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  • Kevin Higgins avatar

    Television & Movies: Look Out For That Pothole! Series

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Nov 29, 2004
    based on 37 ratings
     | 7,925 views

    Four tests to apply to what you want to watch.

    Life in the Fast Lane Television & Movies: Look Out For That Pothole! Romans 6:12-20 Woodlawn Baptist Church November 28, 2004 Introduction Tonight as we continue on in our series titled Life in the Fast Lane, remember that each of these messages has dealt with some pressure that society or ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    If I Were A Rich Man Series

    Contributed by Tim Vamosi on Jan 12, 2011
     | 4,095 views

    How A Person Feels About And Handles Wealth Is A Test.

    OPEN: Have any of you seen the play or movie "Fiddler on the Roof" about Tevye, a Jewish man who was married and had 5 daughters. He worked in a small town as a milkman, and often dreamed about what it would be like if he were rich. And he sings a song, "If I were a rich man," in which he sings, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Our Commitment To God Series

    Contributed by Aarron Ellerman on Apr 23, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 11,507 views

    Our cimmitment to God will be tested but it will also be greatly rewarded.

    Series: Joshua Text: Joshua 10:1-15 Title: “Our Commitment To God” I. Our Commitment Will Be Challenged (1-5) • Whenever we make a commitment it doesn’t take long for that to be challenged. o It was the same say with the children of Israel and their covenant with Gibeon. Vs. 1 • Adoni-Zedek – ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lessons In The New Year From Lepers - Part 1 Series

    Contributed by William Wyne on Mar 7, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 20,326 views

    Learning from the trials and testings of others to be strong and courageous.

    The story of the Four Lepers is a story that we as believers personally might learn from, but we as a church should allow this story to teach us congregationally as well as we move in this New Year. It’s one of my favorite Old Testament stories that I have on other occasions used as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lessons In The New Year From Lepers - Part 2 Series

    Contributed by William Wyne on Mar 7, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 15,759 views

    Learning from the trials and testings of others to be strong and courageous.

    Life is a total of our choices. There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist and live with them and in them, or to take the responsibility to change them. And it’s only when you exercise your right to choose, can you exercise the right to change. You may think ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living Free Of Sin Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Jul 10, 2012
     | 5,127 views

    This is the fourth test that proves if one really believes in God.

    Today we look at the fourth and final test that proves that one really believes in God. That test involves living free of sin. Are you living free of sin or not? If we continue to live in sin it is a pretty good sign that you don’t believe in God the way you should. But if you work at ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Messiah Who Reads The Heart Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jun 24, 2010
     | 4,503 views

    Our words are a litmus test of the condition of our hearts.

    A Messiah Who Reads the Heart Text: Matt. 12:33-37 Introduction 1. Illustration: My wife Tina is an internal auditor for T. Marzetti. When she walks into a plant to do an audit she can tell a lot about that plant by what she sees. If she finds that the financials, employment records, inventory, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    "Bearing Testimony In Troubled Times"

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jul 3, 2017
    based on 3 ratings
     | 14,363 views

    God wants to use our tests to provide a testimony.

    It seems like everywhere you look today, there is someone who is predicting that troubled times are ahead. I've heard several who have claimed that our nation today is more divided than it has been since the days before the civil war. I'm not completely persuaded about that, but I do think our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Smooth Sea Never Made A Skilled Sailor.

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Jul 25, 2020
     | 4,756 views

    These trials or test, this virus, these riots are taking a toll on us.

    Sermon Title: A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor. Scripture Text: John 16:33 As we consider all these trials or test, this virus, and these riots that are taking a toll on us. Let us push God to the forefront of our lives. John 16:33 (NLT) 33 I have told you all this so that you may have ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Twentieth Sunday In Ordinary Time- Clever Dogs

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jul 4, 2023
     | 1,100 views

    The woman understood the testing or riddle or allegorical challenge of Jesus.

    Jesus puts Jews and gentiles under the same roof, and the first to get there is the Canaanite woman from our Gospel today. In fact, you could say that the day the gospel went to the dogs was the day it came to us. In Catholic Christianity, the word dog is used positively in mottos, by saints, ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Thank God For The Fire!

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Mar 2, 2011
    based on 8 ratings
     | 8,636 views

    In spite of building our lives on Jesus Christ, there will be times we go through the fire. But we will be purified, coming out cleaner, brighter, and tested.

    Thank God for the Fire! Community Thanksgiving Service, November 25, 1998 Vallonia, Indiana Introduction: As much as I enjoy contemporary worship, some of the old hymns are being forgotten. Others are reserved just for special seasons. Do "We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing" in May? ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Facing Trials With Joy

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jan 16, 2012
     | 8,687 views

    Some people consider it pure joy when they escape trials. But James calls us to consider it pure joy when we face trials. This seems like an impossible thing to be able to do. What do we need to have if we are going to have joy in the midst of trials?

    FACING TRIALS WITH JOY James 1:1-12 INTRODUCTION: Some people consider it pure joy when they escape trials. But James calls us to consider it pure joy when we face trials. This seems like an impossible thing to be able to do. What do we need to have if we are going to have joy in the midst of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Perry Greene avatar

    Don't Tempt Me! Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jul 12, 2013
     | 3,907 views

    Trials are a part of our life in this world. They make us stronger, but there are times to ask NOT to be tested.

    1. CHIPPIE THE PARAKEET Chippie THE PARAKEET never saw it coming. One second he was peacefully perched in his cage. The next he was sucked in, washed up, and blown over. The problems began when Chippie's owner decided to clean Chippie's cage with a vacuum cleaner. She removed the attachment from ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Place Of No Water

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 23, 2016
    based on 16 ratings
     | 13,172 views

    We may well find, like Moses, that the answer is already to hand.

    A PLACE OF NO WATER. Exodus 17:1-7. Moses must have been pretty near the end of his tether (Exodus 17:4). After all, the LORD had already heard the cries of His people in their bondage (Exodus 3:7), and sent Moses to them: but it had been all Moses could do to convince them to accept ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jerry Owen avatar

    What To Do When You Find Yourself On The Menu!

    Contributed by Jerry Owen on Feb 11, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 21,921 views

    Satan prowls like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. We are the prey he wants to destroy. Each believer faces attacks. We must learn how to survive the attack when Satan seeks to devour us. So, What do you do when you find yourself on the menu?

    WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU’RE ON THE MENU! Daniel 6:1-28 1 Pet 5:8 Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Dan 6:1-9 It seemed good to Darius to appoint 120 satraps over the kingdom, that they would be in charge of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist