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  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Living In The Times: The Issachar Anointing

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jun 20, 2025
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    We live in a time of uncertainty—wars, disasters, moral decay, and trials seem to be on all sides. However, as believers, God has equipped us with the wisdom and strength to live faithfully in every season, trusting Him.

    OPENING ILLUSTRATION: Narrative of the present Israel-Iran war. Narrative of the condition of the American church and what we must do. Discerning the times, knowing what to do and then taking action! INTRODUCTION: We live in a time of uncertainty—wars, disasters, moral decay, and trials seem to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Yesterday And Tomorrow, Today

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 24, 2025
     | 417 views

    Jesus unites yesterday, today, and tomorrow—redeeming our past by faith, securing our future with hope, and filling the present with love.

    OPENING – THE CROOKED FURROW I was fifteen the summer an old farmer in Tennessee handed me the biggest responsibility I’d ever had. “Take the tractor,” he said, “and plow that field.” It was no small patch of ground. Thirty acres of Tennessee red clay stretched behind the barn, rolling gently ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 31, 2023
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    Explores the struggle between earthly and divine life, encouraging faith and trust in God's guidance, peace, and love amidst life's trials.

    Good morning, my brothers and sisters in Christ. It's a joy to be here with you today, sharing in the warmth of our fellowship and the light of God's word. We stand together in the house of the Lord, united by our faith and our shared hope in His promises. Our Scripture for today is Philippians ...read more

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    Speak Lord, I'm Listening PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 9, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,200 views

    Encourages us to listen and respond to God's voice, aligning our lives with His will.

    Good morning, dear friends. I hope this day finds you well and your hearts open to the divine wisdom that is about to unfold. There's a palpable energy in the air today, a sense of expectancy, a feeling that we are on the cusp of something extraordinary. We find ourselves today standing on the ...read more

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    Keep Going PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 5, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,330 views

    This sermon encourages perseverance in doing good, emphasizing that persistence and positivity will yield divine rewards, even if progress seems slow or insignificant.

    Good morning, beloved family of God. It's such a joy and a blessing to be standing here before you, sharing God's word and His love with each and every one of you. We are, each of us, part of a divine tapestry, woven together by the hand of God, and bound together by the threads of His love and ...read more

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    Fly High - Acts Part 6 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 11, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,064 views

    The Lord used an ordinary man Philip who was filled with the Holy Spirit to do extraordinary things for the Kingdom of God. He influenced important people for the Kingdom of God because of his devotion to the Lord and to ministry.

    “Fly High” – Acts part 6 Video Illustration: For the 4th of July – also a soldiers story about the power of the Gospel in a Battle zone. Pray for our Country and for the soldiers oversees. Thesis: The Lord used an ordinary man Philip who was filled with the Holy Spirit to do extraordinary ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    You're In Good Hands Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Apr 20, 2002
    based on 46 ratings
     | 9,710 views

    We need God’s hand on our lives.

    YOU’RE IN GOOD HANDS I Chronicles 4:10 S: God’s Presence Th: Prayer: A Passion for His Presence Pr: WE NEED GOD’S HAND ON OUR LIVES. ?: How? How is it observed? KW: Ways TS: We will find in our study of the prayer of Jabez three ways to observe God’s hand on our lives. The ____ way that we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Two In A Canoe (Or, Baking On The Brazos)

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 4, 2000
    based on 110 ratings
     | 4,768 views

    Encouragement for young couples

    A true story "The mind of man plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps." In his song, “Slip-Sliding Away”, Paul Simon asserts that, “God only knows; God makes His plan; the information’s unavailable to the mortal man.” A rather pessimistic attitude, since the information is not entirely ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    Depression: What It Is, What Causes It, What Are The Signs Series

    Contributed by Dan Borchert on Dec 9, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,770 views

    This is the first sermon in a series of three dealing with depression all from the same passage. It is estimated that some 20 million americans suffer from depression

    I Kings 19:1-18 Depression: What it is, What causes it, What are the signs Introduction A. Depression B. A Word that we have all heard, a word that we have all thought about C. Did you know that there are about 21 million Americans right now suffering with depression? D. Did you know that USA ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Receiving God's Guidance

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Sep 20, 2006
    based on 28 ratings
     | 14,158 views

    Abraham gave us a good example of how we can receive God’s guidance: (1) Know God’s Word, (2) Commit to God’s will, (3) Trust God’s ways, and (4) Pray for God’s wisdom.

    Gen 24:1-14 Receiving God’s Guidance ES 17 Sep 06, 2488 [I’ve taken the main points of this sermon from Larry Sarver’s sermon ‘Four Principles for Receiving God’s Guidance’ in SermonCentral.com] This is the story of how God guided Abraham’s servant to find the wife for his son Isaac. We’re ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    New Beginnings

    Contributed by Andy Almendarez on Dec 11, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,559 views

    When God asked Abraham to become His follower He was asking him to make a great sacrifice. Abraham was going to have to forfeit the inheritance that was his. He was going to have to leave his people and go to an unfamiliar place (Genesis 12:2-3).

    New Beginnings Genesis 12:1-9 Howard Hendricks relates how the mentoring of one of his teachers’ impacted his life. “By the fifth grade, I was bearing all the fruit of a kid who feels insecure, unloved, and pretty angry at life. In other words, I was tearing the place apart. However, my teacher ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Insights From Putting Up Hay Series

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Apr 22, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,508 views

    God calls each follower to an effective and specific ministry; the priesthood of the believer.

    Insights from Putting Up Hay Mark 6:6-12, 30 Sermon #1 from the series “Life on the Farm” Sermon Objective: God calls each follower to ministry and personal sacrifice. Series Intro: We are beginning a sermon series today from Mark’s Gospel called “Life on the Farm.” It will focus on some of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Understanding The Creator From Creation

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 27, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,816 views

    The tells us that we can understand the creator from creation.

    Understanding the Creator From Creation Last week I began to just marvel at the complexity of creation. And then in my devotions I read this particular passage (Psalms 19:1-6). Biblical writers tell us we can infer something of the greatness of the creator in the wonders of the creation. I ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Trust

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Mar 19, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 14,279 views

    Trust something we give sometimes without thinking. Do we really trust God? How is our trust destroyed? Christians trust as a sign of faith.

    Trust Proverbs 3:5-7 Perhaps you have not caught on to what God has had me doing in the past few weeks. Two weeks ago we had a message on Authority where we were reminded about the authority of every Christian. We discussed teachers, the president, and police as sources of authority. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Narrow Road, Small Gate

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Sep 3, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 10,107 views

    Discussion of Jesus’ words about only getting to heaven through him.

    Narrow Road, Small Gate Matthew 7:13-14 August 21, 2005 Introduction This is one of those messages that fits in real well with the beliefs of our church and what the Bible teaches about God, Jesus, and heaven, but won’t win me any friends with people who think we’re narrow minded about such ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan