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  • David Dykes avatar

    The Defeat Of Satan’s Superman Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 9, 2014
    based on 3 ratings
     | 11,149 views

    Satan has power to perform miracles. Just because someone claims to perform a miracle, doesn’t necessarily mean they are from God.

    INTRODUCTION There have always been religious people who are a little wacky announcing that the end of the world is near. Somebody emailed me a joke about two preachers standing beside the road holding a sign that said, “The End is Near. Turn Yourself Around Before It’s Too ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How We Can Avoid Defeat

    Contributed by David Radcliff on Mar 12, 2016
     | 3,581 views

    The song “Victory In Jesus” is a powerful story of how a Savior comes to rescue His people from failure and give them victory. Too many Christians today feel chained to their religion, they feel defeated. And we have no right to feel that way.

    HOW WE CAN AVOID DEFEAT I John 5:4-5 The song “Victory In Jesus” is a powerful story of how a Savior comes to rescue His people from failure and give them victory. Too many Christians today feel chained to their religion, they feel defeated. And we have no right to feel that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Turning The Agony Of Defeat Into The Thrill Of Victory Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 8, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,735 views

    When I follow Jesus He transforms my suffering in the flesh into triumph in the spirit

    ENGAGE/TENSION How many of you know who Vinko Bogataj is? That’s what I figured. That name isn’t real familiar for any of us. But for those of my generation who grew up watching “Wild World of Sports”, you may not know his name but you’re familiar with his infamous ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How We Can Defeat The Darkness Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 22, 2017
    based on 3 ratings
     | 14,665 views

    How can we defeat the darkness? 1. Put a priority on prayer (vs. 1-5). 2. Rely on our Redeemer (vs. 6-16). 3. Strive to stick together (vs. 12-16). 4. Live in loyalty to the Lord (vs. 17).

    How We Can Defeat the Darkness Acts 12:1-17 (Reading vs. 1-5) Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church April 6, 2014 (Revised Sept. 18, 2016) *Anybody paying any attention at all knows we are living in a time of growing darkness. A five-minute glance at the headlines is enough to prove that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    You Can Defeat Your Enemy Series

    Contributed by David Owens on May 4, 2020
     | 7,692 views

    God has promised us that we can win the spiritual war against our enemy. We can win because God is greater and more powerful, and because Satan is a defeated foe.

    A. One day down at the Veteran’s hospital, a trio of old timers ran out of tales of their own heroic exploits and started bragging about their ancestors. 1. One old timer said, “My great grandfather, at age 13, was a drummer boy at Shiloh.” 2. “Mine,” boasted another, “went down with Custer at the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Michael Stark avatar

    Success Is Never About Defeating Giants [*]

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Aug 2, 2024
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     | 1,958 views

    Fighting and winning one battle does not define your life, any more than fighting and losing one battle defines who you are.

    1 SAMUEL 17:34-37 SUCCESS IS NEVER ABOUT DEFEATING GIANTS “David said to Saul, ‘Your servant used to keep sheep for his father. And when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb from the flock, I went after him and struck him and delivered it out of his mouth. And if he arose against me, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dealing With Depression

    Contributed by Bill Lobbs on Aug 10, 2015
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    Reasons for depression and how to overcome. In 1 Kings 19:1-4 we view Elijah in a state of depression. Depression is often an emotional state that can be overcome. This sermon will give one steps to overcome most depressive moods.

    DEALING WITH DEPRESSION Biblical Principles for Dealing With Depression Text: 1 Kings 19: 1-10 Theme: What to do When You Want to Die. Causes: Reason For Depression 1 Kings 19:1-4 Depression is one of the great problems in the world today. It has been called the "common cold" of emotional ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Breaking Free From Constant Disappointment

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Feb 25, 2025
     | 253 views

    Disappointment is a painful experience that can leave a person feeling frustrated, hopeless, and discouraged.

    BREAKING FREE FROM CONSTANT DISAPPOINTMENT By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Mark 5:25-34 – “And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse…” Supporting ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Why Does Satan Hate Us?

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Mar 4, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,878 views

    Satan's eventual destruction begins in the Garden of Eden.

    Why Does Satan Hate Us so Much (What Did We do to Him)? A In Genesis 3:1-15, we see the play-by-play of the fall & rise of humanity. 1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, "Indeed, has God said, 'You shall not eat from ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Kill A Giant

    Contributed by David Carter on Sep 28, 2009
    based on 11 ratings
     | 9,091 views

    A SERMON ON FAITH - HOW TO KILL A GIANT

    HOW TO KILL A GIANT I Samuel 17 There are a lot of giants in our life that want to defeat us. The giant of discouragement, worry, unbelief, temptation, dishonesty, covetousness…The first thing we had better do is kill the first giant! If we don’t kill the first giant that comes against us we ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Michael Gates avatar

    A Spiritual Drop-Out (The Results Of Discouragment)

    Contributed by Michael Gates on Jan 9, 2012
     | 5,789 views

    This sermon is intended to help all of us who are going through a time of discouragement, to see the steps to recovery.

    A Spiritual Drop-Out I Kings 19:1-12 FROM a true spiritual standpoint the unusual events of this familiar chapter presents one of the saddest stories and all of the Bible. And yet a story with ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • John Gaston avatar

    God Never Meant For You To Lose

    Contributed by John Gaston on Dec 31, 2018
    based on 2 ratings
     | 20,675 views

    At a place called Ebenezer, Israel lost 34,000 men and their faith in God. After 20 years of misery, they faced the same battlefield and the same enemy. But this time they had victory. Did God want them defeated the first time? No! And God never meant for YOU to lose either!

    GOD NEVER MEANT FOR YOU TO LOSE 1 Sam 7:2-13 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: B. TEXT 4:1Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines, and encamped beside Ebenezer. 2 Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men. [Israel brought the Ark of the Covenant to the battle.] ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    Being To Friendly With The Enemy

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 19, 2022
     | 3,520 views

    In the last several years we have heard a lot about “fake news.” “Fake news” is what happens when something is reported to be true that isn’t true.

    Fake news is nothing new. That is, we’re not the first generation to grapple with truth vs. lies. Human nature is such that many people find it easier to tell a lie than to tell the truth. If lying was a sport, it would be the most popular sport on earth today. Politicians have the reputation ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Gaston avatar

    The Trojan Horse Of Heaven

    Contributed by John Gaston on Apr 1, 2023
     | 1,571 views

    "[If] the princes of this world...had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory" 1 Cor. 2:8. The Cross was the method of invasion of Hell; it was the Trojan Horse by which Jesus gained access to Death!

    THE TROJAN HORSE OF HEAVEN INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. WELL WISHERS. For 98 percent of the students at the school where John Hyde’s wife teaches, English is a second language. But that didn't stop them from giving her Christmas cards. Still, their enthusiasm for the occasion sometimes exceeded ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Chris Swanson avatar

    Three Steps To Finding Victory Over Sin Series

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Nov 1, 2022
     | 1,262 views

    What is victory and what does it mean?

    What is victory and what does it mean? • Victory - a conquest, a gaining of superiority in a contest, overcoming an enemy, success in a struggle, to endeavor against odds or difficulties. • Defeat - to suffer, prevention of success, loss of a contest, failure, to be overthrown. Have you ever felt ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible