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  • Shawn Rose avatar

    Be A Man

    Contributed by Shawn Rose on Jul 28, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 14,478 views

    Men, our families desperately need us to "be a man." What does that mean, exactly? The Bible provides us four descriptions of what it means to "be a man."

    BE A MAN Text: 1 Corinthians 16:13 Introduction: •“Quit you like men” means “Be a man” •What does it mean to be a man? Body: 1. Be a Protector – Mark 3:27 •Protect them physically oCrime: ¼ million child abductions every year 1,700,000 adult ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • William Hickman avatar

    How Badly Do You Want It

    Contributed by William Hickman on Mar 30, 2007
    based on 30 ratings
     | 5,433 views

    You will start getting well when getting well is what matters most to you. Let your desperation drive you beyond concern about the opinions of others.

    How Badly Do You Want It? Matt. 12:10-13 Man with the withered hand healed Matt. 15:22-28 Healing of Syrophoenician’s Daughter You will start getting well when getting well is what matters most to you. Let your desperation drive you beyond concern about the opinions of others. As long ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Faith Answered Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Aug 15, 2012
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     | 6,226 views

    Ruth and Naomi had seen the desperate side of life and now they were beginning to not only see God's hand in their lives but they were beginning to experience God's deliverance and mercy.

    TEACHING BRIEF Date Written: August 15, 2012 Date Taught: August 15, 2012 Church: OPBC (Wed Night) FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS Series Title: A Study in the Book of Ruth Sermon Title: Faith Answered Text: Ruth 4:1-22 NLT (read ALL passage here) Introduction: How many times have we come to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    The Blind Who See And The Seeing Who Are Blind Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 19, 2013
     | 7,379 views

    Spiritual arrogance and presumption can blind us to our ignorance and stubbornness of heart; only those who realize their desperate need of the Savior come to the Savior in saving faith.

    The Blind Who See and the Seeing Who Are Blind (Isaiah 42:10-25) 1. We discover things everyday. Take this recent article from Medscape: “Middle-aged adults who are more optimistic about their future tend to have higher antioxidant levels than their less optimistic peers, according to new ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Volitional Choices? Love Slave? Who Will Go?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 22, 2020
     | 2,235 views

    THE CROSS OF JESUS IS IN DESPERATE NEED OF SOME SERVANT VOLUNTEERS. Who will go? Faith calls us to give our life with love to serve others. Are we kind? Mean?

    VOLITIONAL CHOICES? WHO WILL WILLINGLY GO? LOVE SLAVE! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I have a good magnetic ear ring and a small aul that I use at the end with the LOVE SLAVE. Text: 1 Peter 5:2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Scott Maze avatar

    A Change Of Heart Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 12, 2021
     | 4,110 views

    Have you ever been so desperate that you’ve said, “God, I need a miracle!”? Miracles are supernatural events that offer hope and healing to people in need.

    Few things evoked unmitigated fear and near national panic as the image, you see in front of you. Known by some as hemorrhagic fever, this deadly disease is better known as Ebola. All eyes were on Texas in the Fall of last year (2014) when a patient, Thomas Eric Duncan, carried the lethal virus ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Arrival Premium Sermon

    Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,220 views

    This sermon explores the transformative impact of Jesus' birth, emphasizing that his arrival was a fulfillment of promise, prophecy, and prayer, bringing mercy, grace, and love to a world in desperate need of a savior.

    Over the past several weeks churches all around the world have been celebrating the season of Advent. Traditionally, this is a time of hopeful expectation as we remember the birth of Christ on Christmas morning. As you may already know, the word Advent means arrival. And today is the day we’ve been ...read more

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    The Superior Value Of A Sanctified Heart-3

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 9, 2019
     | 2,643 views

    3 of ? Peter causes his audience to examine the superior value of a sanctified heart. But HOW is the superior value of a sanctified heart evaluated/measured/determined? The (superior)value of a sanctified heart is evaluated thru...

    The SUPERIOR VALUE Of A SANCTIFIED HEART-III—1Peter 3:13-17 Attention: Mistaken Mugger: When a would-be thief saw 26-year-old Polyana Viana waiting for a taxi on Saturday outside her Rio de Janeiro apartment, he apparently concluded she was easy prey. He asked her what time it was, she reportedly ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Russell Brownworth avatar

    Restore Us, O Lord God

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Dec 5, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 21,678 views

    This text is a prayer of desperation! It is the prayer of people who were once used to having God’s presence and God’s power – that power being long absent and sorely missed. It is the prayer of one out of touch with God.

    Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock! You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh. Stir up your might, and come to save us! Restore us, O God; let your face shine, that we may be saved. O LORD God of hosts, ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Women Of Faith

    Contributed by Joe Harding on May 16, 2001
    based on 107 ratings
     | 23,534 views

    God honors the prayers of women of faith!

    WOMEN OF FAITH I SAMUEL 1: 1-20 MOTHERS DAY MAY 13, 2001 INTRODUCTION: E-mail: what men know about women: list of one through 10 with all ten lines blank! Erma Bombeck writes: For the first 4 or 5 years after I had children, I considered motherhood a temporary condition – not a calling. It was a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sacrificial Love

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Dec 12, 2010
    based on 11 ratings
     | 18,131 views

    At Christmas we are often entertained with amusing stories of sacrificial love such as "It’s a Wonderful Life" and "The Gift of the Magi". In the Word of God we find a true story of sacrificial love demonstrated by a woman named Ruth.

    Sacrificial Love Ruth 1:11-18 Introduction: At Christmas we are often entertained with stories of sacrificial love. We are all familiar with Jimmy Steward’s role in “It’s a Wonderful Life”. Steward, the hero, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    Powerful And Effective Prayer Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Feb 27, 2006
    based on 26 ratings
     | 7,741 views

    Prayer is the measure of a person. It is one of our greatest needs individually and corporately. In James 5:16b-18, James sets before us a description of powerful and effective prayer.

    Scripture Elmer Towns is the Dean of the School of Religion at Liberty University in Virginia, which he co-founded with Jerry Falwell in 1971. The author of over fifty books, Towns also leads a Sunday school class with two thousand attendees at the Thomas Road Baptist Church, where Jerry Falwell ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Roger Thomas avatar

    Precious Is The Death Series

    Contributed by Roger Thomas on Feb 17, 2007
    based on 54 ratings
     | 30,135 views

    This verse is at once both beautiful and startling. It provides a measure of comfort and assurance. “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.” That’s good to hear at times like this.

    Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Precious Is the Death Psalm 116:15 Introduction: This verse is at once both beautiful and startling. It provides a measure of comfort and assurance. “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Chad Bolfa avatar

    The Need For Purity Series

    Contributed by Chad Bolfa on Apr 14, 2009
     | 3,846 views

    Today we are going to see what Jesus has to say adultery. We will see that this is a drastic law, which requires drastic measures, but could also have drastic consequences.

    Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount Part 6 The need for Purity Matthew 5:27-30 Introduction I read a story of an older minister who was asked by a young man, "Pastor, when will I cease to be bothered by the sins of the flesh? The minister replied, Son I wouldn’t trust myself until I’d been dead for 3 or 4 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brian Bill avatar

    Are Good Works Good Enough? Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Aug 12, 2019
     | 5,861 views

    How do you know when you’ve done enough? How good do you have to be? What standard do we measure ourselves against?

    Are Good Works Good Enough? Rev. Brian Bill August 10-11, 2019 Last month in Virginia I had the opportunity to run a 10K race with our daughter Lydia on a hot and humid day. While I’ve labored through the Bix course twice I had never run an official 10K. Pip also participated, though he was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist