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  • Wayne Magruder avatar

    Living In A Material World

    Contributed by Wayne Magruder on Aug 16, 2010
    based on 8 ratings
     | 9,987 views

    We must identify whats really important to us. Christ or the world

    Deciding What’s Really Important Matthew 16:26-27 Oprah Winfrey is rich beyond our imagination yet she believes that there are many paths to God. Ted Turner believes that what we really need is a one world religion. He made that statement after his wife at the time, Jane Fonda became a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Reason For The Hope Within

    Contributed by Michael Westacott on Oct 22, 2003
    based on 31 ratings
     | 6,354 views

    This sermon is similar to my sermon "He exists", but it has only 5 arguments for God’s existence. It includes a section on the importance of defending the faith and why just because we can’t see God doesn’t mean he doesn’t exist. I personally believe thi

    One day after school back in year 10, I was talking to one of my friends. I made some remark that on Saturday I was going to church. He looked down, nodded, and then in a rather frustrated voice asked me “Do you really believe in all that stuff?” If someone were to ask you that question, how would ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

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    "Hope For The Living Dead"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 12, 2002
    based on 136 ratings
     | 13,169 views

    Christ raises both the physically dead and the spiritually dead.

    Ezekiel 37:1-14 “Hope For The Living Dead” By: Rev. Kenneth Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA In our Scripture lesson for this morning Ezekiel finds himself in a valley that is covered with nothing but dry bones. Sure looks like a hopeless situation to me. Then ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    A Different Kind Of Hope

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 18, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,660 views

    Funeral sermon for Andrea Pitts, who had instructed this preacher a few days before her death about the ways in which she felt hope.

    The message this morning is not just about Andrea Pitts. It comes from Andrea Pitts. I bring no eulogy, but rather a report, a report that proclaims the truth of Christ in the midst of suffering from the very lips of a woman who embraced her death and lived her hope. The words today are not so ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The World's Worst Mother

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Oct 5, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,895 views

    Mother’s Day message outlining the value of a Christian mom.

    MOTHER’S DAY MESSAGE “The World’s Worst Mother” May 8, 2005 Pastor Brian Matherlee Exodus 2:1-10 1 Kings 3:16-28 Everyone always seems to give the men a hard time on Father’s Day and sweeten all the ladies up on Mother’s Day. Now, don’t get me wrong, mom’s sure carry the heaviest load for ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • John Davis avatar

    Hope On The Midst Of Despair Series

    Contributed by John Davis on Mar 11, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 13,092 views

    A five message series on the resurrection with Small group study questions for five weeks.

    Hope in the Midst of Despair The Resurrection of Jesus Christ and Believers 1 Corinthians 15:1-58 (Part One - vs. 1-11) The resurrection of Jesus and the promise of the believer’s resurrection offer the ultimate hope in the midst of a world of despair. We are caught between two resurrections -- ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Glenn Durham avatar

    Hope Overwhelms Disappointment

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Apr 7, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,505 views

    God crushes sin’s disheartening effects with future hope.

    Scripture Introduction It has been said that nothing in the world arouses more false hope that the first four hours on a diet! We do not need any more false hope, but we do need hope! The National Association of Basketball Coaches presents four “Guardians of the Game” awards each year: for ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Clark Tanner avatar

    "Our Hope An Anchor" Series

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jan 16, 2009
     | 7,419 views

    Sermon 15 in a study in HEBREWS

    “For when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, 14 saying, “I WILL SURELY BLESS YOU AND I WILL SURELY MULTIPLY YOU.” 15 And so, having patiently waited, he obtained the promise. 16 For men swear by one greater than themselves, and with them an ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    Giving Life For The World

    Contributed by Kelvin Mckisic on May 25, 2024
     | 853 views

    In honor of this Memorial Day, this sermon explores the concept of sacrificial love, encouraging believers to embody this love by serving others and being courageous soldiers of faith.

    Welcome, dear friends and family in Christ. It is a joy and a privilege to be here with you today, standing on the solid ground of God's word. On this Memorial Day weekend, we celebrate the fallen soldiers of our country, with the greatest one being Christ Jesus. But unlike the other soldiers ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Resurrection: A Theology Of Hope! Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Mar 29, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,559 views

    The resurrection gives us a REAL hope that can only be found in Jesus!

    INTRODUCTION • VIDEO CLIP-Amistad • SLIDE #1 • Today we are here together to celebrate an empty tomb! We are not here to morning a death, but rather to celebrate a life! • We are here to celebrate our resurrected Savior Jesus Christ! • In the movie clip these slaves ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Faith, Hope & Love Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 7, 2014
     | 7,713 views

    In Colossians 1:1-8, the Apostle Paul’s shows how the gospel is 1) Received by Faith (Colossians 1:1–4a), 2) Rests in Hope(Colossians 1:5-8), and 3) Results in Love (Colossians 1:4b).

    Whenever we travel, problems inevitably arise. Situations regarding our own travel we tend to be able to handle. The difficult ones are the ones that happen back home. Perhaps our kids got into a jam, there is a difficulty at work or a friend got into a crisis situation. As much as we want to help, ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    A Tale Of Two Worlds Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 8, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,742 views

    I live as an exile in this world because God elected me, not because God rejected me

    It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Beaird avatar

    The Hand That Rules The World

    Contributed by Mark Beaird on May 2, 2003
    based on 25 ratings
     | 8,790 views

    Look with me at three opportunities of which mothers need to be aware.

    THE HAND THAT RULES THE WORLD 1997 by Mark Beaird Proverbs 31:25-31 ƒÞ Paul Harvey, in his Rest of the Story series, had this to say about the importance of mothers. ¡§Fellows...can you be too close to your mother? From Freud ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • A. David Hart avatar

    The Verdict That Saved The World Series

    Contributed by A. David Hart on Mar 26, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,722 views

    This sermon is to put the verdict that was handed down to our Savior that night, as a blessing to the Christian Church.

    THE VERDICT THAT SAVED THE WORLD Matthew 26:57-68 My brothers and sisters, as we approach the greatest moment in the history of mankind, we should consider the verdict that was given to our Christ. Sure from our perspective, it was senseless, brutal and inhumane, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Simon Harrison avatar

    Hopes And Dreams At Christmas

    Contributed by Simon Harrison on Apr 4, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 3,719 views

    We all need to treat our own dreams and the hopes of those around us with respect, because it is easier to crush someone’s hope than to be with them as they look towards a difficult future.

    Hopes and Dreams- Langdon Christmas Service (A Secure Forensic Hospital for patients with psychiatric and/or learning disabilities) Christmas is quite a strange time, full of contradictions. For many, it is a time of happiness and excitement- for others, a time carrying many sad memories. But ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican