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  • C. Philip Green avatar

    Resisting Rabbit Trails Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 23, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,121 views

    In your pursuit of God and His plan for your life, don’t be sidetracked by compromise, slander, sin, or the wrong company.

    A man who bought a new hunting dog was eager to see how he would perform. So he took the dog out to track a bear. No sooner had they gotten into the woods than the dog picked up the trail. Suddenly, he stopped, sniffed the ground, and headed in a new direction. He had caught the scent of a deer ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    What Do You Truly Love In The Midst Of Covaid-19

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 25, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,549 views

    Our circumstances may have changed, but the issue before is still the same as Jesus asked Peter, "Do You Love Me More Than These?"

    What Do You Truly Love? John 14:23-27 John 21:1-14 Do you love your favorite food? Do you love going on vacation? Do you love your car? Do you love your pet? Do you love your children? Do you love your parents? Do you love your job? Do you love ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Road Back Home PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 28, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 129 views

    God lovingly exposes our hidden flaws to awaken us, inviting us to repentance and restoration through His grace, not shame, so we may return to Him.

    Some mornings the mirror tells the truth better than our memories. You’re brushing your teeth and you notice a new gray hair. It didn’t ask permission to arrive. It just showed up, whispering, “Time is moving. Pay attention.” Gray hairs have a way of doing that—gently alerting us to what we have ...read more

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    Did Not My Heart Go With You? PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 9, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 101 views

    The sermon urges honest living before God, emphasizing that hidden actions are seen by Him and true healing comes through confession, integrity, and surrender.

    Friends, grace to you. Set your heart at ease for a moment. Take a breath. You are seen by the God who knows every heartbeat and still calls you by name. There are days when our hands look clean, yet our hearts feel cluttered—weighted by worries, hurried choices, and half-kept promises. We all know ...read more

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    Follow The Leader

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Sep 8, 2023
     | 901 views

    A third perspective is what Jesus is saying about the sheep. That is, that left to their own devices, sheep will stray.

    Why do you suppose The Runaway Bunny is one of the most popular books for toddlers ever written? Because it reassures the child that whatever happens, she can’t get lost for good. Even if he gets mad and runs away, he still can’t get lost - because the mother bunny will always come after her child. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    How God Restores Our Losses

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 10, 2009
    based on 30 ratings
     | 48,057 views

    People don’t recover from losses, they get restored by God. Everyone faces major losses in their life and then must deal with how to handle the aftermath. Often people talk about recovering from a loss. Losses however are not so much recovered from as

    “How God Restores Our Losses” Sunday, August 9, 2009 ________________________________________ The other day Nicole was taking out Emma’s little crib and we were replacing it with a bed. Ethan was with her when she started to take the crib out of the room. He said, “Mom, you can’t get rid of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "The Way To Purity” Series

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Feb 5, 2002
    based on 128 ratings
     | 12,846 views

    To see God is not necessarily seeing God in heaven, but it’s seeing God here and now. The pure in heart will see God in everything. Not just in nature, but also in their circumstances, good and bad, in their family, church, school

    Intro: “Earth is crammed with heaven, and every bush aflame with God, but only those who see take off their shoes.” Elizabeth Barrett Browning How can anyone look at our world and believe this all happened by chance? With just a glance at the animal kingdom and I see overwhelming evidence of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Little Too Dangerous

    Contributed by Numeriano P. Galgo, Jr on Sep 30, 2019
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,457 views

    The message is about the cute little foxes in our lives. I am referring to the little sinful things and compromises in our lives. We allow them because they seem insignificant. Unknowingly, they are destroying and polluting little by little our lives, families and our relationship with God.

    LITTLE TOO DANGEROUS By: Atty. Numeriano P. Galgo, Jr. September 29, 2019 Tagum City, Philippines attyborgegalgo@gmail.com Part I. A. Greetings B. Overview of the message The message this morning is about the cute little foxes in our lives. I am referring to the little sinful things and ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    How To Identify A Counterfeit

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 30, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 5,529 views

    Today we live in a media saturated world where we find dozens of "medicine men and women" dishing all kinds of partial truths. We all need the Holy Spirit’s discernment to identify counterfeit teachers, leaders and purveyors of ideas that are not 100% tr

    How to Identify a Counterfeit (2 Cor. 11:12-18) Today we live in a media saturated world where we find dozens of "medicine men and women" dishing all kinds of partial truths. We all need the Holy Spirit’s discernment to identify counterfeit teachers, leaders and purveyors of ideas that are not ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Nightmare On Desert Street (Go Figure)

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 24, 2004
    based on 26 ratings
     | 2,765 views

    Have you ever pondered how a rubber band feels when a person stretches it beyond where it has been? Do you think the stretching feels good? Well, that is why the rubber band was made, to be stretched. Maybe God wants to stretch you beyond here!

    A NIGHTMARE ON DESERT STREET! GO FIGURE? I CAN’T FIGURE THIS ONE OUT! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: Romans 4:18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. Romans 8:24 For we ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Do You Know Him

    Contributed by Kevin Williams on Jan 24, 2004
    based on 73 ratings
     | 38,708 views

    Many people know of God, but they do not know Him. Knowing God requires that we live our life to please him.

    In Texas, a mother lures her three children one by one out of the comfort of their beds and the warmth of their home and stoned them to death. And then when asked why she did it, she said God told her to. A man in California is accused of murdering his pregnant wife and throwing her and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Kind Of People Christ Chooses To Use

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Feb 11, 2007
     | 3,169 views

    Christ may choose to use unlikely people, busy people in the midst of other things, who have no thought of taking Christ into their world.

    20070211 Title: The Kind of People Christ Chooses to Use Text: Luke 5:1-11 Thesis: Christ may choose to use unlikely people, busy people in the midst of other things, who have no thought of taking Christ into their world. #1 in the Series: Bringing Christ to Your World… Introduction: I am ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Brian Bill avatar

    From Thanksgiving To Thanksliving

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Nov 23, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 15,957 views

    We can control our complaining to the extent we are actively involved in thanksliving.

    From Thanksgiving to Thanksliving 1 Chronicles 16 Rev. Brian Bill 11/23/08 There’s something within us that resists giving thanks, isn’t there? It’s far easier to complain and be in conflict than it is to live a life of thanks. I’d like to propose that we can control our complaining to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Pay Attention

    Contributed by Kelly Benton on May 30, 2012
    based on 40 ratings
     | 22,378 views

    To stress that we must pay attention to God and our spiritual life in order to avoid Satan’s attacks.

    Last week I shared briefly about how I lost two windows out of my Excursion. I really didn’t explain how it happened. It happened because of user error. I was at the ball field coaching our son’s ball team last Saturday. The first thought in many minds at this point of the story is, ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    Make The Most Of Your Walk With God

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 7, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,132 views

    Train yourself to be godly. This ought to be life's purpose, pursuit, passion and preoccupation. Love is the true indicator of godliness. Training (spiritual disciplines) is the means to growing in Christlikeness.

    How to make the most of your walk with God? Answer: TRAIN YOURSELF TO BE GODLY. • Get into training. Training (practices) helps you become more like Christ. • If training helps us excel in the things we commit to, then spiritual training (disciplines) will help us be LIKE ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible