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    Faith To Do The Impossible PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 16, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,376 views

    This sermon encourages believers to actively cultivate faith, confront challenges, and confidently step into the future, emphasizing faith's transformative power in life's battles.

    Good morning, beloved family of God. It is indeed a joy and a privilege to gather together in the house of the Lord, to break the bread of life, and to share in the fellowship of the Spirit. Today, we find ourselves standing on the precipice of a profound truth, a truth that has the power to ...read more

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    Pressing Toward The Mark PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 18, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,843 views

    Encourages Christians to persevere in their faith journey, emphasizing the importance of endurance and steadfastness in pursuing the heavenly prize in Christ Jesus.

    Good morning, beloved family of God. It's a joy to be here with you today, standing on the common ground of our shared faith, united by the love of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We are gathered here not as mere spectators, but as active participants in the ongoing story of God's grace and ...read more

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    Going Forward PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 22, 2024
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,394 views

    This sermon encourages believers to foster faith in Christ, persevere in spiritual challenges, and move forward in fulfilling God's mission for their lives.

    Good morning, dear friends. It's a joy to be with you today, as we gather in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, to seek His face and His wisdom. Today, we're going to turn our attention to a familiar passage from the Old Testament, a passage that resonates with the rhythm of our faith ...read more

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    Sermon - The Importance Of How We Live

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Jun 12, 2025
     | 555 views

    In Proverbs 21:21-24 Solomon tackles once again the importance of how we live. All of us are living a life that is on a path, either to righteousness and kindness, which is the path of wisdom and what God desires, or we take a path toward evil and are separated from God.

    Sermon - The Importance of How We Live Scripture - Proverbs 21: 21-24 “Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor. One who is wise can go up against the city of the mighty and pull down the stronghold in which they trust. Those who guard their mouths and their tongues ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    More Of You In 2002

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 31, 2001
    based on 20 ratings
     | 2,747 views

    In 2002 we need to actively dispense more of God’s Grace, more Offerings to God, more Love, and more Forgiveness to others in the Body of Christ. Because the more G.O.L.F. we play the more we will impact our community.

    More of you Lord in 2002 Thesis: In 2002 we need to actively dispense more of God’s love, God’s grace, and God’s forgiveness to others in the Body of Christ and outside the Body of Christ. Because the more of Him we allow to flow the more power we experience. Introduction: I believe this next ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Short Time With Jesus Can Go A Long Way Series

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,897 views

    A look, on tax day, at Zacchaeus, to remind us how Jesus is concerned with finding and saving the lost people of our world

    The town is Jericho. It’s that city that Israel had destroyed, where Rahab lived. It may be the oldest city on earth. 23 layers of ancient civilizations have been uncovered at the ancient site. Remember that Jesus told the story of the Good Samaritan and the road going down from Jerusalem to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Boot Camp For Elijah Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Jul 11, 2012
     | 9,306 views

    In this second lesson in the series, we look at what Elijah learned at the brook Cherith.

    Introduction: A. During mail call at a Marine Corps boot camp, a young recruit received several letters from home. 1. The drill instructor was getting irritated at having to keep calling his name. 2. The drill instructor barked “You must have a lot of people at home who like you, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    I Will Never Give Up

    Contributed by Bradford Robinson on Sep 18, 2002
    based on 68 ratings
     | 18,514 views

    This sermon talks about the need for persistence within the christian attitude.

    The other day I got a chance to watch one of my favorite movies, and that is Rocky. It’s a real spiritual movie. As I watched it, I thought, why is it that people love Rocky so much. Was it for his accent? His intelligence? No, it was because of his heart. When Rocky would fight, it didn’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    A Demanding Widow Series

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jul 21, 2019
    based on 3 ratings
     | 8,773 views

    A Demanding Widow - Luke chapter 18 verses 1-8 - sermon by Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    SERMON OUTLINE: The Widow in the story: (1) She had an opponent. (2) She couldn’t solve her own problem. (3) She was persistent. (4) She had a genuine need. (5) She got what she wanted. The judge in the story: (1) He didn’t fear God. (2) He didn’t respect man. (3) He was unrighteous. (4) He ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    A Broken Man Before The Boundless Gospel

    Contributed by Austin W. Duncan on Sep 26, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 440 views

    Locked doors and crowded rooms can stop most people, but real faith finds a way. In Mark 2:1–12 four friends tear through a roof to place a paralytic before Jesus—He forgives first, then heals—showing His authority and calling us to carry others to Him.

    A little while ago I was installing a keypad lock on the door to my upstairs studio—just trying to add an extra layer of security for my equipment, cameras, computers, all that production stuff. So I set the keypad lock up, got the old handle out of the door, got the batteries in, set the code, all ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Mountain Climbimg 101 - "Success In Life Is A Long Hard Climb!"

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 1, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,784 views

    Life is filled with mountains that just need to be climbed both literally and spiritually. Why? Because they are there! Why? Because they are in your path and the only way around them is over them. So the wiser we become at scaling spiritual mountains the

    Mountain Climbing 101 - “Success in life is a long hard climb!” Thesis: Life is filled with mountains that just need to be climbed both literally and spiritually. Why? Because they are there! Why? Because they are in your path and the only way around them is over them. So the wiser we become at ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Don't Sink The Ship Series

    Contributed by Bill Prater on Jan 21, 2001
    based on 124 ratings
     | 10,458 views

    What I hope to convey to you in this message, and what I hope we will all go away from here with, is an understanding of the destructiveness of sin.

    NAVIGATING THE NEW YEAR Don’t Sink the Ship When we ended the message last week, we did so with the children of Israel celebrating the Destruction of their Enemy and rejoicing because of the Depth of their Victory. Although they didn’t make much sense to them, the Israelites followed the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Canadian Thanksgiving 2004

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Oct 9, 2004
    based on 28 ratings
     | 2,942 views

    lack of thanksgiving says a lot of where are at with God

    There was a young woman who brought her fiancé home to meet her parents for thanksgiving dinner. After dinner, her mother told her father to find out about the young man. The father invited the fiancé to his study for a talk. "So what are your plans?" the father asked the young man. "I am a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Walk A Mile In Their Shoes Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 24, 2000
    based on 34 ratings
     | 36,430 views

    If I am going to do battle for peace and justice, I need appropriate equipping -- sometimes for hard work, sometimes for self-defense, and always for a teachable spirit.

    There may be some things of which it can be said that one size fits all, but shoes are not among them. Shoes are very personal, and when they’re wrong, they’re wrong. If they hurt, they hurt. With some things, you can make do with the wrong size – a belt that’s too long, pants that are a bit ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Being Victorious Like Nehemiah

    Contributed by John Gullick on Nov 24, 2000
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,752 views

    A sermon that looks at some of the things that pave the way to the victory Nehemiah experiences.

    Victory - This morning on the overhead screen you can see the New Zealand Athlete of the century winning a victory in a running race. Victory is something that is greatly sought after in so many fields of human endevour. Recently the American Political machinery has almost ground to a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed