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  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Doing More With Less

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 9, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,177 views

    In times of scarcity or stress, two personalities respond: fear, the cup half empty; and faith, the cup half full.

    A few moments ago we sang, "Drop Thy still dews of quietness, Till all our strivings cease; Take from our souls the strain and stress, And let our ordered lives confess The beauty of Thy peace." Those are beautiful words; they are lofty sentiments. But how? How can such things happen? In an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Freedom From Words That Kill Series

    Contributed by David Flowers on Feb 4, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,451 views

    Third in series Freedom From...this message examines angry words and empty words and how they are words that kill.

    Freedom From Words That Kill Freedom From... prt. 3 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers September 13, 2009 I want to talk to you about words this morning. Words are powerful. It is through words that we communicate our desires for ourselves and others and we pursue what we want in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    How To Enter The Kingdom Of God

    Contributed by Tim Huie on May 7, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 15,950 views

    Jesus taught us exactly what it takes to enter the kingdom: Childlike faith, empty hands, and the gospel of Jesus!

    HOW TO ENTER THE KINGDOM OF GOD MARK 10: 13-25, 32-34 1. Illus. of traveling home from NC • When looking at 11-12 hours of travel, interested in best way. • Some told us, “take I-85 all way to Atlanta” while others said, “take I-95 and pick up I-20.” • Either way was ok, because in end got where ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Power Of The Resurrection

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Mar 22, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,563 views

    Easter message where we can learn from the empty tomb what Jesus has done for us.

    THE POWER OF THE RESURRECTION LUKE 24:1-12 EASTER SUNDAY 3/23/2008 INTRO LUKE 24:1-12 I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT I SURE HAVE BEEN BUSY DOING EASTER STUFF. AT CHRISTMAS, WE CELEBRATE THE BIRTH OF THE CHRIST CHILD WHO CAME TO THIS EARTH TO SAVE ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    When It Happens To You (Or Me)

    Contributed by Joe Mack Cherry on May 17, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,246 views

    When our prayers leave us empty and we feel all alone in our troubles, we are not alone!

    When It Happens to You (or Me) By Joe Mack Cherry I.   Introduction     A.  It Always Happens to Someone Else  1.  A life threatening illness  2.  A family member dies suddenly & unexpectedly (School Massacre at Uvaldi, TX)  3.  ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Resurrection Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Mar 25, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 18,975 views

    The resurrection of Jesus in Luke 24:1-12 shows us what happened to the women at the empty tomb of Jesus.

    Scripture The Gospel of Luke is one of four accounts of the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth in the New Testament. Like the other Gospels, Luke gives almost one third of his Gospel to the final week of Jesus’ life. Jesus entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Secret To Church Growth - The Bible Is All About Jesus - Not Us!

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on May 22, 2018
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     | 6,539 views

    When a person preaches from the Bible, with their audience as the primary focus, it becomes an empty narcissistic and hedonistic exercise in futility.

    I have watched, listened to, and read countless sermons in my 50+ years as a Born-Again Christian and I have noticed the continued increase in feel-good, self-help, multi-point motivational messages that are more focused upon fallen human beings than upon Jesus, who has become more of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    More Christ Less Me

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on Jun 4, 2025
     | 426 views

    Surprised to see an empty seat at the Super Bowl stadium, a diehard fan remarked about it to a woman sitting nearby.

    More Christ Less Me “But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. 8 What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ 9 and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Repent - The First Message Of Lord Jesus Series

    Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Jun 3, 2021
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,686 views

    In this period of 400 years when the Lord chose to remain silent, everything in the temple continued as it always had. The rituals of worship, sacrifices, feasts and festivals were carried out with regularity, but the dismal part was that the Lord was not in it. Why?

    Repent - The first message of Lord Jesus Matthew 3:1-2:“In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (RSV) Matthew 4:17: “From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Signs Of Life

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 15, 2014
     | 4,330 views

    Easter sermon. 5 basic signs of life that helped His followers see that Jesus, their hope and source of life, was no longer dead. 1. The Rock that Rolled. 2. Empty Tomb. 3. Empty Burial Clothes. 4. Two Angels. 5. Physical Appearance of Jesus to Mary

    Signs of Life John 20:1-18 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. 2 So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, "They have taken the Lord ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    All My Family Needs Is Church Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 31, 2010
    based on 65 ratings
     | 33,136 views

    God asks us to build a Memorial to His Word... but is yours a memorial to a living God or a dead faith?

    OPEN: During the 1600’s there was an Emperor in India by the name of Shah Jahan (the 5th Emperor during the Mughal Dynasty) and he was believed to have been descended from Tamerlane and Genghis Khan Some time during his reign, a rebel group in the southern portion of India sought to reject his ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Covenant Series

    Contributed by Patrick Mead on Feb 20, 2006
    based on 44 ratings
     | 39,279 views

    The Covenant

    The Covenant Genesis 17:1-27 Introduction An overriding theme throughout the scriptures is that of covenant. The term covenant, as it is used in the Bible, describes how God relates to man. The theme of covenant runs from the Genesis to Revelation. In fact, one could say that at the heart ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    False Faith/Counterfeit Christianity

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Oct 15, 2005
    based on 29 ratings
     | 7,879 views

    Simon the sorcerer is an illustration of Counterfeit Christianity or false faith. It begins with a false self perception, and foolish pride. Trying to show folks that the rituals we use in the church do not save, instead it is the life changing presence

    Intro: Online Encyclopedia, Wikipedia this to say about Counterfits “Today the finest counterfeit banknotes are claimed to be U.S. dollar bills produced in North Korea, which are used to finance the North Korean government, among other uses. The fake North Korean copies are called Superdollars ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Alms And Prayer SermonCentral

    Contributed by SermonCentral on Oct 28, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 860 views

    The place of alms and prayer in the life of a believer

    Good morning, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ. As we gather here today, we find ourselves standing on the precipice of a new day, a new opportunity to grow in our faith and deepen our relationship with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We are here, not by chance, but by divine appointment. ...read more

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    Worship The Lord Series

    Contributed by Wes Richard on Aug 3, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,676 views

    God is Lord of creation, Lord of our lives, and the Lord, King of glory.

    These several Sundays, we are preaching from the Psalms. If you are acquainted with the Psalms you appreciate some of the tantalizing word pictures included there: • God’s commands are sweeter than honey and drippings of the honeycomb (19) • The river of God is full of water ( 65) • Under his ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren