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    How Wise Are You? PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 12, 2024
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     | 1,006 views

    This sermon explores the true nature of wisdom, emphasizing its source in God and its application in our lives, contrasting it with worldly wisdom.

    Good morning, dear friends. It's a joy to gather together in the house of the Lord, isn't it? It's a privilege, a blessing, a divine appointment, to come together as one body, one church, one family, united in our shared love for Christ. Today, we find ourselves standing at the threshold of a ...read more

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    Give Me This Mountain PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 13, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,229 views

    This sermon encourages believers to conquer their spiritual missions with faith and determination, relying on God's strength and promises, and to actively evangelize.

    Good morning, dearly beloved! I trust that the Lord has kept you well and that His grace continues to be your strength. I am excited about the word that God has for us today. It's a word that's going to challenge us, inspire us, and propel us forward into the great call that God has for each of us. ...read more

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    He Has Risen PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 14, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 10,588 views

    This sermon celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, emphasizing its significance and relevance to believers, and the victory it provides over death.

    Good morning, family of God, we are gathered here today under the banner of our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. It's a joy to see each one of you, and I pray that the peace of God which surpasses all understanding is guarding your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Today, we are going to open ...read more

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    Resist The Devil PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 10, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 215 views

    True strength and peace come from wholeheartedly submitting to God, resisting evil, and finding our deepest satisfaction and security in Christ alone.

    Some mornings the mirror tells the truth we’re slow to admit: we’re tired in places that sleep can’t reach. Our hearts carry headlines nobody else reads. The schedule is stuffed, the inbox is full, and the soul feels thin. In that kind of world, we need a word that’s short enough to memorize and ...read more

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    The Tyranny Of The Experts

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jan 3, 2021
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,477 views

    A study of the danger posed when experts assume control over a society, over a community, or over a church. The message is a call to participatory Christianity.

    “Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, ‘The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat, so do and observe whatever they tell you, but not the works they do. For they preach, but do not practice. They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love Does Not But Does, All Things, Never, Is Not.. Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Jan 29, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,571 views

    In this message we wrap up our series, 'Love Is,' by looking at several facets of God's kind of love... love does not delight in evil, love rejoices with truth, love bears all things... , Love never fails and love is not self seeking.

    Love Does Not But Does, All Things, Never, Is Not.. If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How God Provides In A Drought Series

    Contributed by Chris Kelly on Jun 28, 2001
    based on 374 ratings
     | 70,298 views

    Journey to the ’Cherith Brook’ as God gives Elijah (and us) 5 instructions for getting out of a drought!

    How God Provides in a Drought… The question I want to start out with this morning is..."What do you need more of?" "What is it this morning that you find you have a shortage of? "Maybe you don’t have a shortage of water ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    What To Do When Someone's Mad At You Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Nov 19, 2006
    based on 18 ratings
     | 25,311 views

    God would rather have a broken life than a beautiful lamb. He would rather have a surrendered man or a woman than scads of money. He would rather have us leave and make peace than lift our hands in praise when we’re in conflict with someone.

    What to Do When Someone’s Mad at You Matthew 5:23-24 Rev. Brian Bill 11/19/06 I had the honor of hearing the Messiah give an amazing message on the side of a mountain last year near my hometown of Capernaum [show picture]. I was very moved by His words and at the same time was troubled by what He ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Be United With One Another Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Mar 8, 2021
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,127 views

    Jesus is praying for us to be a community of unity.

    One weekend, a pastor was giving a children’s sermon to all the kids in church. A bright-eyed three-year-old girl was listening intently as he explained how God wanted them all to get along and to love one another. She was tracking with her pastor until he said, “God wants us all to be one.” The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Wisdom For The Family Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 8, 2003
    based on 37 ratings
     | 18,897 views

    The biblical views of marriage and the family have often been ridiculed but now many are seeing the wisdom of following what God has to say. Since He is the Creator and Sustainer of life, when we follow God’s ways we will be blessed.

    Wisdom for the Family British anthropologist John Unwin conducted an in-depth study of eighty civilizations that have come and gone over the last 4,000 years and has discovered that a common thread ran through all of them. In each instance, they started with strong moral values and a heavy ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Who Wants To Be #2? Series

    Contributed by Scott Carson on Apr 10, 2001
    based on 125 ratings
     | 8,060 views

    Everyone wants to be number one, even Jesus’ disciples. What is Jesus’ attitude toward this egotistical drive.

    Who wants to be #2? Matthew 18:1-4 Big Questions...Real Answers Sermon #03 “Second place is okay, if you like being first in a long line of losers.” June, 1974, then President, Richard M. Nixon’s administration was drowning in the wake of Watergate. In an attempt to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Bridge That Builds Series

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 19, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,074 views

    7th sermon in an 8 part series on the Beatitudes. This series challenges us to "Shift" our thinking in what really brings true happiness. (*Rewritten and refreshed in 8/08 - Powerpoint and Video Clips available on request.)

    Shift #7 THE BRIDGE BUILDERS MATTHEW 5:9 INTRODUCTION: (:33 intro) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is one of my all time favorite movies. I wasn’t alone in liking it. The film won four academy awards and was nominated as Best Picture in 1970. It’s ranked as one of the top 150 movies on ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Us Isn't Them Series

    Contributed by Steven Chapman on May 7, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,515 views

    Paul describes the transformation that happens when a person moves from a life lived in darkness to a life illuminated by Christ. That transformation happens as we, as Christians, take three determined steps that define the difference between ourselves an

    Us Isn’t Them! Moving From Darkness To Light Ephesians 4:17-32 All you have to do is spend a little bit of time listening to many Christians talk before you observe from their conversations an attitude of “Us isn’t them!” … an attitude that marks the boundaries between Christian territory and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Stand And Fight: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You Series

    Contributed by Daniel Richter on May 12, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,637 views

    Spiritual Warfare...What you can’t see, CAN hurt you!

    Stand and Fight: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You. Ephesians 6:10-18 BTRAC I heard the story of a boxer a few days ago. He was an older guy who had once been the champ, and he wanted to prove that he still had it and so he had gotten into the ring with a fighter that was in a whole other league. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Diversity In Unity Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Sep 21, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,723 views

    29th in a series on Ephesians. Although Jesus creates unity in the church, he gives us diverse gifts to use in that process.

    A couple of weeks ago the Worship Team sang “Glory in the Highest” for the first time during our response time. And as all of us on the Worship Team know firsthand, God did a tremendous work that morning. During our rehearsal time, we really struggled to be able to play and sing that song well. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist