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  • Mary Erickson avatar

    Friends Forever

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Nov 4, 2020
     | 2,818 views

    On All Saints Sunday we remember and celebrate how we have been knit together into the mystical body of our Lord Jesus Christ

    November 1, 2020 All Saints’ Day Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Revelation 7:9-17; Matthew 5:1-12 Friends Forever Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. All Saints’ ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    What Is A Friend? PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 19, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 128 views

    The sermon emphasizes choosing wise, loving friendships that nurture faith and character, trusting God’s guidance to build relationships that help us flourish and avoid harm.

    If you want to see tomorrow, look at the faces around your table today. The people who share your coffee and your commute, your prayers and your plans—these voices shape the volume of your soul. Companions can calm our fears or kindle them. Counsel can steady our steps or scatter them. God cares ...read more

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    The Friend At Midnight

    Contributed by Dr. Jonathan Vorce on Dec 2, 2025
     | 152 views

    The parable is called "The Friend at Midnight," found in Luke 11:5-8. Through it, Jesus highlights the importance of persistence in prayer.

    I. JESUS' PRAYER LIFE INSPIRES A REQUEST A. JESUS WAS PRAYING IN A SPECIFIC LOCATION - Luke 11:1a 1. The Gospels give us insights into Jesus' prayer habits: a. He rose early to pray alone - Mark 1:35 b. He often went to the wilderness to pray - Luke 5:16 c. He prayed all night before ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Is Your Wife Married To A Man Or A Manikin Series

    Contributed by Michael Quicke on Mar 27, 2002
    based on 75 ratings
     | 8,954 views

    A real man HANGS OUT with SAVED friends. A man HUGS his wife lots. A man is HAPPY with his STUFF. He HOLDS his wife till "death-do-us-part."

    The title today is a question every husband must answer: "IS YOUR WIFE MARRIED TO A MAN OR A MANIKIN? This “Dear Ann Landers” letter appeared in the newspaper from a wife: “My husband doesn’t talk to me. He just sits there night after night, reading the newspaper or looking at T.V. When I ask ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Becoming A True Friend Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 8, 2003
    based on 77 ratings
     | 27,493 views

    True friendship is based on love, because only love will endure the tests that friends experience as they go through life together. As we become friends with others, we recognize our need to develop our friendship with Christ because He’s the only one we

    Becoming a True Friend As his UCLA football team suffered through a dismal season in the early 70s, head coach Pepper Rodgers came under intense criticism and pressure. Things got to be so bad that his friends even bailed on him. As he reflected on that tough year, Pepper said this, “My dog was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A New Vision For The Family Of God

    Contributed by Harold Simpson on Jul 8, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 8,532 views

    This is a sermon for our Family and Friends Day Celebration 2004. I looked at what God for Cornelius and Peter when he brought them together in a supernatural way. I hope it blesses your life.

    4 July, 2004 Season after Pentecost Acts 10 A New Vision for the Family of God – What God sees for the Family of God in the 21st Century I. God sees you Cornelius. Generosity Genuineness II. God knows you Cornelius. Sincerity Integrity III. God hears you Cornelius. Petitions Pleas God ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    When Friends Fail Series

    Contributed by Travis Markes on Aug 30, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,098 views

    A sermon series on Job

    “God is good…All the time!” When Friends Fail Job 2:11-13 A group of friends went deer hunting and paired off in twos for the day. That night one of the hunters returned alone, staggering under an eight-point buck. "Where’s Harry?" he was asked. "Harry had a stroke of some ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Can I Call You Friend?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 11, 2018
     | 9,475 views

    I would love to be counted a friend of God? There are 4 kinds of friends? Which are you? Are you a friend to others?

    CAN I CALL YOU FRIEND? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. WE NEED FRIENDS… Proverbs 27:17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE IN SYMPATHY AND COMPASSION? Sympathy is a box of Kleenex and a bowl of chicken soup. Jude 1:22 And of some have ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Baptized Into The Family Series

    Contributed by Larry Lewis on Aug 20, 2016
     | 8,811 views

    Understanding the 3 different baptisms mentioned in scripture

    Read I Corinthians 12:12-14 Read John 1:29-33 Read Acts 1:4-5 • I have shared three different scriptures with you this morning, all concerning baptism, for a purpose • Next Sunday afternoon right after our service, we will be leaving here, and going about 7-10 minutes down the road ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Broken Families Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Oct 28, 2010
     | 11,322 views

    Don’t let defiance and deceit tear your family apart. Instead, trust and obey the Lord, and let Him do for your family what you could never do.

    Richard Blake and his wife, from San Luis, California, were at a wedding where their neighbor’s son, Robert, was one of the ushers. He seemed young to be an usher at a wedding, but a veteran usher gave him some quick pointers. He instructed Robert to ask the person he was escorting, “Are you a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Reconcile Or Suffer - Your Choice

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 23, 2003
    based on 46 ratings
     | 9,029 views

    Find out if the people can give a good definition of the word reconciliation (To make friends with someone who you have been estranged or separated from; to harmonize people who have opposing viewpoints)

    Hard Times Lesson 33 – Joseph, He Brings Reconciliation to His Family – Gen. 43-50 Illustration:A childhood accident caused poet Elizabeth Barrett to lead a life of semi-invalidism before she married Robert Browning in 1846. There’s more to the story. In her youth, Elizabeth had been watched over ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Brian Bill avatar

    Pursuing Purity In An Impure World Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Mar 24, 2004
    based on 114 ratings
     | 32,420 views

    We can con our coworkers, fool our friends and family, play charades with church members, and even deceive ourselves, but we can’t masquerade before the Lord because He sees right through our masks.

    Pursuing Purity in an Impure World I remember seeing a cartoon that shows a pastor and his wife deep in conversation. The wife says, “Today let’s do something different. Why don’t you be charming at home and grouchy at church?” Ouch. That really doesn’t apply to me…because I’m often grouchy in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Family Life, Family Love

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Dec 5, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 36,200 views

    We are tempted every day to do what is abnormal for a Christian. Instead of loving one another, we are tempted to snap at those around us. Instead of growing, we sometimes want to withdraw. Instead of living to please the Lord, we often get overly busy, d

    Family Life, Family Love 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 Intro: During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director what the criterion was which defined whether or not a patient should be institutionalized. "Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Friends In Low Places Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Apr 13, 2024
     | 1,758 views

    Naaman lived because he reluctantly listened to people who were “beneath” him. He left Syria because of a captured slave who kindly told him where to find healing. He wanted to speak to Israel's king, but it was a prophet’s assistant who told him where to go for healing.

    As fall is here, our church family is examining the life of Elisha. Elisha shows us how to remain faithful during challenging times. Our God always leaves His light for us even in the most troubling of times. Elisha’s life is the story of God’s bright light in the darkest of skies. I invite you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dave McFadden avatar

    "A Friend In Need And A Friend Indeed”

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jul 23, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 12,557 views

    Jonathon demonstrates how we might be a friend indeed to a friend who is in need.

    The key verse in our passage for today is verse 15: “While David was at Horesh in the Desert of Ziph, he learned that Saul has come out to take his life.” Now, this verse seems a bit redundant. After all, what is new about the fact that Saul was out to take David’s life? It ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist