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  • Dr. Jonathan Vorce avatar

    Focus On Faith

    Contributed by Dr. Jonathan Vorce on Feb 21, 2025
     | 649 views

    Faith is the foundation of our relationship with God—it's what connects us to His promises and guides us through every aspect of life – the good and the bad. Today, we’ll explore the necessity of faith, the challenges it faces, and the incredible power faith holds to transform our lives.

    Hebrews 11:1 – “Faith is the substance of our hope and the evidence of things we cannot see.” Introduction The Eagle and the Storm (Faith Strengthens Us) Eagles fly directly into storms, using the wind currents to lift them higher above the turbulence. Instead of avoiding challenges, they allow the ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Neal Gray avatar

    The Windows Of Heaven

    Contributed by Neal Gray on Jan 14, 2002
    based on 54 ratings
     | 7,455 views

    Trust, honesty, love, giving. Christians should apply all of these words to their personal relationship with God in Christ Jesus. Father God wants to pour out blessings upon us; to those of us who trust, are honest, who love God, and who give to His work

    "The Windows of Heaven" Author: Dr. Neal Gray Passage: Malachi 3:7-18, KJV Purpose: Trust, honesty, love, giving. Christians should apply all of these words to their personal relationship with God in Christ Jesus. Father God wants to pour out blessings upon us; to those of us who trust, are honest, ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Tom Fuller avatar

    Are You In Or Out?

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Nov 11, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 8,978 views

    In the end we will not be able to say "I don’t want to play this religion game." It won’t be about religion, but about relationship with God. As Jesus prepares to go to the cross, He shares His very last teaching, about our lives, and about the end times.

    A professor of a graduate-school class of gifted students included a HUGE amount of material on the midterm exam. Tension in the room built, people were sighing and gasping aloud as they realized how much material they had covered and were expected to recall. The following week, the professor ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Good News And Pleasant Memories

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 16, 2008
    based on 31 ratings
     | 6,768 views

    In our text, Paul speaks of good news and pleasant memories that come from his relationship to his Christian brothers and sisters. 1- Good news and pleasant memories come when faith is working 2- Good news and pleasant memories come when fellowship is en

    INTRO.- ILL.- The New York Times reported this story. For Coach, God and Archery Are a Package Deal, Aug. 19, 2008 BEIJING — Two weeks before leaving to compete in the Olympics, the archer Brady Ellison waded into a pool not far from the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., and was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dean Courtier avatar

    Hope In The Conquest Of Sin, Death And Fear Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Nov 2, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 10,891 views

    Our hope comes from being in a real relationship with Jesus, He has conquered the power of sin and death. If we are in Christ, we have no need to fear our past, our present or our future. We are secure in Him, He is with us, Jesus is our certain hope.

    We continue in our series Hope Found Here and this month our theme is Hope in the Conquest. Perhaps for some Hope in the Conquest is a little too abstract, so maybe I need to define it a little more: Hope in the Conquest of Sin; Hope in the Conquest of Death; and Hope in the Conquest of Fear. Our ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Faith Like A Dog

    Contributed by Martin Ellgar on Oct 28, 2014
     | 8,264 views

    Faith in Jesus brought the Canaanite woman into his presence. Her faith was pleasing to Jesus, and he blessed her through it, and included her into table fellowship with him. Faith in Jesus makes us acceptable to him and a delight.

    Matthew 15: 21-28 Faith Like A Dog Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. The lake district had been a busy place for Jesus, calming the storms in people’s lives and dealing with their unfulfilled needs. It was also a place where Jesus was challenged by some of ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • C. Philip Green avatar

    The End Of The Age Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jul 30, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,212 views

    As we approach the chaos of the end of the age, stay true to the Lord, stay calm in the crisis, and stay strong in the faith.

    To start a discussion on core values, a youth pastor in Saskatchewan, Canada, asked his youth group: “What would you do if your doctor told you that you had only 24 hours to live?” The students talked about being with friends and family, and the discussion seemed headed in the right direction. But ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • James Westervelt avatar

    Grape Expectations (2) Series

    Contributed by James Westervelt on Apr 17, 2002
    based on 104 ratings
     | 8,614 views

    In order to have a maximum yield, grape vines need lots of sunlight, just the right amount of rain, and pruning at the right time....Since chastening and pruning are both painful, how can we distinguish between them?

    GRAPE EXPECTATIONS part 2 Last week we started learning about the "cultivation of grapes." In order to have a maximum yield, grape vines need lots of sunlight, just the right amount of rain, and pruning at the right time. If a branch is bearing no fruit, the vinedresser picks ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dean Courtier avatar

    Satisfying Spiritual Thirst Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 20, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 16,162 views

    Jesus and the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s wellis perhaps one of the high points of John’s gospel, because included in this conversation is a priceless revelation about true worship and the message of salvation.

    Text: John 4:3-30, 39-42 New Living Translation (NLT) 3 So Jesus left Judea and returned to Galilee. 4 He had to go through Samaria on the way. 5 Eventually he came to the Samaritan village of Sychar, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob’s well was there; and Jesus, tired ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • JEREMIAH MENYONGAI avatar

    Series: Recovering Stolen Identity & Reclaiming Misplaced Destiny: Part 5: The Moses Story: "what Are You Doing In The Backside Of The Desert?"

    Contributed by Jeremiah Menyongai on Mar 10, 2020
     | 6,244 views

    Moses is in a condition of waste - Example of Stolen Identity & Misplaced Destiny. He's gone from highest to lowest; from cultured prince to rustic shepherd. He appeared content, but is depressed. God will find you in the backside of the desert and put you back on destiny.

    SERIES: RECOVERING STOLEN IDENTITY & RECLAIMING MISPLACED DESTINY: PART 5: THE MOSES STORY: WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THE BACKSIDE OF THE DESERT? 1. Exodus 2:11 Now it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out to his brethren and looked at their burdens. And he saw an ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Allen Patterson avatar

    The Prayers Of The Righteous Series

    Contributed by Allen Patterson on Nov 2, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,848 views

    Prayer changes the course of events, changes the nature of circumstances and changes me.

    Most of us treat prayer like the five-year old. One mother writes, “As my five year old son and I were headed to McDonald’s one day, we passed a car accident. Usually when we see something terrible like that, we say a prayer for those who might be hurt, so I pointed and said to my son, “We should ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Benjamin Utomo avatar

    Be Wise Parents Of Gen Z

    Contributed by Benjamin Utomo on Jun 17, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,959 views

    Raising children today is more complicated. When we were little, we lived in an era that was not much different from when our parents grew up. But today, our children live in a vastly different 'world' from when we were little.

    Raising children today is more complicated. When we were little, we lived in an era that was not much different from when our parents grew up. But today, our children live in a vastly different 'world' from when we were little. We also compete with the world of entertainment, public ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Love Demands Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Sep 24, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,413 views

    The Fruit of the Spirit is God’s love and work in us, the love of Christ flowing in through His Holy Spirit in and out of us! All because we have a personal relationship with Christ, we have God’s living presence in us, living in us. The result is we have

    Opening illustration: The teacher in our adult-education creative-writing class told us to write "I love you" in 25 words or less, without using the words "I love you." She gave us 15 minutes. A woman in the class spent about ten minutes looking at the ceiling and wriggling in her seat. The last ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    Focus For The Faithful

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Apr 27, 2001
    based on 55 ratings
     | 5,518 views

    What should our focus be on after we are immersed into Christ? What should the focus of the faithful be?

    INTRODUCTION  When people a persons tells you that they want to become a Christian, we can tell them what the Bible tells us we MUST do in order to be saved. (Hear, Faith, Repent, Confess, Immerse)  What about after the baptism, we must we do once we are immersed into ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ron Freeman, Evangelist avatar

    No Son Like Timothy

    Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Sep 29, 2015
    based on 16 ratings
     | 7,569 views

    To establish that one of the church's greatest needs today is preparing more "sons like Timothy." Older preachers should mentor younger ones to love the Lord, the church, and work. This lesson deals with Paul's relationship with his son Timothy.

    INTRODUCTION Outline. 1. Timothy's - Singleness of Heart 2. Timothy's - Seeking the Will of Christ 3. Timothy's - Service in the Gospel Introductory Remarks. 1. In our lesson today, we will discuss one of the greatest needs in the church of the 21st century. The book of Philippians is ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ