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  • Terry Blankenship avatar

    When A Nation Is Directionally Challenged Series

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Mar 5, 2013
     | 6,698 views

    Who am I? Why am I here? Where am I going? Three questions of importance in life. What happens to a nation who forgets her beginning? Solomon issues a challenge to review our purpose.

    Ecclesiastes 10:1-20 When a Nation is Directionally Challenged In 1976, Jimmy Carter, the former Govenor of Georgia, was elected to serve as POTUS. His four years brought high interest rates, long lines at the gasoline stations and the unheard of price of .76 a gallon gasoline. Our embassy in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When Bad Things Happen To God's People

    Contributed by Luther Sexton on Feb 19, 2019
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     | 5,367 views

    Dealing with the age old question "Why Do Bad Things Happen To God's People

    WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOD'S PEOPLE I. TO YOU WHO HURT A. "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle." It isn't the normal demands of life that break us; it's the painful surprises. B. Where are we heading in this book? 1. Our answers to the problem ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Charlie Roberts avatar

    I Just Feel Like Something Good Is About To Happen!

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Aug 25, 2014
    based on 11 ratings
     | 51,595 views

    How many have come this morning expecting something from God… How many have come this morning and are willing to not let go and seek him until you receive what you came for?

    I just feel like something good is about to happen! Illus. I heard a story about a scrawny kid from West Texas who attended a small high school. They didn't have a wrestling program, but he read a book on wrestling and asked one of the assistant football coaches if he would enter him in some of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Why Are We Praying For God’s Will If It Always Happens Anyway? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 29, 2025
     | 802 views

    Many presume that everything that happens is God's will. That's not true. What does it look like to pray that God's will would start to be done here on earth as it is done in heaven?

    WHY PRAY THIS? This is a prayer because it isn’t happening much now. - Matthew 6:10. - So in this fourth part of the sermon, Jesus calls us to pray for God’s will to be done. - But, wait, isn’t that already happening all the time? We hear people constantly speak that whatever happened was God’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Gospel. Part 3: What Happens If We Accept Jesus?

    Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Nov 15, 2020
     | 2,661 views

    When we accept Jesus we ARE a new creation and the old passes away. There is new birth and death. But we shouldn't imagine for a moment that the job is done. Just as a new baby needs nurturing, our new spiritual selves need nurturing. And our old selves need to be shown the door.

    The Gospel, Part 3 We have now reached the third of our four talks in our series ‘the gospel.’ Part 1: The problem Part 2: The solution Part 3: What changes if we accept Jesus? Part 4: What happens if we reject Jesus? [Slide of Adam and Eve] In part 1 of this series on ‘the gospel’ we first ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Happens To The Body After Death - Does It Sleep In The Grave?

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Jul 12, 2021
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,202 views

    There are many Christians who don't understand what happens to them or their body after they die.

    The questions most often asked after reading the following verses are about what happens to the physical body and spirit at the moment of death. "But someone will ask, "How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?" You foolish person! What you sow does not come ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Rodelio Mallari avatar

    Answers To Life’s Top Five Questions

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,760 views

    In our passage Jesus answers five of life’s most important questions. The answers of Jesus to these questions are of profound value so much so that if we accept and believe them our life here on earth and in eternity will be greatly affected! Yes, the Lor

    Intro: In our passage Jesus answers five of life’s most important questions like: What is the purpose of life? Am I valuable? Who is my provider? Who controls my destiny? What am I responsible for? The answers of Jesus to these questions are of profound value so much so that if we accept and ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    The Gospel. Part 4: What Happens If We Reject Jesus?

    Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Nov 24, 2020
     | 2,649 views

    Without Jesus in our lives, sin takes hold; weeds start to grow up in the garden of our lives. But the consequences for eternity are much more serious. However, does scripture really lead us to expect the 'pains of hell for ever'?

    Please note. The passage for this talk is Matthew 25:31-46, however the main focus of the talk is v.46. Part 4: What happens if we reject Jesus? Today we have the fourth and last talk in my series on the gospel. We’re thinking about the question, ‘What happens if we reject Jesus?’ Quite a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What I See Happening To The Church In The 21st Century

    Contributed by Jerry Falwell on May 15, 2002
    based on 54 ratings
     | 13,312 views

    Insights that I have about the Church and what is happening to the Church today.

    WHAT I SEE HAPPENING TO THE CHURCH IN THE 21ST CENTURY By Jerry Falwell I. INTRODUCTION This sermon is the insight that I have about the Church and what is happening to the Church today. Not everything I will say is good, but these are the things I see happening. Many of these things will be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Happens When You Fast? Day-Two Devotional Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 27, 2026
     | 64 views

    Fasting for a spiritual purpose.

    Daniel and his three friends were captured and brought to Babylon for a “training program.” They were to become managers for Babylon over the Jewish people who had been captured. Part of their training was a special Babylonian diet, while they experienced the Babylonian culture, i.e., dress, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Turn Life's Challenges Into Positive Life Lessons

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Aug 16, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,206 views

    By the grace of God you can turn your failures and challenges in life into positive life lessons.

    Turn Life’s Challenges Into Positive Life Lessons Hebrews 12:1 Introduction: Pastor Ray comes from the back of the church down the aisle with a back pack and carrying a number items including: small TV, tennis racquet, cell phone, etc. I’m sorry I’m late but I am slowed down by the weights I ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • David Dykes avatar

    P.u.s.h.--Pray Until Something Happens! Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Mar 31, 2003
    based on 929 ratings
     | 333,989 views

    In this parable, we learn the value of positive, persistent prayer and the need for prayer in our lives.

    P.U.S.H. – Pray Until Something Happens! Luke 18:1-8 By Dr. David O. Dykes INTRODUCTION A young man went into a drugstore to buy 3 boxes of chocolate: small, medium, and large. When the pharmacist asked him about the three boxes, he said, “Well, I’m going over to a new girlfriend’s house for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dean Courtier avatar

    Visionary View: What Happens When Your Focus Is On God Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 10, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,576 views

    When our focus is on God, our lives are transformed. We become reflections of His glory, experience His peace, and find freedom from anxiety.

    "Visionary View: What Happens When Your Focus is on God" Explore the transformative power of focusing our hearts and minds on our Heavenly Father. As always, we turn to the New Living Translation of the Bible. 1. The Power of Focus: Let's begin with a foundational truth from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Something Always Happens When We Call Out To God. Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Oct 18, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,064 views

    Whatever our circumstances, something always happens when we call out to God. Calling on the Lord is a fundamental part of a thriving relationship with him. We should always make it one of our regular spiritual disciplines then we will begin to see God respond in ways we could have only imagined!

    Whatever our circumstances, something always happens when we call out to God. We can see how God responds when His people need Him by looking at the words some of them wrote about their own experiences in both the Old and New Testament. Here are six things that you can expect to happen when you ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    What Happens When Grace Isn't Enough?

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jan 24, 2025
     | 1,004 views

    Jesus' hometown rejected him, even though they were impressed with His words of grace. Why? How did Jesus react? Is grace enough for you?

    1.26.25 Luke 4:16–30 (EHV) 16 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. As was his custom, he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and stood up to read. 17 The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written: 18 ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran