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  • Brian Credille avatar

    "A Night Of Anxiety"

    Contributed by Brian Credille on Jun 16, 2009
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     | 4,099 views

    This sermon focuses on the problem of anxiety and how believer’s can face it and overcome it.

    "A Night of Anxiety" Genesis 32:24-30 INTRODUCTION What does anxiety do in a person’s life? 1. It does not rid tomorrow of it’s sorrow, but it does rob today of it’s strength. 2. It does no keep you from experiencing evil, but it makes you incapable of coping with it when it comes. 3. It does ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    It's Ed Instead

    Contributed by Craig Benner on Feb 8, 2012
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     | 3,495 views

    Is distrust causing problems between you and other? You are not the first to have this problem. It almost caused a civil war after a great conquest had taken place. A closer look may help us to avoid a similiar situation.

    It's Ed Instead Almost a Tragedy Assumption and Presumption Joshua 22:1-34 vs. 34 34 And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the LORD is God. {Ed: that is, A witness} (KJV) 34 Y los hijos de Rubén y los hijos de Gad ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Doing It Right Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Sep 7, 2017
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     | 7,371 views

    Holy Communion is meant to bring us closer to God and to each other, and not separate us.

    1 Corinthians 11:17-34 “Doing It Right” INTRODUCTION Do you remember the school days of “Lunch Box Envy”? I do. My mother firmly believed that all school lunches should be packed in an ordinary brown paper bag. Metal lunch boxes with Roy Rogers, Sky King, Buck Rogers or Mighty Mouse were out ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Global And Local: Sharing The Gospel Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 11, 2017
     | 4,246 views

    We should constantly ask God to reveal to us those ways in which we may be overlooking the opportunities to be like Christ and Mary in our daily lives.

    Thursday of second week in Lent 2017 Joy of the Gospel Many people think that Jesus made up the parables, that He was a kind of novelist. I belong to a school of thought that sees Jesus as one acutely aware of what is going on around him, and who understands as nobody else does what is behind ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    A Psalm Of Proclamation

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 12, 2014
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     | 10,082 views

    Light dawns for the righteous, and joy is sown for the upright in heart (Psalm 97:11).

    A PSALM OF PROCLAMATION. Psalm 97:1-12. I. This Psalm is not just another enthronement Psalm: but a declaration of the One whose kingdom has been - and is being, and will yet be - revealed in creation, providence, and redemption. “The LORD reigns” (Psalm 97:1) - not because I say so, or because ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Jehovah Rapha The God Who Heals

    Contributed by Brian Covington on Aug 24, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,907 views

    God wants to heal you from your diseases and your dis-eases of life

    Exodus 15:26 “and said, “If you diligently heed the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    "one Giant Leap"

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jul 18, 2019
     | 4,182 views

    Sermon asks us to be like the folks in text to also take a giant step in faith in Christ, Love for Christ, endurance, and live above. Let us take the Giant Leap.

    Colossians 1:1-14 “One Giant Leap” 1. Fifty years ago July 20, 196 astronaut Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon. 2. Armstrong planned to say “one small step for a man,” but what came out was “one small step for man.” 3. Armstrong did not take that step without anxiety. Before the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    No Traitor, But Servant Of God Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 25, 2014
     | 3,168 views

    St. Thomas of Canterbury lived a life in service to God, a service in love and defense of His Church and people.

    St. Thomas of Canterbury Mass (December 29) Thirteen Days of Christmas There is no doubt what happened on December 29, 1170, but what one thinks of it depends very much on a connection to the people and places of twelfth century England. On that day, four English knights of Norman descent came ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Some Actions Are Always Wrong So What Do We Do? Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 19, 2021
     | 1,169 views

    Murdering the innocent is always gravely immoral. Thus we have been taught since the first Christians accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and celebrated communion together.

    Homily Monday of 12th week in ordinary time If we are to understand what the Lord is saying to us today, and more importantly what He is not saying, we need to find the key word in the Gospel: it’s “hypocrite.” A hypocrite is someone who calls sin a sin in other people, but ignores the sin in ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Second Sunday Of Easter: Sunday Of Divine Mercy

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Mar 6, 2024
     | 597 views

    Justice and Mercy has been called the oldest joke in psychiatry because when it tries to find the answer to blending the two, new questions intrude.

    Psalm 85:10, “Justice and Mercy have kissed.” Justice and Mercy has been called the oldest joke in psychiatry because when it tries to find the answer to blending the two, new questions intrude.1 What did the Frenchman say when God gave him mercy? Merci Speaking of Frenchman, the celebrated ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Philippians 4:6-9

    Contributed by Michael Monica on Aug 14, 2024
     | 791 views

    Philippians 4:6-9

    Philippians 4:6-9 Don’t be anxious about anything: Did you see some keywords there? Fear, doubt, threat, self-doubt, cope, etc. Anxiety seems to surface mainly by fear of the unknown(s); and unless you’re God, you are going to have ‘unknowns’ in your life.?When you pull back and view Philippians ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Navigating Fatherhood: A Journey Of Faith SermonCentral

    Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 9, 2023
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     | 448 views

    A soon-to-be father is pacing anxiously in the hospital corridor while his wife is in labor. His hands are wringing, his fear and anxiety are palpable, and his brow is wet with perspiration, revealing the depth of his distress.

    Father's Day A young soon-to-be father was pacing back and forth in the hospital corridor, anxiously wringing his hands while his wife was in labor. He was filled with fear and anxiety, beads of sweat dripping from his forehead, revealing the agony he was experiencing. Finally, at 4:00 a.m., a ...read more

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    Can God Change His Mind Or Repent?

    Contributed by Akindele Opoola on May 25, 2025
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     | 104 views

    Here is a sermon centered on the question: "Can God Change His Mind or Repent?" This message explores the mystery of God’s immutability versus His relational interaction with humankind. It draws from Scripture to examine instances where God appeared to change His mind.

    Sermon Title: Can God Change His Mind or Repent? Scripture Foundation: Numbers 23:19 (KJV) "God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent..." Introduction Here is a sermon centered on the question: "Can God Change His Mind or Repent?" This ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    From Darkness To Dawn"

    Contributed by Jessie Manuel on Apr 14, 2025
     | 596 views

    Today, we gather in a spirit of hope, reflection, and joy as we meditate on one of the most powerful narratives in the New Testament—the resurrection of Jesus Christ, as depicted in John 20:1-18.

    " Introduction: Good morning, brothers and sisters in Christ. Today, we gather in a spirit of hope, reflection, and joy as we meditate on one of the most powerful narratives in the New Testament—the resurrection of Jesus Christ, as depicted in John 20:1-18. Our theme today is “From Darkness ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    God Has Arrived

    Contributed by Brady Boyd on Apr 28, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,535 views

    A sermon explaining the meaning of Advent and the anticipation of the coming Messiah.

    All right open up your Bible here on the 3rd Sunday of Advent, to Luke Chapter 1, and I want to talk this morning about this title, “God Has Arrived.” And that’s the meaning of the Advent, the longing, the awareness that God was coming, that God was going to arrive, that the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational