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  • Gbemisola Fafowora avatar

    Covenant Of Grace

    Contributed by Gbemisola Fafowora on Sep 20, 2020
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    God who is a good God as through His Son given us a better covenant.

    God is a covenant keeping God and as manifested His will in our lives through the coming of Himself in the body of His Son Jesus Christ. He had to become man in other to understand man and reconcile us back to the Father. God from the beginning of time has always been a God that keeps His promises ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Benjamin

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Sep 24, 2020
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    Don’t allow people to take you for a ride, they need to know you have a lion roaring on the inside of you and a sharp wolf that is not going to be cheated. Ah Ah! Caveat!

    BENJAMIN Genesis 49:27 "Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; In the morning he devours the prey, And in the evening he divides the spoil." Wolf Characteristics: Wolves are very intelligent creatures whose upright ears, sharp teeth, pointed muzzles, inquiring eyes and other facial features ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Mountains God Calls Us To Climb

    Contributed by John Gaston on Oct 1, 2020
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    God calls us to climb Mt Ararat (God in your trials); Mt Moriah (surrender); Mt Sinai (new revelation of God); Mt Pisgah (visions of what to possess); & Mt Calvary (sharing in Jesus' suffering). Will you grow?

    MOUNTAINS GOD CALLS US TO CLIMB INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: CHATTER BOX 1. Have you ever known someone who talked non-stop? Like, they didn’t even seem to stop to take a breath? 2. A man named Sam had a wife like that. If you got on the phone it was at least an hour. She ended up injuring her jaw ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Letting Go Of Unforgiveness

    Contributed by John Gaston on Oct 11, 2020
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    A look at five reasons why we don't want to forgive and four reasons why we must forgive. Unforgiveness blocks our prayers. Even confession is unavailing if we don't forgive.

    LETTING GO OF UNFORGIVENESS Matthew 18:24-35 INTRODUCTION A. OPENING STORY 1. In New Hampshire, a man named Josh Muszynski stopped at a gas station and bought a pack of cigarettes with his debit card. A few hours later he was online checking his bank account and found that this particular pack ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Habits That Lead To Happiness

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Oct 19, 2020
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    This message is based on Psalm 1 and talks about a blessed life. The Hebrew word for blessed means happy or fulfilled.

    Psalm 1 – “Habits That Lead To Happiness” Peace In The Pandemic... The McDonalds “Happy Meal” might be the most famous meal in all the world. It's a meal for a kid ... that promises to make them happy – at least for a few fleeting minutes! In the mid-1970s, a MacDonald’s restaurant in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Living Water For A Thirsty Soul.

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Oct 19, 2020
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    Harvest Festival Talk/sermon - Bible Readings: Isaiah chapter 12 verses 1-6 & John chapter 7 verse 37 to 39. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email gcurley@gcurley.info)

    SERMON OUTLINE: (1). Background: ‘Sukkot’. (2). Jesus: Announcement. (3). Water: Symbolism. (4). Cross: Paradox. (5). Salvation: Choice SERMON BODY: Ill: • According to the American radio and television writer Andy Rooney. • The two biggest sellers in any bookstore, are the cookbooks and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    20-20 Vision In 2020

    Contributed by David Nolte on Dec 28, 2019
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     | 20,094 views

    We need keen vision to navigate through life.

    “20-20 VISION IN 2020!” PHILIPPIANS 3:4-14 David P. Nolte A couple of years ago, I had cataracts removed. The doctor offered 3 options. 1. He could put a lens in one eye for seeing near items and for reading and in the other eye a lens suited for distant objects like road signs and traffic ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Arise, Shine! Your Light Has Come

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jan 2, 2020
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    The Jews were to rejoice at the coming of the Messiah - meant to be their pride and joy. So are we, even in the midst of darkness.

    January 5, 2020 Isaiah 60:1-6 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord is dawning upon you. 2 Look, darkness covers the earth, and deep darkness covers the peoples, but the Lord will dawn upon you, and his glory will be seen over you. 3 Nations will walk to your light, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Good Shepherd Series

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Jan 13, 2020
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     | 8,818 views

    The 30th sermon in a series on the Gospel of John. In this sermon we look at Jesus' teaching about the Good Shepherd, and His warnings against false shepherds, wolves, and thieves.

    The Good Shepherd (John Part 30) Text: John 10:1-21 Well, we’ve come to chapter 10 in John’s Gospel this morning, and it’s one of those chapters that’s probably familiar to you. Or at least I hope it is. And just like chapter 9, there’s a lot in this chapter, so we’ll be spending at least… at ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    But God Will Redeem Me Series

    Contributed by Doug Fannon on Jan 14, 2020
     | 5,495 views

    Malcolm Forbes was attributed to say, "The one who dies with the most toys wins." Herein is the problem, he who dies with the most toys still dies, then what? What do we have in store for all eternity? But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave!

    But God … God intervenes in the history and in the affairs of man. We don’t always agree or understand with what God does, but God’s ways and our ways are different, God’s thoughts and our thoughts are different. Isaiah 55:8–9 (NKJV) 8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Overcoming The Evil Decree

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Jan 20, 2020
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     | 17,401 views

    The future is filled with possibilities both good and evil. There may be some very unpleasant things ahead for you that you can avoid as Jesus taught in Mt 24:20,21. We will examine a very clear example of overcoming the evil decree found in the book of Esther.

    Overcoming The Evil Decree I want to begin by explaining what I mean by an evil decree. An evil decree is something painful and hurtful that may or may not happen unless you take action to stop it. Shortly I will show exactly that from the biblical book of Esther. But as a little background ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Repeat After Me Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Nov 24, 2022
     | 1,026 views

    Why did Jesus give us this prayer?”

    Who has been watching the Olympics this week? There was a lot of excitement around the newest event, snow-board-cross. We do like new things, don’t we. Even the winter Olympics themselves are, in a way, new. The Ancient Greeks didn’t ski, or ice skate. In fact, the first 13 Olympiads featured only ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Second Mile Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Nov 24, 2022
     | 1,705 views

    Responding to sinners with grace imitates God’s own treatment of us.

    Preacher David Hoke tells a great story about a weary truck driver who pulled his rig into an all night truck stop late one summer evening in Broken Bow, NE. He was tired and hungry. The waitress had just served him when three tough looking, leath-er-jacketed bikers of the Hell's Angels type ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Sticky Fingers Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Nov 25, 2022
     | 1,321 views

    This commandment teaches us that keeping our hands off our neighbor’s things is as important as keeping our hands off our neighbor’s neck.

    One of my favorite movies ever is a little gem called “The Gods Must Be Crazy.” It starts out with an idyllic look at society among the stone age tribesmen of the Kalahari desert. They have absolutely no possessions. Not one. Not even so much as a loin cloth. They spend most of their time hunting ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    God Creates Sea Life & Fowl On Day 5 Part 2

    Contributed by Raymond Petzholt on Nov 28, 2022
     | 817 views

    When Solomon was gifted with Divine Wisdom he spoke of beasts, & of fowl, & of creeping things, & of fish (I Kings 4:33). And all people came to hear the wisdom of Solomon. Wise people still seek God's wisdom from Nature!

    Genesis 1:20-23 Day 5: GOD CREATES SEA LIFE & FOWL “And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature (Heb. = living soul) that hath life, & fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. (21) & God created great whales, & every ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist