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  • Horace Wimpey avatar

    God's Rest (This Is A Re-Work Of A Previous Sermon For Labor Day)

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Sep 3, 2016
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    The only way to truly find rest is to trust in Jesus Christ for our rest. That's what He tells us in Matthew 11:28-30

    GOD'S REST (this is a re-work from one of my previous sermons for labor day) Matthew 11:28-30 (NLT) for audio and video of sermon: www.thecreekmonroe.com Intro: Tennessee Ernie Ford sang, "You load 16 tons, & what do you get, another day older & deeper in debt." . Someone else sang, "Up in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    Jesus Is. . .! - Part 4 Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jul 1, 2017
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    A journey through the book of Hebrews to discover who Jesus Is. . .! In this section, Jesus offers us REST!

    Jesus Is . . .! Hebrews 4:1-12 July 2, 2017 Has anyone ever warned you that you should not do something? Sometimes when people warn us, we don’t take them seriously. Sometimes we think they are just being over-protective or they don’t want us to have fun, or they’re just being nags. Ever been ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Lowe avatar

    Lesson #14 [ic3c]: Warning Against Not Entering God’s Rest Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Oct 15, 2020
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    What determines whether someone who hears the gospel actually enters God’s rest? We do not have to ponder this question because He gives us the answer in John 3:16. [“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”]

    11/6/19 Tom Lowe Lesson #14 [IC3c]: Warning Against Not Entering God’s Rest (HEBREWS 4:3-13) Scripture: Hebrews 4:3-4:13 (NIV) 3. Now we who have believed enter that rest, just as God has said, “So I declared on oath in my anger, ‘They shall never enter my rest.’?” And yet his works have been ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    The Good Shepherd Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Oct 15, 2021
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    Just like a good shepherd who leads his sheep to rest, God will give us rest and provide for us.

    INTRODUCTION • What picture comes to mind when you think of rest? • Maybe it's a beach, a hammock by a cabin in the woods, or lying in a meadow next to a bubbling brook. • No matter the scene, we have pictures and images that help us imagine what rest looks like. • People are desperate to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ricky Tuttle Thd avatar

    "Labour Day”

    Contributed by Ricky Tuttle Thd on Aug 27, 2025
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    I would like to point out three (3) things about labour that the Lord spoke of:

    “Labour Day” Matthew 11:28-29 8-31-2025 Observed the first Monday in September, Labor Day is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers. The holiday is rooted in the late nineteenth century, when labor activists pushed for a federal holiday to recognize the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Stanley Vasu avatar

    My Presence Will Go With You

    Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Oct 4, 2025
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    1. REST 2. RIGHTEOUSNESS 3. REFUGE 4. ROUTE 5. RIVERS 6. ROADBLOCKS 7. RELATIONSHIP

    MY PRESENCE WILL GO WITH YOU 1. REST 2. RIGHTEOUSNESS 3. REFUGE 4. ROUTE 5. RIVERS 6. ROADBLOCKS 7. RELATIONSHIP ************************************* MY PRESENCE WILL GO WITH YOU 1. REST Exodus 33 : 12 - 17 12 Moses said to the Lord, “You have been telling me, ‘Lead these ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Dean Courtier avatar

    The Supernatural Stream Of God’s Peace & Rest Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 20, 2015
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     | 19,905 views

    Can we experience perfect peace? Jesus tells us in John 16:33 “Have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”

    This morning we are considering the Supernatural Stream of God’s Peace & Rest The question is: Can we experience perfect peace? People have been searching for peace for generations. If we could live in a world where there is no trouble, no difficulties, no conflicts, no difficult ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Howard Strickland avatar

    Singing While Entering Into God’s Rest

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Aug 3, 2016
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    Where the Isralites failed to rest through faith in God,we have the opprotunity to enter through faith.

    Singing While Entering Into God’s Rest Psalm 95:1-11 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. 2 Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms. 3 For the Lord is the great God, And the great King ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Samuel Fulkerson avatar

    Making The Rest Of Your Life The Best Of Your Life

    Contributed by Samuel Fulkerson on Aug 23, 2012
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    Now whether you are young or old, six or sixty, healthy and wealthy, or puny and poor, you can make the rest of your life the best of your life.

    Acts 2:1-4 (A great start) There is an old saying that, "You are never too old to learn." Sure enough, this is one lesson that you're never too old to learn: "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.”(Psa. 90:12) Now, what that means is this: "Teach us ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Andrew Dixon avatar

    Sermon # 9 - There Is Rest In God's Presence Series

    Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Mar 14, 2024
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     | 1,551 views

    We live in a world that is demanding and restless. Where can one find peace and rest in such a tumultuous world? Only in God’s presence can we find quietness and rest for our souls.

    We read in Numbers 23:21, “He has not observed iniquity in Jacob, nor has He seen wickedness in Israel. The LORD his God is with him, And the shout of a King is among them.” (NKJV) In the last sermon we studied in detail as to why the Lord does not observe the iniquity or consider the wickedness ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Dean Courtier avatar

    Created To Flourish: Work, Rest, And God's Purpose - Genesis 1:28 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 27, 2024
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    God created us with a purpose. He has woven work, rest, and stewardship into the fabric of our being. Our jobs, homes, and even the small, seemingly insignificant tasks in life are part of God’s grand design

    Created to Flourish: Work, Rest, and God's Purpose - Genesis 1:28 Genesis 1:28 (NLT) – “Then God blessed them and said, ‘Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Chad Washburn avatar

    A Well-Deserved Rest For Your Minds, Bodies, And Souls.

    Contributed by Chad Washburn on Oct 19, 2006
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     | 5,348 views

    God has made the Sabbath, that we might find rest for our minds, bodies, and souls.

    · Topic: The Sabbath · Central truth: Jesus offers us the Sabbath where we can find rest for our Minds, Bodies and Souls I. (Intro): a. Ring, Ring, oh that pesky alarm clock rings once again to wake you up for your nine to five job in this rat race we call earth. b. Your daily routines of ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

  • Craig Condon avatar

    Solitude And Prayer Help Us To Do God’s Work

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Feb 7, 2015
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     | 5,978 views

    We need to be motivated by what God calls us to do and not by what other people expect us to do. We have to do God’s will even if it doesn’t please people. God’s message is not in sync with the rest of the world.

    A Baptist minister and his wife decided to get a new dog. Ever mindful of the congregation, they knew the dog must also be a Baptist. They visited kennel after kennel and explained their needs. Finally they found a kennel whose owner assured them he had just the dog they wanted. The owner ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • T.J. Conwell avatar

    Jesus’s Garden Prayer, Part 2 Series

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Sep 26, 2016
     | 5,787 views

    This beautiful prayer, shows us exactly how Christ feels about you and me. It shows not only His devotion to God, but to ensure we continue the mission of making disciples because because of what He has already done.

    Jesus’s Garden Prayer, Part 2 John 17:13-26 Background: Arriving at the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus prays These prayers are probably one of the most important for us to learn from It shows His heart, what is on His mind just prior to His arrest (read all of 17) Recap: Jesus describes ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Simon Bartlett avatar

    Prayer (2) The Lord's Prayer, Part 1

    Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Jun 14, 2020
     | 2,296 views

    Before giving us a model of how we should pray, in the Lord's Prayer, Jesus teaches us about two ways we should not pray - not hypocritically, and not babbling.

    14 June 2020 Rosebery Park Baptist Church, Boscombe, Bournemouth, UK ** PRE-TALK I think most of us have been following the news about the racial conflict in the United States following the death of George Floyd in police custody. Yesterday, there was a large ‘Black Lives Matter’ demonstration ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist