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  • Jason Cole avatar

    Heart Conditions: Heavy Hearts Series

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Feb 18, 2004
    based on 44 ratings
     | 15,894 views

    what is God’s message to those with hearts that are heavy, broken, and torn apart by pain and loss?

    Heart Conditions: Heavy and Troubled Hearts Introduction: This week I want to look at the message that the scriptures have for those with heavy and troubled. We live in a time and in a world full of people who are brokenhearted. I can guarantee that there are even people here today who are ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Bottle In The Smoke

    Contributed by Michael Martin on Dec 17, 2006
    based on 17 ratings
     | 14,774 views

    The Psalmist tells of the pain of going through the fire. He has become like a bottle in the Smoke.

    (Psa 119:81-83) "For I am become like a bottle in the smoke..." Years ago I helped clean out a house that had been burnt in a fire. The dear lady for whom we were working asked us, that as we went through the rubble, to pull out anything that might be salvageable. She had a collection of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Loosed, But Not Limited

    Contributed by Johnny Knight on Jan 27, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,846 views

    Don't be confused by pain or by the wilderness. Your Heavenly Father has awesome plans for you.

    Loosed, But Not Limited Text:Leviticus 26:12-13 A friend had been doing a lot of remodeling in his house, including some in his four-year-old son's room. They were building a little room inside his room that would have its own window and desk, and it would sort of be Troy's own little space. Of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Resisting Culutural Norms Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Nov 13, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,314 views

    Exposition of Philemon 8-16 regarding the way Paul and Philemon handled a potentially painful situation.

    Text: Philemon 8-16, Title: Resisting Cultural Norms, Date/Place: NRBC, 11/18/07, AM A. Opening illustration: John Hess Yoder writes in Leadership magazine: While serving as a missionary in Laos, I discovered an illustration of the kingdom of God. Before the colonialists imposed national ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Adultery Series

    Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on Jul 18, 2016
     | 9,411 views

    Adultery is immorality and adultery causes great destruction, hurt and pain, both within and without the person

    I. Introduction A. A reporter was visiting an old folks home and met three very old looking men. The reporter asked the first fellow what was the secret of his long life. The man replied that he never smoked, never drank alcoholic beverages, never caroused around and was happily married to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Healing Heart Wounds - Rejection Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jonathan Vorce on Jul 30, 2018
     | 7,377 views

    This first of three messages deals with the pain of rejection. Jesus can heal your broken heart.

    Psalms 147:3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. I. HELP… I FEEL SO REJECTED! A. Rejection is very real and many times the effects of it can be felt for a life time. 1. REJECTION HURTS - BAD!!!!! B. You are not alone. Jacob & Rachel’s story (Genesis 29) 1. Genesis ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Solemnity Of Mary, January 1, 2021: New Years

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Dec 29, 2020
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     | 2,334 views

    All human nature vigorously resists grace because grace changes us and the change is painful.

    1.Flannery O’Connor noted that “All human nature vigorously resists grace because grace changes us and the change is painful, “she wrote in 1958. (Adding, “Priests resist it as well as others.”) She means that grace intervenes in the sufferings of the ordinary -- ignorant, complacent people whose ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Myth #3: I Could Never Forgive That Person Series

    Contributed by John Dobbs on Jun 29, 2023
     | 1,722 views

    Forgiving other people is a highly personal subject - most of the things that we struggle with forgiving are painful.

    Myths Christians Often Believe I COULD NEVER FORGIVE THAT PERSON Introduction Forgiving other people is a highly personal subject - most of the things that we struggle with forgiving are painful. We have likely heard stories of people who forgave someone who hurt them deeply and it captures our ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Measure Upon Measure – Sorrow – The Restoration Of God - Part 8 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 4, 2025
     | 180 views

    What a ruined state lives are in with devastating sorrow. Sorrow is a result of the fall but what JOY results from the work of Christ. Our faith can be underpinned by an inexpressible joy, bathed in the glory of God. Jesus has done wonderful things changing sorrow into joy.

    MEASURE UPON MEASURE – SORROW – THE RESTORATION OF GOD - Part 8 In the last message we continued these consequences of sin resulting from Adam’s fall in Eden. Firstly we did guilt and shame, then separation, then the curse, and now we continue sorrow. Sin caused so much destruction but we also ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Growing A Contented Spirit Series

    Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Feb 24, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 13,739 views

    In an age of commercialism that breeds discontent we are challenged by Scripture to live a contented life. Paul explains how we can be content in any and every situation.

    GROWING A CONTENTED SPIRIT On a scale of one to ten (one being discontent and ten being very content) how content are you overall with your life? Think about that for a moment. Contentment is an illusive quality today. Much of the business world works hard to breed discontent so that we will buy ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    We Can Sing In The Sonshine

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on May 20, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,104 views

    We can sing in the Sonshine of God’s blessing. Discover when God sings and what you have to sing about.

    “We Can Sing in the Sonshine” May 24, 2009 “When the LORD brought back the captives to Zion, we were like men who dreamed. Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, "The LORD has done great things for them." The LORD has done great ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    The Secret Key Series

    Contributed by Richard Mc Quinn on Oct 16, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,628 views

    We all get so busy doing Gods work, that we forget to PRAY about the work we are doing for HIM. Paul encourages his congregation to stop and pray and rejoice while they are doing it.

    THE SECRET KEY 10-17-10, New Liberty Christian Church, Veedersburg, IN with Pastor Rich McQuinn TEXT; PHILIPPIANS 4:1-23 INTRODUCTION: It was the preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ that got Paul into trouble and started his journey to Rome. It is in Rome that Paul writes to his ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Five Ways To Give Thanks

    Contributed by John Bright on Nov 11, 2025
     | 657 views

    This is a sermon for the Sunday before Thanksgiving. Teaching sheet at end of the text

    “Five Ways to Give Thanks” Psalm 100 A sermon for Thanksgiving Sunday Pastor John Bright Psalm 100 “1 Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! 2 Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing. 3 Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Glory In Persecution [rated - R]

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Nov 6, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,289 views

    The time is coming when Christians will be persecuted right here. How do I know it? I have already traveled that road before. How will you deal with it? Let us not try to run and find a way to escape persecution but face it like Jesus did.

    Opening illustration: Video clip of persecuted Christians worldwide. Let us turn to 1 Peter 4 and check out what to expect while being persecuted for Christ. Introduction: In the nature of things persecution must have been a much more daunting experience for Gentiles than it was for the Jews. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Defining Love - Sacrifice Isn't Optional Series

    Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Jul 16, 2013
     | 5,063 views

    The people of Jesus know how to sacrifice. Genuine followers of Jesus know what it means to be faithful and experience joy in suffering. How about you? Are you weird like that?

    We're in the second week of our series "defining love" last time we talked about how genuine love, God's love, isn't normal. We defined love as faithful and that the result of faithfulness is joy. We talked about how our culture defines love in a million different ways, but, God defines love much ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ