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  • John Gullick avatar

    God's Cure For Hiccups

    Contributed by John Gullick on Mar 24, 2001
    based on 41 ratings
     | 13,352 views

    A sermon on how John 3 - 16 can point to God’s cures for the various hiccups we face in life,

    God’s cure for Hiccups.. Today I would like to give a sermon on how God can cure Hiccups. Drink a glass of water - have someone creep up behind you and burst a paper bag - Stand on your head and drink a glass of water - there must be a book somewhere called a thousand and one cures for hiccups. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    God Must Be Crazy

    Contributed by Wann Fanwar on Jan 25, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,536 views

    This sermon describes just how much God truly loves his peopl even when it may appear otherwise.

    God Must Be Crazy! Hosea 11:1-11 At this stage in my life I believe that God is crazy. Some of you reading this will say to me, “You are crazy for saying such things about God.” I will answer you by saying that if you do not think so after reading this sermon then you are the one who is crazy. In ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

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    Prayer And The Call Of God Series

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Jun 22, 2003
    based on 126 ratings
     | 10,836 views

    #9 in the series "Patterns for Prayer." Uses the call of Saul and Barnabas as an example of how prayer makes us available to the Lord.

    In the eleventh century, King Henry III of Bavaria grew tired of court life and the pressures of being a monarch. He made application to Prior Richard at a local monastery, asking to be accepted as a contemplative and spend the rest of his life in the monastery. "Your Majesty," said Prior Richard, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    God Will Settle The Score Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jan 10, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 8,973 views

    At the end of the age, Jesus will settle the score and every person will receive what they deserve based on how they have responded to Jesus.

    This week I came across a letter that was written to Probe Ministries. It reads, in part: I write to you feeling perturbed about God. At times I really wonder the question of His existence. I would appreciate if you could enlighten me in the area of trusting in God. I find it hard to trust Him ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Treasuring God's Provisions Series

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Oct 25, 2012
     | 8,685 views

    What do you do with all that God has givn you? How do you treasure God's provisions?

    “Treasuring God’s Provisions” Acts 4:32-37; 2 Cor. 9:1-15 There’s little that is more deflating than giving someone a precious gift and having them say, “Oh, I was really hoping for…” and they mention something else. There is little that is more ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Seek God First

    Contributed by Don Schultz on Aug 7, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 16,628 views

    "It's a scary world out there." True. So how do you deal with it? Worry? Or God's Word?

    SEEK GOD FIRST (Matthew 6:31-33) 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Testimony: Sovereignty Of God

    Contributed by Efren V. Narido on May 26, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 9,469 views

    When I "encountered" God in His Sovereignty, I realized how helpless and unworthy I am...

    “The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will” (Prov. 21:1, all ESV unless specified). When I was in the catholic elementary school, because of the teaching that God can make something out of nothing and that He knows everything, my admiration for Him ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Priority Of Knowing God!

    Contributed by Sharon Stonestreet on Mar 21, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,965 views

    How wonderful that God desires and has made a way for us to know Him, it should be our priority to know Him.

    THE PRIORITY OF KNOWING GOD! PHIL.3:1-14 Last week I preached that Jesus is our only foundation as a Christian. These scriptures again confirm and emphasize how important it is to make Jesus our priority. Look with me at verses 7,8,&10a. Paul says I count all things loss for the excellence of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God Is In Absolute Control. Series

    Contributed by Shine Thomas on Apr 16, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 20,745 views

    An encouraging short sermon on how God is in absolute control of our life based on the life and death of the Lord Jesus Christ.

    For more sermons visit our: Website: https://cityharvestag.com/sermons/?sermon_topics=faith Podcast : https://cityharvestag.com/sermons/?sermon_topics=faith Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CityHarvestA... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cityharvestag/ YouTube: ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Kingdom Of God Is Near Series

    Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Jun 29, 2022
     | 2,059 views

    In this sermon I introduce and expand on the concept of the Kingdom of God and how it explains the "Why" of discipleship and spiritual formation.

    If you want to follow along today, we are going to be looking at two verses. It is out of the gospel of Mark 1:14-15. We have been going through this series on the theme of discipleship. If you were here last week, you know that we have defined discipleship as ordinary people learning to live ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 25, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,008 views

    This sermon explores God's unfailing love, mercy, and grace, and how our present choices shape our divine destiny.

    Good morning, dear friends. We are gathered here today, not by chance or coincidence, but by divine appointment. We are here to delve into the richness of God's word, to seek His face, and to find solace in His promises. Opening Scripture Reading – Our focus today is the well-loved verse from the ...read more

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    People Matter To God Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Sep 14, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 16,490 views

    Because people matter to God, they should matter to us. In Jesus’ three stories from Luke 15, we learn just how much people matter to God.

    A. One day, an antique collector was walking through the city when he noticed a mangy cat lapping milk from a saucer in the doorway of a store and he did a double take. 1. His expertise told him that the saucer was extremely old and very valuable, so he walked casually into the store and offered ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    When Things Don't Go Your Way

    Contributed by Sang Kwon on May 12, 2002
    based on 176 ratings
     | 35,174 views

    How to overcome our suffering?

    Introduction: Last June, one of my students named Steve applied for university. As July came closer and closer, all of Steve’s friends began to get their college and university acceptances except for Steve. He got rejected at every school he had applied to and now; he is having very hard time ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Secret Treasure

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Dec 9, 2003
    based on 26 ratings
     | 4,605 views

    How precious Christ is to us

    Secret Treasure 2 Cor. 4:7 Intro: What would you give me for this lamp? Probably not a whole lot. But then, sometimes we don’t understand what things are really valuable! I was watching an episode of “Antiques Roadshow” this week, and saw something that seemed to fit in here perfectly. Two ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Depressed?

    Contributed by Robert Cox on Oct 6, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,016 views

    How God deals with depression.

    1 Kings 19:1 Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, "May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them." 3 ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal