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  • Elmer Towns avatar

    How To Accomplish A Big Hard Scary Job Lesson 11 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 7, 2017
     | 4,141 views

    When you don't know where to start

    A. SIZE UP BIG JOBS WITH A BIG OVERALL PERSPECTIVE: JOSHUA 10:16-43 1. Why big jobs defeat us? a. We’re scared of failure. b. We don’t know where to start. c. We’ve failed at big jobs before. d. Lack of motivation. e. Worthy goal, but not with my limitations. “God led Israel to cross the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Go! And... Ask The Hard Questions: What If Christianity Is A Lie? Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 5, 2025
    based on 2 ratings
     | 243 views

    If Christianity is not true—if Jesus didn’t really rise from the dead—then everything we believe, preach, sing, and stand for crumbles into dust.

    Go! And... Ask the Hard Questions: What If Christianity Is a Lie? INTRODUCTION: STARTING WITH A SHOCKING QUESTION What if Christianity is a lie? That’s a bold question, isn't it? Even hearing it in church might feel unsettling. But let's face it: If Christianity is not true—if Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Antonio Manaytay avatar

    Hard Life? But Who Says Christian Life Is A Walk In The Park

    Contributed by Antonio Manaytay on Aug 9, 2025
     | 341 views

    This sermon delves on the notion some Christians hold that following Christ makes life easier, smoother, and comfortable.

    Hard Life? But Who Says Christian Life is a Walk in the Park? Scripture Reading: John 16:33 – “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” Some people come to Christ thinking that following Him will instantly make life easier, smoother, and more comfortable ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How To Accomplish A Big Hard Scary Job Lesson 11 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 9, 2024
     | 696 views

    Size up big jobs with a big overall perspective.

    A. SIZE UP BIG JOBS WITH A BIG OVERALL PERSPECTIVE: JOSHUA 10:16-43 1. Why big jobs defeat us. a. We are scared of failure. b. We do not know where to start. c. We have failed at big jobs before. d. Lack of motivation. e. Worthy goal, but not with my limitations. “God led Israel to cross the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I Can't Do This! It's Too Hard! PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 6, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,068 views

    View life's challenges through God's love, eagerly pursue His Word, and overcome troubles through Christ, our greatest need and answer.

    Good morning, beloved. I am thrilled to see each of you here today, your faces aglow with the warmth of fellowship and the eager anticipation of God's Word. We gather today in the loving embrace of our Savior, ready to receive the wisdom He has prepared for us. Today, we will be turning our hearts ...read more

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    Impatience With God Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 4, 2008
    based on 17 ratings
     | 30,230 views

    At times it is hard not to get impatient with God. It’s hard to wait for Him to move. But such impatience can cause us to act rashly and our rashness can cost us dearly.

    OPEN: Caitlin was a 4 year old and an only child. She really wanted to have a baby sister and kept pestering her mother asking when she could have one. One morning Caitlin told her mother, "Maybe if we both prayed out loud, God would hear us." So they prayed together. As soon as they finished, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Don’t Be Luke Warm

    Contributed by John Ong on Aug 19, 2015
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,532 views

    How hard is it to make a decision? How hard is it to accept challenges for the sake of pleasing our Lord God? Are there challenges you can’t simply put your 100% into?

    How hard is it to make a decision? How hard is it to accept challenges for the sake of pleasing our Lord God? Are there challenges you can’t simply put your 100% into? The Bible speaks about lukewarm Christians in Revelations 3: 15-19 which say; ‘I know your deeds, that you are ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Foolishness Of Preaching

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Jun 25, 2018
     | 8,911 views

    Some things are hard to hear within the volume of God’s word. Some things are hard to understand and comprehend. Something may even sound foolish to folks but I assure that is not the case.

    The Foolishness of Preaching 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 Message: The idea of preaching as a method to reach people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ is viewed by many in our day and time as foolishness. Strangely this was the very same attitude of the people who heard St. Paul ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Through Change We Grow!

    Contributed by Glenn Newton on May 4, 2002
    based on 87 ratings
     | 12,168 views

    How change may be hard, but is necessary in the Christian life, and in the life of the Church.

    Through Change We Grow! Pastor Glenn Newton 7-1-01 On July 4th, 1776 there was a Document signed by the brave leaders of the American Colonies, this document was a Declaration of Independence. It was a day that changed the lives of those who lived in our country forever, it was a Change that ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Have The Serenity To Accept The Things You Cannot Change

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 20 ratings
     | 3,787 views

    Although it may be hard to admit, there are many things that we cannot change.

    Although it may be hard to admit, there are many things that we cannot change. No matter how hard you try some people resist change; some organizations refuse to admit problems and some leaders refuse to listen to advice. Instead, of consistently beating one's proverbial head up against a wall, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    #1why Are The Heavens Brass And The Earth Iron?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 21, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,079 views

    Sometimes life seems so hard and cold, God has a plan.

    #1WHY ARE THE HEAVENS BRASS AND THE EARTH IRON? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com WHY ARE THE HEAVENS BRASS? DEAF, UNYIELDING, BRAZEN, LITTLE REWARD, UNFRUITFUL, COLD, AND THE EARTH IRON? INFLEXIBLE, RIGID, FIRM, UNWILLING, SLAVISH, HARD, INSENSITIVE, IMMOVABLE. TEXT: Deut. 28:23 ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    4 Epiphany C Jesus Comes Home

    Contributed by Roger Haugen on Sep 4, 2001
    based on 40 ratings
     | 5,257 views

    It is hard to come home, but why did Jesus come looking for a fight?

    4 Epiphany C Luke 4:21-30 28 January 2001 Rev. Roger Haugen If you grew up in a small town, you know about small town rivalries. The hockey teams that play just a little tougher when playing a certain town. The anger at the boys because the girls want to date boys from the other town. Won’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Justin Joiner avatar

    Yet, I Will Still Praise Thee

    Contributed by Justin Joiner on Oct 18, 2001
    based on 88 ratings
     | 13,991 views

    Through hard times and good times we need to praise God.

    Yet, I will still praise thee. Open in Prayer. ~ Habakkuk 3: 17-18 ~ All of these things were happening but he still praised the Lord. ~ Even though I wasn’t getting an increase in pay at work and the bills weren’t paid, I still praised him. ~ Through the thick and thin we have to praise the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Hope: Healing For The Home

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Feb 8, 2001
    based on 124 ratings
     | 20,480 views

    This sermon offers hope for families that are broken or going through hard times.

    Hope & Healing For The Home Morning Star Family Day 11/22/98 Genesis 50:15-21 Ephesians 4:17-32 Today as you celebrate Family Day, I want you to know that no family is complete without the presence of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ in the home. God has many ways of entering into our ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Bitter Bones And Angry Eyebrows

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Aug 5, 2003
    based on 104 ratings
     | 6,607 views

    A hard look at bitterness and how to get rid of it God’s way.

    BITTER BONES AND ANGRY EYEBROWS EPHESIANS 4:30-32 INTRODUCTION… E. Stanley Jones, Reader’s Digest, December 1981 A rattlesnake, if cornered, will sometimes become so angry it will bite itself. That is exactly what the harboring of hate and resentment against others is—a biting of oneself. We think ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ