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  • James May avatar

    Shall We Betray Him Again?

    Contributed by James May on Apr 5, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,255 views

    We can all identify with the disciples on the night of the Last Supper. Just what are we capable of as disciples? Thank God for his Great Mercy!

    Shall We Betray Him Again? By Pastor Jim May The final hours of Jesus’ ministry on earth were coming to a close. He fully understood what lay ahead of him and yet his face was set like flint to staying the course. The souls of every human being lay in the balance. Could he have refused to ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    God's Grace In Our Grief Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Oct 23, 2025
     | 181 views

    2. It’s difficult to see hope in the middle of grief, but God’s grace always supplies us with hope even in the darkest night.

    GOD’S GRACE IN OUR GRIEF Text: Ruth 1:19-22 Introduction 1. Illustration: Franklin D. Roosevelt said: “We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world just beyond the horizon.” 2. It’s difficult to see hope in the middle of grief, but God’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    1 John 1:5-7 - The Revealing Light Of God Series

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jan 18, 2019
     | 8,141 views

    God is Light. The Light is the great revealer of one's spiritual condition. There can be a disconnect between what we claim to be our spiritual condition and reality. The Light of the Lord reveals the truth.

    1 John 1:5-7 Please stand as we read our newest memory Scripture together … 1 John 1:5-7 “This is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Blinded By Hate Blinded By Love

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Jan 14, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,897 views

    Hatred is a dark, violent, selfish emotion that can destroy the human heart even the best of them. Hatred has a way of taking root within us like no other emotion can. It twists our thinking and speaking until all that spews out of us are dark sentences

    Blinded by Hatred, Blinded by Love Hatred is a dark, violent, selfish emotion that can destroy the human heart even the best of them. Hatred has a way of taking root within us like no other emotion can. It twists our thinking and speaking until all that spews out of us are dark sentences. It’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Light That Leads Us Home - Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Series

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Dec 3, 2025
     | 425 views

    There’s something about Christmas Eve that feels different from any other night of the year. Even as adults, we feel something stirring—something quiet, something gentle.

    THE LIGHT THAT LEADS US HOME December 24, 2025 Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship CANDLELIGHT SERVICE I. The Warm Glow We All Long For There’s something about Christmas Eve that feels different from any other night of the year. Even as adults, we feel something stirring—something ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Bright Adeyeye avatar

    Behind The Storms

    Contributed by Bright Adeyeye on Apr 1, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,306 views

    The first sunlight that breaks through after a dark cloud is a welcome relief. It is a reminder that behind every storm there is a new beginning.

    BEHIND THE STORMS "12 And God said: “This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: 13 I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. 14 It shall ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Bible Is Our Guide In This Sin Sick World Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Oct 28, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,919 views

    We are a privileged people – we have free access to the Bible, the Word of God, God’s has given us the Guide Book for Life. The Bible is a gift from God, God speaks to us and other believers around the world today through the pages of the Bible.

    The Bible is our Guide. Our theme this month is the Supernatural Stream of God’s Guidance and calling. We are a privileged people – we have free access to the Bible, the Word of God, God’s has given us the Guide Book for Life. People in the world today often ask questions ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Forty Days That Changed A Life 2

    Contributed by Melvin Shelton on May 27, 2005
    based on 36 ratings
     | 7,552 views

    I wonder how many of you have lost the glow? I wonder how many don’t have the love for God’s Church as you once had? You begin to miss a service here and there until when Sunday night and Wednesday night come around, you don’t even think about it?

    Forty days that will change your life, 2. A life that shines. Exodus 34:28 -- 35. 05/29/05 This message is a second sermon in our series of messages on forty days that will change your life. Today, we will be talking about a life that shines. Last week we began talking about how Moses spent ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Larry Grant avatar

    Jesus Is The Light

    Contributed by Larry Grant on Sep 2, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,846 views

    Jesus teaches us to walk while we have the light, lest darkness overtake us; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going. While we have the light, believe in the light, that we may become sons of light because Jesus is the Light of the World.

    John 12:42-46 (NKJV) Jesus is the Light September 3, 2023 For thousands of years, the Jewish people had been looking for a Messiah. They were expecting a great military leader, one who would overthrow all of their enemies and restore Israel to its former greatness and glory. What they had not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kevin Ruffcorn avatar

    The Birth Of Hope Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Dec 4, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,193 views

    The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. The burst of light, God's presence, is the basis of our hope.

    Isaiah 9:1-7 “The Birth of Hope” INTRODUCTION Certain things in life are absolutely necessary. Air is one of them. We need air to breathe. We need water, also. Humans can only live about three days without water. We also need hope. Life without hope is difficult, if not impossible. In ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • John Lowe avatar

    Jairus’ Daughter Raised And A Woman With A Hemorrhage Healed Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Aug 8, 2017
     | 27,405 views

    You can see here the contrast of light and darkness. The little girl is twelve years old and the light is passing out of her life. The woman has suffered from an issue of blood for twelve years, but now she is passing from darkness into light.

    -AD 28- East Shore of Galilee Lesson: Jairus’ Daughter Raised and a Woman with a Hemorrhage Healed Matthew 9:18-26, Mark 5:21-43, Luke 8:40-56 Matthew- 18 While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    To Tell The Truth

    Contributed by Dr. William D. Poovey on Apr 25, 2015
     | 6,215 views

    "Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! "Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!" Isa. 5:20, 21.

    To Tell The Truth To Tell the Truth was an American TV game show that featured a panel of four celebrities whose object is the correct identification of a contestant who has an unusual occupation or experience. This central character is accompanied by two impostors who pretend to be the central ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

  • Paul Kallan avatar

    Be A Witness To The Light

    Contributed by Paul Kallan on Dec 14, 2002
    based on 30 ratings
     | 4,799 views

    When the light of God works within us, the darkness outside cannot have any influence on our mission of goodness.

    Francesca’s husband Franz went on a business journey. She had no idea when he would return after his business. Two days later, she had a knock on the door in the night. She did not know who it was and what the person wanted. Anxiety, fear and suspicion surfaced. She gripped the revolver, which she ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Douglas McDaris avatar

    When The Morning Comes

    Contributed by Douglas Mcdaris on Feb 26, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,973 views

    We can follow Simon Peter, the man who denied the Lord, through the darkness of despair into the dawning of a new day of hope.

    When The Morning Comes John 21:3-4 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing. But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Breakthrough Insights Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 12, 2020
     | 8,607 views

    In 2020 we are looking for a Breakthrough in our lives – a breakthrough from Covid 19, from divisive politics, from societal division and dissension in our society – but to get the desired breakthrough in our lives we need to have 20 – 20 vision into the spiritual realm and see through God’s eyes.

    Video Transitions: Video 1: Story behind the song God of the Breakthrough! Sermon: Breakthrough insights! Series: Breakthrough 2020! Thesis: In 2020 we are looking for a Breakthrough in our lives – a breakthrough from Covid 19, from divisive politics, from societal division and dissension in our ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational