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  • Pat Damiani avatar

    Take This Job And Love It Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jul 15, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,455 views

    56th in a series from Ephesians. Job satisfaction comes from taking Jesus to work with me.

    In 1977, country singer Johnny Paycheck recorded the hit single “Take This Job and Shove It”. The chorus of that song began and ended with these well-known words: “Take this job and shove it, I ain’t working here no more.” Apparently, that song really struck a nerve with people, becoming his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Do You Confess Jesus As Lord?

    Contributed by Joel Murrah on Jan 5, 2019
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,227 views

    Do we truly confess Jesus as Lord?

    Do You Confess Jesus As Lord? Romans 10:9-10 INTRODUCTION Please turn with me to Romans chapter 10 starting at verse 9. This morning in Acadiana as well as across our vast country, thousands upon thousands of congregations will meet just as we have. Songs will be sung in praise to God A ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Supernatural Resources Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Aug 27, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,719 views

    When you have a decision to make, utilize the supernatural resources you have at your disposal as a child of God. Utilize your spiritual assets of the Word of God and prayer.

    A 32-year-old man was just appointed president of the bank he worked for. He never dreamed of being president, and certainly not at such a young age, so he was a bit intimidated. He sought the advice of his gray-haired predecessor: “Sir, what has been the secret of your success?” The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Over Coming Discouragement

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Feb 16, 2021
     | 3,409 views

    Next in series on John. Examines ways to overcoming discouragement when serving while not being appreciated

    John 5 (3) Overcoming discouragement Why are so many people, and especially young people unhappy? To site just one example Reuters Reported in 2019 that suicidal thinking, severe depression, and self-injury among college age people in the United States more than doubled in the last decade. This ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Moment Everything Crumbles

    Contributed by Reuben Bredenhof on Feb 22, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,093 views

    Have you had one of those moments when it feels like you have hit rock bottom? Like everything has crumbled, and you are despairing? If you have had such a moment, then you may understand a bit of how Ezekiel felt in chapter 10.

    Have you had one of those moments when it feels like you’ve hit rock bottom? Everything has crumbled, and you’re despairing? If you’ve had such a moment, then you may understand a bit of how Ezekiel feels in our chapter. For in a vision he sees a terrible thing: he sees the glory of the LORD leave ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Living By Faith Series

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Oct 25, 2020
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     | 10,924 views

    Everyone lives by a measure of faith; it is a fact of life. We trust in things and people to live from day to day. We trust in chairs to support us, cars, elevators, telephones for communication, the red light is going to stop the traffic from coming the opposite direction, and so on.

    “Faith During Uncertain Times” “Living by Faith” Part 3 Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. Over the past couple of weeks, I have been talking about Faith During Uncertain Times. I started by talking about Tested Faith and how when it seems as though our prayers are not being answered that how that is ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    If I Could Put Time In A Bottle

    Contributed by David Dunn on Jan 5, 2026
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    Time is not random or meaningless; it unfolds under God’s sovereign care. Ecclesiastes 3 reminds us that life is lived in seasons, eternity is placed in the human heart, and meaning is found not in controlling time but in reverently offering it to God. What is given to Him is never wasted.

    There are moments in life when time feels generous. Days seem long. Weeks stretch out ahead of us. The future feels wide and open, almost indulgent. And then there are other moments when time suddenly feels thin — compressed, hurried, and slippery. One season we are wondering how to fill the hours, ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Lesson 6 - The Church At Sardis Series

    Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Mar 4, 2024
     | 1,217 views

    This is the sixth lesson in the series and examines the Church at Sardis.

    NOTE: New Light Faith Ministries and Barry Johnson Ministries, founded by Rodney V. Johnson and Barry O. Johnson, respectively, are partnering to offer Bible studies for Christians who are seeking to grow in their relationship with Jesus. This is a Bible study lesson, not a sermon. The Bible ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 3, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 85 views

    God’s grace offers healing and new life to discouraged, sinful hearts—not by our efforts, but by looking in faith to Christ, our only remedy.

    Some of us walked in today with sand in our souls. The week felt long, the road uneven. You’ve prayed, but the words sounded thin. You’ve tried to keep a sunny outlook, but the clouds rolled in anyway. Discouragement can be a quiet snake in the grass—one nip of cynicism, a bite of bitterness, and ...read more

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    The Consumption Assumption Series

    Contributed by Andy Stanley on Aug 24, 2011
    based on 28 ratings
     | 33,949 views

    We are in the fifth and almost the final part of Guardrails.

    We are in the fifth and almost the final part of Guardrails. People keep saying, Was that the end, was that the end? I’m like, No, there’s more. If you haven’t been with us, essentially we’ve taken this thing that we’re so familiar with, the guardrail, and we’ve ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Good Place To Start

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Dec 7, 2002
    based on 94 ratings
     | 14,702 views

    Second Sunday in Advent: The evangelist Mark starts with John the Baptist preaching in the wilderness. He seems to leave out Christmas. But perhaps, for us, it is a ’good place to start.’

    The Gospel Lesson today is one of the most interesting Advent / Christmas lessons in all of scripture. I say that because - did you notice that something seems to be missing? There is no mention of Christmas in this Gospel. Mark mentions neither the miraculous conception nor the birth of Jesus. And ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Learning To Do What God Wants Me To Do Series

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Aug 13, 2002
    based on 69 ratings
     | 30,569 views

    How God teaches us to do His will.

    The last couple of weeks we’ve been learning why we should do what God wants us to do and how to know what God wants us to do. Today we’re going to learn from God’s Word how God teaches us to do what He wants us to do. This is certainly appropriate since today is Youth Sunday and a new school ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Steadfast Hope" Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 5, 2002
    based on 50 ratings
     | 14,468 views

    A. The depths of despair (vss 1-2); B. God’s forgiveness (vss 3-4); C. The process of waiting and hoping (vss 5-6); D. Motivation to tell others (vss 7-8).

    Psalm Steps> “Steadfast Hope” -Psalm 130 Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts Introduction and Outline Psalm 130 is a literal Song of Ascents—it climbs from the abyss of depression to the high ground of steadfast hope. In this brief penitential psalm we ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    A Monument Of The Mind

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on May 15, 2002
    based on 74 ratings
     | 3,553 views

    The Cross must be erected in our minds as a lasting memorial to God’s amazing love.

    A Monument of the Mind Rom 5:1-8 1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    These Stones

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jun 5, 2001
    based on 77 ratings
     | 6,042 views

    Memorializing requires us to become responsible for the history that we make by the lives we live.

    Six years ago this Memorial Day weekend, Susan and I took a 10-day vacation to the wonderful state of Virginia. As part of that vacation we spent sometime in Richmond with friends and toured, among other sites, the battlefield at Petersburg located south of Richmond. Petersburg was critical to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God