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  • David Dunn avatar

    When God Whispers Hope

    Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 2, 2025
     | 110 views

    Finding Strength When You Feel Like Giving Up. Believers overcome discouragement by facing reality with faith—trusting God’s goodness, and rediscovering hope in Christ.

    The Devil’s Favorite Tool There’s an old story told by preachers long before microphones and livestreams. It goes like this: One day the devil decided to have a garage sale. He laid out all his tools on a table—hatred, envy, jealousy, deceit, lust, pride, and lying. Each one was marked with a ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    God"s Timing Is Always Perfect

    Contributed by Sajayan Chacko on Jan 24, 2024
     | 1,386 views

    Trust God"s Timing

    GOD'S TIMING IS ALWAYS PERFECT For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.( Habakkuk 2:3 KJV) Why You Can Trust God's Perfect Timing 1. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Good And Beautiful God: God Transforms Lives Series

    Contributed by Scott Walker on Sep 12, 2011
     | 8,852 views

    We were made for something better that what a life destroyed by sin has to offer. God wants to restore His image in us. God wants to transform our lives.

    “The Good & Beautiful God: God Transforms Lives” 2 Corinthians 5:17 March 6th, 2011 "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come." 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NASB) Introduction: > Last week we were greatly challenged to ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    The Good And Beautiful God: A Heart At Peace With God Series

    Contributed by Scott Walker on Jun 3, 2011
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     | 5,910 views

    The only way to have a heart that is at peace with God is to know the God that Jesus reveals to us....

    “The Good & Beautiful God: A Heart At Peace With God” John 14:6 January 16th 2011 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6 (NIV) Introduction: > Two years ago, I was given a book entitled, The Good and Beautiful ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • T.J. Conwell avatar

    God’s Perfect Plan For Life On Earth Series

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Feb 12, 2023
     | 1,463 views

    Man and woman both able to stand before a Holy God, both innocent, without fault or the need to understand what shame is. Because there was no failure, no fault to be seen, and no guilt and they were unified as a perfect picture of what God intended.

    Alpha and Omega, Part 7 God’s perfect plan for life on Earth Genesis 2:4-25 Introduction - We’ve begun 2023 with “one purpose”: Knowing there is a God! -- Continuing our series, “Alpha and Omega”; examining the beginning to the end - This morning, we will pick up some speed having our ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "From Sorrow To Celebration: God’s Power

    Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Oct 27, 2024
     | 826 views

    God is working behind the scenes to turn our sorrow into joy, and our mourning into celebration.

    9:20 Mordecai recorded these things and sent letters to all the Jews who were in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far, 9:21 enjoining them that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar and also the fifteenth day of the same month, year by year, 9:22 as the days on ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Give Thanks To The God Of The Waters Series

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Jun 28, 2006
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     | 7,532 views

    The Lord who brings rain on the earth has provided us with many blessings. Are we experiencing those blessings to the fullest?

    Give thanks to the God of the Waters Psalm 65 I am struck by the similarity between this psalm and number 93. In both, • God arms Himself with strength • The thundering of the waves is referenced • God is shown in His relationship to both land and sea Psalm 93 is in book 4 of the psalms, so it ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    God Is Our Refuge And Strength Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Dec 31, 2017
    based on 3 ratings
     | 57,712 views

    When things are changing and threatening around you, focus your attention on God. He is with you; you have His presence, since you have His Spirit within. He is your refuge, since you have His protection. And, He helps you by His power.

    3-30-04 Title: God is our refuge and strength Text: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” (Psalm 46:1). Bible Reading: Psalm 46 1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Where Does God Live? Series

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on May 3, 2015
     | 9,103 views

    Stephen's Acts 7 defense before the Jewish leaders is a masterful theological treatise on the presence of God. But it was a message with ominous implications to these power-hungry leaders. Stephen's message has applications to us today 2000 years later.

    Where Does God Live? Series: Acts Chuck Sligh May 3, 2015 TEXT: Turn to Acts 7 INTRODUCTION Have you ever heard a church referred to as “God’s house?” I’ve often used this term myself, speaking of the importance of being faithful to “God’s house” by ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Promises His Blessing

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Jun 21, 2016
     | 12,559 views

    Our God is still in the business of keeping His promises

    God Promises His Blessing Psalm 29 The title of today’s sermon is God Promises His Blessing We are going to be looking at Psalm 29 What is a promise? The dictionary says a promise is a declaration or assurance that one will do a particular thing Or that a particular thing will happen It is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    It Is Worship That Brings God Into Our Lives As A Reality

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Feb 27, 2002
    based on 106 ratings
     | 5,067 views

    Why we need to worship

    IT IS WORSHIP THAT BRINGS GOD INTO OUR LIFE AS A REALITY Heb 11:1-6 What would the difference in your life would it be if you began to make worship as your way of life and not just an hour event on Sunday morning? What would be the benefits of one who worships in spirit as Jesus tells ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Where Are The Figs?

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jul 20, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,472 views

    On a close inspection of our life what do we find. Have my years of privileged & opportunity through my sin & indifference has carried me future & further from God?

    Where Are The Figs? Mk. 12:11-21 Many are like that famous painting of olden time, in which the artist depicted what seemed at a distance a holy friar with a book before him,, and his hands crossed in devotion, looking like a saint indeed, but when you came close to the venerable impostor, you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Miracles

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Nov 12, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,026 views

    Even though Moses was not allowed to go into the Promised Land he spent the closing weeks of his life preparing the new generation to enter Canaan and claim the land God promised to give them.

    THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: Even though Moses was not allowed to go into the Promised Land he spent the closing weeks of his life preparing the new generation to enter Canaan and claim the land God promised to give them. In this portion of Scripture a new census was taken in anticipation of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brad Beaman avatar

    Open Door Of Opportunity Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Jan 22, 2022
     | 4,932 views

    When you find that God has opened a door you do not want to miss the blessing of going through it. Once Jesus closes that door there is nobody who can open it.

    Oftentimes life’s great opportunities last only for a moment. You must seize that moment. It is the time to grab the brass ring. Take advantage of the opportunity or it will be gone. I am talking about real life changing opportunities that we have. These are the moments when you sense there is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Does God Reveal His Will? Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Jul 27, 2015
     | 4,272 views

    This message tackles teh question of how God reveals His will.

    HOW DOES GOD REVEAL HIS WILL? PHILIPPIANS 3:15 LET US THEREFORE, AS MANY AS ARE PERFECT, HAVE THIS ATTITUDE; AND IF IN ANYTHING YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT ATTITUDE, GOD WILL REVEAL THAT ALSO TO YOU; INTRODUCTION: INTERACTING WITH GOD’S WILL HAS ALWAYS BEEN A POINT OF CONSIDERATION, CAUTION, AND ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist