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  • Sheila Crowe avatar

    Out Of The Comfort Zone

    Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Sep 27, 2002
    based on 29 ratings
     | 9,747 views

    Despite Abram’s failures, doubts and hestitancy God still claimed, upheld him as a man of faith

    Sermon: Out of the Comfort Zone Gen 12:1-4 Feb 27, 2002 Turn with me to Gen 12:1-4 I. A Hero of Faith??? - Abram/Abraham A. Seems so Simple 1. God said go - Abram went! 2. An Amazing Example of Faith a) Held up as a standard of faith (1) father of our faith ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    How To Make Yards After Contact Series

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Oct 24, 2002
    based on 46 ratings
     | 8,572 views

    Failure to understand elementary insights about how to engage the enemy will leave gaping holes in our defenses.

    After a worship service at First Baptist in New Castle, Kentucky, the mother of a fidgety 7-year-old boy told Pastor Dave Charlton how she finally got her son to sit still and be quiet. About halfway through the sermon, she leaned over and whispered, “If you don’t be quiet, Pastor Charlton is going ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Seven Deadly Sins: Envy Series

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Feb 9, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,684 views

    Failure to confess and forsake the attitude of envy will destroy us. Envy is perhaps the most deadly sin of all.

    The Seven Deadly Sins: Envy --I Samuel 18:5-9 and I Peter 2:1-3 I have to personally remind myself when it comes to this fourth deadly sin I “have stopped preaching and gone to meddling,” for envy or jealousy has been my personal, besetting sin since childhood and youth. Now every sermon I ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    God's Chain Of Command

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 28, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 8,022 views

    Failure to submit to God given authority figures in our lives keeps us from his Blessings.

    God’s Chain of Command Our nation began with the revolutionary war. It seems we have been revolting ever since. In the name of individual rights we have crushed the soul of society “submission to authority”. It seems we have been in one rebellion after another. The draft dodgers of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Jesus Reassures Series

    Contributed by Shine Thomas on Jun 3, 2015
     | 8,787 views

    How Jesus reassured his disciples and brought them from hopelessness to joy. Encouragement in times of failure.

    Follow us on: Website: https://cityharvestag.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CityHarvestA... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cityharvestag/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CityHarvestAGChurch/featured INTRODUCTION: Is there something troubling you lately? Are you anxious, afraid, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    No Rock Like Our God!

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Feb 9, 2014
     | 7,899 views

    Prayer is the only answer for the myriad woes in our life, uncertainties, insecurities, sickness, failures, discouragement and delays.

    No Rock like our God! 1Samuel 2:2 There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. Hannah’s husband Elkanah loved her immensely and told her: “Am I not better to you than ten sons?"(1 Samuel 1:8) As long as Hannah depended on her ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Last Discourse Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Mar 11, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,195 views

    Jesus' last discourse in Luke 22:21-38 shows us several areas of failure in the disciples.

    Scripture Jesus’ last night on earth was spent eating a meal with his twelve apostles. In fact, Jesus celebrated the last, divinely-sanctioned Passover meal, and also instituted the first, divinely-sanctioned Lord’s Supper. The meal took place over several hours, and Jesus spent his ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    A Contrast Of Character

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jan 11, 2009
     | 2,834 views

    We find in Jesus the secrets to spiritual stamina and we see in the disciples the elements that lead to spiritual failure.

    A CONTRAST OF CHARACTER Mark 14:27-72 Sermon Objective: We find in Jesus the secrets to spiritual stamina and we see in the disciples the elements that lead to spiritual failure. Supporting Scripture: Isaiah 55:6; Romans 5:3-5; 2 Peter 1:1-10; Read the full text: I want you to notice some ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Showing Partiality Is A Sin

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Sep 3, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,028 views

    Favoring one person over another indicates failure to follow Jesus’ example of how to treat people.

    Text: “But if you show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors” (James 2:9). There is a wonderful old story by John Denver about a man invited to a fancy banquet. He arrived wearing simple clothing and was told to get out and go in the kitchen door for a handout. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Can I Trust Him?

    Contributed by Ben Mandrell on Jun 13, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,580 views

    We can trust God with everything. He is not a failure and is not wrong, no matter what is going on in our lives.

    Christianity 101: Can I Trust Him? Romans 9:1-33 Englewood Baptist Church Sunday Morning, May, 2008 Not long ago, I took a walk in my neighborhood. It was early. As I turned a corner, there before me were two huge dogs. They were on the loose and they looked hungry. Immediately, I stopped in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Leaving The Old Behind And Pressing Forward (New Year Sermon) Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Dec 29, 2025
     | 678 views

    Encouragement to release past failures, regrets, and setbacks to fully embrace God’s plan for the new year.

    LEAVING THE OLD BEHIND AND PRESSING FORWARD (NEW YEAR SERMON) By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Philippians 3:13-14 Key Verse: “Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    You Can’t Be Stopped Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 21, 2025
     | 549 views

    Life comes with oppositions, resistance, and hindrances, especially for those destined for greatness. However, for the believer in Christ, no obstacle can ultimately prevail against God’s plan.

    YOU CAN’T BE STOPPED By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Romans 8:31 Supporting Texts: Isaiah 54:17, Philippians 1:6, Psalm 118:6, Micah 7:8, 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 INTRODUCTION: Life comes with oppositions, resistance, and hindrances, especially for those destined for greatness. However, for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Tim Hinrichs avatar

    Shield Of God’s Word Series

    Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on May 17, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,672 views

    Abraham overcomes fear with the shield of God’s promises - so can we.

    The more I study scripture, the more I discover that there are no great men and women of God in the Bible. There is only one hero and that is the Lord himself. Even the greatest man or woman fails in Scripture and any success they do have is not of themselves but is completely the work of God’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    What's In A Name

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Oct 4, 2014
     | 6,770 views

    There are many names that Christians are known by. John tells us that we are overcomers and we can see how to recognize an overcomer through what John writes to us.

    What’s In A Name 1 John 5:1-5 (KJV) Intro: How do we identify people? I don’t know about you but the first thing I ask and want to know from a person is their name. Granted I may not remember what you tell me but that is a problem that I deal with. Your name though, is how I and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Power Of Success- God's Call For Your Life!!

    Contributed by Miguel Monge Jr. on Jul 2, 2013
     | 8,482 views

    God has plan for success. If we make up our mind to follow Him, He will lead us thru paths of victory though there will be momenst of failure....it is only temporary. That failure will lead us to suceed if we look at it through God's eyes!!

    Nehemiah 2:1-5 New International Version (NIV) Nehemiah 2 1 In the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was brought for him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had not been sad in his ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational