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  • Craig Condon avatar

    Jesus, The Heavenly Comforter

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Jul 31, 2015
     | 2,875 views

    When we fail to keep his perfect standards perfectly, our failures remind us that Jesus, the cross and the empty tomb is our only hope.

    The Gospel passage from Mark 10:2-16 appears at first glance to be two unrelated stories, but there is a connection between the two of them. Both stories tell us how Jesus cares for the outcasts and the less fortunate in society and how he expects us to treat them. In Old Testament times, ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Starting Over Part 1

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Jan 1, 2016
     | 16,962 views

    God will give us a fresh start when we fail Him. Power Point available upon request. Email: BDun106336@aol.com

    ISAIAH 43:18-19 “STARTING OVER – PART 1” A) How many of you here tonight would like to have a fresh start in your Christian life? * Some of us here have made many mistakes in our lives as Christians, and we all wish that there was a “starting over” button that we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Starting Over - Part 2

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Jan 1, 2016
     | 12,666 views

    God will give us a fresh start when we fail Him. Power Point is available upon request. Email: BDun106336@aol.com

    ISAIAH 43:18-19 “STARTING OVER – PART 2” A) God is saying to all of us who have failed, “It’s not over, I have plans for your life – I am about to do something new for you!” * It’s like God is giving us a “starting over” button to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Refuse To Rob God Series

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Nov 19, 2015
     | 4,607 views

    God used Malachi to warn His people about their sin and to call them into the place of His blessing. Problem: People fail to give in a scriptural manner.

    Introduction: Pro Football Player Braylon Edwards' Vow In 2007, the Cleveland Browns rookie announced that he'd give $10,000 in scholarships to 100 Cleveland-area eighth-graders "if they could graduate high school with over a 2.5 GPA and 15 hours community service." It was called the "ADVANCE 100 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Sears avatar

    Little Miracle / Big Miracle Series

    Contributed by John Sears on May 16, 2016
    based on 3 ratings
     | 14,441 views

    What do we do when we ask God for miracles and they fail to materialize. Do we conclude his is incapable or not there. Or is there a larger picture?

    Introduction (Personal story) It was a life defining moment. It was the Fall of 2013 when I received a phone call in my office. It was the nurse at the doctor’s office where my wife had had an appointment and she said I needed to come to the hospital. Earlier that week, my wife had felt a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Just Passing By Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 24, 2014
     | 8,690 views

    This is sermon #2 in a series based on the Good Samaritan. This message focuses on the two religious men who passed by and failed to help the wounded man on the road to Jericho.

    Just Passing By (from the series: Get off your Donkey) Luke 10:30-32 INTRODUCTION: This is the second in a 5 week series we’re doing called “Get off Your Donkey.” We’re taking time to focus on one of the most well known stories Jesus told: The Good Samaritan. Last ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Who Will Rescue Me?

    Contributed by Christopher Howitz on Nov 23, 2007
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     | 3,645 views

    the frustration of failing in regard to law-keeping leads us to cry out to God and discover the power of the Holy Spirit available for all who trust in Jesus

    Romans 7:15-25 15I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. 16And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. 17As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. 18I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    The Wicked Tenants (October 8, 2017).

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Aug 14, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,978 views

    The text for today is almost a mirror image of how religious leaders who were so called qualified, failed miserably for those who relied on their leadership.

    THE WICKED TENANTS Text: Matthew 21:33 - 46 Back in 2002 I was helping my oldest sister Teresa clean up her condo. She and her husband lived there while my brother-in-law was studying to be a doctor at the Medical University of South Carolina in Columbia. I had remembered what the place ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    The Last Creation Story--Also The Greatest Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 6, 2021
     | 1,307 views

    Watch for signs that our friends and relatives are bored or in crisis or somehow dissatisfied with trying the world’s failed ways to joy through pleasure and honor and vanity.

    Monday of the 5th Week in Course 2021 There are several creation stories in the collection of sacred books we call the Bible. Today we heard the first from Genesis. But shortly after this story, the moral depravity of the culture got so bad that God decided to start over with Noah and his ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Meshak Dayanand avatar

    He Who Has Ears To Hear Let Him Hear

    Contributed by Meshak Dayanand on Feb 21, 2021
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,013 views

    But if you concentrate, pay attention, you will all really realise that all through these years even you failed to understand the real hidden blessings in the Bible.

    As I was growing in the knowledge of Bible, whenever I came across this phrase I used to think Jesus used this phrase in a sarcastic way. But today when I read this phrase I really mean, that I had failed to understand the heart of Jesus in using this phrase. Today also many must be wondering why ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Setbacks May Prepare Us For Comebacks.

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 16, 2023
     | 2,311 views

    WHY? WHY? THE ADVERSITY YOU FACE TODAY COULD BE A COME BACK TO THE SET BACK . Do you think you are the only one that ever failed?

    THIS SETBACK IS PREPARING US FOR A COME BACK! DO YOU THINK YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE THAT FAILED? WHY? WHY? THORNS? BAGGAGE? I HAVE FALLEN AND I CAN’T GET UP. By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) (SEVERAL PART LESSON) THIS LESSON IS GOING TO WORK ON THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Bruce Lee avatar

    What Are We Going To Do With All This Love?

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on Jun 3, 2025
     | 49 views

    The parents of a ten year old son was failing math in public school. After exhausting all efforts they decided to enroll their son into a private Catholic school.

    What Are We Going To Do With All This Love? “So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. 17 Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha).25 Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Doing It PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 3, 2023
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,392 views

    Emphasizes the importance of not just hearing God's Word, but actively living it out, highlighting the blessings that come from doing so and the dangers of failing to do so.

    Good morning, family. Today, we're going to talk about three things: being doers of the Word, the blessing of doing, and the danger of not doing. We're going to dive into the book of James. Now, you know, James doesn't mince words. He's pretty straightforward about what it means to be a follower of ...read more

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    Undertaker Or Risk-Taker?

    Contributed by David Dykes on Apr 10, 2003
    based on 79 ratings
     | 16,445 views

    Every good thing in our lives is a gift from God. We are all accountable for management of the resources God gave us: We either pass or fail.

    Undertaker or Risk-Taker? Matthew 25:14-30 by David O. Dykes INTRODUCTION Even though kids are small, that doesn’t mean they aren’t smart. Today’s children are smarter than any previous generation. Children in a Boston school system were asked to write down some of the wisdom they accumulated in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    The Greatest Love Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 6, 2005
    based on 66 ratings
     | 30,382 views

    John 3:16 is so simple and easily understood that sometimes we fail to understand how majestic and powerful it’s underlying message can be.

    OPEN: I once read the story of a man had been driving on an out-of-the-way 2 lane highway running thru the rural countryside. He noticed an old tumbledown shack standing in the middle of an open field. He had to smile to himself as he read the crudely printed message on one whole side of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ