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  • Ray Scott avatar

    "An Achan, Breakin' Heart"

    Contributed by Ray Scott on Jul 19, 2004
    based on 44 ratings
     | 9,200 views

    Through the sin of Achan, and the defeat at Ai, we learn some valuable lessons on the process of temptation to sin, and dependence on God.

    “An Achan, Breakin’ Heart” Joshua 7:1-26 INTRODUCTION: This morning, we are going to take a look at “An Achan, Breakin’ Heart”. Turn with me to Joshua 7:1-26 – (READ in NLT). Israel had just come from 40 years of watching God work: • God led them out of the bondage of Egypt. • God opened the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Otterstatter avatar

    Set Your Heart On Heavenly Treasure

    Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on Aug 4, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 677 views

    Jesus warned his followers that they would be tempted to “set their hearts” on things of little value. If they did that they would not “set their hearts” on what is priceless. Jesus used similar words but in reverse to say that what we treasure will be where our heart goes.

    In 1799, twelve-year-old Conrad Reed, skipped Sunday School to go fishing. He found a place to fish along Little Meadow Creek on his family’s farm in North Carolina. While standing by the creek, young Conrad saw what he thoughts was a “yellow rock shining in the water.” With some effort he ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • James Lowe avatar

    Jesus Our Savior, Jesus Our Lord

    Contributed by James Lowe on Aug 3, 2023
     | 2,607 views

    Jesus as our savior, but also is He your LORD

    Jesus as Savior, Jesus as Lord And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? Luke 6:46 Most, if not all of us here today know Jesus as our Savior, but do we really know Him as our LORD? One day we realized we were hopelessly lost and destined for hell, and we came to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Daniel Habben avatar

    Jesus' Baptism: One Small Step For The Man-God, One Giant Leap For Mankind

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jan 8, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,528 views

    Make sense of the purpose of Jesus' baptism and it's ongoing comfort.

    When U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to place a boot onto the moon’s surface, he intoned: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Armstrong meant of course that the distance from the bottom rung of the lunar lander to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • James Dunn avatar

    How God Deals With The Heart

    Contributed by James Dunn on Feb 11, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 6,868 views

    The spiritual consequences for not knowing what you look at when you peer into the human heart can be even more disastrous!

    Introduction: Jeremiah 17:9 tells us that the human heart is mysterious and deceitful. We cannot know what lies at the heart of our own nature and personality; it is beyond our ability to penetrate and understand. The planet on which we live provides an interesting illustration of the problem: ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • J.D. Tutell avatar

    Our Father

    Contributed by J.d. Tutell on Jan 17, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,582 views

    The first words of the Lord's prayer emphasize our need for a relationship with God and how special that relationship is.

    A 4-year-old boy was asked to give the meal blessing before dinner. The family members bowed their heads in expectation. He began his prayer, thanking God for all his friends, naming them one by one. Then he thanked God for Mommy, Daddy, brother, sister, Grandma, Grandpa, and all his aunts and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    The Heart Of A Shepherd - A Man After God's Own Heart Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 14, 2005
    based on 68 ratings
     | 19,099 views

    Psalm 23 is often quoted at funerals. But this is not a Psalm about death... it’s a song about life. The life that only the good shepherd can supply.

    OPEN: I once read the story about a 1st-grader stood in front of his classroom. The class had been taking turns in front of the room answering the question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” This little boy stood up and said, "I’m going to be a lion tamer and have lots of fierce ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dean Courtier avatar

    Who Do You Believe? Who Is Driving Your Car? (Session 1) Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jan 23, 2010
    based on 18 ratings
     | 17,583 views

    As humans, we function best when we let God be in the driving seat. Maybe our pride does not like it, but we need to be led and directed in life by having a close connection with our Lord. Every one of us at some time of our life has chosen to shove God o

    Who is driving your car? Imagine for a moment that you have decided to buy a car. Rather than head off down the London Road to one of the many car dealers, or one of the used car supermarkets at Lakeside, you decide to visit the massive Toomey dealership on Cherry Orchard Way to look at new cars. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    The Word Of God, And A Heart For God.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 6, 2021
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,550 views

    This is an abbreviated version of my earlier sermon on the whole Psalm, which was entitled 'A Heart for God'.

    THE WORD OF GOD, AND A HEART FOR GOD. Psalm 19:7-14. Creation, general revelation, does not stand alone in its testimony to God. The LORD God has entered into a covenant relationship with mankind, and spoken to us Himself. This ‘special revelation’ is explored in the second main section of this ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Hidden Chamber Series

    Contributed by Chad Moore on Oct 21, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,036 views

    Where did that come from? That horrible, sinking feeling you have when something comes out of your mouth that you didn’t expect - that thing is just so “unlike” you. Did you know those words are just a reflection of what lurks beneath the surface? The sca

    What Lies Beneath The Hidden Chamber Matthew 15:16-20; Proverbs 4:23 What is the difference between a moralist and a Christian? A moralist follows rules. A Christian follows Jesus. 16"Are you still so dull?" Jesus asked them. 17"Don’t you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Richard Papafio avatar

    Let The Spirit Of God Lwas And Direct You To Be Jesus Centred Always Series

    Contributed by Richard Papafio on Apr 19, 2018
     | 2,430 views

    Without Precious Holy Spirit you cannot be Jesus centred

    May the peace of the Lord be with you. Topic: THE PROMISE OF THE FATHER pt. 8 ( LET THE SPIRIT OF GOD LEAD AND DIRECT YOU TO BE JESUS CENTRED ALWAYS) Acts 2:22-24 King James Version (KJV) 22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Rev. Timothy Porter avatar

    The Power Of A Pencil

    Contributed by Rev. Timothy Porter on Feb 7, 2015
     | 12,635 views

    To show how our words affect people

    THE POWER OF A PENCIL (5 things you can learn from a plain old pencil) John 10:28-30 Rev. Tim Porter DID YOU KNOW (Background) I'm sure none of you in here know life with out the pencil being in it. Right? DID YOU KNOW - The first Pencil was invented in ancient Rome by Romans and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Thanksgiving Can Change Your Life

    Contributed by Donnie De Loney on Apr 30, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 13,700 views

    The art of being thanksful for all our blessings.

    Thanksgiving Can Change Your Life Psalms 118:1 The day before Thanksgiving an elderly man in Phoenix called his son in New York and said to him, "I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Larry Thompson avatar

    One Heart - One Voice

    Contributed by Larry Thompson on Jul 21, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 26,171 views

    This message confronts the poverty and pandemic AIDS situation in Africa and calls for a biblical response from God’s people.

    ONE HEART – ONE VOICE – THE COMPASSION OF CHRIST LUKE 10:25-37 - ©DR. LARRY L. THOMPSON (2005) SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2005 Introduction: On July 6th - 8th, President Bush and other G8 leaders will discuss the major social, political and economic conditions that leave nearly ONE billion people living in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Craig Condon avatar

    Faith, Filth And The Human Heart

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Apr 14, 2015
    based on 3 ratings
     | 8,714 views

    The marginal people storm into the church, insisting that the church should live up to the pattern offered by Jesus. They rock the boat, and in so doing they force the church to remember its reason for being.

    There is a story of a group of the very pious who are waiting in heaven for judgment. As they are waiting and complaining about the wait, they begin to see some of the “sinners” they knew on earth coming into the waiting room: a corrupt politician, an itinerant woman who had been ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican