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  • DJ Castilleja avatar

    Hope - "In The Pits"

    Contributed by Dj Castilleja on May 5, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,508 views

    A sermon about giving hope to the hopeless.

    The last few weeks we have been on the topic of hope. It is my hope today to take in all these little bits on the topic we have been hearing about and compress it all together into a neat little package. The result being why this message of hope is so important to you and me. You do realize that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Facing The New Year In A New Way Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Mar 2, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,877 views

    God promises to do a new thing within us. Here are four new things we can look forward to in the new year

    TEXT: ACTS 16:1-15 TITLE: “FACING THE NEW YEAR IN A NEW WAY” (updated for 2008) OPEN: A. It’s almost February. Why are talking about the New Year? --Isn’t the newness of the new year kind of wearing off? 1. I’ve found that talking about the new year ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Life Of Hope

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Mar 3, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,291 views

    Part of a series at our church entitled "High Definition." It is a segemented narrative sermon focused on hope.

    LIVING LIFE IN HD: HOPE PHILIPPIANS 3:1-21 SEGMENTED ILLUSTRATION 1: The Shawshank Redemption (www.ozsermonillustrations.com/frames/hope_frameset.htm) The Shawshank Redemption is one of the best modern films made in my opinion. It has drama and suspense and turns your heart and stomach upside ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Snare Of The South Wind

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 7, 2006
    based on 12 ratings
     | 12,668 views

    If you have a Word from God, no matter how much the storm rages, God will let you prevail.

    Acts 27:13-20 KJV And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete. [14] But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon. [15] And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Filthy Clothes

    Contributed by James May on Sep 16, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 20,361 views

    God wants to give us a robe of righteousness and mitre of holiness upon our heads in place of our filthy clothes and earthly thinking.

    Filthy Clothes By Pastor Jim May We are going to have a very special guest in our service next Sunday. I hope all of you will put on your best suit of clothes. This guest is very well-liked by many, and hated by some. He is extremely wealthy and is considering making a huge donation to our ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Guard Your Heart Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Sep 1, 2011
    based on 44 ratings
     | 30,683 views

    The ingredients of life come into us and flow out from us through various avenues. Three of them are given special attention here; the mouth, the eyes, and the feet. All of these streams of life come from one fountain, the heart.

    PROVERBS 4: 20-27 GUARD YOUR HEART [1 Timothy 4: 8] Ever try painting a room without spattering paint on yourself? Or playing ball without getting dirty? Or washing the car without getting wet? It's hard, isn't it? How about staying pure and undefiled living life among sinners and not getting ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Altering Your Anger Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jun 10, 2013
    based on 6 ratings
     | 15,224 views

    Anger is caused, trained & maintained by learned reactions or interactions with life. Though a state of arousal can be bio-chemical in nature what we do with our heighten state is a conditioned response. Anger is a choice that becomes shaped by one’s resp

    [Resolving Life Issues Series] EPHESIANS 4: 26-31 ALTERING YOUR ANGER Anger is an intense emotional reaction sometimes expressed in open behavior and sometimes remaining mostly an unexpressed feeling. Anger is not only emotional it is biochemical as well. Anger triggers the human bodies ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Getting Our Attention Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jun 11, 2013
     | 19,976 views

    God speaks gently to us when we are in a daily relationship with Him, but sometimes He needs to us a spiritual 2 x 4 to get our attention.

    I read the following story in a sermon online by Joseph Smith (http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/major-adjustments-joseph-smith-sermon-on-church-purpose-of-60305.asp?page=0) The old farmer claimed that he could command his mule with nothing more than a few soft words, no whips or prods ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hearing The Voice Of God

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jan 8, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 25,853 views

    Can we hear the voice of God? How do we know when it is really the voice of God? Striving to hear the voice of God this year and the rest of our lives.

    Today is the first Sunday of 2013. Will this be a profitable year for you? When I asked that question what was the first thought in your mind? Money? Your job? Your relationships? Your family? Your spiritual life? Where are you headed in 2013? Do you know? Do you have desires, goals, or will ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Three Strikes But Not Out!

    Contributed by John Bartol on Jan 26, 2013
     | 9,524 views

    Insights into the fall of Simon Peter through his threefold denial of Christ. How God used the crowing of a rooster, the look of Christ and the prayer of Christ to bring Peter back with tears of heartfelt repentance.

    Three Strikes But Not Out. In our Scripture readings we have seen this truth illustrated in the life of Peter, one of Jesus disciples. At the Last Supper, Jesus said to his disciples. “This very night you will all fall away on account of me, for it is written: I will strike the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Hunger

    Contributed by Jaco Bester on Feb 13, 2013
     | 6,044 views

    A reflection on desiring the right things and how God meets our desires

    THE HUNGER THAT WILL BE SATISFIED... MATTHEW 5:1-10 Introduction: There are very few memories of my childhood that are as vivid to me as those made in my grandmother’s kitchen – and I suspect that all of us who have had the privilege of spending time in our grandmothers’ kitchens ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Being Kept By God Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 2, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 30,150 views

    God is a capable, caring and constant Keeper.

    This week I read about a cartoon that appeared in newspaper several years ago. The first panel showed a man entering a gas station. In the background were his car packed for vacation, his flustered wife fuming, and his children bickering. The man said to the gas station attendant, “I am a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    They Have No Inheritance

    Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Aug 3, 2015
    based on 18 ratings
     | 6,447 views

    To establish that all unrighteousness shall not inherit the Kingdom of God.

    INTRODUCTION Outline: 1. The Unrighteous Shall Not Inherit 2. The Unrighteous Sins Not Imputed 3. The Righteous Saints Shall Inherit Remarks: 1. In our lesson today we are going to be discussing the theme “they shall not inherit the kingdom of God.” The Apostle Paul directs his ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Lord Make Me A Sheep Dog

    Contributed by Anonymous Contributor on May 25, 2016
     | 9,532 views

    Focus on being a servant to your church and pastor

    3 John 1:1-8 “The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth. Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fatherhood: 101

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jun 21, 2016
     | 5,791 views

    Many people have written books on parenting. Dr. Dobson is popular among Christian parents. Dr. Spock was popuIar when I was young. Parents have looked to different sources for instructions on how to rear their children but what does the bible say?

    FATHERHOOD: 101 Many people have written books on parenting. Dr. Dobson is a popular one among Christian parents. I was told I was raised on Dr. Spock. Parents have always looked to different sources for instructions on how to rear their children. The bible has some good instructions for us ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ