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  • David Dunn avatar

    Detours, Dead Ends, And Dry Holes

    Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 24, 2025
     | 298 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
     | 106 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 Yourself A Mary Little Christmas (Outline)

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Dec 3, 2001
    based on 57 ratings
     | 3,255 views

    Wrong focus, wrong day, wrong practices. Full text to follow.

    Have Yourself A Mary Little Christmas! Luke 10:38-42 I. By forgetting the flurry! A. Jesus just wants to be received. Vs. 38 B. Martha was distracted. Vs 40 C. Martha was irritable and critical. Vs. 40 II. By focusing on first things! A. The things troubling us will pass. Vs. 39, 41 B. Our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Cleaning House

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Aug 29, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 7,342 views

    When we fail to keep God’s temple clean, God will clean it for us eventually and get our attention while doing it.

    WHEN GOD CLEANS HOUSE Matthew 21:12-16 INTRO As we read of the Temple being cleansed by Jesus for the extortion that was taking place there, we often focus our attention on the temple building. We often forget that once we accept Christ as our Savior, our bodies become the temple of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Proverbs

    Contributed by John Mccormack on May 28, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,491 views

    FOCAL POINT: GUARD YOUR HEART

    PROVERBS KEY VERSE: PROVERBS 4: 23 FOCAL POINT: GUARD YOUR HEART INTRODUCTION: THE BOOK OF PROVERBS IS A BOOK OF WISE, PRACTICAL WISDOM. IT TEACHES SUCH THINGS AS HOW TO RAISE CHILDREN, HOW TO HONOR PARENTS, HOW TO PURSUE CAREERS, HOW TO MAKE PEACE WITH YOUR ENEMIES, HOW TO IDENTIFY A ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Walls Instead Of Bridges

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Oct 4, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,590 views

    Are there things that we do as Christians that hinder people in developing a relationship with Christ Jesus?

    Walls Instead of Bridges Mark 10: 2 – 16 Intro: There isn’t much that I remember from my childhood. Mostly, I remember the “thou shalt nots” like, “if you don’t eat your carrots, you’ll go blind. Never put your hat on the table or on the bed. Don’t eat with your fingers. Cover your mouth when ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Sin

    Contributed by Jeff Pearce on Dec 11, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,252 views

    WHAT SIN IS, WHAT IS SIN, AND WHERE SIN DWELLS.

    SIN INTRO: HOW MANY PEOPLE KNOW WHAT SIN IS? 1: WHAT IS SIN? A) PROVERBS 21:4 A PROUD HEART AND A HIGH LOOK B) PLOWING OF THE WICKED IS SIN C) PRIDE IS ONE MAIN INGREDIENT IN SIN 2: JAMES 4:17 A) KNOWING WHAT’S GOOD AND NOT DOING IT B) RIGHT AND WRONG CHOOSING WRONG OVER RIGHT C) PHYSICAL, ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Broken Fellowship

    Contributed by Jeff Pearce on Oct 16, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,053 views

    RESTORING RELATIONSHIPS.

    BROKEN FELLOWSHIP 2 COR 5:18 INTRO: WHAT IS FELLOWSHIP? 1: FELLOWSHIP- COMPANIONSHIP, COMPANY, COMMUNITY OF INTREST, ACTIVITY, FEELING, OR EXPERIENCE. A) DOES EVERYONE IN THE CHURCH HAVE FELLOWSHIP? B) NOT ALWAYS C) SHOULD THEY? YES OF COURSE!!! POINT: WE’RE NOT ALL BEST OF FRIENDS, BUT WE ARE A ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Pressing Towards The Goal Series

    Contributed by Ronald Thorington on Jan 1, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 13,476 views

    How do you achieve the goal of knowing Christ?

    #24, 9-23-07 Pressing Towards the Goal Introduction; What is your purpose for living? Is it just to survive? Is it just to enjoy your self? Are you just floating aimlessly through life? God has a higher purpose for us! How can we know and achieve that purpose? Text; Philippians ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    He's Not Heavy, He's My Brother Series

    Contributed by Jim Heidebrecht on Aug 20, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,996 views

    Sermon # 20 in Galatains Series. Builds on previous text from sermon 19, the battle within Spirit versus Flesh, this is practical example of living "in step" with the Spirit.

    Gal 6: 1-2 INTRODUCTION PATRICK HENRY HUGHES (EXAMPLE OF BURDENS SHARED) BLIND, CRIPPLED DADS RESPONSE PATRICKS GROWTH/TALENT DADS COMMITTMENT/SACR. EACH FOCUSED ON THE OTHER GAL 6:1-2 CONT. OF LIVING IN SPIRIT PRACTICAL SITUATION I. CAUGHT IN SIN A. THE SLIP BY BELIEVER OVERTAKEN, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God’s Waiting Room

    Contributed by Daniel Cabrera on May 22, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,646 views

    Intro: What Principles should help us in the waiting room

    Text Rom. 8:25 Intro:What Principles should help us in the waiting room Hear what God says..but don't see what he said Abraham heard God's promise..BUT didn't see IT or at least right away..HE (Abraham) stepped into Gods Waiting Room Abraham and Sarah waited for over 25 years from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    How To Hear

    Contributed by Robert Tallent on Oct 3, 2021
     | 1,514 views

    How to hear from God

    How to Hear Exodus 3:1-5 1. You have to be in the right Place. vs 1 mountain of God Moses led those sheep about 25 miles to get to the Mt of God There were pastures close by Jethro’s place ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Compromise Religion

    Contributed by Grant Adams on Mar 11, 2023
     | 960 views

    In this portion of scripture is a brief sketch of the history of the children of Israel from Egypt to Canaan.

    I. Pharaoh Tried to Intimidate Israel Away from the very Thought of God and Religion 1. Exodus 5:1-9 2. He said that Moses’ message of salvation was only “vain words.” Useless, nothing to it. 3. The Devil is using this same method with people today. He tries to frighten away because of what others ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    My Faith Is A Mess Youth Sermon

    Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 4, 2023
    based on 4 ratings
     | 731 views

    Understand the importance of genuine devotion in our faith, the transformative power of God's Word, and the role of community in our faith journey.

    What we do and why we do it matters. Jesus talks about this in Matthew 6 when he's talking about prayer... Jesus calls out the religious leaders of His time, the Pharisees, for being hypocrites. They were doing the right things but for the wrong reasons. Are we just going through the motions of ...read more

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    Known But To God

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Feb 15, 2025
     | 479 views

    There are days when you feel like the Unknown Soldiers in DC, but your Commander-in-Chief, Jesus, knows you, your battles and scars.

    Heb 11:35  Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:  36  And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:  37  They were ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist