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  • Kevin Smith avatar

    "No Worries."

    Contributed by Kevin Smith on Jun 19, 2004
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     | 5,119 views

    We shouldn’t have to worry about anything in life because God will take care of us, as evident in this particular text.

    I. Introduction: -We as a people worry too much in today’s society about too many things that we really don’t need worry about. - Worry is defined by Webster’s as "Any amount of excess energy spent stressing on things." - We stress out to the max worrying abou too many minor things, things we have ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How To Be A Good Neighbor

    Contributed by Robert Travis on Jul 11, 2001
    based on 49 ratings
     | 5,986 views

    Do you have good neighbors...or better yet...Are you a good neighbor?

    HOW TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR (Proverbs 3:27-35) Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee. Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Many Demons All Submit To One Lord Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 14, 2021
     | 1,256 views

    Stir up with fire many, many to get involved in their world and spread the good news, a good news of freedom from the slavery of sin, a good news of new life in Jesus Christ.

    Monday in Pentecost Week We bask today, and all this week in the warmth of Pentecost fire, but we bask at our own risk. Fire warms us so that we can be of service, or it burns out the imperfections. It is not merely for our enjoyment. The Holy Spirit was in Jesus in the most powerful way ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Does Human Life Begin At First Breath?

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on May 21, 2022
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,156 views

    Life is not accidental. It is intentional, and there are only two possibilities for the creation of life

    Life is not a random occurrence. It is intentional, with its creation stemming from God's supernatural act. This intentional nature of life invites us to contemplate its origins, encouraging introspection and a deeper understanding of our existence. "...then the LORD God formed the man ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Song Of Ascents

    Contributed by Bob Hostetler on Jul 6, 2001
    based on 69 ratings
     | 10,419 views

    A message of encouragement for hurting, lonely, struggling people

    A Song of Ascents Text: Psalm 121 Twisted hands opened the rough, wooden window and the aged Jew to whom the hands belonged backed again into the stuffy shadows of his sparsely furnished mud hut. The window afforded a narrow view of many other such huts, cramped together in the Jewish ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    4 Things To Remember In Uncertain Times Series

    Contributed by Larry Sarver on Aug 15, 2002
    based on 334 ratings
     | 61,269 views

    A teaching message on Genesis 28:10-22.

    Genesis Series #53 July 14, 2002 Title: 4 Things to Remember in Uncertain Times Email: pastorsarver@yahoo.com <mailto:pastorsarver@yahoo.com> Website: www.newlifeinchrist.info Welcome to New life in Christ. Today we continue with message #53 in our verse-by-verse study of the Book of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Give Thanks And Remember Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 17, 2013
    based on 96 ratings
     | 96,685 views

    1- Give thanks and remember His wonders 2- Give thanks and remember His covenant 2- Give thanks and remember His people

    INTRO.- ILL.- "Grandpa, I'm really proud of you," said his granddaughter. "What's to be proud of?" asked the old man. She replied, "I noticed that when you sneeze, you've learned to put your hand in front of your mouth." "Of course," explained Grandpa. "How else can I catch my teeth???" ILL.- ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Drop The Weight, The Tongue Series

    Contributed by Art Good on Aug 14, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,390 views

    If I were to ask you what the most powerful thing in the world is, what would you say? What if the most powerful thing in the world are our words? The words that we speak to each other.

    Drop The Weight, The Tongue Hebrews 12:1 says “Since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders, and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race set before us.” If I were to ask you what the most powerful ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Even The Demons

    Contributed by David Green on Nov 1, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,215 views

    The disciples return from a mission and rejoice that the demons submitted ... implications for halloween etc.

    “Even the demons….” A remedy for darkness 17 The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.” 18 He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fear - How To Overcome It?

    Contributed by Pastor Renji George on Jun 9, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,411 views

    How to live in an anxious world and yet have peace and joy in life? There are hundreds of reasons to be afraid. But only one reason not to be afraid that is our faith in God and our Lord Jesus Christ. There are two kinds of fear! One is Divine and the other is demonic!

    Fear is a painful emotion or passion caused by an expectation of evil or suspicion of impending danger. Fear manifests itself in many ways. Some of the more serious ways include panic attacks, which are defined as “sudden, brief episodes of intense fear”, and phobias, which are defined as ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Angels Minister To Us Series

    Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Jul 9, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,805 views

    The angel of the Lord encamps around you invisibly, to keep you from your enemies. But unless you see through the eyes of faith, you will not be able to see the invisible reality of God’s mighty hand protecting you.

    The Angels Minister to us “The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him and delivers them.” - Psalm 34:7 Last week we meditated on the role of the Angels in the heavenly realm. They create an example for us of how we should worship the Lord. But there is another way that angels ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Asleep

    Contributed by Phillip Smith on Nov 11, 2023
     | 1,247 views

    As humans we grow tired and require a nap; at least I do in the afternoon. Does God grow sleepy and require a daily nap in the afternoon? If we take the days of the week literally as with the creation, does God sleep every seventh day?

    In the beginning God made the heavens and the earth. After creating everything, God rested. Does that mean God went to sleep? As humans we grow tired and require a nap; at least I do in the afternoon. Does God grow sleepy and require a daily nap in the afternoon? If we take the days of the week ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Breaking Through To The Blessed Life PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 15, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,058 views

    This sermon explores how to believe in, break barriers to, and become beneficiaries of God's blessings, using the biblical character Jabez as an example.

    Beloved, I greet you in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I stand before you today, not as a man of my own making, but as a vessel of the divine grace that has been bestowed upon us all. Today, we gather under the shelter of His love, in the sanctuary of His peace, to share in the ...read more

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    "God Speaking"

    Contributed by Steven Kellett on Mar 10, 2002
    based on 147 ratings
     | 12,042 views

    Ananias hears God’s call - how he recognizes and reacts to God’s instructions.

    10Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” And he said, “Here I am, Lord.” And the Lord said to him, “Get up and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Remember

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on May 28, 2002
    based on 198 ratings
     | 19,848 views

    A Memorial Day sermon to answer the question -- What makes freedom something to die for?

    May 26, 2002 Memorial Day 1All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers. 2And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist