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  • Ray Ellis avatar

    The Challenge Of Turning Critics Into Friends

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Mar 13, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,014 views

    Job learned how to handle criticism and with God’s help turned his critics into friends.

    The Challenge of Turning Critics into Friends Job 23:10-14 How do you handle criticism? Job had his share of critics. He learned to handle his critics with class. God helped Job turn his critics into friends. In fact God encouraged his critics to become prayer partners with Job. Job ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid avatar

    The Lord Giveth And The Lord Taketh Away Series

    Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Feb 10, 2021
     | 3,969 views

    Greetings in the Holy Name of Jesus Yahshuah, My sisters and brothers, we are a suffering lot.

    The Lord Giveth And The Lord Taketh Away by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (February 11, 2021) “And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Friends

  • Byron Sherman avatar

    Turning Religious Reluctance-11

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 9, 2019
     | 2,426 views

    11 of ? Jesus bore witness of His Messianic identity to a reluctant but religious woman. God’s people bear witness of Jesus’ identity to reluctant religious people. What does it take to turn that religious reluctancy around? Turning religious reluctance to God requires...

    TURNING RELIGIOUS RELUCTANCE-XI—John 4:1-42 Turning the Religious Lost Attention: What Temptation? A man who was getting a bit overweight, decided to go on a life-altering diet. But one of his main problems with his diet was that he would stop for donuts every morning on the way to work. To make ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jimmy Haile avatar

    They Took Their Eyes Off Of God

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Jan 15, 2001
    based on 127 ratings
     | 15,589 views

    What happens when we take our eyes off of God and what God can do thru us when we stay focused on Him.

    They took their eyes of God! Hebrews 12:1-2 When they took their eyes off of God. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus What happens to people when they look somewhere else but to God, or when they take their eyes off of God and put them somewhere else? 1-Adam and Eve-What ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kenneth Trent avatar

    Limiting God In Our Life

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Nov 1, 2003
    based on 146 ratings
     | 47,401 views

    Can man limit Almighty God? Psalm 78:41 says "Yes!" Using the Bible as our only reference source, let us take a serious look at the ways man can limit God.

    LIMITING GOD IN OUR LIFE “How often they provoked Him in the wilderness, And grieved Him in the desert! Yes, again and again they tempted God, And limited the Holy One of Israel.” Psalms 78:40-41 (NKJV) Can man limit Almighty God? Psalm 78:41 says "Yes!" Using the Bible as our only reference ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Byron Sherman avatar

    Turning Religious Reluctance-13

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Aug 13, 2019
     | 2,408 views

    13 of ? Jesus bore witness of His Messianic identity to a reluctant but religious woman. God’s people bear witness of Jesus’ identity to reluctant religious people. What does it take to turn that religious reluctancy around? Turning religious reluctance to God requires...

    TURNING RELIGIOUS RELUCTANCE-XIII—John 4:1-42(:21-27, 31-38) Turning the Religious Lost Attention: One of my uncles confessed to me that when he was a much younger man, he once tried to see how much oil was in his oil can by striking a match & holding it just inside the spout of the can so it ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Andy Payne avatar

    Who Do You Turn To When Life Turns Bitter? Series

    Contributed by Andy Payne on Jun 27, 2010
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     | 8,555 views

    Are you disappointed in life? You need to hear this message. It is easy to be content when things are going well – but like the Israelites when life turns bitter we become disappointed. God wants to teach us to be content not just when things go our way –

    The Song of Moses and Miriam “Who [or what] do you turn to when life turns bitter?” Exodus 15 INTRO: Leaving Egypt was life changing. Ended more than 400 years of slavery Moses was at first an unwilling leader Spent 40 years in wilderness Hebrews needed to trust God Miracles to show Hebrews and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    It Is My Time And My Turn

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 30, 2025
     | 721 views

    God is a God of divine visitation. He has appointed seasons of breakthrough, favour, and elevation for His people.

    IT IS MY TIME AND MY TURN By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Ecclesiastes 3:1 Supporting Texts: Isaiah 60:1, Psalm 102:13, Genesis 41:14, Luke 1:37 INTRODUCTION Life is governed by times and seasons. Ecclesiastes 3:1 tells us that there is a time for everything and a season for every purpose ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Todd Vossen avatar

    Turning Christmasproblems Into Christmas Peace Series

    Contributed by Todd Vossen on Dec 6, 2013
     | 14,501 views

    To lead people from the focus of Problems in our lives into the Joy of Peace in Jesus Chrst

    Turning Problems into Peace- Christmas- Todd Vossen Text: Matthew 1:18–25 (KJV 1900) Introduction Good Morning… I am glad that you are here as we enter our 2nd week of December and as we draw ever closer to Christmas Day! Now, I have to ask: Who has finished their Christmas Shopping? ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • JERRY GATSON avatar

    Repent, For The Kingdom Of Heaven Is At Hand Series

    Contributed by Jerry Gatson on Mar 16, 2007
    based on 22 ratings
     | 32,408 views

    Repentance is not turning over a new leaf. It’s a new way of life. It’s returning to a right relationship with the Father by turning away from sin and turning to the Son.

    The Doctrine of Christ (part 1) “REPENTANCE FROM DEAD WORKS: Repent,For the Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand” SERIES TEXT - Hebrews 6:1-2 6:1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Byron Sherman avatar

    Turning Religious Reluctance-10

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jan 15, 2019
     | 1,940 views

    10 of ? Jesus bore witness of His Messianic identity to a reluctant but religious woman. God’s people bear witness of Jesus’ identity to reluctant religious people. What does it take to turn that religious reluctancy around? Turning religious reluctance to God requires...

    TURNING RELIGIOUS RELUCTANCE-X—John 4:1-26+(:1-42) Turning the Religious Lost Attention: In 1975, A 790ft. container ship was built by the Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. of Chester Pennsylvania. The ship was named ‘Puerto Rico’ as its major ports of call were in Puerto Rico. In 1991 the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Byron Sherman avatar

    Turning Religious Reluctance-9

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Oct 2, 2018
     | 2,144 views

    9 of ? Jesus bore witness of His Messianic identity to a reluctant but religious woman. God’s people bear witness of Jesus’ identity to reluctant religious people. What does it take to turn that religious reluctancy around? Turning religious reluctance to God requires...

    TURNING RELIGIOUS RELUCTANCE-IX—John 4:1-26+(:1-42) Turning the Religious Lost Attention: Picture A Train. The train is dedicated/committed to a specific set of tracks. However, that specific set of tracks leads to an abandoned attempt at bridging a deep canyon in order to make a shorter way to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gerry Pratt avatar

    To Far To Turn Back?

    Contributed by Gerry Pratt on Apr 19, 2002
    based on 37 ratings
     | 7,098 views

    There is a point of no return....the point at which one has hardened his/her heart.

    In many areas of life, there are points that we reach that make it impossible to return. A. Airplanes especially point this problem out. 1. Take-off......point of commitment....either fly or crash. 2. Long range flights.....point of no return.... don’t have enough fuel to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Byron Sherman avatar

    Turning Religious Reluctance-7

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Aug 21, 2018
     | 2,067 views

    7 of ? Jesus bore witness of His Messianic identity to a reluctant but religious woman. God’s people bear witness of Jesus’ identity to reluctant religious people. What does it take to turn that religious reluctancy around? Turning religious reluctance to God requires...

    TURNING RELIGIOUS RELUCTANCE-VII—John 4:1-26+ Turning the Religious Lost Attention: Think Twice Before Continuing down the path you’re on! ?The new tools in Weight Watchers’ weight loss arsenal(not really) are a knife & fork with wooden handles made of the thorny part of rose bush stems! The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Alvin Hathaway, Sr. avatar

    God Is Greater Than Sin Series

    Contributed by Alvin Hathaway, Sr. on May 20, 2011
     | 5,415 views

    Addiction to sin is a spiritual bond that must be broken, therefore, God is greater than sin.

    Sunday, July 13, 2008 “God is greater than Sin” Text: John 1: 29 We move to our second step in our 12 step program to break our addiction to sin by acknowledging that God is greater than sin. You may recall that we made the subtle distinction between a sin and being a sinner. A ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist