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  • Jason Jones avatar

    A Mightier Deliverance Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on May 18, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,705 views

    Exposition of Acts 23:12-35 about the excessive deliverance of Paul from the Jews

    Text: Acts 23:12-35, Title: A Mightier Deliverance, Date/Place: NRBC, 5/17/09, AM A. Opening illustration: reminisce about our yearly deliverance at Camp Jubilee B. Background to passage: Remember Paul has now been delivered from three riots in a row by the Lord and the Romans. And now the enemy ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Suffered?!

    Contributed by Efren V. Narido on Mar 15, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,314 views

    Is it possible for the Great Creator to suffer? Could He – the Most Delightful Being whom we can savor the unspeakable joy – suffer hardship, pain, or sorrow?

    “For it is commendable if a man bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God. But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God. To this you were ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Slapped In The Face With Love Series

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Dec 24, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,734 views

    A sermon about taking Jesus to the party, and why God loves you enough to be born as a baby

    One little known fact about Father Christmas - and I am not making this up - is that in the year 325AD he punched someone in the face. I am sure he was very sorry about it afterwards. It certainly flies in the face of Jesus’s teaching about loving your enemies. Father Christmas is best known for ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Secret Of Contentment

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 20, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 35,772 views

    The secret of contentment isn’t found in something, but in someone. This message reveals what is involved.

    THE SECRET OF CONTENTMENT Text: Phil.4: 10-13 Intro: Contentment is a very illusive condition for most people in society today. More often than not, the world tends to believe that contentment is something that comes from outside themselves—something that usually seems to be just beyond their ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Is A Living Sacrifice?

    Contributed by Rodney Fry on Jun 24, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,921 views

    The word “sacrifice” in our text presents a problem to the minds of many devout Christians. They look upon a sacrifice as something that is painful, difficult, and unpleasant.

    Disclaimer Please note that all my sermons come from the Lord. But I get my info from many sources from my library and other sources. I do not claim all material as my originality. I don’t quote all sources but I give credit to the Lord who is the author of all sermons. “All originality ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Thankful Before Thanksgiving Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 1, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,330 views

    Paul shows in Philippians 4:4–7 four basic principles for developing and maintaining a life of thankfulness regardless the circumstances. This can occur through: 1)Maintaining a Spirit of Joy (Phil. 4:4), 2) Learning to be Content (Phil. 4:5a), 3) Restin

    Earlier this week the National Post ran an advertisement that has caused some controversy. The ad, bought by the Institute for Canadian Values, argued against aspects of the Ontario school curriculum that include instruction about certain aspects of human sexuality. Specifically, it objected to ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Do Not Live At The Shallow End Of The Pool / Transfigured Moments

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Feb 22, 2017
    based on 55 ratings
     | 20,980 views

    This yearning within us is not really about life's circumstances. It is about us! This restlessness this desire for something more generally means we have been living life at the shallow end of the pool. Updated August 2023..

    Each year ...we as Anglicans ... set aside a date to hear the glorious story... of the transfiguration. The Scriptures Speak to the transfigured nature of our Lord... in the books of Mathew, Mark, and Luke. Here God's Word (Pick one) ....... BIBLE "And he (Jesus) was transfigured before ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Return Of God's Glory With Constant Contact Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 26, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,372 views

    Prayer, in fact crying out to God, is crucial to his presence with us.

    1. Series Review -- Close Encounter of the Holy Kind a. We have a universal longing for God -- Ecclesiastes 3.11 b. His singular provision is his glory/presence within and among us c. We have a common access to that glory in and through the church d. The Epic Failure of Many Churches -- Loss of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Psalm 13 - He Has Been Good To Me Series

    Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Aug 12, 2022
     | 3,411 views

    This sermon divides Psalm 13 into three parts: Complaint, Request, and Trust and explores how these three areas and this entire Psalm might serve as a life template for Christians today.

    Good morning. If you have your Bibles, please open up to Psalm 13:1. As you may know if you were here last week, we are looking at the Psalms through the summer. We are not going to cover all 150 Psalms. We are going to cover about 12 of them. The thing that is nice about the Psalms is that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Sitting At The Feet Of The Rabbi Series

    Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Jul 19, 2022
     | 1,903 views

    This sermon focuses on Jesus the Rabbi and four things that made him a great teacher while and earth and how they still make him a good teacher through his Spirit today.

    I have a question for you. How many of you can recall a favorite teacher that you have ever had either in elementary school, high school, or college? Easily. What would be some of the character traits? What would be some of the skills? What would be some of the things they would bring to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Being Content In Every Situation

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jan 24, 2025
     | 537 views

    Contentment is a state of being at peace and satisfied with what God has provided, regardless of external circumstances.

    Title: BEING CONTENT IN EVERY SITUATION By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Philippians 4:11-13 "Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Love May Bring Heartache, But It's Worth It

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 13, 2001
    based on 30 ratings
     | 3,510 views

    A sermon on love from 1 Corinthians 13

    Sermon for 3/1/98 Love May Bring Heartache, but it’s worth it! Introduction: "We become vulnerable when we love people and go out of our way to help them." That’s what the wealthy industrialist Charles Schwab declared after going to court and winning a nuisance suit at age 70. Given permission ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Scott Chambers avatar

    When God Calls Faith Answers Series

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Nov 23, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,622 views

    The message examines the example of Samuel’s faith.

    Growing up Christian is not as easy a task as one might think. There are dangers and temptations unique to growing up within a Christian family and within the church and sadly these difficulties are often downplayed or misunderstood by those who have been converted later in life. "Church kids face ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • K. Edward Skidmore avatar

    The Vine, A Place To Grow

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Aug 29, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,778 views

    This is a message for Junior age campers at an evening vespers service, dealing with Jonah chapter 4 as Jonah waits for God to destroy the wicked city of Nineveh

    Jonah chapter 4: The vine-a place to grow Intro: In our last lesson from Chapter 3 of Jonah, we saw Jonah obediently follow God’s call to go to Nineveh and to preach against all the evil that was going on there. Naturally, we remember that it took a storm and a great fish to get Jonah ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    When We Follow Christ

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Jan 3, 2011
     | 4,237 views

    John 21 describes the dynamics of discipleship

    I am not a good letter writer. It seems as if I always leave something out. When I do write letters, I often have to add a P.S. This final chapter of John's gospel seems to a postscript. The closing verses of John 20 seem to conclude the book. Then, as an apparent postscript, chapter 21 is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist