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    Discovering Your Life's Purpose SermonCentral

    Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 9, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 969 views

    Most of us are tired and weary of the same old, same old when we come to church. We don’t want to feel like when we attend that we are simply going through the motions. People no longer come to church because it is the right thing to do.

    Many of us feel weary and uninspired when we attend church. We long for something deeper, something that will give our lives meaning and purpose. We no longer come to church out of obligation; we come seeking answers to life's biggest questions. One of these questions is, "What on earth am I here ...read more

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    Decisions That Shape Your Life SermonCentral

    Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 7, 2023
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    Choice is a gift from God, beginning with His decision to place the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden. This gift was passed on to mankind, and the choices we make daily shape our future. God's gift of choice is a central theme in our lives, and understanding this can lead to a more fulfilling future.

    The topic of today's sermon is "Choice." Choice is something that originates from God. God made the choice to place the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the center of the garden, ensuring that Adam and Eve couldn't miss it. And God passed on this gift of choice to humanity. The choices we make ...read more

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    Protecting Your Life And Future Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Dec 14, 2025
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     | 530 views

    This is the 2nd Sermon from the Book of Proverbs Series, "Wisdom For Life".

    Series: Wisdom For Life [#2] PROTECTING YOUR LIFE AND FUTURE Proverbs 1:8-19 Introduction: These verses remind us how important it is to be wise and careful about the choices we make. Our lives and future are gifts from God, and it is up to us to protect them by listening to His guidance and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Defeating Evil In Your Life PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 28, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,495 views

    This sermon aims to teach us about the power of God's love to overcome evil, the importance of loving our enemies, and the spiritual battle we face against evil forces, with God as our fortress and deliverer.

    Good morning, church family! Today, we're going to be diving into some powerful Scriptures that teach us about the power of being strong in the Lord, overcoming evil with love, and the victory of defeating evil in our lives. As Charles Spurgeon once said, "The power of God's love is that it ...read more

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    How To Come Back When You're Down

    Contributed by Gary Macdonald on Nov 1, 2001
    based on 96 ratings
     | 11,245 views

    Everybody sins. But the Christian has a unique place to turn that will take him past his sin and on to forgiveness.

    How To Come Back When You’re Down By Gary MacDonald Everybody sins. But the Christian has a unique place to turn that will take him past his sin and on to forgiveness. Read Scripture Passage: Psalm 51 The devil tempts you to sin by suggesting to you that, "You can get away with it." Then, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "Beam Me Up Scotty, There Is No Intelligent Life Down Ere" Series

    Contributed by David Henderson on Jul 31, 2013
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     | 4,056 views

    This message explores the possibility of life on other planets and what the Bible has to say about this topic. In our series on QUESTIONS FOR GOD one of our members asked this question.

    QUESTIONS FOR GOD “Beam me up Scotty, there is no Intelligent Life Here” Psalm 8: 3-9 We are in our 3rd week in this series of messages I have titled Questions for God. During the month of December I invited you to submit questions that you wanted answered and told you that I would ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Do Respond If Your Hedge Comes Down Series

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Sep 26, 2018
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    We can learn a lot from Job's response when his spiritual hedge came down.

    How To Do Respond If Your Hedge Comes Down PPT 1 Series Title PPT 2 Message Title If you are comfortable with the book of Job you are in the minority. Cosmic chess game between the devil and satan, is that what it is all about? There is no 1 line headline in the book that explains it all. I think ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    What's Your Legacy? PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 25, 2025
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     | 150 views

    Knowing God personally gives us strength to persevere faithfully through weariness and opposition, trusting His grace to sustain and complete the work in us.

    Some of us walked in today with tired feet and a tender heart. You’ve been faithful in the little things. You’ve shown up when the scoreboard didn’t seem to change. Maybe you’ve been praying for a prodigal, cheering on a spouse, or steadying a weary mind in the middle of the night. You’re here. And ...read more

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    The Journey From Life To Death (Part 1)

    Contributed by Brian Williams on Mar 21, 2023
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    What if we woke up every day realizing the only reason we are alive today, the only reason we have eternal life, hope, peace is because Jesus loved us enough to lay down His life for us so that we could live.

    This Lenten season we are talking about Jesus' journey from death to life. After Jesus’ time with the disciples in the upper room, He prayed His High Priestly prayer and as Rob spoke about last Sunday. Jesus was praying for unity, indwelling of the Spirit, joy, glory, giving and salvation for ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    They That Go Down To The Sea In Ships

    Contributed by Gordon Weatherby on Feb 18, 2019
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    This was a funeral sermon for one of two lobster fishermen who lost his life when a rogue wave capsized his fishing boat.

    INTRODUCTION: 1) Psalm 107 is the account of people in many circumstances of life coming to situations which are greater than themselves. A.) One of the situations the Psalmist addressed was of those who do their labours on the sea. B.) Certainly we live in an area where many of our ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Enjoying The Ups And Bracing For The Downs Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 11, 2017
     | 6,008 views

    Life is filled with ups and downs, but God’s Word helps us anticipate and soften the downs and keep the ups from morphing into downs.

    Enjoying the Ups and Bracing for the Downs (Proverbs 25:25-28) 1. I have told this joke before, but it has been a few years. 2. Two guys are bungee-jumping one day. The first guy says to the second, "You know, we could make a lot of money running our own bungee-jumping service in Mexico." The ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Slow Down Your ‘hyperliving’ Merry-Go-Round

    Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Jul 8, 2019
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,573 views

    We need to take time to be with Jesus and listen; slow down and be in His presence

    "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things; there is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

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    On Your Mark

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 7, 2014
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    On your mark. The race starter, Jesus himself is trying to get our attention. The race is about to start. It is time to get up to the line. It is time to get into the starting blocks. It is time for the race. On your mark….

    Former major league baseball catcher and TV personality, Joe Garagiola, tells about a time when St. Louis Cardinal’s great and hall of famer, Stan Musial came to the plate in a critical game. At the time Musial was a super hitter and was at the peak of his career. As such, opposing pitchers ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    What To Do With Life’s Cares!

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 2, 2017
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    What do you do with life’s cares that weigh you down in this life? Peter tells us what to do to loosen the grip of life's cares.

    What to Do with Life’s Cares! Chuck Sligh March 26, 2017 NOTE: PowerPoint and ProPresenter 6 presentations are available of this sermon upon request to chucksligh@hotmail.com. Adapted from a skeletal outline in Preach for a Year, by Roger Campbell, pp. 31-32. TEXT: 1 Peter 5:7 – “Casting all ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Compassion Of Your Savior

    Contributed by David Richardson on Mar 25, 2007
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    Why did Jesus stay at the Jordan while His sick friend, Lazarus, lay dying in Bethany? Maybe a story like this one was the reason.

    The Compassion of Your Savior John 11:31-32 31 When the Jews who had been with Mary in the house, comforting her, noticed how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there. 32 When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel