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    Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People? Series

    Contributed by W F on Aug 13, 2006
    based on 45 ratings
     | 15,969 views

    One question I’ve wanted to ask God is, "why do bad things happen to good people?"

    INTRODUCTION There is no question that evil exists and that it is rampant. And yet Christians would say that God is good, and all-powerful. So why doesn’t God do something about it? Why do bad things happen to good people? It’s a question many people ask God. Why do bad things happen to good ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    On Not Losing What We Have Worked For Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 11, 2002
    based on 83 ratings
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    There is nothing more disappointing than losing something for which we have worked; we are in danger of losing a generation of children if we do not teach forthrightly what Christian values are and if we do not reject intrusive, deceptive messages from th

    There is no greater disappointment than working for something for a long time, only to see that work just disappear. You worked hard, but it’s gone. That is truly an awful feeling. A couple of weeks ago, on one of those steamy weekends filled with unpredictable thunderstorms, my wife was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We’re All On The Same Team

    Contributed by Tom Feola on Feb 4, 2012
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    God has called us to work as a team like the early church

    We’re all on the same team Team Spirit Day    Today is team spirit day and as a Church or should I say as the Body of Christ we are a Team, Team Jesus.  “ Give me a J” We can look around and see many different teams represented here with the different Jerseys we have on, but in the Body of Christ ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    We Had A Devil Of A Time At Church Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Feb 8, 2012
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     | 4,651 views

    A study of the Gospel of Mark chapter 1 verses 21 through 28

    Mark 1: 21 – 28 We Had A Devil Of A Time At Church 21 Then they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and taught. 22 And they were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. 23 Now there was a man in their ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Living And Dying With The Choices That We Make

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Mar 8, 2012
    based on 14 ratings
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    The men on the three crosses at calvary were all there because of the choices they made.

    Living and Dying With the Choices That We Make Luke 23:32-43 Intro: Life is full of choices. Once upon a time there was a court jester who had served the Caliph at Baghdad and his court, keeping them amused whenever they called on him. One day in a moment of thoughtlessness, he offended the Caliph. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Becoming More Than We Used To Be

    Contributed by Buddy Cook on Jul 16, 2015
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     | 12,878 views

    This sermon encourages the church to stop looking at the past but rather to focus on God's hopeful future.

    MORE THAN WE USED TO BE Haggai 2:1-9 July 12, 2015 Pastor Buddy Cook Introduction: Song my mother used to sing when I was growing up: The Old Gray Mare  The old gray mare, she ain't what she used to be, Ain't what she used to be, ain't what she used to be,  The old gray mare, she ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    We Seek Our Permanent City Series

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Aug 29, 2014
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    To show that GOD has prepared both an eternal body and eternal place for us to be with Him in eternity.

    I. EXORDIUM: Do you desire to live in Jerusalem some day? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that GOD has prepared both an eternal body and eternal place for us to be with Him in eternity. IV. TEXT: Hebrews 13:14 (Amplified Bible) 13:14 For here we have no permanent ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    God Is Love And We Are His Children

    Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on May 1, 2013
     | 4,540 views

    God is love, and we should be living in that love, but many people do not understand that how it works, and it is such a natural process, yet it is cannot be demonstrated by the world.

    Two weeks ago my Sermon was on ministry, our ministry to exact, and it was based on Jesus asking Simon Peter if he loved him: and as he did, we examined the overflow of this love, God’s love, onto the lives of others. Today I would like to continue with that sermon and see how faithful and ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

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    Which Translation Of The Bible Are We To Use?

    Contributed by William D. Brown on Feb 19, 2011
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,799 views

    There are so many translations of the Bible out there today and more on the way, how can we be certain which one is the True Word of God?

    PSALMS 12:6-7 WHICH TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE ARE WE TO USE? 2-19-11 There are so many translations of the Bible out there today and more on the way, how can we be certain which one is the True Word of God? Ø Listen as I read today’s text found in; PSALMS 12:6-7 The words of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Remaining Confident When We Fail

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 22, 2022
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    We all fail at times. When that happens, how do we pull ourselves out of the dugout and get our heads back into the game of life?

    There was an important business executive who boarded the New Orleans to Washington train. He had a very important business meeting and he needed to be awakened in order to get off the train in Atlanta about five o'clock in the morning. Since he was a heavy sleeper, he found a porter and told ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Jesus Warned People Against Being Flavorless

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 29 ratings
     | 3,966 views

    Jesus cautioned people against being "good for nothing" because He wanted them to make an impact on their communities. Jesus said, "You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt loses its saltiness; how can it be made salty again?

    Why Jesus Warned People Against Being Flavorless Illustration;Did you hear about the clever salesman who closed hundreds of sales with this line: "Let me show you something several of your neighbors said you couldn’t afford." Source Unknown. Let us present Christ as one who offers something no ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Jesus Died That We Might Live

    Contributed by Mike Cleveland on Feb 8, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 18,143 views

    The Good Shepherd Laid Down His Life for the Sheep.

    John 10. In March of 2004 a group of people on an expedition in Israel came up to a cave, and discovered the mangled body of a man dressed as a shepherd. His half-eaten body was lying across the mouth of the cave, and as they were examining things they began to hear the bleating of sheep inside the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    What Shakes When We Pray

    Contributed by Jim Caswell on Jan 11, 2017
     | 13,647 views

    Prayer still shakes up our lives when we receive God’s power.

    Title: Prayer: What Shakes When We Pray? Place: BLCC Date: 1/15/22 Text: Acts 16.16-33 [Screen 1] FAS: Television interviewer and journalist Larry King describes three farmers who gather daily in a field during a horrible drought. The men are down on their knees, looking upward, and praying the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    We Want Our Eyes To Be Open

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on May 20, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,373 views

    When your eyes are hurting it seems like your whole body hurts.You don’t know how much you need, use a body part until you’re unable to use it. In the ancient world, blindness was a very common malady.

    “We Want Our Eyes to Be Open” Matthew 20.29-34 February 16, 2014 Chester FBC Chester, IL * Dr. Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction: A This week, the American voice of the Olympics, Bob Costas, was absent from the airwaves due to a double eye infection. 1 He said, “"Bear ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Ponder? Do We Ever Ponder?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 21, 2019
     | 6,426 views

    Do we ever consider something important enough to be worthy of consideration? Life affords us a few avenues that should demand more attention than skimming over it. The story of the 13th hand at Iwo Jima is a lesson much like Mary faced. Let us ponder this. Christmas lesson or everyday lesson.

    PONDER? DO WE EVER PONDER? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Luke 2:19 But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God