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  • Steven Devroy avatar

    Judas- The One That Got Away

    Contributed by Steven Devroy on Mar 5, 2024
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    There is one disciple that got away from Jesus.

    Opener: I remember growing up there was a Clint Eastwood movie called “ The good, the bad and the ugly”. No, I will not be showing that movie after church today. Today, we are beginning our Easter series and looking at three characters in the Easter story. Easter is time where we see a love ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Tom Fuller avatar

    Cutting Away The Flesh Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Mar 6, 2007
    based on 18 ratings
     | 10,434 views

    Before Joshua can go into battle the Lord has to cut away the flesh, provide new life, new food, and show who the real boss is. Before we can have victory in Christ we must go through the same thing.

    It was December of 1980. I found myself freshly graduated from college; a bachelor’s degree tucked under my arm and the world before me. I felt prepared and ready to face the challenges of the world after enduring my four years of college midterms and finals. The Lord led me to my first job in an ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Gordon Curley avatar

    Don’t Neglect! Don’t Even Drift!

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 10, 2010
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    The dangers of drifting in the Christian Life

    DON’T NEGLECT! DON’T EVEN DRIFT! Reading: Hebrews chapter 2 verses 1-9. Ill: • A little boy asked his mum a question; • “Mum, where did I get my intelligence from?” • She replied; • “I guess you got it from your father… because…. I still have mine!” Many Christians avoid the book of Hebrews ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Clint Shrum avatar

    Characteristics Of A Backslider

    Contributed by Clint Shrum on Jan 3, 2007
    based on 21 ratings
     | 12,136 views

    The gradual falling away from God

    CHARACTERISTICS OF A BACKSLIDER 1 John 5:9, Galatians 4:9, Hebrews 10-29 &38 Text: Jeremiah 3:1-7 Intro: There has been much debate down through the years over the subject I am going to preach on this morning. However, I will not debate this morning. I will let the Word of God speak for itself ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Mark Mitchell avatar

    Returning To Your Alter

    Contributed by Mark Mitchell on Mar 23, 2015
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    When we get away from our worship (alter) we will find ourselves far away from God

    Intro: Have you ever wondered what to do when you have failed God? - What is an alter? I. Return to your alter (v.1-4) - Failure means we have left true worship - 12:10-20 - The first thing to go is our trust in God (12:13) - So we handle things without God - The next thing to go is our peace ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Scott Bradford avatar

    Wash Away Your Sins

    Contributed by Scott Bradford on Apr 13, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 7,382 views

    A sermon on forgiveness, that only can come by the blood of Jesus Christ.

    (1) The Headlines on Jan 26th out of Jacksonville, FL read: "JACKSONVILLE, Florida (AP) -- When five dozen roses didn’t work, an estranged husband took out a full-page newspaper ad to ask his wife for forgiveness. "Please believe the words in my letter, they are true and from my heart," read the ad ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    The Pharisees- No Heart Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Oct 12, 2018
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     | 6,221 views

    If one is not careful, one's heart can drift so far away from God that we end up with no heart.

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Today we are going to examine a unique group of people as we continue with our A Drifting Heart series. • Today we will see how the scribes and Pharisees ended up with the worst-case scenario when it comes to a drifting heart, a heart that drifts so far from God that one ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Brian Atwood avatar

    When We Need To Get Away From It All Series

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Feb 13, 2003
    based on 434 ratings
     | 48,121 views

    Third sermon in the series, "Reality Prayer - How to Ask So God Will Answer".

    We all want a place to go when we’re stressed or sad, tired or lonely, fearful or tempted, disappointed or discouraged - a place where we can unload our burdens and get some relief. When we feel insecure and inadequate we need a refuge - a shelter. We need a retreat. Prayer can transport us to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Stark avatar

    Do You Want To Go Away?

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Aug 4, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,954 views

    As the message delivered by Jesus transitions for followers to embrace Him as Master, many chose to leave. The Lord questioned His disciples, asking, "Do you want to go away as well?" Peter answered for all who will follow the Saviour, asking, "Lord, to whom shall we go?"

    “Jesus said to the Twelve, ‘Do you want to go away as well?’ Simon Peter answered him, ‘Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.’” [1] Christ will never compel anyone to remain as one who is counted among the faithful. If a person is determined to “quit” pretending that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Coz von avatar

    The Single Most Important Secret To Keep You From Falling Away

    Contributed by Coz Von on May 12, 2014
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    I am Growing in leaps and bounds,but not commited enough, knowlegde can set you free but knowledge can condemn you as well as a lack of groath & commitment. will I be lost because I draw too close to be able resist anymore - Is the narrow road too narrow?

    As I draw closer to God, God in turn draws closer to me. I've been growing constantly as a result of this relationship. I am Growing in leaps and bounds, at a steep and steady pace: I am falling and growing at the same time, but should I fail, I will be lost, right? How bad would it be if I love ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Children Away From The Father's House

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Hulse on Sep 19, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,776 views

    This message is about discovering something or someone who is lost and how the joy that floods a soul-winner's heart cannot be described in words but can only be felt in a heart that has already experienced the grace of God.

    SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES (Luke 15:3-6 ) (3) "And he spake this parable unto them, saying," (4) "What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Thomas Black avatar

    Breaking Away From The World Brings An Uneasy Peace

    Contributed by Thomas Black on Apr 28, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,508 views

    We don’t need to offend unbeleivers because we follow Jesus. Let the Cross offend them, but not us.

    I once worked at a grocery store which employed a truck-driver and while his instructions were basically to get a load from point A to point B he felt on occasion that in order to meet a deadline he would have to speed or otherwise break a few laws. Yet the double edge to the sword was if he got ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    You Can’t Run Away From Problems Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on May 31, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 12,151 views

    In Ruth 1 1-5 we see the danger of trying to run away from our problems illustrated

    It is an undeniable fact that many of the life’s problems we grapple with in the present are the result of what has happened to us in the past, whether as a result of our own deliberate choices or because of circumstances which were quite beyond our control. The person we are today is a product ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Turn Away From False Alliances And Rely Only On The True God Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 20, 2020
     | 1,837 views

    God subjected Himself in the person of Jesus Christ, the God-man, to ridicule and torture and death, so that after rising from the dead, He could form a people.

    Tuesday of the Twelfth Week in Course 2020 If a far-seeing leader in the Middle East back in the centuries before Christ had wanted to found a city or territory for his people, he would have chosen a place with natural defenses, like the island of Tyre in the Lebanon area. Tyre survived as a ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Steve Lotze avatar

    Drifting – A Candid Look At Spiritual Entropy Series

    Contributed by Steve Lotze on Mar 27, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,645 views

    1st in a series of messages on Spiritual Drifting. The heart that used to burn hot for Him is now only a flicker and you find yourself there – not even sure how you got there Now the Spirit pleads with you to … pay more careful attention, therefore, to

    Drifting – A Candid Look at Spiritual Entropy July 17, 2005 Hebrews 2:1 INTRO: Entropy = the tendency for things to come to a stop. “All kinds of energy spontaneously spread out from where they are concentrated to where they are more dispersed, if they’re not hindered from doing so.” • 2nd Law ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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