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  • Shane Sullivan avatar

    The Cry Of My Heart, Part One: Genuine Series

    Contributed by Shane Sullivan on Jun 26, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,850 views

    This sermon introduces the series, "The Cry of My Heart," in which we invite the Psalms to teach us that genuine worship is honest before God and each other.

    Series on Psalms: Cry of My Heart: Finding Our Voice in the Psalms A word on the Old Testament We have been in the NT so far Both are important, both tell us about God A word on regular Bible reading & meditation It will change your life Let our Sunday mornings prompt and guide your ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Phil Anderson avatar

    "It May Seem Muddy But Hang In There!"

    Contributed by Phil Anderson on Jun 9, 2004
    based on 97 ratings
     | 22,271 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

  • Fred Sigle avatar

    Getting Out Of The Pits

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Aug 16, 2003
    based on 31 ratings
     | 7,285 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

  • Colin Coombs avatar

    The Blessing God Bestows

    Contributed by Colin Coombs on Sep 1, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,373 views

    A look at some of the many blessings that are ours in Christ

    THE BLESSING GOD BESTOWS Psalm 40:4 Happy is the man who has faith in the Lord, and does not give honour to the men of pride or to those who are turned away to deceit. [BBE] I. FORGIVEN Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • James May avatar

    The Honored Vessel

    Contributed by James May on Jun 27, 2007
    based on 75 ratings
     | 26,441 views

    It’s not the vessel of beauty and art that is honored in God’s house. It’s that vessel that bears the scars of battle and of service that God honors most.

    The Honored Vessel Wednesday, June 27, 2007 Pastor Jim May I want to be an honored vessel in God’s House. It’s a privilege and an honor to be used by God in any fashion. I thank him for allowing me that chance. But before I can become a vessel at all there has to be a change in me. Before ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Ralph Andrus avatar

    Escape From The Pit

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jul 16, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,564 views

    Principles and actions to take when discouraged

    I. Enemies In the Pit --------------------- - Horrible pit - Ps 40:2 - DOUBT Christopher Hitchens’ book God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything. Sam Harris was a little-known graduate student until he wrote the phenomenally successful “The End of Faith” and its follow-up, “Letter to a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Ronnie Grizzle avatar

    What God Has Done For Me

    Contributed by Dr. Ronnie Grizzle on May 6, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,873 views

    This message shows what God has done for us through salvation in Jesus Christ.

    What the God has done for Me Psalm 40.1-3 The first thing I want us to see in the text tonight, is the FACT OF SIN—“Out of an horrible pit.” I don’t suppose anyone knows the exact ingredients of sin. But Sin is the failure to do the whole will of God. 1 John 3.4 says, “Sin is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steven Simala Grant avatar

    Looking Backward, Looking Forward

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 10, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,939 views

    Psalm 40 leads us in reflection on the past and a vision for the future. This was a new year’s sermon.

    Looking Backward, Looking Forward January 2, 2005 Intro: (Calvin and Hobbes) Looking Backward: Are you glad the old year is over? As you look back over 2004, are you glad it’s done? For some of us, that answer is a big YES! We look back and see lives uprooted by floods in basements and all ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Greg Cooper avatar

    Coming Out Of The Pit

    Contributed by Greg Cooper on Dec 28, 2001
    based on 105 ratings
     | 41,891 views

    OVERCOMING DISCOURAGEMENT

    Title: Coming Out Of The Pit Text: Psalms 40:2-3 Intro: We all get discouraged. How many of you have ever been in a pit of discouragement? We try to live our lives according to God’s word, but many times we find ourselves in trouble. We fall into a pit and find that not only are we deep in a pit ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    "Asking God To Continue To Be God.”

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Jan 12, 2002
    based on 66 ratings
     | 3,597 views

    Psalm Forty Year A. 2nd Sunday after the Epiphany, January 20th, 2002 Title: “Asking God to continue to be God.”

    Psalm Forty Year A. 2nd Sunday after the Epiphany, January 20th, 2002 Title: “Asking God to continue to be God.” During the period between the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in 587 BC and its reconstruction in 520-515 BC Israel realized first-hand what was a cardinal tenet of prophetic ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Falling Without Failing

    Contributed by John Beehler on Jan 15, 2002
    based on 40 ratings
     | 6,278 views

    Failure is temporary. Giving up is what makes it permanent.

    Falling without Failing George Washington won the Revolutionary war and founded a nation. BUT, the first president of the United States lost 2/3 of the battles he fought in the war. Babe Ruth was considered one of the best baseball players of his day. He hit 714 home runs. BUT, he ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • John Tung avatar

    How To Ask God For Help

    Contributed by John Tung on Feb 7, 2002
    based on 64 ratings
     | 13,770 views

    When we need God, don’t be afraid to ask!

    I. Introduction - the Benefits of Reading Psalms One of the benefits of reading the Psalms is that they present us with pictures of what godly people in the past have experienced and how they got through them. And when we read those stories it gives us encouragement to keep on living for God even ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Ask God For Help

    Contributed by John Tung on Feb 7, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 13,197 views

    When we need God, don’t be afraid to ask!

    I. Introduction - the Benefits of Reading Psalms One of the benefits of reading the Psalms is that they present us with pictures of what godly people in the past have experienced and how they got through them. And when we read those stories it gives us encouragement to keep on living for God even ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dr. Stanley Vasu avatar

    The Power Of Patience

    Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Jun 22, 2001
    based on 62 ratings
     | 37,105 views

    This sermon is about the power of Patience which helps us receive great blessings in our life

    THE POWER OF PATIENCE:PSALMS 40:1-3 OUTLINE 1.PROSPERITY 2.PEACE 3.PERSECUTION 4.PROMOTION 5.POWER 6.PROMISES 7.PERFECTION THE MESSAGE THE POWER OF PATIENCE 1.PROSPERITY James 5:7 Patience leads us to prosperity. There is a time of waiting before we can receive the reward of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Paul Apple avatar

    Some Things Never Change Series

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 29 ratings
     | 4,538 views

    6 CONSTANTS IN THE EQUATION FOR DIVINE DELIVERANCE

    BIG IDEA: 6 CONSTANTS IN THE EQUATION FOR DIVINE DELIVERANCE INTRODUCTION: Clearly a Messianic Psalm I. (:1-3) PATIENCE IS STILL A VIRTUE ANSWERING THE COMPLAINT OF THE IMPATIENT DESPERADO Key = we need to "Wait patiently for the Lord" A. (:1) The Lord has Forgotten Me = I am all Alone "He ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible