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  • Jeremy Long avatar

    To The Church Of The Namby Pamby

    Contributed by Jeremy Long on Jul 19, 2025
     | 248 views

    If John could have seen the Church today when writing the Revelation, I think he wouldn't have been quite so biblically polite in the Letter he would send to it.

    To the Church of the Namby-Pamby I’ve been somewhat bothered with something lately and can’t seem to get it off of my mind. A feeling that God is pushing us to get things sorted quickly because His return is VERY SOON. Anyone else felt this? Felt the urgency of the church’s mission? Felt like ...read more

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  • Charlie Roberts avatar

    Just Do It!

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Oct 2, 2013
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     | 5,819 views

    If we haven't been telling everyone we know about Jesus up until this point, don't you think it's about time, we started telling them before its to late, to tell them?

    Just Do It! Mark 16:15 NKJ 15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 MSG 1-3. I don’t think, friends, that I need to deal with the question of when all this is going to happen. You know as well as I that the day ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Tony Fox avatar

    The Positive Benefits Of Negative Things Series

    Contributed by Tony Fox on May 17, 2016
     | 13,494 views

    Peter wrote to the strangers scattered abroad because of religious persecution not to think it strange when the fiery trials come as though something strange happened to them. They were rather to rejoice in the trials that come their way.

    The Positive Benefits of Negative Things May 15, 2016, a.m. (1Peter 4:1-19) Command Baptist Church TEXT: Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Boniface Simiyu avatar

    Dont You Care That We Are Perishing?

    Contributed by Boniface Simiyu on Feb 1, 2022
     | 2,709 views

    In the face of adversity we as Jesus's disciples should be wary of thinking that He doesnt care. We have the key and its Faith. Without it we end up scared and accusing God of what he's not.

    Have you ever realized that Jesus would get frustrated at the fact that we didnt have faith in Him or what He could do? It seems to be the biggest problem because when the disciples woke him up and even asked him a very bad question in a very bad way. They asked like this.... Dont you care that we ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Tom Shepard avatar

    How To Have Joy - Even In Stressful Situations Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Feb 1, 2010
    based on 54 ratings
     | 22,932 views

    This sermon looks at four steps to relieve stress. I. STEP ONE: Worry About NOTHING II. STEP TWO: Pray About EVERYTHING III. STEP THREE: Be THANKFUL IV. STEP FOUR: Change Your Way Of THINKING

    How to Have Joy – Even In Stressful Situations There is no doubt in my mind that we live in stressful times. Since September eleventh two thousand and one – we have been fighting a war on terrorism. The threat of a terrorist attack lingers and the war continues. World economics are a great ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Bruce Lee avatar

    Free Hugs

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on Jun 4, 2025
     | 371 views

    Other than the computer, I can’t think of any invention that has impacted our lives more than the cell phone. This device I hold in my hand goes with us everywhere.

    “Free Hugs” “8 I baptize you with[e] water, but he will baptize you with[f] the Holy Spirit. 9 At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Charlie Roberts avatar

    Do You Know.."Where You're Going?"

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Jul 1, 2014
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     | 25,824 views

    I believe there our three categories that tell us how people are 1.Those that think they know where their going, 2.Those that say they know where their going, 3. and Those that know where their going.

    Do you know..Where you're Going? Ask most anyone that question..and the response will be, absolutely..and I know how to get there too! Everyone likes to think that they have some sense of direction and almost anyone you would ask, They Would like to think that their going in the right direction, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Beginning The Walk With Jesus Series

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Mar 2, 2015
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     | 12,408 views

    Jesus began his public ministry with an invitation to rethink the ways we think and act... to reverse course, leaving behind old misguided, selfish and sinful ways, then moving in a new direction of faith and Kingdom living.

    Series: 40 Days with Jesus Title: Beginning the Walk with Jesus Text: Mark 1:9-15 Thesis: Jesus began his public ministry with an invitation to rethink the ways we think and act… to reverse course, leaving behind old misguided and sinful ways and moving in a new direction of faith and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • D. Dewaine Phillips avatar

    The Census And The Plague

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Apr 16, 2021
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     | 3,440 views

    In 2020 the U.S. conducted a Census - the same year of the pandemic. In wondering if there is a correlation between the census and the plague, I began searching the Scriptures, and I think you’ll be surprised as to what I found out.

    I’ve entitled our message this morning, “The Census and the Plague.” This is the year of the United States 2020 Census. This is also the year of a global pandemic known as the Corona Virus and Covid 19; and I’ve been contemplating for quite some time the irony of how we actually had a pandemic ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When Sickness Strikes: Learning How To Cope From Paul And Epaphroditus Philippians 2:25-28

    Contributed by Luke Vasicek on Feb 27, 2025
     | 246 views

    When Sickness Strikes: Learning How to Cope From Paul and Epaphroditus Philippians 2:25-28

    When Sickness Strikes: Learning How to Cope From Paul and Epaphroditus Philippians 2:25-28 1. Experiencing A Loss_ (V. 25-26). Paul needed Epaphroditus, but Paul “thought it necessary” to send Epaphroditus back. He was the messenger from Philippi and was sent to “_minister_” to Paul. He delivered ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

  • Josh Reich avatar

    Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? Series

    Contributed by Josh Reich on May 19, 2007
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     | 5,692 views

    Wisdom is something we would all like. In this pivotal passage in James, which is often tied to wisdom, I think is really about the peace of God. And how God’s wisdom leads to his peace.

    Life constantly lays choices before us. Many are mundane and ordinary: If we say yes to fish at a restaurant, we also say no to chicken, beef and every other meat. To order one dessert is, in a way, to reject the other desserts. Some are bigger. When you get married, as your vows say, you ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Gordon McCulloch avatar

    The Transformation Of Zacchaeus, And Us Too If We Would Listen And Believe.

    Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Nov 1, 2016
     | 6,794 views

    What others think of us is irrelevant to the Lord. It is what he see in us that is important. Zacchaeus show us how the power of God is used to free us from the influence of others, and free us to be ourselves.

    This sermon was delivered to Holy Trinity in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland on the 30th October 2016; Holy Trinity is a Scottish Episcopal Church in the Dioceses of Glasgow and Dumfries. The readings for today are: Habakkuk 1.1-4; 2.1-4 Ps 119.137-144 2 Thessalonians 1.1-4, 11-12 Luke 19.1-10 Luke ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    We Don’t Deserve - And So We Serve Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 26, 2010
    based on 66 ratings
     | 38,896 views

    Sunday Morning Church is only a pre-game warmup for "real worship". Find out what real worship is all about and why it’s important we not think about it the same way the world does.

    OPEN: A Sunday School teacher was teaching her children the benefits of unselfishness. She concluded by saying’ "The reason you are in this world, children, is to help others." After a moment’s silence, a little girl piped up "Well, then, what are the OTHERS here for?" As I studied Romans 12 ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Simon Bartlett avatar

    The Armour Of God, Part 2

    Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Sep 27, 2025
     | 247 views

    We're in a war. God has provided us with armour. We need to think about it carefully if we're going to use it correctly. This second talk looks at the last four pieces of armour.

    I’d like to start by reading two short passages from Sir Walter Scott’s novel, Ivanhoe. Ivanhoe is set in the 12th century, a time when soldiers fought with swords and arrows and knights wore chain mail armour. Ivanhoe is a young Saxon knight. He’s fighting alongside Sir Robin Locksley, who turns ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    The Benefits Of Sound Judgment

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 2, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
     | 4,657 views

    For this reason Paul cautions the Christians in Rome about the temptation to think too highly of themselves at the expense of mutual consideration. Let us examine some of the reasons why we should use sound judgment in accordance with the faith to conside

    Why Should We Use Sound Judgment to Consider Our Place in the Body of Christ? – Rom. 12:3 As Americans we can be very competitive and outspoken about our success. One enduring characteristics about Americans is our freedom to speak our mind as given to us by the first amendment. We love our ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational