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  • bala samson avatar

    God And Me!

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Aug 4, 2015
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    Let me tell you, the harvest that you get from spending time with Him is incredibly enormous; I may not get what I need now but I get the energy to endure sufferings, patience to wait, wisdom to talk and grace to walk.

    God and me! John 15:4 "Abide in Me, and I in you……” Ah, here we go, my incredible pursuit for God takes over everything else! Prep begins! It’s after school hours - most of you know that I work at our Abide School (School for the needy and under privileged kids) – ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Team God

    Contributed by Je Layugan on Jan 6, 2021
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    Elijah (meaning “My God is Yahweh”) challenges the 450 prophets of baal (and other prophets) in a “my God, your gods face-off". Like Elijah, teaming up with God when facing battles in life will be a win-win situation.

    STORY PRELUDE Elijah confronts King Ahab and challenges baal. He sets the basic rule of the face-off, that is to use woods and a bull to be consumed by their gods as they call them. Though he seems alone, Elijah is on the offense. In his turn to call his God, he prepares the Lord’s altar using ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Shepherd & The Sheep 1 Of 6 Series

    Contributed by Charles La Porte on Jun 5, 2017
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    The Promise For His Sheep: Jesus calls us to a similarly close relationship with Him where we instantly recognize His voice (and it doesn’t take 25 years either)

    The Shepherd & The Sheep The Promise For His Sheep John 10:1-11 Recognizing Yvonne’s voice… I can hear her call me “Charless” and I don’t need to see her, I don’t need to be looking at her to know without any doubt that its Yvonne… Jesus calls us to a similarly close relationship with Him where ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Time

    Contributed by Craig Smee on Oct 19, 2006
    based on 16 ratings
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    A close look at how much time we spend with God. (Joshua - Sun Stand Still)

    INTRODUCTION – PREACHING PREDICAMENT I have known about preaching today for quite a little while now as its been on the roster for a couple of weeks -. But boy have I struggled with what to preach on. From grace to eternity, from Jesus to Jehoshophat, from Genesis well ok I must admit not quite ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    Yoked To Jesus Christ Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 2, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,310 views

    How can we begin to taste the close relationship we will have with God in heaven now?

    Yoked to Jesus Christ (Philippians 3:4-11) 1. One woman relates this story: Early one morning, my husband, who works in a funeral home, woke me, complaining of severe abdominal pains. We rushed to the emergency room, where tests were performed to determine the source of the pain. My husband ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Glenn Durham avatar

    Let Peace Drive Out Anxiety Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Sep 14, 2010
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,401 views

    God gives his peace through his presence as we draw close to him in prayer.

    Scripture Introduction Their grandmother lived in a slower time. So her visit to California from a small town in middle America included her first plane flight. She was anxious about trusting her life to this newfangled contraption! When the family met her at the airport, they teased her by ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Gaining Spiritual Authority Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Dec 15, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,828 views

    God wants us to get close to Him, using His authority to accomplish His will.

    Gaining Spiritual Authority “Who’s the Boss?” Acts 19:13-20 Intro: Have you ever been caught in the middle of a power struggle? I can think of jobs I’ve had in the past when there was more than one boss to whom I was accountable. Sometimes one of them would try to get the upper hand on another of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Alan McCann avatar

    Which Side Of The Door? Series

    Contributed by Alan Mccann on Apr 23, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,157 views

    when God closes the door on the last day which side will you be left standing on?

    Luke 13.22-30 The story is told of a little Jimmy who came home from school and asked his parents the following question: “Where did I come from?” Mum looks at Dad, Dad looks at Mum – the ‘birds and the bees’ moment has suddenly arrived. Mum smiles and as she leaves the room she says ‘This is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Stu Hodges avatar

    "It's Open!" Series

    Contributed by Stu Hodges on Jun 11, 2013
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     | 12,257 views

    We live in a world full of closed doors, but God did not want the world to be like this.

    You know in many ways, life is all about the doors. We come into doors and go out of doors. We open doors and shut doors. Sometimes, we slam doors, no need to confess, we’ve all done it. And if you really stop to think about it, it’s the closed doors in life that really are the most ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    An Answered Prayer From A Cave

    Contributed by David Wilson on Jan 7, 2016
     | 9,382 views

    David's emotional outpouring as he hides in a cave, with Saul closing in... is heard and answered by God.

    Psalm 142 The first thing we see in this Psalm is the descriptive label placed over it in English translations. When written in the Hebrew, these descriptions would actually have been part of the Psalm and so should be carefully considered when studying these Psalms out. We are told that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Questions Churches Must Ask Themselves

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Nov 6, 2023
     | 907 views

    Do not be a Sardis. If the glory has departed, close the doors and merge with a church where God is moving.

    Rev 3:1  And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.  I am afraid that there are many churches in this situation. Growing up ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeremy Raby avatar

    Walking With God

    Contributed by Jeremy Raby on Apr 2, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,171 views

    A plan for how to walk with God.

    Walking With God Gen 5:24 And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. Gen 5:24 (KJV) This verse we read today in our Bibles is a short verse. Amongst all the geologies of from Adam where we read "and he died" multiple times it almost seems as if you could pass over this whole ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gerald Roberts avatar

    "God Was God, God Is God, And God Will Always Be God"

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Nov 23, 2015
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     | 20,132 views

    The text shares that God was God in ages past , God is God who loves us, and God will always be God no matter what.

    Revelation 1:4-8 “God was God, God is God, and God will always be God.” 1. John writes to the seven churches in the Province of Asia • He say Grace and peace to you • He also says grace and peace come through Jesus Christ vs 4 • He tells them who Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    Funeral Sermon:  Death Is Not The End Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Apr 5, 2025
     | 481 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

  • Justin Steckbauer avatar

    Consumed With God: The Pursuit Of God Series

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 23, 2024
     | 742 views

    We are consumed by God completely… while our obsession used to be selfishness and self destruction and we were very excited about that, we now pursue knowing God with abandon.

    My wife tells me that I sometimes become nearly obsessed with certain things. I get so focused on something it consumes me. I fall into the pool after staring into it too long. Are you like that? I have a bit of an obsessive, addictive personality. I want it and I want more. I want to learn more. ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army