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  • Cedric Portis avatar

    Will Anyone Get Out Of The Boat When They See You?

    Contributed by Cedric Portis on Nov 30, 2002
    based on 30 ratings
     | 6,052 views

    Jesus calls us to be light to the world. When others look at you do they see the light of Jesus or do they see the darkness of this dying world.

    Will anyone get out of the Boat when they see you? Minister Cedric Portis 12/01/02 Matthew 14:22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. Matthew 14:23 And when he had sent the multitudes ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Armed & Dangerous

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Feb 7, 2007
    based on 34 ratings
     | 23,657 views

    You have been equipped with the techniques to defeat the devil, pull down stronghold, cast down imaginations, and most of all be victorious in this spiritual warfare.

    “Armed & Dangerous” By District Elder M.L. Maughmer, Jr. 2nd Corinthians 10:4-6 OPENING: - Stop and think for a moment why is it that one person is able to do as the Bible says and love thy neighbor while another person loathes his neighbor and steals from him. One person sees all men are ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    We Still See Him Series

    Contributed by R. York Moore on Jul 18, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,964 views

    When I finally realized that God was real, that He did care about me, I began to hunger to know Him and know about what He was doing in the world. And when this truth hit me, that God is with the poor, I found myself wanting to go back, to spend time

    We Still See Him When We Join the Poor We Join God ľ As ideologies and judgments and rancor have crumbled, we still see Him crouching in the dark places of despair. ľ As policies and budgets and treaties have come forth still-born, we still see Him with those wallowing in a bed of sickness and ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Four Cartons Of Milk

    Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 25, 2025
     | 46 views

    Listening is a posture of presence that communicates care; hearing words is not enough—true listening keeps hearts open and relationships alive.

    Let me start with something familiar. Have you ever been in a conversation where you were doing everything right on the outside—nodding at the right moments, making eye contact, even saying “yeah” or “uh-huh”—and then suddenly you realized you had absolutely no idea what the other person had just ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Hasty Decisions

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 7, 2001
    based on 58 ratings
     | 16,363 views

    Hasty Decisions lead to regret

    Unit 9 – Family Lesson 23 – Esau’s Choice – Genesis 25:19-34 Preparation for the Teacher 1. Aim: To lead the people to understand how to avoid making impulsive decisions that they will later regret. 2. Explanation of the Aim: Hasty decisions often lead to regrets. In our lesson today we try to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Marriage: Does Submission Imply Inferiority Of The Wife To The Husband? Series

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Jun 5, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
     | 5,957 views

    Does headship by its very nature imply superiority, and submission inferiority, or is headship and submission simply a distinction of functions, two different kinds of responsibilities which God has ordered for men and women?

    Compiled by: Herman Abrahams (Pastor), Cornerstone Faith Ministries, P.O. Box 740, Westridge 7802, Rep. of South Africa. E-Mail: Mentorship2003@yahoo.co.uk Note to the reader: If you have been blessed with this sermon compilation, I would be honoured to receive an e-mail from you ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    The Call To Forgiveness

    Contributed by Brian Barrett on Aug 19, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,109 views

    It is a message for you and a message for me. It is a message that will speak to you and it speaks to me. It is a message that cause you and causes me to face feelings that maybe, have been pushed away, or covered over. Maybe for so long that we have f

    The Call to Forgiveness Tonight’s message contains thoughts that I’ve had since early in the week. It is a message for you and a message for me. It is a message that will speak to you and it speaks to me. It is a message that cause you and causes me to face feelings that maybe, have been pushed ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    What Walking By Faith Really Means

    Contributed by Evangelist Sola Ibironke on Jan 13, 2011
    based on 8 ratings
     | 18,687 views

    The sermon aims to give biblical explanations on the practical definition of walking by faith.

    WHAT WALKING BY FAITH REALLY MEANS 2CORINTHIANS 5:7 (New King James Version) 7 For we walk by faith, not by sight. This scripture shows to us how a Christian ought to live his Christian ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Lesson 38: Preach A Rebuttal Series

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 17, 2018
     | 5,430 views

    Preach a sermon that disproves something

    Lesson Goal Learn how to preach a sermon that disproves something. Lesson Intro In Matthew 12:1-14, Jesus presents a number of rebuttals to the Pharisees. What is a rebuttal? It is a counterargument to disprove the evidence supplied by another party. It is a process for establishing truth by ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Making Distinctions; Doers Of The Word Series

    Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Sep 4, 2021
     | 1,801 views

    James points out the economic distinctions that we are all too likely to make in our hospitality ministry. But it wouldn’t be too big a leap to talk about racial and immigrant and gender and orientation distinctions at the same time.

    Making Distinctions Doers of the Word FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST, YEAR B September 5 2021 James points out the economic distinctions that we are all too likely to make in our hospitality ministry. But it wouldn’t be too big a leap to talk about racial and immigrant and gender and orientation ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Phillip Smith avatar

    Same Mind And Judgment

    Contributed by Phillip Smith on May 17, 2024
     | 741 views

    Apostle Paul instructed, "Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment."

    Apostle Paul to the church at Corinth instructed the Christians to be of the same mind and judgment. 1 Cor. 1:10. 10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Spencer Miller avatar

    The Lame Shall Leap

    Contributed by Spencer Miller on May 15, 2003
    based on 18 ratings
     | 9,143 views

    Spiritual health and healing

    Introduction. Isaiah promised that "God will come ... and save you. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing" (Isaiah 35:4-6). When John the Baptist sent some of his disciples ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    304 – Good Versus Evil Desires

    Contributed by Joel Vicente on Feb 17, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 4,022 views

    Elementary Teaching on SIN: Why do we sin?

    Illustrate: Sin: In the time it takes me to share this sermon 57 kids will run away from home. - 29 children will attempt suicide. - 22 girls under 19 years of age will receive an abortion. - 14 teenage girls will give birth to an illegitimate baby - 685 teens will use some form of illegal drug. - ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Phillip Paschal avatar

    Time Versus Eternity

    Contributed by Dr. Phillip Paschal on Oct 17, 2019
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,587 views

    Looking to the Future

    TIME VS. ETERNITY COL. 3:1-2 I. INTRODUCTION AS PILGRIMS ON A JOURNEY, WE MUST UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WORLD IS NOT OUR HOME. NO, ON THE CONTRARY, IT IS MERELY A TEMPORARY DWELLING PLACE UNTIL WE REACH ETERNITY. THEREFORE, SINCE WE ARE JUST PASSING THROUGH THIS BARREN LAND, IT IS PIVOTAL THAT WE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Onlookers And The Onlooked Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 10, 2017
     | 3,684 views

    The abundance of religious art we see may remind us of the cross, but it can also dull us to the reality that the people involved were real people, not figments of creativity. Let’s take a look at some of those real people.

    PURSUING THE MARK Philippians 3:4-14 The starter’s line for this passage is the Apostle Paul’s polemic against false teachers, whose confidence lies in the flesh (Philippians 3:2-4). “The flesh” here represents self-help religion, which stands contrary to the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible