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  • Daniel Olukoya avatar

    The Tragedy Of Covered Sin

    Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Nov 24, 2011
    based on 28 ratings
     | 54,630 views

    Sin is a fact of life and is the most horrible thing in the universe. In fact, if it was not for the issue of sin, Jesus had no business dying. Sin is so terrible that God had to surrender his own Son as a scapegoat so that He could be dealt with to elimi

    This week, we are looking at the message entitled, “The tragedy of covered sin.” One of the most serious verses in the Bible is found in Proverbs chapter 28 verse 13: “He that covereth his sins shall not prosper but he that confesseth and forsaketh them shall have ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    What Is The Anointing Series

    Contributed by Ralph Juthman on May 30, 2014
    based on 3 ratings
     | 11,334 views

    Jesus was consciously aware of an enduement, an equipping, a supernatural endowment called the anointing.

    ENCOUNTERING THE HOLY SPIRIT PART 2 WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? I AM ANOINTED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT TO CARRY ON THE MINISTRY OF JESUS IN MY WORLD Isaiah 61:1-3; LUKE 4:15-30 INTRODUCTION Little Johnny was home sick from Sunday School and church. It was Palm Sunday, and when his dad returned home from ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Superiority Of Being In Christ

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Dec 8, 2019
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,842 views

    The Superiority of Being in Christ- Colossians chapter 2 verses 6-15 – sermon by Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    SERMON OUTLINE: • The Traveller (vs 6) • The Tree (vs 7a) • The Building (vs 7b) • The School (vs 7c) • The River (vs 7d) • The Prisoner (vs 8) • The Gift (vs 9) SERMON BODY: Ill: • Where would you rather eat; • In a fast-food takeaway or in a good, family run restaurant? • What would you ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    The Authority Of Jesus; His Early Life Suffering.

    Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Feb 1, 2015
     | 4,932 views

    We are all familiar with Jesus suffering on the cross, but Jesus suffered as a man while growing up, and that is why he preached so powerfully. All who heard understood and were amazed; he taught with authority that we can use.

    This sermon was delivered to St Oswald’s in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland on the 1st February 2015; St Oswalds is a Scottish Episcopal Church in the Dioceses of Glasgow and Dumfries. Welcome: Today we continue in our Gospel readings, from Marks Gospel, and the theme for today starts with the ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

  • Bruce Lee avatar

    Christmas Joy

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on Dec 18, 2016
    based on 5 ratings
     | 17,561 views

    Christmas Joy is when we are restored to the right relationship with God through His Son Jesus Christ.

    Christmas Joy “When the Lord restored his exiles to Jerusalem, it was like a dream! We were filled with laughter, and we sang with joy.” Psalm 126:1-2 Intro: I want to talk to you today about Christmas Joy. We all face difficulties in life. Challenges at work or in school. People that are hard ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Obedient Disobedience

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Oct 7, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,184 views

    Since childhood we know Daniel's story only from his perspective ... God shut the mouths of the lions. Let's reconsider the story from the lions perspective. How frustrating to see a large meal and be unable to eat it. If they don't get Daniel out of ...

    Opening illustration: In 1988, Wally Magdangal was pastoring an underground church in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He was a Filipino lay pastor of Christian foreign workers wishing to gather for worship. In 1992, soon after the conclusion of the Gulf War, the house church had grown to over three hundred ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Refiner’s Fire

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Mar 13, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,993 views

    In this passage, Ezekiel described the Babylonian exile as being the crucible in which Israel was melted down, and the godly (the silver) were separated from the unrighteous (the dross). The purpose of the refiner's fire is spiritual purification.

    I wish to begin our message with an illustration: There was a dedicated Christian woman who once visited a tourist attraction, which happened to be a working replica of a pioneer village; and one of the manned displays she observed was a silversmith shop. The woman watched the silversmith as he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    He Calms The Storm Series

    Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Jun 14, 2020
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,429 views

    How many disasters like COVID-19 have felt like a raging storm? God's word helps us to understand the storm and understand where He is in the midst of the COVID-19.

    He Calms the Storm In 1996, a photographer named Charles O’Rear was driving through the Napa Valley, North of San Francisco, when a particular landscape caught his eye. It was a green, hillside sloping down with a few wildflowers, the grass at the bottom of the hill. He was struck by the beauty ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Getting Aligned For Spiritual Warfare

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Jun 29, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,697 views

    Today's message is of our need to get spiritually aligned with God so that we can be ready for Satan and the spiritual warfare that is always heading in our direction.

    Getting Aligned for Spiritual Warfare Matthew 12:29 {Listen to Today's Message at: https://mega.nz/file/OckxTTrZ#fZjafraoZiWirB6p5gDzUMWmKe5L5Cu2CIuiDyX2c3k} If I were to say what is the purpose of tonight’s message, it would be our need to get aligned under God’s authority so that we can ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    Revelation Lesson #13 Series

    Contributed by Phillip Smith on Apr 3, 2024
     | 768 views

    As we enter chapter thirteen, we transition to descriptions of the evil nature of the spirit realm. We turn our attention to the beast of Satan, his false prophet and the final wrath of God upon unrighteous mankind.

    A thorough study of the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show his servants things which must shortly come to pass. (Rev. 1:1) Welcome to our study of the Revelation of Jesus Christ given unto Apostle John. I am Phillip Smith, your host and fellow servant of our Lord and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney avatar

    Jesus Makes Bitter Better.

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Jan 16, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 16,881 views

    Only Jesus can take the bitter waters, the worst of life's circumstances that come to poison us and destroy us, and make us better.

    As a couple exchanges their vows,( those vows include these words) for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, for better for worse. It could also be said: for better or bitter. Or bitter or sweet. Life just has some bitterness built into it. Everyone comes to bitter waters at some point in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Sermon "Intercessors Needed"

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Feb 20, 2025
     | 705 views

    God looked for someone who would rebuild the wall of righteousness that was guarding the Nation and keep the land safe. Intercessors are needed.

    Sermon “Intercessors Needed" Scripture Lesson - Ezekiel 22:23-31 “Again a message came to me from the Lord: “Son of man, give the people of Israel this message: In the day of my indignation, you will be like a polluted land, a land without rain. Your princes plot conspiracies just as lions ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    3rd Sunday After Epiphany, Year A. Series

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 20, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,007 views

    JANUARY 25th, 2023.

    Isaiah 9:1-4, Psalm 27:1, Psalm 27:4-9, 1 Corinthians 1:10-18, Matthew 4:12-23. A). THE DAWNING OF THE LIGHT. Isaiah 9:1-4. The prospect at the end of Isaiah 8 was one of ‘trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish’ (cf. Isaiah 8:22). But now there is a “Nevertheless” (Isaiah 9:1). The darkest ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Alan Perkins avatar

    His Needs, Her Needs, Part 3 Series

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 25, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 4,989 views

    Why should we even worry about trying to meet each other’s needs?

    Does God care how I get along with my wife? We know that God cares about: world events, the lives of powerful and important people. But does he care about my life, even down to the point of caring about our relationships? Yes. Most definitely yes. Because He isn’t just a God out there. He is a God ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Being A G.o.d.l.y. Father Series

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Jun 17, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 7,004 views

    A message that uses the acronym "g.o.d.l.y."to show how all fathers can reclaim their rightful role as the spiritual leader of their family.

    AN ARTICLE IN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SEVERAL YEARS AGO PROVIDED A DEEP PICTURE OF GOD’S FATHERLY LOVE FOR HIS CHILDREN. AFTER A FOREST FIRE IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, FOREST RANGERS BEGAN THEIR TREK UP A MOUNTAIN TO ASSESS THE INFERNO’S DAMAGE. ONE RANGER FOUND A BIRD LITERALLY COOKED SOLID IN ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist