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  • Brad Beaman avatar

    Your Hidden Sin Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Jul 25, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,327 views

    Chapters 1-6 of Joshua the children of Israel go from strength to strength. Then there was an unseen problem that would ruin everything. It was the hidden sin of Achan recorded in Joshua chapter 7.

    It was an unusual situation. One evening the president of our fraternity called a special unplanned meeting. When everyone came to the room the doors were shut. He explained the problem. Wallets were disappearing from the rooms. They were disappearing at such a rate and at such unusual times that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Justin Steckbauer avatar

    A Three-Fold Battle Plan To Redeem Western Civilization

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 28, 2021
     | 1,845 views

    Your looking out upon a smoking, ruined battlefield. The battle is a battle for the ideas of a society. You and your men, clad in green, clutching rifles in the trenches are viewing three approaches.

    Your looking out upon a smoking, ruined battlefield. The battle is a battle for the ideas of a society. You and your men, clad in green, clutching rifles in the trenches are viewing three approaches. These three approaches lead to three strongholds. These strongholds are pouring out fire on your ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • David Henderson avatar

    "going Public" Series

    Contributed by David Henderson on Sep 23, 2024
     | 879 views

    This is the setting for our message today. There are three major points we have seen in this study of Nehemiah. (1) The walls are in ruins. (2) Nehemiah has a vision. (3) There is a new king.

    “Going Public” Nehemiah 2:11-20 This is the setting for our message today. There are three major points we have seen in this study of Nehemiah. (1) The walls and the city of Jerusalem are in ruins and the people are no longer safe. (2) Nehemiah has a vision to rebuild the walls. (3) There is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Little Foxes That Destroy The Vine

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 11, 2025
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    The vine of the Lord is holy, fruitful, and meant to flourish. But when little foxes are allowed in—small sins, secret habits, tolerated attitudes, and spiritual negligence—they ruin the vine.

    LITTLE FOXES THAT DESTROY THE VINE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Song of Solomon 2:15 Supporting Texts: 1 Corinthians 5:6; Galatians 5:9; Ecclesiastes 10:1; Matthew 13:25; Hebrews 12:15 INTRODUCTION: In many cases, great destructions do not begin with obvious explosions or visible ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Second Hand Religion

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on May 11, 2020
     | 4,426 views

    You are either in a first hand relationship with Christ or you are not in one at all.

    Proposition: You must personally seek the Lord! I. Because it is the only path to wisdom! A. Only He can give it to you! James 1:5,6 B. He gives it only to the willing! John 7:17 II. Because it is the way to honor Him! A. You show your faith in Him! Matthew 8:5-10 (Centurion) B. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Byron Sherman avatar

    Healthy Independence-9

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Oct 27, 2020
     | 1,575 views

    9 of ? The prophet Jeremiah contrasted two major aspects of Independence—Independence from God versus independence from the world. Dependence upon YHWH brings independence from worldly influence. How can I be independent of worldly influence? A Healthy Independence Engages...

    HEALTHY INDEPENDENCE-IX—Jeremiah 17:11(:1-14) Attention: The following was written by a pastor describing one of his experiences... I love children. I love being around them & watching them play. Once in a while, I get it into my head to give a children's sermon. Even though I know I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Enemy Within

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 28, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
     | 4,301 views

    If one word, innocently misspoken, can cost millions, think of how much damage malicious words can cause. They can ruin a person’s reputation and destroy the closest relationships

    The Deceitful Enemy Within (Mark 7:20-27) Illustration:Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips. --Psalm 141:3 When Bernard Baruch was an ambitious young businessman, he asked the wealthy J. P. Morgan to partner with him in a Texas sulfur mining venture. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Dealing With Sin

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on May 12, 2003
    based on 84 ratings
     | 23,017 views

    How do you deal with sin - in your life, or in the life of someone else? Paul gives us some adivse in how to keep sin away without ruining our relationships.

    For an audio version of this message, please go to: www.LivingWatersWeb.com. Don’t you just love the tabloids? I love the headlines like: “Space Alien Father of Elvis” or something like that. When they don’t have a juicy story, they usually just make it up. But more often than not, our society’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Steve Lawson avatar

    Working Together Series

    Contributed by Steve Lawson on Jan 5, 2004
    based on 68 ratings
     | 18,807 views

    What good is it to be concerned; what good is it to be broken; what good is it to fast and pray; what good is it to survey the ruins; what good is it to ask the people to work if you’re not going to build?

    Working Together Nehemiah 3 They started building! Can you imagine what would have happened if instead of building they: Talked about building? Wrote books about building? Critiqued Nehemiah’s proposal of building? Formed various committees to investigate the possibility of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Declaring His Death Until He Comes Again

    Contributed by Daniel J. Little on Jan 4, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,466 views

    On this weekend each year the nations declares its independence. On the first Sunday of each month we declare the death of Jesus--our means to walking in freedom from the wreck and ruin of sin.

    Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:26 “ For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.” This is the Fourth of July weekend when we celebrate the anniversary of our Declaration of Independence. And in all humility we should do that and ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Bob Marcaurelle avatar

    Temptation - In The Ring With The Devil Series

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Sep 30, 2020
     | 2,723 views

    We can ruin our lives or our witness in one careless moment. To overcome temptation we need to remember the price, resist ahead of time and run away from temptation.

    TEMPTATION – IN THE RING WITH THE DEVIL Bob Marcaurelle homeorchurchbiblestudy.com James 1:13-15 “A person is tempted when he is lured (a fishing term) away and trapped by his own evil desires. His evil desire conceives and gives birth to sin. And sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Dayao avatar

    The Danger Of Drifting: A Warning Against Neglecting So Great Salvation

    Contributed by Paul Dayao on Sep 12, 2025
     | 181 views

    This sermon delivers a critical warning that spiritual ruin often comes not from a dramatic shipwreck, but from the slow, silent drift caused by neglecting our "so great salvation."

    Introduction: The Unseen Current Good evening, my brothers and sisters. Imagine a boat tied securely to a dock in a quiet harbor. For that boat, the most obvious danger is a violent storm—a typhoon with crashing waves and howling winds that could smash it to pieces. But there is another danger, one ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Owen Bourgaize avatar

    Micah - Prophet Of The Messiah's Advent Series

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jan 17, 2005
    based on 38 ratings
     | 23,935 views

    Micah is the Prophet of the Messiah’s Advent, presenting the Salvation history of mankind - through Ruin caused by sin, temporary Reformation, proving the absolute need for Redemption by Jesus and Restoration of God’s Kingdom.

    The book of Micah isn’t one that springs to mind except perhaps at Christmas when we remember the well known verse, “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you be small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will rule over Israel, whose origins are from old, from ancient time” ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    Failing To Obey The Word Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 27, 2010
    based on 18 ratings
     | 22,190 views

    The restored community was lapsing into the same sins that brought on the ruin of their fathers & that sin was their failure to obey the Word from their hearts. The people must learn the lesson that the nation's life centers around its attitude toward an

    ZECHARIAH 7: 8-14 FAILING TO OBEY THE WORD The emphasis of the second message in this third section is to draw an even closer connection with the past to the present. In the earlier generation, just as in Zechariah's own day, the people needed to comprehend that God desired inner spiritual ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    Bad News, Good News

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on May 25, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,669 views

    I'm convinced that whenever an innocent, sincere individual is taken advantage of, or has his faith ruined because of our greed or by our example, that God takes that very seriously, too.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK TEXT: 2 Kings 5:1- 27: Philippians 4:8 ILL. Now that Federal Agencies have proclaimed the Covid pandemic is over, there have been several polls taken about changes in church attendance. One poll of 5,872 adults published ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ