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    Armor Of God PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 20, 2024
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     | 1,129 views

    This sermon encourages Christians to actively engage in spiritual warfare, using divine weapons provided by God, and to pray unceasingly for strength and wisdom.

    Beloved congregation, we stand today on the precipice of a profound revelation, a revelation that will surely strengthen our faith and fortify our hearts. We gather here not as mere spectators, but as active participants in a glorious drama, a drama that unveils the grandeur of our God and the ...read more

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    Undeniable God Centered, God Powered, God Miraculous!

    Contributed by Marianne Unger on Jul 23, 2003
    based on 37 ratings
     | 7,345 views

    How God uses ordinary people to perform miracles.

    I admit that more times than not, I have stood in this position confessing my favorite scripture passages, but beyond a shadow of a doubt, this is one of my very favorites. This story is undeniably God centered, God powered, God miraculous! Jesus Christ takes what little we have…a simple lunch ...read more

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    God's Love, God's Family And God's Forever Home

    Contributed by C Jordan on Feb 14, 2014
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    When I went to bed Saturday night, I still didn't have a message for this Sunday. When I woke up that morning, the Lord said, "Tell them about my love, my family, and my forever home."

    GOD’S LOVE, GOD’S FAMILY, AND GOD’S FOREVER HOME OPENING: Testimonies INTRO TO TOPIC: Challenging week. As of last night, didn’t have a sermon. • “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, ...read more

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    God Is A God Of Jealousy - Attributes Of God - (2 Of 10)

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 9, 2022
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    Today's message is about an attribute that we generally do not associate as being an attribute of God. That is, the attribute of jealousy.

    God is a jealous God. The attribute of jealousy is very closely related to the attribute of love. Illus: A lady went to her pastor for some counseling. She had some serious problems in her marriage. When the pastor asked her what was the problem, she said that her husband did not love her. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    02 The Power Of God, The Righteousness Of God And The Wrath Of God Series

    Contributed by Michael Collins on Mar 10, 2021
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     | 3,963 views

    This is the 2nd of 30 Studies in the Book of Romans

    Romans 1:16-32 Romans 1:16-17 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Sermon – Embraced By God’s Grace For The Pleasure Of God

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Jan 22, 2026
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    Knowing our identity, We can live fearless, free and full of confidence that we are who God says we are and we can do what God says we can do and can be what God says we can be. We can live with purpose and fulfil God’s plan.

    Sermon – Embraced By God’s Grace for the Pleasure of God Scripture - Ephesians 1:1-15 “This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. I am writing to God’s holy people in Ephesus, who are faithful followers of Christ Jesus. May God our Father and the Lord ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Why God’s Word Matters Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Sep 13, 2011
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    Because God’s Word mattered to Jesus, it should matter to us and we should do everything we can to live according to the principles we find there.

    Over the years, I’ve found that one of the issues that Christ followers struggle with the most is how we are to apply the Old Testament in our lives. In fact, five years ago when I preached a series of messages based on questions submitted to me by all of you, that was the most common question that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sermon: God’s Promise Of A Turnaround

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Mar 4, 2025
     | 900 views

    Haggai calls God’s people to consider their priorities. Secondly, consider the Lord's Pleasure and finnaly, the leadership must consider Our Lord's Purpose.

    Sermon: God’s Promise of a Turnaround Scripture Lesson: Haggai 2:18-23 “Think about this eighteenth day of December, the day when the foundation of the Lord’s Temple was laid. Think carefully. I am giving you a promise now while the seed is still in the barn. You have not yet harvested your grain, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    "God Will Teach Us"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 26, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 7,109 views

    A sermon for the first Sunday in Advent.

    ISAIAH 2:1-5 “God Will Teach Us” In our Old Testament passage for this morning, we are told about “the mountain of the Lord” where God will teach us God’s ways so that we will be able to walk in God’s paths. God will judge and settle the disputes for the nations. There will be no more need ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    In God We Trust Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jul 8, 2018
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     | 8,971 views

    Faith in God is not immunity from troubles. God builds our trust in Him through the trials of life, not apart from them.

    We read of the fall of the Northern Kingdom ISRAEL last week. • When the North falls, King Hezekiah was reigning in the South. We are going to read in the next 3 chapters. Let’s read 2 Kings 18:1-8. King Hezekiah is one of the two good kings in the history of Judah (S). • The other is King ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Understanding God's Will

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 26, 2001
    based on 174 ratings
     | 52,699 views

    Acts 16 reveals three basic facts about God’s direction for our lives.

    UNDERSTANDING GOD’S WILL Acts 16:1-10 INTRO.- ILL.- A preacher received a call from a church that offered him a salary four times what he was getting at his present church. Since he was a very devout and spiritual man, he spent much time in prayer trying to determine what God wanted him to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The God Of Sex Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Nov 5, 2018
     | 4,906 views

    In this sermon, we discuss the fact that sex is good, but when sex is used outside of God's intended ways, the god of sex twists it into something destructive.

    A. As you know, children often do “say the darndest things.” 1. A precocious 7 year-old once asked her mother for a baby brother. a. Her mother was taken aback by the request, but explained in a soothing tone, “I’m afraid that just isn’t possible, darling. Babies cost a great deal of money, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God Is Great

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jul 12, 2013
     | 14,446 views

    God alone is great and worthy of our praise.

    INTRODUCTION The human heart is an amazing creation of God. Let’s see how much you know about this miracle of creation. What’s the average heartbeat for an adult? (The average heartbeat is 72 times per minute. In the course of one day it beats over 100,000 times. In one year the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Voice For God Series

    Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Jul 18, 2022
     | 3,028 views

    This sermon focuses on John the Baptist and his unique role as "the one crying out in the wilderness to prepare the way for the Lord", as well as a four possible applications for Christians today.

    Good morning. By a show of hands, how many of you have heard of the biblical character John the Baptist? Most of you have heard of him of course. When you think of John the Baptist, what kind of image comes to mind? A little wild. A guy running around the desert dressed funny and eating bugs ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    To Worship God

    Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Jun 13, 2003
    based on 28 ratings
     | 7,119 views

    Learn the lesson about worship from Michal as she criticized her husband, David’s, enthusiastic worship.

    To Worship God When someone does something differently from what someone else does, it can raise questions that can have disastrous effects. This is what happened in the life of ancient King David. Please turn, with me, to 2 Samuel 6. There was a problem that David wanted to solve. The Ark of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational