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  • Spencer Miller avatar

    I Never Lost My Praise

    Contributed by Spencer Miller on Apr 23, 2013
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    Praising the Lord should not depend on the circumstances of your life

    20 Then Job arose, tore his robe, and shaved his head; and he fell to the ground and worshipped. 21 And he said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked shall I return there. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; Blessed (or Praise) be the name of the Lord.” 22 In all this Job did ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Richard Tow avatar

    Kind And Comforting Words Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Oct 18, 2021
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    The oracle given in Zechariah 1:12-17 is expounded. These comforting words are applicable to God's people today. We sometimes wonder when God will intervene in our behalf just as the Jews did in our text.

    Have you ever been treated unjustly and wondered why God seemed to ignore the oppression? When Babylon conquered Israel in 586 BC, they were extremely cruel to the captive Jews. Those Jews were experiencing God’s correction in their lives. But the Babylonians went way beyond that. They exacted an ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    When God Doesn't Make Sense Series

    Contributed by James Wallace on Jun 16, 2021
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    Maybe the Lord didn't show up when you needed Him. Maybe there was absolute silence in response to your most desperate prayers. It's happened before, and to people Jesus loved dearly. What could account for Jesus' seeming uncaring response?

    Boy, we live in some tumultuous times, don’t we? Earthquake and tsunami in Japan. A nuclear disaster there as a result. Uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt and Libya. Our nation involved in wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and now Libya. And wasn’t it only a few months ago that a huge earthquake ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

  • Richard Tow avatar

    Necessity Of The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Aug 12, 2024
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    Message explores seven ways the church must be empowered by the Holy Spirit. The consequence of not having this empowerment is identified, and believers are called up to be filled with the Spirit in accordance with Ephesians 5:18.

    Intro Have you ever felt like you did not have what it takes to live the Christian life? Have you ever felt overwhelmed with the challenges of life? What do you do when you feel like circumstances are pressing in on you with almost irresistible force? Perhaps you have never experienced those ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Encourage One Another Series

    Contributed by David Beirne on May 1, 2004
    based on 21 ratings
     | 5,181 views

    Derek Kidner wrote: "What is done to you is not as important as what is done in you." Sticks and stones are not as powerful as words and attitudes.

    Family Security Encourage One Another Various Scriptures We come to our final message in this series. We based this on an acrostic I came across. John Maxwell described a study in which they were looking for qualities of a good, strong family, and they came up with these six Characterisitics of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I Need To Encourage Myself

    Contributed by Dr. Jwt Spies on Apr 4, 2020
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    Encouragement in the time of trouble

    One of the most discouraging times in our life is when we go through the hour of discouragement, fear, terror, anxiety and distress. The fact of the matter is that, there are many of us that are waging wars against ourselves. We are worrying ourselves, tormenting ourselves about things and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Living Hope For The Hopeless Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 12, 2019
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    When Jesus rose from the dead, Thomas got a 5 minute show and tell. By contrast, the 2 men on the road to Emmaus received a 3 hour dissertation. Why the difference? Perhaps Jesus spent more time with these hopeless men, to show us how to have a living Hope in a hopeless world.

    OPEN: A preacher told of going through his father’s effects after his dad died, and among the things he found was father’s 7th grade report card. Back in the Fall of 1941 this 7th grade report card showed the grading scale on the back of it. There was A, B, C, D, F, and something he’d never seen ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Brandon Max avatar

    Satan's Devices - Reality Check!

    Contributed by Brandon Max on Oct 21, 2021
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    Every once and while when it comes to my walk and relationship with God, I need a “Reality Check !” I need to be snapped out of my complacency, I need to be shaken out of my own personal delusion, and set back on the right course. Our text today stands as a Spiritual Reality Check for us all.

    REALITY CHECK ! TEXT: 1 Peter 5:8 Every once and while when it comes to my walk and relationship with God I need what I am going to call a “Reality Check !” And what I mean by that, is that I need to be snaped out of my complacency, I need to be shaken out of my own personal delusion... And set ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Christian Sources For Encouragement

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on May 22, 2025
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    The teaching method of education has changed drastically in America, and I am glad it has.

    For example, it use to be for us to make a good grade on our report card we had to have a good memory. For example, in homiletics in college we were assigned to take a test on: • Memorize 10 of these • Memorize 13 of these • Memorize 25 of these And if you had a good memory you made “A” in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Overcoming Depression

    Contributed by Russ Witkowski on May 11, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 7,885 views

    Message on overcoming during times of depression from the life of Elijah.

    OVERCOMING DISCOURAGEMENT 1 KINGS 19:1-13 Sunpm 3/24/02 Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, "May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Doug Koehler avatar

    Faith Will Find Encouragement

    Contributed by Doug Koehler on Aug 17, 2002
    based on 354 ratings
     | 29,578 views

    Ever wonder why Jesus is silent before you? Today’s sermon will guide you to His answer.

    Hi, thank you for looking at this sermon. I hope it helps. Please do not say the sermon did not help you just because you did not like the style or could not use the entire message for your own needs. I have discovered a few souls automatically hit the ’did not help me’ button if the message they ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Ray Scott avatar

    "The Ministry Of Encouragement"

    Contributed by Ray Scott on May 10, 2006
    based on 28 ratings
     | 16,761 views

    "Encouragement" is God’s plan, program, and command. This message utilizes the use of "Encouragement Cards" to fulfill God’s plan for us to encourage others.

    “The Ministry Of Encouragement” INTRODUCTION: “O give me a home, where the buffalo roam, Where the deer and the antelope play; Where seldom is heard, a DISCOURAGING word, And the skies are not cloudy all day.” Can you imagine that? … No DISCOURAGING words! Ever been DISCOURAGED? Not a good ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living By The Spirit's Strength SermonCentral

    Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 10, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 691 views

    We must navigate our life not through our own strength or power, but by the guidance and power of His Spirit.

    Zerubbabel, the governor of Jerusalem, faced a seemingly impossible task. God had instructed him to rebuild the temple, which was a daunting challenge. Rebuilding is often more difficult than building from scratch. Zerubbabel encountered opposition from the surrounding people who tried to ...read more

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  • Travis Leib avatar

    And Thats A Fact !

    Contributed by Travis Leib on Apr 8, 2018
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,465 views

    Stay encouraged !

    Stay Encouraged March 18, 2018 Title -And that’s a fact Revelation 22:12 ¬ - And behold, I come quickly: and my reward is with me to give every man according as his work shall be. Facts these days, are debatable. illustration - Two men had an argument. To settle the matter, they went ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Encourage One Another Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Mar 16, 2022
     | 4,119 views

    The message is all about 'the why' and 'the how' in obeying God's command to encourage one another.

    Parakaleo, Encouraging One Another One Another week 4 OKAY – welcome to week 4 of our series, “One Another, Doing Church Together.” UNDERSTAND IN - Matthew chapter 16 Jesus made a very bold prediction… On this rock (on this truth that I am, the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of the Living God… on ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ