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  • Paul Clemente avatar

    Fears Or Faith? Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Feb 27, 2012
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     | 7,603 views

    We can come up with all sorts of excuses but what really matters is what Jesus says!

    Why do we do what we do on a daily basis? We do things for many reasons; what we know, how we feel, what seems right, what people would say, etc.. Before we talk about the seriousness of doing what God tells us… Let’s have a quick laugh about the 3 workers on a skyscraper… Funny story but sadly, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Little Foxes

    Contributed by Nnaemeka Durueke on Jun 23, 2016
     | 6,864 views

    GOD EXPECTS US TO BE FAITHFUL IN GREAT AND IN SMALL. NOTHING IS A REASONABLE EXCUSE TO BE UNFAITHFUL NO MATTER HOW MINUTE

    LITTLE FOXES MAIN TEXT: Songs of Solomon 2:15 “Take us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes”. PROVERBS 11:3 – “The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Passing The Buck

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Apr 16, 2023
     | 1,097 views

    Only cowards sidestep and evade responsibility, give 1000 excuses but the challenge is to accept responsibility and complete it.

    Passing the buck Matthew 27:24 When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “It is your responsibility!” When the uproar was high and eerie, Pilate the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Story 27 Son-Rise In Jerusalem Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 23, 2014
     | 3,061 views

    The resurrection of Jesus not only proves his claims and his power, it impacts our daily living.

    1. Misplaced Body Sixty-four-year-old Herzlinde Eissler had been admitted to a hospital in Austria with stomach pains. Several days later she left the hospital and was shocked when she discovered why her family had not visited her during her stay. The hospital had made a mistake and told her family ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Will You Accept Gods Invitation And Come?

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jun 12, 2010
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     | 8,232 views

    This parable got people listening to Jesus - as always. There was a twist for his hearers, and for us. Will we accept Gods invitation or will we make excuses?

    For the second week in a row the subject of food appears in our Bible reading. Last week we thought about Jesus sending out teams of two into the local towns and places that he was about to go (Luke 10:1). His teams were instructed to accept the hospitality of food and drink and shelter they were ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    ‘yes’ - Your Honor Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jan 8, 2014
     | 5,023 views

    A study of the book of Romans chapter 2 verses 1 through 16

    Romans 2: 1 – 16 ‘Yes’ - Your Honor 1 Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. 2 But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Let Me Explain Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 29, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,835 views

    Blessed are the forthcoming, and blessed are those who intelligently listen and seek to understand. Others might turn a deaf ear because they judgmentally equate explanations with excuses.

    Let Me Explain (Romans 15:14-33) 1. Some people are not honest with themselves and cling to excuses. Here is a true account: In our younger days, my husband and I sign up for a“boot camp”fitness class. This class costs $300 per person for ten classes. At the start of the first class, our ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Greatest Invitation We Will Ever Receive Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jan 2, 2023
     | 2,900 views

    What should we do with God's great invitation? 1. Appreciate God's preparation (vs. 1-4). 2. Avoid rejecting God's invitation (vs. 2-7). 3. Invite more people to come (vs. 8-10). 4. Accept God's invitation (vs. 10-14).

    The Greatest Invitation We Will Ever Receive The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 22:1-14 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared January 2, 2023) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to Matthew 22. Today we will study another of the Lord's parables. By this time, Jesus was less than a week away from ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Seven Steps Of Bargaining With God

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 8, 2005
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     | 3,102 views

    This message looks at some of the excuses that Pharaoh used to justify not obeying God. How many of these do we use?

    Seven Steps Of Bargaining With God: - these are the true and only 7 steps, but they are instructive. 1. “Absolutely not.” - Exodus 5:2, 4, 6-9. - don’t even want to think about or talk about God. 2. “I can make it without God.” - Exodus 7:11, 22, 24. - thinking some of God, but convinced ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Should We Read The Bible?

    Contributed by Jeffery Karnes on Dec 10, 2002
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     | 32,274 views

    Tells reason why we should read the Bible, and some of the excuses that Christians come up with for not reading it.

    Why should we read the Bible? 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Have you heard about the couple that sent their son off to college at Ohio State? When he left they gave him a Bible and told him to read it carefully, because it would be very helpful. Well after a few weeks of school the son wrote home and told ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Sovereignty Of God And Human Responsibility

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 18, 2014
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     | 7,977 views

    There is no pleasing some people. If they make up their minds not to put their trust in Jesus, any excuse will suffice to prevent commitment.

    THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD AND HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY. Matthew 11:16-30. A) The children were out playing on the streets. ‘Let’s play weddings,’ suggested the girls: but the boys would not. ‘Let’s play funerals,’ countered the boys: but the girls would not. A preacher came, austere in his ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What Can God Do Through Me?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Dec 6, 2011
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     | 11,304 views

    A look at the calling God places on each of us as well as some of the excuses we use to try to avoid that calling.

    GOD ONLY CALLS PREACHERS, RIGHT? We all have a calling from God. - Jeremiah 1:5. - NT references to call/jobs: Matthew 21:28; Mark 13:34; 1 Corinthians 15:58; 1 Corinthians 16:15-16; Philippians 4:3. - Does God call only preachers? - There can be a call for someone to be a preacher, but a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hazard Ahead: Hypocrisy

    Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Mar 29, 2011
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     | 11,360 views

    A main excuse for worldly people not to come to church is that the church is full of hypocrites, well there is always room for one more.

    HAZARD AHEAD: HYPOCRISY (All my sermons use illustrations found at www.sermoncentral.com and All scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted) Perhaps one of the biggest reasons given by non-churchgoers is “church is full of hypocrites.” This is true to some extent, but there is always ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Plain To See Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 6, 2019
     | 2,347 views

    We cannot be excused from responding to the light we all have. This includes the obvious realization that there is a might Creator.

    Plain to See (Romans 1:19-22) 1. One cold, snowy Minnesota night, I got lost on the way home. The snow was blowing so fast and piling up so high, I couldn't see any street signs. With no map in my car and a dead cell phone, I thought I might be stranded so I pulled over to the side of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Loose The Lion Inside

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Nov 24, 2023
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     | 1,452 views

    No matter how large or small the excuse, it will never be enough to justify, or negate our responsibilities of being a child of God!

    Loose the Lion inside Romans 12:1-2 MSG. 1-2. So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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