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  • Rodney V Johnson avatar

    Into The Darkness Series

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Oct 18, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 9,691 views

    This message focuses on how walking in faith during difficult times is the same as walking in the darkness without knowing what is around you.

    Into The Darkness Scriptures: Hebrews 11:1; John 20:24-29 Introduction This morning I want to briefly talk with you about walking in faith. Do you know that in order to walk in faith you must become comfortable with being in the dark? I am not necessarily talking about the physical darkness, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Who Let The Dogs Out? Series

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 24, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,557 views

    Dogs and hogs. Is Jesus showing some signs of ADHD? A difficult passage like this needs the context to help us understand it.

    Our passage today is a tough one. Probably one of the toughest ones in the Sermon. Jesus has just finished a little ditty about not judging people especially judging them religiously that includes are rather harsh judgment about hypocrites. Then he starts spouting off about hogs and dogs. What does ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Repositioning For Destiny Fulfillment PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 11, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,837 views

    Encourages trusting in God's presence and promises, even in difficult times, drawing inspiration from Gideon's faith and courage in the book of Judges.

    Beloved friends and family, gather near as we open our hearts and minds to the divine wisdom that awaits us in the sacred pages of our Bibles. Today, we find ourselves drawn to the Old Testament, to the book of Judges, chapter 6, verse 12. It reads, "When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, ...read more

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    This Is How You Should Pray Series

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Oct 10, 2017
     | 9,836 views

    I'm starting a series on the different prayers of the bible. In looking at why they prayed, how they prayed and what they prayed, we'll gain insight into how we should conduct our prayers. We start our journey with the most popular prayer-the Our Father.

    THIS IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY Matt. 6:5-13 Series on specific prayers in the bible. We start out with the most familiar one-the Lord's prayer. The Our Father has become a standardized prayer that many of us learned from childhood. But have we ever taken the time to consider what we're actually ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Hope In The Midst Of Hardships

    Contributed by Tony Cheng on Dec 13, 2013
     | 7,197 views

    We can understand that many people are facing a lot of hardships nowadays. But it is difficult to understand why there are hardship during the first Christmas!

    HOPE IN THE MIDST OF HARDSHIPS (Luke 2:1-7; Matthew 2:13-15) Shall we bow down before our LORD to ask Him to bless our worship this morning: Dear Heavenly Father, grant us listening hearts, unity of minds, and humble hearts, for we want to worship You. May You be honored this morning. In JESUS' ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The First Will Be Last? Series

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Sep 27, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,275 views

    This message is the third in a series that deals with some of the difficult sayings of Jesus. This message examines Jesus’ statement about the first being last.

    Many of us have a competitive nature, a drive to do everything we can to come out on top. We have been taught that you compete to win. Our culture teaches us to climb the ladder of success, to outpace our competitors and that the one with the most toys in the end wins. So we work hard to make sure ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Love Your Enemy Series

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on May 12, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,017 views

    Something is missing from the church today, and people are starting to notice. Too often the church fails to offer what it advertises: life.

    3. The Greatest Commandment February 28, 2010 Love your Enemy Mrs. Jones wanted her fourth grade class to learn some valuable life lessons so one day she gave them an assignment. Each student was instructed to get their parents to tell them a story and they would be expected to find the moral of ...read more

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    Love For A Lifetime

    Contributed by Nick Wilson on Jun 4, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,517 views

    Defining love has become difficult in our society. True love must originate with God and reflect through our lives.

    Love For a Lifetime 1 John 2:3-6 Love is a word that has become obscure and ambiguous in our day. It is often talked about but seldom is it clearly defined. Love is what some have called a “weasel-word.” Love may mean anything, or nothing. It has lost its moorings and stands for ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Author Of Liberty

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Feb 7, 2025
     | 370 views

    Why do you suppose it is that people find it so difficult to understand that real freedom only comes when we obey God?

    It’s a risky thing to mix politics and religion. It’s too easy to confuse the two. And if I remember correctly, one of the major bones of contention during my predecessor’s tenure was over that very thing: whether or not it was proper to have the American flag in the sanctuary. Many people do ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Raising A G-Rated Family In An R-Rated World Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 15, 2006
    based on 144 ratings
     | 39,313 views

    It has grown increasingly more difficult to keep the world from influencing our families. What can we do to counter that influence?

    OPEN: A man was once hired to go and take a census in the hills of east Tennessee. He came to one ram-shackle home, knocked on the door and was greeted by a young girl. Brandishing his clipboard, the interviewer asked the girl, "Is your mom home?" She said, "Nah, she ran off with a moon shiner." ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Finish Well

    Contributed by Dean Morgan on Jan 21, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 11,256 views

    In the New Testament we see people like Judas, Anannias, and Saphirra who started well but did not finish well.

    1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.2 We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Take Up Your Cross And Follow Me / Another Prospective

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Aug 27, 2014
    based on 41 ratings
     | 24,696 views

    What if this text is about not being afraid; not being afraid of death. About not fearing the suffering places in our lives that can often feel so much like death. For the moment we start to fear death, it will not long before we start to fear life. Updated August 2020.

    For those not familiar with an Anglican Service there are four Scripture readings before the Message. Today's readings are Exodus 3:1-15; Psalm 105; Romans 12:9-21 and Matthew 16:21-28 The story is told ... that a man living out on the edge of town ... heard a commotion in his back yard. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    “when Prayers Go Unanswered”

    Contributed by Mark Roper on Jan 9, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,367 views

    No matter how difficult our lives may be, God has not left us alone. Often, when things are difficult and God seems silent, it is our cue to come away from life’s distractions so that we can synchronize ourselves with God again.

    “When Prayers Go Unanswered” Habakkuk 1:2 NIV 2 How long, O Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen? At times it may seem that God has hides His face from us, when we don’t receive an immediate answer to our prayers. We pray, we pour our hearts out to God, we ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    In Christ, I Am...a Bridge Builder Series

    Contributed by Vic Folkert on Aug 17, 2018
     | 7,184 views

    The church is more than a social club. Why is it difficult for some people to fit in, and how can we build bridges?

    IN CHRIST, I AM…A BRIDGE-BUILDER—Ephesians 2:11-22 (Series on Ephesians: In Christ, I Am…) My wife and I retired in Texas a few months ago, and we found ourselves, for the first time in our marriage, looking for a church to call home. We were looking beyond the friendly greeters holding the door ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Charge Your Batteries

    Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Jul 8, 2009
    based on 37 ratings
     | 47,610 views

    No matter how intelligent a person is, it would be very difficult for the person to switch on his torchlight in the dark and it will come on when the batteries are dead.

    CHARGE YOUR BATTERIES Dr. D. K. Olukoya Father Lord, we lift up your name for you are a great God. You are the keeper of Israel who neither slumbers nor sleeps. If it was not the Lord that was with us, what would our Israel now say? Thank you heavenly Father. Accept our thanks, in Jesus’ name. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal