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  • Brad Beaman avatar

    The Blessing Of A Messy Stall Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Mar 4, 2023
     | 3,123 views

    Increase comes by the strength of the ox. When disorder is a result of God’s activity celebrate it. Open your heart and don’t be afraid to let God work in your life

    Have you ever looked at someone and just wondered how do they do it? Their yard is mowed. Their flower bed is weeded. Their car is always washed. Their garage is swept, and everything is put back exactly in its place. For you the grass needs mowing. There are weeds in the flower bed. The laundry ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fourth Sunday Of Lent (Laetare Sunday) Series

    Contributed by Jeremy Di Salvo on Mar 18, 2023
     | 1,707 views

    Christ fed the 5,000 food, and they wanted him to be King. The problem was, Christ's kingship was not to come to pass at that time.

    Dominus vobiscum. Brethren, today is the fourth Sunday of Lent, otherwise known as Latare Sunday. Jerusalem is an important place, as we all know, for all of the Abrahamic religions. What makes Jerusalem important for Christians, at least in my opinion, is that the ultimate sacrifice ever ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    The Power Of Prayer In Gethsemane SermonCentral

    Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 12, 2023
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     | 3,319 views

    Exploring the Garden of Gethsemane, we delve into the profound strength of prayer as demonstrated by Jesus. This sermon aims to help us appreciate the gift of prayer that God has generously given us.

    As we examine the Garden at Gethsemane, the place where Jesus prayed, let us recognize the incredible power of prayer that God has graciously given us. The Garden at Gethsemane holds various images in our minds - images of prayer, agony, and betrayal. It is a beautiful location, and tourists ...read more

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    When God Disrupts Your Efficiency

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Jun 15, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 302 views

    One of God’s greatest tools of sanctifying us and bringing about his perfect will and plan is frustrating human efficiency.

    “When God Disrupts Your Efficiency” Text: Philippians 1:12 | Genesis 50:20 | Colossians 3:23 Introduction: The Illusion of Getting Things Done Have you ever had one of those days where everything was planned down to the minute? You had a schedule, a to-do list, goals. And then… all of it ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    You Before Yours

    Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 16, 2025
     | 37 views

    God desires the giver before the gift—when we first surrender our hearts to Him, every act of generosity, including financial giving, flows joyfully and becomes an overflow of grace.

    (God wants the giver before the gift) --- Introduction – Life Stirs Up Life Before we even open our Bibles, think about something amazing. The New Testament calls the church the body of Christ. Not a building. Not bricks and mortar. You and I are the church. Every part of a body matters. ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Are You Willing?

    Contributed by Damien Spikereit on Nov 27, 2000
    based on 101 ratings
     | 4,796 views

    The persecuted church and the crucified Christ demands a response with our lives.

    Introduction - Over the past several months I have told you about much of my family. You have heard about my mother, father and some of my sisters. You have even heard about my grandparents, but I haven't told you about all of my family. - I haven't told you that I have a.... - Brother in Cuba ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Free Indeed!

    Contributed by Don Spooner on Jan 31, 2001
    based on 70 ratings
     | 8,114 views

    A contrast between the Savior and the thief who would kill and destroy us.

    John 8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. I remembered the Sunday morning I first preached this sermon at a P.A.W. church in Las Vegas. I had spent the night preparing to preach about the thief. Just before church time, we were called to the home of our ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Legacy

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Dec 2, 2001
    based on 104 ratings
     | 18,859 views

    Paul reminds us of the human condition when he describes the legacies left to us by Adam, the Law, and Jesus the Christ.

    TEXT: ROMANS 5:12-21 TITLE: ‘THE LEGACY” INTRODUCTION: A. Two old friends bumped into one another on the street one day. One of them looked forlorn, almost on the verge of tears. His friend asked, "What ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Why??

    Contributed by James Westervelt on Mar 12, 2002
    based on 57 ratings
     | 4,627 views

    WHY do bad things happen to good people? WHY would a loving God allow awful tragedies such as Sept. 11th?

    WHY do bad things happen to good people? WHY would a loving God allow awful tragedies? I don’t believe anyone can fully answer such questions. But I do know that we live in a world which is suffering the consequences of sin. Way back in the beginning of time, people chose to disobey God and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Declaration Of Dependence

    Contributed by Joel W. Lohr on Nov 3, 2001
    based on 85 ratings
     | 6,852 views

    Learning to seek first the Kingdom of God and trusting God to meet our needs as he has promised.

    A young woman brought her fiancee to meet her parents. After dinner, her father asked the young man into his study for a chat. "So, what are your plans?" he began. "I’m a theology scholar," the young man replied. "Admirable!" the father said, "But what will you do to provide a nice home for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    If Life Is A Game, Then Here Are The Rules...

    Contributed by Eric Shrewsberry on Jan 9, 2001
    based on 134 ratings
     | 5,577 views

    In the media and the marketplace, our philosophy of life has been reduced to a bunch of slogans, cliches, trite phrases that we use to describe our lives...

    If Life is a Game, Then Here are the Rules... Matthew 6:25-34 1. In the media and the marketplace, our philosophy of life has been reduced to a bunch of slogans. Slogans, cliches, trite phrases that we use to describe our lives. Our television commercials are the biggest culprits of these ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Bearing In Mind

    Contributed by Rob Ross on Jan 14, 2001
    based on 109 ratings
     | 4,413 views

    What are some biblical characteristics that our church should emulate?

    Verse: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Topic: Church Probing Question: What is church? Key Word: characteristics Subject: characteristics of church Aim: To encourage the congregation to identify desirable church characteristics. Title: Bearing In Mind Introduction Illustration: (Name Brand ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Loyalty And Steadfastness

    Contributed by James May on Apr 19, 2001
    based on 77 ratings
     | 10,307 views

    Too many church goers rely on the hype and excitement to determine the "Will of God" for their lives. Loyalty is lacking greatly.

    Loyalty & Steadfastness James 1:8 A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways. Hebrews 10:24,25 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works; not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Our Greatest Temptation

    Contributed by Raymond Perkins on Jan 24, 2003
    based on 78 ratings
     | 7,447 views

    A lesson describing what I believe to be the greatest struggle mankind faces in his groping for God.

    OUR GREATEST TEMPTATION Luke 22:39-46 INTRODUCTION: A small-town country preacher and his wife were having a very heated discussion. Seems she had purchased a very expensive dress and he was none too happy about it. "How could you do this!" he exclaimed. "I don’t know," she cried, "I was standing ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    You Never Walk Alone

    Contributed by Ronald Fair on Jun 1, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
     | 20,990 views

    “Yes, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me.”

    You Never Walk Alone Introduction Some years ago I read a most thrilling book entitled ‘We Who Walk Alone”. It concerned a Spanish-American War veteran who had contracted leprosy in the Philippines and had been sent back to a leper’s hospital to be isolated from home and loved ones until ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist