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  • David Dunn avatar

    Hail To The King Series

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 6, 2025
     | 3 views

    When heaven thunders and earth falls silent, every false throne collapses — and only the true King stands, reigning in mercy and power.

    When Heaven Starts Throwing Stones The morning sky looked ordinary—blue stretched thin above the Nile, windless, calm. Then the first crack of thunder rolled across the horizon like a war drum. No one in Egypt had ever heard thunder like that. Moses stood before Pharaoh one last time. The man who ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 19, 2024
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     | 664 views

    This sermon explores Jesus' divine authority and encourages believers to embrace and proclaim this truth with courage and conviction.

    Welcome, dear family of faith, to this gathering where we seek to deepen our understanding of God's Word. We come together today, not as strangers, but as brothers and sisters united in Christ, bound by His love, and driven by a shared hunger for His truth. We stand on the precipice of an ...read more

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    There Is More To Dream About Than Summer Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Jun 10, 2003
    based on 31 ratings
     | 4,319 views

    The first message in a series looking at what keeps us from really dreaming great things for God.

    Introduction: Mystic Seaport is filled with a variety of clippers and other sea-worthy ships. Countless voyages have been sailed by each ship. There is perhaps no greater sight to behold than that of such a sea-worthy vessel, trimming through the water under full sail. The ship is in her world. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Cross Carrying

    Contributed by Roger Haugen on Mar 17, 2003
    based on 58 ratings
     | 7,152 views

    Jesus instructs us, if we want to be a follower, to deny ourselves, pick up our cross and follow.

    2 Lent B Mark 8:31-38 16 March 2003 Rev. Roger Haugen Just verses before we have Peter declaring, “You are the Christ, the son of the living God!” Jesus is the Messiah, the one who has come to save his people, to lift them above the “oppressor’s rod”, to bring about the Kingdom of God where the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    What We Believe...about Sin

    Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Jan 26, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,364 views

    Focuses more on the sin of failing to respond to the Holy Spirit.

    Larry C. Brincefield larkayb@earthlink.net Title: What We Believe...About Sin Text: Proverbs 29:1 Introduction President Calvin Coolidge was returning home from going to church. He was asked what the preacher had preached about. His one word reply, "Sin". The questioner wasn’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    By What Authority

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Sep 24, 2002
    based on 227 ratings
     | 25,875 views

    This sermon is about how our words match our actions when it comes to obedience to the will of God.

    BY WHAT AUTHORITY Text: Matthew 21:23-32 I once heard the story about a young man who wanted a custom paint job on his car. He wanted the car to be two different colors. He wanted the whole right side to be one color and the left another color. When asked why he wanted his car ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    What To Do With Your Elihu

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 29, 2006
    based on 21 ratings
     | 8,968 views

    Many people are hurt by modern day Elihus who freely offer others their mis-guided advice. Elihu accused Job of not listening to God but he was wrong. Elihu wrongly assumed that a right response to suffering always brings immediate deliverance.

    What to Do With Your Elihu (Job 33:1-33) Many people are hurt by modern day Elihus who freely offer others their mis-guided advice. Elihu accused Job of not listening to God but he was wrong. Elihu wrongly assumed that a right response to suffering always brings immediate deliverance. Even ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    When God Doesn't Answer

    Contributed by Jason Evans on Jul 19, 2006
    based on 16 ratings
     | 4,587 views

    A message about asking God for a sign and why it’s a bad idea.

    In Matthew 12:38-39 we see written, “Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.” But He answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    God's Grace Over Israel Series

    Contributed by Bruce Landry on May 25, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,439 views

    God’s grace has been a constant in the history and life of the nation of Israel, it is no less today.

    God’s Grace over Israel, and all who Believe6 Grace Disgrace During the building of the Golden Gate Bridge over San Francisco Bay, construction fell badly behind schedule because several workers had accidentally fallen from the scaffolding to their deaths. Engineers and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Invitation

    Contributed by Roger Thomas on Feb 17, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 9,082 views

    Some call this the greatest invitation ever made. Like every invitation is contains three parts: the invited, the inviter, and the invitation itself. Let’s break our text down and consider it from three directions.

    Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO The Invitation Mt 11:28-30 Introduction: Robert Kirkpatrick had some good news and some bad news. The good news: he had been extended a written invitation to a dinner with President Bush in Washington, DC. The invite ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Big Flame

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Aug 27, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,189 views

    A sermon about love based on Rob Bell’s Nooma #2 - Flame

    May 14, 2006 The Big Flame Begin by playing Nooma #2 – Flame by Rob Bell Available here: http://www.nooma.com/ First of all a brief recap of the main points of the film that I want us to all understand. The three types of love are: a.) Raya – friendship love b.) Ahava – commitment love of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    The Importance Of Christian Maturity Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Sep 6, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,377 views

    John admonishes his readers to be faithful, obeident and submissive to God’s call.

    Date Written: September 4, 2006 Date Preached: September 6, 2006 Where Preached: OZHBC (Wed - PM Service) Series Title: Basic Bible Study Sermon Title: The Importance of Christian Maturity! Sermon Text: 3 John 9-11 9 I wrote something to the church; but Diotrephes, who loves to be first ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Triumphant In Christ

    Contributed by James May on Mar 22, 2004
    based on 54 ratings
     | 12,582 views

    We are made over comers by the Blood of Jesus and the word of our testimony. We are to spread the gospel like a sweet incense but only God can bring the fruit.

    TRIUMPHANT IN CHRIST Sunday, March 21, 2004 – PM 2 Corinthians 2:14-17, "Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Halfway Boulevard

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Mar 9, 2005
    based on 54 ratings
     | 8,704 views

    Paul wasn’t ASHAMED of the GOSPEL, Paul didn’t ARGUE with GOD, Paul wasn’t AFRAID of a GOAL. How to get off "Halfway Blvd." and relocate to the corner of "Busy Street" and "Active Avenue". Free Powerpoint template at website.

    Halfway Boulevard Acts 20:24 Powerpoint Template at: http://www.gbcdecatur.org/sermons/HalfwayBlvd.html "But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    That Ye May Be Blameless

    Contributed by David Rogers on Oct 5, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,245 views

    To often in our day to day life we forget about living for God and we do things that we should not do. This sermon reminds us of who we serve.

    That Ye May Be Blameless 1 Cor. 1:1-9 1 Paul, called as an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will, and our brother Sosthenes: 2 To God’s church at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus and called as saints, with all those in every place who call on the name of Jesus Christ our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist