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  • Derrick White Sr avatar

    Holding On To Heaven When Hell Is On Your Back

    Contributed by Derrick White Sr on May 5, 2017
     | 29,858 views

    A MAN WHO LOVED AND FEARED GOD – A PRAYING MAN AND EVEN THOUGH HE LOVED AND FEARED GOD AND WAS A PRAYING MAN ---TROUBLED STILL SHOWED UP AT HIS FRONT PORCH –BUT IN SPITE OF ALL HE WENT THROUGH HE STILL HAD A PRAISE FOR GOD INSIDE OF HIM

    MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS WE HAVE BEEN SUMMON TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF BROTHER/SISTER ________ I WOULD ASK THAT WE WOULD CONTINUE TO KEEP THIS FAMILY LIFTED UP IN PRAYER TODAY AS WELL THE DAYS TO COME----BECAUSE THERE IS POWER IN PRAYER (EXPOUND ON DECEASED) AND HE/SHE HAS ANSWERED THE 5TH ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Put Your Life Back Together Series

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Aug 19, 2013
     | 11,513 views

    Following Naomi's advice, Ruth did 4 things to help put their lives back together. They are the same four things we must do to put our lives together after a major trial, struggle or catastrophe in our lives.

    How To Put Your LIfe Back Together Series: Ruth Chuck Sligh August 18, 2013 ATTENTION: This interpretation of Ruth and the threshing floor incident takes the traditional view of Ruth's actions. I have another sermon on the same text that takes a different view titled Doing it Right, looking at ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Good It Feels To Come Back To Him Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 23, 2014
     | 3,029 views

    In St. Augustine we see the paradigm of the sinner become saint.

    Feast of St. Augustine 2014 Evangelii Gaudium As we begin our reflections on Pope Francis’s exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium, we happily find the cosmic convergence of these greetings from St. Paul to the Corinthians and the words of St. Matthew’s Gospel with the annual commemoration of ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Children: Given To Us To Give Back To God

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Jul 21, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 27,151 views

    A Child Dedication Sunday sermon.

    Children: Given to Us to Give Back to God TEXT: Psalm 127:3: – “Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.” INTRODUCTION Illus. – In this life there are certain important events which we often refer to as “rites of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    3 Ways To Put The Fire Back Into Worship

    Contributed by Clay Gentry on Aug 1, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 18,362 views

    Sometimes our worship assemblies can be dull. But by turning to Psalm 84 we can learn how to put the fire back into our public worship.

    Sometimes a congregation’s public worship can just be downright cold and lifeless. Therefore, in an attempt to revive their dead services, many churches change worship styles, or songs books, or preachers. While these changes may perhaps bring life back into a dead service, they are temporary ...read more

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    When Christ Calls Back His Church Series

    Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Jun 23, 2019
     | 7,835 views

    THIS IS A MESSAGE ON THE CHURCH OF EPHESUS AND THE SUCCESS WE CAN HAVE WHEN WE RETURN TO OUR FIRST LOVE

    WHEN CHRIST CALLS BACK HIS CHURCH REVELATION 2:1-7 MAY 05, 2019 WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN A SERIES OF MESSAGES ON THE SEVEN CHURCHES MENTIONED IN REVELATION. THE BOOK OF REVELATION PRIMARILY DEALS WITH THE TIME AFTER THE RAPTURE CULMINATING WITH THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hanging On To Heaven When Hell Is On Your Back

    Contributed by John Gaston on Oct 2, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,332 views

    Josiah had everything going against him: horrible parents, no Bible, a defeated and bankrupt nation. But despite his trials, he became the greatest King of Israel, spiritually, even greater than David! You too can beat your problems and rise to do great things!

    HANGING ON TO HEAVEN WHEN HELL IS ON YOUR BACK 2 Chr. 33:1-35:18 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. The King of Egypt decided to modernize his country by putting plumbing in all the buildings. The people were delighted to get indoor running water! 2. To accomplish this, Pharaoh opened a school for ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Jesus Is Coming Back, The Judgment (4 Of 5) Series

    Contributed by Gary Holt on May 20, 2020
     | 2,987 views

    Jesus is coming back and we better be prepared to meet Him. There will be judgment of people to either heaven or hell.

    “Jesus is coming BACK, Judgment” Hebrews 9:27/Matthew 25 CREDIT: I used Jeff Strite heavily as a source for this sermon. I do not think I improved on his work and can't really figure out what parts in the sermon below are mine and which are his. I share this sermon with hesitation, knowing ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Jesus Is Coming Back, Be Prepared (5 Of 5) Series

    Contributed by Gary Holt on May 31, 2020
     | 5,706 views

    Jesus is coming back a second time to collect the faithful and issue rewards, we need to always be ready

    “Jesus is coming BACK, BE PREPARED” Week 5 of 5 Matthew 25:1-13 Credit: Steve Shepherd, Troy Borst, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament Please stand for the reading of God’s Word: Matthew 25:1-13 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Jesus Is Coming Back, He Said So Series

    Contributed by Gary Holt on Apr 18, 2020
     | 4,382 views

    I am writing this as a follow up to Easter, it is a reminder of our hope in Jesus. I intend this to be uplifting and to focus on what we DO KNOW about the second coming.

    “Jesus is coming back, HE SAID SO” Week 1 of 5 John 14:1-5 Today we start a new series called “Jesus is coming, BACK”: Today is “Jesus is coming back, HE SAID SO” Next week Jesus is coming back, SOON. Then Jesus is coming back, UNEXPECTEDLY. Week 4 is “Jesus is coming back, JUDGMENT ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God's Got Your Back

    Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Feb 17, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,766 views

    David's Psalm revealing to us just how much God has our back during our tough times!

    Scripture: Psalm 3 Theme: Victory Title: God’s Got Your Back INTRO: Grace and peace this morning from God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit! I hope you have enjoyed an incredible week! I hope that it has been a week of great joy, love and peace. And I hope it has been a week that you have ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Kevin L. Jones avatar

    Back Where It All Began (Part 1) Series

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Oct 15, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,170 views

    A sermon examining Jesus' brief return to Nazareth during His earthly ministry.

    BACK WHERE IT ALL BEGAN Mark 6:1-6 Twenty-one-year-old Steven A. Wowwk arrived as an infantryman in the Army’s First Cavalry Division in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam in early January 1969 to fight in an escalating and increasingly unwinnable war. By June, Wowwk had been wounded twice—the second time ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Back Where It All Began (Part 2) Series

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Oct 15, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,531 views

    A sermon examining Jesus' brief return to Nazareth during His earthly ministry.

    BACK WHERE IT ALL BEGAN (PART II) Mark 6:1-6 In 1858 the Illinois legislature--using an obscure statute--sent Stephen A. Douglas to the U.S. Senate instead of Abraham Lincoln, although Lincoln had won the popular vote. When a sympathetic friend asked Lincoln how he felt, he said, "Like the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Go Back, Go Worship, Go Out

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Dec 6, 2020
     | 8,845 views

    Have you ever felt like everything is against you. You walk with God yet circumstances and situations leave you feeling alone, scared, frustrated, confused, and uncertain. This may sound like a miserable place to be but many of us are living right here.

    GO BACK, GO WORSHIP, GO OUT! By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. The number 3 biblically represents fullness. Past, present, future, outer court, inner court, Holy of Holies, Father, Son, Holy Ghost. Body, Soul, Spirit. Death, burial, resurrection, Joseph had 3 coats, his father gave him his first ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    Jacob-When He Came Back To Bethel Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on May 9, 2022
     | 3,248 views

    Jacob had met the LORD at Bethel when he fled from Esau, his brother. Now, some twenty years later, he's on his way back to Bethel but things are much different than before.

    Foreword: Full disclosure, there is a message on this site, which I prepared, called “Back to Bethel” in a series about Bethel experiences. This message here is not a rehash of the previous message, but, as both messages are based on the same text, some overlap in probably unavoidable but is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist