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  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    The Battle Of Personal Attitudes...

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 8, 2014
     | 3,866 views

    You do not see things as they are, you see things as you are. Your attitudes? Your perspectives? Your motives? All these come into play when you make choices...

    THE BATTLE OF ATTITUDES? HOW DO YOU GET YOUR ATTITUDES, PERSPECTIVES, MOTIVES? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com YOU SEE THINGS AS THINGS AS YOU ARE! Psalm 139:23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: INTRODUCTION: I ran across this little saying... YOU ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Leadership Transfer Lesson 2 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 31, 2025
     | 70 views

    “I will give you all the land on which you set your feet … no one will be able to stop you. I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will not fail you or abandon you” (Joshua 3-5)

    A. CAN YOU THINK YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS? “After the death of Moses the Lord’s servant, the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant. He said, ‘Moses my servant is dead. Therefore, the time has come for you to lead these people, the Israelites, across the Jordan River into the land I am ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    So You Have Sinned!

    Contributed by Gary Huckaby on Jun 30, 2003
    based on 75 ratings
     | 4,121 views

    HAve you committed a sin since you were saved? Do you get discouraged because it seems you can not get the victory over certain sins in your life? This message will be a great help to you in your Christian life.

    A Sermon For You A Ministry of Huckaby’s Evangelism Today’s Sermon Title So You Have Sinned! By-Evangelist Gary Huckaby Our Text 1 Corinthians 3:11-15; For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Having Faith In A Crippling Situation Series

    Contributed by A. David Hart on Sep 13, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 16,805 views

    This sermon is to help the believer understand that the time to activate your faith is not only when things are going well, but the critical time to display your faith is when there appear to be little hope.

    HAVING FAITH IN A CRIPPLING SITUATION Acts 14:8-12 My brothers and sisters in the book of Hebrews chapter 11 first verse we’ve read, Now faith is the substance of things hope for, the evidence we have not seen. And while we often quote this text, we still show ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Since You Have A Father

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Apr 19, 2009
    based on 61 ratings
     | 5,728 views

    Since we have a father in heaven what are we to do? 1- Since you have a father in heaven - live 2- Since you have a father in heaven - live as strangers 3- Since you have a father in heaven - live in reverent fear

    INTRO.- ILL.- A grade school teacher was asking students what their parents did for a living. "Tim, you be first," she said. "What does your mother do all day?" Tim stood up and proudly said, "She’s a doctor." "That’s wonderful. How about you, Amie?" Amie shyly stood up, scuffed her feet and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Do You Have Trouble?

    Contributed by Donnie De Loney on Dec 10, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,285 views

    Summary: James gives us the solution to trouble and several other things that we encounter in life. 1- Are you in trouble? Pray 2- Are you happy? Sing 3- Are you sick? Call (make a phone call)

    Do You Have Trouble? Scripture: James 5:13-5:18 James 5:13-5:19 (add scripture) INTRO.- Trouble. Can life be lived without any trouble? No, it’s an impossibility. ILL.- Mark Twain said, “My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.” I think all ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    You Have Two Natures

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Sep 29, 2025
     | 88 views

    Where does the old nature come from?

    A. INTRODUCTION 1. A man had two fighting dogs. Which one wins? The one I tell sic ’em! 2. Jesus describes our two natures as (1) old self and (2) new self. “Jesus invited the crowd to become His disciples, challenging, ‘If you want to be My followers, you must leave your old self and take up ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I Have Conquered The Grave

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Aug 15, 2025
     | 141 views

    The grave is no longer a place of defeat for the believer. In Christ, death has lost its sting and the grave has lost its victory.

    I HAVE CONQUERED THE GRAVE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Corinthians 15:55-57 (KJV) “O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Houston We Have A Problem

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jul 3, 2022
     | 1,564 views

    This message is a message on creating stronger marriages.

    “Houston, we have a problem!” April 13th, 1970, and the Odyssey’s Commander Jim Lovell uttered words that would go down in History. That wasn’t how Lovell thought he’d be remembered, he thought that he would go down in history as the fifth man to walk on the moon, but a faulty oxygen tank would ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • T. Michael Crews avatar

    Have Yourself A Mary Christmas

    Contributed by T. Michael Crews on Nov 28, 2007
    based on 121 ratings
     | 43,718 views

    Exposition of Luke 1:26-38

    Have Yourself A Mary Christmas Adapted from the sermon Christmas According to Mary by Jonathan McLeod Luke 1:26-38 Mothers can teach us a lot if we will listen to them. Several years ago the Knoxville TN Sentinel newspaper carried the story of police chief Phil Keith who during a televised ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Have Real Hope Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 16, 2022
     | 2,389 views

    Looking for, longing for and living for the promised return of Jesus gives real hope.

    NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brian Williams avatar

    I Have Seen The Lord! Series

    Contributed by Brian Williams on Apr 11, 2023
     | 1,618 views

    This is the narrative of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This was such a radical event in human history that it turned the world upside down.

    1 Early on Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. 2 She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, “They have taken the Lord’s body out of the tomb, and we ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Have We Been Called?

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Jan 20, 2023
     | 1,097 views

    Jesus has placed a call to people, but who and how many have actually answered? What has been our response, if any?

    Have we picked up the Holy telephone or have we left the earthly answering machine on? Have we looked at the caller ID and just thought to ourselves that we will take the call later? Have we told the unholy secretary to hold all calls? Or have we responded, “Speak, for thy servant heareth” (1 ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    I Have Seen The Lord

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jul 5, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,719 views

    God’s holiness makes us cry out for cleansing.

    I Have Seen the Lord November 25, 2007 Evening Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: God’s holiness makes us cry out for cleansing. Focus Passage: Isaiah 6:1-8 Introduction: Apparition of Jesus and/or Mary on walls, toast, stains on sidewalks, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Purity In Heart

    Contributed by Israel Roy Abao on Oct 18, 2003
    based on 74 ratings
     | 10,816 views

    blessed are those who are pure in heart, for they shall see God.

    We can see signs that say, “cleanliness is next to Godliness" in schools, sidewalks, and streets. It’s common here in the Philippines. Basically we all like a clean environment. It makes us comfortable and it gives us a clear mind to think. Study shows that students who are exposed to clean and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational