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  • Dean Courtier avatar

    The Promises Of God’s Compassion Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jul 6, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 13,278 views

    A sermon on The Promises of God’s Compassion found in Psalm 145.

    We continue in our series on hope found here and this month our focus is on the compassion of God. This morning I want us to consider together The Promises of God’s Compassion by looking at a Psalm where King David speaks of God’s goodness, greatness, compassion and grace, Psalm 145. In the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Urgent Atonement Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Mar 17, 2008
    based on 101 ratings
     | 18,640 views

    The cross is hideous. It’s not a pretty thing we hang on our walls. It’s not a fine piece of jewelry hanging from our neck. It is the most brutal instrument of death ever conceived by the cruel mind of man.

    For the past few weeks, we’ve been looking at the events of the last few days of Jesus’ life on earth. With each of those events, we’ve seen a sense of urgency. Each week we have seen an example of urgency. But this morning is different. In this morning’s passage, our Lord shows a sense of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Giving With A Believing Heart Series

    Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Jan 17, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,587 views

    the second of a three part series on giving. What is in your heart wil demonstrate what you believe.

    KEYS TO UNLOCKING GOD’S BLESSING, P.2 GIVING WITH A BELIEVING HEART By Rev. Ralph Juthman Malachi 3:8-12 INTRODUCTION: We have been studying the Keys to Unlocking God’s Blessing in your life. The first key we discovered last week is GIVING WITH AN OPEN HAND. The second key is a GIVING WITH A ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Far Above PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 24, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 84 views

    Because Christ is enthroned above all, believers can live with confidence, purpose, and authority, trusting their secure position and God’s ongoing work in their lives.

    Friends, can we take a breath together and remember who our God is? He is the Lifter of our heads, the Steady Hand in our storms, the Shepherd who knows every scar and every sigh. Some of us walked in with tired feet and tender hearts, and the week has felt louder than our faith. But the Lord is ...read more

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    Do Not Live At The Shallow End Of The Pool / Transfigured Moments

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Feb 22, 2017
    based on 55 ratings
     | 21,211 views

    This yearning within us is not really about life's circumstances. It is about us! This restlessness this desire for something more generally means we have been living life at the shallow end of the pool. Updated August 2023..

    Each year ...we as Anglicans ... set aside a date to hear the glorious story... of the transfiguration. The Scriptures Speak to the transfigured nature of our Lord... in the books of Mathew, Mark, and Luke. Here God's Word (Pick one) ....... BIBLE "And he (Jesus) was transfigured before ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Walking In Love PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 20, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 990 views

    This sermon explores how to live a Spirit-filled life, manifesting the fruits of the Spirit, and maintaining steadfastness in walking in step with the Spirit.

    Ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, it is a privilege to gather with you today in this sanctuary of grace and worship. We stand on the threshold of a new understanding, a fresh perspective on the life we're called to live as followers of Jesus Christ. We are not here by accident, but by ...read more

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    Getting A Handle On Temptation Series

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 8, 2011
     | 3,529 views

    Only God knows what is for our ultimate good.

    Intro: 1. Sailhammer, "The centerpiece of the story is the question of the knowledge of the "good." [God alone determined what was good, 1:10,12, 18, 21,25, 31/ 2:9,12,18]. The Serpent then implied by his questions that God was keeping this knowledge from them (3:5). [The truth is, it was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Heaven Invades Earth - Pentecost!

    Contributed by Ernie Arnold on May 21, 2020
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,416 views

    This is a sermon that focuses on Pentecost and asks three questions - 1. Did you know Heaven Has Invaded the Earth? 2. Has Heaven Invaded Your Earth? 3. Is Heaven’s Invasion Still Happening In and Around You?

    Scripture: Acts 2:1-4; Mark 1:9-11; Mark 15:33-38 Title: Heaven Invades Earth – Pentecost INTRO: Grace and peace this morning! All three of our scripture passages have one major thing in common; they all speak of an invasion. Each one of them speaks of a time when Heaven invaded Earth and ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Flipped Right Side Up Series

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jul 11, 2002
    based on 50 ratings
     | 3,823 views

    A "God’s eye view" of wealth and possessions

    Flipped Right Side Up James 1:9-11 March 10, 2002 James Boice once heard a statement given by an actress named Sophie Tucker. She was being asked by reporters about her early struggles before she became a success, and whether or not she had been happy in her years of poverty. She answered, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Relationships Within The Church Series

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on May 30, 2002
    based on 177 ratings
     | 39,739 views

    How should believers relate to one another within the chruch? Relational answers are found in C.H.U.R.C.H.

    Imagine that we are putting together a 1,000 piece puzzle. In turn we each put pieces into place; slowly the beauty of the picture begins to take shape. As we continue putting the puzzle together we talk about what it would be like to be a part of the scene before us. As the final pieces are ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Unthinkable Request

    Contributed by Bradford Robinson on Oct 28, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,573 views

    How could God ask something like this of Abraham. This message looks at the faith of Abraham.

    The movie “Sophie’s Choice” tells the story of a woman who was having a hard time adjusting to life due to a past event that consumed her with guilt and pain. Sophie was a Polish Christian who was arrested by the Nazi’s during WWII and placed with her two kids into a Concentration Camp. While in ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Crowns You With Lovingkindness And Tender Mercies PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 4, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 148 views

    God meets us in our lowest places, lifts us with His grace, and restores us with lovingkindness, inviting us to live in grateful trust.

    Have you ever felt like life lowered you into a pit and then took the ladder away? The walls are slick with worry, the floor is sticky with regret, and every echo from the past seems louder than hope. David knew that feeling. He wrote like a man who had mud on his boots and a song in his mouth. In ...read more

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    When I Pray PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 14, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 163 views

    Prayer is a powerful, intimate encounter with God that brings healing, unity, and hope when we approach Him honestly and support one another.

    Some of us walked in today with a whisper instead of a shout. Hearts carry heavy headlines—doctor’s reports, strained relationships, silent worries that keep us wide awake at 3 a.m. You’ve prayed before, and maybe your prayer felt like a paper airplane tossed into a hurricane. But friend, the God ...read more

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    Growing Deeper In The Spirit PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 3, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 108 views

    The sermon encourages believers to move beyond comfort, pursue spiritual growth, and press on with perseverance, relying on God’s grace rather than personal strength.

    Friends, welcome. Some days feel like a treadmill set just a little too fast—our feet are moving, our hearts are pumping, but are we actually getting anywhere? If you’ve ever felt stalled, stuck, or simply stale, you’re in good company. The apostle Paul knew that sensation, and he writes with a ...read more

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    Our Right Vs The Right

    Contributed by Jeeva Sam on Mar 20, 2001
    based on 157 ratings
     | 10,510 views

    Is our right to withold forgiveness more important than doing the right thing?

    Late one summer evening in Broken Bow, Nebraska, a weary truck driver pulled his rig into an all-night truck stop. The waitress had just served him when three tough looking, leather jacketed motorcyclists - of the Hell’s Angels type - decided to give him a hard time. Not only did they verbally ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist