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  • Pat Damiani avatar

    How To Respond To God When Things Don’t Make Sense Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jan 4, 2010
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     | 17,712 views

    Habakkuk’s psalm helps us to know how to respond to God even when things don’t make sense.

    This morning we’re going to return to our journey through the Old Testament prophets in preparation for our study of the Book of Revelation. So go ahead and turn in your Bibles to the Book of Habakkuk. If you’re not familiar with that small book, you can find it by going to the first book in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Surviving The Storms Of Life

    Contributed by Tim Huie on Mar 16, 2009
     | 14,731 views

    When the storms of life threaten to overwhelm us, Jesus is still Lord of the storm!

    SURVIVING THE STORMS OF LIFE MARK 4:35-41 1. Illus. of hurricane Fran • In 1996, Fran came up the East Coast and ran straight into Raleigh NC. • When it hit, winds were still over 80 miles an hour. Rain fell at a rate of over an inch an hour all through the night. I could hear the wind as it ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Purpose Won’t Kill Me

    Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Apr 2, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 8,459 views

    We will experience adversity but our success is predicated upon how well we handle our trials.

    Purpose won’t Kill Me Though He Slay Me Yet Will I Trust Him, but I will maintain mine own ways before him. Job 13:15 Everyone that knows the story of Job would assert that Job is the master of suffering, having to endure adversity that is unknown to any ordinary man ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Facing The Giants Series

    Contributed by Chris Carter on Feb 20, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,399 views

    We will face battles in life but how you face them will dictate victory or failure.

    “Facing the Giants” Duet 9:1-6 -Luke 6:46-49 (NLT) 46 “So why do you keep calling me ‘Lord, Lord!’ when you don’t do what I say? 47 I will show you what it’s like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then follows it. 48 It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Expect Trials Series

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Feb 27, 2010
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     | 5,100 views

    We can expect trials because we live in a fallen world. We can expect some of our difficulties to originate from God Himself, and we will bring hardship upon ourselves because we are not perfect.

    Expect Trials Faith Expectations Part 5 06/01/08 PM Text: Various [This lesson and this series are drawn from the writings of Tom Allen in his book “What to expect now that you believe.”] Faith Expectations This lesson is another in the series titled Faith Expectations. I know it is probably true ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Making Mountains Out Of Moles Series

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Oct 13, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 10,289 views

    The "P.A.U.S.E. Principle" applied to eradicating the moles that try to undermine spiritual success.

    We’re in the series “Something More” based on the story of a man named Nehemiah who lived over 2,000 years ago. The “something more” Nehemiah prayed that God would help him arrive at in his life was the rebuilding of the wall around Jerusalem that had been destroyed a generation earlier and not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Challenged But Not Conquered

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Oct 16, 2009
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     | 6,027 views

    Encouragement for children when things don’t go right.

    Title: “Challenged but not Conquered” 2 Corinthians 4:7-9 October 18, 2009 Prior to Service: • Supply Ping Pong Balls (one for each child) • Supply Markers • Set up boundary for children’s activity (boundary should be large enough that children can run inside the boundary.) GAME: “Not Where I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Blind See Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Oct 28, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 12,654 views

    If you want to gain true wisdom in the midst of your pain, don’t be like those who WON’T SEE, and don’t be like those who CAN’T SEE. Instead, be like those who DO SEE, because they let Jesus touch them not just once, but as many times as it takes.

    A businessman was late for an important meeting and couldn’t find a parking space. As he frantically circled the block, the man got so desperate that he decided to pray. Looking up toward heaven, he said, “Lord, take pity on me. If you find me a parking space, I’ll go to church every Sunday ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Do Not Lose Heart (Part I)

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Nov 4, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,960 views

    This sermon offers resources for coping with discouragement and help in overcoming despair.

    Have you ever seen someone lose heart? Maybe today you are struggling with issues and are on the verge of losing heart. Maybe you have already lost heart. I will share a few examples I have observed. When I was a boy there was a man I idolized. His name was Jim Ryun. Jim Ryun was one of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Do Not Lose Heart! (Part 2)

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Nov 10, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,176 views

    This sermon offers resources for coping with discouragement and help in overcoming despair.

    Last week we began a series entitled “Do Not Lose Heart.” We established the point that many people lose heart as they travel the path of life. I mentioned Jim Ryun, who was a long distance runner. At one point in his life he lost heart with running and walked off of the track. He quit. He was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Denying Jesus

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Nov 18, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,244 views

    Discussion of Peter’s boldness in telling Jesus he would stand by Him, his subsequent denials of Jesus, and how we do the same thing sometimes...

    Denying Jesus Matthew 26:31-35, 69-75; John 21:15-17 July 26, 2009 Me/We: I had originally planned to bring another message about that Last Supper, when Jesus instituted the sacrament of Communion. But the more I actually worked on the message, the more I felt like God was telling me I needed ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Glimpse The Glory Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Nov 21, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,344 views

    If we glimpse the glory ahead for every believer, we’ll be able to carry the cross today when times are hard.

    Three store owners shared adjacent storefronts in the same building. Times were tough. In hopes of picking up sales, the owner of the shop at one end of the building put a sign over his front entrance that said, YEAR-END CLEARANCE!!! At the other end of the building, another owner responded ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Wait - Don't Run - Temptation To Forsake Series

    Contributed by Nick Panico on Apr 28, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,647 views

    This is the final message in a four part series on Walking Through the Wilderness. This message deals with the temptation to forsake the Lord when life just doesn’t turn out the way you thought it would.

    “Wait, Don’t Run” Wilderness Pt. 4 “Forsaking” By Pastor Nick S. Panico (Exo 32:1-4 NKJV) Now when the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered together to Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make us gods that shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Why Struggles Are Worth The Trouble Series

    Contributed by Kevin Cummins on Jul 16, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 8,070 views

    James gives us some good reasons why we really should embrace the storms in our lives. Without the storms we would be weak and incomplete.

    Two men were walking through a field one day when they spotted an enraged bull. Instantly they darted toward the nearest fence. The storming bull followed in hot pursuit, and it was soon apparent they wouldn’t make it. Terrified, the one shouted to the other, "Put up a prayer, John. We’re in for ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Give Me A Break!

    Contributed by Everett Mccoy on Jul 22, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 14,905 views

    Brokenness leads to Breakthrough - which leads to Breakout!

    “Break” or “Broken” is a word that is very sensitive to context. - Give me a break. - Don’t break the glass. - Let’s break bread together. - Break it down for me. - You deserve a break. - I’m broke. At first glance, it seems that break takes on a different meaning in these phrases. But it ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal