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  • Elmer Towns avatar

    God Revealed To Bureaucrat Isaiah His Future Plans Lesson 9 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Nov 13, 2023
     | 861 views

    Seven Steps to Touching/Encountering God.

    A. INTRODUCTION 1. King Uzziah was originally used of God. “The people of Judah then made 16-year-old Uzziah ... their king ... he ruled 52 years ... he obeyed Me, the Lord ... as long as Zechariah was alive, Uzziah sought Me and I gave him success” (2 Chronicles 26: 1-5). “He built fortified ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    At The Point Of Grace

    Contributed by David Nolte on Nov 14, 2002
    based on 74 ratings
     | 8,259 views

    Deals with Jesus’ encounter with the woman taken in adultery.

    “AT THE POINT OF GRACE!”/JOHN 8:1-11/SHASTA WAY/11-17-02/A.M. In the text for this morning we see a difficult situation. A woman has been taken in the very act of adultery. She has been literally dragged into the presence of Jesus. There is something frightfully wrong with this picture. First, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    From The Street Where You Live To The Faraway Towns

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Feb 8, 2021
     | 2,140 views

    Jesus' ministry pulls him in two directions: very close to the person in need and outwards to encounter all people. Our first instinct is to keep Jesus solely for ourselves. But as his divine grace lifts us up, he calls us outward into our lives of purpose

    February 7, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Mark 1:29-39 From the Street Where You Live to the Faraway Towns Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. When I go for a walk along a neighborhood street, I like to look at the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Looking For God In The Wrong Places

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Dec 20, 2017
     | 9,011 views

    The sermon focuses on the unimpressive sign the angels point to: a baby in a manger. Not much that's flashy about that. What are the ways that God comes into our lives that don't initially look impressive but are important and meaningful.

    That’s All You’ve Got? Taken at face value, the angel’s sign is pretty unimpressive. - Luke 2:12. - Luke 4:17-21; Luke 4:41; Luke 5:14; Luke 13:18-21; 1 Corinthians 1:26-30. - We get entranced by the Christmas story and the swaddling clothes and manger and don’t see it for what it is. In fact, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Key Lessons From Peter And John In The Hours Before The Cross Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 18, 2020
     | 4,410 views

    1. We see Peter following the Lord(vs. 15). 2. We see Peter's friends (vs. 16). 3. We see Peter failure (vs. 17-18; 24-27). 4. We see Peter finding out that failure isn't final.

    Key Lessons from Peter and John in the Hours before the Cross The Gospel of John John 18:12-18; John 18:24-27 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - May 9, 2018 (Revised May 18, 2020) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to John 18, as we continue looking at the Lord's final steps ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Is God Sustaining Your Church

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jul 11, 2020
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     | 3,074 views

    Are you struggling to keep the doors open? Stop! God is most likely calling you to a better pasture because yours is brown.

    "What God does not ordain, He does not sustain." - Unknown This may well be why so many church starts fail. Intentions may have been good and demographics screamed, "GO!", but the still small voice of God said, "No" or "Not now" or "Not you." It ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Funeral Sermon:  Death Is Not The End Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Apr 5, 2025
     | 1,511 views

    Death, as painful as it may seem, is not a permanent separation. It is but a transition to a far better place for those who die in Christ.

    Funeral Sermon:  DEATH IS NOT THE END By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Corinthians 15:51-58 (KJV) Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Something Always Happens When We Call Out To God. Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Oct 18, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,970 views

    Whatever our circumstances, something always happens when we call out to God. Calling on the Lord is a fundamental part of a thriving relationship with him. We should always make it one of our regular spiritual disciplines then we will begin to see God respond in ways we could have only imagined!

    Whatever our circumstances, something always happens when we call out to God. We can see how God responds when His people need Him by looking at the words some of them wrote about their own experiences in both the Old and New Testament. Here are six things that you can expect to happen when you ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Power Of Intimacy With God Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jun 10, 2025
     | 654 views

    Intimacy with God is the foundation of a strong, vibrant, and victorious Christian life.

    THE POWER OF INTIMACY WITH GOD By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Psalm 63:1-8 Supporting Texts: Genesis 5:24, Exodus 33:11, Daniel 11:32, John 15:4–7, James 4:8 INTRODUCTION: Intimacy with God is the foundation of a strong, vibrant, and victorious Christian life. It is more than religious ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    I Will Be With You

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Nov 20, 2025
     | 271 views

    A revelation of God’s abiding presence that guarantees protection, comfort, and victory in every season of life.

    I WILL BE WITH YOU By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Isaiah 43:2 Key Verse: “When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.” — ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    A New Identity In Christ Series

    Contributed by Mark Nichols on Nov 19, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 17,553 views

    When you encounter Christ, EXPECT TO CHANGE!

    TEXT: 2 Cor 5:17 TITLE: A New Identity In Christ! SERIES: Identity: Who am I? Who am I created to be? TOPIC: a new creation! OCCASION: Burnside Christian Church, November 23, 2008 PROP.: When you encounter Christ, EXPECT TO CHANGE! INTRODUCTION: Today’s sermon finishes out our series on ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Reflecting On The Word Of God Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 8, 2011
     | 5,598 views

    To respond to Christ's command, we must take time to reflect on the Word of God and the words of God, so that we can spread that word to a world in desperate need.

    Monday of 28th Week in Course 10 October 2011 Verbum Domini The gospel of God was promised long ago through the prophets of God in the holy scriptures. Some, like Jonah, Elijah and Michaeh ben Imlah, were verbal prophets whose words and deeds were later interpreted and written down by their ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Face To Face With God!

    Contributed by Jan Oosthuizen on Oct 7, 2017
     | 6,261 views

    I believe the best way to communicate is meeting face to face. Yet we try to substitute this most ancient and proven way with technology and social Media and have become terribly disconnected as a result.

    A face-to-face request is 34 times more successful than an email In research Mahdi Roghanizad of Western University and I conducted, recently published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, we have found that people tend to overestimate the power of their persuasiveness via text-based ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God Encounters Will Change Our Relationships, Both Vertical (With God) And Horizontal (With Others) Series

    Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Jul 3, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,587 views

    In the Part 6 of this series Dr. Madana Kumar looks into the changes that will happen in our relationships when we encounter God. Our broken relationships will be restored when we encounter God and understand the true nature of forgiveness and Grace.

    Encounter with God Series Part 6 Change in Relationships For an Audio/ Video version of this message, please visit https://youtu.be/0C03d_AQF1k Good morning. This is the sixth part of the series on Encounters with God. We started off this series by realizing that one of the great reasons to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Altar Of Prayer: Where God Meets Man Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jun 14, 2025
     | 644 views

    The altar of prayer is not just a physical location—it is a spiritual place of meeting, communion, and divine encounter.

    ALTAR OF PRAYER: WHERE GOD MEETS MAN By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Genesis 28:10-19 Supporting Texts: Exodus 33:7-11, 2 Chronicles 7:1-3, 1 Kings 18:30-39, Luke 22:39-46, Revelation 8:3-5 INTRODUCTION: The altar of prayer is not just a physical location—it is a spiritual place of meeting, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God