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  • David Rogers avatar

    God Will Take Care Of You

    Contributed by David Rogers on Jan 16, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 18,284 views

    A sermon that explains how God wants to take care of us

    God Will Take Care Of You I Kings 17:8-16 Prayer Introduction How many times have we looked back on our life and seen with hindsight where God’s hand has been in our life? For instance, how many times should we have died in an accident, avoided an accident, done something extremely stupid or ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Should You Change? 1 Corinthians 7:17 - 40 Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Dec 13, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,708 views

    When we experience new life in Jesus Christ we might think a change in our external appearance, position, or circumstances will make us more useful to the Master. But you might just miss out on one of the greatest opportunities available to you.

    Last time we talked about how some in Corinth, especially women who were just experiencing new freedoms in the body of Christ, thought it best to divorce their pagan husbands, or remain celibate in marriage in order to be better Christians. In the context of an overly-sexualized society, and of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Have A Family Plan? Series

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 28, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,779 views

    We need to work on building better families.

    What is marriage and the family? What am I doing to promote a better family? What effort am I investing to build my family? Is my family life just aimlessly drifting? We plan our meals more than we plan family times? You can’t build a very good building without blueprints? Is the family any ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Keep Hope Alive

    Contributed by Dieuner Joseph on May 10, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 45,826 views

    To encourage believers not to lose hope no matter their circumstance.

    Rev. D. Joseph May 4, 2007 Text: Jer. 17:7; Blessed [is] the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. Topic: Keep Hope Alive INTRODUCTION Contrary to popular belief, Jesse Jackson did not coined the saying: ‘keep hope alive.’ The Bible has been admonishing and encouraging ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Let God Change You

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on Jun 7, 2013
    based on 14 ratings
     | 41,756 views

    Practical ways to let God's transformation and change take place in your life.

    How to Let God Change You “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” Romans 12:2 Intro: Do you know ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Darkness Before Christmas Series

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Dec 2, 2019
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,881 views

    This is the first of our 2019 Advent sermons. In this sermon we look at how sin has been a constant, and universal problem from the fall until the birth of Christ that first Christmas morning, and how Christ's coming, drives out that darkness and brings life and light

    Advent 2019 (Pt. 1) Text: Isaiah 9:2-7 Well it’s that time of year once again… the time when we do our Advent sermons. And I love how Advent comes right after Thanksgiving, because over the last week there have been a lot of things we can surely be thankful for… but also… that attitude of ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Remedy Part 6: The Remedy For Bitterness Series

    Contributed by Stephen Collins on May 18, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,085 views

    Let’s be honest: sometimes people hurt us. We get put down, run down, and trampled on. And it becomes easy to want to get revenge. And it’s even easier to become bitter. But bitterness is a disease. And if we’re not careful, this disease of bitternes

    REMEDY The Remedy for Bitterness “Bitterness imprisons life; love releases it” Harry Emerson Fosdick (American clergyman 1878-1969)  Key Scripture: Romans 12:14-21 Icebreaker: During the Korean war a certain military unit had hired a local boy to cook and clean for them. Being a bunch of ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    A Family Resemblance

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Aug 15, 2005
    based on 57 ratings
     | 26,152 views

    We say we belong to the family of God, My question is can the world see the resemblance.

    Ge 1:26 Ge 5:1 A Family Resemblance: It’s interesting sometimes to go to a family reunion or family get together and to look around at the different people and try to determine whose children they are by their characteristics, or features.(Sometimes it’s very evident, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A Lot At Stake Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 28, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,760 views

    Biblical truth is easily misunderstood, especially when people have pre-existing agendas. The early church had to grapple with controversy and theological confusion, just as we do today.The issue at hand was this: do gentiles have to first become Jews bef

    A Lot At Stake (Acts 15:1-5) 1. This past week, the heating contractor came in to service the boiler that heats this auditorium. 2. My instructions. Turn off Wed. night. Best way: a single-fuse fuse box in boiler room. 3. But there were complications; the Security company called…11:30 and ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Climate Change - Pt. 5 - Kingdom Climate 3 Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Sep 24, 2014
     | 4,949 views

    Climate can be a great destabilizing force. It can undermine our finances, our health, and our faith. We need a Climate Change!

    Kingdom Climate 3 I. Introduction We confuse climate with weather. They are not the same thing. Climate is in fact defined as "a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years." So this is more than weather! ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Brian B avatar

    One Day Too Late!

    Contributed by Brian B on Sep 16, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 22,086 views

    Don’t wait too late to get Saved!

    One Day Too Late (Don’t wait too late to get saved!) Updated January 2016 Luke 14:16-24 NOTE TO SERMON CENTRAL MEMBERS AND GUESTS…. This is a sermon that has been adapted from a great sermon preached by Eddie Champion. I don’t know much about him or even if he is still living, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Born Identity: Savior Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Dec 18, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,901 views

    A contextual Christmas Eve meditation on the birth of Jesus from the perspective of the shepherds- based on an article by Doug Greenwald

    Born Identity: Savior Luke 2:8-20 When Luke tells us in 2:8 that there “were shepherds in the fields keeping watch over their flocks by night”, he is giving us clues about when Jesus was born and why he was born. Any first-century Middle Eastern villager reading this text would wonder why sheep ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    "i Am!" Outlandish And Outrageous, But True Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jun 6, 2020
     | 4,134 views

    A final look at the I AM statements of Jesus, when Jesus said I AM

    March 28, 2010 John 8:48-59 I AM!! Has anyone said anything that is so outlandish, so unbelievable that, well . . . you just could not believe it? Right now I’m not sure what to believe. Just about everything I hear seems outrageous. Frankly, I don’t know who to believe, but that’s a whole ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Difficulty Of Love Youth Sermon

    Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 4, 2023
    based on 4 ratings
     | 829 views

    Love can be difficult, especially when it involves people who are different or disagree with us. However, through humility and the help of the Holy Spirit, we can overcome these challenges and love like Jesus.

    God, loving others can be really tough sometimes. Help us to love like you do, even when it's super hard. Thanks for loving us and giving us a way to forgiveness through Jesus. Today, we're gonna chat about the real deal about love. We all have those stories of times when it was super hard to love ...read more

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    The Love Of God's Call Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on May 7, 2019
     | 3,741 views

    Part 2 this is not about you. This book is about God and His call and pursuit of man. Especially the pouting prophet, Jonah.

    Intro: I want to remind you that this whale of a tale called the book of Jonah is not about a great big fish, a great big city or a grumpy old prophet. This book is about a Great big God that is willing to graciously deal with a disobedient, disgruntled, disgusted prophet. In this story of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist