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  • From The Pit To The Pinnacle

    Contributed by Norris Harris I on May 8, 2004
    based on 50 ratings
     | 9,719 views

    How God takes us from the Pit of our Problems and Predicaments to the Pinnacle of Peace, Praise and Power.

    I. Pits A) Pits were common in Palestine. 1. Different Types of Pits (Deep; Shallow; Lined) 2. Designed to Hold Water a) Containers - Vessels 3. Make Comparison to Preacher/Pastors & Churches B) Pits Can Become Prisons 1. Cases of Joseph & Jeremiah 2. The Pulpit Can ...read more

  • "It May Seem Muddy But Hang In There!"

    Contributed by Phil Anderson on Jun 9, 2004
    based on 97 ratings
     | 23,611 views

    How to respond to the hardships and "slimy pits" we face in our lives...

    “It May Seem Muddy But Hang in There” Psalm 40:1-3 PS 40:1 I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. 2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. 3 He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of ...read more

  • God Of Wonderful Change

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 29, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,289 views

    God’s power to change

    Intro: we live in a society that has all types of methods to help change people that are heading down the wrong paths of life. There is counseling, psychology, psychiatry, rehabilitation, and corrections. Some are sent to very disciplined areas such as boot camp training. Sometimes these methods ...read more

  • Out Of The Mire And Into The Choir Series

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Feb 18, 2003
    based on 50 ratings
     | 16,669 views

    This is the fourth and final sermon in the series, "Reality Prayer - How to Ask So God Will Answer"

    Can you imagine going to church and not singing or hearing any music? We gather to worship to hear God’s Word, give to God’s work, and fellowship with other worshippers - but gathering without songs of praise as part of our worship - how wrong would that be? Church without the singing of praise ...read more

  • From The Pits To Praise

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 30, 2003
    based on 244 ratings
     | 66,074 views

    Trust the Lord to help your entire life, ministry and relationships be a testimony to a journey from the pits to higher levels of praise. May you learn how to more effectively please the Lord in all respects and help you bear fruit in every good work as y

    From the Pits to Praise Occasionally we all find ourselves in the pits of discouragement, depression or disappointment. A general sense of hopelessness and despair overwhelms us when we find ourselves in the pits of helpless feelings. When we are in the pits of life we need the help of God to ...read more

  • Too Wide To Hide

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 8, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
     | 7,679 views

    Preached in a church of another denomination for Christian Unity Sunday and Martin Luther King Sunday: we tend to hide our own history and to conceal our witness. But God calls us into a wider ministry.

    I’m not sure how it is among Methodists, but we Baptist folks have a strange custom of hiding when we come to church. We hide. We try to get in and get out without being noticed. I don’t know whether Methodists are infected with this disease, but with Baptists it is an epidemic. We hide. ...read more

  • Getting Out Of The Pits

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Aug 16, 2003
    based on 31 ratings
     | 8,864 views

    Even as God took David from the pit of despair, so can he stand us on solid ground.

    GETTING OUT OF THE PITS text: Psalm 40:1-3 A. Oh, how WEARINESS effects us at times. ILLUSTRATION: I can’t explain how you know for sure. I guess you have to be a preacher to understand. There’s this inner-feeling that a preacher gets when he knows that he’s DONE all that he can for a ...read more

  • Falling Without Failing

    Contributed by John Beehler on Jan 15, 2002
    based on 40 ratings
     | 7,626 views

    Failure is temporary. Giving up is what makes it permanent.

    Falling without Failing George Washington won the Revolutionary war and founded a nation. BUT, the first president of the United States lost 2/3 of the battles he fought in the war. Babe Ruth was considered one of the best baseball players of his day. He hit 714 home runs. BUT, he ...read more

  • How To Ask God For Help

    Contributed by John Tung on Feb 7, 2002
    based on 64 ratings
     | 15,650 views

    When we need God, don’t be afraid to ask!

    I. Introduction - the Benefits of Reading Psalms One of the benefits of reading the Psalms is that they present us with pictures of what godly people in the past have experienced and how they got through them. And when we read those stories it gives us encouragement to keep on living for God even ...read more

  • How To Ask God For Help

    Contributed by John Tung on Feb 7, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 14,339 views

    When we need God, don’t be afraid to ask!

    I. Introduction - the Benefits of Reading Psalms One of the benefits of reading the Psalms is that they present us with pictures of what godly people in the past have experienced and how they got through them. And when we read those stories it gives us encouragement to keep on living for God even ...read more

  • "Asking God To Continue To Be God.”

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Jan 11, 2002
    based on 66 ratings
     | 4,733 views

    Psalm Forty Year A. 2nd Sunday after the Epiphany, January 20th, 2002 Title: “Asking God to continue to be God.”

    Psalm Forty Year A. 2nd Sunday after the Epiphany, January 20th, 2002 Title: “Asking God to continue to be God.” During the period between the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in 587 BC and its reconstruction in 520-515 BC Israel realized first-hand what was a cardinal tenet of prophetic ...read more

  • Divine Deliverance

    Contributed by Gregory Mc Donald on Oct 14, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 13,498 views

    The Lord is faithful to pull you out of any pit you may be in. Just call on Him and wait patiently, he will deliver you.

    Divine Deliverance Psalm 40:1- 3 Pastor Greg Mc Donald There are many things in our churches today, but there is one thing that we are sadly lacking. That is the old time testimony that not only was life changing to the person giving it, but also to the people around him or her. I’m ...read more

  • The Honored Vessel

    Contributed by James May on Jun 27, 2007
    based on 75 ratings
     | 28,163 views

    It’s not the vessel of beauty and art that is honored in God’s house. It’s that vessel that bears the scars of battle and of service that God honors most.

    The Honored Vessel Wednesday, June 27, 2007 Pastor Jim May I want to be an honored vessel in God’s House. It’s a privilege and an honor to be used by God in any fashion. I thank him for allowing me that chance. But before I can become a vessel at all there has to be a change in me. Before ...read more

  • Waiting Series

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Dec 29, 2006
    based on 35 ratings
     | 13,144 views

    Waiting - a spiritual Gift that the Psalms explain. Waiting is another way of trusting in God.

    Waiting I have a question that I hope some one here can help me understand the answer. I freely admit that I don’t understand Marketing. I know nothing about being a major retailer and absolutely zip about making products. On Thanksgiving night I was @ my aunt in law’s home. Watching ...read more

  • Escape From The Pit

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jul 16, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,350 views

    Principles and actions to take when discouraged

    I. Enemies In the Pit --------------------- - Horrible pit - Ps 40:2 - DOUBT Christopher Hitchens’ book God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything. Sam Harris was a little-known graduate student until he wrote the phenomenally successful “The End of Faith” and its follow-up, “Letter to a ...read more