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    Let God Direct Your Heart PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 29, 2023
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     | 1,180 views

    The main point of this sermon is to emphasize the importance of allowing God to guide our hearts, trusting in His direction, and aligning our hearts with His will.

    Good morning, family. Today, we're going to explore a passage from 2 Thessalonians 3:5, which says, "May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance." This Scripture speaks volumes about the importance of allowing God to guide our hearts, learning to follow His lead, and ...read more

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    Time To Engage: "Following Hard After God”

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Feb 9, 2025
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     | 549 views

    The impulse to follow God originates with God, but it’s our responsibility to follow. We are told throughout the Bible that we’re to seek the Lord. As we purpose to follow hard after God, He upholds and strengthens us as seen in the Psalmist description of a deer in search for water.

    Time To Engage “Following Hard After God” Watch on YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFndeU2Ewgg Let me get this out of the way, and that is, I’m not saying it’s hard to follow God. In fact, God even said it isn’t. In fact,  He said it was downright easy, which is something ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    All Age Family Service: Zacchaeus - Before And After Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 14, 2017
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     | 12,999 views

    An all age family service with scripted play about Zacchaeus change of heart after meeting Jesus.

    All Age Family Service: Zacchaeus - Before and After Our theme for the year is Discovering Your Destiny and today our topic is Follow Your Dream: More than you could dream or imagine What is your dream? What is it that you would like God to do in your life? Ephesians 3:20 says, “All glory to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Help For The Hard Storms Of Life - Part 1

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 16, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,678 views

    Someday you will find yourself in a storm just as serious as Paul faced here, but we can look into the Word of God and see what to do.

    Help for the Hard Storms of Life - Part 1 Acts 27:4-26 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - May 14, 2008 *Storms: A loved one lets you down in a devastating way, the drunk driver swerves at you, your great job gets cut, the test results come back bad for you or someone you love. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Appoints His Servant To Hard Tasks!

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Aug 16, 2024
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     | 2,209 views

    As one who follows the Risen Lord, you may be assured that Christ has assigned you to do a particular task. And that task will require your finest effort, because God appoints His servant to hard tasks.

    “The word of the LORD came to me, saying, ‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.’ Then I said, ‘Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth.’ But the LORD said to me, ‘Do ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Gods Will Easy Or Hard, It's Our Choice Series

    Contributed by Mark Perryman on May 31, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,020 views

    Doing Gods will

    INTRO: Fidel Castro, leader - Communist party in Cuba 36 years. Man spent his whole life building something that’s on the verge of collapse. Someone asked him, “why don’t you just give up? Your system is a failure.” He says, “Why give up something you believe in?” Castro ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Help For The Hard Storms Of Life - Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 29, 2018
    based on 2 ratings
     | 14,559 views

    Someday, we will find ourselves in a storm just as serious as Paul faced here, but we can look into the Word of God and find out what to do: 1. Try to miss the storms. 2. Try to manage the storms. 3. Trust God to take us through the storms.

    Help for the Hard Storms of Life - Part 1 The Book of Acts - Part 89 Acts 27:4-26 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - July 5, 2015 BACKGROUND: *How can we make it through the storms in life? Tonight's Scripture can help us, because here Paul and his missionary partners went ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When Life Really Gets Hard (I) Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 16, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,783 views

    Benefits gained by those who persevere through trials are discussed. James tells us to rejoice in hardship; sermon examines why.

    When Life Gets Really Hard James 1:2-12 4-13-08 How would you respond this morning if you received a call telling you that terrorists had just blown up your house and your insurance had expired yesterday? How would you respond if your boss called to tell you his business had fall off and he was ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Sermon – When Following Jesus Gets Hard

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Aug 20, 2024
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     | 1,900 views

    This simple plain teaching of Jesus was too much to bear. Rather than change their minds, they walk away. This is the fundamental reason people reject Jesus Christ: He doesn't coordinate with their own selfish interests.

    Sermon – When Following Jesus Gets Hard Scripture - John 6:66-69 “At this point many of his disciples turned away and deserted him. Then Jesus turned to the Twelve and asked, “Are you also going to leave?” Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Help For The Hard Storms Of Life - Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 30, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,655 views

    1. Reemphasize your relationship with the Lord (vs. 20-25). 2. Be persistent in your prayers (vs. 27-29). 3. Pursue God's plan for your life (vs. 30-32). 4. Make an effort to encourage other people (vs. 21-25; 33-38). 5. Rely on God's ability to rescue you (vs. 39-44).

    Help for the Hard Storms of Life - Part 2 The Book of Acts - Part 90 Acts 27:20-44 (Initial reading vs. 20-29) Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - July 12, 2015 *I've been in a few bad storms. In 1982, I was flying to Korea to help negotiate a contract for the Air Force. While we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What's In Your Heart?

    Contributed by Tommy Hames on Feb 15, 2004
    based on 63 ratings
     | 36,094 views

    The Bible describes two treasures that may be in the heart of man. What are they?

    INTRODUCTION Throughout the Bible the heart is referred to as something much more than simply an organ pumping blood. A careful study of the Word reveals that the heart is very important to becoming a Christian. We can believe in our minds and still be lost, but once a man believes in his heart ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Help For The Hard Storms Of Life - Part 2

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 16, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,168 views

    Most of the worst storms we’ll face won’t have anything to do with the weather. But someday, you will find yourself in a storm just as serious as Paul faced here.

    Help for the Hard Storms of Life - Part 2 Acts 27:21-44 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - June 4, 2008 *I’ve been in a few bad storms. In 1982 I was flying to Korea to help negotiate a contract for the Air Force, and while we were out in the middle of the Pacific, we went through ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    But God Knows Our Hearts Series

    Contributed by Doug Fannon on Jan 20, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,214 views

    What matters more to us, what other people think of us or what God thanks of us? But God knows our hearts.

    But God ... But God has a better idea, but God intervenes, but God knows better. But God knows our hearts. One of the marks of our modern culture is the belief if one will just follow their own heart they will be alright. Award winning Christian author Steven James comments in an interview with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Quartet Of Human Hearts Series

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Jul 13, 2023
     | 1,456 views

    Jesus teaches the parable of the sower to illustrate the various conditions of the human heart that challenge our spiritual growth to accept God's truths.

    ONE OF THE MOST ENJOYABLE MUSIC GENRES THAT I HAVE ENCOUNTERED IN MANY CHURCHES THAT I HAVE PASTORED HAS UNDOUBTEDLY BEEN SOUTHERN GOSPEL QUARTETS. THE FOUR PARTS OF LEAD, TENOR, BARITONE AND BASS HAVE CLAPPED MANY A HAND AND TAPPED THOUSANDS OF TOES TO THE STORIES OF HEAVEN AND THE GOSPEL OF ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Hard To Understand Bible Verses Lesson 3 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 12, 2019
     | 2,505 views

    Why People Have Questions

    A. INTRODUCTION: WHY PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS 1. Demands a response: How is a question different from other English sentences? a. Confusion. Why does the enemy ask questions? “Has God indeed said you shall not eat?” (Gen. 3:1). b. Conviction. Why does Jesus ask a question? “Woman, where are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist