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  • Mark Aarssen avatar

    We Have Found The Messiah

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Jan 17, 2017
     | 7,334 views

    Don’t stop pointing others to the Savior. Be like John the Baptist. A little out there, bold and loud but sincerely pleading that people get right with God and discover that God has provided the Lamb.

    We have found the Messiah John 1:29-42 Today we come together to worship in our church because we are people who have found the Messiah. While this may seem like an obvious statement, there is much more to it. Looking to today’s scripture passage we discover some very interesting things. Andrew ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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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
     | 8,031 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

  • I. Grant Spong avatar

    Time Apart Series

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Feb 13, 2018
     | 6,328 views

    Let’s see the value of quiet times apart for meditation and reflection on our lives. We will look briefly at Jesus’ wilderness experience before beginning His ministry, in Mark 1:9-15.

    Prelude What does fasting have to do with anything? Why should we take time apart before Easter? What is the purpose of Lent? Purpose: Let’s see the value of quiet times apart for meditation and reflection on our lives. Plan: We will look briefly at Jesus’ wilderness experience before beginning ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Roshelle Brenneise avatar

    In The Desert Series

    Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Aug 18, 2022
     | 2,280 views

    With Yahweh's mighty acts still fresh in their minds, the Children of Israel started out from the edge of the Red Sea and into the unknown.............

    August 13, 2022 In spectacular fashion, Yahweh had shown up and revealed Himself as DELIVERER to the Children of Israel and the ultimate CLEANER OF CLOCKS to the Egyptians. Egypt had been left in tatters, but it was only after 10 plagues that Pharaoh had finally released his grip – but only ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

  • Mark A. Barber avatar

    Broken Cisterns: An Exposition Of Jeremiah 2:1-13

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Aug 21, 2025
     | 516 views

    A Sermon for Proper 17, After Pentecost, Year C August 31, 2025

    Broken Cisterns Jeremiah 2:1–13 NKJV Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Go and cry in the hearing of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “I remember you, The kindness of your youth, The love of your betrothal, When you went after Me in the wilderness, In a land not ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Emile Wolfaardt avatar

    Camping With The Snakes Series

    Contributed by Emile Wolfaardt on Jul 27, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,150 views

    (PowerPoint slides are freely available by emailing emile@wolfaardt.com) Discovering God’s provision to overcome the snakes.

    Journeying with John - It’s a Blast (JWJ-14) Camping with the Snakes John 3:9-21 The people of Israel are on the brink of victory. They are about to start defeating the nation of Canaan after spending 40 years wandering around the wilderness. They are about to enter the Promised Land that God ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Greg Nance avatar

    Jesus: Master, Mentor, And Minister

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Jun 26, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,138 views

    Matthew 4 shows how Jesus faced temptation, called disciples and entered his ministry. This lesson focuses on the meaning of Jesus’ temptation for us.

    In Matthew 4 we see that Jesus is the master, the mentor, and the minister sent from God. Right after Jesus was baptized he was led into the wilderness to be tempted by the Devil. This is a disturbing turn of events for anyone who thinks that becoming a Christian, being baptized into Christ, will ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Mike Turner avatar

    How To Be A Victor Rather Than A Victim

    Contributed by Mike Turner on Jun 18, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,017 views

    Being victorious rather than a victim to temptation.

    How To Be A Victor Rather Than A Victim Matt. 4:1-11, 1 Peter 5:9-9 Oscar Wilde once said........."I can resist everything except temptation." Don’t worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older, it will avoid you. Is there anyone here this morning that has not fallen victim to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Test Of Leadership Series

    Contributed by Larry Thompson on Mar 8, 2003
    based on 239 ratings
     | 29,256 views

    The greatest test of any spiritual leader is the test of temptation. In this final message of the eight part series this sermon examines the keys to overcoming temptation.

    LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP – PART EIGHT “THE TEST OF LEADERSHIP” Matthew 4:1-11 ©Larry L. Thompson (2003) “Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. [2] After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. [3] The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Beating The Devil

    Contributed by Anthony Seel on Mar 6, 2017
     | 9,409 views

    A sermon on Christ's victory over the three temptations of the devil.

    The First Sunday of Lent March 5, 2017 St. Andrew’s Church The Rev. M. Anthony Seel, Jr. Matthew 4:1-11 True Spiritual Power On Tuesday (2/28/17), NPR’s On Point program did a segment on “Video Games for Adults.” According to the story, “More adult Americans are playing more video games for more ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Paul George avatar

    The Application Of John's Message

    Contributed by Paul George on Dec 27, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,399 views

    Thousands were coming into the wilderness to hear what John was preaching

    The Application of John’s Message Matthew 3:7-12 Thousands were coming into the wilderness to hear what John was preaching, were repenting and being baptized in the Jordan River. This was an usual thing for the Jews to do. Among those who came into the wilderness were the Pharisees and Sadducees. ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Steven Airey avatar

    God Has A Plan:complaining

    Contributed by Steven Airey on Jan 7, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,164 views

    GOD PROVIDED FOR THE ISRAELITES IN THE WILDERNESS AND JESUS PROVIDES FOR US TODAY

    GOD HAS A PLAN: WITH REGARDS TO OUR COMPLAINING! When things are not the way we want them to be we have a tendency to complain-especially toward the leaders and then toward God. Exo 16:2 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness: They ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Jimmy Dillon avatar

    The Voice

    Contributed by Jimmy Dillon on Jul 18, 2015
     | 4,705 views

    This message looks at John the Baptist as THE VOICE of one crying in the wilderness

    “THE VOICE” John 1:19-28 Intro TV Show – searching for singing talent THE VOICE (Three judges – how they work ) As we look at our passage today…we discover John the Baptist And the first thing we will read in our passage today is this is an account of John’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • William R. Nabaza avatar

    Do Not Harden Your Hearts

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Nov 26, 2013
     | 7,479 views

    To show that we no longer have wilderness experiences and no hardness of hearts.

    I. EXORDIUM: Do you have hardened hearts? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that we no longer have wilderness experiences and no hardness of hearts. IV. TEXT: Hebrews 3:8 (Amplified Bible) 3:8 Do not harden your hearts, as [happened] in the rebellion [of Israel] and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Humpty Dumpty

    Contributed by John Beehler on Jul 26, 2003
    based on 104 ratings
     | 11,494 views

    When faced with temptation, run the other way.

    Humpty Dumpty I like the Bible. Sure, it seems a given that a person in my position would, but I like it for more than just the obvious reasons. Reasons such as, it’s God’s Word, our directions for living, a history of Christianity. No, I like it for another reason, as ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed