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  • Joel Pankow avatar

    The Unexpected Gospel Is Nothing To Be Ashamed Of

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Oct 23, 2020
     | 2,104 views

    Paul reveals our salvation is by faith in the righteousness of Christ. What does that mean? Find out.

    10.25.20 Romans 1:16–17 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes—to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed by faith, for faith, just as it is written, “The righteous ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Unexpected Events (Part 2) Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 7, 2021
     | 2,819 views

    Message analyzes the incident in Exodus 4:24-26 when God sought to kill Moses. Why were God's dealings so severe when he was on his way to Egypt to do what God told him to do at the burning bush? What lessons can the Christian draw from this story?

    Before we get into the message, I want to mention an opportunity we have in this season. Tomorrow, September 6th at sunset begins the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah). That also launces the annual Ten Days of Awe on the Jewish calendar which culminates on September 16th with Yom Kippur, the Day of ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Inevitable Problems Unexpected Solutions

    Contributed by Selvan John on Mar 10, 2010
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     | 4,591 views

    Problems are common to all, but how do we overcome our problems successfully.

    I want to share a story with you this morning, it is a story about a man who had fascinating life and suddenly everything came crumbling down. He was very qualified man, honest and faithful that led him above all his peers. He became the director of his organization, a people training centre. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Meeting The Unexpected Trials Of Life

    Contributed by Mark Mitchell on Mar 23, 2015
     | 4,577 views

    We need to know how to deal with the trial of life as the Christians

    I. How these great trial come upon us 1. John 16:32-33 Behold, the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me. I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Happy Places

    Contributed by Monty Newton on May 14, 2013
     | 4,191 views

    Happy Christians make for happy places.

    Title: Happy Places Text: Acts 16:16-34 Thesis: Happy Christians make for happy places. Introduction It was on one of those old school, whirlwind, whistle-stop political campaigns. A well known politician was riding that train as it passed through a major eastern city. He suddenly produced a $5 ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Place Called There

    Contributed by Dr. Steve Newton on Jul 18, 2017
    based on 3 ratings
     | 12,257 views

    God called his servants to a place...a there ...where he empowerd them. Where is you THERE

    2 Chronicles 20:4-5 So Judah gathered together to ask help from the Lord; and from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord. Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, before the new court. 1. Jehoshaphat stood up, but he didn’t pick just ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Jesus: "It's Finished" Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Sep 19, 2017
     | 6,621 views

    Forsaken Place, Divided Place, Saving Place

    OUT OF WEAKNESS…STRENGTH - Jesus: “It’s Finished” Mark 15:33-47 (p. 712) September 24, 2017 Introduction: Fanny Crosby wrote one of my favorite hymns…“Jesus keep me near the cross…there a precious fountain, free to all a healing stream flows from Calvary’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Is This A Curve Ball? (Advent 2009)

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Dec 1, 2023
     | 258 views

    This sermon is about being surprised by tbd unexpected things much like Jesus seems to have surprised John the Baptist.

    IS THIS A CURVE BALL? Text: Matthew 11:2-11 I read about someone’s recollection of a performance that he (Tom Wright) had been rehearsing for on stage at an earlier time in his life. He mentions that all had been going according to plan most of the time. “We had all rehearsed ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Not What I Expected Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012
     | 5,144 views

    That's what the Christmas event is all about - God showing up in the midst of the unexpected.

    Not What I Expected Isaiah 9:1-2 When I was in seventh grade, like so many youth at that age, music became a huge part of my life. I was awakened to the sounds of music of Elton John’s Greatest Hits, SuperTramps’ Breakfast in America and Led Zepellin 2. So my hope and dream was to build ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    It’s Not What I Expected

    Contributed by Dr. Jwt Spies on May 19, 2023
     | 6,734 views

    Things are not what they seem to. It's not what I expected.

    As we look at our story, we see that John had been in the desert disciplining himself waiting for this special moment. And when the Word of God came to him, he came out of the desert preaching up a storm. And let me drop something in your spirit early this morning and that is whenever those who are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Market Place

    Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Aug 3, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 16,638 views

    The marketplace touches virtually every person on the earth and this includes the church. The church cannot ignore what goes on in the world and should position itself to be effective in society as a whole which includes the marketplace.

    The Market Place When we refer to the marketplace in this book, we mean: * the world of business, trade, and economics * the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold * an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up * where goods and ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Turning Quiet Places Into Holy Places

    Contributed by Robert Donato on Nov 30, 2005
    based on 38 ratings
     | 13,212 views

    An intimate relationship with God enables a person to handle life’s difficulties

    Turning Quiet Places into Holy Places Luke 5:12-16 Theologian A. W. Tozer gives tremendous insight as he writes these profound words in his book The Knowledge of the Holy: “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” What do you think about God? Do ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Gethsemane: Place For Prayer, Place For Betrayal Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 2, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,650 views

    For Jesus, Gethsemane was a place of worship, a place to surrender his will to the Father; for Judas, it was a place to completely betray Jesus. No location can substitute for the heart.

    Gethsemane: Place for Prayer, Place for Betrayal (Matthew 26:36-50) 1. I found a strange article Friday titled, “Bear Saves Man in Mountain Lion Attack.” 2. “Robert Biggs, 69, who often hikes in the Whisky Flats area, came across a mother bear and her cubs, which were about 40 feet from where he ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Importance Of The Place Series

    Contributed by Mike Hullah on Jan 22, 2003
    based on 80 ratings
     | 12,754 views

    God made places before He made people. This sermon examines the importance of the place in relation to realizing purpose.

    THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PLACE THE PRINCIPLE OF DIVINE PLACEMENT Have you ever heard the statement to go to the church of your choice? It sounds nice and we tend to believe it but in reality the church we attend is not our choice it’s Gods! God will not bless you just anywhere you go. Genesis 2:8 ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Hiding Place

    Contributed by Dwight Jones on Feb 15, 2003
    based on 71 ratings
     | 20,775 views

    Sermon preached at the funeral of a great deacon but one that will work in any setting.

    Psalm 32:1-11 A Psalm of David, Maschil. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. [2] Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. [3] When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God