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  • Steve Ely avatar

    Truthbombs - Pt. 2 - It's Moving Day! Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 17, 2016
    based on 3 ratings
     | 10,267 views

    Just because we don't like the truth, can't handle the truth or it doesn't line up with our experience/feelings doesn't make it any less truth. Can you handle truth bombs?

    Truth Bombs Pt. 2 - It's Moving Day I. Introduction Truth is talked about a lot. It has been said that truth is different for everyone. I would beg to differ. Truth is truth because it is truth across the board. That is what makes it truth. There has to be a standard of truth by which what we ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Truthbombs - Pt. 3 - If You Laugh . . . You Leave Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Jul 22, 2017
     | 5,533 views

    Just because we don't like the truth, can't handle the truth or it doesn't line up with our experience/feelings doesn't make it any less truth. Can you handle truth bombs?

    Truth Bombs Pt. 3 - If You Laugh ... You Leave! I. Introduction Truth is talked about a lot. It has been said that truth is different for everyone. I would beg to differ. Truth is truth because it is truth across the board. That is what makes it truth. There has to be a standard of truth by which ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Questions Of Doubt?

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 19, 2005
    based on 32 ratings
     | 13,262 views

    We all face times of doubt in our life and the most critical part about doubt is how you manage it in your life.

    Questions of Doubt? Thesis: We all face times of doubt in our life and the most critical part about doubt is how you manage it in your life. Opening Illustration: Clip from Backstage Volume 1 by Blue Fish TV. This Interview is with Jars of Clay as he talks about “Seasons of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Stoning The Elephant In The Room

    Contributed by Darryl Ward on Mar 26, 2017
     | 3,934 views

    A sermon about scandal in the Church

    The 2008 film ‘Doubt’, based on John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer Prize winning play of the same name, is set in a Roman Catholic church in the Bronx in the 1960s. Sister Aloysius, the principal of the attached school, played brilliantly by Meryl Streep, suspects Father Flynn, the parish priest, of ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Let Them PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 28, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 78 views

    Trusting God with opposition frees us from control and revenge, inviting us to pray honestly and rest in His faithful care amid conflict and criticism.

    Some weeks feel like a parade of prickly people and pricklier problems. A stray comment stings. A coworker corners you with criticism. The group text lights up with misunderstandings, and your heart feels like a drumline—pounding, pounding, pounding. Have you ever replayed a conversation until your ...read more

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    Becoming A Lifelong Learner Series

    Contributed by Rick Duncan on Dec 1, 2003
    based on 40 ratings
     | 6,167 views

    We can keep on growing all the way to the end of our days if we hear, hear, and hlep our godly critics.

    Some of the meanest people I knew growing up were church people. I noticed that some people just don’t change. I knew people who came to services every Sunday. They wouldn’t miss their small group meeting on Sunday morning. They came back for evening services on Sunday night. They showed up ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chris Kelly avatar

    What To Do When You're Married To A Jerk Series

    Contributed by Chris Kelly on Dec 4, 2002
    based on 57 ratings
     | 16,007 views

    Learn from a very wise woman(Abigail) how to handle a very foolish man (Nabal)

    What To Do When You’re Married to a Jerk The scene opens in the desert, west of the dead sea. David and his 600 guerrilla fighters are camped and hiding from Saul. But they’re not idle. They’re a kind of unofficial police force for the area. They protected shepherds from the attack of ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Dealing With The Gray Areas Of Life Series

    Contributed by Bill Burnett on Jan 16, 2003
    based on 76 ratings
     | 13,508 views

    Some sins the Bible says nothing about. How do you handle those sins?

    1 Cor 8 1_13.doc GOOD ADVICE TO A GROWING CHURCH _____________________________________________ A Study In The Book Of 1 Corinthians Dealing With The Gray Areas Of Life - 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 The apostle Paul had two great desires in life… (1) To live his life totally for God and…, (2) to help ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    Dealing With Death Series

    Contributed by Anthony Smith on Nov 19, 2003
    based on 26 ratings
     | 4,833 views

    Part two of three part searies on , handling, disappointment ,death and life.Part of "Dealing With " series.

    Dealing with Death From the Bible and a personal experiance I believe that the most famos passage in scripture dealing with death is in John 11:1-43. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    "An Identity Crisis"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 8, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 9,208 views

    Many of us are faced with an identity crisis, and must embrace Christ in order to get a handle on this crisis.

    John 9:1-41 “An Identity Crisis” By Kenneth Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA When Ross Perot was running for President against George Bush Senior and Bill Clinton....Perot’s running mate in the Vice Presidential debate began his remarks with, “Who am I? Where am ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    The Trials Of Life Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Aug 11, 2001
    based on 84 ratings
     | 15,890 views

    How we handle lifes difficulties determines the type of Christian character we demostrate to others.

    First Baptist Church August 5, 2001 James 1:1-8, 12 I’m going to start out with a trick question, who wrote the book of James? I probably made you second guess yourself, but James is the author. For the next few weeks we are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    It Wasn't The Pacific Ocean Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 12, 2001
    based on 40 ratings
     | 5,056 views

    Jesus’ handling of and interpretation of His witness at the seashore is a parable of our witness in shaky, stormy circumstances.

    A few weeks ago I caught the TV show, “America’s Funniest Videos.” You may know that on that show there are clips of poignant scenes from the human drama, as captured by someone’s home video camera. This particular clip caught my attention. A father was trying to show his small son how to fish, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fix Your Anger Series

    Contributed by David Salisbury on Oct 25, 2002
    based on 69 ratings
     | 4,777 views

    Lesson 4 in a series on the Sermon on the Mount. This sermon helps us get a handle on our anger.

    Quick Sermons for Permanent Fixes Lesson 4 Fix Your Anger Matthew 5:21-26 We’re in lesson 4 of our series on the Sermon on the Mount. We’re talking about Quick Sermons for Permanent Fixes. Jesus challenges us to look long range and make real fixes in our lives instead of temporary, quick, easy ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Resisting Culutural Norms Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Nov 13, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,251 views

    Exposition of Philemon 8-16 regarding the way Paul and Philemon handled a potentially painful situation.

    Text: Philemon 8-16, Title: Resisting Cultural Norms, Date/Place: NRBC, 11/18/07, AM A. Opening illustration: John Hess Yoder writes in Leadership magazine: While serving as a missionary in Laos, I discovered an illustration of the kingdom of God. Before the colonialists imposed national ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Plainness Is Not Painless Series

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Oct 28, 2007
     | 3,235 views

    You can’t handle the Truth! But God can make you so that you can.

    SERMON NOTES: THE POINT OF PARABLES Why isn’t God doesn’t God speak more “directly?” 1. Because hearing implies doing [Deuteronomy 5:1 – 29; 1 Cor 10:13; Jude 24] 2. Because Coercion isn’t Conviction [2 Sam 23:15 – 16 / 1 Chronicles 11:16-19] 3. Because He already has [Luke 16:19 – 31] ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist