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  • Jim Kane avatar

    Don't Quit, Keep Playing

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 10, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 8,031 views

    "Why are we doing this?"

    I started this sermon last Sunday afternoon before the elections were held and was going to share several stories about past elections and voter apathy. And do you know that the events of this past Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday has some commonality with these illustrations? The first is from ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Ray Ellis avatar

    Finding And Keeping Joy In A Joyless World

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Oct 17, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 11,990 views

    Thanksgiving reminds us to choose a life of praise and thanksgiving. A life of praise and thanksgiving means the difference between a life of optimism or a life of pessimism.

    Finding and Keeping Joy in a Joyless World Psalm 100 As we approach a day set aside for national Thanksgiving God’s Word reminds us that we need to give God heartfelt thanksgiving. Thanksgiving from your heart is the way to find and keep joy in your life. On December 4, 1619 38 English settlers ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • Matthew Stoll avatar

    Overcoming The Giants In Our Life Series

    Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Oct 16, 2006
    based on 13 ratings
     | 35,637 views

    Facing up to our giants and stepping out in faith, believing God will help us overcome them.

    Have you ever faced something so big, a problem, a trial, a difficulty, that it seemed impossible to overcome, insurmountable. It was/is your giant. No not literally a 9½ foot tall person. Your giant may be a sickness (like cancer), depression, worry, fear, an addiction, a habit, an attitude, a ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Endurance: Do You Ever Feel Giving Up?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 6, 2020
     | 6,411 views

    Often we allow fear to reign and give birth to tiredness, fatigue, lack of patience. We walk in danger when we watch other people. We must focus on endurance.

    ENDURANCE: DO YOU EVER FEEL LIKE GIVING UP? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com THE MINUTE CHAIR. In 1982 the ABC EVENING NEWS told a story about a modern art project that the artist created. It was called the MINUTE CHAIR. The artist took a beautiful chair and at point blank range ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Brett Crosson avatar

    The 7 Reasons We Should Focus On Numerical Growth Series

    Contributed by Brett Crosson on Feb 12, 2019
     | 6,553 views

    Every church should have SOULS BEING SAVED and CHURCH GROWTH as part of their vision. Jesus died for the world, and now he sends us out to tell the nations about Him and what He has done.

    SO, WHY NUMERICAL GROWTH? Why should we be concerned about numbers? There are seven main reasons: The Command of Scripture The Cost of a Soul The Caution of Scripture The Compassion of the Saviour The Call to Sinners The Conviction of the Saints The Crown of the Soul-winner 1. THE COMMAND OF ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Distraction

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Oct 16, 2010
    based on 56 ratings
     | 23,706 views

    Nehemiah saw right thru the devil's attempt at distraction and compromise. He said, the valley of Ono? O No! Aren't you glad he said no no to Ono? Link inc. to formatted text, audio/video, PowerPoint.

    Distraction Nehemiah 6:1-4 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/Distraction.html So far the devil has tried to use these tools to keep them from rebuilding the wall: Ridicule-we will be laughed at but we shouldn't back up or back down. Discouragement-We sometimes get tired IN the work, but never OF the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How The Holy Spirit Helps Us Turn Our Focus Away From Pain And Toward Positive Thoughts

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 47 ratings
     | 5,429 views

    How to turn your sorrow into joy with the Spirit’s empowerment, enabling and enrichment.

    Illustration: Dr. Henry Pope tells a story of one his students who learned how to change her perspective. It seems that one young girl while attending college spotted a young man who seemed very handsome and someone she would like to get to know. One day she was sitting in the library and spotted ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Hope That Exceeds Our Doubt Series

    Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Jun 15, 2016
     | 9,503 views

    We all struggle with doubt, but we don't have to allow our doubts and fears to dictate our spiritual lives. Our hope in Christ exceeds any doubt we may have.

    Series: Saved, Settled, and Sanctified Hope that Exceeds our Doubt 1 Peter 1: 3-8 At this point in the history of the church, she was growing exponentially. The Gospel was being shared and many were coming to saving faith in Christ. Such rapid growth had gotten the attention of the authorities ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Owens avatar

    Wholly Devoted Eyes Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Oct 7, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,996 views

    To be wholly devoted to God, we must have wholly devoted eyes. To have wholly devoted eyes we must have eyes that are focused on God, closed to evil, and open to the needs of others.

    Introduction: A. The story is told of a woman who rushed to her doctor. 1. Looking very worried and all strung out, she rattled off, “Doctor, take a look at me. When I woke up this morning, I looked at myself in the mirror and saw my hair was all wiry and frazzled up, my skin was all wrinkled ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ernie Arnold avatar

    Time To Put Up Or Shut Up

    Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Sep 7, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,011 views

    This sermon primary focus is on the Encounter that Jesus had with Satan at Caesarea Philippi 1. Jesus faces the "Gates of Hell" 2. The disciples experience an amazing epiphany and 3. Jesus challenges His Disciples to live a life of radical discipleship.

    Scripture: Mark 8:27 - 38; Psalm 19 Title: Time to Put Up or Shut Up This sermon primary focus is on the Encounter that Jesus had with Satan at Caesarea Philippi 1. Jesus faces the "Gates of Hell" 2. The disciples experience an amazing epiphany and 3. Jesus challenges His ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Tim Smith avatar

    How To Keep Your Love Growing

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,174 views

    There are five things which keep a marriage and your love growing

    How to Keep Your Love Growing A woman wrote to Dear Abby: “Do all marriages eventually go stale? Ours has. My husband and I don’t seem to have much to talk about any more. We used to talk about our kids but now they’re grown and gone. Now I have no major complaints about my ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Monty Newton avatar

    Keeping Faith When The Glow Is Gone

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Feb 21, 2009
     | 9,567 views

    God wants us to rise and shine rather than succomb to the darkness.

    Title: Keeping Faith When the Glow is Gone Text: II Corinthians 4:1-6 (Mark 9:2-9) Thesis: God wants us to rise and shine rather than succumb to the darkness. Introduction: It has been a busy week for Colorado state high school wrestling fans as 2a through 5a division wrestlers have vied for ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Destroying Your Discouragement

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on May 23, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,085 views

    Discouragement can destroy us if we don’t destroy it first. Here is how.

    Destroying Your Discouragement Nehemiah 4:4-14 From the series "Slaying The Giants In Your Life" Introduction: Most of you have never heard of Lawrence Hanratty, who was named the "Unluckiest Man In New York City." (Profiled in the Los Angeles Times) A Nearly electrocuted to death in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joe La Rue avatar

    The God Who Keeps His Promises Series

    Contributed by Joe La Rue on Jan 22, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 18,302 views

    Series introduction, this sermon explains why God had to promise us a savior in the first place, and how we can accept him.

    TITLE: The God Who Keeps His Promises SERIES: Matthew’s Portrait of Jesus As The Fulfillment of God’s Promises (Sermon # 1, An Introduction to the Series) TEXT: 2 Cor 1:20 DATE PREACHED: January 25, 2009 COPYRIGHT © JOE LA RUE, 2009 ALL RIGHTS ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Promises To Keep Before I Sleep Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 18, 2003
    based on 41 ratings
     | 12,112 views

    As young people we make many naive promises, which are diluted by the demands of the day. But God sends people to intervene with the truth, so that at the end we are able to praise Him for the grace that helps us feel some degree of fulfillment.

    The shouts of today are so loud that I do not hear the echoes of yesterday, nor do I listen to the faint whispers of tomorrow. All I really know is what is clamoring in my ear right here, right now. That makes me lose perspective. The shouts of today are so insistently loud that I do not hear ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist