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  • Max High avatar

    Surviving The Death Of A Loved One Series

    Contributed by Max High on Feb 23, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 22,982 views

    Everyone will one day face grief because of the loss of a loved one or some other tragedy of life. Jesus holds the answer to our survival in these times.

    Jesus meets our deepest needs John 11:1-44 Introduction Everyone will one day face grief because of the loss of a loved one or some other tragedy of life. This knowledge in Itself does not offer us condolences or comfort. However, there are many comforts we can receive from scripture and the life ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Job's Ressurection

    Contributed by Jerry Owen on Mar 9, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,840 views

    Are trouble and suffering a sign of God's judgement in your life? How can a person persevere during great tragedy? The answers are found in the testimony of Job's life.

    JOB’S RESURRECTION JOB 14:1-17, 19:23-27 Hurricane Katrina- Man who cancelled his flood insurance 3 weeks before Katrina. What terrible timing. I had a similar thing, although not as costly. I cancelled the insurance on our mini-van because and my daughter wrecked it and totaled it 4 months ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Tragic Death Series

    Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Sep 6, 2017
     | 10,743 views

    This passage in Mark is one of great tragedy. It has been suggested there were actually two deaths revealed - the death of John the Baptist and the death of Herod's conscience.

    A Tragic Death Mark 6: 14-29 Our text today deals with the horrific and tragic death of John the Baptist. Mark discussed the character of John and the tragic reason for his untimely death. The text actually deals with John’s death in retrospect, sometime after it had happened. John’s untimely ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Pursuing Contentment

    Contributed by Dwight Kennedy on Dec 15, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,263 views

    It's a tragedy that the lack of contentment today has become the norm for even the children of God, yet contentment is absolutely essential to walk worthily of our Lord.

    “Pursuing Contentment” Philippians 4: 4-7 by Dwight Kennedy Outline: 1. Rejoice Greatly in Your Heavenly Maker. (vs. 4) (An Act of Worship) 2. Respond in Gentleness & Hardiness to Men. (vs. 5) (Action in Our Work) 3. Request with Gratitude and Humility in Every Manner. (vs. 6) (The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Consequences Of Denying The Resurrection

    Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Jan 15, 2023
     | 1,014 views

    If Jesus Christ did not rise from the dead, then the past two thousand years have been the greatest tragedy and travesty of human civilization ever recorded.

    There is enough credible eyewitness testimony and extra biblical evidence to verify the historical significance and fact that the event of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ as written in the Scriptures and secular history is true. The resurrection evidence can be presented in any objective court ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Spirit Help

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Sep 20, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 370 views

    But God...We live in a wounded and fallen world. A world that is no longer perfect, a world that is filled with sin, with temptation, with sickness, with sorrow, with tragedy, with pain, with loneliness, But God!

    Spirit Help Romans 8:22-23, 26-28 In, Romans 8, Paul says very clearly that you and I live in a fallen and broken world. He says,"We know that the whole creation has been groaning in travail together until now." We live in a wounded and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Funeral Sermon

    Contributed by Colin Coombs on Nov 9, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 28,454 views

    Sharing hope in a time of apparent tragedy, through the love of God displayed in the death of the Lord Jesus Christ for us. [This is as shared at the funeral service - names ommitted].

    SCRIPTURE READING: JOHN 3:16 – 21 [NIV] {Chosen by R. B.} 16 “For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Getting Back To "Normal"

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Sep 30, 2001
    based on 124 ratings
     | 8,307 views

    After the tragedy that has struck our nation one question we are hearing is "will we ever be the same again" The real question is should we be the same?

    Getting Back to “Normal” Revelation 2:1-7 September 30, 2001 Introduction As we are seeing our nation begin to float back into some form of a routine; we are seeing that things are changing in our daily living. The television has begun to return to its regular schedule. The news media is starting ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Light The Fire Series

    Contributed by David Heflin on Jun 13, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,290 views

    This sermon deals with disciples as light in a dark world and our need to "let it shine." There is also some help in dealing with the national tragedy at the W. Vir. campus included.

    Light The Fire Matt. 5:13-16 PSCOC 4/20/07 Introduction: Snuffed Out! (Use of visual aid…candle lit and then snuffed out). Light is powerful not only because of its practical purpose, but because of it universal symbolism of the truth, purity, and knowledge (light candle). It is said about the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Man Who Sold His Future Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 7, 2011
    based on 117 ratings
     | 42,249 views

    What’s wrong with being godless? If you can answer that question, you can avoid the tragedy that took Esau’s future away from him.

    OPEN: A man filled his car with gas at a self-service gas station. After he had paid and driven away, he realized that he had left the gas cap on top of his car. He stopped and looked and, sure enough, it was gone. He thought for a second and realized that other people must have done the same ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Thou Shalt Not Lie To Thyself!

    Contributed by Jim Mccutchen on Oct 21, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,906 views

    The tragedy is people lie long enough they start believing their own falsehood. Who are you really? What do you see when you look into the mirror?

    THOU SHALT NOT LIE INTRO: Everyone looks really good from up here this morning. But did you look this good when you woke up this morning? You have that morning dazed look · Your hair is sticking out in strange places, · We men get to shaven that rough looking over night growth of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Troubles & Worries, But No Despair

    Contributed by Kelly Durant on Aug 7, 2015
     | 7,879 views

    It is painfully hard, but we have to accept that we are just frail people in frail bodies living in a broken sinful world where many tragedies happen daily!

    Troubles & Worries, But No Despair Kelly Durant August 8, 2015 2 Corinthians 4:7-9 7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9 ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    911: When Buildings Fall & Waters Rise - Storms - Tragedy - 9/11 - 9-11

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Sep 7, 2005
    based on 623 ratings
     | 40,912 views

    In Case of Emergency--Have FAITH, not FEAR; PRAY, don’t PANIC; BELIEVE, don’t BLAME; RESPOND, don’t RUN. Link included to free formatted text version, handout, and PowerPoint Presentation.

    911: When Buildings Fall & Waters Rise Matthew 14:22-33 ----- Link at bottom... ----- We all know where we were and what we were doing 4 years ago today. We remember how we felt because to some degree we have felt that way ever since, and events like Katrina and anniversaries such as this one ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We Share In Christ's Pain On The Cross

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 28, 2025
     | 121 views

    when someone is murdered, it catches all of us up short, and when the violence is carried out on children, especially as they are praying on the second day of school, no words can ever suffice to bring us back to anything like normalcy.

    Twenty-second Sunday in Course 2025 Humility, yes. I suspect that many preachers in this country have been humbled by the recent events at a Catholic church and school in Minneapolis last week. Typically we work hard on a homily for some days and often feel proud of our work when we come to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Ron Ferguson avatar

    The Book Of Lamentations – Part 11 – The Walls Are Broken And Sadness And Tragedy Are Widespread – Jeremiah Questions God - Chapter 2:18-20 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Apr 10, 2025
     | 243 views

    Such tragedy in Judah but who can help? The broken walls weep. Hunger is everywhere. Women turn to cannibalism. Everyone is badly affected. Jeremiah asks, “Why has the LORD done this to us?” In fact it is sin that is reaping its sowing. The nation was corrupt.

    THE BOOK OF LAMENTATIONS – PART 11 – THE WALLS ARE BROKEN AND SADNESS AND TRAGEDY ARE WIDESPREAD – JEREMIAH QUESTIONS GOD - CHAPTER 2:18-20 We continue the description of the state of the survivors from the Babylonian invasion and Jeremiah’s communication to them. The book is called Lamentations ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational