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  • Craig Condon avatar

    Our Sinful, Human Nature

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Jun 6, 2015
     | 5,961 views

    If we love God, we will truly love the things we ought to love and we'll find some other way of expressing our appreciation for the material things we have.

    The passage from Hosea 11:1-10 is a story of God mourning over his people. He loved Israel like a parent loves a child, but Israel spurned him. Even though he was rejected, God still loved Israel and could not renounce his chosen people. It is a metaphor for what Jesus did. Jesus was rejected by ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    God's Sovereignty

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 18, 2014
     | 7,553 views

    A sermon on God's sovereignty (Material adapted from Daniel Overdorf's book, What the Bible Says About the Church: Rediscovering Community, chapter 5 Sovereignly Protected, pgs. 119-135)

    HoHum: Daniel Overdorf- A few weeks ago a friend of mine came into my office. Bypassing any greeting or small talk, he jumped immediately to this question: “What do we believe about God’s sovereignty?” I delayed answering by inquiring, “Why do you ask?” ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Is Church Membership A Biblical Idea?

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 9, 2015
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     | 8,201 views

    5 strands in the New Testament for local church membership (Material adapted from John Piper at: http://www.desiringgod.org/messages/how-important-is-church-membership)

    HoHum: While Alexander Campbell was studying at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, the time had come for communion at his church. Communion was only observed a couple of times a year, so it was a pretty big deal. His church had a custom, like many churches of that day, to pass out ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Moving Out And Welcoming In

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 29, 2016
     | 3,290 views

    Let's talk about being salt and light (Material adapted from Timothy Lane and Paul Tripp's book, Relationships: A Mess Worth Making, chapter 15, pg. 167- 177)

    HoHum: Christianity is one beggar telling another beggar where he found bread- D.T. NILES WBTU: 3 disciples are important for us to remain faithful disciples of Jesus. These are in Luke 6. This outlines for us an important night and day in the life and ministry of Jesus. Jesus spent the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Christian Peace

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 18, 2016
     | 4,179 views

    Let's talk about the Christian concept of peace, then the negative emotions of upset and how to deal with them (Material adapted from book by Robert Roberts called Spiritual Emotions, chapter on peace)

    HoHum: Two painters were commissioned to paint a picture of peace. The first chose for his canvass a scene of tranquillity of a still lake among beautiful far off mountains. The second threw across his canvass a thundering waterfall with a fragile little tree suspended over the foam. There at ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Stand Firm In The Day Of Evil Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 23, 2016
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     | 10,462 views

    Textual sermon on Ephesians 6:13, phrase by phrase (Material adapted from Ray Pritchard at: http://www.keepbelieving.com/sermon/standing-in-the-evil-day/)

    HoHum: "Sunrise was dawning when Los Angeles motorcycle police officer Bob Vernon saw a red pickup truck speed through a stop sign. He turned on his emergency lights and radioed that he was in pursuit. The pickup pulled over, and the officer approached. The officer said, ’Good morning, sir, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How To Tame Temptation

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 22, 2016
     | 6,990 views

    Some things we need to know about temptation (Title and Material adapted from Alan Carr at: http://www.sermonnotebook.org/new%20testament/temptation.htm)

    HoHum: Mark Twain said, “I can resist everything except temptation.” WBTU: Salvation is not a barrier to temptation! On the contrary, Satan is more likely to attack the Christian that the unbeliever. After all, he already has the lost person! He loves nothing better than causing ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Radical Restoration Of The Family

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 6, 2016
     | 6,943 views

    Let's talk about 5 radical priorities for parents (Material adapted from Dennis Rainey's book, A Call to Family Reformation, Chapter 7 Parenting with a Purpose, pgs. 119-139)

    Introduction: Title is “Radical Restoration of the Family”, took this idea from F. LaGard Smith’s book called Radical Restoration: Smith takes aim at many features of today's church that bear little resemblance to the picture presented in the New Testament. He begins with our ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Thorough Thanksgiving

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 2, 2014
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     | 7,014 views

    3 reasons why thorough thanksgiving works joy in us (Material adapted from Ben Patterson's book, He Has Made Me Glad, chapter 5 Indiscriminate Thanks)

    HoHum: Thieves robbed Matthew Henry, the one who wrote a commentary on the Bible that many still use today. After being robbed Matthew Henry wrote this in his diary: “Let me be thankful first because I was never robbed before; second, although they took my purse (wallet), they did not take ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Kingdom Of Heaven [part 3] Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jul 15, 2015
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     | 5,244 views

    As individuals and as a church where do we stand when it comes to being the leaven? Are we pursuing to build a strong communion with Jesus Christ or being lured by the leaven of legalism, liberalism and materialism?

    Introduction: This passage/verse may seem tricky because that was doubtless the reaction of the disciples when they heard this little story. Our Lord arrested them with this story and shocked them somewhat. When he told them that there was a woman who hid leaven in three measures of meal they must ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Christmas Carol

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 22, 2014
     | 6,213 views

    What hope is held out in the gospel? Colossians 1:23 (Title and material adapted from Ben Patterson's book, He Has Made Me Glad, chapter on a Christmas Carol)

    HoHum: “But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.” Luke 2:10, NIV. WBTU: Our problem is sin, not sins but sin. Individual sins are the symptoms of sin. Just a fever, headache and exhaustion are symptoms ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Blessed Is He .....

    Contributed by Shashi Marian on Mar 1, 2026
    based on 2 ratings
     | 92 views

    The meaning of being blessed is usually misunderstood by many. Usually, commonly, it is evident that blessing is often compared to material possessions or finances. The perspective of God is entirely different and we will look into a few insights.

    Psalms 1:1 starts by saying " Blessed is ....... The Psalmist King David enumerates who actually is blessed and what are the conditions and what characteristics help in being blessed. Blessings of God is usually measured by the material possessions or the property that is owned or the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Davon Huss avatar

    Pray Simply Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 12, 2024
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     | 1,310 views

    Pray simply focused on Matthew 6:7-8 (Material adapted from Bob Hostetler's book, The Red Letter Prayer Life, chapter 3 of same title)

    HoHum: I step into an elevator on the ground floor. One other person- much taller than me- stands against the back wall. I turn as the elevator door closes and find my floor number on the elevator control panel. I hear a voice behind me- friendly but in a language I don’t understand. I turn, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Holding On To My Faith Part 3 Series

    Contributed by Gregory Newhouse on Jan 13, 2022
     | 3,574 views

    We get weary sometimes in waiting for the promises of God to materialize. Our faith must have the right direction, because the results of our faith will always be determined by the direction of our faith.

    Intro: So far in the last two weeks we have talked about the importance of our faith. We started our study back in Romans chapter 4 dealing with one of the most incredible examples of faith, Abraham. While looking at him we discovered in week 1 that our faith must have duration, because we get ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Honoring Joseph

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 20, 2022
     | 1,733 views

    What kind of a man was Joseph? (Material adapted from Leslie Flynn's book, "Christmas Messages", in the chapter called, "The Forgotten Father")

    HoHum: There is a forgotten man at Christmas. Poetry, paintings and stories of the nativity treat him minimally, if at all. Few sermons are preached on him. Why is he neglected? Perhaps his silence contributes to his downgrading. Not a single word he speaks is recorded in the gospel story. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ