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  • Ray Scott avatar

    The Intention Of The Ascension

    Contributed by Ray Scott on Jun 4, 2003
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    In the final post-resurrection appearance of Jesus, He ascends into Heaven to send the Holy Spirit to indwell each believer to fulfill the Commission He gave them.

    “The Intention Of The Ascension” Acts 1:1-14 INTRODUCTION: Since Easter Sunday, we have been studying the “Post-Resurrection Appearances Of Jesus”. We saw how Jesus appeared to: o The women at the tomb. o The 2 disciples on the Road to Emmaus. o The 10 Disciples, with Thomas absent. o The 11 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Shine Thomas avatar

    I Will Soar Series

    Contributed by Shine Thomas on Dec 19, 2023
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    Some of you made great progress. For some, it was a year of challenges, struggles, and pain. However

    INTRODUCTION Praise the Lord and welcome to our New Year Service message “I will Soar”. I am sure 2018 was a great year for some of you. Some of you made great progress. For some, it was a year of challenges, struggles, and pain. However, within a few minutes, we are going to say goodbye to this ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Scott Maze avatar

    New Year's Sermon: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Apr 7, 2024
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    Jesus doesn’t tell us to pack a bag to be prepared. Instead, He tells us we are the bag. YOU ARE THE GO BAG. We are to be prepared.

    Happy New Year to your family and you! We begin a new series for a new year, the 40-Day Challenge. I want to invite each of you to take the 40-Day Challenge with me. As you begin a new year, I challenge you to devote 40 days to grow spiritually. I want you to take a 40-day challenge with me. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Trexler avatar

    It Is Enough!

    Contributed by David Trexler on May 10, 2007
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    The Ascension of Jesus the Christ should be enough for all of us.

    Act 1 verses 1-11 & Luke 24 verses 44-53 Ascension 2007 This coming Thursday is the Ascension of our Lord. In preparing for today’s message I realized in the time I have been here, I have always, always focused my efforts upon Mother’s Day and the Biblical text associated with this particular ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Peter Ghalayini avatar

    Wilderness Joy

    Contributed by Peter Ghalayini on Feb 29, 2016
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    Time in the wilderness of life doesn't have to be bad news. It may be a time of spiritual renewal

    The wilderness is indeed a strange place. It’s a place we feel we need to avoid. And how many of us have been there and not enjoyed it? That feeling in our Christian walk that we are lost and alone. The wilderness experience is a place we feel we need to get out of when we are there. We feel ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Alan McCann avatar

    Jonah Obeys Series

    Contributed by Alan Mccann on Sep 11, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
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    The message is simple, the time urgent and Jonah obeys.

    JONAH 3 JONAH OBEYS I want you to watch a short video clip – you have seen it before – it contains words from people to do with fulfilling the command of Christ to take the gospel to the world. Those words are striking. I also found them haunting and challenging. I want you, if you can, to ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Glenn Newton avatar

    The Power Of The Transformed Life, Do You Have It?

    Contributed by Glenn Newton on Feb 18, 2004
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    How God wants and is able to take our old life and transform it by his power and grace when we give our life to him.

    The Power of the Transformed Life, Do you Have it? Glenn Newton, Feb. 15, 2004 ISA 40:28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.ISA 40:29 He gives ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Melvin Shelton avatar

    Forty Days That Changed A Life, 4

    Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Jun 4, 2005
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    Listen God gives me the desire for food so that He can feed me. One of these days I am going to be at the marriage supper of the Lamb and I won’t have to carry a covered dish but feast from the table prepared by the Savior.

    Forty days that changed a life, 4 Matthew 4:1-11 Here is another group of text we are familiar with, it is the Scripture of Jesus in the wilderness and tempted for 40 days and 40 nights. All of us have read this passage before but I wonder if we have really looked and see how Jesus handled this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ralph Andrus avatar

    Escape From The Pit

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jul 16, 2007
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    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. Abraham Obadare avatar

    Keep Your Key

    Contributed by Dr. Abraham Obadare on Dec 9, 2017
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    When you hold on to what God has given you, eventually you will arrive at your breakthrough, using the key.

    This message is meant to encourage you to keep whatever key the Lord has given to you in life. Although the use of the key on the first few occasions may not open any expected visible door, but if you keep using the key, not throwing it away because of frustration, you will eventually get to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    2nd Sunday After Epiphany, Year A. Series

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 20, 2022
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     | 3,018 views

    JANUARY 15th, 2023.

    Isaiah 49:1-7, Psalm 40:1-11, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, John 1:29-42. A). A LIGHT FOR THE NATIONS. Isaiah 49:1-7 - Second Servant Song. 1. The universality of His mission (Isaiah 49:1). The Servant’s appeal to the islands (or coastlands) and “far off people” ultimately embraces the whole world ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    Fourth Sunday In Advent (B C P). Series

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 2, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 665 views

    Sermons upon the Bible Readings of the Book of Common Prayer.

    Psalm 145:17-21, Isaiah 40:1-9, Philippians 4:4-7, John 1:19-28 A). THE NEARNESS OF THE LORD. Psalm 145:17-21. Our trust in the LORD is not based in our ability to believe, but in His perfections. He is righteous in all His ways: He is just. He is kind in all He does: He is holy (Psalm ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Wendell Blackburn avatar

    David And Goliath, Are There Giants In Your Life??

    Contributed by Wendell Blackburn on Feb 16, 2005
    based on 41 ratings
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    The Battle of David and Goliath.

    DAVID AND GOLIATH 1ST SAMUEL 17 After young David had been employed by King Saul For occasional service of the court as musician and Armor bearer, and many years after the defeat of the Philistines at Michmash –THE war making heathens Decided to start another war against Israel.. Their armies ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Alvin Hathaway, Sr. avatar

    Maximum Participation Series

    Contributed by Alvin Hathaway, Sr. on May 21, 2011
     | 7,509 views

    Ministry that Matters must have maximum participation by the people of faith. Maximum participation that is intentional, interdependent, intergenerational, and inspirational.

    Sunday, September 28, 2008 Head Start Sunday 40th Anniversary of Head Start Program Maximum Participation Nehemiah 3: 1 – 5 God has blessed us to witness a faith community’s commitment to early childhood education. For 40 years Union Baptist Church with dutiful and diligent ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fourty Days That Changed A Life 1

    Contributed by Melvin Shelton on May 14, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,878 views

    You can know God on two levels. You can know God’s works and also know God’s way.

    40 Days that changed a life. (01) Show me thy ways. Exodus 33: 12. I don’t know that you have never noticed that the number 40 is used several times in the Bible. I want us to look into the Bible and look at some Bible characters and at some lives transformed in 40 days. We will call this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist