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  • John Hamby avatar

    "Joy Is Found In Keeping Your Balance.” Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on May 25, 2004
    based on 56 ratings
     | 10,485 views

    Fifth in a series on "Restoring the Joy" a study of Philippians. In this message we discover that Joy is found in living a life of balance Balancing Purpose and Power Balancing Attitude and Action Balancing Seriousness and Joy.

    Restoring the Joy Sermon # 5 “Joy Is Found In Keeping Your Balance.” Philippians 2:12-18 One of the hardest things in life to attain is balance; to balance work and leisure, career with family, faith and day to day life. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Friends Help Us To Maintain Joy.” Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Jun 25, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 8,058 views

    Sixth in a series on "Restoring the Joy" a study on the book of Philippians. Paul reminds us the friends help in the difficulties of life, by telling of how Timothy and Epaphroditus were a blessing in his life.

    Restoring the Joy Sermon # 6 “Friends Help Us to Maintain Joy.” Philippians 2:19-30 “A youth minister was attending a Special Olympics meet where handicapped children competed with tremendous dedication and enthusiasm. One event ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Joy Is Founding In Dealing With The Past” Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Jun 25, 2004
    based on 37 ratings
     | 8,562 views

    Eighth in a series "Restoring the Joy" a study of Philippians - in this message we explore three principles necessary for joy (1)WE MUST LIVE WITH THE PAST (2)WE MUST LIVE IN THE PRESENT AND (3)WE MUST LIVE FOR THE FUTURE

    Restoring the Joy Sermon # 8 “JOY IS FOUNDING IN DEALING WITH THE PAST” Philippians 3:12-14 Since Paul met Christ on the road to Damascus he has had a new passion and a new purpose in his life which he has previously summed up in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Shelter In The Time Of Storm

    Contributed by Dan Cale on Jun 27, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
     | 10,987 views

    Learning from the psalmist we find stategies to weather the storms of life.

    A Shelter in the Time of Storm Psalm 46:1-11 Think we¡¦ll make it? Those were the words of my brother Alan as we loaded up a grill and some other odds and ends on Friday night before we left the beach earlier this month. He asked that as we both looked at the rolling mass of black clouds that ...read more

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    Joy Is Found In Remembering Our Citizenship Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Jun 28, 2004
    based on 46 ratings
     | 6,952 views

    Ninth in the series "Restoring the Joy" - in this message we explore the "Joy Is Found In Remembering Our Citizenship" - (1) Because of the Assurance of our heavenly home (2) the anticipation of Our Lord’s return and (3) the Awaited transformation of Our

    “Restoring the Joy” Sermon # 9 “Joy Is Found in Remembering Our Citizenship” Philippians 3:20-21 I understand human nature enough to understand that some of you have had enough of being told that you need to have joy. All this stuff ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christ's Powerful Empathizing Example

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 16, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,367 views

    Here are nine ways that Christ exemplified empathy

    Christ’s Powerful Empathizing Example John 11:35 - Jesus Wept Illustration:When my sons were young, one of them stubbed his toe and grimaced with pain. Seeing him trying bravely to bear the agony of those moments, I said, "Son, I’m truly sorry. My toe hurts for you." Lifting his head, he ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    He Is Immanuel

    Contributed by John Telgren on Jan 8, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,016 views

    God no longer comes near through a burning bush, tabernacle, prophet, or vision. He has come near through Jesus, who is God in the flesh, in order to reconcile us to him so that we can serve him and also carry the message of reconciliation to others.

    Have you every heard of Heavenly beans? Little Carried thought that this time of year was for heavenly beans because people sing about it everywhere. The song, Silent Night, that ends with the line, "sleep in heavenly beans." Was her favorite song. Carrie’s brother corrected her. He said, "do ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Take It Back!

    Contributed by Tommy Jackson on Jan 16, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 24,520 views

    Unbelievable pain, incredible hurt. Why God? Why? Answers don’t come easily; sometimes they never come. But God wants us to know HIM and our pain drives us to him.

    TAKE IT BACK! One of my all-time favorite movies is Raiders of the Lost Ark, the first film in the Indiana Jones trilogy. I think it’s Steven Spielberg’s greatest work. In the film Hitler’s Nazis have stolen the newly recovered Ark of the Covenant and placed it aboard a German submarine. The Ark ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    His Name Is...prince Of Peace

    Contributed by Brian Harrell on Jan 17, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,077 views

    He is the Prince of Peace. This name describes that Jesus is the Lord of peace. His peace makes us complete and whole. He brings peace between us and God, us and our circumstances and even to myself. This uses a couple of stories from Max Lucado about pai

    His Name will be…PRINCE OF PEACE Powerpoict available coolguybri@verizon.net Merry Christmas! Stories of Pain…taken from Max Lucado SHE HAS every reason to be bitter. Though talented, she went unrecognized for years. Prestigious opera circles closed their ranks when she tried to enter. American ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Discover The Light

    Contributed by Mark Green on Jan 25, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,106 views

    To discover the light of the incarnation and how the incarnation challenges us to know Christ, live abundantly and be consumed by Him.

    (Begin with all lights in worship center off) Darkness. Have you ever been in a place so dark that it felt as if you could reach out and touch the darkness? I’ve been out in the deep woods after dark and I remember not being able to see my hand in front of my face. That was dark. On Thanksgiving ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Life's Detours And Disruptions Series

    Contributed by James Hardy on Feb 3, 2006
    based on 24 ratings
     | 10,810 views

    So often in our lives we hit a bump in the road. We answer the phone and on the other end there’s bad news. Ever happen to you?

    Has it ever happed to you? The phone rings and on the other end there’s bad news. You go to the mailbox and there’s a letter from the IRS or a past due notice, more bad news. You go to the doctor and he gives it to you, bad news. There’s a knock on your door, bad news. Sure, we have all had ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Be A Prisoner Of Hope! Do Not Be Troubled!

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 10, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,585 views

    If we look around us we might see enough to have a troubled heart, or we can trust God and be a prisoner of hope!

    BE A PRISONER OF HOPE! DO NOT BE TROUBLED! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com RISE ABOVE TROUBLE! 2 Thes. 1:7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, John 14:1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Reality Of The Trinity

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Jun 10, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,848 views

    Goal: To feel the reality of our sonship and call out "Abba/Daddy". Malady: We fear that God is a "dead beat dad." Means: Through the cross, we find the reality of the Trinity and our sonship through Christ. Trinity, Father’s Day, Sonship, Da Vinci Cod

    In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit – the Holy Three In One who grants us sonship that makes us cry out, “Abba, Father!” Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, What is your last name? What does it mean? My last name, Winters, was shortened when my relatives came to ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Regardless Rejoicing

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Aug 10, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,496 views

    Having it all or losing it all, rejoicing in any and every situation should be a natural part of a Christian’s life.

    WE HAVE QUITE A FEW UNIQUE SAYINGS IN OUR CULTURE THAT HELP US DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN A PESSIMIST AND AN OPTIMIST. SAYINGS SUCH AS “A PESSIMIST SEES THE GLASS AS HALF-EMPTY WHILE THE OPTIMIST SEES IT AS HALF FULL” OR “THE OPTIMIST IS THE ONE WHO CAN ENJOY THE SCENERY EVEN WHEN THEY HAVE TO TAKE A ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Being A Christian Can Be Painful! Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 25, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,666 views

    We should invest ourselves in the Lord, even while suffering.

    Being A Christian Can Be Painful! (I Peter 4:12-19) 1. C. S. Lewis once remarked that “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts in our pain; it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” Today’s sermon is about suffering, trials, and stressful experiences. 2. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible