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  • Tim Richards avatar

    The Challenge Of Patience Series

    Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 15, 2004
    based on 153 ratings
     | 54,891 views

    A sermon on patience as one of the fruits of the Spirit. (Sermon 4 in the series)

    Introduction: 1. Patience, just the word is enough to remind most of us that we haven’t arrived. I don’t care who you are, I know that you sometimes struggle with being patient. It doesn’t matter whether you are a kid or a senior adult, there are times when other people get to you. 2. I had to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Bite Of Bitterness

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Oct 12, 2004
    based on 41 ratings
     | 6,316 views

    Bitterness always comes back to bite us and hurt our lives

    The Bite of Bitterness Selected Passages September 26, 2004 Introduction A rattlesnake, if cornered, will sometimes become so angry it will bite itself. That is exactly what the harboring of hate and resentment against others is--a biting of oneself. We think that we are harming others in holding ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Why Are You Just Standing Around?

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Aug 28, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 9,167 views

    Idleness and indifference are devastating to the work of Christ. we are called to be busy for the Master.

    WHY ARE YOU JUST STANDING AROUND? Matthew 20:1-16 INTRODUCTION: In this story Christ draws attention to a familiar event in Palestine. The grapes in the vineyard ripened towards the end of September needing to be harvested before the rains came. Often a frantic race against time ensued, for if the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    And You're Gonna Love Me

    Contributed by Antonio Torrence on Feb 10, 2007
    based on 34 ratings
     | 23,775 views

    The struggle for most of our lives seems to be learning how to love. This sermon is about how we can love each other as members of the body of Christ

    And I’m telling You, You’re Gonna Love Me! Reverend A. LaMar Torrence Cross of Life Church, 1240 E. 7th St. Plainfield, NJ I. Tell your neighbor, “I’m telling you. You are going to love me. “The prerequisite for our entrance into heaven is to love each other. It doesn’t matter how many people we ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Broken, Worn Out, Old Clay Pots

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Jun 19, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 15,059 views

    I used this sermon as one of several in a series on Clay Pots (Earthen Vessels). This was the one I used on Father’s Day during that series.

    I recently came across a Chinese parable that eludes to our thoughts for today’s text. It’s a tale about a water-bearer and his two pots of clay. An elderly peasant had two large clay pots. One of the pots had a crack down its side to a point about half way. The other pot, perfect! Each had been ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Be Vigilant Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Mar 8, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 24,393 views

    Be vigilant, because we are all vulnerable. Don't compromise, because we will lose out.

    [Read Josh 7:1-6, 10-15, 19-21] This is one chapter most people would like to omit from their books. No one likes to talk about failure or defeat, about their greed and sin. • Up to this point, Israel had been experiencing victories, one after another, from chapter one to six. • The ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Stand Up Straight When I Am Talking To You Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Aug 12, 2012
     | 8,263 views

    A study of the Gospel of Luke 13: 10 – 17

    Luke 13: 10 – 17 Stand Up Straight When I Am Talking To You 10 Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. 11 And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up. 12 But when Jesus saw her, He ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Songs After Silence Series

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Dec 14, 2024
     | 605 views

    Everyone loves to listen to Christmas carols. Carols make the Christmas season so special and memorable.Can you imagine Christmas without Christmas carols? There was around four hundred years never heard of joyful celebrations.

    Theme: Songs after Silence Text: Luke 1:46-55 Greetings: The Lord is good and his love endures forever.   Introduction: Everyone loves to listen to Christmas carols. Carols make the Christmas season so special and memorable.Can you imagine Christmas without Christmas carols? There was around ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    But God PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 16, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,140 views

    This sermon explores God's boundless love and mercy, emphasizing that our value comes from His love, not our accomplishments or possessions.

    Good morning, church family. It's a joy to be here with you today, to gather in this sacred space of fellowship and faith, to share in the warmth of God's love and the richness of His Word. There's a comforting familiarity in this act of coming together, isn't there? In setting aside our worldly ...read more

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    Embracing Vulnerability PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 26, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 904 views

    Emphasizes the importance of humility, healing, and hope in our Christian journey, and how these truths can lead to spiritual growth and maturity.

    Good morning, dear friends. It's a beautiful day that the Lord has made, and we are here to rejoice and be glad in it. As we gather here today, I want to invite you to open your hearts and minds to a message that is as timeless as the Gospel itself, yet as pertinent as the morning headlines. Our ...read more

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    God Is Right Around The Corner

    Contributed by Robert Parker on Oct 8, 2001
    based on 51 ratings
     | 22,311 views

    God has a divine appointment for his people. He will set the crooked road straight, hold our hand in times of trouble and lead us toward a path of righteousness.

    (45:1) "Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the shall not be shut;" (45:2) I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight; PT. I YOUR APPOINTMENT IS DIVINELY SELECTED Saints, today the Lord ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    The Twelve, Part 4

    Contributed by Dino Rizzo on May 7, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,052 views

    This is part three of a seven-part series on Jesus’ disciples and the principles of discipleship. This message focuses on Bartholomew, James, Thaddeus and Simon.

    I want you to imagine for a few minutes that you have been invited to the White House and the President is having lunch with you. You are sitting in on his cabinet meeting and they are talking about some foreign issues and they are dealing with some internal issues. They have brought lunch in and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What Jesus Taught About Sin

    Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Mar 12, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,534 views

    An examination of Luke 13 to see what Jesus taught about the nature of sin.

    “There were present at that season some who told Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 13:2 And Jesus answered and said to them, "Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than all other Galileans, because they suffered such things? 13:3 "I tell ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    In The Beginning - Word Series

    Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Jul 18, 2022
     | 1,782 views

    This sermon explores the first 18 verses of John and how John uses specific words to clarify who Jesus was and is, in order that everyone would seek to exalt Him and His name.

    Sermon Date 02-13-2011 In The Beginning Word (Chuck Gohn) The book of John, chapter 1. We are going to be looking at the first 18 verses. As we look at these 18 verses, what we want to be reminded of is the first 18 verses are known as the prologue to the gospel of John. A prologue is ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    The All You Can Eat Buffet

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Feb 22, 2001
    based on 75 ratings
     | 5,551 views

    We treat the faith like an "all you can eat buffet." We take what we want, and leave the rest. But can we really ignore whole servings of the Word of God?

    by the Rev. Dr. W. Maynard Pittendreigh Sunrise Presbyterian Church Miami Florida September, 2000 When I was in college, there was a restaurant that we loved to go to. It was an all you could eat type of place, which explains why I look the way I look today. We would go and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed