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  • Ross Cochrane avatar

    Genesis 25:19-23 - What Do I Do When Prayer Stirs Up A Can Of Worms? Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Aug 6, 2011
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,034 views

    What do you do when prayers seems to stir up a CAN OF WORMS?

    1. Genesis 25:19-22 - WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME? (Persistent Prayer when I don't understand) The pain comes gradually over a three week period and crescendoes on Wednesday. I need to stay focused in order to counsel a grieving family as we talk about the funeral, so I put the pain aside until ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Why Dont You Do Something For A Change Series

    Contributed by Dan Turpin on Sep 24, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,169 views

    Objective and Aim: You will learn how to change your life by observing four practices that produce growth in ones life.

    Why Don’t You Do Something for a Change (Part 1) 2 Corinthians 5:17; 2 Corinthians 3:18 By: Pastor Dan Turpin ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Advent Iii "Surprises From God, Remove The Impossible”

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Dec 17, 2024
     | 669 views

    Mary and Elizabeth had a surprise from God. Both became expectant mothers. It was part of God's ultimate plan to reclaim His creation from the grasp of Satan, after the failure in Eden. At Bethlehem God launched a mighty counteroffensive that started with a tiny baby boy named Jesus.

    In Jesus Holy Name December 22, 2024 Text: Luke 1:35-37 Redeemer “Surprises From God, Remove the Impossible” Luke chapter 1 tells us the story of two expectant mothers, Elizabeth and Mary. Both of their pregnancies were a surprise. Both are ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Accelerating Victory In Spiritual Warfare PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,785 views

    God often brings us to a point of desperation to reveal His abundant provision, reminding us of the spiritual warfare we face daily and the victory we can achieve through faith in Him.

    Good morning, family! We’re diving deep today into the heart of Second Kings, chapter seven, verses three through twenty. But before we do, let’s bring to mind the wise words of Pedro Okoro: "Spiritual warfare is very real. There is a furious, fierce, and ferocious battle raging in the realm of the ...read more

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    Death - The Hardest Fact Of Life

    Contributed by David Moore on Feb 8, 2001
    based on 199 ratings
     | 43,659 views

    This sermon was delivered to help those who are bereaved, especially believers who are struggling with the guilt of grief.

    Death - The Hardest Fact of Life By David Moore Pastor, Braehill Baptist Church, Belfast, Northern Ireland “And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. And she again bare his brother Abel . . . and it came to pass, when they were in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Be Ready - Persevere

    Contributed by Norm Story on May 18, 2001
    based on 215 ratings
     | 26,063 views

    The challenge of faithfully living prepared and ready

    "Be Ready – Persevere for the Long Journey" Psalm 78:1-7 Matthew 25:1-13 When I was a Boy Scout, I remember how the younger scouts struggled and suffered on long hiking-camping trips; because they always seemed to bring so much of the wrong stuff. They’d come loaded down with ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Growing In Grace

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Jan 2, 2007
    based on 19 ratings
     | 25,408 views

    This sermon seeks to encourage persons to get off the performance treadmill to experience growth in grace and Christian maturity through an intimate relationship with Christ.

    Most of us have been educated in the “school of performance.” In fact, Shakespeare once said, “All the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely players.” From the very beginning of our lives we’re taught that we must perform properly in order to get what we want. There’s a direct ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Ruth - An Outsider Welcomed In Series

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Dec 1, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,435 views

    Logically Ruth should not be in the genealogy of Jesus. As a Moabite she is from a despised nation and the only person seeking to be an example to her is Naomi - a woman who is bitter and angry at God. Yet God moves in mysterious ways to include Ruth.

    You can listen to the full message here:- http://www.nec.org.au/listen-to-a-sermon-series/a-questionable-genealogy/ Message Ruth 1:1-22 “Ruth - an outsider welcomed in” Have you ever heard the saying, “The Lord moves in mysterious ways?” Every year at Christmas Margaret send a box of special ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Possibilities Are Limitless Series

    Contributed by Aubery Moore on Feb 19, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,702 views

    A look at the life of Hannah and how her devotion resulted in God blessing her with her most inward desires. This is a new year with new hope.

    The Possibilities are Limitless 1 Samuel 1.1-16 This past week Barack Obama depending on who you listen to did the expected or did the unexpected. The community that believes he did the expected build the argument on the basis that he won a neighboring state to his home state of Illinois and no ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Proper Response To Crisis Series

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Nov 15, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,714 views

    Before the situation with Sennacherib had been settle, Hezekiah had become very ill. In his weaken condition, Hezekiah received this unsettling message from God’s prophet, Isaiah. "Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live." How does he respond.

    Subject: A Proper Response to Crisis Text: Isaiah 38:1-8 Isa 38:1 “About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill, and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to visit him. He gave the king this message: “This is what the Lord says: ‘Set your affairs in order, for you are going to die. You will not ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Detours, Dead Ends, And Dry Holes

    Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 24, 2025
     | 295 views

    God leads through detours, dead ends, and dry holes to grow trust, display His power, and sweeten life’s bitterness by the cross.

    Introduction — The Long Way Home Good morning, friends. Please, open your Bible to Exodus 13. God’s people have just left Egypt. After four hundred years of slavery, they’re finally free. You’d think that with the Red Sea behind them and the Promised Land in front of them, the route would be ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    The Table-Flipper Series

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 27, 2025
     | 115 views

    Jesus confronts anything that blocks true worship, clears space for outsiders to encounter God, and invites wholehearted praise that honors the Father.

    INTRODUCTION Palm Sunday tends to paint a very specific picture in our minds. Children waving palm branches. A gentle Jesus seated on a humble donkey, smiling, receiving cheers like a beloved hometown hero. We imagine sunshine, hope in the air, families lining the streets. It feels like the ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Blessed Is The Nation

    Contributed by Truuke Ameigh on Jun 10, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
     | 6,602 views

    A Patriotic sermon for the 4th of July based on material by Vance Elzinga

    Blessed is The Nation! It was the middle of a very unpopular war, a conflict noted for its shabby ideology and selfish ends. Besides which, it wasn’t going well. On the night of September 13 a man found himself sloshing around in a small boat. He was on a mission. He’d volunteered to take ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God Calls For A Decision Series

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Nov 15, 2004
    based on 20 ratings
     | 4,970 views

    Faith is confidence in God and what He says, enables Him to accomplish His will through us and requires action on our part.

    God Calls for a Decision Heb. 11:6 INTRO.: Review: As we considered "Moses and Me," so far we have seen God is at work all around us, He loves us and wants us to love Him, and He wants us involved in His work. We have discovered God speaks to His people by the Holy Spirit through the Bible, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Pressure Situations Series

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 94 ratings
     | 15,477 views

    HOW TO HANDLE PRESSURE SITUATIONS = CASTING OUR BURDEN ON THE LORD

    BIG IDEA: HOW TO HANDLE PRESSURE SITUATIONS = CASTING OUR BURDEN ON THE LORD INTRODUCTION: David was an expert at handling pressure situations; we’re not talking about sports (that’s all about competition and fun), but rather about the serious types of pressure that threaten our very life; It is ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible