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  • Kevin L. Jones avatar

    Back Where It All Began (Part 1) Series

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Oct 15, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,173 views

    A sermon examining Jesus' brief return to Nazareth during His earthly ministry.

    BACK WHERE IT ALL BEGAN Mark 6:1-6 Twenty-one-year-old Steven A. Wowwk arrived as an infantryman in the Army’s First Cavalry Division in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam in early January 1969 to fight in an escalating and increasingly unwinnable war. By June, Wowwk had been wounded twice—the second time ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Going Back To Bethel" A Homecoming Sermon

    Contributed by Jessie Manuel on Aug 14, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 301 views

    Church, it's good to be in the house of the Lord today! Can I get an amen? On this homecoming Sunday, we gather not just to fellowship, but to remember. To remember where we came from, to remember what God has done, and to remember the sacred places where Heaven touched earth in our lives.

    Church, it's good to be in the house of the Lord today! Can I get an amen? On this homecoming Sunday, we gather not just to fellowship, but to remember. To remember where we came from, to remember what God has done, and to remember the sacred places where Heaven touched earth in our ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    Why Should I Come Back To Church? Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 30, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 32,760 views

    The Psalmist reminds us why we should honor God on the Sabbath and why we should be plugged into a local church.

    Why should I come back to Church? Introduction: Why do we do certain things in life? (The following taken from Scott Bayles, Pastor, First Christian Church, Rosiclare, IL) You go to school to get an education so you can make a living. You go to work to make money so you can pay the bills. You ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Pull The Covers Back Over Your Head...

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 1, 2015
     | 3,710 views

    I heard there is a lion out there, let's go to bed and pull the covers back over our heads? Just quit God and die?

    **PULL THE COVERS BACK OVER YOUR HEAD.** By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I. PULL THE COVERS BACK OVER YOUR HEAD! I CAN'T. YOU KNOW I CAN'T. THERE IS A LION IN THE WAY? I MUST WARN YOU --- DO NOT EVEN TRY --- THERE IS A LION OUT THERE SOME WHERE AND THAT LION WILL EAT YOU ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Jonathan Spurlock avatar

    Jacob-When He Came Back To Bethel Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on May 9, 2022
     | 3,254 views

    Jacob had met the LORD at Bethel when he fled from Esau, his brother. Now, some twenty years later, he's on his way back to Bethel but things are much different than before.

    Foreword: Full disclosure, there is a message on this site, which I prepared, called “Back to Bethel” in a series about Bethel experiences. This message here is not a rehash of the previous message, but, as both messages are based on the same text, some overlap in probably unavoidable but is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Choe Sergent avatar

    Your Knee Bone Is Connected To The Back Bone

    Contributed by Choe Sergent on Apr 20, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,344 views

    Do you need to experience a Spiritual Revival? Has your Spiritual life dried up? Or maybe you know someone that it seems like will never come to God? This sermon focuses on bringing renewal and revival to the believe while evangelizing the lost with a mes

    Opening: So many people in relationships try to change the other person. Reminds me of the young fiancé who, after learning that her husband to be didn’t believe like she did, cried to her mother saying, “Mom, what should I do? How can I change his thinking? He says he doesn’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Diagram Of Defection (Why Men Go Back)

    Contributed by Clarence Clough on Feb 20, 2015
     | 3,939 views

    How could such seemingly faithful and fruitiferous saints of God return to the beggerly elements of this world and the devices of the Evil One?

    Title: A DIAGRAM OF DEFECTION (Why Men Go Back) (Definition) DEFECTION: conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine)__www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defection Texts: 2 Peter 2:1-3 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) "1. But there were also false ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Kevin L. Jones avatar

    Back Where It All Began (Part 2) Series

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Oct 15, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,533 views

    A sermon examining Jesus' brief return to Nazareth during His earthly ministry.

    BACK WHERE IT ALL BEGAN (PART II) Mark 6:1-6 In 1858 the Illinois legislature--using an obscure statute--sent Stephen A. Douglas to the U.S. Senate instead of Abraham Lincoln, although Lincoln had won the popular vote. When a sympathetic friend asked Lincoln how he felt, he said, "Like the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Daniel DeVilder avatar

    What Do You Give A God Who Has Everything?

    Contributed by Daniel Devilder on Dec 6, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 11,092 views

    God warns his people to repent from superficial worship by turning their hearts to honor Him. (Going Back to the Heart of Worship).

    What Do You Give a God Who Has Everything? Going back to the heart of Worship Topic: Honoring God with whole hearted worship Thesis: God warns his people to repent from superficial worship by turning their hearts to honor Him Aim: To turn the hearts of our church to honor God with worship that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Troy Borst avatar

    Content To Be Content

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 21, 2016
    based on 2 ratings
     | 27,728 views

    So how do we turn our back on the feeling of being discontent and cultivate a great sense of contentment in our lives?

    CONTENT TO BE CONTENT 1 TIMOTHY 6:6-12 #content SHEEP STORY PART 1 (p) Once upon a time, there was a herd of sheep in a safe green cozy valley. You know sheep… fluffy… eat a lot… gets haircuts to make clothes for people. This herd of sheep was pretty large and was taken care of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • William Baeta avatar

    Christ The Second Adam Who Won Back The World To God

    Contributed by William Baeta on Mar 8, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,932 views

    “For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit” 1 Pet. 3:18a.

    Theme: Christ the second Adam who won back the world to God Text: Gen. 9:8-17; 1 Pet. 3:18-22; Mark 1:9-15 A happy life is a life of faith filled with gratitude and thankfulness to God. We have enough reasons to be thankful, but unfortunately, instead of being thankful we take our blessings for ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Mike Carmody avatar

    Giving It All And Getting Some Change Back

    Contributed by Mike Carmody on Dec 28, 2000
    based on 95 ratings
     | 3,237 views

    How God changes us through our giving

    Giving It All and Getting Some Change Back Luke 18:18-30 Intro: Here we see a young man with more than enough. No doubt he had more than enough friends, most likely had more than enough land, cattle… We know for certain that he had more than enough money. (Pretty good problem to have) His ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Troy Borst avatar

    I'm Cutting Back My Tithe

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 3, 2005
    based on 26 ratings
     | 5,824 views

    An inductive sermon on an unfaithful attitude about giving.

    “I’M CUTTING BACK MY TITHE” DEUTERONOMY 12:1-14 I would like to spend this week and next week looking at the issue of money. All of us deal with money as an aspect of our lives. The Bible has much to say about money and how we should treat it. The Bible has much to say about the mistreatment ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Holding On To Heaven, When Hell Is On Your Back!

    Contributed by Jarrod Bottley on Jul 7, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,015 views

    This sermon was written to elaborate on how when you are trying your best to be a christian and live up to the true creed of being Christ like, but Satan always attacks you and provokes you to do otherwise. But Greater is He who is in me than he that is i

    Look at your neighbor and say, "Neighbor, I hope that you came to praise God. Empty your mind of worldly things and put your mind on Heavenly things and give me a high five because i am ready to be blessed!" The setting here is at the Sea of Galilee, a lake only eight miles wide. The lake is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brian La Croix avatar

    The Life Of Christ #5 - He's Coming Back! Series

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Apr 11, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,379 views

    Last in this series on the life of Jesus. Sorry, no date-setting, or even a strong position on pre,post, mid, stuff.

    The Life of Christ Part 5 - He’s Coming Back! Various Scriptures April 18, 2005 Introduction Today we wrap up our series about the life of Christ. So far we’ve looked at the fact that Jesus lived, and that he lived to glorify God and bring people into his kingdom. We’ve also looked at his ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan