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  • Thomas Swope avatar

    God’s Help In Difficult Times Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jan 15, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,073 views

    A study of chapter 17 verse 1 through 24

    1 Kings 17 God’s help in difficult times I am getting tired of watching television. I mean I use to be a TVaholic. Now the movies are lousy. The programs stink. And the News! They are keeping us in the dark relative to key news and feeding us worthless information. I am sick and tired of ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Honoring God With Our Finances

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Sep 24, 2004
    based on 39 ratings
     | 8,445 views

    The Apostle Paul is our model in finding financial security. This message declares that Jesus is our most valuable resource.

    Honoring God with our Finances Philippians 4:11-13, 18-19 A few of you in the congregation may have lived through the Great Depression of 1929. October 24th, 1929 became known as the Black Thursday. That’s the day when a collapse of the American economy caught most of the country’s financial ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    The Story Of Zacchaeus

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 11, 2025
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    Jesus recognised Zacchaeus's repentance as being true by what Zacchaeus did

    The story of Zacchaeus Story: On 12th February 1809, a baby boy was born in a one room log cabin - with a dirt floor -on a farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky. And when he was only 9 years-old, his mother died. He was a boy with rugged determination. And although he only had less than a year of ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Warring In The Spirit

    Contributed by Jason Jones on May 24, 2010
    based on 8 ratings
     | 13,549 views

    Exposition regarding spiritual warfare from Ephesians 6 about putting on the armor of God and entering the battle

    Text: Ephesians 6:10-20, Title: Warring in the Spirit, Date/Place: 5/23/10, AM A. Opening illustration: “The unprepared believer becomes a defeated believer who seeks to serve the Lord in his own wisdom and power.” –JM, Baseball kids coming to the game without their hat vs. w/o a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Run On Real Road Not On Treadmills

    Contributed by Donato Solano on Jan 19, 2017
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     | 1,692 views

    Practice makes perfect! Put in life everything we learn from God's word.

    24Do you not know that all the runners in a stadium compete, but only one receives the prize? So run to win. 25Each competitor must exercise self-control in everything. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one. 26So I do not run uncertainly or box like one who hits ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sit Ye Here

    Contributed by Darren Sirmans on Dec 8, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,039 views

    The people of God are having a hard time staying awake, because the enemy is trying to put them to sleep.

    Read Matthew 26 :36 - 46 Preview the dinner bell surging in Jesus heart is truth and volume played loud, a message “This cup is the only way and only he can drank all of it.” The dream I entered; everybody was standing in the same evening. I’m trying to figure out what’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Faith & Works Youth Sermon

    Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 4, 2023
    based on 4 ratings
     | 880 views

    True faith is not just about believing in God but also putting that belief into action through righteous deeds.

    Alright, guys, let's dive into something pretty cool today. We're going to check out James chapter 2. It's not enough to just hear what God says; we've got to do something about it. It's like being told to clean your room and just nodding your head but never actually picking up a single sock. Not ...read more

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    Out Of Darkness - Light Series

    Contributed by Stephen Colaw on Dec 21, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 9,374 views

    Out of the darkness that surrounded the first Christmas, God brought the LIGHT.

    Introduction: [“Flicker” video from Sermonspice.com] In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Battered, Wounded, But Complete Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 29, 2021
     | 1,885 views

    Scripture doesn’t record all Christ's wonderful takings on of our burdens, but I bet He even helped put out neighborhood fires and built some barns.

    Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Course The readings today revolve so much around the Divine gift of marriage that we cannot ignore that teaching of Jesus. Marriage is a divine gift to bring together in an enduring bond what the devil and sin tried to separate not long after the creation of humans. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Why Give To God

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Mar 15, 2002
    based on 68 ratings
     | 12,182 views

    The principles of giving.

    MAL.3:6-12 "WHY GIVE TO GOD" A) This is a subject that is very touchy! * But Jesus talked about this subject a lot! * In fact, Jesus talked about money 16 out of 38 parables, 1 out of 10 verses in the gospels! B) The Bible devotes 500 verses on prayer, less than 500 verses on faith, * But over ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Essentials Of Faith Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Aug 31, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,658 views

    Faith is daring the soul to go beyond what the eyes can see. We should not put our trust in any other person or thing but in Christ [God] alone. They are all mortal but God alone is immortal. Our faith grows and is build through prayer, fasting and hear

    Opening illustration: During the 2nd week of our being at Valley we encountered a situation where we had to exercise our faith to the extreme. [Dealing with an incident of a person who was possessed.] Let us look into a passage where we see the disciples lack of faith and being exhorted by ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    New Clothes For The New You!

    Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Jun 15, 2015
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     | 15,533 views

    In Col, 3:1-17 Paul shares with us that we are 1. Set our hearts and minds 2. Put to death that which will kill us and 3. Put off that which will harm and Put on the New Clothes of Our New Life in Christ.

    Scripture: Colossians 3:1-17 Theme: New Life - New Clothes or New Clothes for the New You! INTRO: Good morning and I am so glad you are here this morning! Throughout the years, America has been identified by various iconic images. For example, during the great western expansion ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    The Foundation Of Following Jesus, Part 4 - Sharing God's Word Series

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Mar 30, 2011
     | 6,483 views

    Part 4 of this series. This one is actually the first of a series-within-the-series on sharing God's Word, with this message focusing on sharing God's Word with those who already belong to Christ.

    The Foundation of Following Jesus Part 4 – Sharing God’s Word Colossians 3:16 January 30, 2011 NOTE: THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE FORMAT IS FROM ANDY STANLEY'S BOOK, "COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE." Audio of this message can be heard at www.aberdeenwesleyan.org. Me: I just got done with a ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Consider The Interest Of Others

    Contributed by Nettie J Pennington on Dec 26, 2024
     | 392 views

    God’s Big Idea: Put aside jealousy and pride and humble yourself before God and each other; we are all God’s creation.

    Message: There are many and varied reasons to consider the interests of others ahead of our own. If you are a child of God, the main reason is your belief in an all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-seeing God who loves all His creation. Secondly, we must be obedient to His word. The God we serve ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Single Devotion Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Sep 23, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,784 views

    A look at the first commandment and why God alone deserves our wholehearted devotion and no other. It is because He is the Lord, OUR God, who has set us free.

    Single Devotion Exodus 20:1-3 One of my favorite theologians, Theodor Seuss Geisel, known for his works such as Horton Hears a Who, Green Eggs and Ham, and The Cat in the Hat, once wrote a story about a character named Zoad. It goes like this… Did I ever tell you about the young Zoad, Who ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free