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  • Jim Barnes avatar

    Supermom Syndrome

    Contributed by Jim Barnes on May 5, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 8,612 views

    Statistics show that most women now work paying jobs outside the home in addition to bearing the bulk of responsibility for raising kids and fulfilling household duties. Unfortunately, no woman can be a "supermom" and survive. The Bible teaches balance.

    Title: “Supermom Syndrome” Text: Proverbs 31: 10-31, Selected Verses Date: May 12, 2002 Faster than a toddler in toy store. More powerful than a teenager’s attitude. Able to leap from work to dance lessons to dinner preparations to toilet training to toilet cleaning to teacher ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Count The Cost Of Quitting?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 31, 2015
     | 5,922 views

    Quitting can cost more than you desire to pay. Demas quit under a heavy load. John Mark quit and considered the stupid tax and returned to God's work. Quitting has consequences --- PRESS ON...

    COUNT THE COST OF QUITTING? CAN WE AFFORD TO QUIT? QUITTING HAS CONSEQUENCES ---I QUIT! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: Deut.30:19... I call on heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Week That Changed The World: The Day Jesus Silenced The Skeptics Series

    Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Jul 3, 2021
     | 2,986 views

    Shortly after throwing the Pharisees and their cohorts for a loop over the issue of paying taxes to Caesar, the Lord Jesus confronted and rebuked the erroneous Scriptural teachings of the Sadducees, the skeptics of His day. The Scriptures are the best weapon in the arsenal of believers.

    There were two main bodies of religious teachers who operated during the time of Jesus until the fall of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. They each had their respective spheres of influence in Jewish society and beliefs. Scripture gives more attention to the Pharisees, and not in a good light as they ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We Are Individually Responsible

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Apr 15, 2021
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,482 views

    An idea is being floated in our nation that citizens must pay for the sins of the past in something called "reparations." This message asks if this concept is biblical. Praise be to God that He does not require reparations from us!

    I want to begin our message this morning by bringing an awareness of a modern-day proposal that is being floated in our local, state, and federal governments, and then tie that in to what Ezekiel has to say in our passage. Across our nation, people are talking about something called “reparations.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Set Your Minds On Things Above

    Contributed by David Owens on Nov 2, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,454 views

    As followers of Jesus and members of the Kingdom of God, we must keep our focus on our heavenly citizenship and seek to obey our commanding officer (Jesus) and not get entangled in civilian life.

    A. One day, two men, who didn’t know each other, were sitting on a park bench and neither one said anything for quite some time. 1. Then one of the men let out a BIG SIGH. 2. The other man immediately got up and said, “Well, if you’re going to talk politics, I’m out’a here!” and off he ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Listen Like Jesus

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jul 5, 2004
    based on 31 ratings
     | 7,073 views

    Jesus did everything according to the will of the Father because He constantly commune with Him. From His example, we want to learn to (1) LISTEN INTENTLY to God’s Word, and (2) listen WITH A HEART TO OBEY.

    There is one aspect of Jesus that we want to learn today - to LISTEN... to listen carefully to the Word of God. So that we can understand His heart and His will for us. Jesus said in John 8:28-29 "...I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me. 29 The one who sent me is ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Broken Families Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Oct 28, 2010
     | 11,283 views

    Don’t let defiance and deceit tear your family apart. Instead, trust and obey the Lord, and let Him do for your family what you could never do.

    Richard Blake and his wife, from San Luis, California, were at a wedding where their neighbor’s son, Robert, was one of the ushers. He seemed young to be an usher at a wedding, but a veteran usher gave him some quick pointers. He instructed Robert to ask the person he was escorting, “Are you a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    The Rich Young Ruler Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Aug 3, 2023
     | 3,704 views

    When the rich young ruler comes to Jesus, we have a living example before the eyes of the disciples of the contrast. Here is someone willing to pay the price of spiritual discipline, yet someone who could not with childlike faith give his all to Christ.

    What are some of the qualities that our present-day culture put’s value on? Our society values youth. The beauty industry capitalizes on the quest for the eternal youthfulness. They sell skin creams, facial packs, hair color and offer cosmetic surgery. It is all because people value ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Shall Your Brothers Go To War While You Sit Here?

    Contributed by John Gaston on Mar 2, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,882 views

    “Shall Your Brothers Go To War While You Sit Here?” In other words, will other Christians pay the price while we are secret disciples? Will others witness while we keep silent? Will others work in the church while we just obtain the benefits?

    SHALL YOUR BROTHERS GO TO WAR WHILE YOU SIT HERE? Numbers 32:1-15 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A man & woman were married for many years. Whenever there was a confrontation, yelling could be heard deep into the night. The old man would shout, “When I die, I will dig my way up & out of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Command And Teach These Things Series

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 20, 2011
    based on 30 ratings
     | 14,709 views

    Command and teach things that affect our lives. 1- Don’t let others look down on you 2- Devote yourself to ministry 3- Don’t neglect your gift 4- Diligence will pay off 5- Doctrine is important

    INTRO.- Command and teach! Strong words. ILL.- It’s been said that it is not the dog’s keen smell or hearing that has endeared him to modern man, it’s his uncomplaining readiness to obey and lavish affection on his human friends. A dog is loyal, loving, and lovable, even if ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What The World Needs Now

    Contributed by Kerry Haynes on May 6, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 18,521 views

    The world is in desperate need of love, agape love: willful, purposeful, decisional, sacrificial love. In today's passage, Jesus points us to the source of that love, urges us to choose it as an act of obedience, and sometimes to love until it hurts.

    John 15:9-17  What the World Needs Now In 1965 Burt Bacharach wrote a song he didn’t believe in. He and Hal David offered it to performer Dionne Warwick, who turned it down. Bacharach was reluctant to play it for Jackie DeShannon, but he finally did, and she liked it. Together they recorded, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Go! And Be Strong And Courageous - Joshua 1:9 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jun 25, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 979 views

    God-given courage is courage rooted in the promises of God. Courage that stands not because we are strong, but because He is with us.

    Go! And Be Strong and Courageous - Joshua 1:9 (NLT) INTRODUCTION: I want to talk to you today about courage. But not the kind of courage the world talks about — self-reliance, bravado, or pretending all is well. No, I want to talk about God-given courage. Courage rooted in the promises of God. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    How To Be A Servant After God’s Own Heart Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 10, 2026
    based on 2 ratings
     | 815 views

    Why was David a man after God's own heart... but Saul wasn't? And what can that tell me about how I can be a man after God's own heart?

    I never thought about it before, but our culture talks a lot about our HEARTS. For example: If we want to have an intimate and personal talk with someone, we say that we want to have a “heart-to-heart”. If we’ve had a really good day, we might say that we are feeling “Lighthearted.” If we know ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Christ's Principles Of Evangelism (Matthew 10:5-42)

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 7, 2002
    based on 314 ratings
     | 30,994 views

    Christ’s Principles of Evangelism (Matthew 10:5-42)Let us remember that we have to obey and trust Christ and His priniciples for evangelism to achieve success.

    Christ’s Principles of Evangelism (Matthew 10:5-42) Quote:It is easy to determine when something is aflame. It ignites other material. Any fire that does not spread will eventually go out. A church without evangelism is a contradiction in terms, just as a fire that does not burn is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Amazing Grace Series

    Contributed by Mark Johns on Sep 15, 2001
    based on 23 ratings
     | 4,106 views

    God’s Grace doesn’t come without an obligation on our part. We must Believe(have faith) and act upon that faith (obey the Gospel), etc.

    AMAZING GRACE - Titus 2:11-2; Ephesians 2:5 BUT GRACE DOES NOT: 1. CIRCUMVENT JESUS CHRIST John 1:17; Eph. 1:7; I Cor. 1:4; Luke 6:46 2. IGNORE THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST Acts 20:24,32; Col. 1:5-6; Acts 11:19-23 3. PERMIT ACCESS APART FROM FAITH Rom. 5:1-2; Eph. 2:8-9; Rom. 3:24-25 4. RULE ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ