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  • Revd Dr Ruwan Palapathwala avatar

    Compassion & Understanding Of The Lord Heals The Canaanite Woman’s Daughter

    Contributed by Revd Dr Ruwan Palapathwala on Dec 14, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 984 views

    Because we harbour differences, misunderstandings, resentments, and issues that we must sort out with the Lord, he may growl at us when we ask for a favour. But if our faith in God remains unshaken, the Lord will ensure that God will answer our cries for help.

    Today, I want to hear God speaking to us through the story of Jesus healing the Canaanite woman’s daughter, who was tormented by a demon. For many reasons, this is a unique and fascinating story. For starters, this story, which is placed in the region of Tyre and Sidon, is among the two stories ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Do Your Actions Speak As Loud As Your Words? Series

    Contributed by E. True Neilson on Dec 17, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,970 views

    A Christmas time message about Joseph

    Holy Days, Holy People Joseph: Do your actions speak as loud as your words? -Have you ever thought much about the Nativity scene? Most of you own one or have seen one before. -Everyone knows about Mary, and baby Jesus, and the angel Gabriel. We know a lot about the Wise Men from a distant land. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Straighten Up For Christ PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 8, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 929 views

    This sermon explores Jesus' miraculous healing on the Sabbath, emphasizing His divine authority, compassion, and the lessons we can learn from His actions.

    Good morning, beloved family of God. It is a joy and privilege to gather together in the Lord's house today. We are here to find solace, strength, and spiritual nourishment in His Word, and to encourage one another in our shared faith. How wonderful it is to be part of this vibrant, loving ...read more

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    The Risk Of Pursuing Love Series

    Contributed by David Mcbeath on Mar 4, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 15,067 views

    Main Theme/Proposition: Pursue the one you love even though it is risky to pursue love. Maybe each time we pursue love/accept love and get hurt we are reminded of the hurt God feels when we reject him and his love. Topics: Love, Risk, Rejection, Hurt

    Series: The Art of Dating, Love, & Relationships Message: The Risk of Pursuing Love Topics: Love, Risk, Rejection, Hurt, Pursuing, Christ, Main Theme/Proposition: Pursue the one you love even though it is risky to pursue love. Maybe each time we pursue love/accept love and get hurt we are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Mothering Sunday: The Comfort Of God

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Mar 20, 2009
    based on 11 ratings
     | 12,210 views

    God does not [just] comfort us to make us comfortable. He comforts us to be comforters.

    Chippie the parakeet never saw it coming. One second he was peacefully perched in his cage. The next he was sucked in, washed up, and blown over. The problems began when Chippie’s owner decided to clean Chippie’s cage with a vacuum cleaner. She removed the attachment from the end of the hose and ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Somewhere Over The Rainbow

    Contributed by Evangelist Stanley Baker on Oct 11, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 11,531 views

    Grandma Baker, who sits in church with a number of hurts and spiritual needs

    Somewhere Over the Rainbow By Rev. Stanley Baker Have you ever read something that made all the bells go off inside you? You yell, "That's it! That's what I've been thinking!" because it seems the author has been reading your thoughts. Well I read ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    You Can't Fight Against God

    Contributed by John Gaston on Jul 11, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,408 views

    Church, we’re on the winning side! Who can stop what God’s doing? Today we’re looking at how God used an enemy to save the life of the apostles and reveal a great truth about how God’s work cannot fail.

    YOU CAN'T FIGHT AGAINST GOD Acts 5:12-42 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: The Devil Provided 1. There was a poor woman who lived next door to an atheist. He often mocked her faith and derided her “imaginary friend.” One day he overheard her praying for some groceries. He went out and bought a couple ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • David Dunn avatar

    Grace For The Wounded Series

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 13, 2025
     | 261 views

    God’s grace not only forgives sinners—it restores the wounded, heals hidden pain, and speaks life into every silence and shame.

    (2 Samuel 13 — Tamar, Daughter of David) Introduction – When Grace Walks into Silence Some stories in Scripture whisper rather than shout. Tamar’s story is one of them. No thunder, no miracle, no happy ending—just silence. And yet, within that silence, the heart of God beats louder than ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Go! And Be Healed Through Faith In Jesus - Luke 8:43–48 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jul 17, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 702 views

    True healing flows from faith in Jesus—not from rituals, not from religion, not from worldly remedies, but from a personal, life-transforming encounter with the Lord of all.

    Go! And Be Healed Through Faith in Jesus - Luke 8:43–48 Opening Prayer Heavenly Father, we thank You for the healing power that flows from Jesus Christ. Open our hearts today to understand what true healing means. Let our faith be stirred, our burdens lifted, and our lives transformed as we place ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Bite Of Bitterness

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Oct 12, 2004
    based on 41 ratings
     | 6,411 views

    Bitterness always comes back to bite us and hurt our lives

    The Bite of Bitterness Selected Passages September 26, 2004 Introduction A rattlesnake, if cornered, will sometimes become so angry it will bite itself. That is exactly what the harboring of hate and resentment against others is--a biting of oneself. We think that we are harming others in holding ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Reckoning With Racial Division Part 1 - Healing The Wounds Of Our Heritage Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 9, 2004
    based on 31 ratings
     | 8,710 views

    A look at being ministers of reconciliation with God’s help.

    In an interview, Billy Graham was asked to pinpoint the world’s greatest social problem. Drawing from his 40-year experience of ministering in more than 100 countries around the world, Dr. Graham replied that the greatest social problem without question, is racism…. the unhealed wounds of racial ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Thirst-Quencher Series

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 27, 2025
     | 177 views

    Jesus meets us in our deepest thirst, heals our shame, fills our emptiness with living water, and transforms us into storytellers of grace.

    WHEN THE WELL FINALLY DRIES Most of us carry a thirst we don’t mention out loud. We keep going through the motions, juggle responsibilities, stay productive, and hope nobody notices the cracks in our souls. Sometimes we hide those cracks even from ourselves. This woman did. She kept walking to ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Wearing A Quitter's Saddle?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 5, 2002
    based on 27 ratings
     | 6,664 views

    It is easy to be hurt and offended and desire to quit. We cannot afford to quit.

    WEARING A SADDLE OF QUITTING? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: Colossians 4:17 Archippus, "Take heed to your ministry .... that you finish it Proverbs 24 :10 IF THOU FAINT IN THE DAY OF ADVERSITY, YOUR STRENGTH IS SMALL. 2 Cor. 4: 16 For which cause we faint not; though our ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Dean Courtier avatar

    Go! And Live Healed By His Wounds - 1 Peter 2:24 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Apr 11, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 487 views

    1 Peter 2:24 encapsulates the heart of the Gospel: Christ's sacrificial love, our liberation from sin, and the healing available through His suffering.

    Go! And Live Healed by His Wounds - 1 Peter 2:24 Introduction: Today we gather to reflect on the profound truth of 1 Peter 2:24 (NLT): “He personally carried our sins in his body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you are healed.” This verse ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney avatar

    The Best Is Yet To Come

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Jul 24, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 40,704 views

    I know it's hard to look through the storm and see the sun shining on a new day. But that's exactly what the Holy Spirit encourages us to do. No matter how bad things look or feel, "the best is yet to come."

    I have a word for you today that is going to require a stretch of faith to get a hold of. In fact it is so far out there that I know that some of you won't even reach for it. I know today that I am speaking to some people who have been hit hard by this Corona Virus Pandemic. Some have been hit ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal