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  • Austin W. Duncan avatar

    A Broken Man Before The Boundless Gospel

    Contributed by Austin W. Duncan on Sep 26, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 531 views

    Locked doors and crowded rooms can stop most people, but real faith finds a way. In Mark 2:1–12 four friends tear through a roof to place a paralytic before Jesus—He forgives first, then heals—showing His authority and calling us to carry others to Him.

    A little while ago I was installing a keypad lock on the door to my upstairs studio—just trying to add an extra layer of security for my equipment, cameras, computers, all that production stuff. So I set the keypad lock up, got the old handle out of the door, got the batteries in, set the code, all ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Livin' Large Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Apr 20, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,187 views

    We must want to be more and do more for God.

    LIVIN’ LARGE I Chronicles 4:10 S: Prayer of Jabez: blessing and vision Th: Prayer: A Passion for His Presence Pr: WE MUST WANT TO BE MORE AND DO MORE FOR GOD. ?: How? How does this happen? KW: Situations TS: In order to be more and do more for God, we must confront three situations as revealed ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jason Pettibone avatar

    God Speaks - Are You Listening? Series

    Contributed by Jason Pettibone on Apr 22, 2002
    based on 234 ratings
     | 38,292 views

    Ears to hear the voice of the Spirit

    God Speaks - Are you listening? Intro. – ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder Attention Deficit Disorder (AD/HD) is mostly an organic problem which tends to run in families. It is characterized by the inability to sustain focused attention. This checklist rates the following behaviors which are ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Life As You Have Always Wanted Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Apr 23, 2002
    based on 47 ratings
     | 8,032 views

    We can live God’s gift of life at its best.

    LIFE AS YOU HAVE ALWAYS WANTED Ephesians 1:15-23 S: Resurrection Power Th: Seeing the Unseen Christ: How His Presence Transforms Life. Pr: WE CAN LIVE GOD’S GIFT OF LIFE AT ITS BEST. ?: How? KW: Discoveries TS: We will find in Ephesians 1:15-23 three discoveries that help us to live life at its ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What A Character! Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Apr 25, 2002
    based on 20 ratings
     | 6,324 views

    You are known by the habits you keep.

    WHAT A CHARACTER! Acts 4:36-37 S: Character Development Th: Seeing the Unseen Christ: How His Presence Transforms Life Pr: YOU ARE KNOWN BY THE HABITS YOU KEEP. ?: What? What habits should we be known by? What habits should we keep? KW: Habits TS: In our adventure of practicing Christ’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    3 Strikes And You're Out!

    Contributed by Ralf Bergmann on May 30, 2002
    based on 35 ratings
     | 4,584 views

    A Palm Sunday message that relates the fact as a Christian we would rather think of the cute and safe vision of a babe in the manger rather then the gruesome and brutal death that Jesus suffered.

    Sermon Title: 3 Strikes and You’re Out! Scripture: Luke 19:29-44 Wesleyan Community Church Terry, Mississippi Sunday Morning - March 24, 2002 Scripture Introduction: It would come only natural to preach about the triumphant entry of Jesus into the city of Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, the day the ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Never Unloved Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 2, 2002
    based on 25 ratings
     | 5,941 views

    Some receive love, but reject it; others never know that they are loved. In either case, the Cross is evidence that we have never been unloved.

    We need to think not only about the way we relate to other people, but also about how we receive them. It is not enough simply to be friendly and cordial. We also need to look at how we receive people when they extend themselves to us. I went to a meeting this week, where all the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Wants The Best For Us

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 26, 2001
    based on 195 ratings
     | 19,195 views

    In our modern society, some of the Ten Commandments are ridiculed, & others ignored. But I think this 7th Commandment is actually hated by many.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER CENTRAL CHRISTIAN, BROWNSVILLE, TX A. Today is Valentine’s Day, a special day, a day in which much emphasis is placed on romantic love. But if you listen, you’ll discover that the world gives very mixed messages about the nature of love & the ways to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Richard Deem avatar

    Testimonies From A Graveyard

    Contributed by Richard Deem on Mar 1, 2001
    based on 427 ratings
     | 39,628 views

    Graveyards are not my most favorite places. There’s just something about graveyards. They speak of the dead. There is such a sense of finality associated with a graveyard.

    INTRO: Graveyards are not my most favorite places. There’s just something about graveyards. They speak of the dead. There is such a sense of finality associated with a graveyard. In Scripture, we read of one such graveyard. Turn with me to Ezekiel 37:1-3: "The hand of the LORD was upon me, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Holy Women Are Beautiful!

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Mar 2, 2001
    based on 111 ratings
     | 11,118 views

    An exhortation to be biblically beautiful.

    We live in a society where sex sells and sells big. Sex is used to sell everything from acne medication to every type of material possession imaginable. Everyone wants to be one of the "beautiful people" and will buy, sell or sacrifice all to be in that select group. To be sexy is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Quakes That Shake

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 7, 2001
    based on 70 ratings
     | 6,918 views

    Earthquakes aren’t the only quakes that shake us in life. There are many others.

    QUAKES THAT SHAKE Psalm 46:1-3 INTRO.- Quakes that shake. ILL.- A pretty big one shook Redmond, Washington, and the surrounding area last Wednesday, Feb. 28, near 11 a.m. The quake measured 6.8 on the Ricther scale and caused over $2 billion worth of damage, and injured about 410 people. It ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Dealing With Disaster Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Mar 27, 2001
    based on 68 ratings
     | 14,086 views

    Encouragement to stay faithful in adversity.

    When Life is the Pits A Study of the Life of Joseph Sermon # 2 “Dealing With Disaster” Genesis 37:12-36 Last week we introduced our study of the life of Joseph entitled “When Life is the Pits.” We saw ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Alan Perkins avatar

    Getting Past Your Past

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 29, 2001
    based on 419 ratings
     | 54,309 views

    The good news is that we don’t have to be paralyzed by regret, we don’t have to let it rob us of the joy and hope that God has promised us as our birthright in Christ

    In "A Christmas Carol", Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past, who against his will, takes him back to a time when he was still a young man. Scrooge sees himself proposing to the woman he loved, a woman who later breaks their engagement because she realizes that he has come to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Alan Perkins avatar

    The Feeding Of The Five Thousand

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 30, 2001
    based on 68 ratings
     | 15,946 views

    God loves to bless his people abundantly.

    How many of you celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday with a special meal? [How many had turkey? "Tofurky"?] Whatever was being served, how many left the table still hungry? Or, how many had to let our their belts a notch or two? It is a tradition on Thanksgiving, not only to have a special meal, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Apr 2, 2001
    based on 128 ratings
     | 80,084 views

    In John 14,we find three things that Jesus said that brought comfort to His disciples. These same things can bring comfort to you and I today.

    "Let not your heart be troubled" John 14:1-6 One of the most dreaded diseases in the world today is what we call "heart trouble." Every day we hear of someone cut down by a heart attack. It is no repecter of person, for it effects all. The heart is a wonderful creation. It beat an average of 75 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist