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  • Catherine Davis avatar

    I'm My Own Worst Enemy

    Contributed by Catherine Davis on Sep 2, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 13,379 views

    We are distracted by many things; allowing others to sway us; we even are distracted by our unbelief.

    Intro: I am a huge Star Trek fan. I have been since I was a child watching the old black and whites. When they came out with the first Star Trek Movie in 1979, I couldn’t wait to see it. So I took my mom, who wasn’t really a fan. She fell asleep! But I thought it was a great movie! I ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Tear Down Your Idols

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jul 26, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,707 views

    Get rid of the distractions that keep you from following God.

    Tear Down Your Idols August 31, 2008 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Get rid of the distractions that keep you from following God. Focus Passage: II Kings 18:1-7 Supplemental Passage: 2 Chronicles 16:9 NASB "For the eyes of the LORD move to and fro ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Don’t Lose Your Focus Series

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Oct 16, 2022
     | 10,086 views

    Life is full of distractions. When we lose our focus, we can be distracted, and disaster can happen.

    Sermon Text: Heb 12:1-2 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Eternal Priorities

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Sep 30, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,153 views

    We must not be distracted with the temporary, but make eternal things our priorities.

    Eternal Priorities September 30, 2012 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We must not be distracted with the temporary, but make eternal things our priorities. Focus Passage: 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 Supplemental Passage: Come now, you who say, "Today or ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "faith Vs Distractions" Part Ii

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Aug 14, 2020
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,334 views

    This sermon is about the contrast between Peter's faith when he was distracted when walking on the water. He took his eyes off Jesus. The Canaanite woman faced many distractions but refused to take her eyes off Jesus. some comments from Ray Pritchard Matthew 15

    In Jesus Holy Name August 16, 2020 Text: Matthew 15:28 Pentecost XI - Redeemer “Faith vs. Distractions” Part II Matthew has another great story for us this morning. Matthew tells us about the faith of a Gentile woman. It is a lesson for us about over coming ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    A Tale Of Two Sisters

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 160 ratings
     | 8,582 views

    In Christian life, it is easy to be distracted. As we consider the story of Jesus at Mary and Martha's, we see the causes and cure for distraction.

    Introductory Considerations 1. Opening dialogue from person of Martha showing anticipation and excitement of Jesus coming to town, desire to give best, the work and the anger she felt - the story from her perspective. Teaching 1. I wonder if Martha were here to today, would this be how she would ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    An Appeal To The Fringe

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 22, 2010
     | 3,780 views

    Serving others when they need help is distracting, but it is our calling; it is draining, but not depleting ... rather it is empowering.

    The trouble with my "honey-do" list is, it is much too complicated for my limited brainpower! How am I supposed to remember all the things I am expected to do? How am I supposed to keep it all straight? 3 I am about to walk out the front door, and I hear: “Oh, you’re going out to make a hospital ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Seeds By The Sea

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jul 19, 2011
     | 2,782 views

    Sermon for the 5th Sunday after Pentecost and the parable of the weeds.

    Matthew 13: 1 – 9, 18 – 23 / Seeds By The Sea Intro: The story is told of Franklin Roosevelt, who often endured long receiving lines at the White House. He complained that no one really paid any attention to what he said. One evening during a reception, he decided to try an ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Cast Your Cares

    Contributed by Rodney Burton on Jan 26, 2009
    based on 36 ratings
     | 24,996 views

    Jesus calls us to cast our cares upon Him.

    Cast all your anxiety on him because He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall. Psalm 55:22 *In 1 Peter 5, the first word “CARE” or “ANXIETY” is “merimna” in the Greek which carries the idea of a distraction, care or ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Finding Fearless Focus

    Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Sep 1, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,742 views

    Keeping our focus on God is quite difficult for some, especially with the great amount of distractions found in today's fast paced world. Yet, Paul calls us to keep our devotion and single mindeness.

    FINDING FEARLESS FOCUS (All my sermons use illustrations found on www.sermoncentral.com and all scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted) Focus is a word we hear a lot in the media, in conversation and especially in sports. Having focus can insure success, being distracted almost always spells ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Perseverance: A Key To Finishing Strong Series

    Contributed by M. Keith Williams on Jan 13, 2015
     | 12,643 views

    It is not how you start but how you finish that counts the most

    Perseverance: A Key to Finishing Strong Nehemiah 6:1-19 Rodeo Road Baptist Church October 5, 2014 Disclaimer: Each sermon in this series on Nehemiah was written with both commentary help and referencing from time to time information from sermons and illustration found on Sermon Central. In most ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    God Has To Win Our Choices Series

    Contributed by Dr. Dave Hartson on Sep 17, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,848 views

    It doesn’t matter if it is 1,000 choices a day or 35,000 choices a day. At the end of the day, what matters is that God won those choices that He needed to win in my life today

    Sermon Title GOD HAS TO WIN OUR CHOICES Introduction College and profession football has begun. Now, the announcers for these early season games don’t talk about how this game is a must win for one of those two teams. But later, in the season, those announcers will be begin saying that if one team ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Quality Time: Stay A Little While Series

    Contributed by Russ Barksdale on Jan 31, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,866 views

    Quality time involves us: Being intentional, Listening intently, Removing distractions, Choosing Great over good

    Quality Time: Stay a little while Luke 10:38-42 “Time is the coin of your life. You spend it. Do not allow others to spend it for you.” - Carl Sandburg Quality time – giving someone your undivided attention. Quality time involves us: Being intentional v.39a Listening ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Good, The Better And The Best

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Nov 21, 2016
     | 14,777 views

    A message point to the hazards of busyness in the Christian life.

    "The Good, the Better, and the Best!" Luke 10:38-42 Luke 10:38 Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. 40 But ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Eyes On The Prize

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Jul 1, 2019
     | 6,676 views

    Jesus was focused on his mission. He urges us to be focused on God's kingdom in our lives, too.

    June 30, 2019 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Luke 9:51-62; Galatians 5:1, 13-25 Eyes on the Prize Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. A farmer was teaching his young son how to plow. As his son sat in the tractor seat, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran