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  • Wesley Bishop avatar

    A World Turned On Its Head

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Dec 6, 2004
    based on 21 ratings
     | 4,140 views

    This is an Advent sermon.

    Read Isaiah 11:1-10. Jesus turned the world upside down, or more appropriately, right side up. People never really understood Jesus. Paul said, “For those who live in Jerusalem…did not recognize him” (Acts 13:27). Everyone expected a military-political leader. Jesus closest disciples didn’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    From Joseph To Moses And Aaron.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 21, 2025
    based on 2 ratings
     | 408 views

    The LORD our God was the One who called for the famine, but He had already sent Joseph ahead of Israel into Egypt. He turned the heart of the Egyptians to hate His people, but sent Moses and Aaron to bring them out of Egypt. He shows Himself Sovereign over all things.

    FROM JOSEPH TO MOSES AND AARON. Psalm 105:16-26. 1. The Sending of Joseph. Psalm 105:16-22. PSALM 105:16. It is the LORD our God who “called for a famine upon the land: He brake the whole staff of bread.” Bread, or any staple, is aptly called ‘the staff of life’ – for without his staff man ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Turning Your Pain Into Gain

    Contributed by Bob Briggs on Apr 10, 2001
    based on 265 ratings
     | 29,259 views

    The Prayer of Jabez gives us insight into how we don’t have to hang onto the past but press forward into the future.

    Turning Your Pain into Gain Ballard Assembly Pastor Bob Briggs April 22, 2001 The top selling Christian book recently is “The Prayer of Jabez”. How many of you have read the book? It is written from the perspective of an obscure prayer found in 1 Chronicles 4. Everything written in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Bruce Lee avatar

    How To Make A You-Turn

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on Jul 10, 2011
    based on 21 ratings
     | 11,096 views

    A sermon about making personal and spiritual changes both as an individual and a church as a whole.

    “How to make a YOU-turn” “Forgetting what is behind and straining toward that which is ahead, I press on for the mark for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” Phil. 3:13-14 Intro: In 1964 Guy Willis and the Willis Brothers released a record single of an ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    The World Turned Upside Down Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Apr 5, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,884 views

    An adaptation of the Seder service: Jesus turns upside down all our common values: sorrow for slavery becomes sorrow for sin; common issues become community; and wandering becomes salvation, all through the Cross.

    When great crowds gather in city streets, it is either for a celebration or for a revolution. Throngs do not come together without a purpose; they come together either to celebrate a great occasion or to agitate for what they want. They come to see evidence of a world turned upside down. In ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney avatar

    It's My Turn Now

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Apr 30, 2009
    based on 78 ratings
     | 142,820 views

    We have all felt at times like we have been overlooked, and underestimated, and at times completely ignored, But The Holy Ghost says It’s your turn now.

    I came to prophesy to someone Like this man at the pool of Bethesda, you’ve been overlooked, crowded out, passed over, outran and pushed out. But you’re getting ready to get in. You’ve been like this man, you’ve been looking at it, dreaming about it, talking about it, and singing about it ( but ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Mike Lewis avatar

    Turn The World Upside-Down

    Contributed by Mike Lewis on Dec 22, 2022
     | 1,481 views

    We exist in a time where great things have happened. We’ve taken extraordinary leaps in technology, travel, and exploration. But with great advancement comes great tragedy. In order to succeed in these areas, there are going to be failures.

    WELCOME & GREETINGS - Getting to know new brothers and sisters in Christ in our fellowship. - My prayer this morning is that I can encourage and lift up this congregation with this message. INTRODUCTION We exist in a time where great things have happened. We’ve taken extraordinary leaps in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Mark A. Barber avatar

    The Sun Shall Be Turned To Darkness

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Aug 21, 2017
     | 7,002 views

    There will be a total solar eclipse today? Will it be the end of time?

    The Sun Shall be Turned to Darkness Joel 2:28-32 This morning, I am writing this sermon in a coffee shop waiting for the great total eclipse of 2017. At this location, it will be total for a few seconds. Everyone is mixed with both a sense of excitement and well as fear. Eclipse viewing glasses ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Ken Pell avatar

    Back To The Future: Turning Points

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Nov 3, 2008
     | 5,549 views

    This sermon was given as part of a congregational celebration for paying off all mortgages and debts.

    Back to the Future: Turning Points Deuteronomy 6:1-25 Sermon Objective: This sermon was given as part of a congregational celebration for paying off all mortgages and debts. Supporting Scripture: Exodus 19:6, John 17:20-26; 1 These are the commands, decrees and laws the LORD your God directed ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    The World Turned On Its Head

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 1, 2013
     | 2,062 views

    The world sees a phrase like "you are just, O Lord" and "sinlessness" and thinks they are a foreign tongue. But we need to turn the world on its head so they can see the need for forgiveness, and its availability.

    17th Sunday after Pentecost EF A reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Ephesians 4: I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all lowliness and meekness, with patience, forbearing one another in love, 3 eager to ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Pastor Dr. Tim Awotide avatar

    Turning Your Failure To Success Series

    Contributed by Pastor Dr. Tim Awotide on Nov 9, 2017
    based on 2 ratings
     | 27,131 views

    Failure doesn't mean you will not succeed, it only means you have to work harder. Many that gave up didn't know how close they were to success. If they realise how close they were to success they won't giving up.

    Luke 5:1-11KJV “And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. And he entered into one of the ships, which was ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Turn On The Light In The Room Of Gloom

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 1, 2025
     | 92 views

    The whole process would be like turning on a light. And I don’t mean a little candle, but a big flood. If you stumble around in a dark room, you move slowly, hesitantly, and you are guarding against a fall.

    Friday of the First Week of Advent 2025 When we hear or read Biblical prophecy, our Western mindset frequently gets confused by the language used. The prophet Isaiah today especially needs to be read with understanding of the form being used. The critical little snippet that is the key to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Ricky Maye avatar

    When A Day Turns Dark

    Contributed by Ricky Maye on Dec 19, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,590 views

    The word night has interesting implications in the hebrew, defining the night depper than just a time of the day leads us into a new study of what it means to be the light of the world.

    “life is a road where sightseeing is encouraged, where shortcuts aren’t a timesaber but a lesson learned.” I want to share with you one of the most amazing things I have been able to show people. This is from the chapter entitled “A Simple understanding of your ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Kenneth Cherry avatar

    Loose Me And Let Me Go

    Contributed by Kenneth Cherry on Jan 10, 2004
    based on 27 ratings
     | 23,065 views

    Don’t allow your past to destroy where God has placed you

    Text – St. John 11: 40 – 44 Subject – Loose me and let me go! Intro. The greatest problem that we as believers are faced with is our past. The situations that plague us most are things that took place before we met The Lord. Even if they took place after you met The Lord, and happened in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jim Kilson avatar

    A Valley Means A Wrong Turn Series

    Contributed by Jim Kilson on Apr 23, 2014
     | 6,613 views

    Part 9 of 10 in a series dedicated to debunking commonly held myths that we think are in the Bible but really aren't, myths that can and often do have devastating effects on our faith.

    INTRODUCTION: To begin I’m going to share a little bit of “my story,” and it’s not a part that I look back on with any amount of fondness. My first ministry experience could be defined by a single word – “Miserable” I’ll spare the details, but suffice ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church