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  • Paul Andrew avatar

    Thanksgiving -Thank You For Your Order....god The Father Asked Jesus A Hard Thing.

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Nov 16, 2021
     | 1,672 views

    One of the ways that Israel stimulated a sense of gratitude and fidelity was remembering the exodus from captivity to liberation: “remember that you were once slaves...remember that it was God who liberated you and brought you to a land of promise."

    Simple Act of Gratitude is a book that tells the story of an inspiration, the writing of 365 Thank You Notes, and how John Kralik’s life was changed from a life full of debts and disasters, to learning to be grateful for the life he had. I decided that I would try this too, and so I did starting ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Prayer-Works Series

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Feb 16, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,388 views

    Why ‘work’ instead of ‘activity’ of prayer or ‘picnic’ of prayer? Why does ‘prayer concert’, or ‘prayer vigil’ sound so gray and bland? The answer is obvious. Prayer is hard work! It is rewarding; it is life-changing; but it is hard.

    We continue today on our topic, “Learning to serve in a Service-less Age”, more specifically looking at “The refurbished Life”. God refurbishes our lives, in part, through “The Habit of Prayer”. I confess my struggle with this topic. It is complex yet simple. So complex that we will not even begin ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • David Smith avatar

    The Callousing Of The North American Church

    Contributed by David Smith on Jul 11, 2001
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,000 views

    Addressing the whys of hard hearts in the pews - and out

    The Callousing of the North American Church Mark 16:14 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. (KJV) Illustration - John’s first day at work ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Alan Perkins avatar

    Prayer And Peace

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Jan 27, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
     | 5,986 views

    Life is hard. Prayer is our pathway to peace.

    This morning, I’m going to begin by openly acknowledging a fact of life. It’s something each one of us knows to be true, something we’ve all learned by personal experience, but which we usually try to avoid admitting publicly. And here it is: life is hard. For everyone. Ever since Adam and Eve took ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Parenting Is Heart Work Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on May 18, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,165 views

    Parenting is not only hard work, it is heart work.

    Parenting is Heart Work Deuteronomy 6:1-12 Rev. Brian Bill 5/18/08 I came across a job posting this week that I thought I’d pass along to see if there any takers. JOB DESCRIPTION: Long-term team players needed for challenging, permanent work in an often chaotic environment. Candidates must ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Keion Parrish avatar

    Expressing Our Faith

    Contributed by Dr. Keion Parrish on Jun 9, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,340 views

    Showing our Faith throught the hard times.

    Sermon Scripture: John 12:1­8; Mark 14:3­9, especially Mark 14:9 Expressing Our Faith Introduction: In our lives we have a choice. We might respond to Jesus in a conventional way, "going through the motions," or we might surrender our lives to Him as an expression of our faith no matter how ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Is The Lord Pleased With My Priorities? Series

    Contributed by Ben Mandrell on Aug 25, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,711 views

    Why was Jesus so hard on Martha and not Mary?

    Note: This is the sermon manuscript that Ben carried into the pulpit. Feel free to use it in any way to advance the kingdom of God. Questions For God: Is the Lord Pleased With My Priorities? Luke 10:38-42 Englewood Baptist Church Sunday Morning, Aug. 10, 2008 Today marks week 3 in this sermon ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living In The Pages

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Jan 13, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,958 views

    Find it hard to obey? Learn to live in the pages!

    LIVING IN THE PAGES LUKE 2:21-38 I John 5:3-4 3 Loving God means doing what he tells us to do, and really, that isn’t hard at all; 4 for every child of God can obey him, defeating sin and evil pleasure by trusting Christ to help him. (TLB) Living in the Pages means OBEDIENCE. Luke 2:21-24 21 On ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    What Is God Asking You?

    Contributed by William Lock on Mar 4, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,745 views

    This sermon poses the questions is anything to hard for the Lord?

    GENESIS 18: 9-15 WHERE ARE YOU? WHERE ARE YOU (GENESIS 3:9) WHERE IS YOUR BROTHER (GENESIS 4:9) WHERE HAVE YOU COME FROM, WHERE ARE YOU GOING (GENESIS 16:8) WHERE IS YOUR WIFE (GENESIS 18:9) WHERE ARE YOU? GENESIS 18: 9-15 DO YOU TRUST ME? “I can do everything through Him who gives me ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Slackers And A Christian Work Ethic

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Nov 14, 2010
     | 8,075 views

    Followers of Christ are to be hard-working and self-sufficient.

    Title: Slackers and a Christian Work Ethic Text: II Thessalonians 3:6-13 Thesis: Followers of Christ are to be hard-working and self-sufficient. Introduction Some men were overheard chatting around the table at a local restaurant about retirement. One of the men, a guy who looked to be in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Some Things That Are Not In Place

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jul 24, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,283 views

    Satans hard heart caused him to fall

    SOME THINGS THAT ARE NOT IN PLACE Text: John 20:24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. ( 1) Satan is out of place his greed caused him to go after God. His selfish heart cause him to seek Gods throne. He wanted power so he could be a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Abraham's Unwavering Faith (Part 2)

    Contributed by Jimmy Dillon on Nov 14, 2011
     | 5,753 views

    Meesage about keeping faith in the hard times

    Abraham’s Unwavering Faith (part 2) Romans 4:18-25 Review Last week, when we examined Romans 4, we looked at the faith of Abraham We saw that Abraham – Against all hope – He believed He didn’t let the circumstances dictate his faith or belief in God’s promises We ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Lark Lewis avatar

    The Anchor Still Holds!

    Contributed by Lark Lewis on Jul 14, 2011
    based on 16 ratings
     | 24,477 views

    This sermon is about faith in God in hard times.

    The Anchor Still Holds! Hebrews 6:17-19 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: "That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

  • Perry Greene avatar

    Even If You Don't

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Feb 25, 2021
     | 3,567 views

    Faithfulness to God is blessed even in hard circumstances.

    1. The challenge to faithfulness even when things don’t go our way. 2. Habakkuk 3:16-19 16 I hear, and my body trembles; my lips quiver at the sound; rottenness enters into my bones; my legs tremble beneath me. Yet I will quietly wait for the day of trouble to come upon people who invade us. 17 ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Mark A. Barber avatar

    Blue Christmas: A Reflection From The 137th Psalm

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Dec 12, 2020
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,735 views

    Sometimes it is hard for people to be merry in the Christmas season.

    Blue Christmas: A Reflection from the 137th Psalm Christmas is supposed to be a season of joy. It is a time we reflect upon the heavenly army singing “Peace on Earth and goodwill to men. Even the world joins in with Christmas lights and parties and singing songs like “Have a Holly Jolly Christmas. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible