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  • The Cost Of Distraction PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 5, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 174 views

    Stay focused on God’s calling, resisting distractions and lesser pursuits, so your life’s work aligns with what truly matters in God’s eyes.

    Some weeks feel like a parade of interruptions. Phones ping, pressures pile, promises pull, and before long our attention drifts like a leaf on a windy day. You set out to do the thing God has put in your hand—raise a child, love your spouse, serve your neighbor, finish that assignment, shepherd ...read more

  • Seek First To Understand, Then To Be Understood Series

    Contributed by Pastor Dempsey Daniels on Jan 2, 2004
    based on 39 ratings
     | 28,994 views

    Sermon 5 of 7 in series on Personal Change

    Seek First To Understand, Then to be Understood Proverbs 4:7 This is powerful because it is right in the middle of your Circle of Influence. Many factors in interdependent situations are in your Circle of Concern - problems, disagreement, circumstance, other people’s behavior. And if you focus ...read more

  • Developing A Dream Of Distinction Series

    Contributed by Greg Powell on Mar 5, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,280 views

    You must remember four things about your dream of usefulness for God.

    INTRO: After last week’s message on the background of Joseph’s family life, today we will dive right into the story as it unfolds here in Genesis 37. The opening lines of Joseph’s story reveal that he was a dreamer of dreams. Verse 5 says, “Joseph dreamed a dream;” ...read more

  • The Tithing Principal; Understanding Why We Give Series

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Apr 19, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,652 views

    Understanding why we give and what a blessing it is to give will help the congregation.

    The Tithing principal; Understanding why we give Malachi 3:6-12 Introduction- We have looked at two things in our series looking for answers. We have looked at what it means to be alive in Christ and what it means not to be alive in Christ. Last week, we looked at why we do the things we do. We ...read more

  • The Only Word Jesus Doesn't Understand Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Aug 17, 2012
    based on 10 ratings
     | 51,099 views

    The miracle of the feeding of the 5,000 and the one word Jesus doesn’t understand: ONLY and three lessons we can learn from this miracle.

    INTRODUCTION I’ve entitled this message, “The ONLY Word Jesus Doesn’t Understand.” Words can be hard to understand, especially English words. For instance, someone wrote: “English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamburger; a pineapple is ...read more

  • Passionate Outreach

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Feb 7, 2003
    based on 132 ratings
     | 12,681 views

    A message on Outreach and the Great Commission

    PASSIONATE OUTREACH Acts 2:27-32 INTRO: The church more than any other institution in the world does not exist solely for the sake of its membership. Do we want to be a comfortable church or a Great Commission church? The church exists to be the salt of the earth, the light of the world, the ...read more

  • Just Go!

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Mar 3, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,288 views

    There are no excuses. It’s time to go; Just go! This was Jesus’ last command with a promise. " I will be with you!"

    Just Go! Text: Matthew 28: 16-20 While unbelievers are in term oil and fear, others are reaching out, hearing, and ready to do the Master’s will! Isn’t it the same way today? All of us will hear, but some will doubt and even walk away from the very words spoken to them as a direct ...read more

  • How To Experience Peace That Surpasses All Understanding Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Apr 14, 2025
     | 557 views

    Peace is one of the deepest needs of the human soul, especially in a world filled with chaos, anxiety, and constant turmoil. Many seek peace in money, achievements, or relationships, but soon discover that these things provide only temporary relief. True peace can only be found in God.

    HOW TO EXPERIENCE PEACE THAT SURPASSES ALL UNDERSTANDING By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Philippians 4:6–7 "Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all ...read more

  • Hard To Understand Bible Verses Lesson 3 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 12, 2019
     | 2,630 views

    Why People Have Questions

    A. INTRODUCTION: WHY PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS 1. Demands a response: How is a question different from other English sentences? a. Confusion. Why does the enemy ask questions? “Has God indeed said you shall not eat?” (Gen. 3:1). b. Conviction. Why does Jesus ask a question? “Woman, where are ...read more

  • Understanding Revelation #6: Daniel And The Great Tribulation Series

    Contributed by C Jordan on Sep 11, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,911 views

    This study of Daniel’s Seventieth Week from Daniel 9:24-27, and Jesus’ Olivet Discourse from Matthew 24, will help us to discover important details concerning the great tribulation.

    UNLOCKING THE MYSTERIES OF REVELATION SERIES: DANIEL’S SEVENTIETH WEEK AND THE GREAT TRIBULATION: INTRODUCTION: The Book of Daniel is the Old Testament companion to Revelation. Any in-depth study of the New Testament Apocalypse must consider this book of the Bible. A COMPARISON OF THE ...read more

  • Can We Really Understand The Influence Of Mothers?

    Contributed by Troy Borst on May 10, 2001
    based on 404 ratings
     | 24,598 views

    A mother’s day sermon

    CAN WE REALLY UNDERSTAND THE INFLUENCE OF MOTHERS? 2 TIMOTHY 1:1-7 OPENING ILLUSTRATION… Mother’s Day Background, Pulpit Helps 1991 It was a woman named Anna M. Jarvis who first suggested the national observance of an annual day honoring all mothers because she had loved her own mother so ...read more

  • Wisdom Amd Understanding For The Times That We Live In

    Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Sep 16, 2001
    based on 45 ratings
     | 7,151 views

    THIS SERMON IS ABOUT WISDOM AMD UNDERSTANDING FOR THE TIMES THAT WE LIVE IN HIGHLIGHTS THE FOLLOWING 1.SHAKING 2.STORMS 3.SCHEMES 4.SOUL 5.SAFETY 6.SIGNS 7.SUDDEN

    WISDOM AMD UNDERSTANDING FOR THE TIMES THAT WE LIVE IN ***************************************************************** OUTLINE 1.SHAKING 2.STORMS 3.SCHEMES 4.SOUL 5.SAFETY 6.SIGNS 7.SUDDEN THE MESSAGE WISDOM AMD UNDERSTANDING FOR THE TIMES THAT WE LIVE ...read more

  • How To Better Understand The Bible (Part 2) Series

    Contributed by Will Langford on Jul 16, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,552 views

    This message is taken from Psalm 119 and provides principles for helping people to better understand the Bible.

    How to Better Understand the Bible (pt 2) Psalm 119 You know…I get pretty frustrated whenever I have a difficult time understanding something. • And chances are…I am not the only person in this room who experiences that type of frustration. Frustration can really get the best of us…whenever we ...read more

  • He Lives: Understanding The Mystery Of The Empty Tomb Series

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Apr 5, 2015
     | 7,982 views

    A message about what the empty tomb means and how Christ overcome all obstacles.

    Title: He Lives: Understanding the Mystery of the Empty Tomb Theme: Show that there is life In the grave. Text: Mark 16:1 – 8, Luke 24:2 - 3 Communion – Road to Emmaus Luk 24:13-35 Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven miles ...read more

  • #5 Understanding Love: Love Is Not Easily Provoked

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 9, 2016
     | 5,969 views

    This is part #5 in UNDERSTANDING LOVE. Love is not easily provoked, never irritated, does not fly off the handle, and it is not touchy. Real God love is deep and greatly needed.

    #5 UNDERSTANDING LOVE: LOVE IS NOT EASILY PROVOKED... By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com LOVE UNDERSTANDS THAT ANGER IS A CHOICE. ANGER IS AN ATTITUDE OR SPIRIT! ANGER CAN BECOME HABITUAL. Do we get hysterical and then go historical? THERE WAS AN ADD IN THE PAPER: WEDDING DRESS FOR SALE, ...read more