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  • Brandon Max avatar

    21) Forgive Us - As We Forgive Others! Series

    Contributed by Brandon Max on Feb 4, 2022
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    Through the Lord's Prayer Jesus provides His disciples an example in the way they should pray, and the kinds of things they should be praying for. In doing so, He teaches us also a great deal about forgiveness - including our need to forgive others.

    21) Forgive Us - As We Forgive Others TEXT: Matthew 6:12 In the immediate context here... We find Jesus teaching the disciples “How to Pray”. This particular account in the Scriptures Is what is more commonly referred to today as “The Lord’s Prayer”. And although there is much to learn from ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Will Be Your Legacy?

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 11, 2022
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    In this text we see something that often occurs in churches. A man is sleeping in church.

    But it is more than just a man sleeping in this passage of scripture. This man named Eutychus was sitting on a window sill while Paul preached a very lengthy sermon, and he fell out the window and died. • We ministers are indeed thankful for this passage of scripture, because when we see men and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    20) Praying For God's Forgiveness! Series

    Contributed by Brandon Max on Jan 17, 2022
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    Jesus prayed: "Forgive us our debts". The greatest debt you or I will ever owe is not to the Bank...but to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. In today's Lesson we learn how to pray for forgiveness.

    TEACH US TO PRAY Part 5 – Praying for God’s Forgiveness. TEXT: Matthew 6:9-13 Introduction Verse 9: 9 After this manner therefore [in this way, and following after this example]… Pray ye: Jesus said - And then He begins by simply praying this: Our Father / which art in Heaven, / Hallowed be thy ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jacob's Surrender - Wrestling For The Blessing. Genesis 32

    Contributed by William Akehurst on Aug 26, 2024
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    Jacob’s Surrender. A strong man’s journey of deceit and lies, that must be wrestled and broken to receive the promised blessing complete with a new name.

    2024.08.25.Sermon Notes. Genesis 32. Jacob’s Surrender. Wrestling for the Blessing. William Akehurst, HSWC BIG IDEA: Jacob’s Surrender. A strong man’s journey of deceit and lies, that must be wrestled and broken to receive the promised blessing complete with a new name. Scriptures: Genesis ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Friends In Low Places Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Apr 13, 2024
     | 1,738 views

    Naaman lived because he reluctantly listened to people who were “beneath” him. He left Syria because of a captured slave who kindly told him where to find healing. He wanted to speak to Israel's king, but it was a prophet’s assistant who told him where to go for healing.

    As fall is here, our church family is examining the life of Elisha. Elisha shows us how to remain faithful during challenging times. Our God always leaves His light for us even in the most troubling of times. Elisha’s life is the story of God’s bright light in the darkest of skies. I invite you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Folly Is Fatal Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Nov 3, 2024
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    It’s better to go the way of wisdom than to fall into foolishness.

    Folly is Fatal Ecclesiastes 10:1-20 Rev. Brian Bill November 2-3, 2024 In a 2019 survey, 32% of Protestant churchgoers said they read the Bible every day, and 27% read it a few times a week. However, a 2022 survey found that only 10% of Americans read the Bible daily. According to the American ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Double Portion

    Contributed by Perry James on Nov 22, 2024
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    There is so much that we can draw from the lives of Elijah and Elisha. I think something that is echoed throughout is how we need to be ready to work for God as Christians. We reap what we sow, and I believe these 2 men lived that out.

    *(I do want to add at the beginning here, I did not read all of the scriptures that are in this, I just like to list my references in my notes so that I can better go over the story with the congregation. I also shortened some of the stories as needed.)* Hello, how is everyone? I have been ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Covenant Concerns Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jun 13, 2024
     | 2,039 views

    God is thoroughly and completely committed to you, so commit yourself to Him, commit yourself to justice, and commit yourself to compassion.

    Several years ago, a national magazine assigned a photographer to take pictures of a forest fire. They told him a small plane would be waiting at the airport to fly him over the fire. The photographer arrived at the airstrip just an hour before sundown. Sure enough, a small Cessna airplane stood ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Divine Protection - A Detailed Look At The Armor Of God

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Jul 18, 2024
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     | 2,229 views

    At exactly 6:11 pm on July 13, 2024, a demonized person with a high-powered rifle shot 8 bullets at the ex-President of the United States, Donald Trump, with one hitting him on the right side of his head, at a campaign rally.

    "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    When The Fire Goes Out

    Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 12, 2025
     | 139 views

    Apathy melts when wounded believers encounter the gentle, pursuing love of Jesus—and a church that mirrors His compassion becomes a place where hearts burn again.

    I want to talk to you this morning about something that sits quietly in the corners of our churches. It doesn’t shout. It doesn’t slam doors. It doesn’t usually make the headlines in church board minutes. But it drains the life out of congregations and breaks the heart of Jesus. I want to talk ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    It's Not Your Battle

    Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 27, 2025
     | 286 views

    God fights the battles we cannot win, turning fear into faith, valleys into blessing, and surrender into miraculous victory through His power.

    INTRODUCTION — WHEN LIFE SURROUNDS YOU There comes a moment in every believer’s life when the pressure is so great, the crisis so overwhelming, that even the strongest, most seasoned saint whispers under their breath, “Lord… I can’t do this.” We might not admit it in public, but we’ve all felt it. ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Spiritual Warfare Series

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Nov 29, 2025
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     | 452 views

    Satan is real, not a metaphor. But he is not an independent force for evil; he is a created being, and therefore under God's sovereign control. Here is what Peter tells us about how to defeat him.

    We live in a rationalistic age. We live at a time when a purely materialistic view of the world is the one commonly accepted, a time when talk of the supernatural is dismissed as nothing more than fables and legends, myths and superstitions; the archaic remnants of a medieval world view. Our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Reaching The Top Still Feels So Empty

    Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 30, 2025
     | 165 views

    Success cannot heal the soul; only God’s whisper restores us. When we quit running, God meets us, feeds us, and makes us whole.

    Part One There are moments in life when you do everything right—moments when the victory is undeniable, the applause is loud, the outcome is clear—and yet something inside you feels strangely hollow. It’s bewildering. You should feel triumphant, settled, validated. But instead, the deepest parts ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    What Kind Of Peace Did Christ Bring? Series

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Dec 21, 2025
     | 594 views

    What does the messianic title “Prince of Peace” tell us about Jesus? What kind(s) of peace did he come to bring? This sermon examines five answers: (a) Peace among nations, (b) Peace between people, (c) Peace among believers, (d) Peace in our hearts, (e) Peace with God.

    During the season of Advent, we celebrate the coming of Jesus Christ, the Savior whose arrival was anticipated for centuries by Israel, and whose coming was foretold in the Scriptures. There are many passages in the Old Testament which look forward to Christ, and this morning, I’d like for us to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Trust And Obey

    Contributed by Gordon Pike on Jan 5, 2026
     | 155 views

    Faith is more than words. I can say that I believe all day long but at some point, I have to actually step out in faith. That's how I know that my faith is real but that it is strong enough to hold me up and sustain me no matter what's going on in my life.

    Basically, I grew up in upstate New York. There were some woods at the end of the street and there was a pond more or less in the middle of it. In the winter, we would skate on it and play hockey. The thing is ... as we gathered on the edge of the pond, we always had the same debate: Was the ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist