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  • Colin Thornby avatar

    Lent - A Time Of Preparation In The Wilderness

    Contributed by Colin Thornby on Nov 6, 2010
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    Jesus' time of preparation in the wilderness is a model for our lives

    In the Church’s tradition Lent is a time of preparation. It used to be a formal time of preparation for those who would be baptised on Easter Day, and has come, more widely, to be a time of preparation for all members of the church to get ready for the key moment of the church’s ...read more

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    The Time Traveller: Chapter 1 Series

    Contributed by Michael Buckingham on Oct 20, 2011
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    A series of sermons about a time traveller, these sermons will mostly take the form of a fictional narrative which will contain strong historical and eschatological (The Study of End Times) facts.

    The Time Traveller Chapter 1 Today we start a series of sermons about a time traveller, these sermons will mostly take the form of a fictional narrative which will contain strong historical and eschatological (The Study of End Times) facts. So without further ado, let us begin our narrative. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Who Knows: For Such A Time? Plan?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 5, 2022
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    God has a plan and purpose for every living person. Who knows but God's plan might be for such a time as this! God's plan includes you! Identify God's plan for you!

    WHO KNOWS? FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS: GOD KNOWS THE PLANS HE HAS FOR YOU! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers!@aol.com WE DON’T WANT GOD TO HAVE TO BYPASS US… GOD LET ME BE THE VESSEL YOU USE TODAY! We can be bullheaded and ignore God’s words and directions for our life. We can tend to ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Alvan Lewis avatar

    How Long Is Twelve Years?

    Contributed by Alvan Lewis on May 6, 2020
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    An overview of how trouble often brings people to Jesus as well as how flexible Jesus was in reaching out to heal the sick.

    How Long Is Twelve Years? That depends on what has happened during those 12 years. If in 2008 you welcomed a new baby girl into your hearts and home, then those days you held her to your breast, those days you listened to her first garbled words, those days you watched her take her first ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Obedience In The Hard Times Of Lfe Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Jun 16, 2009
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    When life gets hard… when life seems UNFAIR… when life begins to beat you down… How do you react? How do YOU serve God when LIFE gets hard all of a sudden?

    Sermon Brief Date Written: June 16, 2009 Date Preached: May 03, 2009 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Sermon Series: Life is Hard Sermon Title: Obedience in the Hard Times of Life Sermon Text: Job 1:12-19 [NASB] 12 Then the LORD said to Satan, "Behold, all that he has ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living In The Realm Of The Supernatural

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jun 13, 2025
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    Living in the realm of the supernatural is not a privilege for a few, but the birthright of every Spirit-filled believer.

    LIVING IN THE REALM OF THE SUPERNATURAL By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Romans 8:14 Supporting Texts: Galatians 5:16-18, John 3:8, Mark 16:17-18, Acts 1:8, 1 Corinthians 2:9-14 INTRODUCTION: The believer is not called to live an ordinary life, but to operate in the extraordinary realm of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Faith In Good Times And Bad

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Aug 28, 2007
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    Does your faith waver during bad times?

    Faith in Good Times and Bad Times Scripture: Job 1:7-12; Luke 10:1-3; 17-20 In the traditional marriage vows, we make the commitment that we will stay with our spouse in good times and bad, sickness and health and for richer or poorer. In other words we are to remain with the person that we ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Something You Can Count On

    Contributed by Chris Talton on Jan 22, 2002
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    There is much that you cannot count on in this world. But God’s Word is one thing that will always stand the test of time.

    Jan. 2, 2000 Hebrews 4:12-13 “Something you can count on” INTRODUCTION Friday morning and afternoon, I watched a little bit of ABC’s news coverage of the coming of the new millenium. Due to the fact that there are 24 different time zones on the earth, the clock struck 12 o’clock at 24 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Don't Throw It All Away

    Contributed by James May on Feb 16, 2003
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    Let’s not surrender to the trials and tests. We will never see the reward for faithfulness if we cave in to the hard times.

    Disclaimer: Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. These sermons are original to the author and the leading of the Holy Spirit. While ideas and illustrations are often gleaned from many ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    How Are You Building Your Life?

    Contributed by Jay Robison on Mar 5, 2008
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    This sermon deals with recognizing that the sun does not always shine, but God will build our lives to stand the tests of time.

    I have used sermoncentral as one of the many resources in preparing this message. HOW ARE YOU AT BUILDING YOUR LIFE? June 10, 2007 Jay Davis Robison MATTHEW 7:24-29 It was just over 38 years ago that an arsonist burned church to ground Wedding had happened here night before, youth on lock ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Waiting On The Lord Series

    Contributed by Gordon Pike on Feb 20, 2022
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    Now is the time to look back over the past two years of the pandemic and see where God was clearly present and at work. It is also an important time for us to look at ourselves and how we reacted to this time of crisis and testing

    Series: If God is For You … Sermon: Waiting on the Lord Scripture: James 5:7-11 [Hold up cell phone.] I think it’s safe to say that most, if not all of you, have one of these and I can also probably say that if you have one of these it has some kind of GPS on it. In fact, it’s pretty ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    The Most Dangerous Time In Worship

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Sep 16, 2005
    based on 79 ratings
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    A Stewardship sermon

    One of the things I like about living in the Greater Atlanta area is that there are no hurricanes. Or if they do come this far inland, they are worn out when they get here. When I lived in Miami, we would watch with great interest the weather reports, especially this time of year. Hurricane ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • David Gauthier avatar

    The Bright Side To Dark Times Series

    Contributed by David Gauthier on Jun 6, 2001
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    This message details how Christians can view the hardships of life positively in the light of the fact that God uses them to help us mature spiritually.

    “The Bright Side to Dark Times” James 1:1-18 Introduction: Having lost in a fire virtually everything they owned, the Spafford family made new plans, including a move from Chicago to France. Horatio Spafford planned the trip for his wife and four daughters to be as trouble-free as possible. To ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Davon Huss avatar

    Come Now Is The Time To Worship

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 25, 2016
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    We are to come to worship in 5 ways- Psalm 95 (Material adapted from Jack Peters at: http://www.sermonseeds.org/Poetry/Psalm%2091-120/Psalm%2095.htm)

    HoHum: A little boy asked his father what was the highest number he had ever counted. Replying that he didn't know, the father asked his son his highest number. It was 973. "Why did you stop there?" wondered the father. "Because church was over." It is a shame that we can make a worship service a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Paul Andrew avatar

    Fifteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on May 31, 2022
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    I can’t help but think it was Mother Teresa’s having to suffer the loss of her father, who was murdered when she was a child, that directed her to a life of mercy.

    Jesus is asked 183 questions of which he only answers 3. The expert asked a question wanting to test Jesus and he got an answer. But in the story about the Good Samaritan, Jesus is testing him—and us. The man beaten and robbed was going from Jerusalem to Jericho. So were the priest and Levite, ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic