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  • Timm Meyer avatar

    Faith Believes The "Hard Teachings"

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Sep 11, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,630 views

    Pentecost 14(B) - Faith believes the "hard teachings" of Scripture. Many decide to reject Christ and his word. God’s Spirit gives life through Christ’s words.

    FAITH BELIEVES THE “HARD TEACHINGS” (Outline) August 17 2008 -- PENTECOST 14 -- John 6:60-69 INTRO: One basic meaning for the word faith = trust. Everyone has faith in regards to the word trust. Each and every day people trust that certain things are going to happen. This is faith in ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Dr. Jerry N. Watts avatar

    Easy Or Hard - Your Choice Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Oct 8, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,876 views

    God cares only about our obedience, will we make it "easy or hard?"

    Easy or Hard – Your Choice Jonah 3:1-3 * When Deb and I were younger and living in Florida, there was a commercial on TV put out by a mechanic’s shop. As I recall, he would pitch his oil change service for a “low price” and would then hold up a burned valve or crankshaft (illustrating the coming ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hard Times, High Hopes

    Contributed by Greg Nance on May 25, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 13,654 views

    Questions, questions, questions! Hard times make us seek answers. Jesus is the answer! Lift up your head in hard times and look for the Son of Man.

    What kinds of questions do hard times make you ask? Think of one of the hardest times in your life; what question would you like answered? Take a note card from the pew in front of you. Write out your question. Hard times can confuse us and make us ask the wrong questions or expect wrong ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Hard-To-Snub Gospel

    Contributed by Brian Buriff on Jun 3, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,073 views

    Paul said to Titus - "Speak these things, exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you". But if you do these things, isn’t it a given that you will be despised or snubbed?

    I. INTRODUCTION A. Question: Paul’s letter to Titus telling him what to teach. Conundrum? If you exhort / rebuke with all authority, many will despise you. B. Good Questions - How many feel despised / No one listening, rejection? etc. II. DESPISE Greek = Perifroneitoo -- Compound Word 1. ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Sin Is A Hard Habit To Break

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jun 28, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,373 views

    Kings of Judah, Pt. 2

    SIN IS A HARD HABIT TO BREAK (1 KINGS 15:1-15, 2 CHRONICLES 14:1-13, 16:1-13) Ducking into confession with a turkey under his arms, a man said, “Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. I stole this turkey to feed my family. Would you take it and settle my guilt?” “Certainly not,” said the Priest. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Is Anything Too Hard For The Lord?

    Contributed by Robert Fleener on Aug 4, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,653 views

    You don’t have any problem too big for God.

    IS ANYTHING TOO HARD FOR THE LORD? Genesis 18:14, Jeremiah 32:17 Is anything too hard for the LORD? (Genesis 18:14) Ah, Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you. (Jeremiah 32:17) 1. There is no promise ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Handle Hard Times

    Contributed by Andy Barnard on Dec 27, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,648 views

    We all need help when it comes to dealing with life’s difficulities

    2 Corinthians 1:3-11 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. 5 For just as the sufferings ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Between A Rock And A Hard Place

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 27, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,884 views

    The biggest enemy we have in the church is not the Bible...It is fumbling, insensitive extremists who wave judgmental fingers and presume themselves to be the conscious of God for the world.

    Between a rock and a hard place Meaning: To be forced to make a decision between two undesired options or as an another source puts it, “stuck between two opposing forces” (www.goenglish.com) Origin Gary Martin, author of Meanings and Origins provides us with the US origin of the phrase. He traced ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Encourage, A Hard Thing To Do Series

    Contributed by Joe Hayes on Nov 18, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,428 views

    The Problem, The Purpose The Power of Encouragement. To also listen to this message visit www.preaching.co.nr (Sep 2008)

    This may surprise you sometimes Christians Find it hard to give and receive Encourage. Often people focus on the One Word/Issue they don’t agree, the Word/Issue that has hurt them or disappointed them. Encouragement is a designated/commanded Quality of the Church. “Therefore encourage one another ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Dr. Jerry N. Watts avatar

    Learning A Lesson - The Hard Way Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Nov 19, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,350 views

    Let us not be a hard to be taught as was Jonah.

    Learning a Lesson – THE HARD WAY! Jonah 4:1-4 * When our son, Jonathon, was born, it didn’t take us very long to discover he was what is commonly called, “a strong willed child.” In fact, Deb bought the book by James Dobson which helped deal with this little bundle of stubbornness. We all giggle ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Being Thankful In Hard Times

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Dec 7, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 13,856 views

    Reasons why Christians can find things to be thankful for even in hard times

    BEING THANKFULIN HARD TIMES Romans 5:3-5 Bob Marcaurelle www.meadowbrookbaptist.cc “In everything give thanks because this is God’s will /Give thanks always for all things.” (1 Thessalonians 5:18 / Ephesians 5:20) “Jesus took the cup, gave thanks, and said; ‘This is My blood’.” (Matthew ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

    Contributed by Ken Crow on Dec 11, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,143 views

    It is time to break up with our oppressors and move ahead to our promise land with Jesus.

    Breaking Up is Hard To Do Exodus 14:12-14 (King James Version) Pastor Ken Crow 12Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Dr. Ezra Aniebue avatar

    How To Handle Hard Times

    Contributed by Dr. Ezra Aniebue on Dec 25, 2009
    based on 16 ratings
     | 52,792 views

    Don’t allow any hard time to break you, to cause you to quit, give up and lose hope. Instead learn the principles that will make you harder than your hard time. When you are harder than your hard time, you will send your hard time packing and running from

    Hard times are real. Difficult situations are not new. The book of Eccl.1: 9 says, “The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.” The hard time that you are experiencing now, or that you will ever ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    "Is Christianity Hard To Swallow?"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jul 31, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,463 views

    Will we take the easy way or the hard way?

    John 6:35-37, 53-71 “Is Christianity Hard to Swallow?” By: Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor East Ridge UMC, Chattanooga, TN In our Scripture lesson for this morning we see the first instance—as it pertains to Jesus Christ and the Christian faith—of the revolving door!!! By this time lots of people were ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Jason Jones avatar

    How To Fix A Hard Heart Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Aug 14, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 14,562 views

    This began as a sermon about helping the less fortunate, and became a sermon about repentance and hardness of our hearts

    t: Ezekiel 11:1-25, Title: RRB 6: How to Fix a Hard Heart, Date/Place: NRBC, 8/9/09, AM A. Opening illustration: Jonah’s preaching experience and the massive repentance in Nineveh B. Background to passage: Explain that I was working on a good message about Jesus promising to be with us always. And ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist