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  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    Favour That Breaks Barriers

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jan 12, 2026
     | 98 views

    A message highlighting how God’s favour can open closed doors, override opposition, and bring supernatural breakthroughs when you step in faith and obedience.

    FAVOUR THAT BREAKS BARRIERS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Esther 5:2 Key Verse: "So the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. Then Esther arose and stood before the king, and touched the tip of the scepter." — Esther 5:2 (KJV) Supporting Texts: Esther ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    From Death To Life Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Apr 24, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,186 views

    Paul persecuted Christians of the early church with a ferocious intensity. That is until he encountered Jesus. Meeting Jesus turned Paul's life around. He, who was dead, experienced new life.

    Acts 9:1-6 “From Death to Life” INTRODUCTION Almost all of us have experienced a life changing event in our lives. The people who worked at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 (but missed being at work that morning) share that their lives have been changed. For many of ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Intimacy With God

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 76 ratings
     | 16,226 views

    Why are so many people unable to obtain intimacy with God the way Paul did? Intimacy with God means that one has such a tight relationship that your thoughts are closely related with His all of His attributes

    Illustration:Consider the postage stamp: Its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there. Josh Billings. 1. Why are so many people unable to obtain intimacy with God the way Paul did? Intimacy with God means that one has such a tight relationship that your ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Open Heavens

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Feb 1, 2025
     | 3,111 views

    Open heavens represent a season of divine encounter, provision, and breakthrough. God desires for us to live under open heavens, where His presence and blessings flow continuously into our lives.

    Title: OPEN HEAVENS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Isaiah 64:1 – “Oh, that You would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains might quake at Your presence!” Supporting Texts: Deuteronomy 28:12 Malachi 3:10 Ezekiel 1:1 Luke 3:21-22 Acts 7:55-56 INTRODUCTION: The concept of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Dean Courtier avatar

    Go! And Examine The Evidence — The Case For Christ Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Dec 1, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 338 views

    Lee Strobel in The Case for Christ encountered the overwhelming evidence for Christ. This sermon is not about Strobel, but about the truth he uncovered: Jesus Christ is exactly who He claimed to be.

    Go! And Examine the Evidence — The Case for Christ Introduction Church, for generations people have wrestled with the same question Jesus asked His disciples: Luke 9:20 (NLT): “But who do you say I am?” Your answer to that question determines everything about your eternity. Today, I want to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    From Hearing To Experiencing

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on May 22, 2025
     | 267 views

    Beloved, it is not enough to only hear about what God has done for others. Testimonies are divine invitations for you to step into your own encounter. Don’t remain at the level of observation—step into participation.

    FROM HEARING TO EXPERIENCING By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Mark 5:25-34 Supporting Texts: 1 John 1:1, Joshua 2:1-23, Acts 10:34 INTRODUCTION: Many believers have heard of the mighty acts of God—how He heals, delivers, saves, and lifts. These testimonies are not just for admiration, but to ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Joy In The Journey - A Christmas Sermon

    Contributed by Mathew Philip on Dec 31, 2024
     | 854 views

    As long as we live in this world, our lives are part of a greater journey—a journey of faith, hope, and purpose. When we look closely at the Christmas narrative, we realize that it is also a story of journeys.

    Christmas: A Time of Journey When we look closely at the Christmas narrative, we realize that it is also a story of journeys. Every major figure in the story of Christ's birth undertook some form of a journey. The Bible itself is filled with stories of journeys, from beginning to end. ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Worthy Series

    Contributed by Gordon Pike on Aug 28, 2018
     | 7,351 views

    Learning more about God is the greatest intellectual pursuit of the human mind. The subject of God is transcendent … as vast as infinity. But studying God, to me, is the most satisfying, uplifting, edifying, expanding, and glorious task we could ever undertake.

    How many of you had a kaleidoscope growing up? We all at least know what a kaleidoscope is, right? It’s usually a tube that you hold up to the light and see a beautiful picture made up of colorful pieces of glass or stones or paper. You turn the end of the tube and the mirrors rotate and the ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    I Don't Believe It, He Said The "B" Word

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Jul 7, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,120 views

    Blessings so close, that they could throw a stone and hit them! Like a strong pot of coffee brewing, they could smell it, but not taste it. The word of the Lord said: you’ve been in this place long enough.

    He said the B word As I was working with someone the other day, there was something I was doing that came together and really worked out well for me. And one of the guys who was there said, you are so lucky, That was not luck I informed him, I said do you even know where the word luck, gets its ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Dividends Of Life Series

    Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Mar 21, 2018
     | 7,833 views

    Following His encounter with the rich, young ruler, Jesus discussed the difficulty of salvation for those distracted by pleasures. We are making an investment in something that eventually will pay dividends. Invest wisely!

    The Dividends of Life Mark 10: 23-31 Our text today reveals the benefit of expositional Bible study – considering the Scriptures verse by verse, line by line. While it would be possible to grasp the truth of this text without such an approach, it bears more weight when considered in the context of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    When The Music Stops!

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 31, 2001
    based on 44 ratings
     | 10,858 views

    The Mountain is the place we always meet with God and never want to leave. But, God desires us to go home and share our experience with others.

    "When the Music stops!" Opening remarks: This weekend was a great success. People where blessed and touched from every age bracket. You could say we experienced one of those mountain top experiences. So I ask the question today, “What do we do now that the music stopped?” This is a very good ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Stephen Ring avatar

    The Significance Of Altars Series

    Contributed by Stephen Ring on Mar 11, 2004
    based on 47 ratings
     | 83,231 views

    Jesus as High Priest...Jesus as Sacrifice...but can Jesus also be like the altar?

    HEBREWS 13 “Altars, Sacrifices and Gifts: A Study of Hebrews 13” Part One: “THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ALTARS” “Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace, not be ceremonial foods, which are of no value to those who eat them. We have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Matthew Street avatar

    Peter's Prejudices Purged Series

    Contributed by Matthew Street on Oct 13, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,803 views

    God challenges Peter’s prejudices in three ways firstly i. through a vision ii. through a personal encounter with Cornelius iii. By turning up himself in the person of the Holy Spirit.

    How do we feel about those people who live at the other end of our road? How do we feel about those people who live on the new estate or come from the old village of Peasedown? How do we feel about people from Wellow, Midsomer Norton, Radstock or Combe Down. How do we feel about people from ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Mike Hays avatar

    Guard Your Heart

    Contributed by Mike Hays on Aug 23, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 11,697 views

    Solomon knows the treacherous world that his son is about to encounter and he counsels him to guard his heart against all that would seek to lead him away from God.

    Guard Your Heart Proverbs 4:20-27 Today we will dive into the seventh lesson of Solomon given to his son to help him learn about the importance of wisdom for all of life. Last week, in lesson six, we heard about how important it is for us to stay on the path of wisdom and to avoid at all costs ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Tony Foeller avatar

    Bold Witnesses

    Contributed by Tony Foeller on Aug 28, 2001
    based on 48 ratings
     | 9,021 views

    We learn from this sermon what it means to be a bold witness, what bold witnesses can expect to encounter, and what God does through bold witnesses.

    BOLD WITNESSES Acts 4:8-20 We recently had an encounter in our church’s regular weekly outreach program where one of the families we visited accused us of harassment. We weren’t guilty, of course. But I still had to spend some very anxious moments at the local police station trying to sort ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist