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  • Brad Beaman avatar

    The Power Of God And The Plagues Of Egypt Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on May 7, 2022
     | 6,625 views

    Pharaoh chose the condition of his heart. He hardened his heart. God fixed it in the position Pharaoh chose. when someone intentionally and persistently hardens their own heart, like Pharaoh it becomes permanently fixed. The New Testament speaks of casting pearls before swine.

    I travelled during the modern-day outbreak of the Bubonic plague. Today we have antibiotics. This is the prevention and cure of the bubonic plague. It was so simple. The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics, and I took one pill every day for prevention. Too bad they did not have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Learning To Lift Weights"

    Contributed by David Henderson on Dec 22, 2015
     | 5,012 views

    Trials are hard but getting through them brings joy.

    Objects: A set of dumbbells or some type of weightlifting equipment. Scripture: Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith makes us stronger. James 1:2-3 I decided about 6 months ago that I wanted to try to get in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hardened Heart

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Aug 26, 2015
     | 6,043 views

    To show that the LORD holds every man's heart in his hands and He can do what He pleases so pray to the LORD so that He will change your heart, and the heart of your enemies. Proverbs 21:1 (Amplified Bible) THE KING’S heart is in the hand of the Lord, a

    I. EXORDIUM: Are your heart hardened? Yes before I was born again but now, never ever, again. Romans 12:2 Romans 12:2 (Amplified Bible) Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Rock Bottom Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jan 22, 2023
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     | 2,282 views

    This is the 11th Sermon in the Series "Israel's 2nd King". This Series is about King David.

    Series: Israel’s 2nd King- David [#11] ROCK BOTTOM 1 Samuel 30:1-31 Introduction: In this series, we have talked about hitting “rock bottom”. This is not the 1st time that we have discussed David hitting “rock bottom”; but at this point in David’s life, he was once again at “rock bottom”. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Four Kinds Of People We Preach To Series

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Sep 8, 2025
     | 556 views

    Jesus gave the parable of the four soils to encourage his disciples to keep on preaching even though people reject the message.

    Bob Marcaurelle bmarcaurelle@charter.net FOUR KINDS OF PEOPLE IN CHURCH Matt. 13:3-9; 18-23 God knows the way to a person’s heart is through his mind. There is incredible power in words. Hitler launched Germany into a program of world conquest with words. Karl Marx put words on paper and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Let Your Heart Be A Safe Harbor

    Contributed by Howard Gunter on Sep 17, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,433 views

    We cannot harbor love and unforgiveness at the same time

    I pray that you have power back on by now or will in the VERY near future. We are all very blessed to have survived this severe storm with the truly light damage that we received. Being off from work and held captive by having no power rank high on the discomfort level. Cooking on the grill or ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Exodus- " The Story Of God's Presence"Part 2" Trusting God In The Hardtimes Series

    Contributed by Randy Edwards on Mar 1, 2016
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     | 9,396 views

    Part 2 . Exodus the story of God's presence

    Exodus-“The story of God’s presence “ Part 2 “Trusting God in the hard times” Exodus 2:1-10 As we continue with our study of Exodus this morning I think before we can go forward We must Go back, for just a minuet Last week in our sermon We studied about ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Stubbornness Is As Iniquity And Idolatry

    Contributed by Steve Klein on May 18, 2015
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     | 14,028 views

    While no serious Christian would overtly condone idolatry, we do something just as bad by allowing stubbornness to rule our hearts or the hearts of others.

    Intro: Would you condone idolatry? Have you ever known anyone to casually admit to idolatry? What if you were talking to a friend who is a Christian one day about character flaws and he said something like, “Well, I know I’ve got a problem with idolatry” or “I’ve ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    You Can Cook In Small Pots.(Spurgeon)

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 8, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,347 views

    Spurgeon: DO NOT HOLD BACK BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT PREACH IN ST. PAUL'S CATHERAL. BE CONTENT TO TALK TO ONE OR TWO PEOPLE IN A COTTAGE. YOU CAN COOK IN SMALL POTS AS WELL AS BIG ONES. LITTLE PIGEONS CAN CARRY GREAT MESSAGES.

    YOU CAN COOK IN SMALL POTS! WHAT IS THE VALUE OF A SEED?--- By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I have a pint jar of corn seeds. If needed candy corn? IF YOU LISTEN CLOSELY TO EACH PERSON'S ARGUMENT THEIR WAY IS RIGHT... THIS IS HARMLESS. I CAN PLAY WITH SIN AND STILL BE RIGHT. John ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    When God Disappears

    Contributed by Howard Langford on Jul 21, 2011
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,931 views

    Many times in life we may feel that the Lord is invisible. You feel that God has not been fair. This message will help you discover where the Lord is when He seems invisible...

    When God disappears from your life… Many times in life it appears that God is not present. What do you do when you feel that God has forgotten you? You reaffirm Him as your messiah. Messiah means to the Jewish culture “this is who we are hanging our hat on, we will rest all of our ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Heavy And Displeased

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Jan 14, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,148 views

    The words, “ he went to his house heavy and displeased” caught my attention!

    Heavy and displeased..….. 1 King 20:42 And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people. 43 And the king of Israel went to his house ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Loyd C. Taylor avatar

    Love Is The Greatest Series

    Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Mar 11, 2023
     | 4,042 views

    Of all the remarkable things we have enjoyed, of all the wonderful things we have witnessed; what is the greatest? There's one that is above all the rest! This sermon was preached on Valentine's Sunday.

    Valentine’s Day: Humor: I want to see something cheap! Lead-in: On February 14th we celebrate “Valentine’s Day.” A day that reminds us to show special love and attention to that special someone in our life. Indeed, we do need reminding from time to time not to take our loved ones for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rev. Duraimony Dickson avatar

    A New Name

    Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Jan 7, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,621 views

    God is calling you this New Year. He wants you to change your life. He wants to give you a new name, a new beginning.

    A New Name Ephesians 1:1-10 A minister wrote in the church newsletter, that he was setting new goals for the New Year. One of his goals was to clean up his desk. Another of his goals was to finally find where he put last year’s goals. There might be some of you who probably keep your desks like ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God’s Cleaning Agent

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Mar 27, 2015
     | 4,448 views

    We become part of God's family through baptism and the spiritual cleansing it gives us. Through the spiritual cleansing, we gain a new, child-like nature that allows us to be hopelessly dependent on Christ for salvation.

    I'm going to take you on a short walk down memory lane. Some of you may have heard of a singer/songwriter from the 1970s by the name of Ray Stevens. He was famous for writing and recording comedy songs such as "Bridget the Midget", "Ahab the Arab", "The Streak" and many others. He did record a few ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Michael Fredette avatar

    Jonah

    Contributed by Michael Fredette on Jul 26, 2019
    based on 2 ratings
     | 10,529 views

    What comes to mind when you think about the Book of Jonah?

    What comes to mind when you think about the Book of Jonah? Summary of the book , So God tells the prophet Jonah to go to Nineveh to preach to the people , instead he runs to Joppa found a ship to Tarshish . While on the ship God sent a terrible storm and the crew threw Him overboard until a mighty ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist