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  • Mark Batterson avatar

    Fight For Your Dream Series

    Contributed by Mark Batterson on Oct 17, 2016
    based on 5 ratings
     | 41,237 views

    Chase the Lion is a 3 part series from Mark Batterson, pastor at National Community Church in Washington, D.C. The sermon is based off of the book, Chase the Lion. You can download a sermon kit at ChaseTheLion.com/churches

    Around the turn of the 20th century, psychologist Alfred Adler proposed the counterintuitive theory of compensation. Adler believed that what we think of as disadvantages often prove to be advantages because they force us to cultivate compensatory attitudes and abilities that probably would have ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Let His Freedom Ring

    Contributed by Matt Hoffmann on Oct 27, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 7,397 views

    This is a reformation sermon designed to deepen our appreciation of the freedom we have in Christ

    Happy Reformation Day. Today is an important day. It is the perfect day to talk about Freedom. As this current election closes in, we are blessed to have the freedom to cast a vote for the person we would like to be our leader. But the sad truth is, in this country, and in many others, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Gods Will Easy Or Hard, It's Our Choice Series

    Contributed by Mark Perryman on May 31, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,136 views

    Doing Gods will

    INTRO: Fidel Castro, leader - Communist party in Cuba 36 years. Man spent his whole life building something that’s on the verge of collapse. Someone asked him, “why don’t you just give up? Your system is a failure.” He says, “Why give up something you believe in?” Castro ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Picky Picky Belief Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Apr 14, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,807 views

    The religious leaders were selective about which laws to follow and which ones to ignore or defy. We are too. The point of this is to expose our own double-standards and lead us to show mercy to others.

    John 19:31-37 – Picky Picky Belief Tonight, in our last message of The Life of Jesus before Resurrection Day, I’d like to point out an interesting characteristic about the religious leaders that really bears hearing. Just to let you know: likely something I say tonight might make you angry. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jason Jones avatar

    Suffer Better

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Nov 19, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,974 views

    Exposition of Suffering

    Text: Matt 26:69-75, Acts 2:14, 23, 36, 4:13-20, 5:27-32, Title: Suffer Better, Date/Place: NRBC, 11.18.12, AM A. Opening illustration: Young college student the other week telling me about his suffering at the hands of his father, abuse, neglect, etc. Then he said that he thanked God for it in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Know The Difference Between Law & Gospel Series

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jun 25, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,293 views

    The first in a series celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Lean the importance of distinguishing between the two main teachings of the Bible: law and gospel.

    If you wake up in the middle of the night with a sore throat, do you reach for the After Bite cream? No, you find a throat lozenge. If your head hurts, do you gargle with salt water? No, you take aspirin. If your stomach is upset, do apply Vicks VapoRub to your belly? No, you gulp Pepto-Bismol. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Gentle Whisper - Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jan 27, 2016
     | 6,301 views

    As we see Elijah in the cave on Mount Horeb we also witness the hand of God in the wind, earthquake and fire but we only hear the LORD speaking in the still, small voice or the gentle whisper. Why did the LORD not speak loudly but only whisper?

    Elijah Refresher from last week: Major characters - Elijah, Ahab and Jezebel Spiritual condition of Israel at that time 1 Kings 18:18b NIV “You have abandoned the Lord’s commands and have followed the Baals.” Last week we saw that Elijah: - Faceoff with Ahab - no rain ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    The Testing Of Your Faith

    Contributed by Terry Hovey on Jun 14, 2025
     | 415 views

    Here I am! You know that’s something all of us need to learn, isn’t it? When the Lord calls, we immediately say, “Here I am.” That’s the language of obedience, “Here I am.”

    On May 29, 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary planted the British flag on the top of Mount Everest. He and his Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norgay were the first to conquer that mountain, and in doing so, they had climbed to the very top of the world because there is no mountain higher than Everest. Higher in ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    God Is The Source Of Our Boldness Series

    Contributed by Bobby Oliver on Apr 16, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,646 views

    We can be bold because God knows everything, God can do anything, and God is greater than the world.

    God is the Source of our Boldness Exodus 7:1-13 - We’re continuing our study through the book of Exodus. - As we study, we’re asking the question, “What can we learn about honoring God from this passage?” - Last week, we asked the question, “Why do we doubt?” - We saw through the example of Moses ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Can The Lord Help One Overcome Personal Lusts?

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 181 ratings
     | 8,905 views

    Love not the world or the things in the world, for all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh... is not of the Father but is of the world.

    How Can the Lord Help One Overcome Personal Lusts? How can I control my physical desires? ILlustration:While my wife and I were shopping at a mall kiosk, a shapely young woman in a short, form-fitting dress strolled by. My eyes followed her. Without looking up from the item she was examining, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How Can The Lord Help One Overcome Personal Lusts?

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 16, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,243 views

    Radio personality Paul Harvey tells the story of how an Eskimo kills a wolf. The account is grisly, yet it offers fresh insight into the consuming, self-destructive nature of sin.

    How Can the Lord Help One Overcome Personal Lusts? by Paul Fritz 1 Corinthians 6:18-6:20 How Can the Lord Help One Overcome Personal Lusts? How can I control my physical desires? ILlustration:While my wife and I were shopping at a mall kiosk, a shapely young woman in a short, form-fitting ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Johnny Creasong avatar

    Dads Under Construction Series

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Oct 26, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,166 views

    The value we place on Fatherhood is alarming. No wonder 38 million children under age 18, 54% of all children in America, suffer daily from physical father absence or emotional or spiritual father absence. Where’s Dad?

    Dads Under Construction Mothers get the red carpet treatment on their day, with fabulous brunches and beautiful bouquets. For the fathers, however, retailers have cleverly priced almost everything under $9.99! Case in point: the Talking Fly Swatter. It’s a lime-green fly swatter with a little ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Wives, Respect Your Husbands Series

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Jun 28, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,107 views

    The commands for husbands to love, and wives respect compliment each other and receive God's greatest blessing.

    We are in week two of a five week series on the family titled “Five Word for a Godly Home. Last week, Our word was LOVE and the sermon was “Husbands, Love Your Wives.” TODAY our key word is RESPECT. Today’s sermon is titled, “Wives, Respect Your Husbands.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • David Roth avatar

    Faithful Followers

    Contributed by David Roth on Jan 24, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,558 views

    Epiphany 3.. Jesus call to us creates the faith to follow Him. Following Jesus is our faith in action. As followers we are not in charge, and cannot see the future. We follow Christ because we trust Him with our lives now and in His kingdom forever.

    Mark 1:14-20 “Faithful Followers” J. J. May the words of my mouth, and the meditations of our hearts, be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen. “Faithful Followers” Last week we read in the Gospel of John how Jesus had begun to call his ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Go! And Enter His Rest - Hebrews 4:9 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 27, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 434 views

    We live in a world that is constantly restless—our culture prizes busyness, our calendars are full, and our minds are rarely still. Yet the Bible speaks of a special rest that God has prepared for His people.

    Go! And Enter His Rest - Hebrews 4:9 Hebrews 4:9 – “So there is a special rest still waiting for the people of God.” (NLT) Introduction: Restless in a Restless World We live in a world that is constantly restless. Think about it—our culture prizes busyness, our calendars are full, and our minds ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal