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  • Derrick Tuper avatar

    God Is Up To Something Good

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Nov 12, 2012
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     | 19,339 views

    Life is unpredictable. One moment everything is fine the next it’s helter skelter. What do you do? Where do you turn? How do you keep from losing it? How do you keep from giving up? When life gets crazy we need to understand that God is up to something go

    GOD IS UP TO SOMETHING GOOD Romans 8:28 INTRODUCTION: Show commercials. Sure; it’s funny when it’s not happening to you. Life does come at you fast sometimes. Life is unpredictable. One moment everything is fine the next it’s helter skelter. And we’re not laughing. What do ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Are You Headed In The Right Direction?

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 26, 2013
     | 8,819 views

    Ask yourself these questions: 1. Have I realized the importance of repenting? (vs. 1-2 & 7). 2. Have I examined the essentials? (vs. 2-6). 3. Can I find any fruit in my life? (vs. 5-9). 4. Have I trusted in Jesus to turn my life around? (vs. 10-12).

    Are You Headed in the Right Direction? Matthew 3:1-12 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Jan. 2, 2013 *One time I heard Bill Stafford preach at a conference in Jacksonville, Florida. Bill was talking about being stubborn, and he said, "I used to be so stubborn, that if I was riding ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Groans To Glory

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Jul 17, 2011
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     | 6,366 views

    There’s times when we’re seemingly dealt one crummy hand after another. It’s in times like these when there’s really not much we can do but groan with deep frustration in prayer, and place our hope in in God that he’ll turn our groans to glory.

    INTRO The other day I needed to take my mind off things, so I opened my computer and played a game of hearts. Now, for those of you who’ve never played hearts, the object of the game is to score as few points as possible. You do this by trying to pass all your hearts to your three ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Ms. Israel

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Sep 21, 2018
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    A study in the book of 1 Kings 1: 1 – 53

    1 Kings 1: 1 – 53 Ms. Israel 1 Now King David was old, advanced in years; and they put covers on him, but he could not get warm. 2 Therefore his servants said to him, “Let a young woman, a virgin, be sought for our lord the king, and let her stand before the king, and let her care for him; and let ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    How To Face Satan Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 4, 2021
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    Don’t be like the 2 boys walking back home from church. They had just heard the pastor preach a strong message on the devil when the one boy said, “What do you think about all this Satan stuff?” The other boy replied, “You know how Santa Clause turned out. It’s probably just your dad.”

    According to a cartoon in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, God and the devil are discussing who gets to welcome Michael Jackson to the afterlife. The cartoon shows Satan holding a newspaper with a headline announcing Jackson’s death. He looks up and poses a question to God, who is leaning over a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    20 20 Vision

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 29, 2019
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    With this year being 2020, its worthwhile to ask: what would 20/20 vision look like for us as Christian and for our church?

    OPEN: Three ladies were in a restaurant and as they picked up their menus each one put on a pair of glasses. A little embarrassed, the first woman said "I really only need mine for close reading." The second shyly remarked, "I only use mine when the light is bad." The third ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Message In 1peter – Number 3 – Deviation From Sanctification – 1peter 3:15-16 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on May 9, 2023
     | 1,490 views

    Even the smallest deviation will cause us to miss the mark. We are to sanctify Christ as Lord in our hearts because God is holy. We must be holy as well. Do we know the bible well enough so that we can give an answer to all who ask about the hope that we have? Ours is a glorious hope.

    MESSAGE IN 1PETER – NUMBER 3 – DEVIATION FROM SANCTIFICATION – 1Peter 3:15-16 [A]. INTRODUCTION TO DEVIATION Deviation in one’s life is more highlighted, the more one is considered to be in an important position. So many love to pull others down. In Australia we have what is known as “the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God's Answer To Our Family Problems Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jan 13, 2021
     | 3,633 views

    1. Seek help from the Healer (vs. 1-2). 2. Turn away from the hardness in our hearts (vs. 3-8). 3. Let God set the standards for our homes (vs. 4-9). 4. Don't be overwhelmed by the obstacles (vs. 10). 5. Be ready to receive God's plan for your life (vs. 11-12).

    God's Answer to Our Family Problems The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 5:27-32; Matthew 19:1-12 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared January 13, 2021) BACKGROUND: *We have been going through a verse-by-verse study of the Lord's Sermon on the Mount, and today's Scripture in Matthew 5 covers ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Overcome Your Fear

    Contributed by Norman Bernad on Sep 27, 2022
     | 1,435 views

    We live in a wild world today, There’s a lot of things that can cause us to be uneasy and afraid (Fear) of how things might turn out. I know I’ve gone through a lot of experiences like that. Many things can make us anxious, and get us concerned, get us worried about what’s going to happen next.

    Matthew 8:23-27 23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. 24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. 25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. 26 And ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Rick Crandall avatar

    God's Answer To Our Family Problems Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Oct 27, 2022
     | 1,865 views

    1. Seek help from the Healer (vs. 1-2). 2. Turn away from the hardness in our hearts (vs. 3-8). 3. Let God set the standards for our homes (vs. 4-9). 4. Don't be overwhelmed by the obstacles (vs. 10). 5. Be ready to receive God's plan for your life (vs. 11-12).

    God's Answer to Our Family Problems The Gospel of Matthew Matthew 19:1-12 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared October 27, 2022) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to Matthew 19. We studied today's Scripture when we were going through the Lord's Sermon on the Mount, and got to Matthew ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Things You Don’t Expect A Vicar To Say: I Agree With Isis.

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Nov 22, 2015
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     | 9,067 views

    Of course there are a few subtle differences on tactics but on the two key points I agree with ISIS. Loyalty to God always comes before loyalty to my country. I believe in destroying the enemies of God. Shocked? Read on....

    Things you don’t expect a vicar to say: I agree with ISIS. Of course there are a few subtle differences on tactics but on the two key points I agree with ISIS. - Loyalty to God always comes before loyalty to my country. - I believe in destroying the enemies of God. Let’s start with ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • James Turnes avatar

    Know Your Enemy Series

    Contributed by James Turnes on May 19, 2012
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     | 21,194 views

    We battle not against flesh and blood. It is a spiritual battle that must be fought with spiritual weapons. If you want victory, you have to arm yourself.

    Spiritual Weapons & Tactics A lot of times the church fails to speak on the subject of spiritual warfare. Too often Christians, especially new converts or baby Christians, are left in the dark when it comes to this epic battle that is taking place in an unseen realm. All too often Christians ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Defining Dad

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jun 22, 2020
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     | 3,221 views

    For Mother's day I listed some traits that defined Mom. Now it's Dad's turn. On Mother's Day I said although these traits define Mom, Dad can have them too. Likewise, the ones I'll be highlighting for Dad can be seen in Moms too, they're just more characteristic of Dads.

    DEFINING DAD For the Mother's day sermon I listed some characteristics that defined Mom. Now it's Dad's turn. I mentioned in my Mother's Day sermon that although these characteristics define Mom, that doesn't mean that Dad doesn't have those characteristics too, they're ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    What Are We Saved From? Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 14, 2016
    based on 9 ratings
     | 27,624 views

    What exactly does God save us from and how can that effect how I share my faith with others?

    OPEN: I read the true story of a teenager was out on his driveway one day playing basketball and he lost one of his contact lens. He was frustrated. He searched and searched and searched for it but couldn’t find it. Totally discouraged he finally went into house and told his mother that the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Set Your Feet Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 24, 2019
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,239 views

    1st Peter talks about holiness and says we should "set our hope on the grace." What does that mean and how can we know when we've done it?

    Henry Ward Beecher was a fiery preacher in the 1800’s and was a strong opponent of slavery. Early in his life, there’s a story about how he became the kind of man that he did. When he was a boy, there was a story about something that happened at school. According to the story… his teacher asked ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ