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  • Greg Nance avatar

    How To Benefit From Trials Series

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Feb 7, 2015
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     | 7,065 views

    Suffering trials is a strange place to find anyone rejoicing, yet that is the surprising instruction of God for us in Christ.

    At the heart of the gospel is the amazing truth of how God is willing to suffer to redeem us. Jesus experienced firsthand the greatest human trial imaginable. He endured being betrayed by on of the 12 apostles, deserted by all his closest friends and followers, falsely accused, being mocked and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How Shall We Escape? Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Dec 29, 2012
     | 11,687 views

    Many professing Christians treat the Faith as though it were optional; God calls us to absolute commitment.

    “We must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Handle Money Series

    Contributed by C. Scott Ghan on Apr 22, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,676 views

    This discipleship sermon presents a Biblical approach to how to handle money--tithing is a major theme

    TITLE: Who? Me? A Disciple?: HOW TO HANDLE MONEY 012703a TEXT: Matthew 28:19,20 19Go to the people of all nations and make them my disciples. Baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, 20and teach them to do everything I have told you. I will be with you always, even ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How U Do In Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Mar 17, 2014
     | 4,661 views

    A study of the letters to the 7 churches - Philadelphia

    Revelation 3: 7 – 13 How U Do In 7 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, ‘These things says He who is holy, He who is true, “He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens”: 8 “I know your works. See, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    How To Keep The Victory

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Sep 29, 2021
     | 4,835 views

    This sermon is basically a commentary on 2 Peter 1:1-11

    How To Keep The Victory Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, Here we have both names of the apostle who was the first to preach the gospel following the birth of the church on the day of Pentecost. It is from the lips of Peter that we hear the words that define the new birth ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How To Deal With Mistreatment

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Nov 5, 2004
    based on 36 ratings
     | 8,112 views

    This message encourages us on how to deal with people who mistreat us.

    GENESIS 40:1-23 “HOW TO DEAL WITH MISTREATMENT” A) The common tendency when we are mistreated is to seek revenge! * I think of a despondent woman walking along the beach when she saw a bottle on the sand. * She picked it up and pulled out the cork, and Whoosh ... A big puff of smoke appeared. * ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Power Of God Series

    Contributed by Jason Smith on Sep 12, 2013
     | 15,042 views

    Can you describe how powerful God is? This sermon examines the scriptures and God's creation to see how He has shown His great power to us.

    In this lesson, I will be talking about the subject of the power of God. But there is an issue that we run into when we talk about this and pretty much every attribute of God: “How can a little finite mortal describe the power of our Creator? It is impossible to do it adequately, for God is ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God’s Eternal Team

    Contributed by Andrew Hoskins on Oct 4, 2025
     | 189 views

    How many of you truly desire for the Kingdom of God to grow in a powerful way? How many of you would like to see this church grow in the Lordship of Christ, grow in strength, grow in unity, grow in ministry, and grow in the Word?

    God’s Eternal Team Introduction How many of you truly desire for the Kingdom of God to grow in a powerful way? How many of you would like to see this church grow in the Lordship of Christ, grow in strength, grow in unity, grow in ministry, and grow in the Word? How many of you would like to see ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Mobilize People For Action

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 49 ratings
     | 8,756 views

    Too many people are worried about things being done right that they neglect doing the best things. Few lay people think that they have what it takes to be used of God as those who are professionally trained ministers. However, God equips everyone uniquely

    How to Mobilize People for Action (Eph. 11-13) "It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists and some to be pastors and teachers to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How The Father Sees.

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Feb 2, 2020
     | 2,910 views

    You’re simply a person in want, and you’re turning to ‘things’ because you have not understood how good ‘Father’ is!!! “Stop solidifying your identity based upon what you do, or what you did; Start identifying with who you are in Jesus, and you’ll change what you do.” P.H

    How the Father Sees. Luke 15:1-7TLB (Download a good picture of Rembrandt’s portrayal of the younger son. Play on screens while I talk). Author Henri Nouwen recalls his visit to a museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, where he spent hours reflecting on Rembrandt’s portrayal of the younger son—You ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Intimacy With Christ--How Close Do You Want To Get

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Feb 14, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 14,271 views

    God calls us in order for us to be in a personal relationship with Him. Why is it that we want to keep Christ at a distance in our lives.

    Not A Fan: Choosing Intimacy 1/21/2018 Psalm 139:1-18 Luke 7:36-50 Some of the ideas in this sermon came from Kyle Idleman’s series Fan or Follower which we did at our church. We are in our third message in our series Not A Fan. We have looked at “Fan or Follower”, an “Open Invitation, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    God And Country

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jun 29, 2002
    based on 184 ratings
     | 15,699 views

    A message describing how we can be a good Christian and a good citizen.

    God and Country Various Scriptures June 30, 2002 Introduction Let me guess: I’m not the only one here who heard about the Federal Circuit in California declaring the Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional because of the phrase, “one nation under God.” Let me also guess that I’m not the only ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Peace With God Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Jun 30, 2025
     | 513 views

    These two verses give us answers to the most important questions of life. How do I have eternal life? How can I get my sins forgiven? How can I know for sure I will go to heaven when I die? How can I have peace with God?

    Romans chapter 5 gives us the ultimate peace plan. That is peace with God. We are talking about something that is exceedingly better than following a religion. We are talking about a relationship with our Creator God. These two verses give us answers to the most important questions of life. How ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Pray In The Spirit

    Contributed by Adrian Rogers on Apr 26, 2011
    based on 39 ratings
     | 52,979 views

    A classic sermon by Dr. Adrian Rogers giving guidance on how to pray and what can impede our prayers.

    This sermon from the Adrian Rogers Legacy Library © 2010 Rogers Family Trust. Used by permission. www.pastortraining.com, www.adrianrogerslibrary.com Turn to the book of James, would you please for just a moment, the book of James chapter 4, and you will remember this morning we were preaching on ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Ya Doin

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Mar 3, 2019
     | 3,479 views

    A study in the book of Nehemiah 1: 1 – 11

    Nehemiah 1: 1 – 11 Hey, How ya doin’?? 1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. It came to pass in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the citadel, 2 that Hanani one of my brethren came with men from Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel