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  • James Roberts avatar

    Some Things We've Lost We Need To Regain

    Contributed by James Roberts on Apr 5, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,072 views

    A New Year's sermon or a new beginning sermon.

    SOME THINGS WE'VE LOST WE NEED TO REGAIN IN THE NEW YEAR 2 John 8 & Luke 15:1-10 INTRODUCTION: Our Scriptures say that we need to be alert lest we lose that which we have gained in our efforts and work for the Lord. It also tells us what we should do if we have lost something. Look for it ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How We Got The Koran And How We Got The Bible Series

    Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Aug 14, 2015
     | 3,732 views

    Text transmission is a critical part of our faith. We must be assured we have heard from God. Here is a comparison of the two processes that brought forth the 2 Holy Books of our faiths.

    Lesson 9, Which Comes First? Is it a full-blown religion, or a Book, that comes first from God? Strange question, perhaps, but important, I think. Possible answer one: In Israel, it was the religion. That is, the encounter. For many hundreds of years, there was no full book in Israel. But the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    We Can See The Spirit Of The Antichrist The Day We Live

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Mar 5, 2016
     | 4,026 views

    Look around time is near for the Lord to come again.

    WE CAN SEE THE SPIRIT OF THE ANTICHRIST THE DAY WE LIVE 1st John 2: 18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Are We Wandering In The Darkness? And How Do We Get Out? Series

    Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Feb 3, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,970 views

    Advent gives us time to bear witness to Jesus

    Mark 1:1-8 We gather on this the second Sunday of Advent with joyful expectations of another Christmas season with the sacred and secular traditions that Christmas brings. We can see the excitement in the faces of children who patiently wait for Christmas Day. It's harder for them to concentrate ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

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    Can We Become Something Better Than We Are? Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jan 29, 2024
     | 1,196 views

    Adam is "the man." Christ is "the man." What do we learn from the first Adam and the second Adam?

    A PROFOUND QUESTION: Can we become something better than we are? - Am I stuck being who I am? Is there hope for improvement? TWO REPRESENTATIVE MEN: There is a first Adam and there is a second Adam. - Genesis 2:7, 20; John 19:5. - This sermons series is about the parallels between the early ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Are We Still Running The Race Or Have We Given Up?

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Feb 14, 2025
     | 329 views

    God’s power and strength is our wellspring of continual nourishment to enable us to persevere through our daily struggles.

    Ever notice how even the most grounded individuals get drained on occasion? Yet God’s power and strength will never decrease. He can never be too tired or too occupied to even consider helping and listen to us. God’s strength is our wellspring of strength. At the point when we feel all of life ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    We've Fallen And We Can't Get Up PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 4, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 190 views

    Even in our darkest disappointments and brokenness, God’s hope and faithfulness remain, inviting us to trust Him when everything else falls apart.

    Sometimes life feels like a city under siege. You plan, you pray, you press on—and then the bottom drops out. The letter arrives. The job shifts. The news blindsides. You look around and the familiar skyline of your world seems changed, scarred, and smoky. Have you ever stood there, heart in your ...read more

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    "Why Does God Allow Suffering

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Sep 12, 2004
    based on 56 ratings
     | 5,775 views

    Suffering is an all too common reality in our world. God permits suffering, obviously, but is He responsible for it?

    CATM Sermon - “Why Does God Allow Suffering?” September 12, 2004 Sometimes it’s too easy to find illustrations to a sermon. Sometimes as a preacher you search and struggle to find stories from the community and stories from other places that help to make what you’re trying to say ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Why Religion Doesn't Work

    Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Aug 3, 2009
     | 4,270 views

    The folly of false religions. Only fullness and freedom are found in Christ.

    The setting is the front of a small church. The pastor says from the pulpit, ‘I’ve misplaced my sermon notes, so I’m just going to read from this devotional—if I can find it here. While I look, maybe the choir can lead us in a hymn’. He glances at the choir which has one person.   The choir ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Why Does God Allow Pain? Series

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jan 8, 2010
    based on 8 ratings
     | 12,791 views

    If God really is there and loves me, why do I still hurt?

    Why is my pain unceasing, my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? Jeremiah 15:18a It’s always helpful at the start of a journey to know where you’re headed! Let me share some of the “roadmap” for our series on ‘WHY’ – the questions people ask. The well-known artist and songwriter Bill ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • T.J. Conwell avatar

    What Do We Do With This Gospel? (Luke, Part 14) Series

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Apr 24, 2022
     | 1,503 views

    The believer, US, is to be equipped and ready to proclaim the good news. The good news that Jesus is alive, and He brings peace to all, and it is why we come to this place, to study and worship – to be equipped - then to be ready to go outside this place and share the truth!

    What do we do with this Gospel? (Luke, Part 14) Luke 24:13-53 Introduction / Recap - Last week, we discussed the most pivotal event in the Christian faith -- The proof that our future is assured because our Savior, Jesus, is alive -- It is why we celebrate Easter – it’s why we rejoice (He ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Why Jesus Knew That Beliefs Shape Our Perceptions

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 24 ratings
     | 2,669 views

    1. Jesus knew that scriptural faith changes the way we view life.

    1. Jesus knew that scriptural faith changes the way we view life. John wrote of Jesus, "Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of Godo - children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God." ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Do We Trust God?

    Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Oct 7, 2019
     | 8,078 views

    Dealing With Worry/Fear - Do we trust Our Sovereign God/Our Faithful and True God when we go through life's storms? The better we know who God is the more we will experience calm and peace.

    Scripture: Mark 4:35 – 41; Isaiah 41:10 Theme: Dealing With Worry/Fear Title: Do We Trust God? INTRO: Grace and peace from God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Have you ever been afraid this morning? Have you ever been terrified? Have you ever had a time when something ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Hope That We Can Believe In

    Contributed by Kelvin Parks on Feb 25, 2008
    based on 20 ratings
     | 48,803 views

    An African American Perspective - Black History Month Program February 2008

    An Afro-American Perspective - Black History Month Program February 2008 HOPE THAT WE CAN BELIEVE IN Titus 1:2; 2:13 by Reverend Kelvin L. Parks at Shiloh Baptist Church Waukegan, IL on Sunday, 24 February 2008   Hope that we can believe in   As I was preparing myself to speak to you this morning, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Does Jesus Pray For Us? Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on May 21, 2010
    based on 10 ratings
     | 10,224 views

    God’s love for his people is seen in the prayers of the Son.

    Scripture Introduction Someone said, “Trusting God does not mean believing that he will do what you want. It means believing that what he does is good.” The distinction delivers us from the error of demanding that God serve our desires like a genie in a bottle. Christians typically ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed