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  • Barnabas Park avatar

    "pray For All The Saints

    Contributed by Barnabas Park on Apr 28, 2025
     | 303 views

    Believers are encouraged to pray and love beyond their own group, reflecting Jesus's commandment to love and His prayer for unity and living the Kingdomg of God: righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.  

    "Pray for all the saints" Ephesians 6:18 “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.” While in a Roman prison, the Apostle Paul wrote a letter to the church in Ephesus, and in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Discipleship PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,390 views

    Explore the commandment given by Jesus to make disciples of all nations, the process of doing so, and the power that comes from obeying this command, emphasizing that discipleship involves a committed life beyond mere intellectual agreement.

    Good morning, church family! Today, we're going to dig deep into the heart of what it means to be followers of Jesus. We're going to dive into Matthew 28:18-20 and talk about the call to make disciples, the process of making disciples, and the power of making disciples. Now, before we start, I want ...read more

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    Pressing Into His Presence Series

    Contributed by Robert Higgins on Sep 18, 2007
    based on 17 ratings
     | 31,180 views

    Worship is not merely a response to God, but it is also the pursuit of God. God pursues us, and yet for some odd reason, He seems to be just beyond our grasp when we seek Him. The pressing into His Presence is the choice of our will to worship Him.

    Encountering God - Part 2 – Pressing Into His Presence Overview Last week, I laid a foundation for what I believe to be the biblical nature of worship, starting with the fact that God has created mankind to worship Him. That worship arises from a relationship with Him. The bible says in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Should I Act, Anyway?

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Mar 15, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,226 views

    How many times have we heard someone say as an excuse to the way they act, "That’s just the way I am and I can’t help it"? Christ is concerned with the way we act, and there are certain characteristics he wants us to develop in our lives.

    HOW SHOULD I ACT, ANYWAY? A. Have you been in an UNCOMFORTABLE situation where you didn’t know how to ACT? 1. Undoubtedly we all have at one time. ILLUSTRATION: It could be that you started work at a new JOB and you had no idea what you were supposed to DO or how to ACT. When you went to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Great White Throne Judgement Considered In Detail – Part 3 Of 4 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jun 21, 2025
     | 187 views

    We know God is just and does righteously. This time we look at an important aspect of God’s judgement - DEGREES OF PUNISHMENT AND PENALTY. No one will have an excuse before the great white throne. What about those who never heard of Jesus Christ or God’s forgiveness?

    THE GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGEMENT CONSIDERED IN DETAIL – PART 3 OF 4 These studies open up the subject of the great white throne from Revelation 20. It is a terrifying time, so that the earth and heavens flee away. No Christian is judged at the great white throne though all the Church, the Bride ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Father, Forgive Them Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2015
     | 6,827 views

    So what do we learn about Jesus? First, prayer was at the heart of Jesus’ life. The second thing we learn is that no person is beyond hope. Third, don’t stop praying. Fourth, don’t forget the mission

    “Father, forgive them” Luke 23:33-38 The last words of a person’s life are a mysterious thing. Some last words reveal a lot about the personality of the person. They can speak volumes about their heart and who they are. P. T. Barnum, d. 1891 “How were the receipts today at ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Transformation In Progress: Brief Sketches Of The Twelve Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 17, 2002
    based on 85 ratings
     | 9,698 views

    From Christ’s intense ministry with the Apostles, we can see that God looks beyond what we are to what we can become. He wants us to enter the process of transformation and to continue on in that process.

    Transformation in Progress: Brief Sketches of the Twelve (Matt. 10:2-4) I included this hand out in the bulletin: The Calling of the Disciples There are several different "calling" of Jesus’ disciples, and it can be difficult to sort them out. Let’s take a look at at least three of them. 1. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Leonard Hunt avatar

    Believing When You Can't See How

    Contributed by Leonard Hunt on Sep 10, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 19,285 views

    Our faith must go beyond what we can see. we must have faith in God even when we don’t see how it’s going to be worked out.

    Believing when you can’t see how John 11:1-6, 17-23 Introduction So, many Christians go through there spiritual journey not experiencing the fullness of God because of there limited faith. Some believe that Jesus can heal or set free as long as it is in the realm of there belief system. But the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Writing Acts Chapter 29, Pt. 1 Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jun 6, 2004
    based on 60 ratings
     | 9,701 views

    If we follow God’s handbook written in 28 chapters, we can continue this ongoing movement in chapters 29 and beyond! [THE PURPOSE, PERSONALITY, AND POWER OF THIS BOOK!] Powerpoint at website for entire Acts Series!

    Writing Acts Chapter 29 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/Acts29.html Turn in your Bibles to Acts 29 [no such chapter!] You’ll notice there’s only 28 chapters…this is a new series (like Moses running a special: “bonus…11th commandment!”) Acts 1:1 Ill.--Schubert’s 8th—known as the “unfinished ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Leadership Prayer

    Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Oct 18, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,756 views

    There are many prayers in the bible. One small and "difficult to locate" prayer was made famous through the best selling book "Prayer of Jabez". If we look beyond the skepticism and commercilisation of the book and the concept, there are some valuable les

    Leadership Prayer I have read this story from the Sermon Central website A woman was at work when she received a phone call that her daughter was very sick with fever. She left her work and stopped by the pharmacy to get some medication for her daughter. When returning to her car she found that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Getting Over

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 7, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,465 views

    God wants us to be more than minimal. Acknowledge that Christ is Lord, make sure our witness is clear, go beyond quick thrills, and be faithful, and your faith will sustain you over the long haul.

    Too often, we choose "getting by", when we could choose "getting over". Too often, we try to skimp on life, hoping not to invest too deeply. That’s "getting by". But we could turn to a better answer. We could choose "getting over". "Getting by" and "getting over" are not the same thing. "Getting ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Who In The World Is King

    Contributed by Glenn Dale Pease on Aug 29, 2014
     | 4,405 views

    We can think of ourselves more highly than we ought, but we can never exalt Jesus beyond what he is worthy. John says in verse 5 that Jesus is the ruler of kings on the earth.

    WHO IN THE WORLD IS KING? Based on Rev. 1:5 By Pastor Glenn Pease Queen Victoria if England often expressed her wish that Christ would return before she died so that she could cast her crown at His feet. When she did die, her son Edward VII ascended to the throne as king. He had been a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chuck Brooks avatar

    Relationships 101 - Dating, Is It Biblical

    Contributed by Chuck Brooks on Feb 26, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 13,075 views

    In our day, dating arrangements are made entirely by young people apart from their parent’s involvement. The date is planned by young people with an expectation of physical intimacy. Furthermore, there is no commitment beyond the next date.

    Relationships 101 – Dating, Is it Biblical? December 1, 2013 Chuck Brooks, Pastor-Teacher, GraceWay Church Today we are going to be talking about dating. The Scripture teaches the purposes of God for companionship and procreation are accomplished in marriage. But it also teaches ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Andy Barnard avatar

    How To Walk On Water

    Contributed by Andy Barnard on Dec 27, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,946 views

    Anything effective that we are going to do in God is like walking on water … anything of eternal significance. God gives God sized assignments. An effective ministry takes place above and beyond our natural ability

    HOW TO WALK ON WATER Matt 14:22-33 Anything effective that we are going to do in God is like walking on water … anything of eternal significance. God gives God sized assignments. An effective ministry takes place above and beyond our natural ability. SIX LESSONS ON HOW TO WALK ON WATER Lesson ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Extra Credit Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 24, 2011
     | 5,515 views

    A sermon based loosely on Luke 17:7-10 on extra credit, extra merit, going above and beyond the call of duty, to earn our salvation (Outline and material adapted from Dr. Jack Cottrell)

    Introduction: Extra credit is an academic concept, particularly used in American schools. Students are offered the opportunity to undertake extra work in addition to their mandatory school work. Many times extra credit can be used as a way to allow a student to improve his or her grade after weak ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ