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  • David Dunn avatar

    Detours, Dead Ends, And Dry Holes

    Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 24, 2025
     | 166 views

    God leads through detours, dead ends, and dry holes to grow trust, display His power, and sweeten life’s bitterness by the cross.

    Introduction — The Long Way Home Good morning, friends. Please, open your Bible to Exodus 13. God’s people have just left Egypt. After four hundred years of slavery, they’re finally free. You’d think that with the Red Sea behind them and the Promised Land in front of them, the route would be ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Who You Gonna Call?

    Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 26, 2025
     | 39 views

    Today is God’s appointed moment to surrender to Christ, because sin’s essence is self and no second chance awaits after death.

    A Familiar Question with Eternal Weight We all know the line from pop culture: Who you gonna call? It was written for a movie that made people laugh, but the question itself is deadly serious. When a crisis hits, when the next breath is uncertain, when eternity draws close—who you call on ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Have Thine Own Way PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 30, 2023
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     | 1,158 views

    This sermon encourages believers to trust in God's plan, allow Him to shape their lives, and follow His divine direction, even in challenging times.

    Good morning, dear friends. It is a joy to be here with you today, to share in the warmth of fellowship, the strength of faith, and the richness of God's Word. We are gathered here, not by chance, but by divine appointment, under the watchful eye of our Creator, our Father, our Potter. Let's turn ...read more

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    Prayer Life PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 26, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 944 views

    This sermon explores the importance of prayer, solitude, and seeking God amidst life's busyness.

    Good morning, dear church family, it is indeed a joy and privilege to gather in the house of the Lord today. As we come together in fellowship, our hearts are stirred by the power of God’s Word, the comfort of His presence, and the unity of His Spirit. Our hearts are like parched ground, thirsty ...read more

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    Are You Thirsty? PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 23, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 614 views

    This sermon explores God's perfect love, His transformative grace, and the hope for transformation through the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman. Key

    Good morning, dear friends. It is a joy to be with you today, gathered in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ. We are here, not because we are perfect, but because we are perfectly loved by a God who sees us, knows us, and desires to transform us by His grace. Today, we are going to turn our hearts ...read more

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    Coming Together PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 29, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 858 views

    This sermon emphasizes the importance of forgiveness, humility, and reconciliation, using Joseph's story as an example of God's divine plan amidst adversity.

    Good morning, dear friends. As we gather here today in the spirit of unity, in the spirit of fellowship, and in the spirit of divine love, we turn our hearts and minds to Genesis 45:1-8, a passage that speaks of forgiveness, pride, and reconciliation. Let us read together: "Then Joseph could not ...read more

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    Where's The Love At? PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 10, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 718 views

    This sermon encourages believers to embody Christ's command of loving one another, manifesting love, respect, and mercy in their lives as active testimonies of faith.

    Good morning, beloved. It is a joy to gather together in a place where we come to find solace from God who loves us beyond measure. We come, not because we are perfect, but because we are loved by a perfect God who calls us to love one another as He has loved us. Charles Spurgeon once said, "A ...read more

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    Love PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 22, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 572 views

    Explores the depth of God's love, our response to His love by loving others, and the transformative power of love in our lives.

    Welcome, beloved family. It's a joy to gather with you again as we open the Word of God together. We are here to seek His wisdom, to be nourished by His truth, and to be encouraged by His unfailing love. Today, we are turning our hearts and minds toward a profound and transformative topic: love. ...read more

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    There Once Was A Country...

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jan 5, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,968 views

    What we are as a nation is not what we were, and the difference is not something to be celebrated.

    “Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the LORD has spoken: ‘Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me. The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s crib, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand.’ “Ah, sinful nation, a people laden ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fruits Of The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Norman Bernad on Jul 20, 2023
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     | 4,747 views

    When we bent over a plant to pick its fruit, we didn’t expect apples or oranges or kiwi to be attached to the plant. We knew that strawberry plants always bear strawberries.

    Fruits of the Holy Spirit Psalm 1 1. Galatians 5:18-26. 2. John 15:1-5 First of all, a fruit plant or tree will only produce one kind of fruit. When we bent over a plant to pick its fruit, we didn’t expect apples or oranges or kiwi to be attached to the plant. We knew that strawberry ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Lord Will Return (Zechariah) Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jul 11, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 533 views

    When life gets hard, look to Christ. Look forward to the glorious future He has planned for you. Look within at the changes He is making to your heart. And look up because He is coming soon!

    A man stopped to watch a Little League baseball game. He asked one of the youngsters what the score was. “We're losing 18-0,” was the answer. “Well,” said the man. “I must say you don't look discouraged.” “Discouraged?” the boy said, puzzled. “Why should we be discouraged? We ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    I Am Come For Judgment

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Jul 24, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,996 views

    Sermon 5 of 7: Why did Jesus come?

    John 9:39-41 I Am Come For Judgment Woodlawn Missionary Baptist Church July 24, 2005 Introduction Have you ever heard the story about Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson going on a camping trip? After a good meal, they lay down for the night and went to sleep. Some hours later, Holmes awoke and nudged ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Pick Up The Oars!

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on May 5, 2003
    based on 60 ratings
     | 4,930 views

    This week we’re going to talk about the difference between how we want to be perceived as Christians, and how we should be perceived. Learn how we’re nothing special, but we’ve got an important job to do.

    How do you like to be seen? What’s the image you like to portray to the outside world? Maybe for you its self confidence, or knowledgeable, or “too cool for school”. At a golf course, four men approached the sixteenth tee. The straight fairway ran along a road and bike path fenced off on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    A Toughened Heart - Witnessing - Soulwinning Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Aug 23, 2005
    based on 267 ratings
     | 23,871 views

    Acts 16 is the story of 3 hearts: Lydia’s TENDER heart, the Slave Girl’s TORMENTED heart, and the Philippian Jailer’s TOUGHENED heart. Link included to formatted text version and PowerPoint.

    A Toughened Heart Acts 16:22-40 ----- Is there someone you know who needs to be saved, and you would label them as “a tough case”? Have you ever been discouraged, thinking, “oh, they’ll never get saved, they’re too hardened”? A good subtitle for this message would be: Jesus CAN save the hard ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Know The Difference Between Whitewashing And Washing White?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 31, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,686 views

    There are many external problems that are a manifestation of a deep internal problem. We must get to the root of the problems to correct them.

    WHITEWASHED OR WASHED WHITE? GIVE THE OFFERING OF EXCUSES? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I. THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE IN WHITEWASHING AND WASHING WHITE. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUTWARD RIGHTEOUSNESS AND INWARD CORRUPTION, AND REAL RIGHTEOUSNESS! AN EXTERNAL SIGN OF AND ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God