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When The Walls Come Tumblin' Down

Contributed by Deborah Westbrook on Mar 13, 2009

based on 11 ratings

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Jesus anger wasn’t about selling things; it was about the evil vendors preying upon the innocent. When barriers go up relationship is broken.

John 2:13-22 When the Tables Come Tumbling Down I would hazard a guess that when most of us think of Jesus, we picture the soft spoken, peace loving, gentle as a lamb, Savior. Always smiling, always patient, always kind. There is no doubt that Christ had a side of Him ...read more

Scripture: John 2:13-22

Denomination: Methodist

A New Name Written Down In Glory Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 31, 2021

based on 5 ratings

| 13,304 views

Jesus makes us a New Creation and gives us a New Name. Why does He do that, and what kind of difference can that make in our lives?

Does anybody know what the “S” in Harry S Truman stands for? NOTHING! It doesn't stand for anything. He was born with a middle initial… and that was it. The letter “S” was a compromise that his parents made to satisfy his grandfathers, whose names were Shippe and Solomon.” Several years ago, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Christ Breaks Down The Dividing Walls

Contributed by Brian William on Nov 10, 2005

based on 44 ratings

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So many people today live "without hope and without God" (Eph. 2:12), yet we build up walls that divide us from sharing the gospel with them. Christ tears down these walls and builds up the true church in its place.

[I started the sermon at the altar rail that goes across the entire width of the front of the sanctuary.] Imagine, for a moment, that when you walked into church this morning that you received a big surprise. Imagine that in the past week, a wall had been erected, right about where the altar rail ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-22

Denomination: Methodist

Meeting God Down A Rabbit Trail Series

Contributed by Mark Winter on Jan 17, 2003

based on 36 ratings

| 10,569 views

God stands at the end of our rabbit trails when we have exhausted all human options

You’ve probably heard the phrase, “going down a rabbit trail.” Wild rabbits don’t like to saunter down Main Street; they prefer bolting down trails leading deep into the woods. (By the way, jackrabbits are capable of speeds up to 40 mph to evade predators). To go down a “rabbit trail,” then, means ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:2-10, Psalm 139:7-10

Denomination: Methodist

I Cast Down Every Imagination PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 22, 2023

based on 3 ratings

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The sermon encourages believers to discern, defend, and direct their thoughts towards Christ, taking every thought captive to live in obedience to God's Word.

Good morning, dear friends. I am thrilled to stand before you today, not because I have all the answers, but because together, we are going to seek wisdom from the ultimate source of truth — God's Word. Today, we're going to look at a powerful passage from 2 Corinthians 10:5, a verse that ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:5

Topics: Thought Control

Never Let Your Guard Down

Contributed by Bala Samson on May 11, 2014

based on 1 rating

| 10,544 views

We got to be vigilant and never be complacent! You never know what and how the enemy would plan to spoil the joy, happiness and peace!

Never let your guard down! 1 Corinthians 16:13”Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.” We got to be vigilant and never be complacent! You never know what and how the enemy would plan to spoil the joy, happiness and peace! Did you know even small things ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:13

Denomination: Pentecostal

When You're Down!

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jun 22, 2005

based on 239 ratings

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Jesus says that part of the solution to a troubled heart is trust, and He tells His apostles to trust in 3 things: "First of all, trust in My presence. Secondly, trust in My promises. Thirdly, simply trust in Me."

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2018) TEXT: John 14:1-6; John 12:13,19 A. Have you ever had one of those days when everything goes wrong? It ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6, John 12:13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Request God Never Turns Down Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 4, 2013

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| 4,426 views

We don't have to look at Jesus's promise "Seek and you shall find" like a disappointed kid at Christmas, but with the light of faith. There's at least one prayer we always get a "yes" to.

Thursday of 27th Week in Course Lumen Fidei Today’s Gospel is written for adults, but the problem is that even in old age we tend to read it like an eight-year-old waiting for Christmas. We read “Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:5-13

Denomination: Catholic

Come Down Off The Wall? Distractions?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 15, 2017

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Today seems there are so many distractions and hindrances to cause us to loose focus. We must consider our ways and dismiss frustrations and plod on...

COME DOWN OFF THE WALL --- LET'S TALK!!! DISTRACTED AND FRUSTRATED? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Nehemiah 6:3 And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you? ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 1:5-7

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Servant Leadership And The Upside-Down Church

Contributed by Arthur Miller on May 5, 2015

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To be great we need to understand greatness from God's perspective. To be a great church we must give up on the worlds top down organizational structure.

Introduction Good morning Church! Turn to the person next to you and say, “I’m glad you’re here.” Find a Bible and open to Luke 22. Today’s lesson is going to build upon the lesson given by Austin two weeks ago on God’s definition of who is the greatest. As ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:24-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Getting Up When You Are Down

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 15, 2006

based on 11 ratings

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Jesus’ counsel to the troubled disciples in John 14 provides the answer to discouragement. We need to (1) trust God fully, and (2) recall what He has said.

John 14:1-4 14:1 "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. 2In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-4

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Journey Up And Down The Mountain With Jesus

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Feb 27, 2003

based on 81 ratings

| 12,155 views

what Jesus transfiguration meant to him and his disciples - straight forward stuff so don’t expect anything flashy

March 2, 2003 Mark 9:2_9 After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them. His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them. And there appeared before ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:2-9

Denomination: Lutheran

Throwing Rocks Down By The River Side.

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 16, 2008

based on 9 ratings

| 5,878 views

Are you a good rock thrower? Shimei is a great lesson of a man that knows the negative and loves to throw rocks at God’s man?

THROWING ROCKS DOWN BY THE RIVER SIDE? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Luke 6:45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:34-35

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Tearing Down 4 Wall Theology

Contributed by Dwight Hord on Apr 13, 2013

based on 4 ratings

| 4,776 views

A message for the churches of today. Take your ministry to the streets.

TEARING DOWN 4 WALL THEOLOGY TEXT: ACTS 3:1-11 BY PASTOR DWIGHT HORD Into: I am sure everyone sometime in life has missed out on a great opportunity. We miss out on some fun or great adventure because we weren’t available to take a phone call or we were at the wrong place at the wrong ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Study Of Going Down Into Egypt - Joseph Series

Contributed by Dr. William D. Poovey on Jul 21, 2015

| 3,521 views

The Study Of Going Down Into Egypt - Joseph

The Study Of Going Down Into Egypt - Joseph Genesis 37:3 (KJV) 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours. Our last lesson dealt with the beginning of the nation of Israel, when we studied the promises ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:3

Denomination: Foursquare

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