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  • Kerry Bauman avatar

    The Blessing Of Discipline Series

    Contributed by Kerry Bauman on Oct 4, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 8,461 views

    This message addresses the blessing that comes to those who as disciples of Christ embrace personal discipline.

    Introduction: Bill Cowher took over as the head football coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1992. He quickly showed himself to be a man with a future. In fact, he currently enjoys the longest tenure in the NFL as a head coach with the same team -- which now stands at 14 seasons. Under his guidance ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Blessed Negatives

    Contributed by Ken Alford on Nov 25, 2001
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,247 views

    GOD’S NEGATIVES MAY BE MANKIND’S POSITIVES. Here are five blessed negatives from Heb 10:1-18

    April 24,1994 BLESSED NEGATIVES Heb 10:1-18 (code = he10tv18) INTRO: (1) It would be nice if everything could be positive and nothing was ever negative. At times we try to create an ideal world by emphasizing only the positive. To do this means denying that anything is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Pausing For The Blessing”

    Contributed by Bubot Parago on Feb 21, 2019
    based on 3 ratings
     | 10,253 views

    it is as if Peter is no longer standing on water but standing on the Word “COME” of our Lord... Peter had a solid rock word on his feet. That is, until he saw the wind. Can you imagine he can see the wind?

    In this hurry-up world, fast-paced technologies, waiting for anything can cause us to lose our temper, our patience and our good sense—more frequently than we care to admit! No one enjoys waiting in line. We don’t like waiting at stoplights. We don’t like waiting for dinner. We don’t even like ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Blessed Hope Series

    Contributed by Kory Labbe on Aug 3, 2025
     | 330 views

    WE BELIEVE in the Blessed Hope—the rapture of the Church at Christ’s coming (1 Corinthians 15:51–52; 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17; Titus 2:11–14).

    INTRODUCTION In 2023 there were 213 deaths by suicide in Alaska that is a rate of 28.5 deaths per 100,000 people double the national standard. Alaska continues to be the state with the highest suicide rates in the nation With young Alaskans, ages 15 to 24 years at a rate of 42.3 deaths per ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Bless Them

    Contributed by Tim Zukas on Jan 29, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 1,954 views

    Focuses on Jesus addressing the Disciples, not the crowd

    A recent survey has compiled all the qualities that people expect from the perfect pastor: Results of a computerized survey indicated that the perfect pastor preaches exactly 12 minutes. He frequently condemns sin but never upsets anyone. She works from 8 a.m. until midnight and is also a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Blessings In The Valley Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 9, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 15,391 views

    We often think that God’s blessing should just pop up. Some do! More often than not though God asks us to look for them. God has strategically placed His blessings where we could find them if we are listening to Him. God wants us to remember that He loves

    Valley Experience Series # 3 Opening Illustration: Once Isaac and his servants remembered the wells, they had to look for them. The wells just didn’t pop up. Effort was made to remember exactly where they were, and to find them. There is a story of a family unpacking at their new home. After ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    When God Disrupts Your Efficiency

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Jun 15, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 391 views

    One of God’s greatest tools of sanctifying us and bringing about his perfect will and plan is frustrating human efficiency.

    “When God Disrupts Your Efficiency” Text: Philippians 1:12 | Genesis 50:20 | Colossians 3:23 Introduction: The Illusion of Getting Things Done Have you ever had one of those days where everything was planned down to the minute? You had a schedule, a to-do list, goals. And then… all of it ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    When We've Given Up On God Coming Through For Us

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jun 10, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,149 views

    As time passes by, we lose our hope that God is going to fulfill the promises He's made. This message looks at why God delays and how we can maintain solid faith in the face of the waiting.

    [This is a long outline that might be better suited to a Wednesday evening Bible study.] WHY WOULD YOU LAUGH AT GOD? We laugh because we’ve given up hope. - Genesis 18:11-12. - The way verse 12 is phrased makes it obvious that she once harbored real hope that this would happen. The problem is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Waiting For Blessings Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Feb 19, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 16,677 views

    Blessings come after obedience. We are blessed when we obey but we don't always see it right away.

    Waiting for Blessings Haggai 2:15-19 Rev. Brian Bill 2/19/12 We all have important dates in our life. I know my birthday is coming up but I’m not telling you when because I just want to slide by this one. The date of our wedding was July 13, 1985. Beth’s birthday is marked in my ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Blessing To Tithe

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Feb 27, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,747 views

    Many of us are afraid to tithe, because we feel that we have too many financial obligations to spare anything. But, did you know that the Bible teaches that both our financial troubles and our daily trials will lessen or cease if we tithe?

    Money can be a very frustrating thing, because you just never seem to have enough of it. Right? Comedian Bob Phillips says, “Money used to talk – then it whispered. Now it just sneaks off . . . [and] today a dollar saved is a quarter earned . . . [and] the economy is [just] terrible [right now]. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Microwave Society: Now Or Wait

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 13, 2017
     | 8,489 views

    Today we seem to demand: free, cheap, easy and instant? Some times God uses DIVINE DELAYS as test and part of the growth process. Are we 4 days too late?

    MICROWAVE SOCIETY: INSTANT, NOW --- VS --- WAIT By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com We have all heard the phrase: HASTE MAKES WASTE. SELAH: the Hebrew word Selah true meaning is doubtful. Some say: silence, pause, others say: end, a louder strain Like for music to play? Selah is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Steve Ely avatar

    Fairy Tales - Pt. 3 - Sleeping Beauty

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Aug 24, 2019
     | 2,690 views

    We learned them as children, but did we learn from them? There is truth wrapped up in these tales!

    I. Introduction We learned them as children. They are forever burned into our memory. However, just because we learned them doesn't mean we learned from them. Let's look at one of these fairytales we know so well and see if we can learn from it today. Once upon a time there lived a good ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Fairy Tales - Pt. 3 - Sleeping Beauty Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Aug 24, 2019
     | 3,637 views

    We learned them as children, but did we learn from them? There is truth wrapped up in these tales!

    I. Introduction We learned them as children. They are forever burned into our memory. However, just because we learned them doesn't mean we learned from them. Let's look at one of these fairytales we know so well and see if we can learn from it today. Once upon a time there lived a good ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Forging Our Faith

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Sep 4, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 286 views

    "Forging our Faith" involves the ways in which trials, demands, delays, and daily dependence on God shape and reinforce our reliance on His promises and power. Faith is not developed in a vacuum but in the context of real-world challenges ...

    OPENING ILLUSTRATION: Imagine a blacksmith forging a sword. The process begins with raw, unshaped metal. The blacksmith must heat this metal to extremely high temperatures, making it malleable enough to be hammered, shaped, and ultimately refined into a strong, sharp blade fit for ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Johnny A. Palmer Jr. avatar

    Awake For The Dawn Is About To Break!

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Mar 20, 2019
     | 14,173 views

    A Study of Romans 13:11-14

    Intro: 1. Martin Luther said he only had two days on his calendar— today and "that day." 2. I believe we should all live like that, looking for “that day” when the Lord snatches us out of here, to meet Him in the air. 3. That Day. Trans: Lord willing, this is where we are heading in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist