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  • Stephen Belokur avatar

    An Introspective Spiritual Review Of A.d. 2020

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Dec 30, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,929 views

    The purpose of this sermon is to help the individuals in the Crossroads family understand if they have progressed or back-slidden in their walk with Jesus this past year.

    An Introspective Spiritual Review of A.D. 2020 Please stand with me as we go over our current memory Scripture: Psalm 1:1-2 “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Healing In The Home

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on May 30, 2006
    based on 81 ratings
     | 45,268 views

    Trends in American families during the past several years reveal that families all across America need healing in the home.

    Healing in the Home Ephesians 5:22-28 The trends in American families during the past several years reveal that families all across America need healing in the home. This past year 2.4 million couples exchanged the words or similar words in their wedding vows: “I take you to be my lawfully ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Stop, Retain Your Position PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 22, 2024
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     | 893 views

    This sermon encourages believers to seek God, stabilize their spiritual position, and strengthen their faith by forgetting the past and focusing on spiritual growth.

    Welcome, beloved family of God! It is a joy to gather together once more, bound by our shared love for our Savior and our collective desire to grow closer to Him. We are here, not by accident, but by divine appointment. We are here to learn, to grow, to be refreshed, and to be challenged. Today, we ...read more

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    I Need A New Thing PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 17, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 778 views

    Embracing God's transformative work in our lives, letting go of the past, and looking forward to the future He has planned.

    Ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters in Christ, I greet you with the warmest of welcomes as we gather here today, bound together by our shared faith and a desire to grow closer to our Savior, Jesus Christ. We are here to grow, to learn, to be transformed, and to be filled with the wisdom and ...read more

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    Extreme Makeover: Manly Edition

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jun 20, 2011
     | 5,884 views

    Regardless of your past, God can take you on a journey to make you the man you were intended to be.

    Extreme Makeover: Manly Edition Text: Philippians 1:6 He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Intro: What does it mean for someone to be masculine? I shared a message on this a few years ago, but really felt like I needed to hit it again with ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Lessons From Failure Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jun 21, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,441 views

    If we're going to rebound from failure, we must appreciate the past, be faithful in the present, and trust God for the future.

    Several years ago, Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Bob Patterson described one of his pitches, which the Cincinnati Reds' Barry Larkin hit for a game-winning home run: “It was a cross between a screwball and a change-up. It was a screw-up.” (Wall Street Journal, 7/9/96; Leadership, Vol. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    You Must Be "Dreaming"

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Jul 13, 2016
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,021 views

    Don't get caught up in only believing the possibilities of what you have seen in the past! Because no matter where you are at in life, He wants you to dream bigger than your efforts are capable of bringing to the table.

    You must be dreaming? Oral Roberts used to use a chorus that some detested, ‘Expect a miracle every day, Expect a miracle when you pray, If you expect it God will find a way, To perform a miracle for you each day.’ What are you expecting or dreaming about for God to do in your life ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Standing Between Danger And Delight

    Contributed by Rodney Kelley on Sep 15, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,649 views

    The reason some Christians don’t have victory in their life is they don’t go forward for Christ but dwell in the past.

    Intro. Wednesday night, we as God’s people gathered to celebrate the grace of a new year. We gathered together around the altar to pray in the new year. Another year is gone, and we are standing on the shore of a new era. What does it hold? What will happen? What problems are around the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I Am The Bread Of Life Series

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Mar 5, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 9,373 views

    A sermon for a communion service about seeking God’s bread in the present, not the past and feeding on Him through bread and wine.

    “I am the bread of life” Jn 6:25 (6:25-40, 53-59) WBC 7/3/4pm “I AM” As we’re in a series on Jesus’ words- we need to be reminded that His use of ‘I am’ speaks volumes This is the first of 7 ‘I am expressions’ in Jn - 7 is significant in itself - But his use of ‘I am’ is as well. Here and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Homecoming 2006

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Sep 22, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 20,175 views

    Wht hapends when the kid of the past comes home to the church family as a pastor. Churches all build the body of Christ.

    Homecoming – Whoa, what an honor, to be invited to speak to you for your.. …Well … MY….Our homecoming celebration. After all it is me that was missing. I thought it a little odd to be invited to come to speak to you in 2001, Ken asked me at one of the Big preachers’ meetings when he learned ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Time For A Fresh Start Series

    Contributed by Scott Turansky on Jul 27, 2022
     | 2,921 views

    if you're discouraged today because of past regrets or problems that you have had in the past, this is the time to say, “Oh, I'm going to live differently today. I'm going to rely on the joy of the Lord. It's going to be my strength.”

    I've entitled this sermon “Time for a Fresh Start.” And you're going to see why. I want you to stand with me while I read the first twelve verses of Nehemiah 8. Would you stand in honor of God's word? I want you to notice as I'm reading the passage how there are similarities ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Consider Your Ways: Look Backward ... And Forward (Sermon 3 Of 4) Series

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Oct 5, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,416 views

    Looking backward is a catalyst to look forward and provides confidence that what God began in the past he is still doing today.

    Consider Your Ways: A Call to Holiness “Look Backward… and Forward” Haggai 2:1-17 Big Idea: Looking backward is a catalyst to look forward and provides confidence that what God began in the past he is still doing today. Supporting Scripture: • Psalm 133 • Philippians ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Saul And Paul Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jun 29, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,753 views

    Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future could have been written about Saint Paul.

    Every saint has a past, every sinner has a future. Those words were penned over a hundred years ago by the Irish playwright Oscar Wilde but they could very well have been written about a young man named Saul who came to a pivotal point in his life where he would have to choose to live in the past ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Controversial Truth Is Looking America In The Face Series

    Contributed by Preacher Fo Real on Jun 25, 2015
     | 6,649 views

    IN ORDER FOR AMERICA TO MOVE FORWARD, ANY KIND OF DISCRIMINATION, RACISM, SEGREGATION, OR WHITE SUPREMACY MUST BECOME A THING OF THE PAST.

    My fellow Americans and those that chose to call themselves Americans, I was born on July 9, 1964 on Lakeland Farms in rural Perry Count and the evidence of the racial prejudices and the demeaning injustices we faced as African Americans filled the early years of my life. For the first sixteen ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Hill Religion

    Contributed by Norris Harris I on Apr 2, 2004
    based on 54 ratings
     | 15,676 views

    This message challenges the faithful to take seriously faith in the Lord Jesus Christ alone but looking past certain Hills that are in view.

    My Friends, WE NEED TO TALK! I want to highlight this headline in our little chat. I want to discuss with you: “HILL RELIGION.” The Text I have tagged and targeted for teaching is Psalms 121:1-2. It reads in the New King James Version: “I will lift up my eyes to the hills- From whence comes my ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist