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  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Leaving The Comfort Zone (Vision 2012)

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Dec 29, 2011
    based on 15 ratings
     | 32,424 views

    All of us are surrounded by comfort zones; those invisible barriers that make us feel cozy and secure. Comfort zones develop after we have done things a particular way for a period of time. Unfortunately, they can make us feel so comfortable, that we neve

    Opening illustration: A spy was captured and sentenced to death by a general in the Persian Army. Before carrying out the sentence the general gave the spy a strange choice. He told him he could have his choice of a firing squad or a big black door. After much deliberation the spy chose the firing ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Sour Grapes

    Contributed by James May on Aug 7, 2002
    based on 224 ratings
     | 64,459 views

    We can’t blame anyone for our "sour grapes". We must recognize that sin is the result of our own decisions.

    Disclaimer: Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. These sermons are original to the author and the leading of the Holy Spirit. While ideas and illustrations are often gleaned from many ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Jason Jones avatar

    Refreshing The Heart Of The Apostle Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Nov 29, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,034 views

    Exposition of Philemon 17-25 about the final thoughts that Paul wanted Philemon to think on before he made his decision

    Text: Philemon 17-25, Title: Refreshing the Heart of the Apostle, Date/Place: NRBC, 11/25/07, AM A. Opening illustration: Seeing that little girl at Camp Jubilee one year get saved after a week’s worth of praying and witnessing refreshed the heart of the entire camp. B. Background to passage: After ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    I Once Was Lost Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 9, 2007
    based on 55 ratings
     | 57,213 views

    What part does God play in our becoming Christians? Is it all our decision, or does God influence us somehow?

    OPEN: A young man asked an old rich man how he made his money. The old guy fingered his worsted wool vest and said, "Well, son, it was 1932, the depth of the Great Depression. I was down to my last nickel. I invested that nickel in an apple. I spent the entire day polishing the apple and, at ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dave McFadden avatar

    “two Questions For Us To Ask Ourselves” Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 28, 2013
     | 5,638 views

    Understanding God's purposes for my life provides me with daily direction. But to live a purposeful Christian life requires a daily decision.

    How tragic it would be to come to the end of life only to realize that I have wasted it. As someone once put it, “How sad it is for a person to climb the ladder of success, only to reach the top and realize that their ladder was leaning against the wrong building!” Notice the word ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Justin Steckbauer avatar

    David Brings The Ark Of The Covenant Into Jerusalem Series

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Jun 24, 2023
     | 2,383 views

    In 2nd Samuel 6 we see the Ark of the Covenant being brought to Jerusalem

    David has gone from watching over the few sheep of his father, to be anointed as king of Israel. He was anointed, but then he waited. He waited many years, being persecuted by the ruling forces. He was on the run. He was hiding in caves. He fought battles. He dealt with foreign kings. He refused ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    I Am With You When You Fall Series

    Contributed by Gordon Pike on Jul 12, 2020
    based on 3 ratings
     | 12,229 views

    Do you have the heart a mouse or the heart of an eagle? Let me answer that for you. God has not given you the heart of a mouse. He has given you the heart and the spirit of an eagle so that by His strength and by His power you will be able to soar to greater and greater and greater heights.

    A paratrooper was once asked how many times he had jumped out of an airplane while he was in the military. “None,” he said. “What do you mean ‘none,’” his friend asked, “I thought that you were a paratrooper in the service.” “I was,” he answered, “but I never jumped … I was pushed out of the ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • J Jeffrey Smead avatar

    Jesus Is Calling

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Jan 23, 2018
    based on 5 ratings
     | 16,665 views

    Each of us has been called by God to fulfill a purpose, to fulfill a spiritual calling in this life. And the Calling process can be divided into 3 steps. Discovery - Decision - Action. May you proclaim as Samuel "Speak, for your servant is listening".

    For those not familiar with an Anglican Service; there are four Scripture Readings before the Sermon. The Scripture Readings for this day were: 1 Samuel 3:1-20; Psalm 139:1-5,12-17; 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 and John 1:43-51. In her book, ...A Man Called Peter, ...Catherine Marshall ...tells how her ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Choice(S)

    Contributed by Michael Monica on May 17, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,500 views

    A perspective on choices we make

    INTRODUCTION 1. The Old Testament provides valuable lessons for the Christian - 1Co 10:11 2. One such lesson is the importance of "Making Wise Choices" in our lives... a. Lot made a choice as to where to live, and as a result he experienced: 1) War and kidnapping - ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Your Environment Doesn’t Dictate Your Direction Series

    Contributed by Joseph Marshall on Jul 26, 2022
     | 2,314 views

    In this lesson, we will examine the variety of lessons learned by Adam and Eve, as well as by every parent, from the heartbreaking decisions made by Cain.

    Introduction: We have already seen the impact of Adam’s fatal decision, which plunged mankind into sin, as well as the effect of the curse upon the lives of Adam and Eve. In this lesson, we will examine the variety of lessons learned by Adam and Eve, as well as by every parent, from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Stand Up And Stand Out For Christ

    Contributed by Pablo Catala on Aug 10, 2019
     | 11,966 views

    Making a stand

    About 350 years ago a shipload of travelers landed on the northeast coast of America. The first year they established a town site. The next year they elected a town government. The third year the town government planned to build a road five miles westward into the wilderness. In the fourth year the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Giving Your Children Back To God

    Contributed by Jacob Brimm on Apr 20, 2021
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,740 views

    Baby/Child Dedication A parent's decision to raise their child in church, according to the Word of God is a blessing, and a major commitment.

    GIVING YOUR CHILDREN BACK TO GOD (Baby Dedication) Question: • Have you ever given your children back to God? o (Some of you are thinking, “I’d like to give them back—but I didn’t think God would take them back. o I thought He had a ‘no return’ policy on kids! o Besides, I lost the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I Can’t Remain Like This

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Aug 30, 2025
     | 575 views

    A life of stagnation is not God’s will; you must rise by faith, take decisive steps, and refuse to remain in the same situation.

    I CAN’T REMAIN LIKE THIS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 2 Kings 7:3-8 Key Verse: “Why sit we here until we die? If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Jason Jones avatar

    Carpe Diem Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Sep 1, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,446 views

    Exposition of Neh 2:1-8, about his wise decisions toward attaining his God-inspired vision for the Kingdom

    Text: Nehemiah 2:1-8, Title: Carpe Diem, Date/Place: NRBC, 9/2/07, PM A. Opening illustration: In 1944, Leander McCormick-Goodheart, a recruiter for the Ford Motor Company, toured fifty universities across the United States to recruit the outstanding graduating student of each institution. At Leigh ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Louis J Locke avatar

    Learning From The Mistakes Of Others

    Contributed by Louis J Locke on Dec 30, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 461 views

    The story of Adam and Eve's decisions and actions in the garden of Eden give insights to help learn from the mistakes of others.

    THE FIRST (Really) BIG MISTAKE 1. We know the story: Garden of Eden, the serpent and man. (Genesis 3) 2. God gave man clear directives and warning: Genesis 2:16-17 3. They disobeyed: The end result of Adam and Eve’s disobedience was not only that, as God had said, ‘in the day that you eat of it ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare