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  • Dean Courtier avatar

    Visionary View: The Way We Should View Ourselves And Others Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 18, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 936 views

    The way we should view ourselves and others - a call to embrace a visionary view that can transform our lives.

    Visionary View: The way we should view ourselves and others Introduction: Today we delve into the powerful message found in Philippians 2:3-4, from the New Living Translation, which reads: "Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Ken Sauer avatar

    "we Can't Save Ourselves"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on May 22, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,379 views

    A sermon about Law versus Grace.

    “We Can’t Save Ourselves” Genesis 17:1-2, 9-15 Acts 15:1-21 Good Christian people, with the best of intentions, have been having disagreements from the very beginning. Sometimes, a dispute can lead to new insight and understanding. It happens in marriage. Most of us have heard marriage ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Joseph Ondu avatar

    Aligning Ourselves With The Will Of God, Not Our Own - By Pastor Joseph Ondu

    Contributed by Joseph Ondu on Feb 17, 2025
     | 450 views

    One of the greatest struggles in the Christian life is aligning our will with God’s. Many times, we have our own plans, desires, and ambitions, but God calls us to surrender them to Him. Walking in alignment with God's will is not always easy, but it is always best.

    Aligning Ourselves with the Will of God, Not Our Own Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6 - "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight." Introduction: One of the greatest struggles in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    The Antidote To The ‘kindly Grandfather’ God Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 16, 2024
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     | 1,182 views

    This passage is a stark contrast to the "kindly grandfather" image of God that many had. What are the specific ways that shows up here?

    JUDGMENT-FREE ZONE: Many people like to think of God as a kindly grandfather. - Ezekiel 5:1. - There is a popular conception of God as a kindly (and slightly senile) grandfather in the sky. He’s not going to rebuke you for anything you’re doing. He’s going to ask if everyone had a good time. And ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    There Is A Lion Out There!

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 1, 2023
     | 1,285 views

    DO WE HAVE UNREAL EXPECTATIONS? I am sorry I believe my own excuses. I can't do that.

    THERE ARE LIONS OUT THERE… UNREAL EXPECTATIONS! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) I HAVE FOUND GOOD EXCUSES ARE SITTING PEOPLE UP FOR OPPRESSION, DEFEAT AND A DOWNFALL? WE MUST SET CLEAR GOALS. Proverbs 16:3 Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • David Henderson avatar

    "Turning Points"

    Contributed by David Henderson on Oct 28, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 15,385 views

    God uses the shepherd’s staff here for a very simple reason. Moses was holding one in his hand. He says to Moses what’s that in your hand? What do you have that God can use?

    “Turning Points” Exodus 4:1-17 I will start with a question this morning…..why is that we think that when it comes to things that God wants us to do in the church for Him that we are suddenly full of excuses…excuses that would never work somewhere else. People quit ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Doug Fannon avatar

    The Call To Discipleship Part 2: False Starts Series

    Contributed by Doug Fannon on Aug 23, 2021
     | 2,969 views

    We did to have excuses when the going gets tough. Jesus' call is for total commitment. All Scripture references are from the NASB.

    When Jesus calls us to follow Him, to be His disciples, Jesus did not call for any halfway measures. How many of us, after the holidays, or before summer season starts say we are going to diet, join a gym, and get healthy? With good intentions we jump right into. However, by day 3 of our diet, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Dunn avatar

    Supper Time

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 8, 2025
     | 107 views

    God’s feast is ready; the call is now—accept His grace, wear His robe, and take your seat at the table.

    I grew up one of seven children. In a house that full, noise was normal—laughing, teasing, fussing, the thud of feet running in and out the back door. But no matter how wild the day got, there was one sound that could stop everything in an instant. It wasn’t thunder. It wasn’t Dad’s whistle. It ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

  • D. Dewaine Phillips avatar

    Now’s The Time To Serve

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Jan 18, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,535 views

    Too many believers are waiting for the perfect scenario before they will serve the Lord. It’s an excuse that is often used for idleness and spiritual inactivity - the excuse that it’s not an ideal time or situation in which to serve.

    There is no ideal place to serve God except the place where He has set you down. - Eric Alexander(1) The Lord wants us to bloom where we’re planted, and to serve Him faithfully right where we are. He doesn’t want us to sit around waiting for the “perfect situation” before we serve Him. If we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    No Escuses

    Contributed by Kurt Heisey on Jun 18, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,413 views

    There are many excuses to not following Jesus, the ones who follow must have NO EXCUSES.

    NO EXCUSES 2/7/99 I. Excuses (Lk. 14:15-24) A. Unnaturalness of the refusal. 1. There is a kind of law to which the more valuable a thing is, the less men care to have it. “The attraction of an object is the inverse ratio of its worth.” a. The lowest and of least value are that which gratifies the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Larry Moyer avatar

    The Easiest Way To Miss Out On Heaven

    Contributed by Larry Moyer on Aug 5, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,405 views

    This message addresses common reasons unbelievers give of why they will not trust Christ. It also explores the difference between a "good reason" and an "excuse," and we find that most of these "good reasons" non-believers give are just "excuses."

    I am well aware that one of the problems people have with speakers like me is that they often wonder if they are actually real human beings. I once read of a little girl who was taken to church for the first time ever. The child was struck by the solemness of the occasion. And after several moments ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Joe De Leon avatar

    The Blaming Game

    Contributed by Joe De Leon on Nov 14, 2013
     | 7,741 views

    Many people try to use different excuses or justifications why they cannot serve the Lord the way they should. They blame the church, they blame their family, they blame their husband or wife... They insist on holding on to a victim mentality...

    The Blaming Game Ro.12:1-2 Church of God of Prophecy Sacramento, Ca. 11-14-2013 Many people try to use different excuses or justifications why they cannot serve the Lord the way they should. They blame the church, they blame their family, they ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Ed Wood avatar

    Moral Sinners Need Christ

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jul 15, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,110 views

    A message that shows that everyone needs Christ, even the good, moral person.

    MORAL SINNERS NEED CHRIST Selected Passages INTRO: God gives salvation to all men alike. The only difference in a moral man and the chief of sinners is, the moral man has less to quit, but the chief has the advantage in that he knows that he is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Flury avatar

    I Love You Lord, But...

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Oct 26, 2014
    based on 6 ratings
     | 35,647 views

    Many profess to love the lord but with reservations. Their mantra is “I love you Lord but...” Excuses arise when they are called to follow Jesus Christ in sacrificial discipleship or to live separated holy lives.

    I love You Lord, but... Luke 14:15-33 Many profess to love the lord but with reservations. Their mantra is “I love you Lord but...” Excuses arise when they are called to follow Jesus Christ in sacrificial discipleship, to commit to having a consistent walk and witness as a child of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Boyne avatar

    Go And Tell

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Aug 21, 2014
     | 3,197 views

    Jesus commands us to share the Gospel.

    Go and Tell August 10, 2014 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Jesus commands us to share the Gospel. Focus Passage: Matthew 28:18-20 Supplemental Passage: How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist