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  • Kent Kessler avatar

    5 The Fully Awakened Overcomer Series

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on May 30, 2025
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    But we need to hear the REAL Jesus speaking today telling us to WAKE UP to the lies, and get out of the heated water, get OUT of the culture–you are in the world but not OF the world. Not everyone will be let in! We must find our voice to speak up after we WAKE UP!

    This is a sermon about “The Goat and The Frog & The Colon.” When I was growing up, my uncle would drive the stock truck by our house to pick me up and take me along with him to Lugbill’s Farm Auction in Archbold, Ohio. We would haul the choice animals over to the gate, unload, then go inside ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Pat Cook avatar

    From Doubting To Doing Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Jun 13, 2003
    based on 224 ratings
     | 14,957 views

    Just as Thomas was at heart a sincere follower, so too must we reach out and touch Jesus by faith.

    John 20:24-29 – From Doubting to Doing Harriet, the church gossip and self-appointed supervisor of the church’s morals, kept sticking her nose into other people’s business. Several residents were unappreciative of her activities, but feared her enough to maintain their silence. She made a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Blessing At Berea - Bible Study / Reading / Devotions Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Sep 6, 2005
    based on 180 ratings
     | 16,193 views

    Those at this city on Paul’s 2nd Missionary Journey received the Word in 3 ways that we all should receive it. Link included to Formatted Text Version, Handout, and PowerPoint Template.

    Blessing at Berea Acts 17:10-14; I Thess. 2:13 In Thessalonica the apostles were Resisted, but in Berea they were Received. Next time we’ll look at Athens where they were Ridiculed. We can learn a lot here about Bible Study. God called these people “noble” which means “excellent”. God gave ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Tung avatar

    Words And Prayer For Virginia Tech

    Contributed by John Tung on Apr 25, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,216 views

    Addressing the Virginia Tech. shooting this week and offering words of prayer before my sermon.

    Today, I want to start by addressing the shooting at Va. Tech. this week. I have followed the news this week, as you have. It seems to me that the cause of this shooting was mental illness exacerbated by the immigrant experience. So, the first thing I want to say is that we need to take the stigma ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    Move With God Beyond Your Comfort Zone Series

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Mar 18, 2003
    based on 37 ratings
     | 18,159 views

    Sometimes it takes effort to move out of our comfort zone.

    Iliff and Saltillo UM Churches January 26, 2003 Move with God Beyond Your Comfort Zone How to: Go for the Gulp Matthew 14:22-33 INTRODUCTION: Picture yourself at 4:00 a.m. out in a rowboat on a choppy lake with the wind blowing like crazy and the waves slapping up around the side of the boat. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    About Lightning, Anger And Forgiveness

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Mar 23, 2004
    based on 77 ratings
     | 5,071 views

    Lent 4: Anger is a powerful emotion that can damage relationships and lives. In Christ, God gives us the capacity to deal with our feelings of anger.

    Malcolm, a man with a terrible temper, was playing a round of golf with his pastor. After leaving three straight putts on the edge of the cup, Malcolm exploded. “I missed!” he screamed. “How could I miss?” With that he heaved his putter into a nearby lake, kicked a wheel on the golf cart and drove ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Size Of The Storm

    Contributed by Matthew Morine on Aug 17, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 5,097 views

    The size of the personal storms in life are influenced by the size of one’s faith. Great faith makes large storms seem small, and small faith makes little storms larger.

    THE SIZE OF THE STORM THEME: THE SIZE OF THE STORM IS CONNECTED TO THE SIZE OF YOUR FAITH. Life has been a little stressful recently. Nothing major, it is just a bunch of stuff that adds stress to my life. Most of you know that Charity has been having some health problems related to having ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Art Campbell avatar

    Getting Inside Society Without Letting Society Get Inside Of You Series

    Contributed by Art Campbell on Nov 12, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,481 views

    How can we infiltrate our culture without letting it’s values infiltrate us? Daniel and his friends faced this issue...

    One of the questions thoughtful Christians often ask when we’re trying to live incarnationally – putting flesh on the gospel – is how far should we go in accommodating ourselves to our culture? What’s OK for a Christian to do and what’s not when we’re trying to reach people where we are? For ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tim Zingale avatar

    Hands

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Mar 10, 2008
    based on 116 ratings
     | 26,644 views

    A sermon for Palm Sunday

    Palm Sunday Matthew 21:1-11 Hands 21:1* ¶ And when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2* saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find an ass tied, and a colt with her; untie them and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Pat Cook avatar

    Here Comes Trouble Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Jul 24, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,757 views

    12th in long series on Joshua. This deals with sin in a believer’s life, which will cost him spiritual victory.

    Joshua 7:1-26 – Here Comes Trouble Today we continue our journey through Joshua. The whole book is about taking new territory. As Christians, God leads us on a journey, a walk into new places. Some people never get out and stretch their spiritual legs. They are still the same people as they ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Pat Cook avatar

    Barabbas: That's You! Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Apr 2, 2006
    based on 48 ratings
     | 14,186 views

    Jesus took the place of Barabbas. This sermon shows that we are Barabbas, and calls people to be thankful that Jesus took our place.

    Mark 15:1-15 – Barabbas: That’s You! Today, as we proceed through our study of The Life of Jesus, we get ever closer to Jesus’ death. Today we are looking at one aspect of His trial and crucifixion that may or may not be new but it bears repeating anyway. To be reminded of what Jesus did for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dealing With Temptation

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Mar 24, 2012
     | 4,738 views

    A talk at the start of lent that considers the temptation of Christ and the temptations that come our way. God always offers a way out for us to take, but we don’t always take it.

    A native-American elder once described his own inner struggles like this: “Inside of me there are two dogs. One of the dogs is mean and evil. The other dog is good. The mean dog fights the good dog all the time.” After being asked which dog wins he thought for a moment and replied, “The one I feed ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Bobby Daniel avatar

    Testify Of Love

    Contributed by Bobby Daniel on Dec 14, 2009
     | 3,397 views

    A follow-up Thanksgiving sermon that came a week after giving our congregation a "Love Loud Dare".

    Testify of Love Matthew 5:13-16 Thom Tapp, a pastor in TN and one of my favorite cartoonists said this yesterday, “Thanksgiving is not a season, it is a way of life. How can a Christian NOT be thankful?” As born again believers, we have every reason to be thankful, and not just once a year...but ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Spencer Homan avatar

    Letting Go Of Anger - Hitchhiker 4 Series

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Jan 2, 2010
     | 3,208 views

    This is the fourth sermon of our "Hitchhiker" series focusing on the Book of Jonah, Chapter 4.

    Jonah 4:1-11 NIV But Jonah was greatly displeased and became angry. 2 He prayed to the LORD, "O LORD, is this not what I said when I was still at home? That is why I was so quick to flee to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Spencer Homan avatar

    Twas The Night After Christmas - Done!

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Jan 2, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,439 views

    Usually, the day after Christmas, we find ourselves worn down, spent... and DONE. How can we carry the joy of Christmas throughout the year?

    Twas the Night After Christmas Before I start out, I need to find my mother-in-law. This first part is fictional… OK… as in not true… but it’s going to set up my sermon so roll with it ok? ’Twas the night after Christmas I remember it well, With presents all over, My house looked like… ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed