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  • John Telgren avatar

    What Not To Do When Low Series

    Contributed by John Telgren on May 6, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,215 views

    If you get into the spiritual lows, among the things you should not do is get angry and play the blaming game. Another thing you should not do is get comfortable with it.

    I don’t feel in touch with God anymore. I have to drag myself and my family to worship. We have been coming less and less. I feel apathetic about my Lord. I rarely pray. I hardly ever read my Bible or anything else that might stimulate my spirituality. I always seem to be unhappy with the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Charles Degner avatar

    The Right Man In The Right Place At God's Right Hand

    Contributed by Charles Degner on May 12, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
     | 5,879 views

    What does it mean for the church today to believe that Jesus is sitting at God’s right hand?

    That power is like the working of his mighty strength, {20} which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, {21} far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Thomas Dibble avatar

    A Rock In A Hard Place

    Contributed by Thomas Dibble on May 16, 2003
    based on 74 ratings
     | 13,836 views

    Have you ever found yourself battered and beaten by life? Well God is a rock in a hard place.

    In a world adrift in moral chaos and drowning in the depths of deception, I am thankful that we have a rock in a hard place. There is no solid ground in this world. There is no place to safely establish your feet where they will not slip. But there is only unstable and unsure ground. Things are ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Créteur fabien avatar

    The Christ Who Comforts

    Contributed by Créteur Fabien on Nov 19, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,165 views

    God even sends Jesus-Christ to us him not a hundred angels... not the best of the pastors, but Jesus himself! An eternal consolation - not for a moment or a moment as a consolation which would come from the "world" in the tests.

    LE CHRIST QUI CONSOLE Lecture : 2 Thess 2/16-17. « Que notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ lui-même, et Dieu notre Père, qui nous a aimés, et qui nous a donné par sa grâce une consolation éternelle et une bonne espérance, consolent vos cœurs, et vous affermissent en toute bonne oeuvre et en toute bonne ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • David Phaneuf avatar

    A Love That Keeps Series

    Contributed by David Phaneuf on Jul 28, 2003
    based on 145 ratings
     | 16,124 views

    There are times in each of our lives when it seems God has all but forgotten us. The story of Moses in the bulrushes is a reminder that God does not forget us, but continues to work for us in ways we may not always imagine.

    A GREAT STORY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT: THE LOVE THAT KEEPS (Moses in the Bulrushes) EXODUS 2:1-10 A mother was putting her little four-year-old daughter to bed for the night. The child was afraid of the dark, and the mother, on this particular occasion, with her husband away, was fearful also. When ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Nate Barbour avatar

    Say No To Sickness

    Contributed by Nate Barbour on Jul 30, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 7,837 views

    Learn how to receive healing from God in this message of hope for anyone who has ever experienced sickness.

    Say No To Sickness How to Receive Your Healing I. Introduction Barney wore coke-bottle glasses and a perfect bowl haircut. He knew the answers to everything and was the teacher’s pet. This really ticked everybody off. One day, after an uncharacteristic absence from school, Barney showed up in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jimmy Davis avatar

    Breaking The Chains To Set You Free Series

    Contributed by Jimmy Davis on Mar 29, 2001
    based on 139 ratings
     | 26,466 views

    Through passionate prayer, you can be set free from the adversities and conflicts of life.

    Sermon.966 “Breaking The Chains To Set You Free!” Acts 12:1-19a Sometimes, life holds more bad news for us than good news! Today’s text from the Bible in the book of Acts lets us know very quickly that our perspective on life makes all the difference. Like the 96 year old man who was asked ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tim Gibson avatar

    True Passion - Suffering For Jesus

    Contributed by Tim Gibson on Mar 29, 2001
    based on 61 ratings
     | 3,972 views

    This sermon looks at the nature of true passion for Jesus which involves suffering. The doctrine of suffering is covered with the teaching of the Apostle Peter on suffering being referred to.

    (1) INTRODUCTION: The word used for ’suffer’used here in the Greek is ’pascho’ which is where we get the word ’passion’ from. Indeed, Christ’s suffering is often called ’The Passion’. We must ’arm ourselves with the same mind’ - that is a mind that joyfully endures suffering for the sake of God’s ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Germain Brown avatar

    The Ear

    Contributed by Germain Brown on Apr 9, 2001
    based on 59 ratings
     | 5,242 views

    Let Jesus heal you...In and out...

    THE EAR In the Name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, there is going to be a supernatural breakthrough today. Let’s open our bibles to the book of Luke, chapter twenty two and verse fifty. The word of God says: “And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Carl Willis avatar

    When You Need Him The Most

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Apr 14, 2001
    based on 44 ratings
     | 5,856 views

    Jesus knows your needs and is always there when you need Him the most.

    When You Need Him The Most Life is filled with many challenges and hardships. Let’s think about some of the more common things that fit into this category A. Illness B. Financial C. Family Pressures D. Relational Issues Ok, someone tell me, when these trials come, what are the natural ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Mark Atherton avatar

    Reasons To Believe In A God Who Allows Suffering

    Contributed by Mark Atherton on Apr 17, 2001
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,425 views

    a feeble attempt to answer the Why? question

    -----SUFFERING COMES FROM THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE Gen. 2:15-17 -----SUFFERING REVEALS WHAT IS IN OUR HEARTS Matt. 13:1-9 -----SUFFERING GIVES OPPORTUNITY TO TRUST GOD JAMES 1:2-5 -----GOD SUFFERS ALONG WITH US JESUS WEPT -----IN TIMES OF CRISIS, WE FIND ONE ANOTHER 2COR. 1:3-4 -----PAIN ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Quinton Williamson avatar

    And Just When!

    Contributed by Quinton Williamson on Jun 20, 2003
    based on 134 ratings
     | 12,473 views

    To let people know that when there trials seem too hard to bare God will show up. When it seems like all hope is lost God will give you a way out.

    SUBJECT: AND JUST WHEN SCRIPTURE: EXODUS 14; 19-21 This is a familiar story; many of us know and can tell you this story. The Bible gives us this account, and by us reading this many people will classify this as one of the greatest miracles God has ever performed. But for those of you who ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Lorenzo Nicholson Sr. avatar

    Live Your Life To Its Fullest

    Contributed by Lorenzo Nicholson Sr. on Nov 12, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,848 views

    This outline is designed to help you get the most out of your life.

    Life-Line For Jesus Community Church 3/12/02 Lorenzo Nicholson Sr. Live your life to its fullest James 4:14 “Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away.” One of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jim Luthy avatar

    Spiritually Dry? Your God Will Come Series

    Contributed by Jim Luthy on Nov 12, 2002
    based on 67 ratings
     | 11,482 views

    We can take the entire text of Isaiah 35 and stretch it out like a template over any portion of history, whether it be the whole of human history or the tiniest portion of your very life, and see that God consistently brings people from desert to glory.

    Spiritually Dry? Your God Will Come Isaiah 35 Pastor Jim Luthy A song by the late 70’s, early 80’s rock group Styx describes the place many people find themselves spiritually these days. Listen to the words and see if any of these words or phrases correlate with your spiritual ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Larry Brincefield avatar

    Great Is Thy Faithfulness

    Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Nov 13, 2002
    based on 64 ratings
     | 14,277 views

    David gives us 12 positive commands to address the universal problem of why evil people prosper.

    Larry Brincefield, larkayb@earthlink.net November 13, 2002 Title: Great Is Thy Faithfulness Text: Psalm 37:1-11, 25 Introduction One of the great struggles for Christians down through history is, "why do bad people prosper, and Christians seem to struggle?" That question has weighed ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene