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  • Joshua Blackmon avatar

    Cracked But Called: How The Light Gets In

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Oct 25, 2025
     | 301 views

    THEME: God’s glory shines through the cracks of our weakness. BIG IDEA: The gospel treasure shines brightest through fragile people who refuse to give up.

    SERMON TITLE: Cracked but Called: How the Light Gets In TEXT: 2 Corinthians 4:7-12 (CSB) Opening: The Cracks Where the Light Gets In There’s a line from a song by Leonard Cohen that always catches my heart: “Ring the bells that still can ring, Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Getting Out Of The Empty Basket

    Contributed by Chris Talton on Oct 27, 2003
    based on 39 ratings
     | 4,166 views

    Too many Christians are bearing no fruit for God. The problem is sin, and God is going to do something in their lives to bring them to fruitfulness. (2nd in series)

    Oct. 19, 2003 John 15 “Getting out of the empty basket” NOTE: All quotes unless otherwise specified come from Bruce Wilkinson’s book, Secrets of the Vine Introduction A young boy went to the local store with his mother. The shop owner, a kind man, passed him a large jar of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Bring The Vessels

    Contributed by John Ong on Sep 24, 2015
     | 14,216 views

    Let us look into the story of Elisha who helped a widow and her sons and find out what God is telling us today.

    Let us look into the story of Elisha who helped a widow and her sons and find out what God is telling us today. 2 Kings 4: 1-7 Now a wife of one of the prophets appealed to Elisha for help, saying, “Your servant, my husband is dead. You know that your servant was a loyal follower of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Jeremiah’s Unusual Purchases: A Clay Jar Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Oct 13, 2021
     | 3,658 views

    A simple jar of clay was bought and then broken. God used something as simple as this for an object lesson.

    Introduction: clay jars, or “earthen vessels (KJV)” have been in use for thousands of years. These jars came and still come in various sizes, colors, and so on. Even when these jars were broken (they’re just clay, after all) the pieces could be and were used for notes, receipts, and the like ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Andrew Dixon avatar

    Sermon # 47 - The Chosen Few Series

    Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Aug 27, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 312 views

    Though a majority followed Jesus, there were only a chosen few who in total obedience fulfilled the Great Commission. All through the bible God worked mighty wonders through a few faithful men and women. The question is, “Are we part of God’s chosen few?”

    For our meditation today we will look at Luke 14:25, “Now a great number of people went with him.” (BBE) There was a multitude of people who followed Jesus while He was here on earth. Though these people were from various vocations, they set them aside, to follow Jesus as He travelled and preached ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    A Pure Container

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jul 17, 2025
     | 478 views

    The only way to be a pure container is to surrender ourselves to the Lord

    A pure Container Titus 2:1-10 Prayer- Good morning everyone We begin a series today that will focus on the works of the Holy Spirit in our lives. I don’t think from the pulpit pastors speak into the life of believers enough the need to allow the Holy Spirit to work in our lives and the power ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Bola Folakemi Praise avatar

    What Do You Have In Your House?

    Contributed by Bola Folakemi Praise on Jun 29, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,388 views

    The widow’s husband was a servant of God, he served the Lord fervently while he was living, but when he died he left nothing for the family but debt.

    The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves.” 2 Elisha replied to her, “How can I help you? Tell me, what do you have in your ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    How Can God Do Great Things Through Someone Like Me? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Nov 6, 2018
     | 4,496 views

    A look at why it's ok that we are merely "jars of clay."

    A Picture Of Us And God: We are the plain pot; Christ is the magnificent flower. - 2 Corinthians 4:7. Living This Truth Out: 1. It’s ok to admit your shortcomings. - 2 Corinthians 4:7 – “jars of clay.” 2. Accept that you’re the plain pot and Christ is the magnificent flower. - 2 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Cracked Pots"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on May 31, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,906 views

    A sermon about rejoicing in how God uses us.

    2 Corinthians 4:5-12 “Cracked Pots” How many of you are, as Mary Poppins described herself, “Practically perfect in every way?” How many of your friends or the people you love the most, care about the most and have been most touched and influenced by are ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Prison In Palace

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Dec 29, 2020
     | 3,150 views

    IN THE MIDST OF CHAOS GOD CAN WORK OUT THINGS FOR YOU!

    Prison in Palace! Jeremiah 32:2 “Now at that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard, which was in the house of the king of Judah.” I HAVE GIVEN THE BELOW SUBTITLES: • PRISON IN PALACE/ HIDING PLACE • LIGHT IN ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    An Empty Tomb Filled With Hope

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Apr 24, 2001
    based on 94 ratings
     | 7,283 views

    If there is one thing we can learn from Easter it’s that God specializes in hopeless situations.

    “An Empty Tomb Filled With Hope” Matthew 28:1-10 Could you imagine a presidential campaign manager leaving everything for three and a half years and investing all he had for his candidate? I’m talking about leaving not only job but also home and family. To have the campaign going great with all ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dallas McGill avatar

    The Crib Is Clean And The Church Is Empty Series

    Contributed by Dallas Mcgill on Jun 1, 2002
    based on 38 ratings
     | 8,848 views

    Every Church can have growth by observing the characteristics of the ox found in this text.

    Subject: The Church Theme: Church Growth and Stewardship Preposition: Every church can have church growth. Transitional Sentence: By observing the characteristics of the ox set forth in this text. Proverbs 14:4 “Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dana Chau avatar

    When Faced With An Empty Tomb

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Mar 31, 2002
    based on 55 ratings
     | 6,946 views

    Discover the reasons for the four different responses to the empty tomb to help you choose wisely how you will respond

    Happy Easter, Everybody! I came across an imagined scenario of the two Roman soldiers guarding Jesus’ tomb on that first Easter morning. Each had his cup of coffee in hand. Moments before the angel showed, one soldier said to the other, "Cheer up, it’s Sunday morning. The way I see it, we’ve ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Ryan Johnson avatar

    Fulfillment For An Empty Life

    Contributed by Ryan Johnson on Mar 6, 2002
    based on 47 ratings
     | 5,892 views

    Message on the Purpose of Life

    Fulfillment For An Empty Life (Ephesians 1:1-11 (NT) Also Romans 8:28 (NT)) (Evangelism, Priorities) (Topical) The ancient philosophers always had three question they debated… 1.) Where did I come from? 2.) What is my purpose? 3.) Why is there so much evil in the world? Every conversation and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Chris Talton avatar

    Going Away Empty-Hearted

    Contributed by Chris Talton on Jan 18, 2002
    based on 1,460 ratings
     | 68,263 views

    This sermon examines the resurrection of Jesus from the perspective of 3 different people - John, Peter and Mary.

    April 15, 2001 – Easter John 20:1-18 “Going away empty-hearted” INTRODUCTION Let me start out with a scenario for you this morning. Every day, a gentleman went to work. Every day, he would ride the elevator all the way to the bottom floor of the high rise apartment building that he lived ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist