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  • Donna Kazenske avatar

    God's Thoughts

    Contributed by Donna Kazenske on Dec 25, 2002
    based on 51 ratings
     | 8,008 views

    The Lord loves His people so much that He can’t keep Himself from thinking about us. We are always on His mind.

    By: Donna J. Kazenske Psalm 40:5 – Many, O Lord my God, are Your wonderful works which You have done; and Your thoughts toward us cannot be recounted to You in order; if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered. When I meditate on Psalm 40:5, I find myself so amazed ...read more

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  • Lynn Floyd avatar

    A New Song For The New Year

    Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Jan 4, 2003
    based on 74 ratings
     | 9,686 views

    I do my best to encourage others to craft and sing a new song unto the Lord. I give some reaons why every person has a song to sing!

    A New Song for the New Year December 28, 2002 Intro: Greetings! I trust each and every one of you had a safe and Merry Christmas. I just want to say “Merry Christmas” over and over. I’m tired of hearing “Happy Holidays” or “Seasons Greetings.” Just a personal thing I guess. But we are getting to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Out Of The Mire And Into The Choir Series

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Feb 18, 2003
    based on 50 ratings
     | 14,396 views

    This is the fourth and final sermon in the series, "Reality Prayer - How to Ask So God Will Answer"

    Can you imagine going to church and not singing or hearing any music? We gather to worship to hear God’s Word, give to God’s work, and fellowship with other worshippers - but gathering without songs of praise as part of our worship - how wrong would that be? Church without the singing of praise ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Too Wide To Hide

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 8, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
     | 6,102 views

    Preached in a church of another denomination for Christian Unity Sunday and Martin Luther King Sunday: we tend to hide our own history and to conceal our witness. But God calls us into a wider ministry.

    I’m not sure how it is among Methodists, but we Baptist folks have a strange custom of hiding when we come to church. We hide. We try to get in and get out without being noticed. I don’t know whether Methodists are infected with this disease, but with Baptists it is an epidemic. We hide. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Fred Sigle avatar

    Getting Out Of The Pits

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Aug 16, 2003
    based on 31 ratings
     | 7,326 views

    Even as God took David from the pit of despair, so can he stand us on solid ground.

    GETTING OUT OF THE PITS text: Psalm 40:1-3 A. Oh, how WEARINESS effects us at times. ILLUSTRATION: I can’t explain how you know for sure. I guess you have to be a preacher to understand. There’s this inner-feeling that a preacher gets when he knows that he’s DONE all that he can for a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    From The Pits To Praise

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 30, 2003
    based on 244 ratings
     | 63,649 views

    Trust the Lord to help your entire life, ministry and relationships be a testimony to a journey from the pits to higher levels of praise. May you learn how to more effectively please the Lord in all respects and help you bear fruit in every good work as y

    From the Pits to Praise Occasionally we all find ourselves in the pits of discouragement, depression or disappointment. A general sense of hopelessness and despair overwhelms us when we find ourselves in the pits of helpless feelings. When we are in the pits of life we need the help of God to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "It May Seem Muddy But Hang In There!"

    Contributed by Phil Anderson on Jun 9, 2004
    based on 97 ratings
     | 22,336 views

    How to respond to the hardships and "slimy pits" we face in our lives...

    “It May Seem Muddy But Hang in There” Psalm 40:1-3 PS 40:1 I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. 2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. 3 He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Benefits Of Righteousness

    Contributed by Dana Visneskie on Feb 9, 2004
    based on 38 ratings
     | 37,554 views

    God wants us to passionately pursue Right living or righteousness. God has set the standard in the Bible. The Word of God shows us the benefits of right living or righteousness with God. The sermon gives 9 blessings for pursuing a life of righteousness

    Title: The Benefits Of Righteousness Text: Psalm 40:4; Psalm 34:8; Psalm 84:12 Pray!!! Read Text!!! Psalm 34:8 says, “Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him.” Psalm 84:12 says, “O Lord of hosts, Blessed is the man who trusts in You!” Psalm 40:4 says, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    From The Pit To The Pinnacle

    Contributed by Norris Harris I on May 9, 2004
    based on 50 ratings
     | 8,365 views

    How God takes us from the Pit of our Problems and Predicaments to the Pinnacle of Peace, Praise and Power.

    I. Pits A) Pits were common in Palestine. 1. Different Types of Pits (Deep; Shallow; Lined) 2. Designed to Hold Water a) Containers - Vessels 3. Make Comparison to Preacher/Pastors & Churches B) Pits Can Become Prisons 1. Cases of Joseph & Jeremiah 2. The Pulpit Can ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Mud Night

    Contributed by Dan Borchert on Sep 23, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,549 views

    This was done at a youth mud night were there there was a lot of mud, everybody was covered in mud. Then applied being covered with mud to our lives, and wanting to be cleaned with Jesus

    Psalm 40:1-3 Mud Night Introduction A. I have a feeling I know what must of you want to do when you get home B. Take a nice CLEAN HOT LONG shower C. I admit I feel kind of gross and slimy D. I just want to be clean, don’t you? E. Let’s talk about our experience tonight I. In the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • Mike Turner avatar

    What The Lord Can Do For Us !

    Contributed by Mike Turner on Nov 6, 2003
    based on 27 ratings
     | 5,269 views

    God knows where we are, and what we need ! He can do great things in our life !!!

    What The Lord Can Do For Us ! I. The Lord Will Lift You Up. Psa 40:2 He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. David describes the condition he finds himself in as like being in a horrible pit whose bottom is of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    The Joyful Decision Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jul 26, 2009
     | 4,104 views

    This is week five of a seven part series based on Andy Andrews book, the Traveler’s Gift. This week we look at the Joyful decision and how that looks in the beleiver’s life.

    To be like Christ, to be Christ like. That is the goal of most Christ followers, if you ask people who are serious about their faith where they want to go in their spiritual journey they will tell you they want to become more and more like Jesus. But what does that mean? One of my favourite ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Billy Noel avatar

    How To Get Out Of The Pit

    Contributed by Billy Noel on May 3, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,952 views

    Sometimes in life we find ouselves in pits of God’s design, they are to serve a purpose but they are not to become our places of residence.

    How to get out of the pit Psalm 40: 1-3 There are many instances of where people find themselves in a pit Joseph was throw in a pit by His evil brothers Absalom was thrown in a pit There are times when you need to go into a pit to kill an enemy as was the case of Benaiah Some times that you fall ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Ralph Andrus avatar

    Be Blessed

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on May 4, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,530 views

    ❶. Without Christ ❷. With Christ ❸ My Response

    - My deliberate trip into Elkins WV wild Bowden Cave - It’s huge opening pretends to give promise of a wonderful adventure - once back of the opening it had a tiny winding downward passage into the cavern - Cavern’s slimy slope slid you into a cold underground stream - Every step was dangerous ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Pendleton avatar

    The Testimony Of The Redeemed

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on May 20, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,996 views

    Based on the Psalm and powerfully illustrated by the clip it teaches how we Christians must "sing our song" (give our testimony)

    The Testimony of the Redeemed Psalm 40:1-3a I have watched that 2 minutes of film about 20 times this week. It makes the hair on my neck stand up. It was not meant to be a Christian film or have a Christian message but I tell you that is as powerful, as convicting, as biblical and as relevant as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist