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  • Ricky Tuttle Thd avatar

    Scattered But Not Defeated Series

    Contributed by Ricky Tuttle Thd on Aug 3, 2025
     | 320 views

    I cannot say how many times that people would come to my office and question; why God would allow for such things to go wrong in their lives.

    “Scattered But Not Defeated” Acts 11:19-21 I cannot say how many times that people would come to my office and question; why God would allow for such things to go wrong in their lives. The simple truth is; Satan is the enemy of God and we are the children of God, so that puts us in the fight ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Unexpected Path To Perfection

    Contributed by Paul Dayao on Aug 23, 2025
     | 244 views

    This sermon explains how God purposefully uses the trials of life to refine our faith, produce steadfast endurance, and develop us into spiritually mature believers who are complete in Christ.

    If you were to take a survey of every person in this room, and perhaps every person in this city, and ask them, "What is your main goal in life?" you would get a lot of different answers. Some would say to be successful, to provide for their family. Others might say to be healthy, to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gene Gregory avatar

    Dealing With Difficulties Series

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Sep 11, 2024
     | 1,636 views

    Second in series on James dealing with Christian Living

    James 1 Dealing with Difficulties - Read James 1:1-18 I. INTRODUCTION James is not a theologically deep book. It is a book written by a pastor, with a pastor’s heart, to struggling and suffering Christians. It is a very practical book written to tell folks how to do and live this thing we call ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    One Storm After Another.

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 14, 2024
     | 1,224 views

    Storms come in 3 different ways: 1. Rain; 2. Floods; 3. Wind. Are we prepared for the storms. I give each pesron a ston with MAKE TODAY COUNT on them.

    ONE STORM AFTER ANOTHER? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) I HAVE LITTLE STONES WITH MAKE TODAY COUNT PAINTED ON THEM TO GIVE. THREE KINDS OF STORMS: 1. RAIN: MOISTURE THAT FALLS VISIBLY IN SEPARATE DROPS. 2. FLOODS: overflowing of large amounts of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Troy Borst avatar

    Isaiah 53: It Wasn't Very Long Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 17, 2024
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     | 837 views

    The trials of Jesus, the suffering of Jesus on the cross, and His time in the tomb did not take very long, but impact us for eternity.

    ISAIAH 53 SERIES: IT WASN’T VERY LONG ISAIAH 53:8-9 | #Isaiah53 PERSON IN THE CONGREGATION READS ISAIAH 53 READ ISAIAH 53:1-12 (ESV) “Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? 2 For He grew up before Him like a young plant, and like a root out ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Elmer Towns avatar

    Samson - Enigmatical Lesson 2 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Dec 8, 2025
     | 128 views

    Everything outside God’s will is lost time.

    A. INTRODUCTION 1. Why does God allow persecution? To draw us to Himself. “The children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Philistine forty years” (13:1). 2. Forty years is wasted time. a. Not for God’s preparation. b. Everything ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Will You Finish?

    Contributed by Michael Cansler on Dec 18, 2025
     | 193 views

    Stoning of Stephen

    How Will You Finish? (Acts 7: 54-60) It is not about where you are now or how you started It is all about how you finish Remodeling houses, if you start out all hung ho and burn yourself out and you stop remodeling The house never gets finished and what good did you do A lot of us starts out when ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Tack avatar

    Today, Tomorrow And Eternity

    Contributed by David Tack on May 31, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 658 views

    We take the 3 verses in 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 and bring it into the time spans of: today, tomorrow and eternity!

    Today, Tomorrow and Eternity (2 Corinthians 4:16-18) INTO: This morning our text passage is a real attention grabber! …. I’m talking about an “in your tracks type.” CHECK IT OUT! WHY IS THIS? Because it’s a passage of contrasts! In the literary world writers often use special devices to capture ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chris Swanson avatar

    Why Are We To Prepare Ourselves For Persecution?

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Mar 30, 2025
     | 249 views

    We should not be afraid of what may happen to us because of our faith. Trust in God to help guide us through what we may face.

    Why Are We to Prepare Ourselves for Persecution? Matthew 10:16-42 In verses sixteen - eighteen: The resistance of the Pharisees would resemble assaulting wolves. The only expectation that the disciples have is to seek their Shepherd for assurance. We might even confront comparable aggression. Like ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Rev. Randy Barker avatar

    Have You Considered Job

    Contributed by Rev. Randy Barker on Apr 3, 2025
     | 370 views

    Jobs story

    Have you considered my servant Job As I’ve been going through this journey of watching my dad fight life’s final battle I’ve observed the way different people handle this situation some cry others doubt others search for answers some are strengthened by confirmation and faith When asked why good ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Wilson Oshorakpor avatar

    The Sifting Work Of Satan

    Contributed by Wilson Oshorakpor on Mar 9, 2025
     | 635 views

    You are on Satan's sifting list. Every believer must pass through the sifting process as God gives the devil permission to test his children.

    TEXT: Luke 22:31-34 (NLT) “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat. But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. So when you have repented and turned to me again, strengthen your brothers.” Peter said, “Lord, I am ready to go to prison with you, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jessie Manuel avatar

    Praying Through The Fire

    Contributed by Jessie Manuel on Jan 21, 2026
    based on 1 rating
     | 313 views

    Three young Hebrew men stood before the most powerful king in the world. King Nebuchadnezzar had just built a golden statue ninety feet high, and he'd issued a decree: when the music plays, everyone bows.

    INTRODUCTION Let me take you back to one of the most dramatic moments in the Old Testament. Three young Hebrew men stood before the most powerful king in the world. King Nebuchadnezzar had just built a golden statue ninety feet high, and he'd issued a decree: when the music plays, everyone ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    Elijah, John The Baptist, And Jesus.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Feb 5, 2026
    based on 2 ratings
     | 148 views

    Anticipating the suffering of Jesus.

    ELIJAH, JOHN THE BAPTIST, AND JESUS. Matthew 17:10-13. As they came down the mountain of Transfiguration, Peter, James and John asked Jesus, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” (MATTHEW 17:10). This, of course, refers to the prophecy of Malachi 4:5. Yet Jesus did not ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Doug Koehler avatar

    The Hurting Person's Guide To Recovery: Test All Spirits!

    Contributed by Doug Koehler on May 8, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,384 views

    This is a story about an individuals great trials and what God says to her, to us, to restore us and give us hope.

    1 John 4: 1-11 (12-21) Remember: Greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. One day Sara Jones woke up and felt completely lost. For weeks she was heading down a path full of sorrow, loneliness and ultimate insecurity but, up until this day she was able to hold onto some sort of ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Dr. Craig Nelson avatar

    Obedience - To Obey Is The Only Way

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Dec 29, 2000
    based on 124 ratings
     | 20,591 views

    Obedience is difficult and requires deep commitment

    Webster defines the word as "following the commands or guidance of; to conform to or comply with." *Becoming a Born-Again Christian requires obedience. It is the key condition of your relationship with God, whose Lordship demands obedience. Through obedience, you fulfill His commands ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational