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  • Tony Skaff avatar

    Two Days Longer

    Contributed by Tony Skaff on Mar 20, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,957 views

    Why God moves slowely sometimes?

    1stBBC Two days longer John 11:1-6 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) Therefore his sisters sent unto him, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bradford Robinson avatar

    Help God, I Hurt

    Contributed by Bradford Robinson on Jun 9, 2004
    based on 107 ratings
     | 15,064 views

    We all hurt. This sermon looks at how two different people with two different hurts came both came to Jesus and had thier hurts healed.

    Dear Preacher, I am a member of your audience and I sit before you in silent desperation. I am a mother of a good Christian teen-age girl who just told me that she is pregnant. I am a husband whose marriage is falling apart and no matter what I do I can’t seem to stop it. I’m a child who has ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Lay Down Your Burdens

    Contributed by William Ellis on Aug 22, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 5,772 views

    In order for you to pick up your destiny, you have to lay down your burdens!Our past cannot defeat us - Our future is right before us - Our enemy is under our feet - Our burdens are no longer on our shoulders!

    Lay Down Your Burdens Intro: King David understood this when he wrote in agony to the Lord when his enemies were surrounding him! Psalms 55:22 Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. Peter wrote to the leaders in the church and ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • N B avatar

    Ouch!

    Contributed by N B on Aug 22, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,586 views

    What should be my stance as a Christian when life hurts?

    OUCH! That hurts! Romans 8:28-39 Faith that can’t be tested can’t be trusted. William Seck “If Joseph had not been Egypt’s prisoner, he would have never been Egypt’s Governor. The iron chains about his feet ushered in the golden chains about his neck.” Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors o ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    #12divine Possibilities: The Great Pretender Series

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 24, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,752 views

    We have been studying there is more than what man can do. God has a plan. Pretending and playing church will hinder God’s Possibilities. Don’t be hypocritical!

    SPEAK TO THE DIVINE POSSIBILITIES: #12--- DIVINE POSSIBILITIES: THE GREAT PRETENDER! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com We are studying Divine Possibilities: 1. Climb into God’s Envelope; 2. Accept the Mantle; 3. Starving at a feast; 4. Let God! 5. Dying in a Rut: When an ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Scott Carmer avatar

    Don't Be A Sore Loser

    Contributed by Scott Carmer on Aug 28, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,826 views

    When Jacob wrestled with the angel that night at the river, he was a good loser because he was willing to learn from his struggle.

    Don’t Be a Sore Loser Genesis 32:22-31 Proverbs 3:12 August 28, 2005 My first and only foray into the world of coaching came during the summer that I coached my son’s baseball team. We were living in Morocco, Indiana at the time. Morocco is in Newton County and the North Newton High School ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    How To Really Survive An Earthquake

    Contributed by Michael Karpf on Aug 28, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,477 views

    God is our protector and refuge and if we are trusting in Him we can get through anything

    This past week I went to Dallas, Texas to see a doctor. And it was hot there. 40 degrees. So the hot weather is nothing new to me; it’s just that I don’t like it. And I’m always glad when the cooler weather comes. Last week we had a major earthquake in Japan. While the earthquake was not ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Michael Karpf avatar

    When You Don't Get It, God Does Get It

    Contributed by Michael Karpf on Aug 31, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,189 views

    God is faithful even when we don’t understand what He is doing, and His way is best for us.

    I want to thank you for this opportunity to share from God’s word with you today. KC and Simone send their greetings as well but they could not be here today. They’re probably sleeping right now. I have come to appreciate my being here with you all at SEFC more and more. The adjustment to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Walking Through The Valley

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Sep 10, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,453 views

    This is a 9/11 remembrance message

    Walking through the Valley Psalm 23:4 September 10, 2006 Morning Service Lisa Beamer’s coat closet is now filled with things she never wanted to own. There are large plastic containers filled with thousands of postcards and letters from people all over the world. There are also songs, poems, ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Dwayne Williams avatar

    How To Pass, When You Feel That You Are A Failure

    Contributed by Dwayne Williams on Sep 11, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 10,375 views

    how a person handles failure can mean the difference between living a victorious life or living a life filled with bitterness, hostility, solitary, and anger.

    How to pass even though you feel like you are failing 2 Corinthians 4: 6 – 12 Main Focus is 2 Corinthians 4: 8-9 I know this title of this sermon doesn’t really make sense to a lot of people on this morning, I know that they will have questions that will pop up in people head like, what do you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Charles R. Swindoll avatar

    "Church Bones”

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 13, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 15,350 views

    spiriyual death and or Spiritual suicide. No matter your spirit died GOD can Give it life again.

    Biblical Text: Ezekiel 37:1-10 This is one of the most familiar texts in the Black Church. Pastors and preachers across the country have preached and re-preached from this chosen text. So there isn’t much else we can teach you on the subject of Ezekiel and the dry bones, right? WRONG. I’m sure ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Doyne Cantrell avatar

    From Stumbling Stones To Stepping Stones

    Contributed by Doyne Cantrell on Sep 16, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 9,859 views

    This sermon will focus on events in the lives of three people from Scripture that illustrate how God takes the stumbling stones of our lives and turns them into stepping stones to Him.

    FROM STUMBLING STONES TO STEPPING STONES Romans 8:28 Introduction Often, events come into our lives that seem to be almost unbearable. Events that we may or may not know are direct attacks against our faith in and walk with God. It is in these times that we are able to see more clearly Gods ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    No More Tears

    Contributed by Darrell Coats on Sep 17, 2006
    based on 25 ratings
     | 19,032 views

    A sermon designed to show how much Jesus identifies with our suffering.

    NO MORE TEARS Revelation 21:4/ John 11:17-34 Introduction: Remember when you were child and you had to have your hair washed? When I was little, I hated to get my hair washed. I knew ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • James Lowe avatar

    God, What Am I Doing In This Pit?

    Contributed by James Lowe on Sep 20, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,970 views

    An encouraging message of hope

    God, what am I doing in this Pit? Genesis 37: 13-24 Before we get into the main theme of this message, let’s go back a few verses and gather a little background to this story. Joseph was the son of Jacob. Verse 3 says he was the son of his old age. Because he was the son of his old age, he was ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • N B avatar

    Depression

    Contributed by N B on Sep 21, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 13,373 views

    Depression has many roots and takes mant forms. The Bible gives us account of how to handle depression.

    Depression Acts 18:1-18 OPEN: Psychiatry students were in their college class one day when their professor began a discussion to prove a point. "What we’re going to talk about today," the professor said, "are the emotional extremes that many mentally disturbed people go through… for ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal