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  • T.J. Conwell avatar

    A Study Of Psalm 7 Series

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Oct 12, 2017
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    How we respond to adversity demonstrates a great testimony for the world to see. Do we run to our God for shelter and comfort … or do we try to wage war ourselves?

    A Study of Psalm 7 Psalm 7 Introduction - Psalms broken into 5 books, covered an extensive time period - Gathered together as songs of praise & words of encouragement/warning - We are studying book 1, Psalm 1-41 … then will move to something else - There are psalms of wisdom, royal psalms, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Turning Religious Reluctance-11

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 9, 2019
     | 2,359 views

    11 of ? Jesus bore witness of His Messianic identity to a reluctant but religious woman. God’s people bear witness of Jesus’ identity to reluctant religious people. What does it take to turn that religious reluctancy around? Turning religious reluctance to God requires...

    TURNING RELIGIOUS RELUCTANCE-XI—John 4:1-42 Turning the Religious Lost Attention: What Temptation? A man who was getting a bit overweight, decided to go on a life-altering diet. But one of his main problems with his diet was that he would stop for donuts every morning on the way to work. To make ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Turning Religious Reluctance-13

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Aug 13, 2019
     | 2,319 views

    13 of ? Jesus bore witness of His Messianic identity to a reluctant but religious woman. God’s people bear witness of Jesus’ identity to reluctant religious people. What does it take to turn that religious reluctancy around? Turning religious reluctance to God requires...

    TURNING RELIGIOUS RELUCTANCE-XIII—John 4:1-42(:21-27, 31-38) Turning the Religious Lost Attention: One of my uncles confessed to me that when he was a much younger man, he once tried to see how much oil was in his oil can by striking a match & holding it just inside the spout of the can so it ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Operates Value Village, Not The Landfill

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 6, 2009
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    For Senior Adult Sunday: There are legitimate concerns about aging; but there are also those who would prey on the elderly. God is our ultimate refuge and the protector of those who are to be valued, not thrown away.

    If it’s old, it has to go. That used to be the message. In the years after World War II, once we got our economy back on a peacetime basis, we all wanted only new things. Bright, shiny, new. And so, if it’s old, it has to go. Do you remember? Do you remember, if you go back that far, how, during ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Can't Get Away From Love

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Jul 21, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
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    John has once again returned to the main theme of this epistle/sermon – love, the sum of righteousness and the test of salvation! John never stray too far from this theme, and yet once again provides us with a rich bounty of biblical truth meant to guid

    CAN’T GET AWAY FROM LOVE 1 John 4:7-21 INTRODUCTION: John has once again returned to the main theme of this epistle/sermon – love, the sum of righteousness and the test of salvation! John never stray too far from this theme, and yet once again provides us with a rich bounty of biblical truth ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    It Is My Time And My Turn

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 30, 2025
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    God is a God of divine visitation. He has appointed seasons of breakthrough, favour, and elevation for His people.

    IT IS MY TIME AND MY TURN By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Ecclesiastes 3:1 Supporting Texts: Isaiah 60:1, Psalm 102:13, Genesis 41:14, Luke 1:37 INTRODUCTION Life is governed by times and seasons. Ecclesiastes 3:1 tells us that there is a time for everything and a season for every purpose ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Who Do You Turn To When Life Turns Bitter? Series

    Contributed by Andy Payne on Jun 27, 2010
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    Are you disappointed in life? You need to hear this message. It is easy to be content when things are going well – but like the Israelites when life turns bitter we become disappointed. God wants to teach us to be content not just when things go our way –

    The Song of Moses and Miriam “Who [or what] do you turn to when life turns bitter?” Exodus 15 INTRO: Leaving Egypt was life changing. Ended more than 400 years of slavery Moses was at first an unwilling leader Spent 40 years in wilderness Hebrews needed to trust God Miracles to show Hebrews and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Do You Think God Is With The Crowd Or With The Remnant?

    Contributed by David Leach on Dec 28, 2013
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    Throughout the history of mankind the tendency of the vast majority of God’s people has always been to turn away from God.

    Do you think God is with the crowd or with the remnant? Isa 1:9 Unless the LORD of hosts Had left to us a very small remnant, we would have become like Sodom, we would have been made like Gomorrah. Throughout the history of mankind the tendency of the vast majority of God’s people has always ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Turning Religious Reluctance-10

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jan 15, 2019
     | 1,863 views

    10 of ? Jesus bore witness of His Messianic identity to a reluctant but religious woman. God’s people bear witness of Jesus’ identity to reluctant religious people. What does it take to turn that religious reluctancy around? Turning religious reluctance to God requires...

    TURNING RELIGIOUS RELUCTANCE-X—John 4:1-26+(:1-42) Turning the Religious Lost Attention: In 1975, A 790ft. container ship was built by the Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. of Chester Pennsylvania. The ship was named ‘Puerto Rico’ as its major ports of call were in Puerto Rico. In 1991 the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Turning Religious Reluctance-9

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Oct 2, 2018
     | 2,041 views

    9 of ? Jesus bore witness of His Messianic identity to a reluctant but religious woman. God’s people bear witness of Jesus’ identity to reluctant religious people. What does it take to turn that religious reluctancy around? Turning religious reluctance to God requires...

    TURNING RELIGIOUS RELUCTANCE-IX—John 4:1-26+(:1-42) Turning the Religious Lost Attention: Picture A Train. The train is dedicated/committed to a specific set of tracks. However, that specific set of tracks leads to an abandoned attempt at bridging a deep canyon in order to make a shorter way to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Turning Religious Reluctance-7

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Aug 21, 2018
     | 1,970 views

    7 of ? Jesus bore witness of His Messianic identity to a reluctant but religious woman. God’s people bear witness of Jesus’ identity to reluctant religious people. What does it take to turn that religious reluctancy around? Turning religious reluctance to God requires...

    TURNING RELIGIOUS RELUCTANCE-VII—John 4:1-26+ Turning the Religious Lost Attention: Think Twice Before Continuing down the path you’re on! ?The new tools in Weight Watchers’ weight loss arsenal(not really) are a knife & fork with wooden handles made of the thorny part of rose bush stems! The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Turning Religious Reluctance-8

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Sep 11, 2018
     | 1,752 views

    8 of ? Jesus bore witness of His Messianic identity to a reluctant but religious woman. God’s people bear witness of Jesus’ identity to reluctant religious people. What does it take to turn that religious reluctancy around? Turning religious reluctance to God requires...

    TURNING RELIGIOUS RELUCTANCE-VIII—John 4:1-26(:28-30, 39-43) Turning the Religious Lost Attention: Think Twice Before Continuing down the path you’re on! The Church exists to turn the world away from it’s errant way! Everybody lives by a ‘religion’—a set of spiritual & secular values that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Donovan Myers avatar

    A Surprising Turn Around Series

    Contributed by Donovan Myers on May 4, 2002
    based on 31 ratings
     | 6,692 views

    Sometimes change from the the most unexpected places.

    A Surprising Turn Around JONAH 3 Donovan W. Myers Rosemount Missionary Church Desperate situations sometimes require desperate solutions. This is part of the reason Jesus congratulated the man in the story he told of the unjust steward - who on recognizing that his master was coming to audit him, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    To Far To Turn Back?

    Contributed by Gerry Pratt on Apr 19, 2002
    based on 37 ratings
     | 6,910 views

    There is a point of no return....the point at which one has hardened his/her heart.

    In many areas of life, there are points that we reach that make it impossible to return. A. Airplanes especially point this problem out. 1. Take-off......point of commitment....either fly or crash. 2. Long range flights.....point of no return.... don’t have enough fuel to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Turning Our Pain Into Gain

    Contributed by Joe Rowland on Apr 13, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,369 views

    God takes the hurt of our past, and makes it work for our good.

    TURNING OUR PAIN INTO GAIN! Jeremiah 29:8-14 8. For thus says the Lord of host, the God of Israel: Do not let your Prophets and your diviners who are in your midst deceive you, nor listen to your dreams which you cause to be dreamed. 9. For they Prophesy falsely to you in my name; I have not sent ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God