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  • Thomas Clawser avatar

    Building Bridges

    Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Sep 10, 2017
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     | 15,113 views

    When we stand before God to give an account of our life on earth, He won’t ask how many fences we made, but how many bridges we built.

    Two brothers living on adjoining farms fell into conflict after 40 years of working together. It began with a small misunderstanding, grew to a major difference, and finally exploded in an exchange of bitter words, followed by weeks of silence. One morning, there was a knock on the older son’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    The Wilderness Of Lent Series

    Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Feb 3, 2018
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     | 22,377 views

    how should we spend the forty days of Lent?

    Mark 1:9-15 Today is the first Sunday of Lent – the annual period of reflection leading to the joy and celebration of Easter. It is also the Sunday that we hear in the reading about of the baptism of Jesus and God’s affirmation that He is His well-beloved son. It surely helps to remind us of ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

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    The God Who Restores Wasted Years Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 31, 2025
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     | 510 views

    When God speaks of restoring the years the locusts have eaten, He is not merely referring to crops or finances. He is referring to the years that seemed to have yielded nothing.

    THE GOD WHO RESTORES WASTED YEARS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Joel 2:25-27 Supporting Texts: Isaiah 61:7, Job 42:10, Jeremiah 30:17, Psalm 126:1-6, Zechariah 9:12 INTRODUCTION: Life can sometimes take turns we never expected—seasons may pass, opportunities may be missed, and years may ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Sharing The Glory (January 2016)

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Oct 24, 2022
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    When you think of the disciples who do you think of first? Some would say Peter. Others might some of the names of the other disciples. How many would say Andrew? Did Andrew live in the shadow of his brother Peter?

    SHARING THE GLORY Text: John 1:40-42 As someone has said, “God did not save you to be a sensation; He saved you to be a servant”. (James S. Hewett. ed. Illustrations Unlimited. Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers,1988, p, 452). A sensation leaves an impression, ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Back To School PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2023
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    Encourage the church family to continuously seek and apply God's wisdom in their daily lives, especially as they navigate through life's challenges.

    Good Morning, Church Family! As we start to gear up for the school year, it's not just our kids who are heading back to the classroom—life itself is a school of continuous learning. Today, we're going to revisit the wisdom that our ultimate teacher, God, imparts in us. Henry Drummond once said, "Is ...read more

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    The God Who Commands Your Day To Bless You Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Oct 13, 2025
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    God has the power to command every day to bring blessings, favour, and fulfilment to His children.

    THE GOD WHO COMMANDS YOUR DAY TO BLESS YOU By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Job 38:12-13 Key Verse: “Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place?” - Job 38:12 (KJV) Supporting Texts: Psalm 118:24, Isaiah 45:11-13, Numbers 23:20, Deuteronomy ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Greater Things Are Yet To Come

    Contributed by Travis Markes on Nov 10, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 40,253 views

    Sermon I preached on the First Sunday in our new building.

    “Greater things are yet to come!” Joshua 1:1-9; 3:5 Hallelujah, we are here! After two years of planning and working, we are in our new building! This is a time of mixed emotions. Many of you are thrilled, and others may be feeling a little sad because we are leaving a sanctuary which holds so ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Blind Man

    Contributed by Scott Ridout on Jul 2, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,848 views

    This sermon focuses on how we can know God and help others know Him. From a series called "Plastic Jesus".

    We are in a series called Plastic Jesus and we are talking about knowing God. The fact is a lot of us have a view of God that has been impacted by our preference, personal experiences and religious paraphernalia. And we carry around that pack. And our question to you has been Are you trusting in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Choices--King Herod Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Mar 21, 2010
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     | 8,594 views

    In today's lesson we wrestle with what it means to repent and believe, as we examine King Herod's refusal to do so.

    Scripture What is it that determines the choices we make? Is it our consciences? I ask this because my conscience is currently being pricked by advertisements I see in some magazines that promised me washboard abs within three months. Well, it’s three months later and I still don’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Thankfulness Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Nov 11, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 14,711 views

    This is a topical look into thankfulness using the Book of Esther as the biblical pattern. We can learn a great deal from Esther and Mordecai about being thankful. This morning we will see the general reason for our need to be thankful.

    SERMON BRIEF Date Written: November 11, 2012 Date Preached: November 11, 2012 Church: Oak Park BC (AM) FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS Series: A Series On Thankfulness (Book of Esther) Title: Thankfulness in General Text: Esther 2:17 [NLT] READ NOW!! 17The king loved Esther more than all the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God’s Idea Of Church Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 2, 2011
    based on 134 ratings
     | 48,734 views

    Church Consultants probably wouldn’t have started a church like God did... but His worked. How can we do Church today like He did back then?

    How many of you have ever read the magazine called “Reminisce”? Several years ago there was an article in that magazine by a woman who told of her father having returned from the war. He, like many men, wanted to buy tools for his worksho, and one of the tools he wanted was a drill press. But ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Good Samaritan Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Aug 17, 2014
    based on 11 ratings
     | 45,048 views

    The parable confronts us with the demand to make a decision concerning the command just give by Jesus. Are we, or are we not, going to love our neighbor as our self.

    LUKE 10: [25-] 29-37 [PARABLES IN LUKE] THE GOOD SAMARITAN [1 John 3:18] Few people really understand US Internal Revenue Service income tax regulations and for good reason. According to Forbes magazine, in 2013 tax codes surpassed four million word mark. In fact, the tax codes have become ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    It's Harvest Time

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Nov 19, 2014
    based on 5 ratings
     | 42,452 views

    Did you know that bringing the good out and someone is a harvest.. and bringing a smile to someone's face is a harvest.. Did you know that Complementing someone is a planting a seed and someone feeling good about themselves as a result of it..is a harvest

    It's Harvest Time! Gal. 6:7-10 Msg. 7-8 Don’t be misled: No one makes a fool of God. What a person plants, he will harvest. *The person who plants selfishness, ignoring the needs of others—ignoring God!—harvests a crop of weeds. *All he’ll have to show for his life is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Clash Of Cultures

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Sep 12, 2016
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,642 views

    The episode of Dinah reveals the clash of two distinct cultures. Their different world-views, especially about sex, reflect the growing gap today between Christian culture and secular culture.

    Genesis 34:1-31 Clash of Cultures 9/11/16 D. Marion Clark Introduction James Boice, in his sermon series through Genesis, introduces our chapter by noting the difficulty of the subject matter. He referenced two commentators who simply skipped it. Another was willing to make some comments but ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Outreach - Finding An Approach That Fits

    Contributed by David Owens on Mar 20, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,293 views

    God wants to use all of us to reach out to the lost, but there are many approaches to outreach that we can employ.

    Introduction: A. For every task that we face, there are many approaches or methods that we might employ. 1. Some methods are certainly better than others. 2. What is true with most things is also true with evangelism. 3. As you know, this week we have been involved in an outreach training seminar ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ