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  • Jeff Smith avatar

    Which Side Are You On?

    Contributed by Jeff Smith on Jun 24, 2013
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    In all of our ups and downs as a Christian, we should look to the Lord

    WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? Exodus 32:26 a. FEELING ON THE DOWNSIDE – Spiritually deflated – (John the Baptist – “Art thou the Christ or should we look for another”)) FEELING ON THE UPSIDE – Riding High and maybe not realizing what may be ahead – (Peter – ...read more

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    Whatever

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Mar 2, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,826 views

    A look at the up and down nature of life as illustrated in Jesus own experiences....

    Dakota Community Church March 01, 2009 am Whatever! Mark 1:9-15 At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. As Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Up On The Mountain Or Down In The Valley

    Contributed by Robert Rust on Mar 2, 2001
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     | 32,857 views

    God is with us on the mountain and in the valley of our lives.

    Up on the Mountain or Down in the Valley Luke 9:28-36 February 25, 2001 The re-release of the Star Wars movies a few years ago created quite a stir among movie goers all across the country. When those movies were first released about 20 years ago, those of us who went to see them were amazed ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Up With Faith, Down With Walls Series

    Contributed by Ken Alford on Nov 25, 2001
    based on 17 ratings
     | 6,655 views

    TRUSTING THE LORD HELPS PEOPLE OVERCOME OBSTACLES. Here are two sets of consideration about the correlation between people, walls, and faith.

    November 27,1994 --PM UP WITH FAITH, DOWN WITH WALLS Hebrews 11:30-31 INTRO: Jericho was a city which had been promised to Israel by God Himself. Joshua¡¦s job was to take the city, but a large, imposing wall hindered progress. So many would face the wall and believe it impossible to conquer. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Slow Down And Shut Up Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Nov 5, 2005
    based on 21 ratings
     | 9,125 views

    24th in series on Joshua. This is about jumping to conclusions about someone else’s faith, and how it’s much safer not to speculate.

    Joshua 22:1-34 – Slow Down and Shut Up (NOTE: I draw heavily on Brian McLaren’s A New Kind of Christian for this message. And the reference I make to Pentecostals are towards the Jesus-only variety, not the Trinitarian varieties.) Maybe you have heard the poem called The Cookie Thief, by ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Way Up Is The Way Down Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 44 ratings
     | 11,100 views

    Many people want to see changes taking place in their lives. The usual prescription given today is, "Just try harder!" But that doesn’t produce true, genuine, lasting life-transformation. In James 4:6-10 James teaches how God changes a person.

    Scripture I once read a Peanuts comic strip where Lucy told Charlie Brown that she would hold the football for him to kick. But when he ran up to kick the ball, she pulled it away. Charlie Brown went flying through the air and fell flat on his back. Well, one day Lucy went up to Charlie Brown and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Gearing Down, Gearing Up

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 3, 2008
    based on 164 ratings
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    From our text, let’s think about some things we can do to improve our lives and our relationship to the Lord. 1- Wake up 2- Shape up 3- Dress up

    INTRO.- ILL.- Do you remember those days when you had a manual transmission and had to downshift in order to help slow the car down? I remember back in 1968 I had purchased a new Pontiac Firebird with a 400 cubic inch engine with 330 horsepower. I drove it on the highway a lot because while I was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Hurry Up And Slow Down Series

    Contributed by Charles Whitmire on Jan 14, 2008
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     | 3,122 views

    This is the second message in a series called "A contrarian’s guide to finding the new you." It looks at how rather than speeding up to accomplish our goals, maybe we should slow down.

    This is the second in a series of messages we are calling “A Contrarian’s Guide to finding the New You.” Each week we’re looking at issues that are a bit different that your typical resolution list. In fact, this week, we are going to contrary to what you are probably doing in a lot of areas of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Stand Down, Or Stand Up!

    Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Jan 14, 2013
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     | 12,243 views

    I believe today that America and the Church in America is at a Crossroad, and it is up to each and every one of us here to decide whether it’s time to “stand down” or “stand up”! I believe it’s time to stand up!

    The past couple weeks, I have heard a term more and more that to be quite honest with you, as a person who has not served a day in the military, hadn’t heard the term, and even when I did, I was a bit unsure what it meant. Here is the meaning of the term STAND DOWN: A relaxation from a state ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Get Down To Go Up

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 10, 2011
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     | 2,670 views

    God honors a humble spirit rather than a boastful one.

    A mild mannered young man came into a counselor’s office ready for a divorce. He complained that his bride was so bossy that she was driving him off the wall. He wanted things to change, immediately. The counselor told him that he needed to build his self-esteem and that this would take time. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Crashing Down And Climbing Up

    Contributed by Tommy Hames on Oct 12, 2005
    based on 50 ratings
     | 10,803 views

    A message to the downhearted Christian

    INTRODUCTION I was on a spiritual high when I was stationed in Valdosta, Georgia with the U.S Air Force. I was in a Bible believing, Bible teaching church and my relationship with Christ was at a peak. In 1998, I got out of the Air Force and moved my family back to Florida. My spiritual life ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Up With Faith, Down With Walls

    Contributed by John Gaston on Sep 20, 2016
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     | 15,283 views

    Israel had an area of defeat -- Jericho. They could never advance in their walk with God until they overcame that obstacle. But it was impossible for them to conquer, on their own. We too have Jerichos that have held us back, but with God they'll fall

    UP WITH FAITH, DOWN WITH WALLS Josh. 5:15-6:20 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: STRETCHING THE TRUTH, many golfers are known to: 1. At a golf course, four men approached the sixteenth tee. The straight fairway ran along a road and bike path fenced off on the left. 2. The first golfer teed off and hooked ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Jeffrey Sims avatar

    Let Down & Lifted Up Series

    Contributed by Jeffrey Sims on Nov 27, 2018
     | 5,475 views

    This sermon shows us that our faith matters as much or more than the faith of those that need Jesus. We also learn that sometimes we have to be let down before we can be lifted up.

    Everywhere Jesus went there was always a crowd and in the scripture today we find Jesus teaching in a house and it is packed. We read that a paralyzed man is of the crowd, right in front of Jesus. These guys went out of their way to help a friend because they knew that an audience with Jesus was ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Slow Down And Grow Up!

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on May 27, 2015
     | 5,206 views

    Based on Ephesians 4:11-15 we must learn to slow down so we can grow up. This message not only shows the need for slowing down, but gives three practical suggestions for accomplishing that goal.

    Slow Down & Grow Up! Ephesians 4:11-15 CHCC – August 24, 2014 INTRODUCTION: For the last 3 Sundays we’ve been in a series called Crazy Busy where we’re talking about how important it is to AVOID the common trap of getting our lives too full to too many things until we actually ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Go Down To Go Up Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Feb 24, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,834 views

    Find the highest honor in the lowest places.

    John Ortberg, in his book Love Beyond Reason, talks about the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, who pulled into a service station to get gas. He went inside to pay, and when he came out he noticed his wife engaged in a deep discussion with the service station attendant. It turned out that she knew him. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free