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  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    How To Position Yourself For Divine Breakthroughs Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Apr 22, 2025
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    To position oneself for divine breakthrough means to align your thoughts, actions, faith, and timing with God's plan.

    HOW TO POSITION YOURSELF FOR DIVINE BREAKTHROUGHS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 2 Kings 7:1-10 Supporting Texts: Isaiah 43:18-19; Psalm 37:5; Proverbs 3:5-6; Romans 8:28; Exodus 14:13-14 INTRODUCTION: Everyone desires a breakthrough — a moment when the tide turns, when long-awaited change ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    When Your Helper Is Delayed, What Do You Do? Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 11, 2025
     | 344 views

    Delays are not denials. When your destiny helper is delayed, trust in God’s timing and remain steadfast in prayer.

    WHEN YOUR HELPER IS DELAYED, WHAT DO YOU DO? By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Habakkuk 2:3 "For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry." Supporting Texts: Psalm ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Positioning Oneself For Favour

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on May 24, 2025
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    God’s favour is still available today and can turn any life around in an instant. However, it is not automatic—it flows to those who are rightly positioned in heart, attitude, and obedience.

    POSITIONING ONESELF FOR FAVOUR By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Ruth 2:1-17 Supporting Texts: Proverbs 3:3-4, Psalm 102:13, Genesis 39:21, Esther 2:15-17, Luke 2:52 INTRODUCTION: Favour is a divine advantage that causes a person to stand out and be preferred above others. It is not merely luck ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Consecrate Yourselves For Tomorrow

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on May 30, 2025
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    God is ready to do wonders, but He won’t do it through vessels that are polluted or distracted. Joshua’s call to Israel is the same call to us today: consecrate yourselves.

    CONSECRATE YOURSELVES FOR TOMORROW By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Joshua 3:5 Supporting Texts: Exodus 19:10-11, 2 Corinthians 6:17-18, Romans 12:1-2, 1 Peter 1:15-16 INTRODUCTION: God is always ready to move, but He looks for people who are spiritually prepared. In Joshua 3:5, just before ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    The Role Of Training And Mentorship In Ministry

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jun 7, 2025
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    No one rises in ministry alone. Behind every successful minister is a process of training and a chain of mentorship that has contributed to their maturity and effectiveness.

    THE ROLE OF TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP IN MINISTRY By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 2 Timothy 2:2 Supporting Texts: Proverbs 27:17, Exodus 18:17-24, Acts 11:25-26, Titus 2:1-8 INTRODUCTION: The call to ministry is not a call to isolation but to a journey of growth, learning, and impartation. God ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Building Altars That Move God

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jun 17, 2025
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    Altars are spiritual power stations. They invite God’s presence, provoke His power, and seal His promises. Every believer must raise and maintain an altar that moves God.

    BUILDING ALTARS THAT MOVE GOD By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Genesis 8:20-22 Supporting Texts: Genesis 12:7-8, 1 Kings 18:30-39, 2 Samuel 24:24-25, Psalm 50:5, Hebrews 13:10 INTRODUCTION: Altars are spiritual platforms where humanity meets divinity. In the Old Testament, altars were physical ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Love Gone Bad

    Contributed by Todd Riley on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 64 ratings
     | 10,649 views

    In preparing this sermon this week I found myself in somewhat of a quandary in regards to how to approach today’s sermon topic: love and romance.

    In preparing this sermon this week I found myself in somewhat of a quandary in regards to how to approach today’s sermon topic: love and romance. The reason for my distress is that today is Valentines Day. For some it’s a great and wonderful day because you are in love with somebody. For others ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Vision Of The Ram And The Goat Series

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000
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     | 12,123 views

    Daniel’s vision prepared his people - and Christians too - of coming evil rulers leading to the Antichrist who would be ultimately destroyed.

    DANIEL 8 - THE VISION OF THE RAM AND THE GOAT This vision took place two years after the vision of the four beasts. It enlarges on the understanding of the future already given, but with a different emphasis. In the first place the language in which it is written changes from Aramaic to Hebrew. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Ethiopian Official Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Feb 16, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
     | 4,225 views

    Preparation (26-29), Witness (30-35), and Commitment (36-39) -God led Philip to someone ready to hear the Good News.

    Conversions in the Book of Acts> Philip and the Ethiopian, Acts 8:26-39 -Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts When we’re living according to the will of God, anything can happen! In Acts chapter 8, Philip, a deacon of the church, is whisked away by God in ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Leaving Egypt Behind

    Contributed by Tammy Garrison on Sep 8, 2001
    based on 66 ratings
     | 22,654 views

    Prepare, Don’t Wait, Keep Watch. These three elements of the Passover are commemorated in each of us as we continue to leave Egypt behind.

    Paul Harvey tells the story of an old man and the gulls: “It is gratitude that prompted an old man to visit an old broken pier on the eastern seacoast of Florida. Every Friday night, until his death in 1973, he would return, walking slowly and slightly stooped with a large bucket of shrimp. The sea ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Dan Thompkins avatar

    The Church: The Gate Of God Series

    Contributed by Dan Thompkins on Sep 12, 2002
    based on 35 ratings
     | 5,689 views

    If you’re weary with church as usual, let’s evaluate the proper steps that we must take that will prepare us for a move of God.

    The Church; The Gate of God SHM – 11/25/01 p.m. – Text: Nehemiah 2:11-20 There are three essentials of rebuilding the gates and reclaiming the city of God: ·Preparation ·Cooperation ·Determination Preparation: Three Kinds of Preparation Are Necessary I. Head Preparation – The Development of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jason Zahn avatar

    Live In True Repentance!

    Contributed by Jason Zahn on Dec 12, 2001
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,682 views

    The voice of John the Baptist still calls people forth to repentance today as we prepare to meet our Lord at his Second Coming!

    “The issue at hand is a great one, the chief doctrine of the Gospel, the forgiveness of sins” (Apology of the Augsburg Confession, Tappert, 184.10). That’s how Philip Melancthon, a contemporary of Luther, sized up the subject of repentance when he wrote the Apology (or Defense) of the Augsburg ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Byron Sherman avatar

    Restoring Conisistency

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 26, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,371 views

    Jesus demonstrated that preparation for Easter demands consistency regarding the Temple & its services. Thus, Restoring consistency to worship requires conformity to...

    RESTORING CONSISTENCY—Mark 11:15-18 Restoring consistency/harmony to a place of worship. Jesus demonstrated the need for consistency regarding the Temple & its services. All aspects surrounding worship must be consistent. What consistencies are to characterize God’s place of worship? 4 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Naked At The Table

    Contributed by Tom Doubt on Jan 9, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
     | 4,945 views

    God prepared the very first table fellowship in the Garden of Eden so we might know how to worship and have communion with Him.

    Dr. Tom Doubt, Senior Pastor Four Mile Creek Baptist Church Richmond, VA NAKED AT THE TABLE BACKGROUND: A. Today, as is our monthly practice, we will observe the Lord’s Supper as part of our worship. 1. What does the Lord’s Supper mean to you? a. We may remember ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Being Ready Means Living In Faith

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Nov 30, 2002
    based on 41 ratings
     | 7,639 views

    First Sunday In Advent: Preparation for Jesus’ return is not ’rocket science.’ Readiness is simply living in the faith that God has called us to by grace.

    Today is the first Sunday of Advent - the beginning of a new Church Year. The Altar is draped in blue - expressive of hope, expectation and anticipation, which is the dominant mood of Advent. The Advent season is four Sundays long. That is why we have the four Advent candles in the Advent wreath. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran