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  • Richard Hosea avatar

    You Have Not Gone This Way Before

    Contributed by Richard Hosea on Jan 15, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 13,553 views

    Looking forward to a new year and a new pastor

    You have Not Passed this Way Before Joshua 3:1-17 Last Wednesday evening I made a statement that we all like new things. A new car. A new house. A new watch, A new hair do. A new suit etc. It is natural to like new things. We all have something new every year that is a new year. The old year is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "lord, I've Had Enough!" Series

    Contributed by Dwight Davis on Aug 21, 2003
    based on 47 ratings
     | 16,826 views

    This is part 3 of a series of sermons dedicated to the life and ministry of Elijah. It deals with the subject of spiritual frustration.

    Elijah Part 3 "Lord, I’ve Had Enough" Have you ever had that kind of day or week where you just felt as though it couldn’t possibly get any worse? Maybe it seemed that only a short while before, everything was going fine. But then something ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

  • Ken Hubbard avatar

    The Night Time Ain't So Bad Series

    Contributed by Ken Hubbard on Feb 11, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,281 views

    A message about how the tough "night times" of our lives make us stronger and deepen our faith

    INTRO VIDEO Rocky III Clip EXPLAIN Video Clip - If you're going to survive the battles - If you're going to survive what the enemy throws at you - If you're going to survive... 1. You Need a Tribe You Won't Get Voted Off 2. Can't Go Over the Hedge 3. You Can't Curse Your Crisis 4. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Maurice McCarthy avatar

    Until

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Sep 17, 2012
    based on 15 ratings
     | 13,796 views

    Until is one of those riveting words of life. It speaks of a cessation of one dynamic and the starting of another. My feet almost slipped... "Until I came to the Sanctuary" Ps 73:17

    Until Until is one of those riveting words of life. It speaks of a cessation of one dynamic and the starting of another. "He was in the desert until..." (Luke 1:80) Ps 105:19 Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him. Our text this morning is one of the most significant ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Thomas Andrufski avatar

    How To Keep From Falling

    Contributed by Thomas Andrufski on Mar 6, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,800 views

    Once a person receives Christ as Savior, he must begin, then continue, in the Christian life

    How to Keep from Falling Psalms 56:13 (KJV) For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living? A. Once a person receives Christ as Savior, he must begin, then continue, in the Christian life. ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    When You Feel Like You’re Not Good Enough Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 26, 2018
     | 3,718 views

    Encouragement when we're tempted to hide our sin or pretend that we didn't sin.

    - In this sermon, I’m going to focus on the transition statements within this passage. I want to do that because in this particular passage those words give us some clues to the point that Paul is making. They each point to a significant idea within this passage. When You Feel Like You’re Not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Christabel N. Onuoha avatar

    This One's On God Series

    Contributed by Christabel N. Onuoha on Mar 15, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,921 views

    As potent as humans are, our potency is quite limited. There are challenges in our lives that we are impotent to handle, we must recognize this, and instead of give up, just learn to let go and let God.

    Casting Your Cares On The Lord Zechariah 4:6 "Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.” Every now and then we all come under pressure – the pressure of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How To Get Up When You're Down Series

    Contributed by Kevin Broyhill on Sep 24, 2024
     | 964 views

    In moments of struggle and despair, we are not meant to stay down as overcomes. God has provided us with the strength and hope to rise again. Let's explore how to lift ourselves out of depression, how to find hope in God, and how to get up when we're down!

    How To Get Up When Your Down! Psalm 42:5 Introduction: Text Verse: v.5 – repeated 2x’s – (v.11) and in (43:5) Not told exactly who the penman is! Many believe King David! David = having more than a blah day… fleeting moment of discouragement… he was in a time of deep emotional crisis… v.5 – ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mike Bryant avatar

    Never Give In

    Contributed by Mike Bryant on Jan 11, 2024
     | 1,958 views

    Churchill famously urged, "Never give in," a vital attitude for Christians. In Phil 3:12-16, Paul gives us the key to never giving up in our pursuit of the resurrection. That key is that we properly deal with the past, the future, and the present in our lives.

    I. Introduction A. It took Winston Churchill 3 years to get through 8th grade because he had trouble learning Latin and consistently finished at the very bottom of his class. Ironically, years later, in the midst of WW2, he was asked to speak at the Oxford University commencement exercises. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Encouraging The Servant Of God Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 4, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 816 views

    Acts 18:1-17 shows us how God encourages his servants in difficult circumstances.

    Introduction “The Christian’s chief occupational hazards are depression and discouragement” (John Blanchard, The Complete Gathered Gold: A Treasury of Quotations for Christians [Webster, New York; Darlington, England: Evangelical Press, 2006], 145). So writes the Rev. Dr. John R. W. Stott, my ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Bill Butsko avatar

    The Untamable Tongue

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Sep 17, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,366 views

    The tongue can encourage and build up or discourage and tear down relationships.

    Story: “The Tongue” A biblical writer said, “The tongue can no man tame.” A Greek philosopher asked his servant to provide the best dish possible. The servant prepared a dish of tongue, saying: “It is the best of all dishes, because with it we may bless and communicate happiness, dispel sorrow, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • James Lee avatar

    Do You Have The Vision Of A Blind Man? Part 1

    Contributed by James Lee on Nov 10, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,455 views

    Thanks to Pastor David Dykes for the original message.

    Joe stopped by one day in the middle of the week because his son wanted to see what church was like so he was checking out churches in the area. The pastor said “I showed him around and answered his many questions. His family started coming, got semi involved and one day Joe wanted to have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kevin Higgins avatar

    Pray For Me

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Dec 30, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 17,105 views

    An appeal for the church to pray for their pastor.

    Ephesians 6:18-20 Pray For Me Woodlawn Baptist Church December 30, 2007 Introduction “It takes prayer in the pulpit and prayer in the pew to make preaching arresting, life-giving, and soul-saving.” Those words were written by E.M. Bounds some 120 years ago in a chapter titled, The Preacher’s Cry: ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Lauro C Hernandez avatar

    Letting God Be Your Shepherd

    Contributed by Lauro C Hernandez on Jan 17, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,861 views

    Letting God be your Pastor

    LETTING GOD BE YOUR SHEPHERD Isaiah 58:11-12 The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and will raise ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Shane Brooks avatar

    Conducting Yourself In The House Of God- Pt. 2 Series

    Contributed by Shane Brooks on Jan 30, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,384 views

    Qualifications of Pastor/Elder/Overseer

    5 Commands/Charges to Timothy Last week “WAGING A GOOD WARFARE” 1 Timothy 3:14-15 Tonight I want to discuss “Conducting yourself in the house of God” In VS 14 — These things I write.... WHAT THINGS? VS 1-13... These we’re given as the first part of conducting yourself in house of God Read ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational