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  • Isaiah Banjo avatar

    Costly Assumption Series

    Contributed by Isaiah Banjo on Oct 11, 2020
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    There is a popular saying that “Assumption can be costly”. This saying is a wise saying and it is correct. God does not want us to have assumptions but rather have faith.

    TOPIC: COSTLY ASSUMPTION TEXT: 2 CHRONICLES 2: 1-10 emphasis verse 8 Introduction: There is a popular saying that “Assumption can be costly”. This saying is a wise saying and it is correct. God does not want us to have assumptions but rather have faith. Faith is having an assurance that God ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Go! And Pray With Humble Dependence Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Feb 19, 2025
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    Prayer is one of the greatest privileges of the Christian life. It is not an attempt to manipulate God into giving us what we want, nor is it a performance to impress others.

    Go! And Pray with Humble Dependence Introduction Prayer is one of the greatest privileges of the Christian life. It is not an attempt to manipulate God into giving us what we want, nor is it a performance to impress others. J.I. Packer wisely said, "The prayer of a Christian is not an ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    No More Excuses!

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Oct 9, 2024
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    Jesus shows us the importance of radical obedience through the encounter with three would-be disciples that offered excuses for not wanting to immediately go with Jesus.

    IN THE WALT DISNEY MOVIE, “ALICE IN WONDERLAND,” ALICE FINDS HERSELF AT A FORK IN THE ROAD. AS SHE CONTEMPLATED HER DECISION, SHE NOTICES A CHESHIRE CAT UP IN THE TREE. UNDECIDED ON WHICH ROAD TO TAKE, ALICE THEN ASKS THE CHESHIRE CAT, “WHICH ROAD DO I TAKE?” THE CAT RESPONDS, “WHERE DO YOU WANT ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Growing In The Holy Spirit Series

    Contributed by John Dobbs on Jun 13, 2024
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    Today we want to think about the help of the Holy Spirit in our Journey with Jesus - a daily trek of discipleship that we never walk alone!

    Journey With Jesus: Growing In The Holy Spirit Introduction In our series, we began with the foundation of following Jesus - the Beatitudes. Last week we considered the truth that Jesus Is Lord and the demands of discipleship that go along with that. Some of those seem difficult to obey, but we ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    I Will Meet With You Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jun 21, 2024
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    If you want to meet with God today, welcome Him, worship Him, and appease Him by depending on the blood of Christ to cover all your sin.

    There is a very famous place I had never heard of before this last month. It’s St. Peter's Church Hall in Liverpool, England. On the inside, it looks like a typical church gym except for the ornate wood cathedral ceiling and missing basketball hoops. Several years ago, St. Peter's was ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Strike The King

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Sep 11, 2021
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    The devil is not interested in the frills, trivial and significant pieces, he wants to capture the HEAD, so that everything else crumples! Sit up for a powerful word!

    Strike the king 2 Samuel 17:2”.. I will strike down the king alone..” The devil is not interested in the frills, trivial and significant pieces, he wants to capture the HEAD, so that everything else crumples! Sit up for a powerful word! Let’s use the following outline: Lions attack their prey ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Rediscovering The Awe And Wonder - Proper 22 - Year B

    Contributed by Ian Bullock on Sep 21, 2021
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    How do we rekindle our childlike faith of wonder and awe. Dare we be bold and love others and work to be the church that God wants.

    In the name of the father, son and Holy Spirit. Amen. The Gospel today is certainly a fiery one, how do you preach on a subject such as divorce, where there are so many issues about what can bring about a divorce in present day society. However, as I sat contemplating the words of the Gospel, ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Overcoming With Confidence Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 8, 2019
     | 5,433 views

    God want us to take seriously the call to overcome the world because what we believe has been certified by the best witnesses possible.

    Overcoming with Confidence (I John 5:1-11) 1. Two guys are walking through a game park & they come across a lion that has not eaten for days. The lion starts chasing the two men. They run as fast as they can and the one guy starts getting tired and decides to say a prayer, "Please turn ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    A New Identity Series

    Contributed by Scott Jewell on Apr 20, 2024
     | 2,314 views

    The world has led us to believe that we can identify ourselves to be anything we want to be, but how does God look at us?

    My sermon illustration experts at McDonald’s were asking whether I had been including them in any of my sermons recently, so I decided to ask them this question. If a random person on the street walked up to you and asked, “Who are you? Tell me about yourself,” what are the identifiers you would ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Make A Big Splash

    Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Apr 30, 2024
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    If the church wants to become well known in its town or area it needs to become known as a solver of a local problem that no on else has tried to solve.

    Make a big splash Luke 4:31 – 37 Rabbi Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz Luke 4:31 And He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and He was teaching them on the Sabbath; 32 and they were amazed at His teaching, for His message was with authority. 33 In the synagogue there was a man possessed by ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Jesus, Teach Us How To Pray Series

    Contributed by John Dobbs on Mar 7, 2025
     | 1,110 views

    We all want to be stronger in our prayer life. The people who have the strongest prayer life will confess that prayer is still difficult at times.

    JESUS, TEACH US HOW TO PRAY!   Luke 11:1-13 Introduction Leonard Ravenhill wrote, “The disciples never said, ‘Lord, teach us to preach.’ They never said, ‘Lord, teach us to do miracles.’ They said, ‘Lord, teach us to pray.’ Because they saw that Jesus’ power was in His prayer life.” We ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Holy Habits #1 - Goodness Series

    Contributed by John Dobbs on Jun 19, 2025
     | 805 views

    For the next few weeks we want to focus on some Holy Habits - behaviors that we should seek to repeat often enough that they become automatic.

    SEVEN HOLY HABITS: GOODNESS Introduction In 1898, A psychologist named Edward Thorndike conducted an experiment to study the behavior of animals - he chose cats. He would place each cat inside a device known as a puzzle box. The box was designed so that the cat could escape through a door by some ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    An Appropriate Reaction

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 14, 2025
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    Our freedom comes with a price. We are no longer our own. And the only appropriate response is to do what God wants from us in return.

    Hostages have been much in the news these days, for good reason. The most horrific fate is that of the Israelis kidnapped in October 2023. Many have died; some are still in captivity. Only a merciful God can heal the wounds of the ones released. May that same merciful God bring about the release of ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Meet Your Creator

    Contributed by Arlen Payne on Jul 26, 2025
     | 222 views

    Many feel God is unattached from His Creation. God made us to have fellowship with us and wants a relationship with us as our Father.

    Know Your Creator Isaiah 40:25-31 Intro. There is not other God like our God. Vs. 28 He has not equal. Vs. 25 He is the Creator. Vs. 26 I. He is perpetual. Vs. 28 A. The everlasting God. 1. He has no beginning 2. He has no ending B. This is hard for us to understand with our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Go! And Follow: Encountering Jesus In The Gospel Of Luke Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 16, 2025
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     | 254 views

    Luke writes with precision, compassion, and detail. Luke wants us to be certain. Certain about Jesus. Certain about salvation. Certain about the Gospel.

    Go! And Follow: Encountering Jesus in the Gospel of Luke Introduction Church, let me begin with a picture. Imagine you’re walking through a gallery filled with portraits of Jesus. Each portrait is beautiful, each shows Him in a slightly different light. Matthew paints Jesus as the promised King. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal