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  • Gordon Pike avatar

    Hope In The Lord Series

    Contributed by Gordon Pike on Nov 28, 2021
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     | 3,123 views

    When we find ourselves in the depths of despair, we have the gift of Jesus … the very embodiment of God’s “hesed” … God’s steadfast love … and we have the cross to remind us of the greatest Christmas gift of all, amen?

    Advent is a time of tension. There is the joy and anticipation of the season and the stress and strain of trying to prepare for it, amen? But the season itself represents an historical and theological tension as well and I am going to use songs from the Jewish song book and songs from our own ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Waiting On God’s Timing Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 5, 2025
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    Waiting on God’s timing is not easy, but it is essential. Saul's story teaches us that a moment of impatience can undo a lifetime of calling.

    WAITING ON GOD’S TIMING By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Samuel 13:5-14 Supporting Texts: Ecclesiastes 3:1, Psalm 27:14, Isaiah 40:31, Habakkuk 2:3, Lamentations 3:25-26 INTRODUCTION: One of the greatest tests of spiritual maturity is the ability to wait on God’s timing. In a world driven by ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Hope

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 26, 2025
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    Life often brings seasons of pain, delay, and uncertainty, but as believers, we are never without hope. Hope is our anchor in the storms of life.

    HOPE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Romans 15:13 "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." Supporting Texts: Jeremiah 29:11, Psalm 42:11, Lamentations 3:21-23, Hebrews 6:19, Isaiah ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Go! And Wait With Purpose: Bridging Ascension And Pentecost - Acts 1:4-14 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on May 6, 2025
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     | 726 views

    How do we bridge the gap from Ascension to Pentecost? The answer is: we wait. We wait with purpose—waiting in prayer and expectation, just as the early disciples did.

    Go! And Wait with Purpose: Bridging Ascension and Pentecost – Waiting in Prayer and Expectation Introduction Today, we stand in the gap between two monumental events in the life of Jesus and His Church. The Ascension of our Lord, the moment when Jesus physically ascended into heaven, leaving His ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Power Of Waiting On God Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 22, 2025
     | 28 views

    Waiting on God is a spiritual discipline that reveals our trust and dependence on Him. It teaches us patience, builds our faith, and deepens our relationship with God.

    THE POWER OF WAITING ON GOD By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Isaiah 40:28-31 Supporting Texts: Psalm 27:14; Lamentations 3:25-26; Habakkuk 2:3; James 5:7-8; Romans 8:25 INTRODUCTION: In a world that thrives on speed and instant gratification, waiting seems inconvenient and unproductive. Yet, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Make A Difference With Your Life

    Contributed by John Woelfel on Aug 14, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
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    What does God expect from us in this life? What does He expect from us based on what we are able to do? This message tries to answer those questions by looking at a couple of teachings from Jesus.

    What we want to know this morning is how God has uniquely made us so we don’t waste our lives. One of the main ideas from the series we went through is that if you do something meaningful with your life, you will be a minority. Most people just go through life trying to survive. They go ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Unexpected Messiah

    Contributed by William Mouser on Jan 10, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,730 views

    Everyone was hoping for, even expecting, the Messiah in Jesus’ day. But, he disappointed everyone, thought Messiah would come as a conqueror. Isaiah’s first Servant Song shows their expectations to have been badly misinformed.

    Psalm 89:1-16, Isaiah 42:1-9, Acts 10:34-38, Mark 1:7-11 The Unexpected Messiah In the May 29, 2005 edition of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, a story ran concerning a courthouse puzzle. The story in that paper begins like this: “In the Milwaukee County Courthouse, where plaintiffs, ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Faith On The Frontlines Series

    Contributed by Tim Diack on Dec 12, 2011
     | 5,893 views

    We are told in God's word that anyone who seeks to follow Christ should expect persecution. In can come in different shapes and forms but the truth of it is that brothers and sisters around the world are suffering for their faith. What should we expect?

    Faith on the Frontlines - Acts 5:12-42 - November 13, 2011 International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church Hoa Lo prison was constructed by the French in the late 1800’s during the time when Vietnam was still a part of French Indochina. Translated, the name of the prison means, ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    God Bless America!

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on May 15, 2001
    based on 407 ratings
     | 36,978 views

    The song says, “God bless America, land that I love…” I’m convinced that God has blessed America. But the Bible teaches that to whom much is given, much is expected. If so, then God must expect a lot from America.

    MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK REVISED - 2015) This Wednesday will be Veterans’ Day. As that day dawns, will you pause to think about what it signifies: the men & women who offered themselves in service to their country - & those who made the ultimate sacrifice so ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    What Are You Doing Here--It's A New Year?

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jan 11, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,770 views

    What do we expect God to do in our lives in the coming year. What can we expect from the new year that God brings to us. The Life of Elijah shows that God works even through our discouragement.

    “What Are You Doing Here” 1Kings 19:1-18 1 Peter 4:12-19 1/13/2020 Have you ever given someone an assignment to go and do something, and you thought they had left to do it. But then you turn around later and they are in the same spot, and you ask the question, “what are you doing here?” ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Three Cheers For The Underdog

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 21, 2001
    based on 150 ratings
     | 9,366 views

    God expresses His love and compassion for those who are downtrodden and expects us to do likewise

    Three Cheers for the Underdog Luke 19:1-10 1 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. 3 He wanted to see who Jesus was, but being a short man he could not, because of the crowd. 4 So he ran ahead and ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Conditions Of Blessing Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Robert Robb on May 13, 2001
    based on 47 ratings
     | 5,157 views

    Further conditions upon which God’s people may expect blessing (Part 2)

    Studies in Joshua Study 3 Introduction Last Lord’s day evening we were looking at chapter 1 of the book of Joshua. This book which records for us how God’s people took possession of the land of Canaan, that glorious inheritance which God had promised to them, that blessing that he wanted them to ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Doug Koehler avatar

    Everything According To His Design

    Contributed by Doug Koehler on Jan 3, 2002
    based on 70 ratings
     | 3,469 views

    WHAT DOES GOD SAY TO US WHEN WE ENCOUNTER CHANGES IN OUR PLANS AND EXPECTATIONS?

    Hi, thank you for looking at this sermon. I hope it helps. Please do not say the sermon did not help you just because you did not like the style or could not use the entire message for your own needs. I have discovered a few souls automatically hit the ’did not help me’ button if the message they ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Mike Wilkins avatar

    The Writing Is On The Wall Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Nov 30, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,397 views

    God requires more of us if we are "in the know." He expects our reverence of the sacred.

    Singing the Songs of The Lord In A Strange Land November 21, 2004 Daniel 5 “The handwriting is on the wall” “Your days are numbered” You have been weighed and measured and been found wanting” This story has shaped English idiom, but not too many people actually know the story! Jesus tells this ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Mike Turner avatar

    Nothing New Can Compare

    Contributed by Mike Turner on Dec 18, 2003
    based on 37 ratings
     | 6,996 views

    As we enter a new year with great expectations, let us remember the value of the things of old !

    Nothing New Can Compare Psa 77:5-11 We are about to bid goodbye to 2003, and welcome the beginning of a new year. New Year’s is a time of rejoicing........and is a time for resolution. One magazine article listed the five most popular resolutions made most every year. The 5th was to take up a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist