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  • Michael Stark avatar

    Seated At The Table Of Brokenness

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Feb 22, 2019
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     | 15,339 views

    Is there purpose in my pain? Does God care when I hurt? By examining the life of the Apostle Paul, we can gain an eternal perspective of why God allows us to be broken by the trials of this life.

    “I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows. And I know that this man was caught up into paradise—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows— and he heard things that cannot be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Prophecy Always Hits The Bullseye!

    Contributed by James Groce on Aug 24, 2002
    based on 54 ratings
     | 4,283 views

    Prophets, to be legitimate, must stand the test of time.

    (If it misses—it’s a lie) Prophets, to be legitimate, must stand the test of time. If the prophet was not completely correct 100% of the time he is a false prophet. Prophecy, to be valid, must predate the event; must be precise enough so as to not be vague; must have enough events described to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    "Difficult Times"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jun 17, 2004
    based on 39 ratings
     | 13,527 views

    The number of ’nay’ sayers, discouragers, destroyers in the church will increase. But true believers have the knowledge that leads to salvation.

    There may have been other letters from Paul to Timothy, and more than likely, some going the other way. It becomes very obvious in the reading of these two that we have, that Paul loved Timothy very dearly. Even calls him ‘son’. He mentions Timothy in Romans, in First and Second Corinthians, ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    Experiencing Loss Without Becoming Lost Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 3, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 6,593 views

    Seeking the Lord’s guidance during times of loss and grief.

    YOUNG GIRL AT COVENANT HOUSE WITH PAINT CAN OF MOTHER’S ASHES Some years ago I read the story of a young girl that came what became well known as Covenant House here in L.A…. “She came to our front door Tuesday morning, dressed in dirty rags, holding a little aluminum paint can in her arms. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Joy Of Worship – What God Gets From Your Worship Series

    Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 20, 2006
     | 5,317 views

    The fourth in a sermon series looking at who benefits from our worship

    The JOY of Worship – What God Gets from your worship Gladstone Baptist Church – 13/3/05 am Well, we’ve come to the end of our series on the JOY of Worship. We’ve seen so far that Worship is living a life that is surrendered to Jesus. It involves the SPECIFIC act of singing praises or giving ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Peter’s Description Of The Christian’s Life Style Series

    Contributed by Stuart M Guthrie on Aug 12, 2012
     | 8,256 views

    Peter explains the importance of being ready for the end times and encourage us with great commands to follow, such as Prayer, Love and Service to one another in the Church.

    1 Peter 4:7-11 (Peter’s Description of the Christian’s life Style) August 12, 2012 Hit the Record Button on the camera. Introduction: Prayer: Well again we come to the book of 1 Peter where we encounter Peter speaking to Christians that are going through hard times because of their ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Be Holy?

    Contributed by Richard Francis on Jan 31, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 17,779 views

    How do you feel to "Be Holy as I am holy" up to the task, impossible? Take heart and lets explore holiness and living like Jesus and find hope in loving like Jesus

    Eyes fixed on Jesus If we are honest it is difficult to live to a set of values and ideals isn’t it. Its difficult to proclaim on a Sunday morning that we want to be like Jesus yet lose it in the office on a Monday or with the family on the way back from Church. Is it just me or do you have those ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Holding On To The Joy You Have

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Aug 26, 2011
     | 6,168 views

    Joy comes from knowing God's Word.

    August 28, 2011 Morning Worship Text: Hebrews 10:32-29 Subject: Trusting God’s Word Title: Holding On to the Joy You Have Have you ever had anything stolen? Isn’t it a terrible feeling to think that something you once had and maybe even cherished was taken from you? And maybe you ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Well-Known Sinner Meets Un-Known Saint Series

    Contributed by Allan Kircher on Jun 6, 2011
     | 4,827 views

    Conversion of Paul. What do we need to learn from it?

    Pastor Allan Kircher Shell Point Baptist Church Acts 9:1-31 Series: Acts: God’s vision and power for Shell Point Baptist. Well-Known Sinner Meets Un-Known Saint Introduction: Some things just seem to GO TOGETHER naturally • House FULL of family and plates FULL of good food. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Dis State Of Mind

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Oct 27, 2019
     | 7,550 views

    This message ia about operating in a "Dis" mindset. Dis is a negative prefix that when attached to the beginning of a word it modifies the word's meaning from being positive to being negative.

    A Dis State of Mind Scriptures: Numbers 13:1-3; 25-33; 14:1-25; First Samuel 30:1-20 The title of my message this morning is “A Dis State of Mind.” How many of you are familiar with the word “Dis”? All of you have heard this word used as a prefix attached to other words. A prefix is attached to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Working Faith Part 2 Series

    Contributed by David Welch on Jun 25, 2018
     | 3,084 views

    Message 5 in our journey with Joshua into the Promised Land. This message continues the exploration of faith.

    Joshua Series #5 The Amazing Race to Rest & Reward “The Faith that Works” Review / Introduction Joshua is the culmination of a very long journey. Actually forty years longer than it needed to be. Disobedience always delays blessing. The book can be divided into two basic movements. I. Purging ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    3 Effective Antidotes To Spiritual Poison

    Contributed by Christopher Arch on Jun 11, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,671 views

    This is a message for Christian growth.

    Title: 3 Effective Antidotes to Spiritual Poison Scripture: Romans 12:12 Type: Expository Where: GNBC 6-12-22 Intro: When I was a young pastor the church used to meet at Montgomery Hall. We rented the building on a Sunday but was used for all sorts of events during the week. The basement ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Evidence Of Spiritual Maturity Series

    Contributed by Antonius Fu on Apr 25, 2022
     | 3,360 views

    In this passage, we learn how faith and hope and love all work together to motivate and sustain our Christian life. Paul gives thanks to the Lord for the Christian in Thessalonica because of their “work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope”

    1 Paul, Silas and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you. 2 We always thank God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers. 3 We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What We Know About Heaven Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on May 7, 2019
     | 5,465 views

    Jesus said, “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.” Jesus wants us to trust Him and the Father. This is the key to heaven.

    What We Know About Heaven The Holy Spirit has decided to NOT tell us very much about heaven. I don't claim to know the mind of God but I do have an opinion on the subject. I suggest that He wants us to eagerly anticipate going there, having many mysteries revealed, seeing friends and loved ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Mental Health In The Proverbs: Straight Paths Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jun 18, 2025
     | 1,139 views

    When you and I follow after God, we give burdens to Him that we are not meant to carry when it comes to relationships or decisions we have to make. Proverbs 3:1–8 is a section of wisdom about wellness in our lives.

    MENTAL HEALTH IN THE PROVERBS: STRAIGHT PATHS Proverbs 3:1-8 #mentalhealth INTRODUCTION What makes a wise saying wise? I think it has a lot to do with the source of the person making the comment or who wrote the particular book you are reading from. I think it also has to do with the topic the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ