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  • Johnny Wilson avatar

    Tempting Proposition

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Aug 31, 2009
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     | 5,178 views

    Convincing teenagers that temptation is a no-win proposition is hard to do, but this oft-neglected passage from Isaiah offers insight.

    In the Broadway musical, “Guys and Dolls,” there is a line where Sky Masterton (the Marlon Brando role in the film version) shares some advice that his father gave him. Sky is a gambler and the entire play revolves around a certain bet that he makes which pays off in a way he isn’t expecting. But I ...read more

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    Hold On To Jesus Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Feb 25, 2005
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     | 21,206 views

    A Hard Heart comes in stages: willful rebellion, going astray, spiritual ignorance, overt unbelief, and being deceived by sin.

    Hold On to Jesus Hebrews 3 SCRIPTURE READING: Hebrews 3:1-6 INTRODUCTION: Hebrews 1 told us Jesus is Greater than Angels. Chapter 2 shows us Jesus as the Greater man. Chapter 3 says Jesus is GREATER than Moses. Moses was a faithful servant over God’s house, but Christ is the builder of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Is Life Worth Living?

    Contributed by Quinton Williamson on Jun 11, 2003
    based on 30 ratings
     | 8,366 views

    To let people know that your life is worth living, no matter how hard the trial, still life is worth living.

    SUBJECT: IS LIFE WORTH LIVING! SCRIPTURE: ST. LUKE 8: 43-48 Sometimes the storms of life are raging, the winds will blow and trouble comes, and sometimes you don’t know if life is worth living. When people do you wrong, and things begin to fall apart you ask yourself is life worth living? We ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    He’s Got You Covered Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Dec 15, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 19,237 views

    No matter how hard our enemy fights against us, God will take care of us if we will trust in Him.

    He’s Got You Covered Acts 23:12-35 Intro: One of the things we start hearing a lot about around election time is health coverage. Some say that the government should guarantee health coverage for every citizen. Others say that every employer should be required to provide health coverage for all ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Glimpse The Glory Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Nov 21, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,217 views

    If we glimpse the glory ahead for every believer, we’ll be able to carry the cross today when times are hard.

    Three store owners shared adjacent storefronts in the same building. Times were tough. In hopes of picking up sales, the owner of the shop at one end of the building put a sign over his front entrance that said, YEAR-END CLEARANCE!!! At the other end of the building, another owner responded ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Fear Of Acceptance Series

    Contributed by Alexander Clark on Nov 10, 2012
     | 4,628 views

    Being afraid of your peers can be hard, don’t be. Let his grace show on your face.

    Intro: Halloween is this week and it’s all about dressing up and being somebody. This week I felt we needed to talk about this. Do you feel every day is Halloween for you? You wake up and put on your clothes and are somebody you’re not? Well Peter was like this, He showed a little faith when he ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    What Leaders Are Called To Do

    Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on Jan 11, 2014
     | 9,857 views

    Leaders are equippers. It requires hard work. It renders our work to become more effective. It rests on teaching the word of God.

    One of the most thought-­‐provoking articles I’ve read lately is “8 Reasons Most Churches Never Break the 200 Attendance Mark.”1 Now the author Carey Nieuwhof is not saying that it is a sin to be a small church. He just analyzed why it stays small. Nieuwhof clarifies that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Confrontational Gospel

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on May 27, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,905 views

    We try so hard to make the gospel easy to accept, but the way Jesus presented it was bound to be confrontational in a sinful world.

    Passage: Matthew 10:34-42 Intro: Sometimes the words of Jesus are so different from the image we constructed that it shocks us. 1. and often we try to soften them, reinterpret them, make them less offensive and more acceptable. 2. but these statements this morning are really clear. 3. and in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    3 Things Sin Will Always Do.

    Contributed by Greg Carr on May 3, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,565 views

    We live in a world in which sin is prevalent. Samson learned the hard way three things sin will always do.

    You might not know this but I am a Chicago Cubs fan. The Cubs have not won a World Series since 1908 when they beat the Detroit Tigers. So there are a lot of joke about the losing ways of the Cubs. One of those jokes makes a good introduction to this message. A Cubs fan passed away and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Don’t You Dare!

    Contributed by James Stophel on May 22, 2014
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     | 6,083 views

    It is hard to resist a dare. Why even Eve was dared by the devil in the garden. Perhaps what is needed is the right type of dares.

    Don’t you Dare! 1st Peter 5:8 – Genesis 2 Don’t you dare!! How many of us this morning have ever heard that phrase! I would about guarantee that most of us have heard that….or even use that…… at one point of our life. I would even add that there is something ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    He Defeated Death Series

    Contributed by Kurt Lindgren on Dec 6, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,056 views

    There were certain people in the Corinth church who taught there was no resurrection from the dead! Paul confronts them with hard evidence...

    www.pastorkurt.com INTRODUCTION: Corinth was the center of the Epicurean philosophy, which said that, because there is no eternity, man should eat, drink, and be merry on earth. Part of this Epicurean mentality had filtered into the church. Specifically, there were those in the church who taught ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Worry?

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 2, 2019
     | 3,183 views

    It’s hard to be full of joy when everything is wrecking, But if you keep your JOY everything will work out

    Why Worry YOU CAN Be Happy (PROVERBS 17:22) ILLUS: Alarm clock didn’t go off A case of the depressed blues is headed your way You’re late for work, have a flat tire, try to take wife’s car it wont start she left the lights on, Get the jumper cables jump it off, in a hurry, Blue light special ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A Christian Nation

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Jul 5, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,119 views

    A Patriotic message chronicling the Christian founding of this great nation and how we need to stand for God during these hard times

    A Christian Nation Psalm 33:12 Psalms 33:12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. Recently a national radio talk show host and a listener were talking about Christianity in America As the conversation continued the host, an avowed ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gerald Roberts avatar

    The Burden Of The Cross

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Feb 27, 2021
     | 3,356 views

    The cross of Christ is hard and difficult, but Jesus asks us to deny yourself, lose yourself, and take up our cross.

    Mark 8:31-38 The Burden of the Cross • It used to be that we could carry our own suitcase and sometimes they were heavy • . Now, we have wheels on the suit cases even back packs have wheels to make it easier. • When I was at my last appointment we did a Cross walk from Gazebo to The ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Chuck Brooks avatar

    The Christmas X-Files- Christmas Just Ain’t Christmas Without The Son Of God

    Contributed by Chuck Brooks on Oct 8, 2020
     | 2,749 views

    Jesus is hard to find today because He is systematically being "X'd" out of Christmas.

    The Christmas X-Files Today we find ourselves looking into a time in the life of Jesus that He is missing. (Luke 2:40 NKJV) And the Child grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him. (Luke 2:41 NKJV) His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible