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  • Jeffery Russell avatar

    When Life Is Too Much To Handle

    Contributed by Jeffery Russell on Nov 7, 2000
    based on 68 ratings
     | 11,717 views

    Is life getting too much to handle? Read this.

    When Things are Too Much to Handle Mark 5 Jeff Russell Friendship Baptist Church, Langenselbold, Germany In my mind this morning is the picture of my six year old daughter trying to help us with the laundry. She picked up a clothes basket of wet clothes and tried to make her way up the stairs ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Five Things We Must Do To Reach People With The Gospel

    Contributed by Craig Hamlin on Jan 5, 2004
    based on 417 ratings
     | 24,655 views

    Jesus exemplified His passion for seeking the lost through His experience with Zacchaeus and gave us five things we must do to reach lost people.

    "Five Things We Must Do to Reach People with the Gospel" Luke 19:1-10 Intro. Howard Hendricks said, “In the midst of a generation screaming for answers, Christians are stuttering.” Bill Bright, Founder of Campus Crusade for Christ, said, "Millions of surveys which we have helped to take around the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Big Bounce

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 13,205 views

    The bounce is painful but planned!

    “The Big Bounce” Text: 1 Samuel 4:4-11; 1 Chronicles 13:1-14; 15:12-13; 2 Samuel 6:12-15 Introduction A wise man once said “An unexamined life is not worth living.” This message is about examining your life. I. No Ark, No Problem Verse 3 tells us that the nation of Israel did not seek the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Mission Impossible (But Accomplished!!) Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Aug 29, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,881 views

    Just like Joshua, we are called to lead to a new chapter of completing the mission which God has for us.

    Meeting the Challenge Mission Impossible, but Accomplished! Joshua 1:1-9 * For 400 years, the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, & Joseph lived in Egypt as slaves of the state. Oppression, expectation, and mistreatment, were the difficulty of that life. The Jewish people needed a deliverer and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dave McFadden avatar

    “facing The Giants That Threaten To Demolish Our Dreams” Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Nov 17, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,865 views

    How can we press on to see our god given dreams fulfilled?

    If you don’t have a dream for your life you’re coasting. And when you’re coasting you’re always going downhill. So you need a dream for your life. It is the greatest gift God has given you – the ability to dream. In fact, the Bible teaches that as we delight ourselves ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Inhibitors - Destiny Destroyer

    Contributed by Oluwadamilola Daramola on Dec 24, 2009
    based on 19 ratings
     | 23,606 views

    An inhibitor is any thing that interferes with the normal functioning of other things, the interference could be in physical or spiritual, for instance, it could be growth retardation, movement restriction, or hindrance to other activity. Chemists refer

    Our God is the great physician. He is the great scientist of all time. I have discovered that the scientists of our days take a cue from our God in all their discoveries and applications. He diagnoses, prescribe and treat according to individual needs. For instance in Exodus 15: 23-25, when the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    We’re All The Same In God’s Eyes

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Oct 9, 2015
    based on 3 ratings
     | 8,067 views

    Have you ever thought that you were better than other people? If you have, how can you call yourself a Christian? Christians prove by their words and deeds that they are the same as everyone else/

    A man went to visit a psychiatrist. “Doc, I’ve got two problems.” The psychiatrist said, “Okay, tell me all about it.” The man began, “Well, first of all, I think I am a Coca-Cola machine”. The psychiatrist sat the man down and started therapy. For weeks, ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Removing The Wall-4

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Sep 11, 2018
     | 4,768 views

    4 of 4. God enabled the children of Israel to conquer the walled city of Jericho. God removes the barriers to ministry/serving Him & seeks to ensure the success of ministry. But When/How can barriers be removed? Ministry barriers are removed when...

    REMOVING The WALL-IV—Joshua 6:1-16+:20 Removing Barriers Barriers To Progress Attention: Looking Back: Soon after their last child left home for college, a husband was resting with his wife on the couch with his head in her lap. She carefully removed his glasses. "You know, honey," she said ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Leader Of Unknown Ways Series

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Jan 2, 2021
     | 4,156 views

    Leaders of Israel hated good people and their good deeds (Micah 3:2). Prophets loved wicked men (Micah 3:5). Judges took the money and delivered the wrong decisions (Micah 3:11).

    Text: Micah 2:12-13 Theme: Unknown ways and unfamiliar Paths Introduction: Happy New Year 2021! I greet you all in the name of Jesus Christ, who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:6). God spoke to Prophet Isaiah that he is going to lead his Son Israel. He told Isaiah that He would ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Run #4 Series

    Contributed by Robert Butler on Dec 23, 2019
     | 2,343 views

    Faith and Trust in God means you will be asked to challenge the status quo so He will be glorified

    As I was reading my bible this week, I came across a familiar piece of scripture about a guy who should have been on a box of “wheaties” in early Jerusalem. The story comes out of 1 Sam 17. It’s the story of David and Goliath. To refresh your memory, this is where David a little shepherd boy has ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Some Storms In Your Life Are Sent By God!

    Contributed by Beverly Holstein on Sep 19, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,243 views

    Sometimes God allows storms in our lives because He is trying to get our attention! We need to recognize these storms, and then we need to recognize what we need to throw overboard!!

    VS 2 – ALL WICKEDNESS WILL EVENTUALLY COME BEFORE THE LORD FOR JUDGEMENT!!! Acts 17:30 - And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: 2 Corinthians 5:10 - For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • DeLishia Davis avatar

    Find Your Strength

    Contributed by Delishia Davis on Mar 30, 2016
    based on 7 ratings
     | 17,074 views

    There are times in our lives that are difficult to handle and process through and we need strength! We need strength to endure, strength to press forward, strength to hold on, and sometimes even strength to keep moving in the name of the Lord.

    “David was now in serious trouble because his men were very bitter about losing their wives and children, and they began to talk of stoning him. But David found strength in the LORD his God.” (1 Samuel 30:6 NLT) The recorded word of 1 Samuel 30 reveals David in a difficult position of ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    The Trampled Triumphant (An Ash Wednesday Sermon)

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Mar 5, 2025
     | 366 views

    The beginning illustration is a about a fern that won't grow because of its soil. Like the fern in the soil of hardened clay, we need a new beginning in the soil of God's grace!

    THE TRAMPLED TRIUMPHANT Text: II Corinthians 5:20b – 6:10 2 Corinthians 5:20-21  So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.  (21)  For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Testing & Persevering Youth Sermon

    Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 4, 2023
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,114 views

    Trials test our faith and produce perseverance. We can find joy in trials because they shape us and draw us closer to God.

    Today, ,we're going to deep dive into the book of James. James, Jesus' half-brother and a big deal in the early church, wrote this letter to encourage believers who were having a rough time. James talks a lot about faith and actions going hand in hand. Let's see what he has to say about handling ...read more

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  • Alison Bucklin avatar

    Call Waiting Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Nov 27, 2022
     | 1,303 views

    If God puts unexpected obstacles in your path to ministry, how should you handle it?

    When I graduated from seminary, I had no idea when or where I would be called into ministry. Many of my classmates were luckier. They knew where they were going. They had received a call. I, on the other hand, would not even be eligible to receive a call for at least one year, perhaps two or more. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed