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  • Dean Courtier avatar

    Go! And Believe In Jesus - A Call To Move From Familiarity To Faith Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Feb 21, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 600 views

    It is possible to live your whole life around Jesus, to be familiar with His teachings, to even admire Him, yet never truly believe in Him.

    GO! And Believe in Jesus - A Call to Move from Familiarity to Faith Introduction It is possible to live your whole life around Jesus, to be familiar with His teachings, to even admire Him, yet never truly believe in Him. Kevin DeYoung rightly observed: "You can live your whole life around ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    What Is To Prevent Me?

    Contributed by Lewis Martin on May 24, 2025
     | 458 views

    Have you ever noticed how often life takes a turn you didn’t see coming? You had a plan—a direction—and suddenly you found yourself on a different road, in a different place, with a different set of questions than you ever expected to ask.

    “What Is to Prevent Me?” Have you ever noticed how often life takes a turn you didn’t see coming? You had a plan—a direction—and suddenly you found yourself on a different road, in a different place, with a different set of questions than you ever expected to ask. It could be something joyful—a ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    The Holy Catholic Church Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 27, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 6,485 views

    This sermon examines the different uses of the word "Church" in Scripture, the essence of the Church, the definition of the Church, the Church in different periods, the attributes of the Church, and the marks of the Church.

    Introduction As we continue our series in The Apostles’ Creed I would like to examine today what it means to believe in the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints. Please listen as I recite the Apostles’ Creed: I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. I believe in ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Thronging Or Touching

    Contributed by Thomas Dibble on May 29, 2003
    based on 92 ratings
     | 10,472 views

    There is a difference in thronging around Jesus and really touching Jesus. There is a difference between just showing up for church and showing up with the intention of touching Jesus.

    In the beginning of the Bible, in the book of Genesis it tells us of a close and personal and intimate relationship that Adam and Eve shared with God. God would make Himself known to them in the cool of the day or the evening time. What an awesome time of fellowship that must have been when ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Angels Carried Him To Abraham's Side

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Oct 12, 2010
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     | 5,952 views

    The rich man and Lazarus had quite different lives and quite different deaths. What does this teach us about where to look for happiness?

    Text: Luke 16:19-31 Theme: Angels Carried Him to Abraham's Side A. Beware the alternative B. Find comfort in the promise Season: Pentecost 19c Date: October 3, 2010 Web page: http://hancocklutheran.org/sermons/Angels-Carried-Him-to-Abraham_s-Side-Luke16_19-31.html Grace and peace to you ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Results Not Typical

    Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Nov 3, 2014
    based on 9 ratings
     | 24,987 views

    People are fed up with empty claims and so we as the church, we have to present a different kind of life; an effective different kind of life

    TITLE: RESULTS NOT TYPICAL SCRIPTURE: ACTS 9:20-31 We live in a media saturated culture. Not only saturated with media, but saturated with advertising. Everywhere we look people are trying to sell us something. Seems like more and more websites that are free, now have some kind of advertisement ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Five Steps To Effective Evangelism

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Sep 9, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,819 views

    Pray that God will transform your hearts and give you the strength, discernment, wisdom and courage to preach the Gospel message to the world with clear, concise and Spirit-led words!

    Five Steps to Effective Evangelism Colossians 4:2-6 One of the greatest miracles a person can embrace in one’s lifetime is to be born of the “water and the Spirit” (John 3:5). While learning how to walk, ride a bike, starting one’s first job, getting married, and having children are life events ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Encounter With Jesus That Changed Everything PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 6, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 86 views

    God’s mercy through Christ’s resurrection gives us living hope, transforming our weariness and shame into courage, renewal, and confident expectation for the future.

    There are mornings when hope feels like a whisper in the wind—soft, steady, surprising. You wake up with a to-do list longer than your energy and a heart that wonders, Will anything change? Then you catch a memory of God’s kindness—a prayer answered when you had no words left, a friend’s hand in ...read more

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    A Strong Saint Series

    Contributed by Kamau N on Apr 19, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,236 views

    Spiritual strength and courage are necessary for our warfare in the world full of darkness and evil. The life and behavior of saints must be strong and righteous in a world full of sin and ungodliness.

    A Strong Saint Ephesians 6:10-12 Spiritual armour against the enemies of their souls) Spiritual strength and courage are needed for our spiritual warfare and suffering. Those who would prove themselves to have true grace, must aim at all grace; and put on the whole armour of God, which he ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Waiting On God

    Contributed by Amar Chandnani on Sep 6, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,765 views

    Waiting on God is worth it. Psalm 27:14 "Wait for the LORD; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the LORD.

    Let us pray! Psalm 27:14 "Wait for the LORD; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the LORD. Our message this morning is Waiting on God. Waiting on God. Are you ready. I was reading last Saturday, I was reading up on some statistics and I found out something ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Game Of Mutually Assured Destruction Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 11, 2015
    based on 19 ratings
     | 22,172 views

    It's one game board, but two games. Checkers and Chess are not only played differently, but they illustrate for me the difference between how the world deals with conflict and how God would have us do so. Do you know the difference?

    OPEN: (We showed a picture of a checker board on the overhead) What is this game? That’s right, it’s a checkers game. How many of you have ever played checkers? (almost everyone held up their hands) You know, I did not realize it until I began my research for this morning’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Transformed By Truth: Unashamed Of The Gospel Mark 8:38 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Oct 28, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,424 views

    In Mark 8:38 Jesus speaks directly about the cost of being ashamed of Him. He warns that if we deny Him in this life, we will face denial in eternity.

    Transformed by Truth: Unashamed of the Gospel Mark 8:38 (NLT): “If anyone is ashamed of me and my message in these adulterous and sinful days, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.” Introduction: A Bold Faith in a Broken ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Shaken Not Stirred Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jul 1, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 9,606 views

    Don’t ask God to change the situation, ask God to give you the courage to make it through the situation AND ask for the Holy Spirit to work through you.

    I have a friend who started this church in the lower 48 that was so successful that they had a difficult time finding a place to meet for Sunday services. They had so many people showing up on Sunday they were literally standing in the parking lot waiting for a seat in the next service. The church ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Character Study Of Titus Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 26, 2025
     | 298 views

    Titus was a faithful disciple, a trusted leader, and a promoter of sound doctrine. His life teaches us the importance of faithfulness, integrity, and bold leadership in the church.

    CHARACTER STUDY OF TITUS – CHURCH LEADER AND RECIPIENT OF PAUL’S LETTER By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Titus 1:4-5 "To Titus, my true son in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour. The reason I left you in Crete was that you might put in order ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    A Most Unlikely Woman Rahab Series

    Contributed by Patrick Usifo on Nov 12, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,488 views

    God is no respecter of person. He can use the most ill-repute to accomplish His works. Rahab is one of such that demonstrated a living faith and courage in the midst of fear.

    The Unlikely Woman Rahab Text: Hebrew 11:30-35 Message: A Woman of True Faith Further Reading: Joshua 2: 6: The bible cannot be read without coming across the story of many godly and ungodly women ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational