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  • John Bright avatar

    U-Turns Encouraged Here Series

    Contributed by John Bright on Jun 22, 2023
     | 1,444 views

    A four part series on Jonah. A good reminder that you can run… but you can’t hide from God! Teaching sheet at the end of the text.

    “U-turns Encouraged Here” Jonah 1:17-2:10 Pastor John Bright Jonah 1:17 “Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.” Jonah 2 “Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the fish’s belly. 2 And he said: “I cried ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Revoking The Anointing Series

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Aug 3, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,683 views

    You can lose your anointing from God if you turn your back on Him.

    Keeping the Anointing Behind Enemy Lines Series Revoking the Anointing Aug. 2, 2009 FBC, Chester Dr. Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction A Recently, a man was on his way to work and for NO apparent reason he just ran of the road, hit a tree, & died. 1 An ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Thomas Giddens avatar

    From Crying To Crying Out

    Contributed by Thomas Giddens on Oct 23, 2014
     | 9,953 views

    Things change when we turn from crying about our circumstances to crying out to God about them.

    Isaiah 30:18-26 Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be gracious to you; And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; Blessed are all those who wait for Him. For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem; You shall weep no more. He will ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Who Are You Running From?

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Apr 24, 2025
     | 354 views

    Mercy and goodness may be the sheepdogs of God, snapping at our heels to turn us back into following the shepherd into the pastures of life.

    Do any of you remember the movie The Fugitive, with Harrison Ford? I saw it again just recently. He does a fantastic job of showing the stress of being hunted. One twitch in a cheek muscle and boom! you're right there with him, forgetting to breathe, the adrenalin shooting through your system, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • David Dunn avatar

    Turn My Eyes

    Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 8, 2025
     | 72 views

    Revival begins when the eyes turn from vanity to the Word, restoring focus, holiness, and joy through Christ’s living presence.

    Introduction — When the Heart Goes Blind Revival rarely begins with thunder. Sometimes it begins with the smallest motion of the eyes. “Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me according to Your word.” (Psalm 119 : 37) That’s not the cry of a nation in trouble. It’s the sigh of one ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    No Turning Back Series

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Mar 10, 2021
     | 5,419 views

    What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus?

    Introduction It’s been a while since I’ve been on a fishing trip. I used to use fishing as a means of getting away and having some time of quiet. I also used to go fishing with my grand-pap on the Delaware Bay. We’d pull in stripers, croakers, and my favorite fish, fresh flounder. Out on the boat, ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • John Harper avatar

    Don't Turn Back

    Contributed by John Harper on Jan 2, 2009
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     | 7,396 views

    We must not turn away from Christ and back to our sin. If we do this we are rejecting the only salvation from sin.

    “DON’T TURN BACK” Hebrews 10:26-39 December 7, 2008 Pastor John L. Harper Warden Assembly of God 1 Corinthians 11:23-31 (King James Version) King James Version (KJV) 23For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jeremy Poling avatar

    From Weeping To Rejoicing

    Contributed by Jeremy Poling on May 16, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,949 views

    He will turn our mourning into rejoicing.

    Psa 126:1 A Song of degrees. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. Psa 126:2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them. Psa 126:3 The LORD hath done ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    When God Leaves The Table Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 9, 2019
     | 2,998 views

    When God hides His face from a society, that society becomes more and more degraded.

    When God Leaves the Table (Romans 1:24-32) 1. Scientists at NASA have developed a gun built specifically to launch dead chickens at the windshields of airliners, military jets and the space shuttle, all traveling at maximum velocity. The idea is to simulate the frequent incidents of collisions ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Ken Sauer avatar

    From God For God

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 5, 2025
     | 131 views

    A stewardship sermon

    “From God and For God” Matthew 6:24-34 A robin said to a sparrow, “I really don’t know why it is these human beings rush about and worry so much.” The sparrow to the robin, “I think it must be that they don’t have a loving God, like we do who cares for you and me.” I think sometimes we live as ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Mark Adams avatar

    Bowing To The Great Idol Of Self

    Contributed by Mark Adams on Jan 13, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,093 views

    The OT has a lot of interesting stories about idolatry, but is that really just a problem of the past? This sermon addresses the very real problem that our culture has in worshiping our own desires above all else.

    To the reader: What inspired this sermon was a quote I read in R.C. Ortlund’s book, When God Comes To Church, p. 194. "Self is the great idol standing at the center of our conceptual world, to which all bow low. We even have a duty-to-self ethic, as if self-denial were harmful, immoral, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Patrick O'Loughlin avatar

    Building Altars Instead Of Idols Series

    Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Jan 13, 2011
    based on 11 ratings
     | 12,186 views

    A sermon on building altars instead of idols in our lives. In this sermon we look at the example of Moses.

    Building Altars instead of Idols “Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites this: ’You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven: Do not make any gods to be alongside me; do not make for yourselves gods of silver or gods of gold. Make an altar of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • John Gullick avatar

    The Idols That Make Us Idle. Series

    Contributed by John Gullick on Sep 22, 2015
     | 6,562 views

    A sermon that explores three things that make idolatry unacceptable to the believer!

    The idols that make us idle. Today many Christians are idle - not doing much. The reason that they have subconsciously been overtaken by the idols in their lives. Let’s look at the second commandment together: "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Harry Wood avatar

    God Our Deliver

    Contributed by Harry Wood on Feb 27, 2002
    based on 65 ratings
     | 10,642 views

    Our need to find God as our dependence in the time of trouble.

    G.O.D. (GUARANTEED OUR DELIVERANCE) (GOD OUR DELIVER) Text: Psalms 30:5 “For His anger endureth but a moment; in His favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning, 1. Are you in the middle of the night and don’t see hope of morning? a. Everything is ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Wheels Are Turning

    Contributed by Seth Aryee on Nov 29, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 13,593 views

    Why are so many people living with frustration, emptiness, despair, hopelessness, disgust, apathy, or anger? Such people have given up hope of finding relief to their inner ache for answers. Who has the answers and why are so many people still searching

    SERMON BY BRO. SETH A. ARYEE LOCAL PREACHER, BETHANY METHODIST CHURCH, DZORWULU, ACCRA-GHANA THEME: THE WHEELS ARE TURNING JEREMIAH 18:1-11 TEXT: “And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist