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  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    Set The Altar On Fire

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Sep 15, 2025
     | 567 views

    A burning altar represents a life fully surrendered to God, ablaze with His Spirit and power.

    SET THE ALTAR ON FIRE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Leviticus 6:12-13 Key Verse: “The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.” (Leviticus 6:13, KJV) Supporting Texts: Romans 12:1-2; 1 Kings 18:36-39; Revelation 8:3-5; Hebrews 12:29 INTRODUCTION: The altar in ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Connectivity To Divinity Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Apr 14, 2025
     | 557 views

    One of the greatest privileges of the believer is access to divine connection. Just as a branch cannot survive without being attached to the vine, so also no man can thrive without a connection to God.

    CONNECTIVITY TO DIVINITY By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: John 15:5 "I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing." Supporting Texts: James 4:8; Psalm 91:1; Isaiah 40:31; John 14:6; ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Jerry Smith avatar

    Who Are You Voting For?

    Contributed by Jerry Smith on May 13, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,728 views

    As a Christian, by what standard do you measure your leadership choices?

    As a Christian, by what standard do you measure your leadership choices? By God's? By your own? By the world's? Do you make your leadership choices according to strength, money, loud music, catchy slogan or jingle, empty words, emotions, popularity? Or do you choose your leaders ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Dr John Singarayar SVD avatar

    Love Becomes Real When It Costs Us Something Series

    Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Nov 29, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 86 views

    The Kingdom of Christ is not distant or abstract; it is discovered among the hungry, the sick, the imprisoned, and the forgotten.

    Title: Love Becomes Real When It Costs Us Something Intro: The Kingdom of Christ is not distant or abstract; it is discovered among the hungry, the sick, the imprisoned, and the forgotten. Scripture: Luke 23:35-43 Reflection Dear Friends, The Church’s teachings can feel abstract until they ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Brad Bailey avatar

    Integrating Spirituality In Our Workplace Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Jul 30, 2009
     | 5,136 views

    Like everything else in life… God wants to redeem our relationship to our work.

    Video montage intro We’re continuing our series focused on Integrating Spirituality into Everyday Life… a journey into discovering the spiritual significance of the various aspects and activities that we are involved with throughout our daily lives. Last week… Living Spaces… where we tend ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Andy Almendarez avatar

    Gimme, Gimme To Use Me, Lord Series

    Contributed by Andy Almendarez on Dec 11, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,390 views

    The Scripture clearly defines what life will be like if believers choose to allow God and Money to reign in their life. “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Matthew 6:21)

    Gimme, Gimme to Use me, Lord Matthew 6:24 The Scripture clearly defines what life will be like if believers choose to allow God and Money to reign in their life. “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Matthew 6:21) I. Believers cannot live double-minded lives (Titus ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Mark Hodges avatar

    Satan And His Devices Series

    Contributed by Mark Hodges on Jun 16, 2001
    based on 90 ratings
     | 12,961 views

    The things that Satan uses in order to ruin and destroy.

    Satan And His Devices Sermon by: Mark D. Hodges I John 2:15-17 Introduction: The February 26, 1974 edition of Insight told the story of Major William Martin, a British subject who was buried near Huelvo on the southern coast of Spain. Martin never knew the great contribution he made to the Allied ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bruce Howell avatar

    Spiritual Surgery

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Oct 16, 2001
    based on 114 ratings
     | 12,741 views

    Carnality is the cancer of the soul. Surgery by the Great Physician is the preferred treatment.

    Spiritual Surgery 1 Cor. 2:11-16 11 For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man’s spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 12 We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Ron Hicks avatar

    Lose The Guilt

    Contributed by Ron Hicks on May 19, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 8,677 views

    Feeling guilty about your sins does absolutely no good unless it motivates you to change your heart!

    LOSE THE GUILT 2 Cor 7:1-11 1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. 2 Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man. 3 I speak not this ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Duane Smith avatar

    Raising 5-12 Year Olds: Building Godly Character Series

    Contributed by Duane Smith on Jun 4, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,626 views

    As children begin their early school years we need to begin teaching in earnest the necessity of salvation and what the Bible has to say concerning right and wrong in order to give them a good foundation for developing godly character.

    THE BIBLICAL FAMILY: Raising 5-12 Year olds Main Goal: Godly Character Titus 2:11-13 INTRODUCTION: A. If you were here last Sunday night you remember that our main focus in those early years of our children (0-5 years old) was to teach them to know that they are under authority. 1. As ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Carl Benge avatar

    Blessed Is The Man Who Trusts In The Lord

    Contributed by Carl Benge on Mar 15, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,652 views

    Trusting in God and life’s situation

    Today we read what may have seemed to be a very familiar passage to you, however with a different twist. The reading from the Gospel is Jesus’ Sermon on the Plain, and it sounds very familiar to the Matthews Gospel account of the Sermon on the Mount. However, there are some differences in the way ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Mark Aarssen avatar

    Add To Your Faith

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Sep 29, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 12,279 views

    The first thing I want us to do is Learn how to Add. If we learn how to add God will do the multiplying.

    Add to your faith! 2 Peter 1:1-11 NIV 1 Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours: 2 Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Mark Perryman avatar

    Beauty And The Beast Pt.2 Series

    Contributed by Mark Perryman on Apr 18, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,384 views

    We have looking at financial fairy tales 2nd myth we will look at: "Character really does not matter when it comes to money".

    INTRO: One day a certain old, rich man of a miserable disposition visited a rabbi, who took the rich man by the hand and led him to a window. "Look out there," he said. The rich man looked into the street, "What do you see?" asked the rabbi. "I see men, women, and children," answered the rich ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Steven Spillman avatar

    Money Series

    Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 2, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,705 views

    “I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor and believe me, rich is better.” My dad told me that.

    “I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor and believe me, rich is better.” My dad told me that. I’ve mentioned it before. He was just kidding around when he said it and he sure wasn’t rich, but the saying stuck with me. Funny how some things stick, isn’t it? Everybody’s got an opinion about money. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Don Schultz avatar

    You Are Being Tested

    Contributed by Don Schultz on Sep 29, 2004
    based on 54 ratings
     | 8,837 views

    Every paycheck is a test from God. Are you passing for failing the test?

    Luke 16:1-13 YOU ARE BEING TESTED You are being tested. Did you realize that? Sometimes psychologists will put a child into a room. They will surround the child with playmates, give the child toys, and then stand behind the two-way-mirror and watch. The psychologists will stand there with ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran