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  • Randy Bataanon avatar

    The Lessons From Malta: Dealing With Unexpected Situations

    Contributed by Randy Bataanon on Oct 4, 2017
    based on 5 ratings
     | 29,130 views

    Have you ever been in situations like Malta? Paul is travelling for Rome but a mighty typhoon sends him to Malta. In the cold of the night and unfamiliar people, he learned to trust God in Malta and deal with unexpected situations.

    THE LESSONS FROM MALTA: DEALING WITH UNEXPECTED SITUATIONS ACTS 28:1-10 Have you ever been in situations like Malta? Paul is travelling for Rome but a mighty typhoon sends him to Malta. In the cold of the night and unfamiliar people, he learned to trust God in Malta and deal with unexpected ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What God Did With His Precarious Situation

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Nov 15, 2017
     | 3,107 views

    This message addresses the difficulty of God maintaining His just nature while trying to save the humanity He loves.

    God’s Precarious Situation: When it came to humanity’s sinfulness and God’s righteousness, God was in a difficult situation. - Romans 3:25b-26. - It’s a quandary. God is just but humanity is sinful. God loves humanity but is righteous. Some Paths To Pursue: 1. Option #1: Give humanity the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Eavesdropping On Heaven's Situation Room Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 24, 2024
     | 945 views

    God isn’t lonely at all! The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit envelope one another in a mind-blowing love. Heaven isn’t brighter even by scintilla when I arrive there by His grace one day. How could heaven improve when God is there?

    On May 1, 2011, President Obama, his staff, and military brass watched the raid on Osama bin Laden’s Pakistan compound in the Situation Room. The famous Situation Room is not one room but is actually several conference rooms and offices.1 Its abbreviated name is the Sit Room, and it has just ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Raphiel Manenge avatar

    You Will Spread Out!

    Contributed by Raphiel Manenge on Sep 10, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 10,486 views

    This is a message to the hopeless,the outcast,the ’feeling inferior’,the barren,those who thinks life is meaningless because of situations.

    “Sing, O barren woman, you who never bore a child; burst into song, shout for joy, you who were never in labor; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband," says the LORD. "Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Continued Downward

    Contributed by Duane Brown on Jan 21, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,836 views

    Another sermon inspired from Chuck Swindolls Living on the ragged edge

    You’ve no doubt seen the t-shirts or the billboards, or watched the commercials, where the theme was nothing more than…”if it feels good …do it!” It even makes its way into boutique shops, handcrafted on little plaques, and the bookstores line their shelves with self help books like “looking out ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Craig Condon avatar

    God’s Grace Is For Everyone

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Sep 10, 2016
     | 5,778 views

    No one deserves or earns salvation. It is all about God and His grace. Jesus did everything right so we could be made right. In spite of our sins, he continues to reach out to us. He continually promises to heal and help those who come to him.

    On the museum wall of the concentration camp at Dachau is a large and moving photograph of a mother and her little girl standing in line for the gas chamber. The child, who is walking in front of her mother, does not know where she's going. The mother, following behind, looks knowingly but is ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Hopelessly Happy Series

    Contributed by Ed Seay on Jun 16, 2013
     | 3,751 views

    A look at the first of the Beatitudes.

    “Hopelessly Happy” Matthew 5:3 I. Introduction A. What does it mean to be hopeless? B. Movie 50/50 car scene C. What are some results from hopelessness? II. Why would Jesus say hopeless? A. Greek word is ptochos i) Means “absolutely destitute” B. Israelites knew what it ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Justin Steckbauer avatar

    Hope Deferred Makes The Heart Sick

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on May 3, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,815 views

    How many of you struggled with hopelessness during the last year? How many of you felt burnt out over the last year? How many of you struggled with anxiety or depression in the last year?

    “I am not a connoisseur of great art, but from time to time a painting or picture will really speak a clear, strong message to me. Some time ago I saw a picture of an old burned-out mountain shack. All that remained was the chimney...the charred debris of what had been that family's sole ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • George Durham avatar

    Hope For Broken People

    Contributed by George Durham on Mar 2, 2016
     | 11,113 views

    Hope for Broken People!; Putting Humpty Dumpty Together Again. 2 Corinthians 5: 16-21

    2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Put Humpty Together Again It's a children's poem generally ignored as nonsense by adults.: HUMPTY DUMPTY SAT ON A WALL, HUMPTY DUMPTY HAD A GREAT FALL; ALL THE KING'S HORSES, & ALL THE KING'S MEN, COULDN'T PUT HUMPTY TOGETHER AGAIN. Just a clever little rhyme often animated ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Nelson Emeonu avatar

    The Story Must Change (1) - Power Of Faith Series

    Contributed by Nelson Emeonu on Jul 23, 2014
     | 31,017 views

    The power of faith changes the story of a man to his glory. There can be no positive change in life condition and situation without the force of faith.

    THE STORY MUST CHANGE (1) - POWER OF FAITH MARK 5: 35-43 The power of faith changes the story of a man to his glory. There can be no positive change in life condition and situation without the force of faith. Since creation, God desired that men place their faith in Him. Without faith, there is ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • MELVIN MAUGHMER, JR. avatar

    Don’t Quit Just Speak To It

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Jan 8, 2025
     | 1,997 views

    Research shows that most New Years Resolutions are broken by the second Friday of the year so much so that the second Friday of January is called quitters day. Because of discouragement, disappointment, lack of enthusiasm, hopelessness, disdain, disgust, frustration people give up and quit.

    Don’t Quit Just Speak to it By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. OPENING: - As Christians we supposedly do not make New Years Resolutions, it is considered taboo, sinful, a lie, false oath, or any other tradition you want to title it, but truth be told we all look to the New Year with a level of ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

  • Brad Beaman avatar

    Them Dry Bones Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Dec 7, 2023
     | 3,838 views

    The life of Ezekiel was an object lesson for the nation that had become a dead people. A people that had become a nation of dry bones. There is no hope for this disgraced, disobedient and defeated nation. God’s question to Ezekiel, Can dry bones live?

    Them Dry Bones Ezekiel 37:1-14 Sing it with me: The foot bone connected to the leg bone, The leg bone connected to the knee bone, The knee bone connected to the thigh bone, The thigh bone connected to the back bone, The back bone connected to the neck bone, The neck bone connected to the head ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    Your Condition Is Not Your Conclusion (Part 2)

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Aug 30, 2025
     | 197 views

    Your current situation may look hopeless, but when Jesus steps in, He changes the narrative and turns your condition into a testimony.

    YOUR CONDITION IS NOT YOUR CONCLUSION (PART 2) By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: John 5:1-9 Key Verse: “Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.” (John 5:8) Supporting Texts: Jeremiah 32:27, Isaiah 43:18-19, Psalm 40:1-3, Mark 10:46-52 INTRODUCTION: Life is full of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Scott Weber avatar

    Narnia: A World Without Jesus Would Be A Hopeless World Series

    Contributed by Scott Weber on Dec 21, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,942 views

    This is the third and final sermon in a series that explores the question, "What if Jesus had never been born?" It uses themes from the book of the same title by D. James Kennedy and Jerry Newcombe. We also had an original drama each week and video clip

    What If It Was Always Winter And Never Christmas? (What If Jesus Had Never Been Born?) Part #3 – December 25 – “A world without Jesus would be a hopeless world” What would the world be like without Christmas?” Without Christmas . . . 1. The fruitcake market would completely collapse. 2. Our ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Charles Jones avatar

    The Lord Got Me Out Of That Mess

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Oct 21, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 42,855 views

    When you come out of a bad situation God puts a new song in your mouth.

    Psalm 40:1-3 Today we are allowed a peek into these verses which leads into the heart of King David. Scholars think that this Psalm was written during the time David was running and hiding from Saul. In the text David is speaking about a time in his life when he felt trapped in a helpless and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal