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    Finding Joy In The Midst Of Struggles PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 30, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 78 views

    God’s presence brings peace and joy in life’s storms; we can trust Him, rejoice, and find hope even amid trials and uncertainty.

    Friend, if your week has felt like a hailstorm of headlines and heartaches, you’re in good company here. God gathers the weary and the worried and whispers hope. He knows about the tightness in your chest at 2 a.m., the text that didn’t come, the bill that did, the doctor’s words you keep ...read more

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    Tender Warriors

    Contributed by Steve Malone on May 15, 2001
    based on 388 ratings
     | 27,812 views

    In this message we will see the awesome design God has for men. Forget about what the media says here is God’s kind of man.

    "GOD’S KIND OF MEN; TENDER WARRIORS..." {Top 10 lists...} I. OKAY LET’S TALK ABOUT THE PROBLEM; "THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN" Do you remember years ago watching the movie The Incredible Shrinking Man? In the movie the main character is a man who because of an exposure to a chemical ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A God Worthy Of Our Love Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Jul 30, 2018
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,668 views

    In this conversation we talked about how because God is great and God is good that He is worthy of our love.

    A God Worthy Of Your Love #GettingBetter The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. 2 Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. 3 They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. 4 Yet their voice ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Stretched And Strengthened

    Contributed by Gene Haraldsen on Nov 24, 2009
    based on 12 ratings
     | 38,113 views

    If we will discipline ourselves to stretch spiritually, we will be strengthened to do God’s Will.

    Stretched and Strengthened Luke 5 The spiritual journey of the Apostle Peter has often motivated me: • A down to earth-regular guy- so much so his friends probably called him Pete… ‘Peter’ would have been too formal for him • A commercial fisherman • An ‘ear’ for authentic spiritual truth tho ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Don’t Mix And Match.

    Contributed by Bola Folakemi Praise on Apr 6, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,908 views

    There is a popular slogan that retail shops are using to make their customers to engage in impulse buying (buying what they did not have plan to buy). This slogan is called “MIX AND MATCH” this means combining things that are not related .

    Besides, who would patch old clothing with new cloth? For the new patch would shrink and rip away from the old cloth, leaving and even bigger tear than before. And no one puts new wine into old wineskin, for the old skins would burst from the pressure, spilling the wine and ruining the skins. New ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Response To Crisis

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on May 18, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,204 views

    The Garden of Gethsemane was in many ways the deepst crisis of the Passion of Jesus Christ. What can we learn from observation our great High Priest at this moment of tremendous decision?

    Passage: Matthew 26:36-46 Intro: It’s fitting that we should look this morning at the greatest example of the application of Philippians 4:6-7 that anyone will ever see. PP Phil 4:6-7 1. if anyone ever had a reason to be anxious, troubled, worried, it was Jesus Christ just minutes ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Don't Make God Small Series

    Contributed by Tom Dooley on May 21, 2001
    based on 100 ratings
     | 5,203 views

    We are living in a confusing time in our culture. In such a time we need absolutes. I believe that the Ten Commandments can provide the absolutes that we need.

    "Timeless Truths For Troubled Times" Don’t Make God Small"Exodus 20:4-6 by Tom Dooley www.preachingtheword.com Just a couple of nights ago I was watching a news discussion program. Their conversation turned to morals in America. I thought it was interesting that three out of the four involved in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Where Do You Live?

    Contributed by Daniel Sandoval on Oct 25, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,414 views

    This is a sermon based on the promises of Psalm 91 and it shows the conditions you must meet to receive these promises.

    Traveling is my favorite thing to do. I have been on 3 mission trips in my life and deeply enjoyed being on those trips. I have noticed though that once I return from these trips it feels great because I am returning to my comfort zone. I have been to houses who have little signs saying "Home ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Road Map To Holiness

    Contributed by Timothy Enns on Oct 4, 2011
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,152 views

    A "how to manual" for living out a life of holiness

    Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-3 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. 2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, 3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. Introduction: Imagine if ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Going Home Without Jesus

    Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Dec 23, 2015
    based on 23 ratings
     | 18,484 views

    This holiday season brings joy, happiness, giving, and rejoicing to all family gatherings. This lesson describes the sadness of: "Going home without Jesus." It reveals God's blessings in a child's birth, a Son is given, and how Jesus saves His people from their sins.

    INTRODUCTION Outline. 1. Going Home with Jesus 2. Going Home without Jesus 3. Going Home with Jesus Introductory Remarks. 1. Our lesson today will discuss: "Going home without Jesus." Before noticing our theme, we will consider that this couple would go home with (carrying) Jesus. Joseph ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Are You A Borderline Believer? Series

    Contributed by David Scudder on Mar 20, 2008
     | 5,440 views

    Knowing for sure that we belong to Christ is vital to a healthy Christian life. This text shows us how we can know if our assurance is real or not.

    Are You a Borderline Believer? Hebrews 5:10-12 Purpose: To show that some who claim to know Christ are not really believers. Aim: I want the listener to gain assurance of salvation if they are being faithful to Christ and I want them to fear being lost if they are not being ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    An Overview Of The Book Of Ruth

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 13, 2013
    based on 7 ratings
     | 11,366 views

    It all comes down to a moment at midnight on a particular threshing floor in the valley below Bethlehem.

    AN OVERVIEW OF THE BOOK OF RUTH. Ruth 1-4. The structure of the Book of Ruth is interesting. It begins in the time of the Judges, and ends with a genealogy that runs on to King David, thus justifying the book’s canonical position between Judges and 1 Samuel. The whole story pivots on a time ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Waiting For The News

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 27, 2013
    based on 10 ratings
     | 9,750 views

    Salvation hope: comfort from God.

    WAITING FOR THE NEWS. Isaiah 52:7-10. We live in an age when people love to hear news. Perhaps it gives us a sense of community in this rapidly shrinking ‘global village’. It is something of a cliché amongst those of the news-gathering professions that ‘bad news is good news’ - but most ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    We Got To Grow! Series

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Nov 18, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,520 views

    We got to grow from believer to laborer and then grow to become a soldier for Christ! Who is a soldier? A soldier is an alert, active, loyal, militant follower who arises during the time of crisis and God wants each one of us to resurrect from our comfort

    We got to grow – Part 3 Our fellow soldier! Philemon 1:2”…………..Archippus our fellow soldier……….” We got to grow from believer to laborer and then grow to become a soldier for Christ! Who is a soldier? A soldier is an alert, active, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Abiding In The Truth Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Dec 9, 2012
    based on 17 ratings
     | 29,125 views

    Our passage speak about abiding in Christ. To abide in Christ is to abide in His Word & way. As we abide in His Word & way the Holy Spirit teaches us & molds us into the image of God’s Son. Abiding in Christ is the practice of righteous, which is the w

    1 JOHN 2: 24-29 ABIDING IN THE TRUTH [John 15: 1-11] We reveal our value of Jesus Christ by the degree to which we allow the life of Christ to be reproduced in our lives. To know that Jesus Christ was characterized by love & yet not demonstrate His love proves that we think little of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist