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  • Scott Carmer avatar

    Singing The Blues With Paul Series

    Contributed by Scott Carmer on Mar 26, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,443 views

    Even the great saints among us, like the Apostle Paul, sang the blues from time to time. Paul was healed of his near-depression by supernatural intervention by God.

    Singing the Blues With Paul II Corinthians 1:8-11 March 25, 2007 When Charles Goodyear was just twenty-six years old, he had made his first fortune. He had set up the first hardware store in America that sold only domestically manufactured farm implements. Everything was going in his direction. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Matt Hoffmann avatar

    Joy Comes In For A Landing

    Contributed by Matt Hoffmann on Mar 16, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,923 views

    What does it mean to Rejoice in Real Life, when Joy touches down on the rough patches of our lives?

    Philippians 3:8-14 Lately, I’ve talked some about how I don’t really enjoy flying. I will go, and it isn’t a huge deal, but I tend to get nervous. But, there is one think that I LOVE about flying. It’s the sound of the wheels of the plane touching the ground. It’s a powerful moment, marked by ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Mike Logan avatar

    How To Handle What You Can't Handle

    Contributed by Mike Logan on Sep 28, 2004
    based on 40 ratings
     | 11,187 views

    Getting through tough times of affliction and hardship.

    How to Handle What You Can’t Handle Read Job 1:14-17 I was getting dressed for one morning, and suddenly the words on a can caught my eye and caught my attention… As they did, I picked up the can of shaving cream, and read the words on the label… over and over again… In fact, those words ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Perry Greene avatar

    Getting Our Attention

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jul 25, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,401 views

    God uses hardships to get our attention.

    I am sure you remember the story of the farmer with the exceptional mule. The mule was a hard worker and could do things that amazed other farmers. One day the farmer wanted to show off his mule to his friends. They watched in shock as the farmer hit the mule between the eyes with a 2 x 4 stud. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rodney Buchanan avatar

    The Shelter Of The Most High

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 30, 2000
    based on 77 ratings
     | 26,180 views

    God may have purposes of which we may not be aware and if he permits it, he can use it.

    When our girls were growing up we could not afford to take a vacation at resorts or hotels, so from the start we decided to camp. I remember our first major purchase of a cabin-style tent from Sears. It was luxurious with a place for a bunk-bed cot for the girls and a large air mattress for us. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Alan Chandler avatar

    "God...i Have A Problem"

    Contributed by Alan Chandler on Jan 28, 2002
    based on 69 ratings
     | 7,595 views

    Facing a problem or challenge? Here is God’s 5 step strategy for working through it!

    "God…I Have a Problem" Acts 1: 12-26 January 27, 2002 I) Intro A) Find current illustration of a problem that people are familiar with. 1) From the illustration make the connection that we all have problems to deal with B) Recap (See notes from Sermon titled Change is Constant) 1) Jesus ascended ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Paul's Response To False Accusations

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 11, 2001
    based on 28 ratings
     | 11,974 views

    How to avoid over reacting to false accusations

    Paul’s Response to False Accusations (Acts 21:27-40) Illustration:Statistics and Stuff What really makes people satisfied with their lives? Amazingly, the secret may lie in a person’s ability to handle life’s blows without blame or bitterness. These are the conclusions of a study of 173 men who ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Cry For Deliverance

    Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Jun 11, 2001
    based on 176 ratings
     | 129,961 views

    Are you serving God in rigour and hard bondage? It is time to cry on to the Lord for deliverance!

    THE CRY FOR DELIVERANCE "And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour: and they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in mortar, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour" (Exodus ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Mike DuBose avatar

    Why Me, Lord?

    Contributed by Mike Dubose on Jun 10, 2002
    based on 12 ratings
     | 36,016 views

    Why does God allow so much hurt and pain in the world? What’s His reason? How can bad things work for the good? I have an answer...

    Why Me, Lord? Romans 8: 28 – 31 June 9, 2002 You know it’s going to be a bad day when you wake up in the hospital all broken & bruised and your insurance agent tells you that your accident policy covers falling of the roof… but not hitting the ground… Or, when you call Suicide ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Eloy Gonzalez avatar

    Cajuns, Prophets, And Persian Kings: God's Servants To Bless His People

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Nov 3, 2002
    based on 51 ratings
     | 7,133 views

    Pentecost 22: Trials, persecutions, and the most difficult moments in life are used by God to deliver us from greater harm and to bless us.

    A few nights ago I was sitting in the living room working on the computer. While checking my email, a pop-up ad for Classmates.com appeared. Classmates.com is an Internet company that stores graduation and reunion information for schools and military units. For some reason I decided to look up ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Steven Kellett avatar

    A New Creation

    Contributed by Steven Kellett on Mar 10, 2002
    based on 409 ratings
     | 37,048 views

    God takes that which is dark, formless and void and creates new and wonderful life.

    Sitting in her car - on a dark road just outside of town, a young high school girl looks at her life. This is what she sees: „Y I am overweight „Y I have no friends „Y My future holds no promise As she slides the bullet in the chamber of her father¡¦s 38 revolver, she thinks; "It¡¦s no use - ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Counseling During Human & Spiritual Crisis

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 19, 2001
    based on 18 ratings
     | 5,380 views

    Counseling During Human & Spiritual Crisis

    Counseling During Human & Spiritual Crisis "To work out our problems we need to add love, subtract hate, multiply good, and divide between truth and error." Introduction - Imagine if you are faced with the loss of your family, home, and health all in the same week, what would you feel like? Add ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Alfredo Serrano avatar

    Marchemos!

    Contributed by Alfredo Serrano on Feb 17, 2003
    based on 94 ratings
     | 9,985 views

    Como podemos seguir adelante mientras las pruebas nos invaden? Dios nos dice: Marcha! Yo estoy contigo.

    "MARCHEMOS" Éxodo 14 A. Uno de los eventos significativos del A. T. es el milagro de abrir el Mar Rojo para que el pueblo atravesara en tierra seca. 1. Esto fue un milagro muy impresionante. (Breathtaking!) 2. Todo milagro bíblico es grandioso, pero ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Spencer Miller avatar

    If It Ain't One Thing It's Another!

    Contributed by Spencer Miller on Mar 9, 2003
    based on 105 ratings
     | 44,091 views

    The testing of our faith.

    We live in a world full of trouble and problems, there are problems after problems. Not many of us can truly say "I don’t have any problems" Job even said it himself, "Man born of a woman but for a few days and full of trouble. But Job goes on to reason that since his days on earth are already ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James Chandler avatar

    When Disaster Strikes

    Contributed by James Chandler on Apr 20, 2003
    based on 275 ratings
     | 20,914 views

    This message based around the story of Lazarus will share five essential principles to making it though difficult times in our lives!

    When Disaster Strikes John 11:1-45 The following was written by Jack Jordan newspaper editor recording the events of April 3, 1974. An uneasiness nagged at me as I checked over proofs for the next day’s paper. It was Wednesday, April 3, 1974 about 4 o’clock on a gray afternoon. More than 100 ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ