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  • Tim Patrick avatar

    Encouragement For Difficult Times

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Dec 13, 2005
    based on 90 ratings
     | 38,790 views

    This sermon gives encouragement for facing difficult times.

    Have you ever faced a difficult time? Your difficult time could be: the loss of a job, death of a family member, a relationship problem with another person, disease in your family, a problem at work. All of us face difficult times. Some of these times are emotional, some are spiritual, some are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Stephen Sheane avatar

    Encourage One Another Series

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Feb 9, 2010
    based on 14 ratings
     | 18,423 views

    To stay encouraged you need to stay focused, stay in fellowship and stay fresh.

    ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER A young couple, very much in love, were getting married in church. However, the bride was very nervous about the big occasion and so the Pastor chose one verse that he felt would be a great encouragement to them. The verse was 1 John 4:18 which says: There is no fear in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • T.J. Conwell avatar

    Be Encouraged By Being Faithful

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Feb 28, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,442 views

    Living for God brings God's peace on our lives.

    Be Encouraged by Being Faithful Philippians 4:4-9 - Read Phil 4:4-9 / Pray - How was your heart this morning? Were you ready to hear from the Lord? - Did you enter into this place with a heart to worship and be challenged by God? Point 1 - Rejoice! (Verses 4-7) - Paul proclaims that we are to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jim Drake avatar

    Encouraging Frail Faith Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Dec 7, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,933 views

    When a person is born again, they are like a newborn baby. The disciples were really no different. They had a lot of growing up to do in just a short period of time, and all through the Gospels, Jesus grew them and nurtured them. He purposely put them in

    We all know what happens when a person is born again, right? The very instant that we’re born again, we’re automatically fully mature Christians, right? We’re able to handle anything the devil and the world has to throw at us, right? We have all of the wisdom, experience, knowledge that we need, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James Tilley avatar

    Three Encouraging Things Series

    Contributed by James Tilley on Dec 10, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 13,872 views

    This is an expository sermon based on Phillipians 1.12-20.

    Text: Phil 1.12-20 Introduction: Paul was in jail when he wrote this letter and yet he is full of joy. Just like Paul we all have bad times and times of discouragement. Read “You Know it’s a Bad Day when… You know it’s going to be a bad day when: * You turn on the morning news and they’re ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jonathan McLeod avatar

    God's Message Of Encouragement Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Oct 26, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,433 views

    Because of God’s presence and plan, we can live with unshakeable strength and courage.

    [To receive free sermons by email, please contact jonrmcleod@yahoo.com] REVIEW Let’s review last week’s introduction to the book of Haggai: • Author: Haggai the prophet • Date: 520 B.C. • Recipients: The exiled Jews who had returned to their homeland to rebuild the temple • Occasion: ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Mende avatar

    Encouragement For Discouraged Saints

    Contributed by David Mende on Jul 8, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 22,059 views

    This sermon is for my fellow co-workers in the Lord’s Vineyard. Read this sermon and be encouraged! I would be delighted if you could rate this sermon and give brief feedback.

    Introduction (Secure Attention): We all go through it. We face it many times in our lives. Whenever it comes, it paralyzes our spiritual lives. I’m talking about discouragement. Are you discouraged this morning? Have you ever wanted to do something for the Lord, but got discouraged in between? Have ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    Exhortation, Encouragement, And Prayer Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 8, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,216 views

    Philippians 4:1-9 teaches us a number of ways in which we are to stand firm in the Lord.

    Scripture Paul is getting to the end of his letter to his beloved Philippian church. The ESV Study Bible states: “The chief theme of Philippians is encouragement: Paul wants to encourage the Philippians to live out their lives as citizens of a heavenly colony, as evidenced by a growing commitment ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Rick Boyne avatar

    Encouragement From The Lord

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Nov 28, 2018
     | 4,295 views

    God gives encouragement to His children.

    Encouragement from the Lord November 25, 2018 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: God gives encouragement to His children. Focus Passage: Haggai 2 Supplemental Passage: Yet those who wait for the LORD Will gain new strength; They will mount up with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Sooner Or Later? Encourage...

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on May 30, 2020
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    We can tend to lack real understanding. Sooner or later we need to acknowledge there is a ministry of encouragement and edification. Do we have a plan to grow and develop edification in the family and in the church?

    SOONER OR LATER… By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com HOW WOULD WE ANSWER GOD IF HE SAID: WHAT DO YOU WANT? WE NEED THE MINISTRY OF UNDERSTANDING AND OF EDIFICATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT IN THE FAMILY AND IN THE CHURCH TODAY. TEXT: 1 Kings 3:5 In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Shawn Drake avatar

    Being A Model Encourager Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Aug 18, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,532 views

    This is the 5th sermon in the 1 Thessalonians series, "Encouragement". What does the Model Encourager look like?

    Series: Encouragement [#5] BEING A MODEL ENCOURAGER 1 Thessalonians 3:1-13 Introduction: Everyone needs someone to encourage them. So often, we are good at telling people their faults and how they can improve things; but we’re not very good at encouraging them to continue on. When things get ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    Encouragement To Spiritual Unity

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jun 7, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,728 views

    Philippians 2:1-11 teaches us the nature of spiritual unity.

    Scripture We are in a series of sermons on Paul’s letter to the Philippians that I am calling, “The Christian’s Contentment.” After the opening greeting, Paul gave thanks to God for them, and prayed for them. As he began the body his letter, Paul wanted them to know that despite his imprisonment, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Shine Thomas avatar

    Paul – An Encouragement To Believers

    Contributed by Shine Thomas on Jul 22, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,961 views

    So what to do when you are down? A look at the life of apostle Paul who had all circumstances to be down and low but yet lived a very purposeful life.

    Follow us on: Website: https://cityharvestag.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CityHarvestA... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cityharvestag/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CityHarvestAGChurch/featured Introduction: Do you remember the last time you felt discouraged, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Lanny Carpenter avatar

    Barnabas: Man Of Encouragement Series

    Contributed by Lanny Carpenter on Oct 24, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,094 views

    10th in the series Unlikely Heroes. Portrays Barnabas' great, heroic attribute of encouragement.

    INTRODUCTION The late Bishop Fulton Sheen once entered a greasy-spoon restaurant for breakfast, and when the waitress, groggy and disinterested, took his order, he replied, “Bring me some ham and eggs and a few kind words.” When she returned 15 minutes later, she set the food before him and said, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Andrew Moffatt avatar

    Rending, An Encouragement To Repent.

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Apr 30, 2021
     | 2,537 views

    Looking into the first two chapters of Joel

    Rending Over the past few days, I have been drawn to the book of Joel again. This interesting little book brings focus to a number of things. Joel starts his book with a description of a plague, not a pandemic plague like we are now experiencing, but a plague of locusts. Locusts move like an ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army