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  • Perry Greene avatar

    Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 4, 2019
     | 3,807 views

    In our desperate times we often pray as a last resort. God may answer but how much greater would it be if prayer was our first impulse?

    1. An older lady lay ill in her bed. Her family had gathered to encourage her. Her daughter said, “Mama, we’ve asked the preacher to come and pray for you.” The lady replied, “O no, has it come to that?” 2. In the story of Jonah: a. God is concerned about Nineveh – Jonah is not b. The storm shows ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Feb 3, 2017
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     | 17,045 views

    When we’re confronted with desperate times, we can’t just do things the way we’ve always been doing them.

    - Have you ever been really desperate about something? o Maybe you lost your job and didn’t have any way to pay your bills or didn’t have any place to go. o Maybe you lost your home or your insurance and you didn’t know what you were going to do. - I think the most helplessly ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures

    Contributed by Gregory Thomas on May 5, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,746 views

    When there are no other options we have use creativity to get God’s attention.

    Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures Mark 2: 1-5 1) After a few days, Jesus returned to Capernaum, and word got around that he was back home. 2) A crowd gathered, jamming the entrance so no one could get ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Desperate Faith

    Contributed by Paul Vincent on Nov 30, 2000
    based on 161 ratings
     | 18,459 views

    We need a desperate faith in tough times

    In Tough Times You Need A Desperate Faith Text: Mark 5:25-34 Introduction: 1. When times get tough then desperate measures are needed 2. We have been speaking on the subject of prayer and fasting on our Wednesday night services for the past 2 ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    "Desperate For God"

    Contributed by Kenneth Sauer on Oct 27, 2006
    based on 27 ratings
     | 11,837 views

    Aren’t we all a bit desperate for God?

    Luke 19:1-10 “Desperate For God” Zacchaeus was a wee little man, and a wee little man was he. He climbed up in a sycamore tree, for the Lord he wanted to see. And as the Master passed that way, He looked up in the tree. And He said, “Zacchaeus, you come down. For I’m going to your house ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Brian Bolton avatar

    Desperate Children Series

    Contributed by Brian Bolton on May 11, 2006
    based on 24 ratings
     | 24,144 views

    This was message 4 in a series of 5. This message focuses on bringing up Godly children.

    Series: Desperate Households Message: Desperate Children CenterPointe Christian Church – 12.4.05 Introduction: Yakov Smirnoff, the Russian comedian, wrote a book, "Seeing the USA on Six Rubles a Day." In it he tells about being overwhelmed when he first entered an American supermarket & saw the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Desperate Parents Series

    Contributed by Brian Bolton on May 11, 2006
    based on 18 ratings
     | 6,677 views

    This is message 5 in a series of 5 on the family. This message focuses on the parents role in raising children in the Lord.

    Series: Desperate Households Message: Desperate Parents CenterPointe Christian Church – 12.11.05 Philip Yancey tells about an African safari he was on where he saw an old momma giraffe taking care of her offspring. Shortly after he was born, she went over & kicked her offspring, and it looked like ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Desperate Dad

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jun 19, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,691 views

    In 2 miracles, Jesus turns what is unclean into wholeness; He overcomes death and defilement. He also removes the stain of sin.

    This morning we’re going to look at a dad briefly mentioned in the Gospels, a man named Jairus who was deeply concerned about his daughter; a father with a sense of urgency. Jairus was a prominent leader of the synagogue and a respected member of the community. Local synagogues were governed ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    The Power Of Desperation Series

    Contributed by Chip Monck on Sep 11, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 14,144 views

    The first in a series corresponding to a 40 Days of Prayer campaign. This message focuses on the power found in prayers of utter desperation.

    (Video Clip – “It’s a Wonderful Life”, George’s Prayer of Desperation) Poor George. It’s a Wonderful Life, but George is at the end of his rope. Desperate, he admits he is not a praying man. Still he asks, that if God is there, to show him the way. Not that unusual of a circumstance. Whether ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Desperate Men

    Contributed by John Tung on Jun 6, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 7,411 views

    The story of the Prodigal Son is the story of three desperate men.

    DESPERATE MEN Luke 15:11-31 John Tung, 6-5-05 I. Introduction A few weeks ago, for Mother’s Day, I gave a message called “Desperate Mothers.” And in that message we looked at three women in the Bible who were desperate mothers due to different reasons. In the case of Eve she was desperate ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Desperate Times Series

    Contributed by Eldon Reich on Sep 13, 2004
    based on 46 ratings
     | 10,481 views

    We live in desperate times, this sermon helps us to deal with them.

    DEALING WITH DESPERATE TIME: RESPONSIBLE WITH OUR TREASURE 2 Kings 7:1-16 Today I want to speak ABOUT OUR RESPOSIBLITY TO THE GOD GIVEN TREASURE HE GIVES US. And how in our adversity our faith can help us And we can help other in their trials as well. We all face adversity of one kind or ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Desperate Marriages Series

    Contributed by Brian Bolton on Nov 14, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 4,547 views

    This is message 1 in a series of five about the family. A unique approach was used to present marriage in this message. Check it out.

    Desperate Marriages CenterPointe Christian Church 11/13/05 Special Note: This message was built completely around a wedding. We perfomed a mock wedding while pausing to preach at specific moments. This is the whole service. We decorated, had a young couple get married, dressed and all. If ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Desperate Wives Series

    Contributed by Brian Bolton on Dec 13, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,393 views

    This is part 3 or 5 in our Desperate Households series. This message deals directly with the wife’s role of "submission" according to Ephesians

    Series: Desperate Households Message: Desperate Wives Date: 11/27/05 On July 29, 1981, one of the most highly publicized and glamorous weddings in history took place. • Britain’s Prince Charles married Lady Diana • An estimated audience of 750 million people worldwide. • 4500 pots of fresh ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Desperately Seeking

    Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Jun 18, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,494 views

    We're all looking for something, we just don't always know what we are looking for.

    Desperately Seeking Matthew 13:44-45; Luke 15: 1-7 Community Service in the Park May 29th, 2005 Summer Outreach Have you ever noticed that we are tireless searchers? Jesus points this out to us in our first passage this morning, Matthew 13:44-45. We seem to spend our lives searching for one ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Greg Carr avatar

    Desperation And Transformation

    Contributed by Greg Carr on Aug 17, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,834 views

    There are too many people in our churches today who want to follow Jesus and yet they reject the Bible. We need to be desperate for more of God.

    Back in the 1990’s a friend of mine pioneered church in Liberty, Missouri called Desperation Church. In 1995 Marie Barnett wrote the song Breathe, the chorus says, “I’m desperate for you.” Searching the music libraries of CCLI, there are at least 50 songs with the word “desperate” in the title. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal