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  • Mike Turner avatar

    How To Keep Going When You Can't Go On

    Contributed by Mike Turner on Jan 21, 2004
    based on 184 ratings
     | 60,611 views

    All of us get to the point where we feel we can’t go any further. By looking at the words of Paul, we can learn how to keep going when we can’t go on !

    How To Keep Going When You Can’t Go On 2 Cor. 4:1-18 I believe my sermon title tonight would be called a oxymoron. It doesn’t hardly make sense does it. Yet, there are times when we must keep going when we just feel like we can’t. Have you ever said, " I just don’t know how ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James May avatar

    Tragedy To Triumph

    Contributed by James May on Apr 12, 2001
    based on 39 ratings
     | 6,843 views

    From the tragedy of the Cross to the Triumph of the Resurrection. Jesus has paid the price for all to receive salvation.

    Tragedy to Triumph Pastor Jim May As the sun began to rise on the first day of the week, there was a somber mood in the city of Jerusalem. The Passover was now over and it was time for the Jews to leave the city and return to their homes and villages across Israel. This had been a week of high ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Greater Joy

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 51 ratings
     | 9,309 views

    Introductory Comments 1.

    Introductory Comments 1. The richness of God’s word is how it speaks to us differently at different times. We can read same passage many times and yet be enlightened by it as if never read before. This happened to me as I read today’s passage, especially one verse.. Psa 4:7 You have filled my ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Pit Knows Everything

    Contributed by James Westmoreland on Aug 27, 2005
    based on 46 ratings
     | 9,299 views

    One of the great challenges in life is to deal with opposition and the knowledge that not everyone likes us. There are other experiences that are very hard for us to deal with and one of them is when we experience a sense of abandonment. It is then that t

    Have you ever had the feeling that things were not going your way? That it was going to be a "bad hair" day and not much else was going to go well either? Robert Orben(1) was quoted as saying, "Sometimes I get the feeling the whole world is against me, but deep down I know that’s not true. Some of ...read more

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    Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

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    A Closed Door

    Contributed by Kevin Litchfield on Oct 11, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,124 views

    This sermon is a short story called A Closed Door.

    The Closed Door- Over the last few weeks we have examined the life and ministry of Nehemiah. How when he received a report of the devastation of Jerusalem was faced with a choice. He chose to get involved and risk his life and go before the king and ask first for permission to go to Jerusalem to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Stacy avatar

    There's No One To Dance With Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Aug 22, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,278 views

    Message 3 of 6 on emotions. Loneliness.

    There’s No One to Dance With Psalms 102 102 LORD, listen to my prayer; let my cry for help come to you. 2 Do not hide from me in my time of trouble. Pay attention to me. When I cry for help, answer me quickly. 3 My life is passing away like smoke, and my bones are burned up with fire. 4 My heart ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Judas: The Man Who Decided To Do Wrong Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Jun 2, 2003
    based on 195 ratings
     | 26,150 views

    Timeless principles from the life of Judas about the devastation brought about by a choice following the pathway of sin.

    A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 60 Judas: The Man Who Decided To Do Wrong. Luke 22:1-6 Today we associate the name, Judas with treachery. But it has not always been so. In fact the name, Judas, which means “the praise of God” ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Singing The Blues With Paul Series

    Contributed by Scott Carmer on Mar 26, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,503 views

    Even the great saints among us, like the Apostle Paul, sang the blues from time to time. Paul was healed of his near-depression by supernatural intervention by God.

    Singing the Blues With Paul II Corinthians 1:8-11 March 25, 2007 When Charles Goodyear was just twenty-six years old, he had made his first fortune. He had set up the first hardware store in America that sold only domestically manufactured farm implements. Everything was going in his direction. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The End Of A Bitter Day

    Contributed by Merv Budd on Apr 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,378 views

    We consider how Jesus must have felt reading the prophecy of Amos 8:10 that spoke of the bitter day of his crucifixion.

    Sermon: The end of a bitter day Good Friday Text: Amos 8:10 April 6th, 2007 NBBC Intro The year is 760 B.C. a fruit farmer living 16 km. south of Jerusalem finds his mind wondering towards God, his heart is impressed with sorrow for his beloved nation about to be judged. It seems that he cannot ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When Life Feels Bleak Press 4, 6, 3

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Jun 24, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,456 views

    God shows up in the chaos of life.

    Title: When Life Feels Bleak Press 4, 6, 3 Text: I Kings 19:1-15 Thesis: God shows up “in” the chaos. The message on the answering machine at a mental health clinic says, “Hello, and welcome to the mental health hotline. • If you are obsessive-compulsive, press 1 repeatedly. • If you are ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Gifts Of Recognition

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Dec 21, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,156 views

    The wise men came to Jesus bearing gifts. The gifts recognize who Jesus was. They recognized him as divine, king, with their gifts. How do you recognize Jesus with what you give to Him and others?

    ntro: The background of this story would make any modern day soap opera, or prime time drama writer drool. The wise men meet with a self-absorbed, psychopath by the name of Herod the Great. He was a level headed, friend of the Romans who brought stability to the economy of Judea and built for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Matt Hoffmann avatar

    Let His Freedom Ring

    Contributed by Matt Hoffmann on Oct 27, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 7,383 views

    This is a reformation sermon designed to deepen our appreciation of the freedom we have in Christ

    Happy Reformation Day. Today is an important day. It is the perfect day to talk about Freedom. As this current election closes in, we are blessed to have the freedom to cast a vote for the person we would like to be our leader. But the sad truth is, in this country, and in many others, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Sheila Crowe avatar

    Courage To Do........

    Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Apr 15, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,173 views

    though courage takes on another dimension, a dimension of peace and joy in the middle of challenges and struggles

    Do you know what my son James dreamed about last night? A friend asked Steve ( adapted from a story by Steve Goodier). The friend continued, “He dreamed about you.” Steve smiled with delight at the honor of a friend’s son including him in a dream. Steve had befriended the young boy early in their ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Paul John avatar

    Coping With Depression

    Contributed by Paul John on Nov 24, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,144 views

    To help people understand a Christian perpective of depression and how we can help others

    INTRODUCTION Following death of his wife, a well-known Southern Baptist preacher named Vance Havner published a diary of his experiences as he walked through the ’valley of the shadow of death’. He writes about 3 levels of experience in life and concluded that there are ’mountain top days’ when ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Richard Francis avatar

    On The Road To Emmaus

    Contributed by Richard Francis on Sep 12, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,347 views

    Are your hearts on fire for Jesus, do you know he walks with you on the road of your life, he does so lets find him anew.

    Two travellers: This is a great short story in the gospels and shows the value of the gospels, each picking up part of the multi faceted story and illuminating that part In Mark 16 this story is reduced to: 12 Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational