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  • Vinnie Cappetta avatar

    Showing Mercy To Your Neighbors

    Contributed by Vinnie Cappetta on Feb 26, 2006
    based on 46 ratings
     | 7,640 views

    Everyone wants to be a "Good Samaritan" or a good neighbor, but there are 100’s of excuses we use to keep us from doing so. Find out the top five excuses and how to erase them from your life so that you can show real mercy to your neighbors.

    Showing Mercy to Your Neighbor Luke 10:25-37 Modern day Good Samaritan A conservative, republican-voting CEO flew from Boston to Atlanta on business. In a dimly lit corner of the rental car lot, three men assaulted him, took his wallet and laptop and left him bleeding and unconscious. By ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Getting Ready To Meet Jesus Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Nov 20, 2018
     | 5,065 views

    We all will meet Jesus someday. What's your plan for that moment?

    DO YOU BELIEVE IN JUSTICE? One that’s required if you want justice is judgment. - There resides with almost all of us a desire for justice. It hurts us to watch the end of a trial and see in the verdict that someone got away with it. It’s just not right. And that bothers us. - There seems to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Looking For Loopholes Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Sep 23, 2019
     | 4,557 views

    You might be a “modern day Pharisee” if you look for loopholes in God’s Word in order to excuse your sin

    NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Vision 2026

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jan 17, 2026
     | 216 views

    Awakening ourselves to God in 2026

    Awakened: Coming Alive in Christ Romans 12:1-2, Colossians 3:1–4 January 18, 2026 Last week, we prayed a simple but dangerous prayer. “Lord, awaken my heart.” And for some of you, you felt it. You maybe prayed it again during the week when you felt yourself drifting. Maybe there was a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Daring To Make A Stand For God

    Contributed by Ty Tamasaka on Sep 14, 2011
    based on 7 ratings
     | 9,724 views

    This message is to challenge listeners to lay aside excuses (biblical buts) and to begin seeking Him in every area of our lives.

    Daring to Make a Stand for God Today’s verses teach me about “Biblical Buts". Biblical buts? Yes, we all have buts. Some are small, but most are usually pretty big. Although some may be bigger than others, we all have them. Some are so big that others try to hide behind them. ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Robert Butler avatar

    Chronos 2 Thess 2 Series

    Contributed by Robert Butler on Aug 29, 2022
     | 1,252 views

    We protect ourselves from the great lie and assure our salvation by humbling ourselves as Christ did and living accordingly

    This week we continue with the fourth oldest book in the New Testament as recorded in its publishing. We began with James on our year-long journey chronological study of the New Testament. Hence the reason we are calling this message series Chronos. It's a word that means “time.” We will be ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Why Should We Read The Bible?

    Contributed by Jeffery Karnes on Dec 10, 2002
    based on 35 ratings
     | 33,817 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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    Seven Steps Of Bargaining With God

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 8, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,520 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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    The Sovereignty Of God And Human Responsibility

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 18, 2014
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,435 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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    Plain To See Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 6, 2019
     | 2,760 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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    The Providence Of God Series

    Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Apr 18, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,288 views

    Rahab teaches us in this passage that your past doesn’t determine your future but your choices do. And at the same time she also teaches us there’s no excuse for sin. No one can excuse themselves by saying, “I’m a product of my parents, the result of a wa

    The providence of God Joshua 2:1-24 There was a list of warning labels that were pasted on products that seemed to be somewhat redundant. For instance: There was a warning on a baby stroller that said: remove child before folding. A warning on a brass fishing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sunday Night-Ezra's Shame

    Contributed by Jim Caswell on Mar 30, 2017
     | 5,867 views

    We must humble ourselves before God.

    Title: Sunday Night-Ezra’s Shame Place: BLCC Date: 5/8/16 Text: Ezra 9 CT: We must humble ourselves before God. FAS: It is awful easy to get hung up on ourselves. Especially when things are going good and we are being blessed. We can begin to think pretty high about our own successes and like to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Ron Ferguson avatar

    Message 16 - 1 Thessalonians Chapter 5:21 – Examine Carefully And Hold Fast To What Is Good – No Excuses! Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 7, 2023
     | 2,605 views

    We live in a world today where all the boundaries have been blurred and are increasingly, becoming blurred. We have no fixed point for marriage, no correct lines for morality, no division of good or bad in gender or behaviour or attitudes. We examine what GOOD is. Do good to all.

    MESSAGE 16 - 1 THESSALONIANS CHAPTER 5:21 – EXAMINE CAREFULLY AND HOLD FAST TO WHAT IS GOOD – NO EXCUSES! {{1Thessalonians 5:21 “but examine everything carefully. HOLD FAST TO THAT WHICH IS GOOD.”}} [A]. THE INTRODUCTION When we consider this short instruction, two questions may come into ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Will You Rsvp Or Decline? PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 16, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 760 views

    This sermon explores the parable of the Great Banquet, emphasizing the importance of accepting God's invitation and prioritizing His call over worldly excuses.

    Good morning, beloved congregation. It is a joy to stand before you today, to share the timeless truth of God's Word. As we gather in this sacred space, let us prepare our hearts to receive the divine message that awaits us in the Gospel of Luke, chapter 14, verses 15-24. The renowned Christian ...read more

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    "Whose Image Do We Bear?"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 15, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 10,098 views

    As Christians, we are to give ourselves to God.

    Matthew 22:15-22 “Whose Image Do We Bear?” The political season is upon us and we’ve got some pretty hotly contested races going. Which means the television is rife with political commercials. I don’t know about you all, but I really get turned off by political commercials. Why can’t the ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist