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  • Jessie Manuel avatar

    Peace Has Come Down! Series

    Contributed by Jessie Manuel on Dec 1, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 528 views

    We're in week two of Advent, and today we're talking about PEACE! Not that fake peace the world tries to sell you. Not that temporary peace that falls apart when trouble comes. But that SUPERNATURAL, HEAVEN-SENT, CANT-NOBODY-TAKE-IT-AWAY PEACE that only Jesus can give!

    THE SHEPHERDS' STORY (Luke 2:8-14) Now let me take you back to that night—that HOLY NIGHT—when everything changed. There were shepherds out in the fields, doing what they always did—watching over their sheep through the long, dark night. These weren't fancy people. These weren't ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Come Down And Save Yourself

    Contributed by Troy Bohn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 17 ratings
     | 6,721 views

    Six thousand years ago God, with merely a spoken word, created man in His own image from the dust of the earth.

    Six thousand years ago God, with merely a spoken word, created man in His own image from the dust of the earth. In creating man, he placed Him in a position of authority over His other creation; the birds of the air, the beasts of the field, the sea creatures, etc... But in the midst of this ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Nailing Down The Christian Life Series

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Nov 14, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,034 views

    Paul calls us to allow Christ to nail down the lose parts of our life so we can be more effective for Jesus

    Nailing Down the Christian Life Colossians 3:5-11 April 29, 2007 Morning Service This message was adapted from materials in SpringLife disrtibuted by Wesleyan Church World Headquarters Introduction Soon after Augustine’s conversion, he was walking down the street in Milan, Italy. There he ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Up On The Mountain Or Down In The Valley

    Contributed by Robert Rust on Mar 2, 2001
    based on 306 ratings
     | 34,653 views

    God is with us on the mountain and in the valley of our lives.

    Up on the Mountain or Down in the Valley Luke 9:28-36 February 25, 2001 The re-release of the Star Wars movies a few years ago created quite a stir among movie goers all across the country. When those movies were first released about 20 years ago, those of us who went to see them were amazed ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Is Your Heart Sitting Down?

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jul 10, 2001
    based on 98 ratings
     | 7,653 views

    The peace of God-- its importance and how to acquire it.

    Is Your Heart Sitting Down? Col 3:12-17 12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Bowing Down: A Surrendered Heart Series

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Dec 20, 2011
     | 7,553 views

    The basics of genuine thanksgiving to God.

    Outline 1. Introduction 2. Transition 3. Major Exposition a. Textual Movement i. Heart-Commands, Love for God-Love for God’s Word. b. The gift of purity. (v.9-13) c. Rejoicing over God’s law as with great riches. (v.14) d. Covet the things of God. (v.15-16) ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Timothy Passing The Faith Down Series

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Mar 2, 2016
     | 6,875 views

    Paul's charge to Timothy to overcome his fears and pass down the true faith that has been distorted by gnostic heretics

    PASSING CHRISTIANITY DOWN AN EXPOSITION OF FIRST TIMOTHY B. The Faith Polluted (1:1-20) (a) The Protectors of the Faith (1: 1-3; 12-20) Sermon 2 TIMOTHY - PASSING THE FAITH (1:1-3: 12-20) “Watch out for false prophets.” (Matt. 7) “Guard yourselves and all the flock of God. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When The Fire Dies Down

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Sep 30, 2014
     | 5,712 views

    God wants to help us through the fire and after the fire as well.

    “When the Fire Dies Down” Matthew 9:35-38; 11:28-30 10/5/14 The headlines said, “One hundred forty four homes destroyed in the Boles fire!” The fires are out. The smoke has cleared. Most of the emergency personnel have gone home. Things are quickly ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Love Came Down At Christmas

    Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Jan 5, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 13,124 views

    Christmas shows God’s love as He came down in human form to be like us and save us from sin and death.

    Illustration – A year or so ago Amy and I had just gone to bed, and the house was silent, and after a little while there was a noise which sounded like faint scratching on the wood floors. I was nice and cozy in bed and so I didn’t do anything about it, and by the next morning I had forgotten all ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Are You Going Down With The Ship?

    Contributed by Andrew Hill on Feb 17, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,282 views

    An exposition of Romans 3:23-26 Sermon is about knowing your true spiritual condition. Don’t be deceived that into thinking you are okay when in fact you are sinking along with the world

    Title: Are you going down with the ship? One of the great tragedies of the 20th century took place on the night of April 14, 1912. We are all familiar with the sinking of the Titanic. When the ship set sail on its maiden voyage the bands were playing, the passengers were dancing, and everyone was ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Walls Come Tumbling Down Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 15, 2023
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,513 views

    We are not called to save our buildings, but to conquer Satan's domain. We are to storm the gates of Hell. But, how can do we do that and how can we shake the foundations of people's indifference and bring down the walls of their lack of faith?

    Walls Come Tumbling Down OPEN: About 1400 B.C. (1400 years before Jesus was born of Mary) Israel crossed the Jordan River, following Joshua into Promised Land. The first city that Israel that came to was Jericho, and archaeologists tell us that Jericho was a massive fortress-city with walls as ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Strange Place To Kneel Down Series

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Jan 2, 2026
    based on 3 ratings
     | 572 views

    A story sermon - using the imagery of the 3 wise men kneeling with their gifts before Jesus, comparing those gifts to CS Lewis, John Wesley and Ignatius Loyola giving lives to Christ, and challenging us to give our lives fully to him.

    A strange place to kneel down. And yet on the bare floor of this stable, his knees fell to the floor. It was like the clouds opened and as the star shone down it all made sense. And Melchior fumbled in his cloak and brought Gold to bring to the King - to the King who wasn’t the sort of monarch he ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Casting Down Every Imagination

    Contributed by Richard Cook on Aug 18, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 19,843 views

    This sermon is about righteousness and holiness,it teaches us that we must cast down every imagination of the heart.

    EZEK 8:1-12 And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me. 2: Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Judgement Slowed Down By God

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Feb 24, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,667 views

    To show that GOD is very patient towards us and wanted us to repent so we could be like Him in every aspect of our life.

    I. EXORDIUM: Is GOD patient with you? Yes, I'm still in the making. GOD's not finished with me. 2 Corinthians 3:18 (Amplified Bible) 3:18 And all of us, as with unveiled face, [because we] continued to behold [in the Word of God] as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are constantly being ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Length Times Width Times Height Series

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Jul 26, 2021
     | 2,148 views

    A sermon for the Sundays after Pentecost, Year B, Lectionary 17

    July 25, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Ephesians 3:14-21 Length Times Width Times Height Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. In a recent daily devotional by Henri Nouwen, he reflected on intercessory prayer. When ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran