings
     | 18,814 views

    There are some characteristics of even those who are Christians that will cause the Spirit of God within to be ineffective.

    DEAD FLIES IN THE OINTMENT By Rev. James May Ecclesiates 10:1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honor. THE DEATH OF A TREE IT STARTED AS A SEEDLING ON THE SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Charles Payne avatar

    Dead Flies In A Nation Series

    Contributed by Charles Payne on Oct 18, 2025
     | 65 views

    America did not begin in perfection — but it began in fear of God. Our earliest laws quoted Scripture. But dead flies do not fall all at once. The jar spoils slowly.

    🪰 DEAD FLIES IN A NATION (National Decay) SEEING THE BIG PICTURE TEXT Ecclesiastes 10:1 “Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savor…” PROLOGUE: A NATION ONCE FRAGRANT America did not begin in perfection — but it began in fear of God. Our earliest ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Dead Flies In The Church Series

    Contributed by Charles Payne on Oct 18, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 127 views

    The Church was meant to be the fragrance of Christ. We were not put here to be popular. We were put here to be holy.

    DEAD FLIES IN THE CHURCH (When the Fragrance of Christ is Replaced With the Stench of Compromise) SEEING THE BIG PICTURE TEXT Ecclesiastes 10:1 “Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour…” PROLOGUE: THE CHURCH WAS MEANT TO BE THE FRAGRANCE OF CHRIST We ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    #2 Irritant: The Fly In Ointment

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 27, 2020
     | 3,776 views

    Dead flies in the ointment can be more that an annoyance, they can sting and spread infections. Small things matter in negative ways.

    #2 Irritant: THE FLY IN THE OINTMENT. Thanks to Phil Walton for the fodder for this sermon. Thank you. This follows part #1. FLIES: Irritant, show me what ticks you off… This is part #2: IRRITANT: THE FLY IN THE OINTMENT. I have a fly swatter, some rubber flies, and a jar labeled as OINTMENT with ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Ralph Andrus avatar

    What To Do With All Your Dead Flies

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Aug 15, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 10,275 views

    Contrasting the Wise with the fool

    - PowerPoint outline upon Request What To Do With All Your Dead Flies Fly Facts There are more insects in one square mile of rural land than human beings on the whole planet * There are 120,000 species of flies, ranging in size from 1/20th of an inch to 3 inches House Fly - Most common of all ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Charles Payne avatar

    Dead Flies The Little Things That Rot The Soul Series

    Contributed by Charles Payne on Oct 18, 2025
     | 133 views

    There are things in my life that never destroyed me all at once — they didn’t hit me like a storm… they leaked into me like a slow poison.

    🪰 “DEAD FLIES” — When Little Things Rot a Soul SEEING THE BIG PICTURE TEXT Ecclesiastes 10:1 “Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savor: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.” PROLOGUE There are things in my life ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    #1 Flies, Irritants, What Ticks You Off?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 27, 2020
     | 3,212 views

    Do little things tick you off? What irritates you will tell a lot about you. This is part one, I use a fly swatter and rubber flies. We will address dead flies in the ointment in#1 and #2.

    # 1 IRRITATION, SHOW ME WHAT TICKS YOU OFF? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (Two parts) I have a fly swatter and I am constantly swinging it to the point of frustration. I also have several rubber flies. I would like to thank Phil Walton for the fodder for this lesson. Thank ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • steve kinnard avatar

    Flies In The Perfume

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Jan 30, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,690 views

    Sometime we stink before GOD

    Flies in the Perfume Intro: Perfume maker Many years ago there was a perfume maker who made the best perfume. He had been working on his latest creation for over a month. All his work was beginning to pay off, this was the best perfume he had ever created. He couldn’t wait to show it to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Terry Hagedorn avatar

    Flies In The Ointment

    Contributed by Terry Hagedorn on Oct 6, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 20,873 views

    How to make your testimony stink.

    FLIES IN THE OINTMENT "Dead flies make the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour." Ecclessiates 10:1 Ointment was a necessary luxury in Bible times. The anointing of the hair, face, and exposed skin was an important act of hygiene and grooming in the arid regions of the Holy ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Flies Are Coming! Series

    Contributed by Bobby Oliver on May 21, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,031 views

    Pharaoh was warned, Pharaoh was covered by flies, and Pharaoh was defiant.

    The Flies are Coming! Exodus 8:20-32 - We’re continuing our study through the book of Exodus. - As we go through this study, we’re asking the question, “What can I learn from this passage about honoring God?” - Last time, we looked at the third plague, the plague of lice, and saw that God’s Mighty ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Moore avatar

    No Flies On Us

    Contributed by David Moore on Apr 6, 2001
    based on 61 ratings
     | 10,751 views

    To show the ways in which believers are tempted to compromise our distinctiveness

    No Flies On Us by Pastor David Moore, Braehill Baptist Church, Belfast, Northern Ireland Text: Exodus 8:20-32 Introduction: We have all heard that old joke “Waiter what’s this fly doing in my soup?” “I believe it’s the breast stroke sir.” All of us have enjoyed the series of “fly in my soup,” ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Dunn avatar

    Lord Of The Flies Series

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 6, 2025
     | 107 views

    When the world swarms with corruption, God draws a line of beauty and covering—turning our chaos into peace through His power.

    There are moments when life hums instead of shouts. You can’t see the problem, but you can feel it—the buzz in your ear, the sting on your skin, the constant irritation that keeps you awake at night. That’s what chaos sounds like when it’s close. It doesn’t roar like a lion; it drones like a ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

  • John Lowe avatar

    the Plague Of Flies. Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Jul 24, 2022
     | 2,705 views

    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning and confront Pharaoh as he goes to the river and say to him, ‘This is what the LORD says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me.

    The Plague Of Flies. Exodus 8:20-24. Exodus 8:20-24. 20Then the LORD said to Moses,"’ Get up early in the morning and confront Pharaoh as he goes to the river and say to him, ''This is what the LORD says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me.' 21If you do not let my ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Time Flies

    Contributed by Steven Buhr on Jan 25, 2008
     | 5,740 views

    Making the most of our time and the opportunities that God puts across our path in life.

    January 6th, 2008 – How Time Flies… Well, another year has gone. The year 2007 is now history. It seems such a short while ago we were yelling Happy New Year for 2007, planning the Launch Service for Westshore Community Church and having 85 people fill the church, getting news of Dan’s tumour, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Stocker II avatar

    Flies - The Decision Is Yours

    Contributed by David Stocker Ii on Mar 29, 2002
    based on 59 ratings
     | 5,697 views

    One unsurrendered area of our lives can outweigh all the things we claim we have given up for God.

    Flies Ecclesiastes 10:1 A.In our society today, people will tell you that nothing is a sin if it is done with moderation. It’s not wrong to act a certain way,or do a certain thing if it only affects you. If it doesn’t hurt anyone else than you are o.k. to do whatever your concious will allow you ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal