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  • Andrew Moffatt avatar

    Agapē-We Are Lavished With Love. An Advent Sermon. Series

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Dec 19, 2025
     | 124 views

    The love of God. It is given in the person of Jesus Christ. 1 John, tells us the purpose of his coming. What a lavish love this is that has been poured out upon us.

    Agape-we are lavished with love. An advent sermon. There are some truly magnificent things that can happen in a person’s life. I think of life itself, the meeting of those two cells that contain all the coded DNA required to form a fully-fledged human being, that turned out to be you, with your on ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Praying Psalm 20 (Part Two) Series

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jan 17, 2021
     | 6,047 views

    Last week we covered the first three verses where we saw that God answers us in our distress, he protects us, sends us help and support, and he remembers our sacrifices and accepts our offerings. Today as we finish, we'll see that God blesses and we trust.

    PRAYING PSALM 20 (part two) Last week we covered the first three verses where we saw that God answers us in our distress, he protects us, sends us help and support, and he remembers our sacrifices and accepts our offerings when they are done with the right motives. In these verses we see a lot of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Abandoned Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jun 17, 2022
     | 2,736 views

    When Christ warned the disciples that he’d be leaving them, they didn’t take the news very well. He left them with words of comfort and admonition to help them overcome this test in their life.

    INTRODUCTION • As we continue our series today, we will dig into an area of testing that is one most, if not all of us, have experienced or will, at some point in our life experience. • Have you ever been in a situation where you felt alone and abandoned? • What did that feel like? • The thought ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Gestation Of Sin

    Contributed by Michael Trask on Mar 6, 2006
    based on 22 ratings
     | 7,350 views

    This sermon gives "ultrasound" picture of the development of life-controlling sins and shows how God has given us all that we need to overcome them.

    The Gestation of Sin James 1:12-18 So, how far along are you? I know, that’s not really the kind of question you would expect to hear a pastor utter at the beginning of his sermon. It’s really the kind of question that one pregnant lady would ask another as they wait to see the doctor. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Grant Gregory avatar

    How To Be An Eagle Christian

    Contributed by Grant Gregory on Sep 7, 2006
    based on 34 ratings
     | 83,766 views

    God chose to compare believers to the Eagle. Eagles are born to live in the High Places. All believers are born to be overcomes - You were made for the high places.

    How to be an Eagle Christian Isaiah 40:31 "But those who wait on the Lord (those who expect, look for and set their hope in Him) shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles (they will have the strength to live above their circumstances), they shall run and not be weary, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Christian & Temptation Series

    Contributed by Shane Speck on Feb 16, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,309 views

    We all struggle with temptations in differing forms. Let’s spend a few moments allowing James to share with us his appraoch to being overcomers.

    PRACTICAL CHRISTIAN LIVING “The Christian and Temptation” (James 1:13-18) Introduction:  Recall story of Daniel and the Lion’s den…  One of the greatest challenges of living the Christian life is trying to overcome temptations  We have it tough – (it is not easy being ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Cultivating A Hunger For God

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 6, 2004
    based on 46 ratings
     | 15,356 views

    We have got to overcome our merely dutiful approach to God. You cannot cultivate a hunger for God born of duty apart from desire.

    Last couple weeks considering our expectations .. begin with Children’s letters to God A couple weeks ago… began our time together in the new year asking…”What are YOU expecting..? This morning.. > “What do you WANT from God? > I believe every one of us in this room… indeed every human soul who ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Face Of Fasting At A Holy Marriage Series

    Contributed by Paul Kallan on Mar 4, 2003
    based on 55 ratings
     | 3,765 views

    To fast means to integrate the gospel into human life. It is the unity of the two opposites between the difficulty to overcome the human tendency to evil and the joy of embracing the Word of God.

    Once there was a father with a son who was lazy. He tried to convince his son that he should join him in the work on his farm. The son was not convinced. The father was actually worried, how his son would earn his living after his death. Therefore, before his death, the father called his son and ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Tom Shepard avatar

    The Marks Of A Great Christian - Encouraging Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Jul 17, 2007
    based on 38 ratings
     | 17,430 views

    This is the thrid and final sermon in this series. This sermon looks at 1. The People Of Encouragement Are Us. 2. The Time Of Encouragement Is Now. 3. The Purpose of Encouragement Is Overcoming Sin.

    The Marks Of A Great Christian - Encouraging We have been looking at “The Marks Of A Great Christian.” The first week we looked at serving and we found that we were called to serve one another. Last week we looked at loving and we found that we were called to love one another. And this week we ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Bruce Rhodes avatar

    Narnia: Always Winter But Never Christmas Series

    Contributed by Bruce Rhodes on Dec 23, 2005
     | 2,788 views

    This is a story about Christmas, the Cross and Resurrection power. It is a story about good overcoming evil and the triumphant reign of god restoring all things to their proper place.

    Advent Series – Narnia Message #1 Always Winter but Never Christmas Introduction: The Chronicles of Narnia will hit the big screen on Friday, December 9, and I can’t wait to see it. This series of books written by C. S. Lewis is an allegorical presentation of the story of Jesus. We have read ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • David Yarbrough avatar

    Elijah: "God's Remedy For Depression” Series

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jul 22, 2002
    based on 79 ratings
     | 16,190 views

    God had provided us with an answer to every problem we face in this life. In this story of Elijah God gives us His remedy for overcoming depression.

    In our last message, we were forced to leave Elijah in the depths of despair. We last saw the prophet sitting under a juniper tree, asking God to take his life. The mighty prophet of God is discouraged and depressed. He has been used mightily of the Lord and he had expected a great revival to come ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Peter Loughman avatar

    Spiritual Immorality Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Aug 26, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 18,031 views

    The ignorance of the Hebrews leads them to unfaithfulness. They are naive and think culture will not effect them spiritually. Let us overcome our ignorance and protect our faith.

    The people of Israel are on the plains of Moab across the river Jordan about 10 miles southeast of Jericho, they are preparing to enter into the promise land. The Moabites want the Israelites to leave as they are afraid the people of Israel will desolate the land of produce, so their king, Balak, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Fear, Love, Liberty

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 4, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,313 views

    Independence Day 1986: Fear leads to oppression, and vice versa. We overcome our fears by discovering the love that empowers us in the sacrificial death of Christ.

    I've noticed that what older people fear is very much like what small children fear. Older people fear going out alone into the darkness; they are afraid they cannot find their way, they are afraid they may have some kind of difficulty and will be vulnerable to people with evil intentions. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Sherman Gordon avatar

    Walking By Faith

    Contributed by Sherman Gordon on May 9, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,591 views

    No Matter what may have you down, the ability to get up and overcome such a situation is within you. All you have to do is keep the faith.

    WALKING BY FAITH ACTS 14:8-10 8In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked. 9He listened to Paul as he was speaking. Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healed 10and called out, "Stand up on your feet!" At that, the man jumped ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Gerald Steffy avatar

    A Real Desire To Accomplish A Big Task

    Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Aug 8, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,734 views

    Every one of God’s children who is an overcomer has a real desire to accomplish a big task of being all that we can be for our Lord.

    A REAL DESIRE TO ACCOMPLISH A BIG TASK--Joshua 14:6-15 Proposition: Every one of God’s children who is an overcomer has a real desire to accomplish a big task of being all that we can be for our Lord. Objective: My purpose is to challenge God’s people to become overcomers in God’s kingdom and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist