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  • Rodney Mason avatar

    Hold On Series

    Contributed by Rodney Mason on Sep 17, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 12,795 views

    It is important that Christians understand that they possess the ability to weather the storms of life.

    Introduction This week will start part 2 of 2 sermons entitled “Standing on the Promises”. The world we live in is full of troubles, tensions and turmoil. If we don’t have something to hold on to, we as the world will be hopeless and helpless. I am reminded of my childhood when I was in school ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God's Promises Series

    Contributed by Rodney Mason on Sep 17, 2004
    based on 77 ratings
     | 17,330 views

    To survive the storms of life, we must understand that in God there are promises that He has made to us.

    Introduction This week will start part 1 of 2 sermons entitled “Standing on the Promises”. The world we live in is full of troubles, tensions and turmoil. If we don’t have something to hold on to, we as the world will be hopeless and helpless. But we do have something to hold on to, the Promises ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God Has Authority Over Me. Psalms 23:2-3

    Contributed by T. W Jenkins on Mar 12, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,530 views

    Reading the twenty-third psalm can be misleading if we only open our ears to verse one. "The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want". However, we must understand that the Lord, as our Shepherd, requires complete authority over the sheep. He must be in total

    1. I need His presence (He makes me to lie down in green pasture) This can only happen when I am in His presence. He's an interesting point about sheep being made to lie down. Sheep are very skittish animals. They are very Nervous and have to reach a high level of comfort ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Passion Sunday Series

    Contributed by Alan Mccann on Jun 28, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 9,978 views

    Sir, we would see Jesus!

    PASSION SUNDAY – JOHN 12 V20-32 Today is Passion Sunday. Today throughout the world people will meet together to worship God and to recollect the Passion (the life, death, resurrection of Jesus). I want us together to look at an incident in the life of Jesus as recorded for us in John’s gospel ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Parched People Dig Deep Into God's Grace

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Nov 19, 2013
     | 10,624 views

    When you are in a spiritual desert you dig deep be deciding to discover the grace of God.

    Title: Parched People Dig Deep Text: Isaiah 12 Thesis: When you are in a spiritual desert you dig deep by deciding to discover the grace of God. Background Comments: Isaiah is not easy book… Isaiah in the Old Testament is the Apostle Paul of the New Testament. It is heavily prophetic and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Hope In The Lord Series

    Contributed by Gordon Pike on Nov 28, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,201 views

    When we find ourselves in the depths of despair, we have the gift of Jesus … the very embodiment of God’s “hesed” … God’s steadfast love … and we have the cross to remind us of the greatest Christmas gift of all, amen?

    Advent is a time of tension. There is the joy and anticipation of the season and the stress and strain of trying to prepare for it, amen? But the season itself represents an historical and theological tension as well and I am going to use songs from the Jewish song book and songs from our own ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Myth: Christians Are Better People Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on May 24, 2013
     | 3,360 views

    Myth: Christians are Better People

    MYTH: Christians Are Better People Series: Myths: Exposing the False Beliefs that Bind Us Brad Bailey - April 7, 2013 Intro: (Could open with humorous story came out this week about poodles being sold that were actually weasels on steroids.) ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Journey Of Joy

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Oct 17, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,658 views

    The secret of finding joy in life is looking in the right place and looking in the right person, God.

    The Journey of Joy Selected Passages September 3, 2001 Introduction I. The Road to Happiness A. Construction on the highway: We have all seen more than our share of highway construction. Lots of heavy equipment rearranging the terrain, moving earth and removing old pavement. It causes long delays ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Trinity Sunday

    Contributed by Christopher Nerreau on Jun 20, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,645 views

    Today we discuss the Trinity: What the doctrine means Where the doctrine comes from Why the doctrine matters

    “Trinity Sunday” Topical 05/22/2008 By Dcn. Chris Nerreau TITLE: Three in One, One in Three SERMON TYPE: Topical DATE: 06-17-2008 INTRODUCTION • Have you ever noticed how pragmatic society is today? o We say we only believe in those things that we can touch, feel, see or understand. o But ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    My Peace I Give To You

    Contributed by Raymond Smith on Jan 25, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,079 views

    God’s peace and the World’s peace is not the same

    MY PEACE I GIVE TO YOU Reading: John 14:23-31 We live in a world that promises so much, yet in reality, all too often fails to come up with the goods. When electricity was first becoming nationally available there was the promise of it being "free", when nuclear power stations were first being ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Wilderness Experience Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 11, 2014
     | 29,486 views

    This sermon is about Elijah the Prophet and the result of his defeat of Jezebel

    The Wilderness Experience Matthew 26:69-75 When Jesus finished sharing the Passover with the disciples, he took Peter, James and John with him to the Garden of Gethsemane. The Gospels describe Jesus as “sorrowful and troubled.” The Gospel of John in chapter 21 reports that Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Communion - Together As One

    Contributed by Gerald Du Preez on Mar 24, 2023
     | 3,149 views

    Tracing the communion service from the Passover through the Last Supper and the Eucharist.

    Passover Death was in the air. The young boy stood outside with his father, watching him splash blood onto the doorposts of their humble home. “Why, dad, why?” Comes the plaintive question from the lips of a terrified youngster. “This is to keep you alive, son. Let’s go inside to share our last ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    God Our Father For Father's Day

    Contributed by William Akehurst on Jun 26, 2023
     | 1,371 views

    Our view of GOD our FATHER must come from Scripture.

    2023.06.18.Sermon.Father’s Day William Akehurst, HSWC KEY POINT: OUR VIEW OF GOD OUR FATHER MUST COME FROM SCRIPTURE THE LORD GOD OUR FATHER Isaiah 63:16 Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art our father, our redeemer; thy ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Go! And Wait On The Lord - Psalm 27:14 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 12, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 586 views

    Waiting is one of the hardest lessons in life. We live in a world of instant answers and quick results. We microwave our meals, we stream movies instantly, we send a message and expect a reply within seconds. Yet God often calls us into a season where His answer is not immediate.

    Go! And Wait on the Lord - Psalm 27:14 Introduction: The Tension of Waiting Waiting is one of the hardest lessons in life. We live in a world of instant answers and quick results. We microwave our meals, we stream movies instantly, we send a message and expect a reply within seconds. Yet God ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Temptations -- Jesus' And Ours Series

    Contributed by Revd Dr Ruwan Palapathwala on Jan 1, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 680 views

    Temptation is our awful struggle not to lose ourselves and our potential to lose ourselves. Temptation also highlights God’s mercy and grace in our lives in the wilderness for forty minutes, hours, days or years.

    In today’s Gospel reading, we encounter the most human and common experience: temptation, which Jesus also experienced in a very profound way. The temptations of Jesus are found in all four Gospels. But we are accustomed to thinking that Jesus was tempted three times before his public ministry ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican