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  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    Getting Your Axe Together Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 7, 2017
     | 9,674 views

    God wants us to have hearts that are concerned about others, especially fellow believers. We see three principles that help us do so.

    Getting Your Axe Together (2 Kings 6:1-7) 1. A saw mill advertises for a timber worker. A skinny little bloke shows up at the camp the next day carrying an axe. The head timber worker takes one look at the puny bloke and tells him to get lost. "Give me a chance to show you what I can do," says ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Pursuit Of Purity

    Contributed by Matt Skiles on Jun 10, 2021
     | 3,084 views

    God says we are to keep ourselves pure. God expects us to be holy – separated from anything that would defile us. We are to be like Him.

    1 Timothy 4:12-Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 1 Timothy 5:22-Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure. Christian believers are called to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Value Of The Cross

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Dec 6, 2022
     | 1,677 views

    This is a promise we can stand on. Jesus, who endured all things for us, offers to us His strength by which we can endure.

    Introduction Some years ago, a 14-foot bronze crucifix was stolen from Calvary Cemetery in Little Rock, Arkansas. It had stood at the entrance to that cemetery for more than 50 years. The thieves figured that the 900-pound cross probably brought about $450 and so they cut it off at its base and ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    The Ministry Of The Holy Spirit Series

    Contributed by Steve Meenho Kang on Oct 26, 2020
     | 4,472 views

    In John 16, Jesus talked about 3 different ways that the Holy Spirit will minister to us and how we should be sensitive to His work in us.

    The Ministry of the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit Part 4 John 16:7-15 (From Steve Meenho Kang, Live by the Spirit (Bloomington, IN: Westbow Press, 2022) Currently we are going through the message series, “The Holy Spirit.” During this series, we are examining the work of the Holy Spirit. First ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    How To Overcome Life’s Difficulties

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 2, 2022
     | 3,020 views

    Today’s message is to help you see that God has always wanted us to be OVERCOMERS. He wants us to overcome life’s difficulties.

    We all feel we have had our share of DIFFICULTIES, and some of us feel we have had more than our share. Illus: Many times we feel like the man who was married to a beautiful woman, but they had difficulties in their marriage. Nothing seemed to be going right for him. But, one day as he was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Here Comes Trouble Again! # 2a

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 6, 2022
     | 1,045 views

    When things are going right for MOST of us, folks ask us how we are and we give them a big smile and say that things are GREAT!

    Our differences are revealed, not during our GOOD TIMES, but during the BAD TIMES in our lives! One thing we all seem to do during the DIFFICULT TIMES in life is to turn to our friends for sound advice. Most of the time when we do this what we get is not good sound advice, but a lot of RHYMES ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Victim, Villain Or Hero: A Fourth Choice For Christians

    Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Sep 10, 2020
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     | 4,850 views

    Victim, Villain or Hero? What role are we auditioning for as we brace the Pandemic? Christianity gives us a fourth choice. Let us embrace it.

    Victim, Villain or Hero By now, you must have heard it a thousand times. We are living in unprecedented times. We are going through trials. We are preparing for the Future Shock or a new normal. The world is not going to be the same again etc etc. You probably have heard several messages about the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Do Not Dwell On The Past; Look To The Future

    Contributed by Ryan Ferwerda on Apr 25, 2019
    based on 2 ratings
     | 26,495 views

    When we focus too much on what happened in the past it becomes hard for us to see what God is doing in the present and is leading us in the future.

    When I was in the parish, preaching every Sunday, there was usually one of my parishioners that would always come up to me after service and express how that day’s particular sermon seemed like I was speaking directly to them; that the sermon on that given day was addressing something specific ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Center Of My Joy

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Oct 10, 2020
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     | 21,725 views

    This message is about Jesus being the center of our joy. Our joy is not based on what happens externally to us, but on Who exists intenally within us.

    The Center Of My Joy Scripture: Nehemiah 8:10; James 1:2-3; Habakkuk 3:17-19; Psalm 16:11; Galatians 5:22-23 Last week I spoke to you about being thankful and actually giving thanks to God regardless of the circumstances we are facing. You see, there are many people that can only express ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Though We Are Distant, We Are United!

    Contributed by Damien Saylor on Apr 27, 2020
     | 2,482 views

    We are the body of Christ! There is no distance between us. There is no time that holds us. We stand united, & no matter what. We will be triumphant through Christ!

    Sermon - though distant, we are united - I once again deliver a message to a small camera. - I can imagine your faces as I’m preaching. Just as I remember our members that have finished the race & are already in glory awaiting us. - With that, There’s a yearning that wells up within ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joel Gilbert avatar

    The Cost Of Following Jesus Series

    Contributed by Joel Gilbert on Mar 3, 2025
     | 870 views

    While all of us come to faith from a variety of different circumstances, the calling of Simon helps us to see that there are some commonalities among all conversions

    When you and I come to faith in Jesus Christ, we do so from a variety of different circumstances. Some are younger (I was 5). Some are older - I know a woman who was in her late 80s when she came to faith. Some have lived simple lives, others have lived rather rambunctiously. Some have come ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Perry Fowler avatar

    God's Discipline Policy

    Contributed by Perry Fowler on Aug 8, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,874 views

    In Hebrews 12 we get to see God’s discipline policy. What does God say to us about how He disciplines us?

    In life, it is easy to drift. A few years ago, Tara Myers and her son Brennan went to the beach and thought it would be fun to take their “swan raft” along for a little ride on the ocean waves off of Ana Maria Island. Yet, as they were floating on their big inflatable swan having a great time, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    Grounds Of Assurance Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Sep 3, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,103 views

    First John 4:13-21 gives us five pieces of evidence by which we may be sure that we abide in God and he in us.

    Scripture In his book titled Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism, Tim Keller writes: Many years ago, in my first pastorate, I met with a teenage girl in our congregation. She was about sixteen at the time, and she was discouraged and becoming depressed. I tried to encourage ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Remember To Whom You Belong Series

    Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Mar 10, 2019
     | 4,256 views

    The strength to fight temptation is found only in Christ. Satan uses every effort to convince us to sin. We must remember to whom we belong.

    World-acclaimed illusionist Roy Horn goes to work on Friday evening, October 3, 2003, amid a celebrative atmosphere. It is his 59th birthday, and more than a thousand friends have just thrown him a party. And now an audience of fifteen hundred people waits excitedly inside the Mirage Hotel for a ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Choices+transformation = Abundant Living

    Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Oct 19, 2021
     | 3,629 views

    This sermon looks at how our choices can lead us to becoming a Abundant Person in the LORD using the stories of the widow of Zarephath and Ruth as back drops.

    Scripture: 1 Kings 17:8-16; Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17 Theme: Thanksgiving Title: Right Choices + Transformed Living = Abundant Living INTRO: Good morning! Grace and peace to all of you from God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit! I hope all of you are enjoying life to its fullest! ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene