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    What's The Deal With Free Will? PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,014 views

    Explore the concept of being children of God, made in His image with free will, and the importance of making choices that reflect His love and righteousness.

    Good morning, family of God! As we gather this morning, let's turn our hearts and minds to a passage from John's Gospel, chapter 1, verses 12-13: "Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—children born not of natural descent, nor ...read more

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    Taking Responsibility And Being Accountable PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 11, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 151 views

    God sees and cares about our daily choices, offering grace and accountability, inviting us to live honestly and confidently in His love.

    If you’ve ever stood at the kitchen sink late at night, staring through the window while the day slowly settles, you know that tug inside—the whisper that asks, How did I do today? Did I choose well? Did I honor God with what I said, with how I acted, with what I allowed into my thoughts? Every ...read more

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    Go! And Receive The Gift Of Life - Romans 6:23 & Romans 10:9 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Mar 24, 2025
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     | 548 views

    Life is full of choices. Some choices seem small—what to eat, what to wear—but others are life-altering. The Bible makes it clear: We all have a decision to make—will we choose sin, which leads to death, or will we choose God’s free gift of eternal life in Jesus Christ?

    Go! And Receive the Gift of Life - Romans 6:23 & Romans 10:9 Introduction: The Greatest Choice You Will Ever Make Life is full of choices. Some choices seem small—what to eat, what to wear—but others are life-altering. Yet, the greatest choice of all is one that affects not just this life, but ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A Man Gone Wrong

    Contributed by Duane Brown on Jun 17, 2003
    based on 18 ratings
     | 6,149 views

    The story of King Saul...wrong choices lead to a horrible statement "I have played the fool." Great challenge to men, especially at Fathers day

    In our scripture reading today we find perhaps one of the saddest accounts recorded in the bible of a father who went wrong, of a dad who made the wrong choices! behold, I have played the fool, This is the confession of King Saul. No doubt in this particular setting Saul was referring to his ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Scars That Never Go Away

    Contributed by Darrell Jones on Mar 19, 2003
    based on 61 ratings
     | 4,662 views

    Even though we are saved and our sins are forgiven, we can still bear scars that are a direct result of choices we have made.

    Read the story of David’s moral failure. Notice even after David acknowledged his sin he still paid the consequences. It was a scar that would not heal. Introduction: the Bible in 1st Peter 5:8 tells us "the devil as a roaring lion is seeking whom he may devour or destroy, and we are to be on our ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Grapes, Grasshoppers, Giants, And God

    Contributed by Mike Turner on Jul 10, 2003
    based on 121 ratings
     | 33,788 views

    Opportunity is usually accompanied by opposition. Strength usually is accomplished through struggles. This sermon explores the challenges faced by God’s people, and the choice they made !

    Grapes, Grasshoppers, Giants, & God Numbers 13:17-33, 14:1-9, 26-32 17. And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain: 18. And see the land, what it is, and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus On True Followers Series

    Contributed by Daniel Villa on Oct 30, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,431 views

    True Followers of Christ are those who have made the lifetime choice of following Jesus regardless of the cost, obey Jesus, and are getting better with time.

    JESUS ON TRUE FOLLOWERS Matthew 7:13-29 KINGDOM LIFE SERIES #24 (Final Series) Sermon Objective: Show Christ’s description of a true follower praying that God brings a strong conviction for a rededication of life to God. Introduction: What marks a true follower of Christ? How can one know what ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Heavens Hero Moses Series

    Contributed by Joe Hayes on Nov 25, 2008
     | 3,484 views

    Those who Mess up can still make God their Choice and Vision you can also listen at www.preaching.co.nr

    Heaven’s Hero, Moses Heaven’s heroes are people who chose to trust and depend upon God despite the alternatives that the world offers. Heaven’s heroes are people who believe that God will provide for their needs, believe that God will protect them from their enemies and believe that God will bring ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    When Faith Is Not Enough Or The Perils Of Presumption Series

    Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Jul 5, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,277 views

    In spite of our wrong choices, if we will humbly submit to god’s will God will bring us to the Promised lad in His time and His way.

    When Faith IS Not enough or The Peril of Presumption Numbers 14 Theme: Overcoming the Grasshopper Complex; faith; God’s discipline INTRODUCTION A middle-aged farmer wanted to be a preacher for years but wasn’t sure if it was God’s will. One day, while he was working in the field, he decided to rest ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    One In A Millions

    Contributed by Daniel Reyes on Sep 9, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,806 views

    Every believer in Jesus Christ and those who would believe were chosen to be saved. The sovereign and independent choice of God is clearly taught in the scripture.

    ONE IN A MILLIONS Ephesians 1:4-6 Introduction: I would like you to be open minded about our subject in order that we might be able to understand this biblical teaching. I believe our scripture passage teaches us four basic things concerning election. I. THE MEANING (v. 4a) “Even before the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Unexpected Cross

    Contributed by Ken Crow on Oct 2, 2010
    based on 21 ratings
     | 13,133 views

    Life circumstances may be so that not only do we not ask for a cross but also we may not have a choice in whether we bear it or not.

    The Unexpected Cross Pastor Ken Crow Matthew 27:32 (King James Version) 32And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross. In our Christian life there are many crosses. There is our cross that Jesus says we must bear if we are to be his ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    In Whose Image And Likeness?

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 9, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,312 views

    God created us in his own image and likeness, with intellect and free will. He respects our dignity by allowing even bad choices.

    The temptation that humans in an unredeemed state constantly undergo is the temptation to create gods in their own image and likeness. So Zeus, the king of the gods, was created in the image of earthly kings–capricious, selfish, lusty and unfaithful. Dionysius, god of wine and revelry, was a ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Rahab The Harlot Series

    Contributed by Jon Dart on Mar 6, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 12,950 views

    Believers can be confident in joining with God in His purposes, because He redeems wrong choices we make because of our human weakness

    The Story of “Rahab the Harlot” Joshua 2:1-24 Who is God? He is a God of mercy How is He revealed in this text? God extended His mercy to Joshua and the two spies, and redeemed the wrong choices they made. I. Introduction A. Scripture (You may want to tell this as a dramatic story) Joshua ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why I Chose Salvation

    Contributed by James May on Jan 22, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,862 views

    Why do poeple choose to be saved? Why did you choose to be saved? If the choice is based upon the right thing, there would be less backsliding.

    WHY I CHOSE SALVATION By Pastor Jim May I don’t remember exactly how old I was when I first began to understand that I was a sinner in need of a Savior. I can remember as far back as maybe the age of 5 or 6 years old when I would go to church, sit in the Sunday School classes and hear Sis. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    God's Answer To Anger

    Contributed by David Swanger on Aug 14, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,194 views

    Does your anger need to be controlled, condemned, conquered or channeled. Does it result in sinful or God honoring behavior. You do have a choice.

    GOD’S ANSWER TO ANGER The story is told of a man and woman who had been married for over 60 years. They had shared everything except there was one secret in their marriage. The wife had a shoe box in the top of her closet, and she had cautioned her husband never to open it and never to ask ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ