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  • Thomas Dibble avatar

    When Deliverance Is Delayed

    Contributed by Thomas Dibble on May 29, 2003
    based on 110 ratings
     | 34,010 views

    What about when the answer doesn’t come right away? What happens when we get a different answer than the one we expected to get? What happens when we pray and things get worse instead of better? What happens when deliverance is delayed?

    How many know that we serve a mighty God? Does everyone agree with that statement, this morning? We all love to talk about the wonderful miracle working power of almighty God. Truly He is a mighty God. He has all power in His hand. There is nothing that is too hard for God to do. ∑ Any ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A Matter Of Life And Death

    Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Oct 8, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 8,192 views

    Growing in Christ is a matter of life and death, it’s a matter of giving up our old "life" of death and putting on a new life in Christ.

    "A Matter of Life and Death" Col. 3:1-17 Intro. How many men remember what their wardrobe looked like before they got married? How many “favorite” shirts or jeans did you have? How many do you have now that you’re married? How many still seem to disappear every now and then? I had a practical ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    the Covenant Future: A Defense Of Postmillennialism Series

    Contributed by Gregg Strawbridge on Jul 8, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,415 views

    Christ’s kingdom is victorious in the gospel age because He promised his covenantal mercies will extend to a thousand generations.

    INTRODUCTION - Hymns of the victory of the gospel: JESUS SHALL REIGN WHERE’ER THE SUN DOES HIS SUCCESSIVE JOURNEY’S RUN; HIS KINGDOM STRETCH FROM SHORE TO SHORE, TILL MOONS SHALL WAX AND WANE NO MORE, FOR HIM SHALL ENDLESS PRAYER BE MADE, AND PRAISES THRONG TO CROWN HIS HEAD; HIS NAME, LIKE ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Trinity Sunday. May 26th, 2024. Series

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 23, 2021
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,145 views

    1st Sunday after Pentecost, Year B.

    Isaiah 6:1-8, Psalm 29:1-11, Romans 8:12-17, John 3:1-17. (A). WHERE HEAVEN AND EARTH MEET. Isaiah 6:1-8 1. The Awesomeness and Majesty of God (Isaiah 6:1-4). It was the year that King Uzziah, king of Judah, died (Isaiah 6:1). In Jerusalem, the prophet Isaiah was in the Temple, the place ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Resurrection Life: Setting, Shedding, Shining

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Aug 2, 2025
     | 245 views

    This is an expositional sermon on Colossians 3:1-12 that unpacks our relationship to the Glorious and Matchless Jesus Christ

    "The Resurrection Life: Setting, Shedding, Shining" I’m going to ask you to think about your thoughts over the last week. And then I’m gonna ask you to think about your thoughts over the last week in the context of the last month. What has occupied your thinking? What has been the main ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Trinity Sunday (B C P). Series

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 4, 2025
    based on 2 ratings
     | 507 views

    Sermons upon the Bible readings of the Book of Common Prayer.

    Psalm 8:1-9, Isaiah 6:1-8, Revelation 4:1-11, John 3:1-15. A). A PRAYER OF PRAISE. Psalm 8:1-9. This is the only praise Psalm which is addressed entirely to the LORD. No call to worship like Psalm 95:1, ‘O come let us sing unto the LORD’. No asides to the congregation like Psalm 107:2, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Where'd Everybody Go Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 9, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
     | 4,874 views

    This is the second part of the series on end times and deals with the Rapture

    You could see the posters hung every where, asking the same question, Have you seem this person, my son, my daughter, my husband or wife. I don¡¯t know where they¡¯ve gone, or if they are alright. A year ago we saw the pictures of people searching for their loved ones in the aftermath of ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Clark Tanner avatar

    Elijah, Ahab And Obadiah: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 6, 2000
    based on 110 ratings
     | 23,500 views

    Things look bad for Israel; then, God's man comes from the East (can you hear the spurs jingle?)

    Following the reign of King David, his son, Solomon reigned in wisdom and the strength of God for approximately 30-35 years before his own apostasy and decline. After Solomon, the Kings of Israel all did evil in the sight of the Lord. They forsook His ways to serve idols, and led the people ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    Deadly Morsels

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 7, 2000
    based on 104 ratings
     | 6,535 views

    The consequences of unbelief can be far-reaching; which is one reason God calls unbelief ’evil’.

    There is an old story of an eagle who, on an early morning during the Spring thaw, soared high above the forest looking for something to eat. As he followed the course of a river he looked down and spied a small rodent, trapped on a piece of ice that had broken free and was floating down ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    Christmas, A Time To Proclaim That Salvation Has Come Series

    Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004
    based on 22 ratings
     | 20,318 views

    We have a saviour who is ready to help us - this is the story to tell at Christmas

    Luke 1:57-80 – Christmas, a time to proclaim that Salvation has come Introduction It was early one evening in the 1930’s when some elephant handlers in Burma heard the screams. They knew immediately that something was wrong. Running toward the sound they came to the banks of the River. They ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James May avatar

    Dying To Live Again

    Contributed by James May on Mar 14, 2004
    based on 151 ratings
     | 31,136 views

    The greatest hope of a Christian is the hope of the resurrection. We will be raised very different from what we are right now.

    DYING TO LIVE AGAIN 1 Corinthians 15:35-58 The greatest hope that any man can have is the hope of the resurrection. We enjoy life and none of us wants to go by way of the grave, yet the truth remains that unless Jesus comes back before our appointed time, there is not one of us, young or old, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Randy Croft avatar

    Did Jesus Really Exist? Series

    Contributed by Randy Croft on Nov 15, 2002
    based on 38 ratings
     | 5,089 views

    Evidence for the Existence of Jesus.

    Did Jesus really exist? by Randy A. Croft BigFoot In the summer of 1924, Kelso, Washington. According to the Sunday Oregonian on July 13, five miners encountered the ``mountain devils’’ in the wilds of Mount St. Helens. One of the men, Fred Beck, shot one of the creatures and watched its ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Transformation And The Second Coming Series

    Contributed by James O. Davis on Oct 30, 2003
    based on 29 ratings
     | 5,803 views

    I want to talk about our bodies, the way we’re going to be after Jesus returns & He takes us home. I trust this message will not only instruct you, but inspire you; not only lead you, but also feed you with the reality of the soon return of Jesus & the re

    James O. Davis is the founder and president of Second Billion (TM). You are invited to learn more about Second Billion by visiting www.billion.tv. INTRODUCTION I want to talk about our bodies, the way we’re going to be after Jesus returns and He takes us to heaven. I trust this message will ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Will You Be Worth Stealing

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jul 6, 2001
    based on 29 ratings
     | 5,343 views

    This sermon deals with the rapture and being prepared when Christ Comes to take you away.

    "Will You Be Worth Stealing" 12/12/93 Text Matt. 24 Psalm 24:1-10 Matt 24:1-31 .ls2 One day a family decided to go out and have a good time together. It was a delightful day, everybody got along. The food was good, and the movie they went had ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Brian Bolton avatar

    Desperate Children Series

    Contributed by Brian Bolton on May 11, 2006
    based on 24 ratings
     | 29,778 views

    This was message 4 in a series of 5. This message focuses on bringing up Godly children.

    Series: Desperate Households Message: Desperate Children CenterPointe Christian Church – 12.4.05 Introduction: Yakov Smirnoff, the Russian comedian, wrote a book, "Seeing the USA on Six Rubles a Day." In it he tells about being overwhelmed when he first entered an American supermarket & saw the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ