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  • David Dunn avatar

    High Hopes When All Is Not Well

    Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 26, 2025
     | 150 views

    Faith is not measured by certainty or outcomes, but by a living relationship with Jesus—trusting Him faithfully when answers are delayed and life remains unresolved.

    Some of us are old enough to remember a simple song that used to show up on the radio and in cartoons. It wasn’t trying to be profound. It wasn’t aiming for insight. It was lighthearted—almost silly. And yet, it stayed with people far longer than you’d expect. --- High Hopes Next time you're ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Running With A Limp

    Contributed by Ty Tamasaka on Sep 9, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 19,452 views

    4 Points on learning how to deal with the "Wilderness Seasons" of our lives. 1. GOD WANTS TO DEVELOP A STEADFAST HEART WITHIN ME. 2. God leads us into seasons of growth and not gratification. 3. GOD WANTS TO DEVELOP THE COURAGE OF A WARRIOR. 4

    Running with a Limp The Role of the Wilderness When Jesus comes into our lives, things sure do change don’t they? I recall when I was a new believer, I used to work out at the gym all the time, and there was one occasion when a I wanted to use a rowing machine and noticed a towel on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Tackling Temptations Series

    Contributed by Chip Monck on May 16, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 5,219 views

    The third in a series walking through the book of James. This message deals with the issue of temptation, and how to grow in our ability to have victory over it.

    (EARLY IN THE SERVICE) I need all children, ages 4 through 10 who like marshmallows to come up here. Okay kids. This is the deal. I have a marshmallow for you. And I’m going to ask you to take this back to your seat, and hold on to it for a little while. Now, if you can hold on to this ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Giving Up Billy Mcfarland

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Sep 1, 2010
     | 3,426 views

    a sermon on sacrifice

    Giving Up Billy McFarland A sermon on sacrifice TCF Sermon August 8, 2010 When I was about five years old, I lived in Pittsburgh, PA, where I was born. We lived in one of those classic eastern row houses - you know, where the houses are all attached to each other kind of like a duplex, except ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Surprise! Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Sep 30, 2023
     | 2,489 views

    If you’ve lost all hope, trust Jesus with your life, and don’t be surprised by His delays His devotion, and His deliverance when it finally does come.

    Surprise! (John 11:1-44) John Ortberg, pastor of the Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in California, talks about a friend of his, who used to work as a denominational official in Minnesota. One of his jobs was to travel to little rural communities where they didn't have churches to do funerals. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    No Noise

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Dec 18, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,826 views

    God meticulously works out every single aspect necessary for your life. If you trust Him, there would be no flaws, no confusion and no delays!

    No noise! 1 King 6:7 “And the temple, when it was being built, was built with stone finished at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.” God meticulously works out every single aspect necessary for your life. If you ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Toxic Living

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Dec 1, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,526 views

    Instant obedience is the only kind of obedience there is; delayed obedience is disobedience. Whoever strives to withdraw from obedience, withdraws from Grace.

    Opening illustration: Picher, Oklahoma, is no more. In mid-2009, this once-bustling town of 20,000 went out of business. In the first quarter of the 1900s, Picher was a boomtown because of its abundant lead and zinc. Workers extracted the ore, which was used to help arm the US during both World ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Four Days Late

    Contributed by Michael Stark on May 29, 2021
     | 6,466 views

    When Christ delays answering our pleas, how shall we respond? God is merciful, even when it appears that Heaven in silent.

    “Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent to him, saying, ‘Lord, he whom you love is ill.’ But when Jesus heard it ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hope

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 26, 2025
     | 577 views

    Life often brings seasons of pain, delay, and uncertainty, but as believers, we are never without hope. Hope is our anchor in the storms of life.

    HOPE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Romans 15:13 "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." Supporting Texts: Jeremiah 29:11, Psalm 42:11, Lamentations 3:21-23, Hebrews 6:19, Isaiah ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Best Is Yet To Come

    Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 24, 2025
     | 170 views

    Jesus delays out of mercy, calling His church to repent, unite, and trust His righteousness as we stand at eternity’s border.

    INTRODUCTION — A SIGNAL FROM FAR AWAY Forty-five years ago, NASA launched a space probe the size of a small table—Pioneer 10. Its mission was modest: fly past Jupiter, take a few photographs, and send them home. At the time, nothing built by human hands had ever gone beyond Mars. The plan sounded ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Obstacles To Restoration

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Sep 30, 2025
     | 275 views

    Restoration is God’s promise, but certain spiritual, emotional, and behavioural barriers can hinder or delay its manifestation in a believer’s life.

    OBSTACLES TO RESTORATION By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Jeremiah 3:22 Key Verse: “Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the LORD our God.” (Jeremiah 3:22) Supporting Texts: Hosea 14:1-2, Isaiah 59:1-2, James 4:7, Psalm ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Sleepless In Susa

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 9, 2025
     | 92 views

    God’s providence never sleeps—He orchestrates the unseen, turns delay into deliverance, and transforms sleepless nights into triumphs of His timing.

    Introduction: When God Works the Night Shift History has turned on sleepless nights. On one sleepless night in Babylon, Daniel prayed and an empire shifted. On one sleepless night in Bethlehem, shepherds watched and angels sang. On one sleepless night in Susa, the king tossed and turned— and God ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Right At The Door

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 25, 2025
     | 107 views

    God’s delay is mercy. Return to Jesus, repent together, walk by faith. Step into grace. Cross the river. Hope ahead, always.

    (From Bitter to Better While We Wait) There’s a tiny spacecraft drifting through darkness right now. You can’t see it with your eyes. No telescope can frame it. Pioneer 10 left Earth when gasoline was 36 cents a gallon, and bell-bottoms were still a thing. It flew past Jupiter, past Pluto, out ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Waiting On The Lord

    Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 12, 2025
     | 129 views

    Faith learns to wait when heaven is silent, trusting that divine delay is never denial but God’s perfect timing for greater glory.

    I. When Heaven Seems Silent The Cry for Connection Dr. Edmund Stanley, in From Death to Birth, shares a haunting verse from a poem called “Victor: A Ballad.” Victor’s world has collapsed—his wife has betrayed him, his heart is in ashes. The verse tells how he walked through the village streets, ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    No Longer At The Gate Of Beautiful Without Testimony

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Aug 26, 2025
     | 305 views

    God has not ordained His children to remain in shame, delay, or reproach at the edge of breakthroughs—He gives testimonies that glorify His name.

    NO LONGER AT THE GATE OF BEAUTIFUL WITHOUT TESTIMONY By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Acts 3:1-10 Key Verse: “And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God