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  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    Divine Visitation And Destiny Revelation Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 1, 2025
     | 364 views

    Divine visitation is heaven’s strategy for revealing and launching men into destiny. When God visits, He does not merely comfort; He commissions. He speaks identity, confirms purpose, and equips for assignment.

    DIVINE VISITATION AND DESTINY REVELATION By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Jeremiah 1:4-10 Supporting Texts: Isaiah 49:1-6, Judges 6:11-14, Acts 9:3-6, Genesis 12:1-4, Luke 5:1-11 INTRODUCTION: One of the greatest benefits of divine visitation is the unveiling of destiny. Many live and die ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    When God Passes By Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 1, 2025
     | 541 views

    When God passes by, He doesn’t just come for a visit—He comes to shift situations, renew callings, and realign destinies.

    WHEN GOD PASSES BY By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 19:11-13 Supporting Texts: Exodus 33:18-23, Psalm 46:10, Job 38:1, Luke 24:13-32, John 5:6-8 INTRODUCTION: There are moments in life when everything changes—not because of a loud announcement, but because God passed by. Divine ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    A Divine Stopover

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 1, 2025
     | 349 views

    A divine stopover is God interrupting the normal for your supernatural transformation.

    A DIVINE STOPOVER By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Mark 10:46-52 Supporting Texts: Luke 18:35-43, Psalm 102:13, Isaiah 30:18-19, Acts 3:1-10, Revelation 3:20 INTRODUCTION: There are moments in life when heaven decides to interrupt the normal flow of events and pay attention to an individual in ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Visitation That Changes Stories Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 1, 2025
     | 349 views

    There are divine visitations that change lives, but there are also visitations that completely rewrite stories. In the Scripture, we find examples of people who went from years of weeping to seasons of rejoicing simply because God visited them.

    THE VISITATION THAT CHANGES STORIES By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Genesis 21:1 Supporting Texts: Luke 1:68, Ruth 4:13-17, 1 Samuel 2:1-10, Job 42:10-17, Exodus 3:7-8 INTRODUCTION: There are divine visitations that change lives, but there are also visitations that completely rewrite stories. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Hosting The Presence Of God Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 7, 2025
     | 361 views

    One of the marks of a godly leader is the desire to restore and prioritise the presence of God.

    HOSTING THE PRESENCE OF GOD By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 2 Samuel 6:1-23 Supporting Texts: Psalm 24:7-10, 1 Chronicles 15:13, Exodus 25:21-22, John 4:23-24, 2 Corinthians 6:16 INTRODUCTION: One of the marks of a godly leader is the desire to restore and prioritise the presence of God. In 2 ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    When The Fire Falls Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 16, 2025
     | 325 views

    When the fire falls, heaven responds, truth is revealed, and hearts are turned back to God. Elijah's prayer brought down fire not for entertainment, but for divine reawakening.

    WHEN THE FIRE FALLS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Kings 18:36-39 Supporting Texts: Leviticus 9:24; Acts 2:1-4; 2 Chronicles 7:1-3; James 5:16-18; Hebrews 12:29 INTRODUCTION: Mount Carmel was the stage for one of the most dramatic displays of God’s power in the Old Testament. Elijah stood ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Time Of Your Visitation

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Aug 30, 2025
     | 412 views

    The time of visitation is a divine opportunity, a sacred window when God steps into the affairs of His people. It is a time of remembrance, mercy, and breakthrough.

    THE TIME OF YOUR VISITATION By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Luke 19:41-44 Supporting Texts: Genesis 18:1-10, Psalm 102:13, John 5:1-9, Ecclesiastes 3:1, Acts 3:1-10 INTRODUCTION: There are moments in life when heaven intervenes in the affairs of men. These moments are what Scripture calls ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Building Relationships

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 29, 2013
     | 7,509 views

    In our Scriptures today, we see two encounters, which lead to making disciples. This encounter and Jesus’ ministry to such folks teaches us that lost people matter to God. All of us are surrounded by people far from God

    Building Relationships Luke 15:1-10 and Acts 8:26-40 In our Scriptures today, we see two encounters, which lead to making disciples. The first is when Jesus has a group of tax collectors and sinners who have gathered to hear him talk. Tax collectors were some of the most hated people in ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Go! And Know His Name: Encountering The Great "i Am" Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on May 3, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 633 views

    “I AM WHO I AM.” This declaration introduces us to the Tetragrammaton—the four Hebrew letters YHWH—representing God's personal name.

    Go! And Know His Name: Encountering the Great "I AM" Exodus 3:13–15 (NLT): “But Moses protested, ‘If I go to the people of Israel and tell them, “The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,” they will ask me, “What is his name?” Then what should I tell them?’ God replied to Moses, ‘I ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Occupied Territory Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 16, 2003
    based on 77 ratings
     | 12,937 views

    Principles about demonic activity drawn from Jesus’ encounter with the man possessed with a legion of demons.

    Note: This sermon was introduced with the drama "The Price of Pigs" Today we’re going to look at a story that’s likely to make us uncomfortable. It’s the story described in the drama, the story of a man who was delivered from demonic possession. It’s a story of demons being sent into a heard of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Carl, Sven, And The Angels Series

    Contributed by Bradley Boydston on Dec 8, 2001
    based on 29 ratings
     | 2,667 views

    Christmas Eve parable/sermon about two Nordic shepherds and their Holy Land encounter with angels.

    "Sven did you yust see what I think I yust saw?" "I don’t know Carl--what do you think it is that you yust saw--because I think I yust saw what you think you yust saw?" "Angels, Sven, angels--one angel and then a whole bunch of angels--singing some strange religious song and talking about some ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Everything According To His Design

    Contributed by Doug Koehler on Jan 3, 2002
    based on 70 ratings
     | 3,918 views

    WHAT DOES GOD SAY TO US WHEN WE ENCOUNTER CHANGES IN OUR PLANS AND EXPECTATIONS?

    Hi, thank you for looking at this sermon. I hope it helps. Please do not say the sermon did not help you just because you did not like the style or could not use the entire message for your own needs. I have discovered a few souls automatically hit the ’did not help me’ button if the message they ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Waiting For Something Special Series

    Contributed by James Capps on Dec 12, 2000
    based on 96 ratings
     | 7,313 views

    Based on the encounter with Simeon, how he waited and how we are to patiently wait for the return of Jesus

    Waiting for Something Special Luke 2:25-32 2nd Sunday in Advent No one likes to wait Was at Sam’s the other day….had to stand in line what seemed forever (probably only 10 minutes) Was going to Vanderbilt for Jacob Maxwell’s surgery and got in morning traffic..took me over an hour to get ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Cost Of Following Jesus

    Contributed by Howard Harden on Jan 13, 2001
    based on 214 ratings
     | 31,439 views

    Luke shared three encounters from Jesus’ life to teach us the cost of following Jesus.

    The Cost of Following Jesus Luke 9:57-62 I recently was moved by an encounter I had with a little girl. We were in line at the small town store where I live. She was small and dirty. Her clothes were unwashed, her feet barefoot. Dirt was upon her face, but she did not notice. She ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hospitality 101 Series

    Contributed by Thomas Black on Feb 2, 2005
    based on 120 ratings
     | 23,300 views

    Abraham’s encounter with three strangers can teach us much about hospitality as a church.

    A mother invited some people to dinner. At the table, she turned to her six-year-old daughter and said, "Would you like to say the blessing?" "I wouldn’t know what to say," the girl replied. "Just say what you hear Mommy say," the mother answered. The little girl bowed her head and with sincerity ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational