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  • Jason Jones avatar

    How To Handle Confrontation

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Nov 12, 2018
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    Paul is instructing Timothy how to handle the confrontation of sin in the family

    Text: 1 Tim 5:1-2, Title: How to Handle Confrontation, Date/Place: WHBC, 8.19.18, AM A. Opening illustration: The bad news is ------the church is like a family. If any athlete was known for focus, it was Michael Jordan. In Jordan’s book, Driven from Within, Fred Whitfield, president and chief ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Brought To Life; Brought Together Walking Worthy: Walking In Wisdom

    Contributed by David Taylor on Dec 10, 2024
     | 251 views

    Living out what God has done has been described in a number of ways, walking worthy, walking in love, walking in light, and now walking in wisdom.

    Brought to Life; Brought Together Walking Worthy: Walking in Wisdom Ephesians 5:15-18 July 12, 2020 David Taylor We are continuing our series in Ephesians, Brought to Life; Brought Together. As we have said, Ephesians can be divided into two sections, chapters one through three describe what God ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Last Call (Fall 2017 For Camp Meeting)

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Oct 12, 2022
     | 1,999 views

    God gives us all the gift of time. A birth date we know and our death date yet to be determined. God wants you to be born again in between those two dates.

    LAST CALL Text: Romans 10:9 – 15 A friend of mine just recently moved and unpacked some of the boxes in his new assignment as a United Methodist Preacher. While he was unpacking he discovered a gift card to Target that was now eight years old. Fortunately it still worked and he and his ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Go! And Trust The Truth - Psalm 119:160 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 6, 2025
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     | 236 views

    The Word of God is not like shifting shadows. The Bible declares eternal, unshakeable, unwavering truth

    Go! And Trust the Truth - Psalm 119:160 Introduction: Let me begin with a question that might just shake the foundations of your assumptions: What if everything you believe is built on something that isn’t completely true? We live in a time when truth is being redefined, twisted, and manipulated. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Go! And… Live In Great Peace: The Unshakable Gift Of Loving God’s Word Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 25, 2025
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     | 213 views

    Peace rooted in the eternal Word of God.

    Go! And… Live in Great Peace: The Unshakable Gift of Loving God’s Word Key Scripture: Psalm 119:165 (NLT) “Those who love your instructions have great peace and do not stumble.” Introduction – The Quest for Peace in a Restless Age In the 21st Century, the world is searching for peace. People try ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    (7) Jesus Wept Series

    Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 13, 2025
     | 207 views

    John 11 - At Lazarus’s tomb Jesus shows us that God enters our grief, but His voice at the grave and His resurrection promise assure us that He will come again to call His people to eternal life.

    Introduction: A World in Mourning I have traveled the world and seen the weight and pain of death. I have stood by the Ganges River in Varanasi, where funeral pyres burn day and night, the air thick with smoke and ash. I have seen body parts drifting in the current, fragments of human lives ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Show Me Your Ways (Part 1) Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jan 2, 2026
     | 193 views

    Life often presents us with moments of confusion—challenges that feel insurmountable, decisions unclear, and paths obscured by doubt. Yet, this verse reminds us that clarity is not found in more human reasoning, but in surrendering to God’s instruction and following His ways.

    OPENING ILLUSTRATION: Play the video “Are we Listening?” INTRODUCTION: David’s words in Psalm 25:4, "Show me Your ways, O Lord," reflect a soul yearning for divine guidance in the middle of uncertainty. Life often presents us with moments of confusion—challenges that feel insurmountable, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    No Pain, No Gain-Sometimes The Truth Hurts Series

    Contributed by Stephen Colaw on Aug 21, 2003
    based on 17 ratings
     | 14,764 views

    We must speak the truth in all of life, even when it hurts, to build healthy, God-honoring relationships

    No Pain, No Gain! (Sometimes the Truth Hurts) Ephesians 6:10-18 Open your Bibles to Ephesians chapter 6. Introduction: No pain, No gain! We’ve all heard it. We all know what it means. Especially when it comes to the arena of exercising and working out. Without the pain and the stress of ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Cost Of Distraction PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 6, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 194 views

    Stay focused on God’s calling, resisting distractions and lesser pursuits, so your life’s work aligns with what truly matters in God’s eyes.

    Some weeks feel like a parade of interruptions. Phones ping, pressures pile, promises pull, and before long our attention drifts like a leaf on a windy day. You set out to do the thing God has put in your hand—raise a child, love your spouse, serve your neighbor, finish that assignment, shepherd ...read more

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    I Miss You, Son!

    Contributed by Eric Sellgren on Jul 19, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 3,344 views

    I was so busy doing things for God, that I didn`t have time for Him!

    In the 1980`s I was Warden of a Conference Centre, a demanding Ministry with a large amount of Counselling in addition to the talks we had to give. Saturdays were always very difficult - we were all involved in Hoovering, Cleaning and Bed making on top of all the other work we had to do. But two ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    The Shepherds Have Failed Us

    Contributed by Jerry Falwell on May 15, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,744 views

    The shepherds of Israel were guilty of bringing God’s judgment on them and their poeple, in the same way, God’s shepherds today have failed the Church.

    THE SHEPHERDS HAVE FAILED US BY JERRY FALWELL A. INTRODUCTION I’m continuing my theme of national revival. I’m going to focus on just one group in the phrase, “My People.” Today I’m going to focus on pastors. I’m going to show how the shepherds of Israel were guilty of bringing God’s judgment ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James May avatar

    Triumphant In Christ

    Contributed by James May on Mar 22, 2004
    based on 54 ratings
     | 12,725 views

    We are made over comers by the Blood of Jesus and the word of our testimony. We are to spread the gospel like a sweet incense but only God can bring the fruit.

    TRIUMPHANT IN CHRIST Sunday, March 21, 2004 – PM 2 Corinthians 2:14-17, "Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    God Is Loving And Patient

    Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Apr 22, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,097 views

    We think we know what we want. But everything is temporary. Only Jesus is the eternal life you're looking for and need.

    Jesus shares a story about a landowner who leases his vineyard. After he leased his property the landowner moved away. When it was time to harvest the grapes the landowner sent three employees to pick up his share of the harvest. The tenants decided they didn't want to pay rent so they beat up ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Time To Make A Decision

    Contributed by William D. Brown on Apr 25, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,672 views

    Today America is much like the harlot metaphor of Israel in Hosea’s day that has gone out looking for something more than our beloved God.

    TIME TO MAKE A DECISION Hosea 6:1-5 Today America is much like the harlot metaphor of Israel in Hosea’s day that has gone out looking for something more than our beloved God. Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Tamar & Amnon: Is It Love Or Lust?

    Contributed by Bright Adeyeye on Feb 11, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,289 views

    Lust is often disguised as love

    TAMAR & AMNON: IS IT LOVE OR LUST? “1 After this Absalom the son of David had a lovely sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her. 2 Amnon was so distressed over his sister Tamar that he became sick; for she was a virgin. And it was improper for Amnon to do anything to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational