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  • Scott Chambers avatar

    What Happens When All Seems Lost Series

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Sep 10, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 22,127 views

    This is a message from a series from the Book of Lamentations.

    How do you handle circumstances when there seems to be no hope? What do you do when all seems lost? Philip Yancey in his book “Open Windows” shares the story of a teenager by the name of Elie Wiesel who tragically had his faith in God destroyed during his imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Out On A Limb Series

    Contributed by Todd Pugh on Jan 14, 2008
    based on 10 ratings
     | 9,930 views

    How Zacchaeus’ life was changed by coming face to face with Jesus

    Out on a Limb Series: face to Face Sunday Sermon, July 1st 2007 Intro: Video Jesus was on His way to that Cross when He passed through a very famous town named Jericho. Like a Rose day parade to witness Jesus passing by, hundreds or even thousands of people lined the street that day. They all ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    "The Five Ingedients Of The First Miracle"

    Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Jan 14, 2008
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,468 views

    Here is the simple outline: It took Christ, a great need, a praying mother, odedient servants, and someone to taste the wine!

    "Five Ingredients of the First Miracle" What is a miracle? Let me suggest this definition for you: A miracle is when God intervenes to reverse the curse that caused the natural downward flow of death to all things. God is the one who has placed the natural order of things. God can use his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Smiling In The End

    Contributed by Joe Rowland on Jan 21, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,849 views

    God gave me a vision of Jesus smiling at my wife’s grandmother’s death.

    Smiling in the End Subtitle: Jesus is Smiling Philippians 1:20-26 20 According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death. Ro 5:5; 8:19; Eph ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Reflections On Hope In A World Of Hopelessness

    Contributed by Michael Worker on Jun 22, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 11,952 views

    There are so many people in our world today who feel like giving up because they do not have hope. Hope is a core, basic need of all human beings.

    Scripture: Titus 2:11-13. This years week of prayer readings are on the theme ‘journey of hope’. As I have read through these readings over the past couple of weeks I have been impressed again and again with the value and need of hope. The message that comes through clearly from the various ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Peace--2nd Gift Series

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Jul 10, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,946 views

    2nd in Advent Series on Christmas Gifts

    A little boy and a little girl were singing their favorite Christmas carol in church the Sunday before Christmas. The boy concluded “Silent Night” with the words, “sleep in heavenly beans.” His sister elbowed him, and said, “No. Not beans, peas!” The way many of us feel by the time we are ready ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    If You Do Not Obey The Voice Of Your Lord

    Contributed by Jose R. Hernandez on Jul 10, 2007
     | 4,962 views

    I don’t know how many of you have been attentive to the news, but in the last three months there have been some happenings that should alarm everyone.

    I don’t know how many of you have been attentive to the news, but in the last three months there have been some happenings that should alarm everyone. For those that have not been paying attention to the recent events, allow me to recapitulate what has happened during these last three months that ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Cure For A Restless Soul

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on Feb 23, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,003 views

    Every human being is seeking rest for the soul and Jesus offers it to all who will come to Him. This sermon should challenge each listener to come to Christ to find eternal and internal rest.

    Subject: Eternal Peace Scripture: Matthew 11.28-29 Sermon: The Cure for a Restless Soul Scope: This sermon should challenge each listener to come to Christ to find eternal and internal rest. Summary: Every human being is seeking rest for the soul and Jesus offers it to all who will come to Him. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Going Back To The Power Source

    Contributed by Ronnie Mcneill on Feb 25, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 27,300 views

    This sermon is one of a reminder that we must seek God’s face when we are in trouble. We must look to the hills. We must have a relationship with God first inorder to look towards the hills.

    Introduction: Whenever we plan to do business with people or a company, we must establish a rapore’ with them. I talking about someone must give an account about your reputation. Someone must and can speak on your behalf. My mother use to say years ago, “It’s not always what you know, but it’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    He's Waiting At The Well

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Feb 27, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 10,027 views

    Like the woman at the well, we are thirsty for salvation, and Jesus waits for us with living water at the well.

    Introduction: Our reading today is so completely rich with meaning that I am going to go through it verse by verse. I hope in this way to open the text that it might address us where we are, for Christ always comes to us no matter where we are. Prayer: Lord God, we come thirsty. We live in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    How Dark The Night

    Contributed by Tim Shepard on Jun 5, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,878 views

    This sermon is about hope of the second coming.

    Let’s begin this morning by reading John 1 beginning in verse 1 and continuing to verse 9. John 1:1-9 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    To Him Who Is Able

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 16, 2008
    based on 37 ratings
     | 19,745 views

    What is our God able to do? 1- He is able to keep us from falling 2- He is able to present us without fault 3- He is able to receive all praise

    INTRO.- ILL.- Coming home from his Little League game, Billy swung open the front door very excited. Unable to attend the game, his father immediately wanted to know what happened. "So, how did you do son?" he asked. "You’ll never believe it!" Billy said. "I was responsible for the winning ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What's Your Purpose? Series

    Contributed by John Harvey on Jul 11, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 19,791 views

    Christians must understand we are here on earth to do more than just exist. We must live our lives to fulfill God’s plan for our lives.

    CSI: CHRISTIAN SPIRITUAL IDENTITY “What’s Your Purpose?” Intro: We started two weeks ago looking at the identity of the Christian. What does it mean for us to have been brought from death to life in Jesus? It was that God loved us so much he wanted to rescue us from ourselves. Last week we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ken McKinley avatar

    Unsearchable Purposes, Unspeakable Glory Series

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Oct 14, 2019
     | 4,361 views

    This is the 27th sermon in a series on the Gospel of John. In this sermon we discuss Jesus healing the man who was born blind, and how that displays the glory of God. We look at some misconceptions people might have about illness, and focus on God's sovereignty and purposes in all things.

    Unsearchable Purposes, Unspeakable Glory! (John Part 27) Text: John 9:1-3 I don’t know about you, but to me it doesn’t seem like it was that long ago when we started this series on John. It was the first Sunday of the year I think… and here we are now in the month of September, and we’ve come all ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Martin & Elder Nedra Wilson avatar

    Drawn Out For Purpose Series

    Contributed by Martin & Elder Nedra Wilson on Jan 21, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 10,376 views

    No matter what it looked like God was working in the mist of the life of Moses even before he was named. Because of the divine plan of God the ark was retrieved by of all people, Pharaohs’ daughter!

    {Thank God for a Hearing ear & a receiving heart} Exodus 2: 1- 10 (Exodus 2:10 KJV) And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, because I drew him out of the water. Have you ever stop to ask yourself why ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic