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  • Jeff Strite avatar

    God Was With Him Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 11, 2010
    based on 56 ratings
     | 46,951 views

    Why did God allow Joseph to suffer as he did? Why not show his love for this great hero of the faith by removing him from all the difficulties of life?

    OPEN: When I was taking my kids home from King’s Island (an amusement park in southern Ohio) yesterday we were listening to a Country Music station that was playing a popular song by a group named “Ricochet”. The song told the story of a man who was sitting in church when he noticed a young woman ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God Is Great

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jul 12, 2013
     | 14,359 views

    God alone is great and worthy of our praise.

    INTRODUCTION The human heart is an amazing creation of God. Let’s see how much you know about this miracle of creation. What’s the average heartbeat for an adult? (The average heartbeat is 72 times per minute. In the course of one day it beats over 100,000 times. In one year the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Poor avatar

    Waiting On God Series

    Contributed by Jeff Poor on Mar 7, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 26,150 views

    Waiting is a difficult thing for us to do. Much of our lives is spent waiting in lines, on hold, in traffic, at the doctor's office. Do you ever wonder why God makes us wait? We'll take a look at a David's life and see what he learned from waiting on God.

    Title: Waiting on God Text: 2 Samuel/Psalm 27:14 Intro I’m so excited to be here with you this morning! We are starting a new series called In the Meantime. If you need a Bible raise your hand and one of our ushers will get you one. In this series we are going to be looking at several different ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Lamb Of God Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on May 26, 2020
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,592 views

    In this message we will discover the beauty and power of Jesus being 'The Lamb Of God' - by unpacking 6 phrases that we find in Scripture... "Where Is The Lamb?" "Slaughter The Lamb" "Behold The Lamb" Worthy Is the Lamb"...

    The Lamb Of God Good morning and welcome to week 5 of our series, ‘Name Above All Names…’ A series of conversations where we are unpacking several of the names and titles given to Jesus in Scripture, in an effort to know better the one we have chosen to follow. AND LISTEN – here’s the deal… What ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Mike Rickman avatar

    Eleven Benefits Of Being In God’s Presence

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Feb 11, 2011
    based on 47 ratings
     | 216,682 views

    Have you ever wondered what happens in God’s presence? David gives a clear picture of that very idea.

    February 13, 2011 Morning Worship Text: Psalm 16:1-11 Subject: God’s Presence Title: Eleven Benefits of Being in God’s Presence I loved what God did here last Sunday morning. I would like to begin this morning by allowing some of you to come forward and share with the rest of the congregation ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Gary Stebbins avatar

    Eternal Perspective Series

    Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Jun 23, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,358 views

    Haggai is a book with an end-time message, but it contains eternal truths that we can apply to our lives today. The church must develop an end-time, Kingdom perspective.

    Introduction 2nd part of a two week series on Haggai. Haggai- book w/end time message, but it contains eternal truths we can apply to our lives today. Last week- looked at- importance of making Eternal Investments-how can we invest in God’s Kingdom Today talk about- importance of having an ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Elijah: From The Pinnacle To The Pits Series

    Contributed by Michael Goldsworthy on Jan 12, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
     | 6,868 views

    How God wants to meet you and use you in the dark times of your life.

    ELIJAH: FROM THE PINNACLE TO THE PITS (1 KINGS 19) ENCOUNTERS WITH GOD (pt 4) Intro - Having to look up what Pinnacle means - Need to set up the story – a brief history - All the incredible things that God had done to him and through him in chapters 17-18 - God fed him during a drought by having ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God Is Not A Capitalist Series

    Contributed by Hal Seed on Aug 21, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 10,249 views

    This is the first in a 7-part series on the Parables. The Parable of the 11th Hour Work was told to describe God as a Landowner unlike any other.

    [This sermon is contributed by Hal Seed of New Song Church in Oceanside, California and of www.PastorMentor.com. Hal is the author of numerous books including The God Questions and The Bible Questions. If you are interested in The Bible Questions Church-wide Campaign, please visit and watch Hal’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brian Bill avatar

    God Is Just

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Aug 6, 2018
    based on 2 ratings
     | 12,124 views

    While we so readily set ourselves up as judge and jury, we’re going to learn today that God alone is qualified to be the judge because He is always just and knows everything.

    Our Just God Romans 3:25-31 Rev. Brian Bill July 28-29, 2018 I came across an article in the Huffington Post a week ago. Brent Gehring from Nebraska was returning home after having dinner with his daughter Emma. While he was carrying her in his arms, a man yelled at him, “What the ? Make her ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Armor Of God Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 7, 2020
     | 4,663 views

    1) The Belt of Truth (Ephesians 6:14a) , 2) The Breastplate of Righteousness (Ephesians 6:14b), and 3) Feet prepared with the Gospel (Ephesians 6:15) These are metaphors for the spiritual resources given to those in Christ.

    Ephesians 6:14-15 [14] Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, [15] and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. (ESV). The retailer “Whole Foods” raised great hostility this week when they ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Dennis King avatar

    Son Of God

    Contributed by Dennis King on Mar 15, 2022
     | 1,877 views

    It is very perplexing to see "Son of God" is often capitalized differently among the 54 editions of the Bibles found at Biblegateway.com

    Son Of God In studying the Bible for “the Son of God” is very important to pay close attention to the capitalization of the words “God,” “god(s),” “Son,” and “son(s).” Possibly even more perplexing is that the same verse or verses, among the more than fifty different versions or editions of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dean Courtier avatar

    Preparing The Way: The Dawn Of God’s Mercy Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Dec 19, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 756 views

    Advent is a season of anticipation and preparation. As we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus, we also reflect on the profound truths revealed in Scripture about His coming. Today, we focus on a prophecy spoken by Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, in Luke 1:76-78

    Preparing the Way: The Dawn of God’s Mercy Introduction: Advent is a season of anticipation and preparation. As we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus, we also reflect on the profound truths revealed in Scripture about His coming. Today, we focus on a prophecy spoken by Zechariah, the father ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Sheila Crowe avatar

    Favor With God

    Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Jun 9, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,880 views

    NEED TO REWORK – not the best

    It is not easy to be politically correct during the Christmas season. I mean just listen to this new version of “The Night before Christmas.” Twas the night before Christmas and Santa’s a wreck. How to live in a world that’s politically correct? His workers no longer would answer to Elves, ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Richard Schwedes avatar

    Living Amongst Trouble

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Nov 18, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,865 views

    Jesus reminds us that one of the guaranteed things about being a Christian is that we will encounter troubles. This sermon helps us view troubles from God’s perspective and that we should not be afraid of it.

    When you sense difficulties how do you react? When you sense problems what is your response? Recently I saw some hilarious videos of how people respond when they are in trouble In one video a man was carrying a box of photocopier paper when some jumped out from the behind corner and scared him….he ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Eloy Gonzalez avatar

    Mothers - On The Frontlines

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on May 6, 2009
    based on 20 ratings
     | 14,445 views

    Mothers Day (Easter 5): Moms have the great privilege of raising the next generation of Christians. Moms are God’s soldiers on the front lines. As the exemplar, we look at Jesus’ encounter with the Canaanite Woman.

    In 1994 our oldest son enlisted in the US Navy. When he graduated from boot camp, Sofi, our youngest son, a cousin and I took a road trip to Chicago to watch the graduation ceremonies. Our son was given liberty for a couple of days and so we decided to enjoy the sights of the city. So we took ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran