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    Confessions Of The Heart

    Contributed by W F on Oct 31, 2004
    based on 21 ratings
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    Confession is hard, but if we believe the bible, then confession is good news.

    1 John 1:9 “Confessions of the Heart” INTRODUCTION Are we basically good or basically bad? Hollywood religion is undecided. Basically good = Tarzan or Pocahontas. “Out there” there are still pristine societies to be discovered – deep in the jungles there exist tribes without sin – untainted ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Why Following Jesus Is Not Easy

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Jul 8, 2002
    based on 184 ratings
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    We follow Jesus (no matter how hard it is!).

    WHY FOLLOWING JESUS IS NOT EASY John 6:60-71 S: Discipleship Th: Following Jesus Pr: WE FOLLOW JESUS (no matter how hard it is). ?: Inductive KW: Turns TS: In the recorded incident of John 6:60-71, we will find six turn of events of what it is like to follow Jesus. The _____ turn ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Grumble Or Grow Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 24, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,980 views

    When life gets hard, don’t grumble; grow!

    Several years ago (2009), Louis C.K. was on Conan O’Brien’s late-night talk show, where he described today’s entitlement culture. He said in our culture, “Everything's Amazing and Nobody's Happy.” Take a look (show Louis CK video). Louis talks about how he was on a plane that offered ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Blessings In The Desert Series

    Contributed by John Gullick on Feb 8, 2018
     | 9,324 views

    A sermon that attempts to encourage folk that even in hard times there is blessing.

    Blessing in the desert. If you were travelling from Egypt to Palestine and you wanted to get there guided by google maps you wouldn’t go through the wilderness of Sinai. Sinai is 200 miles out of the way and when you are travelling with a whole nation it would seem strange doing such a major ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Overtime Pay On The Mad Mouse

    Contributed by John Beehler on Feb 5, 2004
    based on 45 ratings
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    It’s hard to trust and obey, but man, what a ride!

    Overtime Pay on the Mad Mouse I had a job once working as an inventory control analyst in a factory. Like most factories, this one operated round the clock with 3 shifts. I was one of three analysts, 1 per shift. We worked the swing shift. 2 weeks on each shift. I liked 2nd shift, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Nothing Is Impossible With God

    Contributed by Dr. Casey Adams on Oct 11, 2018
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    This message posses the question "Is there anything too hard for God?"

    I. "THE THINGS WHICH ARE IMPOSSIBLE WITH MEN ARE POSSIBLE WITH GOD" A. This decisive pronouncement by our Lord came as God's answer to the disciples’ question: 1. Said they, "Who then can be saved?" - Luke 18:26 2. The question of the disciples came when they had listened to the conversation ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Who? Me? Predjuced?

    Contributed by Craig Benner on Nov 1, 2013
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    There is a little or a lot of prejudice in all of us. It is so hard to admit, and it is so hard on us. It makes us blind to things that sometimes can help us.

    Yes, I am PREJUDICED Jn. 1:46 46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. (KJV) 46 Y Natanael le dijo: ¿De Nazaret puede salir algo bueno? Felipe le dijo: Ven y ve. (RVG04) Here we have a young man named Natanael. He was ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Gnats And Other Annoyances

    Contributed by Gerry Pratt on Feb 7, 2002
    based on 28 ratings
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    So often little things become important and important things seem to be left unseen.

    Matt. 23:24 - 24“Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel! During the summer of 1970, a certain individual worked for a road construction company that was rebuilding U.S. highway 90 along the Mississippi gulf coast. This, follow- ing the devastation of hurricane Camille the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Though The Earth Give Way

    Contributed by Eric Amundson on Sep 15, 2001
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    When our world collapses and we are left with fear, we respond with courage, faith and patience

    Tuesday, the world changed. The world was different when you went to be Tuesday night than when you went to be Monday night. The world as we have known it has changed. And I don’t just mean that the skyline of New York City is different. I mean the world as we had known it. The scripture ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Idle Hands Series

    Contributed by Guy Caley on May 5, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
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    11th & Final in the series "Left Behind: 1 & 2 Thessalonians." A theology of work.

    2 Thessalonians 3:6-15 If you’re into bumper-sticker philosophy, you’ve probably seen the axiom, "I owe, I owe, so off to work I go." For a vast portion of the workforce, that’s the best reason they can muster for going to the job each day. According to one poll, only 43 percent of American office ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Brian Bill avatar

    Finding Hope In Our Uncertainties Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Dec 5, 2020
    based on 6 ratings
     | 22,857 views

    Hold on to hope when it's hard to cope.

    Note: The idea for this series and the title for the sermon came from Outreach.com. How has 2020 been going for you? It’s been quite a year: a global pandemic, economic recession, unemployment, political division, cultural upheaval, racial tension, record wildfires, floods and Derecho. On top of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Leave The Old Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 6, 2020
     | 3,204 views

    The worldly life is 1) Intellectually futile (Ephesians 4:17), 2) Ignorant of God’s truth (Ephesians 4:18), 3) Spiritually and morally callused (Ephesians 4:19a), and 4) Depraved in mind (Ephesians 4:19b).

    Ephesians 4:17-19 [17] Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. [18] They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    The Rooster’s Call: A Story Of Denial, Repentance, And Transformation. Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jun 20, 2025
     | 356 views

    Peter’s denial of Jesus caused tremendous heartache, but he confessed and left transformed.

    INTRODUCTION OPENING SLIDE TITLE SLIDE • After dedicating our lives to Jesus, I firmly believe that the majority of individuals have the utmost desire to follow and live for Him. • The story of Peter punctuates this point. • Peter was one of the closest disciples of Jesus. • Peter was in the inner ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Scott Cody avatar

    A Funeral For A Friend

    Contributed by Scott Cody on Nov 13, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
     | 44,849 views

    A personal reflection on the life of a great man and the example he left us all to follow.

    A man bought a parrot, but when he got him home, the parrot started cursing and biting people. They tried everything from soft music to talking nicely to it, but nothing worked. One day, after the bird let out a string of expletives, the man, in a fit of anger grabbed the bird and threw him into ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Anthony Zibolski avatar

    Hearing God In The Whispers Of Life

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on May 26, 2020
     | 4,257 views

    There are many voices that make it hard to hear what God desires.

    Hearing God in the whisper 1 kings 19 Prayer- Introduction- Good morning everyone, glad that you are joining us this morning and taking time to hear the Word. It is almost 6 weeks that our life has been turned on edge and our Normal has been disrupted. In a lot of ways, I think normal needs ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene