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  • Tammy Garrison avatar

    Leaving Egypt Behind

    Contributed by Tammy Garrison on Sep 8, 2001
    based on 66 ratings
     | 23,288 views

    Prepare, Don’t Wait, Keep Watch. These three elements of the Passover are commemorated in each of us as we continue to leave Egypt behind.

    Paul Harvey tells the story of an old man and the gulls: “It is gratitude that prompted an old man to visit an old broken pier on the eastern seacoast of Florida. Every Friday night, until his death in 1973, he would return, walking slowly and slightly stooped with a large bucket of shrimp. The sea ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Chris Tiller avatar

    Highway Construction

    Contributed by Chris Tiller on Dec 11, 2005
    based on 28 ratings
     | 9,266 views

    Repentance is about preparing the way for our Lord, for the King. This Advent sermon uses the metaphor of road work to explore repenting of sin and unforgiveness.

    Today is the second Sunday of Advent. Traditionally, the second Sunday of Advent belongs to John the Baptizer…the one whose job it was to announce the imminent coming of the Christ. In all four Gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—the ministry of John the Baptizer prepares the way for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Rearview Mirror Faith: Remember Lot’s Wife

    Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 13, 2025
     | 443 views

    A divided heart can’t follow Jesus forward; revival begins when we release the past and choose full surrender to the future God offers.

    Every vehicle on the road has a rearview mirror. It’s necessary. It’s helpful. It tells you where you’ve been. But no one drives safely by staring into it. The moment the rearview mirror becomes your primary guide, disaster is only a matter of time. And that’s exactly the danger Jesus is warning ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Legacy PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2023
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    Explore the theme of leaving a godly legacy, using King David's story as an example, and to challenge the congregation to strive to leave a legacy that glorifies God and impacts future generations.

    Good morning, church family. Today, we're going to be diving deep into a message that I pray will stir our hearts and challenge our spirits. We're going to explore the theme of the legacy we leave behind. Rightly did Ravi Zacharias say, "Beginning well is a momentary thing; finishing well is a ...read more

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  • Jerry Flury avatar

    Proper Training

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Aug 5, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,875 views

    Our primary task as parents is to prepare our sons and daughters to walk according to God’s plan, God’s will, and God’s purpose for their lives. Here are three steps to help prepare or give proper training of your children to live for God.

    Proper Training Proverbs 22:6 "Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it." Our primary task as parents is to prepare our sons and daughters to walk according to God’s plan, God’s will, and God’s purpose for their lives. It is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Clarence Eisberg avatar

    "Is This The King? On A Donkey!” (Plus Outline)

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Mar 21, 2024
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    There is nothing normal about “parades.” There is always preparation. God has prepared since Adam and Eve. 3 Words: Launch. Membership. Culture of the King 1st Launch Egypt Membership =Passover Culture Palm Sunday=Launch 2nd Membership 3rd new culture

    In Jesus Holy Name March 24, 2024 Text: Luke 19:11b Palm Sunday Redeemer “Is This the King? On a Donkey!” There is nothing normal about “parades.” There is always preparation. Anticipation is in the air. So it was in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Michael Stark avatar

    How Will Your Epitaph Read?

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Nov 1, 2015
     | 7,404 views

    Life is preparation for death. How you administer your life now determines God's response to you and your place in the world to come.

    “Be not afraid when a man becomes rich, when the glory of his house increases. For when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not go down after him. For though, while he lives, he counts himself blessed —and though you get praise when you do well for yourself— ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Monumental Series

    Contributed by Gordon Pike on Mar 13, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,473 views

    We must not forget the blessings of the past because they serve as powerful reminders that whatever we face now or in the future as individuals or as a church, God is able

    [NOTE: This series uses stones as visual cues for our journey through Lent. This is actually the first sermon in the series. Each week, I have the ushers make sure that everyone has a stone. I ask them to hold the stone during the service and then, at the end, I ask them to come forward and ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    When The Servant Is Hot Series

    Contributed by Alvin Hathaway, Sr. on Mar 16, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,650 views

    When the servant is hot he will assist God’s progam, he will prepare God’s people, and he will obey God’s precepts.

    Sermon Title and Text for August 27, 2006 Title: “When the Servant is Hot” Text: Revelation 22: 3 Focus: “…his servants shall serve him…” When the servant is hot he will assist God’s program, he will prepare God’s people, and he will obey God’s precepts. 1. We began our series looking at the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    He Is Coming Series

    Contributed by Pastor Randall Timblin on Mar 22, 2020
     | 3,190 views

    Are we READY for it? Have we prepared ourselves? What will that Glorious Day be Like? Do we even care? Will we be left behind?

    INTRODUCTION We talked last week about our first PROOF and that are the signs that many of us ignore but none the less, they are there and they have been foretold by our Lord Jesus Christ Himself. The obvious question is "What will it take?" Why do we choose to be so blind? Of course, ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Todd Riley avatar

    Love Gone Bad

    Contributed by Todd Riley on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 64 ratings
     | 11,009 views

    In preparing this sermon this week I found myself in somewhat of a quandary in regards to how to approach today’s sermon topic: love and romance.

    In preparing this sermon this week I found myself in somewhat of a quandary in regards to how to approach today’s sermon topic: love and romance. The reason for my distress is that today is Valentines Day. For some it’s a great and wonderful day because you are in love with somebody. For others ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Your Birthing Season PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 30, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 134 views

    God uses prayer and waiting to prepare us for new beginnings, inviting us to trust His timing and embrace the fresh work He is doing.

    Some mornings feel like the air itself is holding its breath. You can sense that change is near, like the hush before a symphony begins or the split second before a seed splits and sends up a tender green shoot. If you’ve been waiting, watching, and wondering, you’re in good company. The God who ...read more

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    "The Initiative Is God's"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jan 16, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 4,612 views

    All that we have from God, including a relationship with Him, is by His initiative. This should strengthen our faith in all His promises for the future.

    We’ve recently taken time to study the passage concerning Paul’s conversion experience, and not so much for focusing on Paul himself, but in order to get a closer look at this obscure fellow named Ananias and determine what we might learn from the very brief glimpse we are given of him in ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

  • Keith Manry avatar

    It's Time To Cross The Jordan! Series

    Contributed by Keith Manry on Mar 4, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 23,016 views

    This sermon was preached as my first sermon in the pulpit of my most recent appointment. It deals with transition and the need to move forward into the future while treasuring the past.

    “It’s Time to Cross the Jordan!” Deuteronomy 34:1-12; Joshua 1:1-11 Sunday, July 7th, 2002 Life is full of unexpected twists, of unforeseen bends in the road and of unwanted detours. Very seldom does life ever go just as we plan. No. Instead, our plans are rerouted. We are sent down a new road, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Troy Stanley avatar

    A True Hope

    Contributed by Troy Stanley on Feb 4, 2017
     | 10,321 views

    Sermon on the Hope that we have in Christ. A hope that we will participate in the resurrection. The importance that we be prepared to give a reason for our hope in Christ.

    A True Hope How many of you have made a New Year's Resolutions? Every year right before the new year I start planning for the upcoming year. I make a few resolutions and hopes for the new year. It’s the time of year I work to get the budget under control and (Dave Ramsey myself out of debt ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ