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  • Terry Laughlin avatar

    Gods Voting Guide Series

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Nov 1, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 705 views

    It is that time when Americans are given the opportunity (and responsibility) to vote for those who hold public offices.

    God’s Voting Guide It is that time when Americans are given the opportunity (and responsibility) to vote for those who hold public offices. This privilege is given to us by God for it is He who raised this form of government in our country through our Founding Fathers. Many of them had a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 21, 2024
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     | 1,236 views

    This sermon emphasizes the joy and fulfillment found in obedient discipleship, viewing God's commands not as burdens but as opportunities for blessings.

    Good morning, beloved. It is truly a blessing to be in the presence of the Lord with all of you today. We are gathered here, not by coincidence, but by divine appointment. Our Father, in His infinite wisdom and boundless love, has drawn us together to hear His word and to grow in our understanding ...read more

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    Live Life, Like You Mean It!

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Dec 26, 2010
    based on 13 ratings
     | 6,953 views

    You might say, well what about all the great inventers and the great minds of our time and the opportunities they had? Well what about them?, They ain’t got anything on you. Are you willing? Then you have an awesome opportunity in front of you.

    Live life, like you mean it! 2 Peter 1:1-11 MSG. 1-2., Simon Peter, am a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ. I write this to you whose experience with God is as life-changing as ours, all due to our God’s straight dealing and the intervention of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ. Grace and peace ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Sitting @ The Feet Of Jesus: We Are Instructed Series

    Contributed by Louis Pantelis on Sep 16, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,827 views

    this continues our series of messages considering what people expereinced as they humbly enterend inton the presence of Christ, taking their place at His feet

    Sitting @ the Feet of Jesus: We are instructed! Luke 10:38 – 42 There were two old geezers living in the backwoods of the Ozarks: Rufus and Clarence. They lived on opposite sides of the river and they hated each other. Every morning, just after sunup, Rufus and Clarence would go down to their ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Thanks Giving Every Day (Part 2) Series

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Dec 1, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 13,401 views

    Psalm 9 is David’s psalm of thanksgiving; in it, David not only says, “Thank you, Lord,” but he hints at three ways in which we can live a life of thanksgiving every day: by witnessing, worshiping, and waiting on the Lord! This sermon is expository, allit

    Thanksgiving Every Day (2) Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 11/27/2011 Last Sunday, I talked about the importance of Thanksgiving—how Thanksgiving is more than just annual celebration; rather, it’s an attitude of the heart. God wants us to live as if it were ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Shrewd As Serpents Series

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Mar 28, 2022
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     | 4,647 views

    “Be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves” (Mt. 10:16). This verse is not advocating hypocrisy. We are not to employ the methods of the ungodly, but we should posses a similar creative capacity. We need to be clever in our dealings.

    In Matthew 10:16, Jesus advised us to “be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves.” Was Jesus telling believers to be two-faced hypocrites? Was He saying we need to be unjust in our daily activities and dealings, and then turn right around and act like model Christians on Sunday? No. Jesus was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Recognizing Life's Awe-Full Moments Amidst Life's Awful Moments

    Contributed by David Welch on Dec 8, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,097 views

    No one escapes tragedy, struggle, and awful moments in their life. This message explores a number of Biblical events that demonstrate an opportunity to recognize the AWESOME God in the awful events.

    Chico Alliance Church November 14, 2021 Recognizing Life’s Awe-Full moments amid Life’s Awful moments Introduction We live in an awful broken world and won’t fully realize the God-embedded longings and dreams for a restored Eden until Jesus’ glorious return. For now…we don’t fully realize the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Being Faithful To The Future Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Nov 30, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 20,304 views

    The spiritual life of those in their teens. It reflects one of the greatest opportunities that we have... and a calling that I trust God will stir in each if us.

    Being Faithful to the Future Series: NEXTing - Serving Jesus’ Call to the Next Generations Brad Bailey – June 5, 2011 ‘Teen Spiritual Life’ video (3:55 min) Montage video from Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers by Christian Smith and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Fellow Workers For The Truth

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Nov 2, 2014
    based on 5 ratings
     | 18,159 views

    A sermon examining the importance of Christians working together.

    FELLOW WORKERS FOR THE TRUTH 3 John 1:5-9 (Antioch Baptist Church: Sunday, November 16th, 2025) Honey bees visit over 2 million flowers and fly over 55,000 miles to produce a single pound of honey. It takes about 560 bees to make 1 pound of honey. A single worker bee produces a very ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Is Your Empty This Easter? Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Apr 3, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,611 views

    This Easter message is an opportunity to present the gospel by asking the question concerning what is your "empty" the Easter -- an empty heart, an empty cross, or an empty tomb.

    WHAT IS YOUR EMPTY THIS EASTER? OPENING ILLUSTRATION: AFTER THE SERVICE, WHEN WE GET HOME, WE WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE AN EASTER EGG HUT FOR MY GRANDSON. NOW, PREVIOUS TO THIS EVENT, I TOOK GREAT JOY IN HIDING THE EASTER BASKETS FOR OUR KIDS. I HAD A SIMPLE RULE; AS THEY GOT OLDER THE HIDING PLACES ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    You've Got To Rise Up, To Get Up

    Contributed by Wm. Darryl Scott Sr D.d. on Oct 4, 2005
    based on 68 ratings
     | 48,977 views

    The man at the pool asked for alms....but instead was given the opportunity to rise up from physical and spiritual deprivation.

    There are times in our lives when we need a "miracle", not simply for survival, but to continue the promised virtue of being overcomers. Have you ever needed a miracle from the Lord? We live in a world where wholeness,joy and happiness seem to be constantly threatened by the daily conflict and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Manasseh: Wasted Years Series

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Sep 17, 2002
    based on 81 ratings
     | 22,214 views

    5th in the series "Revival in the Land." A look at the anti-revival of Manasseh and the tragedy of wasting opportunity to serve the Lord.

    Introduction On Friday 14th April, 1999, Wall Street experienced its biggest one-day fall in history, ending a week in which US markets lost $2 trillion in value — the equivalent to Germany’s entire economy. Virtually all of the losses came in the Information Technology sector and what had been ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    What Do You See - Giants Or God?

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 4, 2001
    based on 299 ratings
     | 57,005 views

    To the children of Israel, the Promised Land represented their future. And God gave them the opportunity to go in & make it their own.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED - 2019) TEXT: Numbers 13:26-33 (NIV); Mark 8:36 (NKJV) A. I want to call your attention to the 13th chapter of the Book of Numbers. This chapter tells about a crucial event in the history of Israel. And I ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    When Mountains Won't Move

    Contributed by Antonio Torrence on Nov 18, 2000
    based on 101 ratings
     | 20,793 views

    We will face obstacles as we strive onward to Mount Zion but we must see them as opportunities for ministry

    "When Mountains Won't Move" -Reverend A. LaMar Torrence, Pastor of Cross of Life Lutheran Church “I am bound for Mount Zion way up on a hill.And if anyone is going to make it, surely I will." Those words seem to sum up our mission as we travel along our pilgrim's journey. We seek to obtain that ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    "There Are No Victories At Bargain Prices"

    Contributed by Glenn Newton on Sep 17, 2002
    based on 50 ratings
     | 5,954 views

    A sermon that speaks to our need to make the most of the time we have. A challenge to not let opportunities to slip by us.

    “There are no victories at bargain prices.” Pastor Glenn Newton 12-26-99 Text: Acts 24:24-27 The title of my message this morning is a quote from Dwight D. Eisenhower, “There are no victories at bargain prices.” This morning this message is for me as much as it is for anyone here, Let’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene