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  • JM Raja Lawrence avatar

    5. The Prodigal Son Comes Home (A Message Of God's Unconditional Love) Series

    Contributed by Jm Raja Lawrence on Nov 25, 2025
     | 312 views

    God waits for you like a father watching the horizon for his lost child. No matter how far you have wandered, His arms remain open to welcome you home today.

    5. The Prodigal Son Comes Home (A Message of God's Unconditional Love) Introduction: Understanding the Heart of the Father Before we explore this profound story from Luke 15, we must understand what Jesus wanted to teach us. He told this parable to religious leaders who criticized Him for ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Humility: Lessons From The Master's Feet PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 21, 2024
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    Explores Jesus' act of washing His disciples' feet, emphasizing the importance of humility, holiness in service, and following Christ's example.

    Good morning, beloved family in Christ. We gather here today, not by chance or circumstance, but by divine appointment. We are here, in this moment, because our God, the author of our stories, has drawn us together. We are united by His love, bound by His grace, and driven by His purpose. Today, we ...read more

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  • Dennis King avatar

    The Outward Ripples Of Caring Series

    Contributed by Dennis King on Nov 15, 2022
     | 1,769 views

    Praying without really caring for others is a waste of words. As we pray, simultaneously we should care for them by doing our best to help them spiritually, emotionally or simply arranging for food and shelter when needed, then we should pray.

    Praying without really caring for others is a waste of words. As we pray, simultaneously we should care for them by doing our best to help them spiritually, emotionally or simply arranging for food and shelter when needed, then we should pray. As Christianity charges believers with the obligation ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Yes You Can

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Aug 15, 2010
    based on 37 ratings
     | 61,083 views

    The devil and just life it self wants to rob us of our dreams, and destroy our faith in God and faith in ourselves, he is always saying (no you can’t ) but God says ( Yes You Can )

    Num 1-3 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them. 3 And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Giving That Hurts Good

    Contributed by Raymond Perkins on Oct 14, 2002
    based on 84 ratings
     | 7,323 views

    A textual lesson on giving based on Hannah’s promise and gift to God.

    GIVING THAT HURTS GOOD I Samuel 1 INTRODUCTION: Tony Campolo is an American minister who has devoted his life to mission work in the world’s poorest countries. And from one of his many mission efforts, he tells a story of a homeless man who offered to share his coffee with him. Seeing the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Evidence Of True Love

    Contributed by Mark Beaird on May 14, 2003
    based on 59 ratings
     | 10,896 views

    Note the reasons that the love of God motivates our hearts to action.

    THE EVIDENCE OF LOVE © 2001 Mark Beaird Text: 1 John 3:16-18 What is your picture of someone who is truly poor? In Hollywood there is an exclusive school attended by children of movie stars, producers, and directors. Asked to write a composition on the subject of poverty, one little girl ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A Heart Affair

    Contributed by Greg Tabor on Oct 21, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,006 views

    This sermon knocks down the ’you can look, but you can’t touch’ mentality. God’s not just concerned with bodily adultery, but also the adultery that takes place in the heart.

    A Heart Affair A sermon on Lust Introduction Today we are going to talk about a subject that is very disturbing. That subject is adultery. And the most disturbing fact about this subject is that we are all adulterers. Does that shock you? It should! But it is a reality. Read Matthew 5:27-30 ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    God Blesses Who?

    Contributed by Steve Hereford on Jan 25, 2002
    based on 167 ratings
     | 6,636 views

    What kind of man does God bless? Or what kind of people does God bless? We are reading today "God bless America." Is America in a place spiritually and morally where God can bless it?

    What kind of man does God bless? Or what kind of people does God bless? We are reading today "God bless America." Is America in a place spiritually and morally where God can bless it? Let’s examine God’s blessing and its conditions. This passage, according to verse 6, is illustrating "the way of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "Cool" Christmas Shopping...

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Nov 29, 2011
     | 2,869 views

    Significance of Christmas to those who have never tasted the Savior's love...

    Cool Christmas “shopping” Once when a Sunday schooler was asked what she would give to her parents lovingly during Christmas, she is said to have replied with a disarming smile “A list of everything I want!” Cannot ...read more

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    Uncontainable Presence

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Feb 14, 2012
     | 3,874 views

    God wants his grace, truth and glory to spill out. He wants us to be the vessels that spill as we work, play and interact with people every day. It is called WORSHIP.

    “Uncontainable Presence” Scripture: John 1:14 Intro If you could snap your fingers and in a moment command whatever you want, what would you command? Abby Small, in Return of Jafar, wished of the Genie Jafar that he would have the gold of a sunken treasure ship. The outcome could have ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Praying With Purpose

    Contributed by Dr. Jeremy Simpson on Mar 11, 2007
    based on 31 ratings
     | 17,622 views

    The Lesson to be learned here is that prayer which begins with sighing generally ends in singing. We need to pray with purpose. We need to spend each day in prayer to God.

    PRAYING WITH PURPOSE-- PSALMS 5:1-12 Introduction: Those who believe in and practice set forms of prayer can find no justification for such in the Book of Psalms. There is a complete disregard for mechanical praying throughout the book. When you have a burning concern, praying come from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Are You A Missionary Or A Mission Field

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Mar 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,642 views

    Our task is to reach the world around us for Jesus Christ

    The mission field calls to our minds far-away places of sacrifice, physical hardship, long separation from loved ones, and a touch of the exotic. The Bible tells us that the mission field is any place: 1) Where paganism saturates daily life, 2) Where differing cultures exist 3) Where a clear ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Stand Firm In The Faith

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Dec 7, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 10,261 views

    Advent 1(C) - Believers stand firm in the faith whenever they are growing in joyful faith and whenever they are growing in Christ’s love.

    1 THESSALONIANS 3:8-13 - ADVENT 1 - November 27, 2005 (Outline) INTRO: A new church year begins this morning with the season of Advent. For Christians this is a very special time for us to prepare for the coming birth of Jesus in Bethlehem. We also prepare for the second coming of Jesus as the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Jesus Ministers 24/7 With Compassion And Pity

    Contributed by Howard Gunter on Sep 9, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,117 views

    Jesus desires to get away for a time of solitude with his disciples but it isn';t to be

    Weekend Message/Devotion Mark 7:24-37 September 9, 2018 Jesus Ministers 24/7 with Compassion and Pity As we read and ponder Mark’s gospel reading for today, one cannot help but picture Jesus seeking a little time to get away from the crowds and the harangue of the Pharisees that followed him ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Where Is The Right Door? Series

    Contributed by Steven Strickland on Apr 13, 2020
     | 3,147 views

    IF YOU’RE LIKE ME, I PRAY FOR THE LORD TO OPEN UP THE DOORS .

    WHERE IS THE RIGHT DOOR IF YOU’RE LIKE ME, I PRAY FOR THE LORD TO OPEN UP THE DOORS HE WOULD HAVE ME TO GO THROUGH AND CLOSE THE DOORS THAT WOULD NOT BE IN LINE WITH HIS WILL. YET WE ARE ALL GEARED TO ASKING FOR A CERTAIN DOOR TO OPEN AND NOT EVEN CONSIDER THE FACT, OF WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible