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  • Elmer Towns avatar

    The "Us" Petition: Lesson 5

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 20, 2014
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     | 688 views

    Fasting and Praying for Our Spirituality

    A. FAST AND PRAY THE US PETITION “Lord, when I pray, I’ll follow this pattern: My Father in heaven, may Your name be holy, in my life on earth as Your name is holy in heaven. 10May Your kingdom come in my life on earth as Your kingdom rules in heaven. May Your will be done in my ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Is The Lord Among Us Or Not? Series

    Contributed by Patrick Nix on Mar 23, 2011
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    The Bible is a book about God – who God is and what He wants. Exodus follows the same pattern – it is a book about God. The message is simple: God is good. He is good and what He does is good. Every chapter speaks of the very hand of God throughout the

    The Bible is a book about God – who God is and what He wants. Exodus follows the same pattern – it is a book about God. The message is simple: God is good. He is good and what He does is good. Every chapter speaks of the very hand of God throughout the deliverance and journeys of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Our Lord Appoints Us

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Feb 5, 2009
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    Epiphany 4(C) - Our loving Lord appoints us through divine grace, with a divine promise, and with his divine message.

    OUR LORD APPOINTS US (Outline) February 1, 2009 -- EPIPHANY 4 -- Jeremiah 1:4-10 INTRO: Another new government administration brings another round of presidential appointments. The super bowl will choose another most valuable player. Such appointment or choices come with a certain ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    He Lifts Us Up

    Contributed by David Nolte on Jul 24, 2018
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    When we are pressed down, perplexed and persecuted, God lifts us up

    “He Lifts Us Up!” 2 Corinthians 4:7-18 David P. Nolte Christian people should never be sad or depressed. Christian people should live problem free lives. Christian people should have no failure. Yeah! Right! In a perfect world, ok. But this is a broken, corrupted, dying world where ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Jesus, John & Us Series

    Contributed by John Bright on Jun 25, 2021
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    Working through the Gospel of Luke using consecutive expository preaching.

    “Jesus, John & Us” Luke 7:18-35 A sermon for 6/27/21 Pastor John Bright Luke 7 “24 When the messengers of John had departed, He began to speak to the multitudes concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? 25 But what did you go out to see? A man ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    God Can't Handle This... Exhibiting Our Pain

    Contributed by Jeff Poor on Feb 5, 2018
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     | 7,314 views

    God might be using your circumstances to exhibit to others how to navigate pain

    Title: God Can’t Handle… Exhibit Text: Philippians 1:12-14 and Matthew 26:36-38 Bottom Line: God might be using your circumstances to exhibit to others how to navigate pain Date: 2/4/18 Intro Who I am... Something about the day.... So great to be here with you this morning… Tension So ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Handling The Hardships Of Your Life

    Contributed by J Bernard Taylor on Feb 26, 2022
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    Hardships come to everyone. Few people can say that they have never experienced a hardship. The problems with hardships revolves around how to deal with them. How do you handle the hardships which are sure to come?

    Handling the Hardships of your Life 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Hardships of all kinds come to everyone in life.Few people can say that they have never experienced hardships of some kind.The problem is how to handle the hardships of life that are surely to come.The first thing to do is to: Depend on ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Your Lying Eyes Series

    Contributed by Delwyn Campbell on Dec 20, 2019
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     | 5,117 views

    Our current circumstances do not set the parameters for God’s faithfulness. His Word, as He engages our ears with His exceeding great and precious promises, is the measure of His faithfulness.

    Your Lying Eyes Rev. Delwyn Campbell / General / Advent / Kingdom of God; Trial; Criticism; John the Baptist; The coming of the kingdom and the Son of Man / Matthew 11:2–15 16 April 1963 My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    When Evil Touches Us , Is It From God ?

    Contributed by David Leach on Jan 29, 2014
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    When evil touches my life is it indirectly from God or can there be another or second cause that has nothing to do with God?

    When evil touches my life is it indirectly from God or can there be another or second cause that has nothing to do with God? This is an age old question. Before we became true believers in Christ many of us assumed that when bad things happened to us God was the cause. As young born again ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Why Are We To Prepare Ourselves For Persecution?

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Mar 30, 2025
     | 185 views

    We should not be afraid of what may happen to us because of our faith. Trust in God to help guide us through what we may face.

    Why Are We to Prepare Ourselves for Persecution? Matthew 10:16-42 In verses sixteen - eighteen: The resistance of the Pharisees would resemble assaulting wolves. The only expectation that the disciples have is to seek their Shepherd for assurance. We might even confront comparable aggression. Like ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    John 3:16 Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jun 26, 2016
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     | 12,029 views

    This is the intro to a series where we preached from a variety of 3:16s in the Bible. Here we examine the Love of John 3:16

    We’ve all seen them, at sporting events and concerts. The obligatory John 3:16 signs. In case you are wondering that all started in 1980. A guy by the name of Rollen Stewart had been making a name for himself by appearing at major sporting events wearing a rainbow coloured wig and dancing ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Hurting Person's Guide To Recovery: Test All Spirits!

    Contributed by Doug Koehler on May 8, 2009
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     | 4,319 views

    This is a story about an individuals great trials and what God says to her, to us, to restore us and give us hope.

    1 John 4: 1-11 (12-21) Remember: Greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. One day Sara Jones woke up and felt completely lost. For weeks she was heading down a path full of sorrow, loneliness and ultimate insecurity but, up until this day she was able to hold onto some sort of ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Why Praise God? Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Apr 19, 2020
     | 4,796 views

    We are to praise God always because there are many reasons through Jesus Christ!

    Good day! It is good that you are worshiping God, for God is our Creator, Provider, Sustainer, Savior, Redeemer, Promise Keeper, and always giving us love! Let us always remember that God is always deserving of our worship, not only on Sundays but everyday of our lives. God is good, All the time…. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Timm Meyer avatar

    Believers Wrestle With God

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Nov 19, 2009
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     | 6,148 views

    Pentecost 21(C) - Believers wrestle with God both in troubles and also for blessings.

    BELIEVERS WRESTLE WITH GOD (Outline) October 25, 2009 -- PENTECOST 21 -- Genesis 32:22-30 INTRO: Today’s text teaches about Jacob struggling. Our earthly lives are filled with various struggles that everyone wrestles with from time to time. At times people wrestle with problems, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Dr. Ronald Shultz avatar

    Does God Want Us Rich And Healthy?

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on May 17, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,553 views

    Get a prosperous soul and let God decide if your life will match it or be given something better.

    If you listen to many of the TV and radio preachers you would think that Christ is the dispenser of the American dream. Indeed, God’s throne seems to be a celestial Las Vegas where instead of spinning a wheel your prayers are like rolling dice. If you roll the right number God drops money, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist