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  • D. Dewaine Phillips avatar

    Conquering Our Mountains

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Feb 17, 2022
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     | 10,712 views

    In a spiritual sense, a mountain can represent any obstacle that stands in the way of victory. This message looks at how to overcome the obstacles and trials that are trying to pull us down into the valley of hardship and defeat below.

    In the Christian walk we often refer to “entering the valley” and “having mountaintop experiences.” The valleys are the low points in our life, and those times in which we experience hardship and trials. King David said in Psalm 23:4, “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Inhabits Our Praises

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Feb 17, 2022
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     | 3,798 views

    Do you feel as though you are not experiencing the Lord, or you feel as though you are having a dry spell in your life? Begin directing all of your heart unto the Lord, and sing praises unto His name, and He will show up in your life.

    This evening I want to talk about the importance of praising God. Just how important is it that the Lord receives praise from His people? Allow me to open with a Biblical example. In Luke 19:37-38, the Scripture tells us: “Then, as He was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Faith Cometh By…

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 22, 2022
     | 1,307 views

    Many of the doctrines of the Bible are both SIMPLE and COMPLEX.

    Faith is one of those doctrines. For example: • It is so simple a child can understand it • It is so deep that you can spend a lifetime studying it, and never be able to comprehend it fully One of the reasons that we do not see the hand of God moving in our churches today, is because of the lack ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why I Do Not Obey The Lord

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 28, 2022
     | 2,280 views

    Every pastor hears excuses. But some of the excuses he hears are better than the others.

    Illus: One lady gave her excuse for why she does not attend church. She said, "I don't go to church, and this is my reason: • If I go some of the time, it makes me want to go all the time. • And since I can't go all the time, it makes me feel guilty when I miss some of the time. • ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Do You Desire Healing?

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Mar 1, 2022
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     | 4,375 views

    Jesus confronted a man who had been ill for thirty-eighty years, and asked him if he desired to be healed. Jesus revealed that some people are not healed because they don’t want to be healed, or they lack the faith to be healed.

    A Kansas man by the last name of Florence told a story about his daughter who was suffering from an illness. Mr. Florence said, “My daughter, suffering from anorexia and bulimia, was undergoing treatment at Baptist Medical Center in Kansas City. On one particularly difficult day she was told to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Where Should We As A Nation Put Our Trust?

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 2, 2022
     | 1,551 views

    When a man is lost in the desert, he may experience a mirage. That is, he may look out over the sands, and in the distance see what appears to be a lake, shimmering in the sun.

    His goal is to get to the lake and obtain water to satisfy his thirst. As he travels toward the “lake”, the lake seems to maintain it’s distance, or at some point just disappears. IT WAS A MIRAGE! Such an experience only brings disappointment and tragedy to the individual who believes the mirage is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    King Asa … His Faithfulness And Foolishness

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 3, 2022
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     | 5,565 views

    Many make the mistake of thinking that all the things in the Old Testament no longer apply to our modern age.

    Even some preachers in their sermon preparation choose to preach out of the New Testament, because they feel that the New Testament is more applicable to today’s congregations. While much of the Old Testament did deal with Israel and the ceremonial laws that were given to them, a great deal of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Grace From Galatians (7 0f 19)

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 7, 2022
     | 1,379 views

    The false religions of the world have one thing in common. They all desire to put people under bondage. Why do they want to put people under bondage? This is their way of keeping their members under their control.

    For example to understand that, we have to consider a dictator like Saddam Hussein. Why did he use intimidation, torture and death as a means to control the people of Iraq? The people in Iraq were afraid to say anything bad about him for fear that he would have them killed. Illus: Let me give you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Peter, Feed My Sheep” (6 Of 21)

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 11, 2022
     | 1,861 views

    A fellow was taking a census. He came to a home where a little girl answered the door.

    The man said, "Young lady, may I please talk with your Mother?" The young girl said, "She is not here, she is in the insane asylum.” The man said, "I am sorry to hear that, would you let me talk to your daddy?" She said, "He isn't here either, he is in jail.” He ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Acts Of The Apostles # 27 - 39

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 14, 2022
     | 2,031 views

    In this portion of Scripture, we have the opportunity to travel with Paul while he is at Ephesus.

    Some of the places that Paul visited would not have impressed us, but we can see from these verses that God used Paul in a great way. This is the place Paul wanted to visit on his second missionary journey, and God forbid him to come, but now, God not only allowed him to come, but God gave Paul an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Repairing The Altar Of The Lord

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 17, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,023 views

    As you read through the sacred Scriptures, time and time again you read of altars.

    Why? These people in the Scriptures understood the significance of altars. For example, after the flood, when Noah came out of the ark, he had a lot of things he had to do, such as: • Build a house for his family to live in • Plant a garden so his family could have food to eat But the Bible ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    New Year, New Heart

    Contributed by David Owens on Jan 8, 2024
     | 3,961 views

    The beginning of a new year is always a good time to make life changes. This sermon looks at the beattitudes as a framework for making resolutions of the heart for the new year.

    A. A woman named Jeanette Case from Erie, PA shared this story in Reader’s Digest. 1. Last year when I called my parents to wish them a happy New Year, my dad answered the phone and I asked him: “Well, Dad, what’s your New Year’s resolution?” 2. Her dad proudly replied: “To make your mother as ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    This World Is Not My Home Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 29, 2023
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,574 views

    God warns us the love this world would make us His enemy? Why would He tell us that?

    A father told of taking his 5-year-old to Disneyland. It was all the little boy could talk about for weeks and now they finally there and the boy loved the idea that he’d get to see Goofy and Mickey and Minnie and the gang. He was hyped. They parked the car and could see the castle and the rides ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    4th Sunday Of Easter, Year A. Series

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 30, 2023
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     | 2,912 views

    APRIL 26th, 2026.

    Acts 2:42-47, Psalm 23:1-6, 1 Peter 2:19-25, John 10:1-10. A). A PATTERN OF DEVOTION. Acts 2:42-47. Three thousand souls ‘gladly received (Peter’s) word’ and ‘were baptised’ that day (cf. Acts 2:41) - yet the revival of Pentecost was not yet over. To substantiate that we should realise the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    My Deliverer Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Feb 1, 2023
     | 1,889 views

    It is essential that we embrace Jesus, our deliverer, as Lord of our lives.

    My Deliverer Text: Acts 7:17-37 Introduction 1. Joseph took his wife and her child, and they went to Africa To escape the rage of a deadly king There along the banks of the Nile, Jesus listened to the song That the captive children used to sing They were singin' a. My Deliverer is ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist