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  • Brian La Croix avatar

    Getting Past The Glitter #1 - Thinking Differently About Christmas Series

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Nov 27, 2004
    based on 63 ratings
     | 5,183 views

    First message in series geared toward helping Christians get past the decorations to making Christmas meaningful.

    Getting Past the Glitter # 1 - Thinking Differently about Christmas Romans 12:2, 1 John 2:15-16 November 28, 2004 Introduction Ah, it’s Christmas season. The air’s getting colder, and the snow’s about to fly, and our thoughts turn to the meaning of Christmas - lots of loot. Not really, at ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Getting Past The Glitter #2 - Speaking Differently About Christmas Series

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Dec 5, 2004
    based on 25 ratings
     | 4,012 views

    Number 2 in the series about getting Christians to go about Christmas differently than the world does.

    Getting Past the Glitter #2 - Speaking Differently about Christmas Romans 12:2, Luke 2:8-14 December 5, 2004 Introduction Have you noticed how hard it is to find anybody willing to say "Merry Christmas" anymore, especially people in public places like government offices and retail stores? I ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    How To Get Past Frustration: Experiencing The Power Of The Holy Spirit Series

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on May 7, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,662 views

    The disciples were frustrated because Jesus was leaving, but the Holy Spirit gets us past frustration.

    How to Get Past Frustration: Experiencing the Power of the Holy Spirit I. Introduction a. Have you ever lost your power? Were you frustrated? b. Personal Story: “My car wouldn’t start…I found out the battery connections were dirty…” c. Main Point/Theme: We can get past frustration when we ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    When Jesus Sees You (He Walks Past Everyone).

    Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Mar 9, 2009
    based on 11 ratings
     | 7,310 views

    Simply because you’re willing to wait Jesus will show up to walk past the inpotent, blind, halt and withered just to get to you.

    When Jesus Sees You "He Walks Past Everyone" John 5: 1-8 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Getting Past The Glitter #3 - "Doing" Differently About Christmas Series

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Dec 19, 2004
    based on 21 ratings
     | 4,076 views

    Third message in series, about getting past the rhetoric of Christmas.

    Getting Past the Glitter #3 - "Doing" Differently about Christmas Romans 12:2, James 1:26-27 December 12, 2004 Introduction One of the cool things about the holiday season is the abundance of chocolate, at least that’s cool to me. And confident of the fact that there are others like me here ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    A God’s-Eye View Of Your Past & Present Series

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jan 17, 2016
     | 5,216 views

    God took us from major mess and transformed us into masterpiece.

    “You used to be so cute, what happened?” Has anyone ever said that when looking at your baby pictures? It’s a joke that never seems to grow old because there’s probably some truth to it. With their big eyes, chubby cheeks, and tiny little fists babies are cuter than most. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Eph.2:1-14 Our Past, Present, And Future

    Contributed by William D. Brown on Sep 29, 2011
     | 4,762 views

    In this sermon you will find that all of us were at one time lost sinners, but now that we're saved God has directed our new life in such a manner that it is obvious to all that there has been truly a change in our lives, now we tell people every time He

    EPH.2:1-14 OUR PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE 9-3-11 1And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Paul here points out man's condition outside of Christ-- the unsaved person is the same as a corpse, a walking dead man, --Jesus told Nicodemos in John 3:17-18 For ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's Grand Narrative: Lessons From The Past Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 4, 2021
     | 2,913 views

    Inside the believer’s mind, there is something very close to assurance yet is as dangerous as the “running with the bulls” in Spain. It is presumption. Presumption is an idea taken to be true though it is not known of certain.

    Begin message with an Interview with Clay Warnock from The Call on Foster Care. Questions are: 1. How many children are currently in care in our local area? 2. How many homes are available for these children? 3. What do these children need from the church? We’re in a series of sermons in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christian Mental Health: Healing From Past Traumas And Hurts

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 27, 2021
     | 7,174 views

    Today we’ll address the topic of mental health: healing from past trauma. In the fallen world in which we live there are many times when we experience things that harm us.

    John 5:1-9 NIV: "Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. 3 Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Finding Freedom From The Past (A New Years Message) Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Dec 29, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,378 views

    We will find freedom from the past, by making our new year a B.L.A.S.T. (believe, leave, adapt, strain, trust)...

    Finding Freedom From THE PAST The year is about 700 BC. AND – God’s people were not doing so good. UNDERSTAND - things are pretty tough for the nation. A large part of Judah and all of the northern kingdom of Israel were in exile in various parts of the Assyrian Empire. YOU SEE – because ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Don't Just Remember The Past, Look To The Future

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Mar 31, 2022
     | 4,008 views

    Isaiah tells the Israelites to forget the Exodus, looking forward to the new thing - Jesus.

    4.3.22 Isaiah 43:16-21 16 This is what the LORD says, who makes a road through the sea and a path through mighty waters, 17 who brings out the chariot and the horses, the army and the strong warrior. They will all lie down together. They will not get up. They are extinguished. Like a wick ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Leaving The Past Behind And Moving Forward With Jesus. Hebrews 12

    Contributed by David Cramer on Aug 12, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 248 views

    A message about moving forward in our lives. Putting the past behind and moving toward the goals in life that the Lord has for us.

    Good Morning Grab your bible and say this with me This is my Bible I am what is says I am I have what it says I have I can do what it says I can do. Today I will be taught more of the Word of God I boldly confess My Mind is alert My heart is receptive. I will never be the same. I am about to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Recover From Failure Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Jan 2, 2016
    based on 7 ratings
     | 29,527 views

    This sermon has five points to overcome failure. 1. ALLOW Jesus To Take Control 2. DO What Jesus Asks 3. SHARE The Surplus 4. WALK In Humbleness Before God 5. RE-SET The Priorities Of Your Life

    How To Recover From Failure (Or How To Be Successful) Have any of you ever had a failure in life? Have you ever tried something and it just doesn’t work? It flops – it fails. I know that I have failed at times. Things did not turn out the way that I had hoped. It’s reported ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Don’t Look Back!

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 18, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
     | 19,656 views

    Why should Christians remember Lot’s wife? Just like Sodom and Gomorrah, before Christ’s return, the world will be saturated with evil. Christians are warned to come out of the world and not be a part of it.

    Opening illustration: If a person sees a house on fire and does everything he can to rescue the occupants, he is heralded as a hero. And that’s the way it should be. Why is it, then, that a Christian who accepts what God says in the Bible about hell and tries to warn people is ridiculed as an ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God Can Use You!

    Contributed by David Cook on Jul 3, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,633 views

    God can use you in spite of your past, to minister to others, to impact eternity!

    Illus: When I played Little league baseball, we lost 99% of the games we played in for the first year and a half. The Bad News Bears was a popular movie around that time and people considered our team, the Bad News Realtors. As the second season begin to come to a close our team was beginning to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist