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  • Mark Aarssen avatar

    The Garden Of Gethsemane

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on May 30, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,394 views

    Seeking Gods will in our life takes moments of great surrender just as Jesus demonstrates for us in the garden. Our Heavenly Father works out the events of our life in a mysterious way we can not comprehend it all.

    The Garden of Gethsemane Exodus 12:1-10 Mark 14:12-42 One of the most famous paintings in the world is that of Heinrich Hofman and his work entitled Christ in Gethsemane 1890. Most of you know it well, it depicts Jesus kneeling and resting on a rock as he prays looking up. The colors of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Plod On! We Are In A Marathron

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 20, 2014
     | 3,642 views

    Ministry must be build about the long haul not the sprint? Life is a MARATHON... PLOD ON... PREPARE FOR THE GOAL.

    PLOD ON... LIFE IS A MARATHRON NOT A SPRINT... By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com MY DAD HAS PASTORED ALMOST 60 YEARS, I HAVE 33 YEARS IN THE FULL TIME MINISTRY... OFTEN AS I LEAVE MY DAD HE SAYS: LOVE YOU SON! PLOD ON... PLOD ON IS A OLD MOUNTAIN EXPRESSION... DO YOU UNDERSTAND ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Perry Greene avatar

    All In Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 4, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 8,268 views

    To follow God requires 100% effort. It's "All In" or "All Out" in our service -- no holding back!

    1. Examination At 3:00 a.m. one cold morning a missionary candidate walked into an office for a scheduled interview with the examiner of a mission board. He waited until 8 a.m. when the examiner arrived. The examiner said, “Let us begin. First, please spell baker.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • David Flowers avatar

    Going Back In Order To God Forward Series

    Contributed by David Flowers on Feb 12, 2011
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     | 7,435 views

    Part 3 in series Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, this message looks at false messages we learn in childhood and their effects on us in adulthood, and explains why the pain of moving out of the false self is preferable to the pain of staying in it.

    Going Back in Order to God Forward Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, prt. 3 Wildwind Community Church October 24, 2010 In order to not cause confusion, I am naming each of the sermons in this series after whatever we’re covering in the Emotionally Healthy Spirituality book that week. So ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • Bob Marcaurelle avatar

    Twelve Inches From Heaven - Presenting The Gospel ( My Story ) Series

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Feb 8, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,743 views

    This message shows that believing in Jesus must be accompanied with repentance, which is not giving up a list of sins others tell us to do but being willing to do what God tells us to do.

    Twelve Inches from Heaven (Presenting the Gospel - My Story) Matthew 7:15-23 “Call his name, Jesus (The Lord saves), because He will save His people from their sins.” -Matt. 1:21 “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.” – Acts 2:4 DEFINING SALVATION FORGIVENESS The word “save” ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Choices & Results

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jun 2, 2011
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     | 4,276 views

    In order to follow the example of Christ’s humility, we must be willing to lay down our rights and reputation for the sake of the gospel. We must humble ourselves and serve others as a bondservant of Christ. If we say, we follow Christ; do we really live

    Opening illustration: At the 2009 Kansas high school state track championship, an unusual thing happened. The team that won the girls 3,200-meter relay was disqualified. But what happened next was even more unusual. The team that was awarded the state championship by default turned right around and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    More? I Know There Is More?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 21, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,365 views

    We must never settle for less than we are capable of accomplishing. There is more than this. Thank God for this, but help me find more...

    MORE: I KNOW THERE IS MORE... GIVE ME MORE... By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com This is a two part lesson... Many focus on YESTERDAY'S REGRETS... Too bad! Others are focusing on TOMORROW'S DREAMS... Too bad! Beyond the regrets of yesterday and the dreams of tomorrow are: OPPORTUNITIES ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney avatar

    You Can Have It If You’re Willing To Stretch For It

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Apr 6, 2010
    based on 78 ratings
     | 63,658 views

    There is nothing really out of reach for the child of God, but there are some things that you have to stretch for to get.

    You can have it (if) you’re willing to stretch God has put a word in my spirit for the body of Christ, and I must prophesy to any one with ears to hear: God is setting his people free. You say But Pastor, I’m a child of God. Yes you may be a child of God and yet be bound, (bound by ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Your So-Called Life

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 17, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,768 views

    Jesus calls us not just to live differently, but to die to ourselves and to regard our lives as not our own

    Matthew 16;24-27 Intro: I recently ran across a quote from Richard Wurmbrand, a preacher who spent many years in prison under Rumanian communists because of his testimony for Jesus. Wurmbrand says he was trying to explain systematic theology to a Russian preacher of the underground church ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Steven Simala Grant avatar

    Chocolate Covered Strawberries: The Fruit Of Self-Control Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 10, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,709 views

    self-control is about the Holy Spirit exposing the lies around us for what they really are, and thus setting us free to choose that which is right and best. To illustrate this sermon, I made chocolate covered strawberries for everyone!

    Chocolate Covered Strawberries: The Fruit of Self-Control Gal 5:13-26 October 24, 2004 Intro: “Try Harder!” How often do you hear that? How often do you feel that?? Life isn’t going the way you want it to, the solution must be to try harder. To work longer hours to get a promotion. To try ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Making Peace When There Is No Peace

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 7, 2009
     | 5,351 views

    We would like to contribute to world peace, but how? Confront others with their wrongness; but before that, understand your own heart; and before that, be reconciled to God.

    "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God." Well, who wouldn’t like to be that?! Who wouldn’t want to be a peacemaker and be rewarded by God and by a grateful world? "Blessed are the peacemakers." The trouble is, it’s not that easy. You and I may fantasize ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Craig Nelson avatar

    Self-Esteem Or God-Esteem? Lesson 3 - Four Ways To Improve Your Self-Image Series

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Dec 10, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,836 views

    A. Knowing Yourself B. Diagnosing The Real Problem C. Tracing Your Family Tree D. Understanding Your Roots

    III. FOUR WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR SELF-IMAGE. A. Knowing Yourself. Many Christians seek pity, understanding, and compassion from the pastor and their fellow church members, but they are not looking for answers. QUESTION: When can we say to our world that Jesus is the answer to their deepest ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Vince Miller avatar

    Attribute Four | A Man Strategizes Self-Discipline Series

    Contributed by Vince Miller on Apr 29, 2018
     | 7,232 views

    A man welcomes and embraces self-discipline. He will use self-discipline as a means of accomplishing God’s purposes in his life, understanding that the flesh prefers indifference over discipline.

    Well, gentlemen, today we are in attribute number 4 of a Man of God – Strategizing self-discipline. And as promised, I am going to share a verse with you each time – one from something Jesus did, and something that he said that help us to make this attribute real for us. Something that both Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Search Me, Lord PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 2, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 958 views

    This sermon encourages believers to invite God's transformative work in their lives through self-reflection, spiritual change, and surrender to God's Word.

    Good morning, beloved family in Christ! It is a joy and a privilege to gather together in the house of our Lord, to share in fellowship, and to open our hearts to His Word. Today, we find ourselves drawn to a particular passage of Scripture, a beautiful prayer nestled within the pages of the ...read more

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    If We Make No Real Effort To Find God Daily Our Lives Decay.

    Contributed by David Leach on Jan 29, 2014
     | 4,109 views

    The joy the blessing and the necessity of diligence when it comes to connecting with God.

    If we make no real effort to find God daily our lives decay To get natural food I must allocate time and make the effort to either grow something or go to the store buy the food and then prepare and cook it – to get gas I must allocate time and make the effort go to the station and fill up ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational