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  • Ben Irabor avatar

    Dismantle Your Glory

    Contributed by Ben Irabor on Aug 9, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
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    God is calling you to a new level of intimacy. If you dare to answer His call, the Lord will reveal a Fresh part of His Character to you. He will pull you so close that you will be breathing the rarefied air of Heaven. The place David Call “SECRET PLACE”.

    DISMANTLE YOUR GLORY The Burial of a man’s glory is the birth of God’s Glory: We have lost the art of adoring the Lord. Our worship gets so cluttered with endless strings of shallow and insincere words that we do most of the time to take up space or put in prayer time with passionless ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Derek Geldart avatar

    Thorn In The Flesh

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on May 28, 2019
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,722 views

    To find out what one is to do when Satan is permitted to give you a thorn in your flesh please read this sermon!

    When I am Weak, I am Strong 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 Does being surrounded by the great cloud of witnesses help or hinder our spiritual walk with Jesus? While certainly the perseverance of Moses to free the children of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Scott Carroll avatar

    No Waste In Praise

    Contributed by Scott Carroll on Mar 12, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,179 views

    PRAISE

    There is No Waste in Praise Mark 14:3-9 3 And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head. 4 And there were some that had indignation within ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Juan Lane avatar

    We Must Learn To Receive From God

    Contributed by Juan Lane on Jul 21, 2005
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    There are times that God wants to be a blessing and we stop him and we need to allow him to have his way.

    We Must Learn to Receive From God Scripture Reference: John 12:1-7 / Mark 14:3-9 (KJV) John 12:1-7 1 Then Jesus six days before the Passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. 2 There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Charlie Roberts avatar

    Who Me, What Difference Would I Make?

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Jun 19, 2013
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     | 4,659 views

    everyone of them had the same opportunity to do something extravagant for Jesus, but none of them realized the importance of what was about to happen

    Who me, What difference would I make? Many people have asked that very same question down throughout the ages. The accuser would have you think, none at all. And if you have to ask yourself that, every time your asked to do something, that’s bigger than you think that you can handle, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jim Drake avatar

    Urgent Adoration Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Feb 27, 2008
    based on 104 ratings
     | 27,470 views

    We talk about worship all the time. But do we really know what worship is? If we’ve never had a breathtaking experience with worshipping Jesus, then we probably don’t. In our passage, Mary had a breathtaking experience with Jesus that is a great exampl

    1. The first attribute of urgent adoration is that urgent adoration is unrestrained. 2. The second attribute of urgent adoration is that urgent adoration is impractical. 3. The third attribute of urgent adoration is that urgent adoration is irreproachable. 4. The fourth attribute of urgent ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    How Will You Be Remembered?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 8, 2006
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    We study Mary of Bethany for a good example of building a MEMORIAL that will stand the test of time. Mary is found three times at Jesus’ feet.

    HOW WILL I BE REMEMBERED? FOUND AT JESUS’ FEET! MARY OF BETHANY TEACHES US A LESSON STILL REAL TODAY. By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I. HAVE YOU EVER DESIRED TO BE SPECIAL? DO YOU WANT TO BE REMEBERED? A. Live so the Preacher can tell the truth at your funeral! B. I am told ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Be A Candle For The Lord...

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 25, 2014
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    I use an envelope and a candle for this lesson. All life comes from a gift when God says, LET THERE BE LIGHT. aS THE MOON HAS NO LIGHT, THE BRIGHTNESS IS BUT A REFLECTION... Are you reflecting light? The candle gives itself for the light.

    A CANDLE FOR THE LORD... MAKE ME... By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Matthew 6:23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! Matthew 6:23 (MSG) If you live squinty-eyed in ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Jesus Relishes Extravagant Worship

    Contributed by Howard Gunter on Apr 3, 2019
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     | 7,916 views

    Mary anoints Jesus with very expensive oils worth a year's wages.

    Weekend Message/Devotion April 7, 2019 John 12:1-8 Jesus Relishes Extravagant Worship “Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.” Verse 1 As we delve into today’s gospel reading, let’s look behind the scenes just a bit. This ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • KERMIT REAVES avatar

    The Essence Of Worship Series

    Contributed by Kermit Reaves on Aug 1, 2007
    based on 25 ratings
     | 18,965 views

    First, the worship services were boring; second, the sermons were irrelevant. Now, I do recognize that it’s quite possible for a pastor to make the greatest story ever told - the most gripping and significant message ever proclaimed - seem dull and routin

    THE ESSENCE OF WORSHIP Mark 14:3-9 Back in my hometown of Chicago I have a friend by the name of Pastor Flozell Porter the pastor of the Burnside Missionary Baptist Church now we would sit and talk about different topics the music ministry,outreach ministry etc.but Pastor Porter had a great ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Thomas Swope avatar

    Party Crasher Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jan 26, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,403 views

    A study of the Gospel of Luke chapter 7 verses 36 to 50

    Luke 7: 36 – 50 Party Crasher 36 Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to eat. 37 And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Dr. Craig Nelson avatar

    Power Disguised In Weakness And Brokenness

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Aug 8, 2019
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,272 views

    God makes use of good and bad times to mold and shape the Believer so that they can have an intimate relationship with Him.

    Throughout my marriage, I continually struggled with the many constraints imposed upon me because of my wife’s health and multiple medical issues that required constant care and the time needed for meeting those needs. I made a legion of attempts to find a job that would provide the income ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Johnny Byrd avatar

    What Is Worship

    Contributed by Johnny Byrd on Oct 18, 2017
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,977 views

    Defining the physical act of Worship

    Radical Worship Intro: Worship is what we were created to do it is our response to God, worship is not a feeling I get when the music is good, worship is creations default setting, Scripture says Ps. 148:7-9 says the trees mountains and hills worship Rev. 5:13 JOHN hears all creators in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Alison Bucklin avatar

    Waiting For Jesus: Wise Men Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 3, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,585 views

    The wisest men on earth were brought to their knees by the Son of God.

    Good morning. My name is Caspar, and I’m a senior fellow at the Babylonian Institute for Astrological Studies. We - that is my colleagues and I - have waited a long time to tell the story of our long journey to Palestine because, I tell you frankly, we didn’t know what to make of it. ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Milton Bradford avatar

    Guess Who Came To Dinner

    Contributed by Milton Bradford on Mar 15, 2002
    based on 170 ratings
     | 16,737 views

    The woman who anointed Christ regardless of what others knew or thought about her, and her act of love is memorialized by Christ. I believe that scripture shows us this woman has a name -- Mary the sister of Martha and Lazarus.

    By Pastor Milton O. Bradford, Good Hope Baptist Church Cleveland Ohio Luke 7:36-50 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat. And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist