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  • Davon Huss avatar

    Never Give Up!

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 24, 2002
    based on 43 ratings
     | 15,281 views

    A sermon on striving for excellence from Philippians 3:12-16

    Final Sermon for Vinton on 7/21/2002 Philippians 3:12-16 Never give up! Introduction: I read that it took Winston Churchill three years to get through the eighth grade because he had trouble learning English. In kind of an ironic twist, years later in the midst of World War II Oxford University ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Hurry Up And Wait Series

    Contributed by Rodney Coe on Feb 9, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,297 views

    What to do when we are waiting on the Lord.

    You may have heard the expression “Hurry up and wait,” if you served in the military you certainly have heard it and seen it. Thirteen years in the U.S. Navy I have seen it first hand. Wake you up at the crack of dawn just to sit and wait for an hour or more to get your orders for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Taking Up A Cross

    Contributed by David Nolte on Mar 3, 2019
     | 5,771 views

    Just what did Jesus have in mind when He spoke of bearing a cross?

    No Crown Without A Cross Luke 9:18-26 David P. Nolte When Jesus spoke of the cross we must bear, He was not speaking about a lapel pin or bumper sticker. He was not referring to an ostentatious display. of a huge hunk of baggage on a chain or cord for a necklace. He didn’t mean a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Never Give Up!

    Contributed by Reggie Corfield on Aug 12, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,133 views

    Many of us are too quick to throw in he towel and give up on God; when we do that we are doing exactly what the devil wants us to do. We are to persevere and trust God to do the impossible.

    This morning I want to talk a little about the rewards of never giving up on God. Today’s gospel story is about a persistent woman and a disinterested God. It is also about a mother who would not take “no” as an answer. The woman was a Canaanite which meant she was a gentile. She ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Look Up And Live

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Oct 3, 2019
     | 5,128 views

    Disobey you loose obey you win every time.

    LOOK UP AND LIVE Numbers 21: And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners. 2 And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Wake-Up Call

    Contributed by Derrick Strickland on Feb 25, 2002
    based on 97 ratings
     | 12,493 views

    The chaos and the turmoil of this age isn’t merely a wake-up call for the world. It’s a cry for the church to arise for "such a time as this."

    “THE WAKE-UP CALL” Jonah 1:4-6 Preached in the wake of September 11 terrorist attacks. INTRO: 1. In the past week, I’ve heard many refer to what’s going on as a wake-up call for our nation. a. A call to turn our hearts back to the God that this nation was founded on. b. Although, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Scandal And Cover Up

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Mar 16, 2004
    based on 68 ratings
     | 8,910 views

    This is about David’s affair with Bathsheba and the murder of Uriah.

    Have you ever heard someone say, “Oh, the Bible is so boring. It’s just a bunch of ‘begets’ and ‘begots’ and a bunch of stuff that happen thousands of years ago”? Our passage today certainly cannot be considered boring. We have a sex scandal at the highest levels of government. There are ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • James May avatar

    Never Give Up

    Contributed by James May on Nov 7, 2004
    based on 74 ratings
     | 15,770 views

    Never give up on prayer and trusting the Lord. In God’s time and in God’s manner, your answer will come.

    NEVER GIVE UP by Pastor Jim May Matthew 9:1-26 In 1972, NASA launched the exploratory space probe Pioneer 10. The satellite’s primary mission was to reach Jupiter, photograph the planet and its moons, and beam data to earth about Jupiter’s magnetic field, radiation belts, and atmosphere. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    What's Up With Heaven?

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Feb 13, 2014
    based on 11 ratings
     | 14,176 views

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    What’s Up With Heaven? John 14:1-3 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/WhatsUp.html Epitaph in Indiana: “Here lies the body of old man Peas, Buried ‘neath the flowers and trees. But Peas ain’t here, just the pod. Peas shelled out and went to God.” A lady tried to quote ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Its A Set-Up

    Contributed by Charles Maceo Holsey on Aug 14, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 18,391 views

    This sermon deals with how the world attempts to set-up Christians and how the resurrection of Jesus liberates after being set-up by the world.

    2 Chronicles 18:1 - 3 (NRSV) 1Now Jehoshaphat had great riches and honor; and he made a marriage alliance with Ahab. 2After some years he went down to Ahab in Samaria. Ahab slaughtered an abundance of sheep and oxen for him and for the people who were with him, and induced him to go up against ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Wayne Lawson avatar

    Rise Up And Walk

    Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Jun 10, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 34,020 views

    Years of dependency upon everyone else. Years of begging had taken an emotional toll on this man’s self-esteem and sense of worth.

    TITLE: RISE UP AND WALK SCRIPTURE: ACTS 3:1-10 He had become a familiar site to Temple goers over the years. Every day his friends would carry him there and leave him by the Gate called Beautiful. All day long he would sit by the gate with outstretched arms begging for money from people entering ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lift Him Up Series

    Contributed by Pastor Randall Timblin on Nov 17, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,376 views

    What does it mean to LIFT HIM UP? Does it have anything to do with GLORY? And what does GLORY mean anyway?

    John 3:14-15 The dictionary says it means to esteem or to hold up. To extol, to worship, to revere. I like every one of those words and YES they certainly apply to our God...would you agree? Which word is your favorite...if you had to pick only one? Mine is extol. It has a ring to it. To ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Hurry Up And Wait

    Contributed by Geoff Hamrick on Jul 16, 2005
    based on 38 ratings
     | 14,359 views

    Have you ever heard the expression, “Hurry up and wait?” This thought goes against everything we know as a way of life today. Because of technological advancements, we have become a society of impatient people. We want it…and we want it now.

    Hurry Up and Wait Pastor Geoff Hamrick Psalms 27 Have you ever heard the expression, “Hurry up and wait?” This thought goes against everything we know as a way of life today. Because of technological advancements, we have become a society of impatient people. We want it…and we want it now. If ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Ups And Downs Of Obedience Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Feb 9, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,575 views

    A look at Elijah and how his obedience wasn’t determined by his feelings.

    What type of person does God choose to confront politicians with His word? If you were to picture in your mind that type of person who would it be? Billy Graham? Perhaps he’s held audiences with every American President for forty years. Tony Campola? Maybe, he’s one of the three pastors who ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Reined In And Ramped Up Series

    Contributed by Tim Diack on Sep 7, 2011
     | 3,538 views

    Who are the meek? What is meekness all about? Why is it the meek that inherit the earth? Meekness cries out "Not my will but yours be done!" It bows the knee to God and doesn't look back. The meek do not ask, "How can I be served?" but rather, "How c

    Reined In and Ramped Up - Matthew 5:5 - August 7, 2011 Series: Kingdom Life – A World Turned Upside Down #3 Over the last several weeks that we have been together we’ve been looking at the Sermon on the Mount; specifically, at the Beatitudes as found in Matthew chapter 5. I will ...read more

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