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    The Kingdom Suffers Violence PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 23, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,814 views

    This sermon encourages believers to persevere under life's pressures, persist in prayer, and continually progress in their pursuit of God.

    Welcome, beloved, to this blessed gathering where we seek to drink from the well of God's Word, to bask in the light of His wisdom, and to strengthen our faith. We are here, not by accident, but by divine appointment. We are here to be encouraged, to be challenged, to be transformed. And today, we ...read more

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    The Christ Life Series

    Contributed by David Flowers on Jul 15, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,969 views

    Part 5 in series Life Management 101. Dave encourages Christians and non-Christians to count the cost of following Jesus.

    The Christ-Life Part 4 of series Life Management 101 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers July 16, 2006 Luke 9:57-62 (NIV) 57 As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go." 58 Jesus replied, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    The Way To Life Series

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on May 16, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,193 views

    Some save their lives only to lose it. Others lose their lives to save it. What a paradoxical message. Yet Jesus said it was necessary.

    Mark 8:31-38 The Way to Life Recent report from Vatican to priests: sermons must be short (10 min), pithy and topical. Aren’t you glad I’m not a Catholic because my sermons won’t be short nor topical! Introduction – Heaven An elderly couple passed away and found ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Life And Light

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 15, 2013
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,433 views

    Jesus as the source of life and light.

    LIFE AND LIGHT. John 1:4-5. “In Him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.” We have here four propositions: 1. The Word of God is the source of all life. 2. His life illuminates all men. 3. The light appears ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Life Of Abraham Series

    Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Mar 27, 2025
     | 253 views

    The Life of Abraham

    Acts 7:1-8 The Life of Abraham 1 Then said the high priest, Are these things so? Stephen speaks of - 1. Revelation - 2 And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; A Divine Revelation - The God of glory appeared A Direct Revelation - unto our father Abraham, A Distinct ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    The Buffet Of Life

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Oct 14, 2003
    based on 55 ratings
     | 11,351 views

    We treat God’s Word as an ’all you can eat’ buffet. We take some of it in -- but we ignore the rest.

    When I was in college, there was a restaurant that we loved to go to. It was an all you could eat type of place, which explains why I look the way I look today. We would go and stand in line in the buffet and pick all those things we wanted to eat -- shrimp, crab, clams, hushpuppies, French ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Good Life Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 16, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,350 views

    A good life involves having 1) the right attitude, 2) have the right response, 3) have the right standard, and 4) have the right incentive.

    VBS this week: joy of children celebrating realities of God, it becomes obvious how we often learn ways of casting off Joy and losing focus. This morning, given our locale of worship, I want to change our usual format to focus on the nature of a good life in 1 Pt 3:8-12 in having 1) the right ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Finding Life By Losing Life

    Contributed by Brandon Mayfield on Dec 29, 2001
    based on 75 ratings
     | 23,911 views

    This sermon discusses the meaning of Self-Denial

    Finding Life By Losing Life In one point of the recent movie, “A Knights Tale”, Sir Orrick travels to Paris to compete in the Jousting Tournament. In case you are wondering, Jousting was a medieval game where two knights rode on a horse with a lance trying to hit the other knight. And the first ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    There Is Life After Death In This Life

    Contributed by Jerry Gatson on May 14, 2004
    based on 68 ratings
     | 32,861 views

    IF YOU LOOSE EVERYTHING, BUT YOU STILL HAVE JESUS, YOU HAVE ENOUGH TO START AGAIN!

    THERE IS LIFE AFTER DEATH IN THIS LIFE TEXT – John 11:25-26 – Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? There is life after this life. ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    The Light Of Life, The Life Is Light Series

    Contributed by Mark Jones on Feb 23, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 25,643 views

    A look at the pre-Incarnate Christ, the Light of Life as described by John 1.

    John 1:4-9 (4) In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. (5) And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. (6) There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. (7) This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Eternal Life Is - Christ's Life!"

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Apr 19, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,968 views

    This sermon explains the truth about eternal life, gives the believer assurance of eternal life and at the same time presents the gospel to the unbeliever from the Exchanged Life perspective of Christian truth.

    I. The Introduction How many of you have seen the sad, saga of Anna Nicole Smith’s life, death and hopeful burial broadcast across the news for the past two weeks? The saddest thing is, there seems to be no hint of eternal life in anything that’s been broadcast. However, God’s original purpose ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Life’s Greatest Aim Series

    Contributed by Lynn Holmes on Feb 24, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 12,252 views

    A sermon about relationships and God-honoring love.

    [Lynn would like to acknowledge and thank two individuals: Years ago Pastor Rick Warren wrote a Sermon Series based upon 1 Corinthians 13, and John Ortberg wrote a book entitled: Everybody’s Normal Until You Get To Know Them. Lynn relied heavily upon these two resources for this series because ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    A Gps For Life’s Journey Series

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 29, 2011
     | 9,265 views

    We live in a security conscious age. What security is there for our journey through life now and in the future?

    “Setting Troubled Hearts at Rest: A GPS for Life’s Journey” John 14:4-6 1,630,000,000. That’s the number of internet sites that deal with security. Is there any doubt we live in a security conscious age? But how do we know that number is significant? I googled two other terms and discovered that ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Facing Life’s Difficulties Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Jun 6, 2010
    based on 28 ratings
     | 15,505 views

    How we are to take joy amid the hardships of Life.

    Sermon: Facing Life’s Difficulties Series: James - Real Faith for Real Life James 1:1-12 Background of James Written by James, the Lord’s Brother Written around 45 A.D. Written to show that a Real Faith is lived with Real Actions in Real Life James tells us a real faith Finds Joy in the midst of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Surviving Life’s Storms

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Nov 17, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,342 views

    Calamities prompt us to ask, "Why?" There are no pat answers. Yet there are answers for how we can survive these sudden storms. It’s important that we anchor our attitudes in Scripture.

    Opening illustration: It seemed like a regular day at the beach. When the blasts of billions of tons of water wrecked the coasts of more than a dozen Asian nations on Dec. 26, 2004, most of the people on the beaches were totally unaware of the looming danger. In its wake the massive tsunami claimed ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational