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A Horrible Thing - Getting Paid To Murder – In The Last Days Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 28, 2025

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It may sound incredible but in Australia a woman can terminate a pregnancy after 20 weeks and get paid over $4000 for doing so. Paid for abortion murder! We also look at the “smoking ceremony” and Moloch and the period of the 4 horses of Revelation, and the hate for Israel.

A HORRIBLE THING - GETTING PAID TO MURDER – IN THE LAST DAYS As the world lurches off the cliff into the satanic chasm, certain things are happening that become totally offensive to Christians. Indeed they are totally offensive to any existing decency. We all live in separate nations and each ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-4, 2 Timothy 3:13, John 8:44, 1 John 3:12, Leviticus 18:21, Genesis 12:2-3, Matthew 24:7, Revelation 6:3-4 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When Things Don't Seem To Add Up Series

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 14, 2001

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How Jesus dealt with John the Baptist’s doubts can help us in dealing with doubt today

Field Dalling 16-12-01 When things don’t seem to add up. Mt. 11:1-12 Story: A few years ago, a major Multinational company was looking for a new Marketing Director. After much advertising and many application, three candidates entered the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:1-12

Denomination: Anglican

God Wants To Do A New Thing In Your Life

Contributed by Wayne Searls on Aug 24, 2003

based on 1,418 ratings

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To motivate the hearer to seek a new vision and a new in-terest in the things of God.

GOD WANTS TO DO A NEW THING IN YOUR LIFE Isaiah 43:18,19 TEXT: Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland. PROPOSITION: To motivate the hearer to seek a ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:18-19, Isaiah 43:1-19, Isaiah 43:18-21

Denomination: Nazarene

Do All Things Really Work Together For Good?

Contributed by Eddie Young on Sep 19, 2018

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This will answer the question asked by many and you will find of course the answer is YES!

All things are not good. It would be a mockery to say that they are. The death of a child is not good. Cancer is not good, drug addiction is not good, war is not good, blasphemy is not good. But the Bible says, “We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28

Denomination: Baptist

Doing The Right Thing The Wrong Way Part 6 Series

Contributed by David Diyanni on Oct 9, 2014

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Today we are going to read the story about when the Pharisees caught a lady committing adultery and brought her to Jesus to see what He would do about this sinful situation.

Right thing the wrong way Pt 6 Why religious people are dangerous Introduction A. Today we are going to finish our sermon series on ‘Doing the right thing the wrong way.” This has been an incredible sermon series and has really affected me and the way I go about representing God and ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Vineyard

A Few Things People Need To Know About Love

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Aug 11, 2012

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Love is all we need the love God gives.

A FEW THINGS PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LOVE 1st Corinthians 13:4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 13:5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 13:6 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4-13

Denomination: Baptist

Seeking And Setting Our Affections On Things Which Are Above.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 12, 2022

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A little mind renewal.

SEEKING AND SETTING OUR HEARTS ON THINGS ABOVE. Colossians 3:1-4. 1. Since we have been “risen with Christ”, then we must “SEEK THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE ABOVE, where Christ is…” (Colossians 3:1). We are to focus our lives on the One at “the right hand of God”. The posture mentioned is important: ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Graveyard Stories

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Feb 22, 2001

based on 141 ratings

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Fear is the first reaction to the Resurrection. After all, what could be more frightening than being in a graveyard when things that ought to be dead start walking around?

"Graveyard Stories" By the Rev. Dr. Maynard Pittendreigh Sunrise Presbyterian Church Miami Florida Easter Sunday, April 23, 2000 Mark 16:1-8 1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. 2 Very early on ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

1st Things 1st: The Church Belongs To God Series

Contributed by Jim Black on Jul 20, 2005

based on 8 ratings

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The church was planned, built and purchased by God and therefore belongs to Him... not you or I.

Have I ever told you about a church I read about one time? Man they had their problems! • They had had a succession of different preachers who had come through and worked with them… each one with pretty different and very strong personalities. One was pretty well known and respected across the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Hate These Things- God! Malachi Pt. 2 Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 18, 2005

based on 21 ratings

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The Lord tells his people that he hates the following 4 things: Leaders who mislead His people, people who break the faith, divorce and violence.

Malachi Pt 2 “I hate these things!” God Thesis: The Lord tells his people that he hates the following 4 things: Leaders who mislead His people, people who break the faith, divorce and violence. Opening Thoughts about our text today: He hates that Levi and its priests have not honored His word and ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 2:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Finds Lost Things! (The Lost Son) Series

Contributed by Tony Searles on Feb 15, 2015

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This is the third of a three part sermon series I preached during our Month of Missions emphasis. In this particular sermon we considered how the son represents those who willingly and knowingly wander away from God.

MAIN TEXT - Luke 15:11-32 Over the last couple weeks I have attempted to make a case for us to develop a HEART for MISSIONS – especially here in our “Month of Missions!” In that, I have made it expressly clear that it is all about having a heart that reflects God’s heart! ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Other

Second Of Four Things That Will Change Your Life...obedience Series

Contributed by Clayton Beck on Jan 16, 2009

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You want God to change your life…be obedient to him?

Four Things that Will Change Your Life Series 2…Obedience… (Summarize Gen 6:1-12…) Gen 6:13 ¶ And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. 14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:13-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Things Aren’t Always What They Seem To Be

Contributed by Craig Condon on Apr 9, 2015

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God is waiting in the weeds of our lives to bind up our wounds and mend the disease that separates us from ourselves and one another and from all that is holy.

Have you ever tried to describe a difficult or abstract concept to someone, especially when you know that the person you are speaking to doesn’t know anything about what you are talking about? If you have, you know what Jesus is trying to do in these five parables from Matthew’s Gospel ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:44-52

Denomination: Anglican

Sermon: Things You Learn While Wandering In The Wilderness

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Oct 8, 2025

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When God calls you into the wilderness, He wants to meet you there. In that meeting, He has profound lessons waiting to transform your heart and prepare you for what’s ahead.

Sermon: Things You Learn While Wandering in the Wilderness Scripture Lesson - Matthew 4:1-11 “Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11, Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 1 Kings 17:2-6, 1 Kings 19:11-18

Denomination: Methodist

When Things Look Down, Just Look Up

Contributed by Michael Bowen on Nov 28, 2001

based on 90 ratings

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Two promises God gives to discouraged Christians

When Things Look Down, Just Look Up - Psalm 23:4 Introduction: A husband went to see the doctor for a local checkup. After the checkup the doctor asked the man’s wife to come into his office that he might tell her about her husband’s condition. When she got in the office she asked the doctor ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:4

Denomination: Baptist

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