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  • Michael McCartney avatar

    Mountain Climbimg 101 - "Success In Life Is A Long Hard Climb!"

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 1, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,735 views

    Life is filled with mountains that just need to be climbed both literally and spiritually. Why? Because they are there! Why? Because they are in your path and the only way around them is over them. So the wiser we become at scaling spiritual mountains the

    Mountain Climbing 101 - “Success in life is a long hard climb!” Thesis: Life is filled with mountains that just need to be climbed both literally and spiritually. Why? Because they are there! Why? Because they are in your path and the only way around them is over them. So the wiser we become at ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What To Do When Stuff Happens

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Oct 2, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,740 views

    How to cope when things go wrong.

    "What to Do When Stuff Happens" Philippians 1:12-19 Introduction: How many of you know that "stuff happens" in life? Most reasonable thinking folks understand that things happen in life; difficult things, unexplainable things, unimaginable things, stuff that just happens. Now there are all kinds of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Having A Correct Biblical Theology Is Not Only Necessary, Its Essential! Series

    Contributed by Dr. George Calhoun on Oct 30, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,596 views

    In ever age and in every way biblical faith in Jesus Christ has come under attack.

    The former talk show host Phil Donahue wrote in his best selling autobiography, “If God the Father is so all-loving, why didn’t He come down and go to Calvary! Then Jesus could have said, “This is My Father in whom I am well pleased.” How could an all-knowing, all-loving, God allow His Son to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Heavenly Help For Hard Times (Victorious Living In A Vicious World) Series

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Jun 21, 2003
    based on 40 ratings
     | 7,337 views

    This world can be tough on Christians. Some cave in and live in powerless mediocrity, but Jesus didn’t die to build a church of wimps. Paul’s instruction to Timothy is timely for today’s trials!

    Heavenly Help for Hard Times (Victorious Living in a Vicious World) (flip a coin) Heads or tails? This happens at the beginning of many sporting events today. Flipping a coin to determine who would begin a game goes all the way back to the Greek Olympic games where they believed the gods ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Shattering Illusions Series

    Contributed by Louis Bartet on Mar 16, 2003
    based on 73 ratings
     | 7,423 views

    Are you seeking God or seeking to be god? Do you love people or are you disquising your selfishness

    TITLE: Shattering Life’s Illusions TEXT: Luke 22:24-34 TOPIC: Reality, Faith, Sanctification, delusional beliefs Preached by Louis Bartet at Point Assembly of God, March 16, 2003 at 11:00 A.M. -- An illusion is an erroneous perception of the way things really are. It is a false belief or concept ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • David Flowers avatar

    Growing

    Contributed by David Flowers on Jul 10, 2008
     | 3,395 views

    Dave departs from the Hearing Jesus Again series for a time of reflection, confession, encouragement, and visioneering.

    Growing Wildwind Community Church David Flowers June 28, 2008 This past week has been a really rough week for me. A lot of high emotion. A lot of personal difficulty. Ever have one of those weeks where it seems like no matter where you turn you keep coming to the end of yourself, where you ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    If One Should Wander From The Truth Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jul 23, 2012
    based on 174 ratings
     | 28,557 views

    James tells us what to do with people who wander away from the truth of Christ. 1- Bring them back 2- Remember the good 3- Cover the sins

    INTRO.- ILL.- One time a friend from Missiouri visited our church on a Sunday morning. He was a good church member where I formerly preached. He was a hunter and I fished for bass. He use to say to me, “If you’d go turkey hunting with me you’d stop that bass fishing.” What was he saying? Was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Deception: Truths I Have Learned Series

    Contributed by Dan Morrison on Aug 20, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 9,755 views

    Two major issues in Scripture, Deliverence, and Deception. In Joshua chapter nine we see a people affected by deception.

    Some Truths about Deception Joshua 9: Two major issues in Scripture: 1.The issue of Deliverance, Redemption; and 2. The issue of Deception; Deception is a danger to us all and this danger is personified throughout the Bible; WHY IS IT SUCH A MAJOR ISSUE? THREE REASONS; The Minister of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Being A Disciple In The Post-Truth World

    Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Aug 24, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,828 views

    Being a Disciple in the Post-Truth World

    Being a Disciple in the Post-Truth World   Scripture Luke 14:25-33   Reflection   Dear sisters and brothers, Today’s scripture text starts with a sentence: “Large crowds were travelling with Jesus.” This sentence is the context in which Jesus further builds the responsibility and ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    I'm Too Weak Series

    Contributed by David Flowers on Feb 13, 2007
     | 4,291 views

    Part 3 in series Every Thought Captive. This message explores the lie, "I’m too weak to serve God effectively."

    I’m Too Weak Every Thought Captive, part 3 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers Feb. 4, 2007 Matthew 4:1 (NIV) 1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. Have you ever been in the desert? The desert is the place where you are no longer surrounded by ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Spiritual Hypnosis

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 21, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,415 views

    There is a battle today for your MIND. There are tens-of-thousands if not millions of things that influence everything about you. They can be so powerful that the control they have is like hypnosis.

    Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 (The Message) Text: 5We use our powerful God-tools for smashing warped philosophies, tearing down barriers erected against the truth of God, fitting every loose thought and emotion and impulse into the structure of life shaped by Christ. 2Don‘t become so ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    A Common Approach To The Bible That Yields Terrible Results

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 11, 2013
     | 2,040 views

    At look at what happens when we come to the Bible with a preconceived agenda.

    [Drama: Having a big cardboard jigsaw puzzle, with a piece missing. The piece that fits is “sacrifice.” But what you want to fit is “comfort.” So they tear away at “comfort” a little to make the piece “fit” into the puzzle.] A COMMON APPROACH TO ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Burdette avatar

    I Am The Way, The Truth, And The Life

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Jun 27, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 11,045 views

    Finding the Way of Life, Living It's Truth, Jesus

    I AM - I AM the Way, the Truth, and the Life July 1, 2018 John 14:1-6 (p. 752) Introduction: I had a long distance truck driver named Roy who called me from out of the blue one day…He’d been passing through Louisville and he’d heard one of my Ministry Minutes on WJIE, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • David Flowers avatar

    I'll Grow Into It Series

    Contributed by David Flowers on Mar 5, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,190 views

    Part 5 of series Every Thought Captive. Here Dave takes on the lie, "I’ll Grow Into It." This is when people assume they’ll grow spiritually as they age physically. Contains an explanation of where the lie comes from, the problems it causes, and what t

    “I’ll Grow Into It” Every Thought Captive, part 5 Wildwind Community Church February 18, 2007 David Flowers 2 Corinthians 10:5 (NIV) 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Stand And Fight: Learning To Accessorize Series

    Contributed by Daniel Richter on May 9, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,981 views

    The Belt of Truth

    Stand and Fight: Learning to Accessorize Ephesians 6:10-18 Beartown Road Alliance Church There was a game that we used to play when I was little called King of the Hill. We used to play it almost every recess on the side of the schoolyard, next to the baseball field. There was a small hill and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance