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  • NNAEMEKA DURUEKE avatar

    Qualities For Fulfilling Purpose

    Contributed by Nnaemeka Durueke on Sep 26, 2016
     | 8,636 views

    God has made your destiny but He has given us the choice to fulfill it.

    BIBLE STUDY THEME- UNDERSTANDING LIFE PURPOSE TOPIC- QUALITIES TO POSSESS FOR FULFILLING YOUR PURPOSE TEXT- DANIEL 1:1-21; PROVERBS 15:22 INTRODUCTION- To have a fulfilled purpose for your life, one needs to be directed and counseled regularly because there are those who has gone before you that ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    When God Takes Over

    Contributed by Richard Papafio on Jun 4, 2018
     | 10,021 views

    When God takes over, His Spirit comes down to establish His Kingdom and His people. The Spirit would rule and guide for the fulfilment of His Word, day and night.

    May the peace of the Lord be with you. Topic: WHEN GOD TAKES OVER Acts 8:14-17 King James Version (KJV) 14 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: 15 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    After The Flesh Or After The Spirit

    Contributed by Richard Papafio on Jan 8, 2019
     | 3,817 views

    We have to walk after the Spirit so that in Christ Jesus we will fulfil the righteousness of the law

    May the peace of the Lord be with you. Topic: *AFTER THE FLESH OR AFTER THE SPIRIT* Romans 8:3-4 King James Version (KJV) 3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    When You Feel Like Your Efforts Aren't Doing Any Good Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Aug 4, 2015
     | 6,120 views

    A look at both the discouragement that comes when you're doing what's right without reward and the danger that comes when you're doing what's wrong without consequences.

    WHY DO WHAT'S RIGHT? 1. With sin, sometimes we feel like we’re getting away with it. - Having no immediate, embarrassing, catastrophic punishment or consequence fall on us emboldens us to do it again. We begin to become callous. - There is a fear that first time that abates a little each time ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Freedom Letter- Hold Your Ground Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jan 15, 2021
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     | 3,028 views

    This is the 38th sermon in the Action Series. This series began during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study in Acts will also include the letters written to the Churches. This is the 4th sermon from the Letter to the Galatians.

    Series: Action [#38] FREEDOM LETTER- HOLD YOUR GROUND Galatians 2:11-21 Introduction: We are living in a time that it is easy to go along and get along. We are watching our Country change very quickly, and we are not going in the right direction. For many years, we have allowed the World to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    John Points People To Jesus.

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Dec 9, 2013
     | 3,736 views

    John points people although he was different, John points people by confronting, John points people to Jesus because he believes it is a crucial confrontation.

    Matthew 3:1-12 1. John the Baptist Points people A. Considered the forerunner of Jesus born 7BC to Zechariah a priest B. Preached Repentance came, preaching in the Desert of Judea 2and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Preach Jesus Not Yourself Series

    Contributed by Richard Papafio on Oct 8, 2017
     | 3,879 views

    Don't be discouraged no matter what men say just preach Jesus

    May the peace of the Lord be with you Topic: PREACH JESUS NOT YOURSELF John 8:13-14King James Version (KJV) 13 The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true. 14 Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Light Of The World

    Contributed by Peter Adigizi David on Nov 8, 2013
     | 4,005 views

    INTRODUCTION: Light is a very important aspect of life, the absence of which speaks of dullness, chaos, confusion. No wonder at the very beginning, God first commanded that there be light before continuing with the work of creation(Gen.1:1-2). God Himself is the Light (Rev 21:22)

    Importance of Light:- • Light gives illumination and direction. Ps 119:105 • No creation OR order until you receive light on the matter Gen 1:1-2, Dan 9:1-2 • Pure, irresistible, all-conquering Jn 1:5, Matt 4: 4-7 ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Heavenward Lifted Soul

    Contributed by David Radcliff on Mar 11, 2016
     | 4,914 views

    Keeping your eyes on the Lord.

    THE HEAVENWARD LIFTED SOUL Psalm 25:1-l5 INTRODUCTION: These are days in which the Christian must draw near to the throne of God. Every day millions of people are taking tranquilizers to assure them of rest and ease. They take one tablet to keep them awake and another to make them sleep! However, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Obstacles Or Closed Doors

    Contributed by Rakesh Sharma on Oct 25, 2024
     | 672 views

    In moments of chaos and uncertainty, we often find ourselves standing before seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Just as the Israelites faced the Red Sea with fear and doubt, we are called to trust in God’s power to create new paths for our deliverance.

    >> Bible Reading: Exodus 14:10-18 10 As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the Lord. 11 They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Blemish People Series

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Nov 2, 2023
     | 1,019 views

    Jude now shares five analogies of what these false workers are like who sneak into the church. Hidden reefs, waterless clouds, twice-dead trees, raging waves, and wandering stars.

    Jude 1:12-13 - Blemish People “These are hidden reefs in your feasts of love. They feast with you without fear. They are shepherds feeding themselves. They are waterless clouds, swept along by winds. They are fruitless autumn trees, uprooted and twice dead. They are waves of the wild sea, casting ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Nourishment On Our Journey To The Mountain

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 8, 2024
     | 546 views

    That story always reminds me of the critical scenes in book 3 of Tolkien’s Ring Trilogy, when the lembas bread nourishes Sam and Frodo on their way to Mount Doom.

    Nineteenth Sunday in Course 2024 Saint Paul was one of the greatest Christian thinkers of his day or any other day, and we see it clearly in his letter to the Church of Ephesus. He has just told us to put off our old nature, prone to selfishness and sin, corrupted by uncontrolled lusts for money, ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Fresh Start For The New Year

    Contributed by Brad Stone on Jan 1, 2023
     | 1,765 views

    If we will allow God to, He will do a great work in our lives. We must trust Him with all of our being knowing He knows what is best for our lives. He wants us to live an abundant, joyful life.

    Fresh Start for the New Year John 10:10 God wants us to have an abundant, joyful life. In order for that to happen, we must do some things to make it happen. We must also realize that Satan is constantly trying to rob us of that abundant life. He wants us to be bound up by things. He wants ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Peter's Vision Series

    Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Mar 28, 2025
     | 309 views

    Peter's Vision

    Acts 10:9 - 23 Peter's Vision 1. The Preparation for the Vision The Time - 9 On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, The Task - Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour: The Test - 10 And he became very hungry, and would have ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    The Real Reason For John's Martyrdom

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 25, 2025
     | 277 views

    Read carefully what Paul wrote to the Thessalonians

    Friday of the 21st Week in Course: Memorial of Martyrdom of St. John Baptist Today’s Gospel is so widely known and so memorable that most preachers focus on that tale of the Herodian plot to murder John the Baptist, the Elijah-like saint who went before Our Lord Jesus Christ. But to do that would ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic