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  • Dennis Selfridge avatar

    What Is God Up To When We Go Through Trials?

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Jul 22, 2002
    based on 41 ratings
     | 9,398 views

    God sneds us through trials that He might bless us

    DT 8:2Remember how the LORD your God led you all the way in the desert these forty years, to humble you and to test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands. 3He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Baptized To Live A Life Of Faith

    Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Mar 1, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,125 views

    A sermon for the 4th Sunday of Lent, Series A

    4th Sunday in Lent, March 2, 2008 “Series A” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, you sent your Son into our world to reveal to us your grace and truth, and to restore us to a right relationship with you. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    What Are You Afraid Of? Series

    Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Dec 31, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,947 views

    We live in a fear ridden society. Everybody has some type of phobia and it just keeps getting worse. While the Christian should respect certain areas of life, we are to be fearless in living for the Lord. What four truths from this Psalm can help us ac

    What Are You Afraid Of? Griffith Baptist Church – 12/23/07 P.M. Service Text: Psalm 27 Introduction Fear can make you look foolish. A friend of mine got to start on the football team his sophomore year. He received the opening kick-off and dropped the ball, picked it up, broke through in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Are We Blind Too?

    Contributed by Reggie Corfield on Oct 25, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,541 views

    If you want the Savior to stop and fix his eyes upon you, cry out for mercy!

    A story is told about a pitiable creature with dark glasses who stood on a street corner with a tin cup in his hand waiting for someone to drop in a few dimes. A kind man passed by and threw in a quarter but for some reason he turned around and to his surprise he saw the blind man’s glasses ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    "The Incarnation Is Not An Instant Breakfast Drink"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 10, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,488 views

    Being the hands and feet of Christ.

    John 1:1-15 “The Incarnation is Not an Instant Breakfast Drink” By: Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor of Grace UMC, Soddy Daisy, TN www.graceumcsd.org A word is far more than a mere sound. Words can actually do things. One poet tells how a certain man who had performed a heroic act found it ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Light Of The World

    Contributed by Matt Barker on Aug 10, 2008
    based on 26 ratings
     | 30,980 views

    We are called to be the light of the world.

    About a month ago, I was up here talking about us being the Salt of the Earth, and what that actually means. Today, we are going to continue on from there to the next part of this message from Jesus in his sermon on the mount. Let’s open our bibles to: Matthew 5:14-16 "You are the light of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Preservation Of The Holy Scriptures Series

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Apr 15, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,642 views

    The idea of preservation holds that God has faithfully superintended His Word down through the ages, so that even today, some 3,500 years after portions of the Bible were written down, we can say that what we possess, what we love and what we read are the

    God’s Perfect Word The Preservation of the Holy Scriptures Psalm 12:6-7 Intro: The last time we meet, we examined evidence for the inspiration of the Word of God. We learned the blessed truth that God literally “breathed” His Word through man to give us an inerrant, infallible and inspired record ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Man Without The Spirit

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Apr 25, 2013
     | 2,472 views

    I. EXORDIUM: Do you have GOD's SPIRIT within you? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that we have GOD's Spirit that's why we understand and receive from GOD. IV. TEXT: 1 Corinthians 2:14 (Amplified Bible) But

    I. EXORDIUM: Do you have GOD's SPIRIT within you? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that we have GOD's Spirit that's why we understand and receive from GOD. IV. TEXT: 1 Corinthians 2:14 (Amplified Bible) But the natural, nonspiritual man does not accept or welcome or ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Lights Of The World Series

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Feb 27, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,719 views

    This single verse in John tells us three things: Jesus is the only true light leading to salvation! Those who follow Him have the Light of Life and must reflect the Light to the world!

    Lights of the World 03/16/08 PM Text: John 8:12 Reading: Isaiah 42:5-7 INTRODUCTION: A.About the Text: 1.In the background of this text, we have the feast of tabernacles (John 7:37). a.Also called the feast of ingathering (referring to the gathering of crops) or the feast of booths as it was named ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Light Of The World Series

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Mar 15, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,305 views

    Jesus has told us in His own words: He is the only true light leading to salvation!

    The Light of the World In His Own Words 10/19/08 PM Text: John 8:12 INTRODUCTION: Jesus made an incredible statement to the Jews in response to a discussion about the greatness of Abraham. This is what Jesus said: John 8:58 (NASB) Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What Light Is And What Light Does Series

    Contributed by James Lee on Nov 10, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,581 views

    There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us . . . And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. Nelson Mandela

    Nelson Mandela once said; “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, “Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?” Actually, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    You Talkin' To Me?

    Contributed by Clair Sauer on Jan 17, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,674 views

    God has claimed each of us, and like Jesus, God calls us to be a light shining in the darkness of this world.

    As you all are aware, in this part of the world, we recognize four relatively distinct seasons each year; there is winter, spring, summer, and fall. Of course, each season has its characteristic traits related to the weather or the blossoming of certain plants or the coming or going of foliage. And ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Jesus Is The Best Light

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jan 27, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,947 views

    Jesus sheds light on our sin but also highlights God's love for us.

    I’ve been obsessed with light lately. First there was the track light in the kitchen that kept burning out until Rob discovered that I probably hadn’t screwed the bulbs in correctly. And then there were the blinking lights on the router and modem for my computer. Blink. Blink. Blink, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    By Their Fruit Series

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Aug 9, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,138 views

    There is so much conflicting teaching in the church today. How do we discern the true from the false?

    By Their Fruit Matthew 7:15-20 Introduction We have always had false prophets in the world. So when Jesus tells His followers to be wary of them, He isn't saying anything new. The Old Testament is full of examples. But what is the difference between a false prophet and one who speaks truly for ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Life's Short, Live It! Series

    Contributed by James Dorman on May 10, 2016
     | 11,164 views

    First in a series based on a tweet. This sermon focuses on settling for no less than the abundantly life due to the brevity of life.

    Introduction: AG: I don’t often pay attention to what celebrities have to save, but Easter Sunday, Donnie Walburg tweeted this: Life's short, LIVE IT! Hate's weak, STOP IT! Hope's real, KEEP IT! Fear's poison, FACE IT! Love's eternal, FEEL IT! Time's wasting, DO IT! RS: That got me ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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