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  • Robert Austin avatar

    Timing Is Everything

    Contributed by Robert Austin on Jul 16, 2022
     | 2,355 views

    In the LOTR movie, the Fellowship of the Ring, Gandalf the wizard says

    Timing is Everything Introduction Welcome In the LOTR movie, the Fellowship of the Ring, Gandalf the wizard says, "A wizard is never late, Frodo Baggins. Nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to." And while that's a humorous way for the character to get around the fact ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Simon Says

    Contributed by Dean Meadows on Apr 8, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,265 views

    This is a sermon that deals with how close someone can come to accepting Christ but still be lost.

    Simon Says! I assume everyone here at one time or another has played the game Simons say. One person calls out the commands but unless you add the phrase, “Simon Says” to it, you are not to do it. It was the jumping on one foot that always got me. My grandbabies love to play it with me. Today we ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Slamming The Door On Fear.

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Oct 11, 2022
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     | 19,309 views

    One of the greatest enemies to the progress, and success of every believer is this insidious and destructive spirit called fear. Evil spirits are recognized by what they do, and this demon is no different. To walk in the victory purchased by our Lord Jesus Christ, we must slam the door on fear.

    Slamming The Door On Fear Facing the future fearlessly Read Psalms 23:1-6 We love this passage of scripture, it has been and will continue to be an amazing source of comfort and assurance in so many different circumstances ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Roger Hasselquist avatar

    Who Will Deliver Me?

    Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Jan 23, 2022
     | 2,764 views

    The sad truth is that all of us seem to fit too well into Stevenson's story about Dr. Jekyll. Because we also seem to have a split personality, at times doing things we know we should not do.

    Alba 1-16-2022 WHO WILL DELIVER ME? Romans 7:14-25 Robert Louis Stevenson, who wrote Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and A Child's Garden of Verses, is also well known for writing The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde first published in 1886. It is the story of a man who had evil tendencies ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Joshua Blackmon avatar

    Unpacking

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Jan 30, 2022
     | 3,515 views

    Sermon about the importance of leaving yesterday behind and moving forward in Christ.

    Unpacking Introduction Here we are at the end of the first month of 2022. You have prayed and sought God. 2021 had a full suitcase. It was packed full. Bursting at the seams. The past three years have been so full, its hard to tell how they could have held more. The Jan. 6 attack on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Joseph: An Example Of Salvation Series

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Jul 17, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,616 views

    Joseph, serving as Jesus’ earthly father figure, was an exemplary father. He was not only an excellent role model for his son, but within Joseph lies a certain character trait, which just happens to be Jesus’ strongest attribute.

    The Christian singer Michael Card wrote a piece entitled Joseph’s Song. To begin this morning, I am going to read a few lines from this song. Listen closely, and from what you know about Joseph from the Bible, think about whether these words could have come from Joseph’s own heart: Lord I know ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ron Ferguson avatar

    I Am The Light Of The World – Light In The Darkness – John 9 - Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 2, 2022
     | 4,503 views

    Greater sin leads to greater darkness. A man in darkness can not find his way. The Lord would work in the light of the day with man’s darkness, so that the night of his darkness would become like the light of the day. Jesus is the Light of the World.

    I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD – LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS – JOHN 9 - PART 1 THE INTRODUCTION: The very first mention for “I am the light of the world” is this one – {{John 8 v 12 Again therefore Jesus spoke to them saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Remember O Lord, Your Great Mercy (November 28, 2021)

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Dec 10, 2021
     | 2,169 views

    Isn’t Advent a time of expectation and preparation? Doesn’t Advent challenge us to make changes in our lives? ... Didn’t David write this Psalm expressing remorse as well as the hunger for righteousness that only God could give him? Do we have that yearning in common with David?

    Remember O Lord, Your Great Mercy Text: Psalm 25 Psalm 25:1-10  Of David. To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul.  (2)  O my God, in you I trust; do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.  (3)  Do not let those who wait for you be put to shame; let ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Justin Steckbauer avatar

    What Is The Matrix?

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on May 3, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,315 views

    The most important question of our age may be: What is the matrix? In light of the rise in secular humanism, and the growing concerns over political, economic, and banking corruption worldwide, one must wonder... What is going on here?

    The most important question of our age may be: What is the matrix? In light of the rise in secular humanism, and the growing concerns over political, economic, and banking corruption worldwide, one must wonder... What is going on here? Why is the depravity so pervasive? What is causing this rise ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    Serious About Knowing God? Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Mar 9, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,625 views

    A look at what it means to be serious about knowing God.

    Seriously Knowing God Ecclesiastes 1:2, 2 Galatians 4:9 March 10, 2024 A couple of years ago I received a message on our answering machine which stated I needed to respond immediately to this message because there was a warrant for my arrest. And I needed to resolve it right then or by the end ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    Courage To Sacrifice Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Dec 5, 2023
     | 1,122 views

    A 5 week series about sacrifice, using Philippians as a guide.

    Sent to Sacrifice Philippians 2:19-30 November 5, 2023 Sometimes we find ourselves in situations which kind of amaze us. Some of those times are great and some are not. Have you ever wondered . . . . “How did I get here?” The dishes are stacked high, the kids are still up and you still have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Roger Hasselquist avatar

    Facing A New Year In A Shaky World

    Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Jan 1, 2024
     | 2,106 views

    We are facing a New Year, and while that can mean hope for a better future, the past and its troubles casts a shadow over that hope that is hard to ignore. We are living in a shaky world.

    Alba 12-31-2023 FACING A NEW YEAR IN A SHAKY WORLD I Thessalonians 3:1-5 Have you ever gone to a scary movie? When I was twelve years old some friends and I walked to a movie theater that was about two miles from our home. The movie was called “Them”. It was not the kind of movie our family ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Alison Bucklin avatar

    Get A Life

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Mar 24, 2023
     | 1,612 views

    The life we get from Jesus, a gift from God through the Holy Spirit, requires cleansing and renewal daily, not just at the beginning.

    This familiar chapter from John’s Gospel is the lectionary text for today, the 2nd Sunday in Lent. It’s a good text, a familiar text, so familiar that when I first wrote it I expected it to be relatively smooth sailing. But it wasn’t. It was a difficult sermon for me to write, partly because it’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Alison Bucklin avatar

    Dancing With Wolves

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 17, 2023
     | 1,168 views

    The false prophets dance around the cost of discipleship, but dancing slippers don’t suit the hard road that leads to the narrow gate, and the wolves never warn their people that they need hiking boots instead

    I am trying to navigate the theological tsunami that is threatening to permanently alter the face of our denomination. The amendments to the constitution regarding ordination standards, diversity, inclusiveness, interpretation of Scripture, and so on, are incredibly important to our identity as a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Alison Bucklin avatar

    More Than A Mother

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Aug 3, 2023
     | 1,734 views

    No matter how deep the scars that life has left us with, the mother-love of God can restore the broken places and refill the empty places. There is nothing that we have lost that cannot be transformed or redeemed.

    Many of you met my sister Kathleen and her son Brian when they came down for my installation. Brian is the only child in our generation, my mother’s only grandchild. And that’s surprising because, of the two of us, Kathleen didn’t want children and I did. I was the one who played with dolls. I was ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed