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  • Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney avatar

    Troubled Waters

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Jul 31, 2002
    based on 116 ratings
     | 29,471 views

    The waters are troubled but you must get in, There is no healing, no deliverance, no victory and no power on the porch.

    Waiting for the moving of the water. Waiting for instant blessing, instant healing, instant transformation. On the porch There are a multitude of Christians today who spiritually speaking are on the porches. They are not doing anything for God. They’re watching, judging , criticizing, They know ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Finding The Living Among The Dead.

    Contributed by Anthony Smith on Sep 13, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,701 views

    God is the God of the Living and not the God of the Dead. Speaking of Christ return and reign on this earth is sometimes difficult to get thru to people.

    Finding The Living Among The Dead. God is the God of the Living and not the God of the Dead. Speaking of Christ return and reign on this earth is sometimes difficult to get thru to people. Many want to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Bake A Cake.

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Mar 20, 2021
     | 4,162 views

    Starts off with the new covenant. Then moves to show the fulfillment of it.

    Sermon Title: Bake a cake. Scripture Text: Jeremiah 31:31-34 Example: Real love is what we experience when two or more people come together with open hearts already filled with love, and the love from their hearts overflows as it is openly and joyously shared. If you come to a relationship ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Paul Dayao avatar

    The Crossroads Of Faith

    Contributed by Paul Dayao on Aug 28, 2025
     | 387 views

    In a world that screams for you to trust yourself and follow your gut, what does it truly mean to trust in the Lord with all your heart?

    Introduction: The Self-built Structure We are all builders. From the moment we wake up and face the day, we are constructing our lives, making decisions that add to the structure of our future. And every structure needs a foundation, something to lean on when the ground shakes and the storms of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Pat Damiani avatar

    Time To Turn Around Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Oct 17, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,279 views

    Fifth in a series from the Book of Acts. This message focuses on the need for a lifestyle of repentance.

    There was a painter by the name of Jock, who was very interested in making a penny where he could, so he often would thin his paint to make it go further. As it happened, he got away with this for some time, but eventually the Church decided to do a big restoration job that involved the painting of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Is Your Freedom Series

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Jul 3, 2020
     | 3,797 views

    God is merciful, compassionate and slow to anger. He is willing to set us free if we are willing to do what it takes to be free.

    WHEN IT COMES TO FREEDOM, IT WAS WRITTEN IN THE BOSTON POST-BOY NEWSPAPER, IN 1774, BY AMERICA’S MOST FAMOUS BLACK POET OF THAT DAY, MS. PHILLIS WHEATLY, THE FOLLOWING: “IN EVERY HUMAN BREAST, GOD HAS IMPLANTED A PRINCIPLE, WHICH WE CALL LOVE OF FREEDOM; IT IS IMPATIENT OF OPPRESSION AND PANTS FOR ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • Ken Carlson avatar

    I'm Possessed!

    Contributed by Ken Carlson on Oct 18, 2017
     | 10,305 views

    Big Idea: We are God's prized possession! This sermon brings into focus several aspects of our identity in Christ and what it means for believers to be God's prized possession, as the Apostle Peter lays out in his first epistle.

    INTRODUCTION Do you remember playing that “What do these things have in common?” game when you were younger? You’d have to look at a group of pictures or a list of words and determine what the common denominator was. For example, if I say: “Black, Brown, and Grizzly…What do these three have in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Christian Mother's Prayers Series

    Contributed by Joe La Rue on May 9, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 20,682 views

    Mother’s Day sermon considering the way Christian mom’s can produce a legacy of faith in their children and grandchildren.

    Title: A Christian Mother’s Prayers (Mother’s Day) Series: Prayer 101 (Sermon # 3) Date Preached: May 11, 2008 Text: Proverbs 14:1 COPYRIGHT © Joe La Rue, 2008 Introduction A. Hook: A teacher gave her class of second graders a lesson on the magnet and what it does. She explained all ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Mark Opperman avatar

    Goals For A Lifetime

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Sep 30, 2015
     | 5,428 views

    Dream BIG! Jesus has amazing dreams for your life! Let them come! He wants to give you whatever you ask as you seek to help others around you find Him and come to know Him! He has so much more if we will just ask and step out in faith.

    Goals for a Lifetime John 14:1-14 1 "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Christians' Guide To Conflict

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Apr 16, 2005
    based on 26 ratings
     | 5,702 views

    Exposition of Matthew 18

    A CHRISTIANS’ GUIDE TO CONFLICT MATTHEW 18:15-17 INTRODUCTION... The Town Sage, David Moore in Vital Speeches of the Day Two men who lived in a small village got into a terrible dispute that they could not resolve. So they decided to talk to the town sage. The first man went to the sage’s home ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Bruce Lee avatar

    "How They Got To Church”

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on Jun 2, 2025
     | 294 views

    Today is Easter Sunday. It is the Day of Resurrection. Today it is estimated that over 140 million Americans will attend church for Easter.

    “How They Got To Church” “And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Charles Mallory avatar

    Redeem Your Suffering

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Sep 15, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,376 views

    We must guard against the worldly pressures and fears that threaten us to "tone down" the Gospel message.

    FEAR! A WORD THAT IS ONLY 4-LETTERS, BUT ONE THAT CAN REAP DEVESTATING CONSEQUENCES. FEAR IS SO POWERFUL THAT IT CAN PARALYZE, CONTROLL, AND MANIPULATE US. FEAR CAN COMPELS US TO DO IRRESPONSIBLE THINGS AND CAN EVEN HINDER US FROM LIVING RESPONSIBLY AND LIVING FRUITLESS LIVES. THIS IS WHY I ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Knowing Where You're At Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 21, 2011
    based on 104 ratings
     | 49,061 views

    The first thing a good GPS system needs to know is "where are you at?" And that's the question God asked Adam... But didn't God know where Adam was at? The answer to that question can mean a lot to us.

    OPEN: Some wealthy hunters had come to Colorado and hired an experienced hunting guide to lead them into the mountains. They had been trekking into the woods for a couple of days when it became obvious that they had become hopelessly lost. It wasn’t long before the hunters became angry with ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Chuck Sligh avatar

    #6 Jesus Begins His Ministry Series

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Jan 26, 2020
     | 5,800 views

    Stories of preachers' first sermons that were massive fails are legendary. Most preachers had a shaky start to their ministries. Not so Jesus. This sermon examines two important things He did to launch His earthly ministry.

    #6 Jesus Begins His Ministry Series: Mark Chuck Sligh January 26, 2020 NOTE: A PowerPoint presentation is available for this sermon by request at chucksligh@hotmail.com. Please mention the title of the sermon and the Bible text to help me find the sermon in my archives. TEXT: Please turn in your ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Owens avatar

    The Cure For Conflict (Pt. 1) Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Aug 23, 2021
     | 4,036 views

    James begins chapter four with a question about what causes fights among us. He spends 12 verses discussing the causes and cures for conflict. In this sermon, we will focus on the first 6 verses that address the causes of conflict.

    Introduction: A. A boy once asked his dad, “Dad, how do wars begin?” 1. “Well,” said his father, “Take the First World War, it got started when Germany invaded Belgium.” 2. Immediately the boy’s mother interrupted, “Honey, tell the boy the truth. It began because somebody was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ