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    Light Of The World Youth Sermon

    Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 4, 2023
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,044 views

    Jesus offers us a way out of the darkness of sin, isolation, and despair. He is the light of the world, and by following Him, we can live in His light.

    The world can feel pretty dark sometimes, but Jesus offers us a light that can brighten up even the darkest corners. Let's dive in and see what this means for us. Turn off all the lights in the room and try to navigate around. It's hard, right? Now, turn on a flashlight. See how much easier it is ...read more

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    Jesus Transcends The Sabbath PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 81 views

    Jesus offers true rest and mercy, reminding us that God’s compassion outweighs rigid rules and that Sabbath is a gift meant to restore weary souls.

    Good morning, dear friends. Some weeks feel like a blur of alarms, appointments, and a to-do list that never seems to take a breath. Yet here you are—hungry for more than hurry, ready for more than noise. Your soul is smart; it knows when it’s thirsty. It senses a Sabbath-shaped space that work ...read more

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    Look And Live PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 3, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 73 views

    God’s grace offers healing and new life to discouraged, sinful hearts—not by our efforts, but by looking in faith to Christ, our only remedy.

    Some of us walked in today with sand in our souls. The week felt long, the road uneven. You’ve prayed, but the words sounded thin. You’ve tried to keep a sunny outlook, but the clouds rolled in anyway. Discouragement can be a quiet snake in the grass—one nip of cynicism, a bite of bitterness, and ...read more

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    Anchored In Hope When The World Feels Uncertain PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 5, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 151 views

    God offers unshakeable peace and renewed strength in life’s storms when we bring our fears to Him and trust in His faithful presence.

    Some of us walked in today with our shoulders tight and our phones buzzing. Headlines howl. Schedules stretch. Hearts race. You know the feeling—when the ground under your feet seems to shift and your peace feels paper-thin. In those hours, we want something steady, something sure. We long for a ...read more

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    Worship Is Feasting On God PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 8, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 87 views

    True satisfaction and joyful obedience are found only in knowing God and delighting in His presence, rather than seeking fulfillment in the world’s empty offerings.

    If we could sit together around a kitchen table, you’d notice the warmth of the oven and the smell of fresh bread. Plates set, cups full, chairs pulled close. That’s the picture in my mind when I think of what God offers His people: a table where the hungry are welcomed, where the thirsty are ...read more

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    Be Strong In The Spirit PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 13, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 126 views

    God meets us in our weakness, strengthening our inner selves through prayer and His Spirit, offering hope, comfort, and power for every circumstance.

    Friends, if your week has felt like a whirlwind—emails stacking, dishes piling, deadlines looming—take a breath. Pull your chair up close to the kindness of God. This is a moment for your heart to be heard and your hope to be helped. Have you ever reached for strength like you reach for your keys, ...read more

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    The Lukewarm Church PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 19, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 130 views

    Jesus lovingly exposes our self-sufficiency, invites us to deeper dependence on Him, and offers restoration, hope, and true riches for our lukewarm hearts.

    Some of us walked in today with a smile for the foyer and a sigh for the soul. Bills on the counter, deadlines on the calendar, questions on the heart. And yet, here we are, gathering around a Letter from Jesus to an ancient church in a city called Laodicea—a church with polished doors and tepid ...read more

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    Peace The World Can't Give PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 21, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 84 views

    Jesus offers his own unshakeable peace to calm our anxious hearts, inviting us to trust his presence instead of giving in to fear or panic.

    Some days the headlines hit like hail on a tin roof. Bills stack up, calendars crowd in, and our hearts hum with hurry. We lie awake staring at the ceiling fan, counting worries like sheep that refuse to sleep. We wonder if peace is a myth, a mirage on the horizon of a hurried life. Is there a calm ...read more

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    Armor Of God PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 25, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 119 views

    God equips believers with spiritual armor to stand firm against life’s battles, offering strength, courage, and victory through His presence and truth.

    Friends, some weeks feel like a wrestling match from sunup to sundown. Bills stack up. Deadlines creep closer. The phone pings with headlines that twist your stomach. The mind can hum with a hundred what-ifs—What if I fail? What if the doctor is right? What if I can’t fix this? Have you ever felt ...read more

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    This Thorny Thicket Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 20, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,704 views

    For Martin Luther King Day. The words we offer fall into the thorny thicket of anxiety, despair, and distraction. Like King with his dream, we the church can give hands and feet to help those so captured.

    Our back yard is a thorny thicket. Other people have manicured lawns, with friendly plants laid out in neat rows. But our back yard is a tangled thorny thicket. Along one fence there are blackberries, growing in long canes that have to be tied up lest they wander into the next county. They ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    They Could Have Had Jesus

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Jul 4, 2015
    based on 45 ratings
     | 38,206 views

    There is a vegetable juice commercial that ends with the phrase "Wow, I could have had a V8. Beloved, do not settle for what the world has to offer, when you could have had Jesus. Updated February 2022.

    For Those not familiar with an Anglican Service there are four Scripture passages read prior to the Message. Today's assigned passages are 2 Samuel 5:1-10; Psalm 48; 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 and Mark 6:1-13. A saying that goes back as far as ..." Publius" the Syrian... in 2 BC. And we ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    What Do We Do When Our Loved Ones Die? Series

    Contributed by Doug Warren on Jan 14, 2001
    based on 694 ratings
     | 47,458 views

    The disciples’actions when John the Baptist died offer us helpful suggestions of what to do when our loved ones die. (*appropriate for graveside service)

    Intro: When John the Baptist died tragically, the disciples of Jesus exemplified what we must do today when our loved ones die. Let us notice what verse 14 says: I. THE DISCIPLES CAME 1. They stopped what they were doing, came together from various places. 2. Sadly, funerals are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Reviving Your First Love

    Contributed by Tommy Davis on Mar 21, 2001
    based on 220 ratings
     | 20,533 views

    This sermon explores how Christians, over a period of time, have a tendency to stray away from JESUS CHRIST, their first love, and offers encouragement to return to HIM.

    TEXT: Revelation 2:1-5 1 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; 2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Facing A Formidable Future

    Contributed by Norris Harris I on May 9, 2004
    based on 50 ratings
     | 14,209 views

    The Lord deals with OUR FEARS by offering us HIS FAVORS for A FORMIDABLE FUTURE! Every verse highlights OUR FEARS and stresses HIS FAVORS as it relates to the FUTURE.

    I once read the account of a minister who described the most disconcerting experience of his ministry. He told how, that as he began his sermon an elderly woman, seated near the front, opened a little box, took out an elaborate hearing aid, arranged its parts, screwed them together, and adjusted ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Phoebe: An Example For Our Time

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Jun 4, 2004
    based on 86 ratings
     | 32,894 views

    Phoebe offers us a first-century example of what a Christian should be. Paul uses three key words to describe her: Sister,Servant, and Saint!

    Phoebe: An Example For Our Time by Scott R. Bayles, preacher Church of Christ ------------------------------------------------------ Scripture Reading: John 13:12-15 It’s amazing today how many church growth schemes people have come up with. The Willow Creek Model, the Purpose Driven Church, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church