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  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    When Catastrophes Happen, Whom Do We Blame?

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 6, 2025
     | 60 views

    When something really bad happens, we look for a scapegoat to take the blame. For lots of troubles, our response is to blame God, praying “why did you do this to us, Lord?”

    Friday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time 2025 What has happened so that the prophet Joel tells the priests of the Jerusalem temple to weep and wail? Why is the house of God deprived of grain offering and wine offering? If we look not here in chapter 2 of the prophecy, but go back to ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • David Dunn avatar

    No Fault Of Mine

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 20, 2025
     | 49 views

    Jesus stood on humanity’s fault line, bore our blame, and made us faultless in grace—secure on the unshakable ground of mercy

    > “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” (ESV) --- Introduction – The Medal, the Fault Line, and the Mirror A church once gave their pastor a medal that read “Most Humble Pastor.” They took it back the next Sabbath—he wore it to church. That little story ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    God, The Giver Of Good And Perfect Gifts Series

    Contributed by Tim Byrd on Oct 3, 2002
    based on 147 ratings
     | 28,858 views

    Part 6 in a series on the book of James

    A Life of Works Produced By Faith Part 6 “God, the Giver of Good and Perfect Gifts” Date: September 29, 2002 Place: Allendale Baptist Church Text: James 1:16-18 Introduction · Some one has said that these three verses are a pivotal point in the chapter. · James has reminded us that the problem ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen?"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 5, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 8,299 views

    A ’sermonette’ if you will, in response to Katrina

    When tragedy strikes, when chaos reins, when calamity turns lives upside down, people ask questions. In their anger and their grief some of the most common questions are about God, even from people who otherwise ignore or even claim to disbelieve in Him. “Why does God let bad things happen?” ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

  • Tom Fuller avatar

    Jesus Became Sin For You

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jul 12, 2011
     | 3,955 views

    Just how did Jesus pay for your sins? To understand this will give you a new appreciation for just how bad evil is, how good God is, and the value of what Jesus did for you on the cross and bears for you each and every day. It also makes our job descripti

    A few weeks ago we talked about the masks we as Christians put on that sometimes hides our true selves from one another. But those who do not know Christ also put on masks—to hide themselves from an awful reality that they don’t want to face—that we as humans are evil at the core. We distract ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Responding To God's Silence Series

    Contributed by Shine Thomas on Feb 2, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,014 views

    How to respond when God is silent? What is your vision about your life? Do you think God is silent and you have not achieved anything? God is working on our behalf even when we feel he is silent towards us!

    Follow us on: Website: https://cityharvestag.com/sermons/?sermon_topics=cross Podcast : https://city-harvest-sermons.simplecast.com/episodes/produce-fruit-in-keeping-with-repentance Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CityHarvestA... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cityharvestag/ YouTube: ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    I Need Water!

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Oct 23, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,629 views

    How many times have I seen Christian at one another’s throat or after the minister because of something that displeased them?

    Moses was God’s chosen prophet to lead Israel but Israel often argued with Moses. They constantly found fault with Moses’ leadership skills. They constantly argued with Moses and had sharp criticism for everything he did. Moses was God’s chosen man for the hour but the Children ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bill Sullivan avatar

    Of Specks And Logs

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Jul 1, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,487 views

    a sermon on hypocritical judging and blaming, and God's admonition to look at our own heart first

    Of Specks and Logs TCF Sermon June 6, 2010 Have you noticed that fixing blame on someone seems to be a big part of our culture? Is there any spectacle that illustrates our culture of blame better than the congressional hearing? It doesn’t matter what the hearing is about. What we see is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    You Can Alter Your Moods And Emotions!

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 12, 2014
     | 6,464 views

    Who are you punishing by accepting bad moods? You must control your emotions by faith. Do you blame others for your moods?

    MOODS: WHAT ARE MOODS? HOW DO WE GET INTO THIS MOOD? CAN WE CHANGE OUR MOODS... By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Ever wonder why they were called the SONS OF THUNDER? Mark 3:17 And James the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Stuff Happens!

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jul 17, 2010
     | 4,269 views

    Lent is the season when we stir up the trash pile of life.

    STUFF happens! Luke 13:1-5 We are starting the third week of the season of Lent. Lint is a season of life review where we ask the Spirit to lead us toward personal repentance for some of our choices, words and actions. It is a time when we examine the Good the Bad and the Ugly in our daily ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Peter Toy avatar

    The Power Of Commitment

    Contributed by Peter Toy on Apr 17, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 34,310 views

    The introductory sermon on a series on the book of Ruth. The outline is: 1. Follow God, not food. 2. Don’t blame God for our bad choices. 3. Our life can change lives. 4. When we commit ourselves to God, He commits Himself to us.

    The Beauty of Commitment - Ruth 1:1-22 BTBC - April 21, 2013 There is power in commitment. Let me show you a short video clip from the movie, “The Fellowship of the Rings” (show video). What did you think of Sam when you saw that video clip? Weren’t you impressed? Didn’t you wish you had a friend ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sour Grapes

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 29, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,690 views

    From blame to shame. A call to repentance.

    SOUR GRAPES. Ezekiel 18:1-4; Ezekiel 18:25-32. It seems to be very much a part of fallen human nature that we want to blame someone else for the things that go wrong in our lives. This all began in the garden of Eden, after the first couple ate of the forbidden fruit. Adam blamed both his ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Nettie J Pennington avatar

    We Are All Responsible

    Contributed by Nettie J Pennington on Aug 13, 2022
     | 1,569 views

    For the salvation of man and the preservation of the land, those called by His name must go into the mission fields and preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

    Opening Prayer: Father God, we thank you for this day and praise your holy name. Lord, we know that we are given dominion over the earth, including the land, and we thank you for entrusting it to our care. We know that too often, we forget or ignore our responsibilities and do not live up to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Lordship: Salute Or Dilute Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Apr 8, 2023
     | 1,854 views

    What do we do when we are confronted with the Lordship of Christ. Obey? Or in the case of saw, seek to dilute the responsibility we have concerning Lordship.

    LORDSHIP: SALUTE OR DILUTE 1 SAMUEL 15:1-26 1 SAMUEL 15:22 BUT SAMUEL REPLIED: "DOES THE LORD DELIGHT IN BURNT OFFERINGS AND SACRIFICES AS MUCH AS IN OBEYING THE VOICE OF THE LORD? TO OBEY IS BETTER THAN SACRIFICE, AND TO HEED IS BETTER THAN THE FAT OF RAMS. INTRODUCTION: WHEN WE BEGAN THIS ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Significance Of A New Creation-12 Series

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Apr 20, 2016
     | 2,844 views

    Part A of point 14. Paul commended his apostolic ministry to the Corinthian church thru a list of practical realities within which he operated. The significance of being a new creation in Christ is played out in the Practical Realities of Ministry.

    ‘The Significance Of A New Creation’--XII—2Corinthians 5:9--6:10... 14. The PRACTICAL REALITIES Of MINISTRY-A—2Corinthians 6:3-10... Part A of point 14 in the series, ‘The Significance Of A New Creation’ Attention: Ask the congregation, “What did you want ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist