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  • Pat Cook avatar

    Surviving Christmas

    Contributed by Pat Cook on May 16, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,470 views

    Life is hard. Sometimes so is Christmas. This is about more than surviving it.

    Luke 1:26-38; 2:1-7 – Surviving Christmas These two Grand Mananers took a ferry off the island and went deep into the woods on the mainland, searching for a Christmas tree. After hours of subzero temperatures and a few close calls with hungry wolves, one Grand Mananer turned to the other ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Survival Instinct

    Contributed by Mark Mccool on Apr 21, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 15,552 views

    Sometimes life gets demanding! Satanic temptations assail us! Before long, in moments of weakness we want to give up. That is when we need the Survival Instinct to press on in those pressing times!

    "THE SURVIVAL INSTINCT" Mark McCool TEXT: 1 TIMOTHY 6:11-12; 2 TIMOTHY 4:5-8 1 TIMOTHY 6:11-12 11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Surviving Loss Series

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 27, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 10,334 views

    We can survive loss by allowing ourselves to grieve, by receiving God’s comfort and strength, and by trusting in God’s sovereign purposes.

    As your pastor, I try to be as open and transparent as possible. I want you to know me well enough to see that the faith I talk about every week is real. And one of the ways you get to know someone is by asking what they like. Favorite food, favorite hobby. Favorite movie. So, in case any of you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Terry Owens avatar

    Survival Tools Series

    Contributed by Terry Owens on Apr 26, 2001
    based on 47 ratings
     | 6,494 views

    Do you have all the tools it takes to survive spiritually? Learn what equipment God has given us to make us more than survivors.

    I don’t know if you’ve been following the survivor series or not, but let me tell you, I’m not happy with the way it’s going right now. They voted off Roger. Now Roger was the oldest one of the group, but he was one of the hardest workers, he really seemed to care about others, and was just an all ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Thriving Or Surviving

    Contributed by Todd Goodwin on Jun 7, 2001
    based on 116 ratings
     | 10,920 views

    How to thrive at living & not just survive

    SCRIPTURE TEXT: Romans 8:35 through Romans 8:39 (NIV) 35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written: "For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Victory Or Survival?

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jun 9, 2001
    based on 51 ratings
     | 6,814 views

    Life is sometimes a matter of survival more than victory. We all need help.

    VICTORY OR SURVIVAL? Gal. 6:1-5 INTRO.- SURVIVOR. The Australian Outback. The TV show. Did you watch it? How many of you watched at least one of the “survivors” shows? How about the whole series? Beginning January 28, 2001 the world watched as 16 people were stranded in the Australian ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Surviving Pressure Series

    Contributed by Troy Horne on Apr 26, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 9,605 views

    Ideas on how to handle the pressures of life.

    Survivor: Surviving Pressure 1. I can remember when I was a little boy and my sister was still alive that my parents took us to a place called Santa’s North Pole near Pikes Peak in Colorado. It was an amusement park of sorts and had a variety of rides. One was a big slide you came down and it ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Surviving The Storms Series

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Mar 10, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,408 views

    Jesus knows where you are. The best place to be is in the storm where He wants you. How do you respond?

    Mark 6:45-52 Immediately He made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He sent the multitude away. And when He had sent them away, He departed to the mountain to pray. 45-46 Now when evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea; and He ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Surviving The Wilderness Series

    Contributed by James ( Jim ) Highland on Mar 24, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,751 views

    Learning to do Wilderness Survival in today's Wilderness World.

    Surviving the Wilderness David did not go from the Hero Giant-Killer to King immediately. There was a wilderness chapter of about 10-12 years. David had immediately become hero, army leader, married to king’s daughter, best friends with king’s son. But there was one problem. King ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Surviving Together Series

    Contributed by Ricky Nelms on Aug 4, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,710 views

    The first banana that gets pulled from the bunch gets peeled. Without question, we need each other, and we need church. This message talks about how if we're going to survive in this world, we need a church family.

    SURVIVOR SERIES #7 – SURVIVING TOGETHER This morning, we are continuing with our sermon series entitled SURVIVOR! And what we’ve been doing over the last several weeks is talking about how in these times of… --bail outs --bank forclosures --mortgage ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Surviving The Wait

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jan 20, 2011
    based on 9 ratings
     | 12,438 views

    Waiting for God is not laziness. Waiting for God is not going to sleep. Waiting for God is not the abandonment of effort. Waiting for God means, first, activity under command; second, readiness for any new command that may come; third, the ability to do

    Opening illustration: A professor in a world-acclaimed medical school once posed this medical situation - and ethical problem - to his students: "Here’s the family history: The father has syphilis. The mother has TB. They already have had four children. The first is blind. The second had died. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Mark Olson avatar

    Surviving Or Thriving? Series

    Contributed by Mark Olson on Jul 6, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,990 views

    Are you just surviving or thriving? Learn why and how to thrive in God’s word.

    Surviving or Thriving? Acts 17:1-12 Pastor Mark Olson 7/8/07 Some People Only Survive...Never Learn to Thrive Story: Boy Scouts survival camp; TV “Man vs Wild” Spiritually thrive - God’s power must be present & at work in your life But how do you/I tap into this power? Answer: means of ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Monty Newton avatar

    Surviving In A Desert Series

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Sep 14, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,821 views

    The desert is one of the best places for faith to grow.

    Title: Why They Call It the Desert Text: Numbers 11:4-23 Thesis: The “desert” is one of the best places for faith to grow. Series: The Bible in 90 Days Whole Church Challenge We are continuing our The Bible in 90 Days Whole Church Challenge Series this morning. We began the journey last week ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Troy Horne avatar

    Surviving Temptation Series

    Contributed by Troy Horne on Apr 15, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,067 views

    Surviving temptation when it comes.

    Genesis 39.1-12 Survivor: Surviving Temptation 1. Before I start preaching this morning, I wanted to let you know that we had some fruit given to us this week. And we felt so blessed, we wanted to share it with someone here today, so, if you would like it, just come on up ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Kevin L. Jones avatar

    Surviving The Silence Series

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Jan 28, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 16,500 views

    A sermon examining those times when it seems that the Lord has forgotten us.

    SURVIVING THE SILENCE Psalm 13:1-6 There are numerous synonyms that we use to describe times of difficulty; we speak of walking through a valley, wandering through the wilderness, or enduring a storm. Each of these metaphors is used to describe the severe troubles that we experience in this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist