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  • Timothy Darling avatar

    Don't Get Tired Series

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Feb 9, 2008
    based on 24 ratings
     | 28,221 views

    Everyone has bad days. Everyone stumbles. Even the best of us fail. What will you do?

    Don’t get tired Galatians 6:7-10 I had a friend in college who used to say, "get behind early, that way you have plenty of time to catch up." His philosophy was supported by the assumption that nobody could keep up. You might as well fall behind in a way that makes sense. Right? Maybe. It ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Praying For Action

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Oct 20, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,986 views

    In this sermon I share the popular ACTS model of prayer. It is a way of praying which gives us a model to follow when we pray much in the same way that Jesus did when he gave us the Lord’s Prayer.

    Praying For Action, Psalm 46:1 Introduction It’s reported that one Sunday an ol’ country preacher in Mississippi prayed the following prayer just before delivering sermon: “Oh Lord, give Thy servant this mornin’ the eyes of the eagle and the wisdom of the owl; Connect his soul with the gospel ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Justin Steckbauer avatar

    The World System's Utopian Fantasies & The Resistance Awaiting A Better World

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 5, 2021
     | 1,773 views

    One may browse through a hundred news articles a day or reflect on the situations facing humanity with great trembling. And one may reflect back upon history to consider how history repeats itself.

    I'd like to arrange several elements which we'll reference during this reflection. We'll be referencing sources including Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time, the novels 1984 and Animal Farm by Orwell, Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, an obscure Walt Disney film from 1979 ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    No Regerts

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jul 27, 2020
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,696 views

    Have you ever seen that Milky Way commercial where this guy is getting a tattoo and it was supposed to say no regrets but the artist messed up and it comes out saying no regerts instead? He thought he had no regrets but he was wrong!

    NO REGERTS Have you ever seen that Milky Way commercial where this guy is getting a tattoo and it was supposed to say no regrets but the artist messed up and it comes out saying no regerts instead? He thought he had no regrets but he was wrong! But erroneous tattoos obviously aren't the only ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Part 26: Getting Back To The Joy Of Jesus - Sermon 2: The Miraculous Works Of The Holy Spirit Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 8, 2025
     | 426 views

    Seven miraculous works of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament, and the major difference between having the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament versus the New Testament.

    Great Prayers of the Old Testament Part 26: Getting Back to the Joy of Jesus Sermon 2: The Miraculous Works of the Holy Spirit Psalm 51:11 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared July 8, 2025) (Revised August 31, 2025) BACKGROUND: *Last time we start a series of sermons to cover three great themes in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joel Pankow avatar

    The Christ Child Was A Perfect Child

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Oct 8, 2001
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,752 views

    how Jesus was a perfect child by staying at the temple - as our substitute

    December 28, 1997 Luke 2:41-52 41 Every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover. 42 When he was twelve years old, they went up to the Feast, according to the custom. 43 After the Feast was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Just Believe

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 3, 2006
    based on 128 ratings
     | 50,149 views

    God will take care of our needs as we put our faith into action.

    Scripture Reading: Mark 5:21-43 Message: “Just Believe” Text: As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, He said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not be afraid; only believe” (Mark 5:36). Introduction: Have you ever been in a position when you were afraid and felt that all was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Thanks Mom

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on May 7, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,156 views

    Christian mothers are special people selected by God.

    Text: “Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother…” (John 19:25). Today is Mother’s Day and it is nice that the day was set aside as a special day to recognize mothers, but in reality, every day should be Mother’s Day. Mothers deserve to be praised on a daily basis. It was our mother who ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Do You See Anything?

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Apr 13, 2010
    based on 28 ratings
     | 21,107 views

    Jesus asks "Who do you say I am?" Like the blind man Jesus wants to heal us so that we can see the full truth.

    DO YOU SEE ANYTHING? A few years ago I went to Israel for a conference. I had a day off and wanted to get out and see the sights but I had very little money and did not know how to go about booking a bus tour. I figured I would just go down and sit at the front desk of the hotel and wait for one ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Search Me Oh God And See If There Be Any Offensive Way In Me And Lead Me In

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Mar 11, 2004
    based on 69 ratings
     | 13,407 views

    Even though exploratory surgery is not pleasant it is occasionally necessary. Just as David asked God to search him for any sin of omission or commission so we need to allow God to run a diagostic check on our hearts and minds. When we allow the Lord to d

    Search Me Oh God and See if There be Any Offensive Way In Me and Lead Me in the Everlasting Way (Psa. 139:23,24) "Search me, O God and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me and lead me in the way everlasting." (NIV) (Psa 139:23,24) Even ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God Honors A Contrite Spirit

    Contributed by Val Black on Jul 14, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,530 views

    The Lord honors a contrite (broken) spirit more than a "religious" one. Often times traditons & doctrines of men appeal to the flesh but God is searching for a broken spirit to love, honor by His Presence and to renew.

    God Honors A Contrite Spirit Luke 7:36-49 Wed. Evening – July 12, 2006 I. Luke 7:36 (KJV) And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat (or food). The word “desired” isn’t used in other translations. Most of them say ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    A Saved Soul - A Wasted Life

    Contributed by Ivan Casteel on Feb 11, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 14,486 views

    TO POINT OUT THAT A SAVED PERSON CAN WASTE THEIR LIFE.

    PP0917 DATE "A SAVED SOUL, BUT A WASTED LIFE" 2 Pet 2:4-8. 2Pe 2:4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; 5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Let's Build An Altar

    Contributed by Norm Beckett on Aug 14, 2001
    based on 40 ratings
     | 5,095 views

    Let’s make a space for ourselves as well as a place for God, to mark the realisation of God’s very presence and the recognition of God’s voice.

    LET’S BUILD AN ALTAR “Abram built an altar there to the Lord” (Genesis 12: 8). Abram was asked of God to leave behind all that he had known, his country, his relatives and his home (Genesis 12: 1). Abram was asked by God to become a immigrant and a nomad. There are many who have left behind ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Michael Koplitz avatar

    Water Is Thicker Than Blood

    Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Jun 2, 2021
     | 2,224 views

    Water is what brings Christians together. Our baptism by water makes us all family. The bonds of the branches to the vine should be stronger than blood bonds.

    The old saying that “blood is thicker than water” was being upended in this narrative. In this case, one can say that water is thicker than blood. Water is referring to the initiation rite of baptism. At that ceremony, the person being baptized with water becomes a member of the Christian family. ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    A Strong Tower

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Jun 2, 2018
    based on 2 ratings
     | 25,751 views

    The Name of the lord is the strong tower. Not the tower itself that contains the strength and poer. The righteous run into the Nme of the Lord

    A Strong Tower “The name of the Lord is a strong tower. The righteous run into it and are safe” Proverbs 18:10 The Name of the Lord is a strong tower. The righteous run into it and are safe.” When we read this verse we seem to focus on the big strong tower that is a fortified place to hide from ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist