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  • Stephen Colaw avatar

    No Pain, No Gain-Sometimes The Truth Hurts Series

    Contributed by Stephen Colaw on Aug 21, 2003
    based on 17 ratings
     | 14,421 views

    We must speak the truth in all of life, even when it hurts, to build healthy, God-honoring relationships

    No Pain, No Gain! (Sometimes the Truth Hurts) Ephesians 6:10-18 Open your Bibles to Ephesians chapter 6. Introduction: No pain, No gain! We’ve all heard it. We all know what it means. Especially when it comes to the arena of exercising and working out. Without the pain and the stress of ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    "Planting Is Wise" Ecc Pt 12 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 6, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,878 views

    Solomon tells us to plant seeds of wisdom even when we are young because then we will reap a great eternal harvest with our life. Invest now with your life and reap eternal dividends – squander your life now reap anxiety and physical trouble later.

    “Planting seeds of wisdom is wise.” Ecclesiastes pt. 12 Opening Illustration: Clip from Blue Fish TV “Super Bowl Sunday” Thesis: Solomon tells us to plant seeds of wisdom even when we are young because then we will reap a great eternal harvest with our life. Invest now with your life and reap ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Part 19: God Wants Us To Pray For His Protection Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jan 31, 2025
     | 543 views

    God Wants Us to Pray for His Protection... 1. So He exposes the evil that we face (vs. 1-4). 2. So He explains the excellence of our LORD God (vs. 5-9.) 3. So He gives us a great example of prayer (vs. 5-12).

    Great Prayers of the Old Testament Part 19: God Wants Us to Pray for His Protection Psalm 36:1-12 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared January 31, 2025) MESSAGE: *God is watching over us all the time. I can think of a dozen times when I would have been seriously hurt or killed, if the Lord ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Freedom

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Oct 21, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
     | 12,881 views

    A sermon for Reformation Sunday

    Reformation Sunday John 8:31- 36 "Freedom" 31 ¶ Jesus then said to the Jews who had believed in him, "If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free." 33 They answered him, "We are descendants of Abraham, and have never ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Transformed By God's Word

    Contributed by Dan Santiago on Feb 10, 2006
    based on 34 ratings
     | 12,651 views

    Being changed by God’s word requires an appropriate response from its hearers.

    Transformed by God’s Word Mark 4:1-20 INTRODUCTION Our passage implies that Jesus’ desire was to see a transformed life as a person hears the Word of God. He wants to see our transformed character and conviction as a result of learning God’s Word. Every Sunday morning millions of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Surviving Life’s Storms

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Nov 17, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,117 views

    Calamities prompt us to ask, "Why?" There are no pat answers. Yet there are answers for how we can survive these sudden storms. It’s important that we anchor our attitudes in Scripture.

    Opening illustration: It seemed like a regular day at the beach. When the blasts of billions of tons of water wrecked the coasts of more than a dozen Asian nations on Dec. 26, 2004, most of the people on the beaches were totally unaware of the looming danger. In its wake the massive tsunami claimed ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Where Is Your Faith?

    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 17, 2007
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     | 1,901 views

    The third sermon in the 2007 Lenten Series

    Introduction: (Slide 1) A public reading of Luke 13:10-17 followed by a dramatic reading entitled ‘Christ on Trial: Witness: Nicodemus’ written by Elsa L. Clark, Peter Mead, Arden Mead and Mark Zimmermann. © 2007 Creative Communications for the Parish. In the mid-1980’s, a young community ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    A Walk That Matches The Talk Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jun 23, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,579 views

    Paul gives us some things that will help us to grow in Christ. This is a process, we do our part, God does His!

    INTRODUCTION • Expectations. Life is full of them • As we live our lives, we come to church and when we come to church we hear a lot about walking the walk, or making sure that our walk matches our talk. • What do we mean when we say this? • We are saying that since we who have been immersed into ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Spiritual Warfare: A Winnable War, Pt. 2

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Oct 11, 2008
    based on 28 ratings
     | 5,248 views

    If you are a Christian you also are in a battle everyday! And upon this battle depends your joy, overcoming sin, happiness in your marriage, and the well being of your children!

    Ephesians 6:13-17 If you are a Christian you also are in a battle everyday! And upon this battle depends your joy, overcoming sin, happiness in your marriage, and the well being of your children! The problem: most Christians don’t realize this is a fact of life and too many of us are asleep in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Sparrow Sings At Starbucks

    Contributed by Scott Carmer on Oct 25, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 7,259 views

    No matter how difficult circumstances become, we know that the God who keeps tracks of each and every sparrow will never forget us.

    A Sparrow Sings at Starbucks” Matthew 10:26-31, Psalm 104:1-9 October 22, 2006 I have told you before that Toni and I have fallen in love with Aruba. Aruba sits about 15 miles off the coast of Venezuela and is 19 miles long and only six miles across at it widest point. The western shore has ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    His Love Endures Forever!

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Nov 18, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,557 views

    Understanding the Psalms use in worship

    His Love Endures Forever! Psalm 136 I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, we are taking our break from Acts a little early. Chapter 15 offers a natural break point in the story. So we will take a breather, incase you find the focus being a little stressful. So for a few weeks we will be looking at ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Jason Jones avatar

    The Thunder Rolls Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Dec 20, 2010
     | 7,656 views

    Exposition of Ps 29 about how David views God's power as a storm

    Text: Psalm 29:1-11, Title: The Thunder Rolls, Date/Place: NRBC, 12/5/10, AM A. Opening illustration: video ill, what words would you use to describe that? Story about the commentator’s son who did a back flip while watching the storm after a close bolt and a loud peel of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Anthony Zibolski avatar

    Parable Of The Weeds Series

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Sep 25, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,264 views

    In our lives we allow weeds and stuff to choke out the things that God is trying to accomplish in our lives.

    Sowing Seed; Life, Faith, and Service Parable of the weeds- Sermon #2 Matthew 13:24-29 Introduction- We continue in our series Sowing Seeds; Life, Faith, and Service. If you remember, we looked at the parable of the sower. We saw that the Word of God can be planted into 4 different soils. ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Perry Greene avatar

    Don't Tempt Me! Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jul 12, 2013
     | 3,836 views

    Trials are a part of our life in this world. They make us stronger, but there are times to ask NOT to be tested.

    1. CHIPPIE THE PARAKEET Chippie THE PARAKEET never saw it coming. One second he was peacefully perched in his cage. The next he was sucked in, washed up, and blown over. The problems began when Chippie's owner decided to clean Chippie's cage with a vacuum cleaner. She removed the attachment from ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Clay Gentry avatar

    8 Keys To Fighting Fair

    Contributed by Clay Gentry on Aug 3, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,649 views

    This lesson is about not fighting because hey let's face it well all fight. Rather, using biblical principles let's learn how to fight fair.

    I want to talk to you today about fightin’. I don’t mean fist-fighting but verbal fighting, arguing. This is not a lesson designed to tell you to stop arguing per se. No, I want to share with you some wisdom from the Proverbs on how to fight fair. The truth of the matter is we fuss and ...read more

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