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    Finding Peace: A Biblical Approach To Battling Anxiety And Depression SermonCentral

    Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 11, 2023
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    Globally, more than 322 million people suffer from depression, and 264 million suffer from anxiety disorders. Let us discover how to overcome them based on the word of God

    Depression and anxiety are prevalent issues affecting millions of people worldwide. According to global statistics, over 322 million individuals suffer from depression, while 264 million struggle with anxiety disorders. These conditions can have a significant impact on a person's daily life and ...read more

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    Finding Joy After Darkness SermonCentral

    Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 9, 2023
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    ... cling to God's promises, dawn is on the horizon.

    Have you ever felt like giving up? Like everything is going wrong and there's no way out? Have you ever laid in bed at night, feeling like the darkness itself has turned against you? Well, if this is you, then I want to talk to you about finding joy in the midst of your night season. I want to give ...read more

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    Positive Perserverance Prompts Prosperity

    Contributed by Eric Snyder on Mar 8, 2002
    based on 78 ratings
     | 8,613 views

    atttitude

    Positive Perseverance Prompts Prosperity Hebrews 12:1-3 Eric A. Snyder, Minister Farwell Church of Christ October 28, 2001 Mike Ditka, New Orleans Saints football coach with a reputation for optimism, came into the locker room to give his team a pre-game pep talk. "All right Boys!" he said, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How You Can Know You Are Forgiven Series

    Contributed by Larry Sarver on Apr 16, 2002
    based on 115 ratings
     | 35,568 views

    An Expository Sermon from Romans 8:1-4 concerning the certainity of forgiveness for the Christian. Romans Series #33

    Romans Series # 33 April 10, 2002 Read Romans 8: 1-4 There are very few things in life that you can be absolutely certain about. For instance marriages fail despite vows of lifelong commitment, many products that we purchase disappoint us despite the "satisfaction guaranteed" label, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Legend Among The Lost

    Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Feb 15, 2007
    based on 94 ratings
     | 28,806 views

    Hold on to your faith even when it appears that all hope is lost.

    Bishop Wayne A. Lawson The Word Ministries, Inc. Oklahoma City, OK http://www.thewordministryokc.com/ email: RevWLawson@aol.com Preached at Antioch Institutional Baptist Church, OKC Sunday, February 11, 2007 Scripture: St. John 5:1-15 1After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Tsunami And God

    Contributed by Chris Rowney on Jul 7, 2006
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    Answers the charge against a loving, powerful God allowing sufferign by asking can even God make a square circle? (a world with true human life and no possibility of pain) and then gives the answer to death that Hope for heaven offers.

    www.tcfnet.org.au sermons@tcfnet.org.au TSUNAMI sermon, December 30th 2004 • Chris Rowney These messages are also available as audio podcasts at www.tcfnet.org.au/podcasts Two days before Christmas I got a call from a friend during which they passed on some news about a couple we both knew ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Arriving On Time

    Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Nov 14, 2006
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    Time is one of the great philosophical questions of all time – if I may make such a circular statement. Humankind has been in conniption fits since the dawn of time trying to discover its nature. What is time? How does it move? We know how to tell tim

    Note: Although not quoted directly, I am sure that this sermon was greatly influenced by Chuck Swindoll’s work Living on the Ragged Edge. Arriving on Time Ecclesiastes 3:1-22 Cascades Fellowship CRC, JX MI April 17, 2005 This morning I want to dispel one of the most widespread myths to ever ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Someone To Watch Over Me Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Nov 30, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 14,455 views

    Joseph, Pt. 2 of 4

    SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (GENESIS 39) A biographer of Michelangelo told about the famous artist's nagging problem with his work on a statue and his unconventional way of arriving at a solution to the problem. As he was working on a sculptor, the brilliant artist found that his own shadow on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Hope Remembers Series

    Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Jan 29, 2005
    based on 174 ratings
     | 74,164 views

    Our hope grows in times of distress

    Now I have not seen to many millenniums’ come and go, as a matter of fact I can only think of one but to be totally honest I don’t know how successful we have been so far. It all started with that Y2K bug and all of end times talk. But there were no nationwide blackouts, no financial freezes, no ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "Combat In Another Realm" Series

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Mar 22, 2004
    based on 20 ratings
     | 3,342 views

    The Lord of the Rings trilogy provides some great illustrations of our spiritual warfare (#17 in The Christian Victor series)

    “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the full armor of God, that you may be able to resist in the evil day,…” ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    Deep Restoration

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 17, 2004
    based on 81 ratings
     | 22,768 views

    1. God meets us in our brokenness. 2. God continues to heal us in our brokenness. 3. God will deliver us from our brokenness.

    “The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Jesus Would Have A Perfect Trust

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Mar 27, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,164 views

    how Jesus trusted God through birth and death

    March 26, 2003 Psalm 22:9-11, 19-21 Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you even at my mother’s breast. 10 From birth I was cast upon you; from my mother’s womb you have been my God. 11 Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help. 19 But you, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Breathing New Life Into The Church

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Mar 19, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,978 views

    There are churches (and individual Christians) who look at the trouble and hardships their dealing with and feel that God has forsaken them. They feel like their spiritual life is being sapped right out of them, and are on the brink of giving up.

    BREATHING NEW LIFE IN THE CHURCH A. How is your WALK with Christ? 1. I think most Christians will answer that question with, "It’s good." COMMENT: Deep down, however, something is MISSING. You can’t quite put your finger on it, but the JOY you once had in Christ is DIMINISHING. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Hitting The Road Series

    Contributed by Jeffrey Stratton on Nov 14, 2002
    based on 37 ratings
     | 4,303 views

    Learning to become strong for the off-road times of life from 1 Timothy.

    Built Lord Tough Series: Becoming Strong for the Off-road times of Life “Hitting the Road” Paul the apostle is about ready to “Hit the Road.” When we read second Timothy, it should be with a heightened anticipation of what he has to say to Timothy and to us all. These are the last recorded ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Martin Luther King - January 2005 Speech

    Contributed by Kelvin Parks on Jan 14, 2005
    based on 54 ratings
     | 24,379 views

    ... what are YOU going to do to address the challenges we still experience as it relates civil/human rights?

    MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. COMMUNITY BREAKFAST WATERVILLE ROTARY CLUB, WATERVILLE, MAINE 17 JANUARY 2005 Mayor LePage, Muriel Scott, Deborah Silva, Debbie Halm, Rabbi Krinsky, Pastor Anderman, Wayne Theriault, Waterville Rotary Club, Ethnic Vocal Ensemble, Jody Rich, Distinguished guest, family and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist