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  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    Please Restore Us! Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 15, 2016
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     | 7,213 views

    God’s people are vulnerable, and sometimes they foolishly become sidetracked. The Psalmist seeks to plead his case by bringing up God’s special relationship to his people.

    Please Restore Us! (Psalm 80) 1. When our kids were at home, we had a plastic swimming pool in the back yard. 2. One day, we went to the park and caught crayfish. We made the pool into a crayfish haven. 3. A couple of days later, we heard a noise from our kitchen window. We looked and off ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    A Facade PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 21, 2023
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     | 441 views

    Explores cultivating a deep, authentic relationship with God, prioritizing His preeminence, and finding joy in His presence, away from public performance of faith.

    Welcome, beloved brothers and sisters. It is a joy, a privilege, and a blessing to gather here today, united in faith, bound by love, and driven by a shared hunger for the divine word of God. We are here, not by chance, but by divine appointment, drawn together by the irresistible pull of God's ...read more

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    Maturing Resolutions Series

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Dec 11, 2001
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,406 views

    Making the commitment to grow in spiritual wisdom and to live lives worthy and pleasing to God.

    AT THE END OF EVERY YEAR THE INEVITABLE TIME COMES WHEN WE HEAR COUNTLESS STORIES OF ALL THE MAJOR EVENTS THAT HAVE MADE THE GREATEST IMPACT IN OUR LIVES AND IN OUR HISTORY. OVER AND OVER AGAIN I NOTICE THAT THE THINGS THAT SEEM TO GRAB THE HEADLINES AS THE "GREATEST STORIES" ARE THE ONES THAT ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Prayer

    Contributed by Clarence Clough on Jul 28, 2013
     | 10,861 views

    Prayer is pleasing to God. Praying will bring deliverance in our collective and individual lives.

    Prayer A century and a half ago, in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln spoke the following about prayer and praying: "We have been the receipients of the choicest bounties of heaven; we have been preserved these many years in peace and prospertiy; we have grown in numbers, wealth, and power as no ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    A Pleasing Heart To The Lord

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Oct 28, 2013
     | 6,160 views

    God does not look on outward appearance but on the heart; create in me a clean heart.”

    1 Samuel 16:1-13 “A Pleasing Heart to the Lord” INTRODUCTION The Lord, God of creation, is a God of transformation. In the beginning, God transformed chaos into order by taking a formless void and creating sea, land, sky, sun, moon, and stars. God sent his son, Jesus the Christ ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    A Living Sacrifice Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on May 10, 2015
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     | 6,143 views

    This is the 19th sermon in the series "The Cure". If you want to please God, you have to offer your body as a living sacrifice.

    Series: The Cure [#19] A LIVING SACRIFICE Romans 12:1-2 Introduction: I’m sure whether living or not, we all have stories about our mothers. Some of those stories may be hilarious while others are very sad; but we remember. As many things as I have said about mother through the years ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dear God, Please Kick Me...

    Contributed by Rick Young on Aug 4, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,791 views

    Why do we sometimes wait for God to "punish" us if we mess up as Christians? We are not under the law any longer, but under grace. And sometimes it’s hard to remember that.

    “For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law, but under grace. What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not! Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Does My Heart Please God?

    Contributed by Kevin Keeling on Mar 19, 2004
    based on 25 ratings
     | 6,692 views

    DOES MY HEART PLEASE GOD?

    DOES MY HEART PLEASE GOD? Psalms 78:72 So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands. Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. A HEART THAT PLEASES GOD MUST! I. Be Saved Romans ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Do We Please God?

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Dec 14, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,382 views

    We please God when we work together as part of His team – the church!

    Three weeks ago, I quoted Rick Warren who said, “You were made for a mission. God is at work in the world and he wants you to join him. This assignment is called your mission…” “Your life mission,” he goes on to say, “is both shared and specific. One part of it is a responsibility you share with ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    How Can We Please God?

    Contributed by John Rollyson on Dec 28, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,061 views

    As Christians, God desires our obedience.

    How Can We Please God? 1 Peter 2:4-10 Intro: God desires our obedience..... Thomas Platter had such a great zeal for studying the ancient tongues that he supported himself through manual labor by day and at night studied with sand in his mouth, that the gritting against his teeth might keep him ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Short Challenge: Lives That Please God Series

    Contributed by Nate Herbst on Jan 15, 2009
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,687 views

    This is a short challenge on how to practically live life in a way that pleases God.

    Short Challenge: Lives that please God. 1 Jn.4:19 - we love God because He first loved us. How do we respond. 1 Thes.4:1 - “Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Living To Please God (Part 1) Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Apr 16, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,775 views

    In this sermon, we learn what God's will is - that we are sanctified, which includes avoiding sexual immorality.

    A. It always disturbs me to see road kill along the highway (maybe except for opossums), how about you? 1. It is sad when the lives of beautiful, innocent animals are unintentionally extinguished by passing cars and trucks. 2. The consequences of these collisions can be severe for both the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Living To Please God (Part 2) Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Apr 23, 2012
     | 7,482 views

    This sermon continues and concludes the section of 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 that I began last week. Paul gives three aspects of living a life that pleases God. This sermon covers the last two aspects.

    Introduction: A. Today I want to talk about living a life that pleases God. 1. Ultimately, living a life that pleases God will also be a life that will get the attention of others and will impact them. B. I like the story told about the person who visited the mental institution and asked the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Dear God, Please Hear Me

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Oct 18, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,538 views

    Most of us go through times when we 'feel' God is not listening to our prayers. From Isaiah 59, this message gives some of the process for this season in our lives.

    Dear God, Please Hear Me (Why God doesn’t answer) Isaiah 59:1-21 * A young man asked his girlfriend, “Can I kiss you?” and she was silent. Next, he asked, “May I kiss you?” again, she was silent. Finally, in frustration he said, “Are You deaf?” Without ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    “but God Was Not Pleased”

    Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Aug 3, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,854 views

    This is a sermon about the powerful Treat the Poor and what it means to be working poor in a country with so much every thing. The Sermon is based on the interactions between David and Nathan around his killing of Uriah

    Text “and sent Nathan to David. Nathan said to him, “There were two men in the same city—one rich, the other poor. The rich man had huge flocks of sheep, herds of cattle. The poor man had nothing but one little female lamb, which he had bought and raised. It grew up with him and ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist