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  • Lacy Scott avatar

    Hallelujah Anyhow!

    Contributed by Lacy Scott on Jun 6, 2007
    based on 19 ratings
     | 35,332 views

    No matter what comes your way, count it all joy because God is in control.

    Hallelujah Anyhow! James 1:1-3 As Christians we should learn to rejoice. Even our bad days are blessings if we look at it through God’s eyes. Because even though the devil means things for bad the God I serve can turn it around for good. Brothers and sisters, one thing we need to keep in mind ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    If You Can’t Say Something Nice About Someone, Then . . . . Series

    Contributed by Tim Vamosi on Jan 12, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,399 views

    The issue is not learning how to control our tongues, but experiencing something new in our hearts.

    Open: Our lives are filled with a long train of clich¨¦s -- saying and expressions that are so familiar to us that we heard said so many times we can finish them before the person talking gets to the end of it. So we’re going to start off today with a pop quiz to see how many of these clich¨¦s ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Our Father Is Our Refuge

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Oct 29, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,820 views

    He is our King our Lord he has total control of all life.

    OUR FATHER IS OUR REFUGE Psalm 91 1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. 3Surely he shall deliver thee from ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Life As It Really Is

    Contributed by John Wright on Aug 10, 2007
    based on 17 ratings
     | 4,387 views

    Truths about Satan’s efforts to control men and Jesus’ power to free them.

    LIFE AS IT REALLY IS Introduction: Tell the story: 2 men – possessed by devils, cry out to Jesus for ‘mercy’ – Jesus casts them out of the 2 men, allow them to go into a herd of swine (Mark 5:13 – 2000 swine), the pigs immediately rush into the sea and are destroyed – dead. The keepers of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Your God Is Too Small And Stuck In A Box

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Mar 9, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,499 views

    Our minds want a god we can control, but that’s not following Jesus

    Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. 33But turning and ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    How To Tame Temptation Series

    Contributed by Tim Huie on Apr 5, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,961 views

    While we will never be pefect, we can learn to avoid sin by controlling temptation

    HOW TO TAME TEMPTATION JAMES 1: 12-16 1. Illus. of Cliff Head of a charitable organization who handled hundreds of thousands of $$$ each year. Unexpected audit turned up the fact that he had embezzled thousands of $$$ Wife told him, “you’ve broken my heart, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    In The Year Of Our Lord Series

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 15, 2013
     | 4,694 views

    We say we believe that God is in control. But do we really believe it?

    “Faithful Living: In the Year of Our Lord” Matthew 2:13-23 A few years ago Twila Paris recorded a sing entitled “God is in Control.” It was quite a testimony and many of us sang along with gusto and conviction! It stated musically what we believe theologically - that “No matter what, God is in ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    God Is In Charge

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Mar 28, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,563 views

    Here is a fabulous dream that made Daniel a little ill. And it is overwhelming, unless God is in control.

    Passage: Daniel 7:1-14 Intro: We’ve come to the controversial part of Daniel. 1. liberal scholars are very confused, because they begin with the assumption that God does not prophesy events in the future 2. therefore, this dream recorded here is not predictive, and the same scholars ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    The Distraction Syndrome

    Contributed by Paddick Van Zyl on Aug 15, 2014
     | 7,478 views

    Are you a control freak? Are you prone to be distracted? Jesus can help and wants to help....

    Sermon by Pr Paddick Van Zyl 15 Aug 2014 The Distraction Syndrome Intro: Have you ever had your day go from peace and quiet to our of control and chaotic? I am sure most of us have experienced this at one time or another. Travis Bradberry is quoted as saying: ‘The ability to manage your ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Jesus Scourged And Shamed Series

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Mar 17, 2015
     | 9,242 views

    A message on the scourging of Jesus as a prelude to crucifixion showing how God was in control even then.

    Looking at the Cross Sermon 1 Bob Marcaurelle Matt.27: 27-30 JESUS SCOURGED AND SHAMED “The Governor’s soldiers/ stripped off Jesus’ clothes and put a scarlet ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Pulling Back The Curtain

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Jan 1, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,524 views

    A New Year's sermon to encourage us that God is in control of the year that is past, and the year that is to come.

    Intro: In the classic film, “It’s a Wonderful Life”, Jimmy Stewart plays George Bailey, a small town banker who is driven to the brink of suicide by the prospect of financial ruin and disgrace. He is convinced that his life has been a failure, and that it would have been better if he had never ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    You Gotta Have Wisdom To Grow Series

    Contributed by Troy Luttrell on Jan 13, 2014
     | 3,022 views

    Only when believers are controlled by Biblical knowledge are they able to walk worthy and please the Lord

    Background: (1:1-2) • Last week we learned that before we can say that Christ is all I need, we must have solid faith in the gospel. If a person does not believe in the Gospel, the good news of Jesus Christ, then they are not Christians. And the telling sign that someone is truly ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Isaiah's Commission Series

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Sep 18, 2016
     | 7,907 views

    What this passage of Isaiah’s commission is intended to teach us is that God is in control.

    Isaiah 6:8-13 Isaiah’s Commission 11/26/00e D. Marion Clark Introduction review Isaiah’s atonement the strangest call Text Verse 8 starts off with a positive call and response: 8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    In The Land Of The Giants 2nd Corinthians 10:3, 10:5 10:1, 10:7

    Contributed by Dr. Jwt Spies on Jan 8, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,761 views

    Trusting God to take care of you when things seem beyond your control.

    In the late 1960’s there was a TV show called Land of the Giants. Seven people from earth found their spaceship caught in a time warp of some kind and ended up on a planet where everything was twelve times larger than it was on earth. Each week and each episode they battled giant cats, mean ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fruit And Flesh

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Nov 27, 2022
     | 1,063 views

    Are we living by the Holy Spirit's power, or are we living by the control of the flesh?

    We all have sinful desires (flesh), but in order to follow the Holy Spirit, we must deal with these issues. We cannot ignore them. The spontaneous works of the Holy Spirit is fruit. We cannot get them unless we allow Christ to work in us through the Holy Spirit. In verses 16-18: Paul depicts the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible