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  • How Slick Is Doubt?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 17, 2018
     | 5,525 views

    Doubt is a huge obstacle to personal growth. The negative light that doubt plants in our hearts and minds can grow and thrive. Recognize doubt can kill the plan of God.

    HOW SLICK IS DOUBT? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Ever watch duck hunting on TV? Good duck hunters have DECOYS that look so real, they move to imitate real ducks, they make real quacking sounds like ducks, and real ducks are SLICKED INTO THE BELIEF THAT THOSE DECOY DUCKS ARE ...read more

  • How To Rejoice In Suffering PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 25, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,052 views

    The main point of this sermon is that through suffering, we develop perseverance, character, and hope, ultimately leading us to an extraordinary destiny as God shapes us through our trials.

    Good morning, church family! Today, we're going to be looking at Romans 5:3-5, which talks about the hope of perseverance, the character of suffering, and the joy of endurance. I think we can all agree that we need more of these qualities in our lives, am I right? Before we dive into the Word, I ...read more

  • Jabez, A Role Model In Prayer--Part One Series

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jun 5, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,535 views

    This is the first of a three part series on the Prayer of Jabez as an example for praying for God to bless the local Church in effective outreach for His Kingdom of God.

    Jabez. A Role Model for Prayer, Part I I Chronicles 4:9-10, OT, pg 363: “Jabez was more honourable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, I gave birth to him in pain. Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be ...read more

  • How To Deal With An Impossible Situation Series

    Contributed by James Wallace on Feb 15, 2021
     | 6,617 views

    Jesus and His disciples faced an absolutely impossible situation--10,000 people to feed in a deserted place, little food and too little money. How should we respond when we face the same kind of situation?

    “Life is difficult.” So says the first three words of a best-selling book by Dr. M. Scott Peck, an author and Psychiatrist, who wrote “The Road Less Traveled.” And He goes on to say that the key to dealing with the difficulty of life is just simply realizing and accepting the fact that life is ...read more

  • Jonah Obeys Series

    Contributed by Alan Mccann on Sep 11, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,665 views

    The message is simple, the time urgent and Jonah obeys.

    JONAH 3 JONAH OBEYS I want you to watch a short video clip – you have seen it before – it contains words from people to do with fulfilling the command of Christ to take the gospel to the world. Those words are striking. I also found them haunting and challenging. I want you, if you can, to ...read more

  • Praying, Proclaiming And Witnessing Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Aug 12, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,071 views

    In continuing our series in "Keys to Spiritual Growth," we look at three more keys to spiritual growth.

    Scripture Today we continue in my sermon series on “Keys to Spiritual Growth.” My foundational text for this series is 2 Peter 3:18: "But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen" (2 Peter 3:18). Introduction Did you know ...read more

  • 5 Attitudes Of Effective Prayer

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Apr 1, 2005
    based on 104 ratings
     | 44,947 views

    This sermon outlines five principles needed for an effective and active prayer life.

    Our Scripture text for today is found in LUKE 1. While you are turning to it, let me tell you about a young girl who once wrote a missionary, to let him know that she was keeping him in her prayers. She had been told not to request a response to her letter because the missionary was very busy, so ...read more

  • Fill 'er Up: A Praying Community Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Sep 17, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 20,119 views

    We should pray for our spiritual growth.

    FILL ‘ER UP: A PRAYING COMMUNITY Ephesians 3.14-21 S: Community C: A Praying Community Th: Building Up in Love; Doing Our Work Pr: WE SHOULD PRAY FOR OUR SPIRITUAL GROWTH. ?: How? KW: Requests TS: We will find in our study of Ephesians 3.14-21 three requests we should be making in order to grow ...read more

  • Soul Pleasing

    Contributed by Kent Lenard on Nov 4, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,553 views

    Benefits of Prayer

    Soul Pleasing John 16:33, Eph 6:18, 1 Th 5:17, Matthew 26:41, Matt 26:36-44, James 5:16, Mark 6:46 Luke 6:12, Mat 26:36, Matt 19:13, John 17:9, Luke 18:1, Matt 6:5, Luke 11:1, Matt 6:9-13 October 28, 2002 I. One of the things that we have to face about life is that it is not always easy, ...read more

  • The Day Jesus Got Mad

    Contributed by Greg Hanson on Feb 19, 2007
    based on 27 ratings
     | 18,396 views

    Jesus got mad because the temple was not being used for prayer as it was intended. Today, we are the temple.

    “I never expected that to happen. He just didn’t seem like that kind of guy.” And that’s how the story goes. We’ve all seen interviews like that on TV How there’s some random act of violence, and come to find out it was the quiet guy living next door. News teams and reporters interview the ...read more

  • Welcome To The Misfit Kingdom

    Contributed by Ryan Johnson on Feb 23, 2002
    based on 108 ratings
     | 15,327 views

    Causing a complacent church to love the unlovely!

    Welcome to the Misfit Kingdom/When Strangers are Welcomed Home (Exp/ Deductive with Inductive twist) The Greek poet, Hosaye wrote, “ If you tell me who you love, I can tell you who you are Max Lucado a dynamic Christian author said it this way, ‘ The sign of the saved is their love for the ...read more

  • How Could A Good God Allow Suffering (2025)

    Contributed by David Owens on Feb 10, 2025
     | 1,117 views

    The presence of pain and suffering in the world do not take away from God's goodness or power. God's answer to suffering is the cross and the resurrection.

    Introduction: A. There is a movie scene in which a young brother and sister experienced the death of a beloved kitten. 1. The children had prayed fervently that the cat would get well, but unfortunately, it had died. 2. The children couldn’t understand why this had happened, so they decided that ...read more

  • God I Want To Do Your Will Series

    Contributed by Brian Chandler on Jul 21, 2011
     | 6,700 views

    Learned how to pray according to the will of God.

    Get Connected: A Daily Pattern for Prayer "God I Want To Do Your Will" We just started a new series of messages that I have entitled “Get Connected: A Daily Pattern for Prayer”. We are looking at the famous Lord’s Prayer found in Matthew chapter 6. The disciples had heard ...read more

  • God Forgive Me For My Sins Series

    Contributed by Brian Chandler on Jul 21, 2011
     | 10,902 views

    Asking God's forgiveness in prayer.

    Get Connected: A Daily Pattern for Prayer “God Forgive Me for My Sins” Week 4 Matthew 6:12 We are learning what it means to pray to God and how to be more effective in our prayer life so that our prayers are not hindered but answered. The Lord is teaching us from Matthew chapter ...read more

  • God Is The Bible Really Your Word Series

    Contributed by Philip Martin on Apr 13, 2016
     | 6,605 views

    Can we have confidence in God's Word?

    God: is the Bible really your Word? 2 Tim 3:14-17 *** Teenager Tries to Call the President Access to the most powerful leader in the world—the President of the United States of America—is granted only to the few who have successfully passed through a series of ...read more