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  • Stephen E. Trail avatar

    Membership Has Its Privleges

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Sep 4, 2017
     | 9,908 views

    Our spiritual blessings in Christ.

    “Membership has It’s Privileges” Ephesians 1:3-14 Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: 4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Your Faith Has Saved You

    Contributed by Carl Benge on Oct 23, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,241 views

    Sermon about not taking God or the church for advantage

    As I looked over today’s Gospel reading I was reminded of the time I have spent as the treasurer of the local ministerial association. Throughout my time in that position I have met many people in various conditions in life. One of the interesting things that always struck me is how people seek ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    God’s Sovereignty In Human Choices Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 4, 2025
     | 311 views

    While human beings are given the ability to choose, it is God who remains supreme over all outcomes.

    GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY IN HUMAN CHOICES By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Samuel 9:15-24, 1 Samuel 8:4-22 Supporting Texts: Proverbs 19:21, Romans 9:15–18, Daniel 4:35, Isaiah 46:10, Genesis 50:20 INTRODUCTION: The tension between divine sovereignty and human choice is one of the most profound ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Nahum - The Wrath Of God Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Feb 4, 2013
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     | 13,012 views

    God is just and will judge. God is sovereign and in control. We are all answerable to God.

    Today we want to look at Nahum. He prophesied God’s judgement against Nineveh, the capital of Assyria. • We read last week of Jonah’s call to Nineveh and how they repented. That’s 100 years ago. • 3 generations after, God will ultimately judge them for their evil ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Larry Jones avatar

    He Has Prepared A Place

    Contributed by Larry Jones on Feb 24, 2001
    based on 79 ratings
     | 11,332 views

    Heaven is the winner’s circle of life’s race.

    John 14:1-6 He’s Prepared A Place ! Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Peace Has Come Down! Series

    Contributed by Jessie Manuel on Dec 1, 2025
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     | 403 views

    We're in week two of Advent, and today we're talking about PEACE! Not that fake peace the world tries to sell you. Not that temporary peace that falls apart when trouble comes. But that SUPERNATURAL, HEAVEN-SENT, CANT-NOBODY-TAKE-IT-AWAY PEACE that only Jesus can give!

    THE SHEPHERDS' STORY (Luke 2:8-14) Now let me take you back to that night—that HOLY NIGHT—when everything changed. There were shepherds out in the fields, doing what they always did—watching over their sheep through the long, dark night. These weren't fancy people. These weren't ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Wrestling With God

    Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Sep 26, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 9,310 views

    We need to let go of control in our lives so that we can receive God’s blessings

    There’s a story about a little girl who climbed up on the lap of her great grandmother and looked at her white hair and wrinkles and then asked, “Did God make you?” “Yes,” the great grandmother replied. Then the child asked, “Did God make me, too?” Grandma again replied, “Yes.” “Well, said the ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    "Down Through The Years, The Lord Has Been Good To Me"

    Contributed by Bishop William Bryant Wilmore, Jr. on Jul 15, 2003
    based on 374 ratings
     | 177,686 views

    If we take a personal inventory of the blessings of God we have recieved since we were born, we will say that "Down through the years, the Lord has been good to us."

    25)I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. The opening words of this verse, in Psalm 37, could have been written by any of us - for they speak a truth that each of us knows all too well. “I have been young and now I’m old.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Me? Forgive You? Ha!

    Contributed by David Nolte on Feb 2, 2020
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     | 4,401 views

    we must learn to forgive if we want to be forgiven

    “Me? Forgive You? Hah!” Matthew 6:9-13 David P. Nolte It is a dangerous prayer to pray. If the Lord would answer it in the form we ask, we’d be in a bad way. Ironically Jesus taught us this kind of prayer. He did not intend it to become a mantra, but a model: He said to “pray in this ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Dream Has Come True

    Contributed by Scott Carmer on Dec 19, 2005
     | 1,906 views

    The people of Israel had a centuries-old dream of a Messiah. The dream has finally come true in the birth of Jesus.

    The Dream Has Come True John 1:1-5, 14 December 18, 2005 When our kids were in Jr. High School, we took them to Disney World for the first time. We spent a couple of days there. They, of course, loved every minute of it. They did all of the scary and wild rides, ate more junk food than I could ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 24, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 971 views

    This sermon encourages self-examination, fulfilling our spiritual duties, and combating spiritual forgetfulness through the study of Revelation 3:14-18.

    Good morning, dear friends. It's a joy to gather with you once again as we open God's Word together. Today, we find ourselves in the book of Revelation, a book that often feels like a mystery to many of us. It's filled with images and symbols that can seem strange and even daunting. But let's not ...read more

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  • Howard Strickland avatar

    What Has Been Done.

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on May 11, 2022
     | 1,722 views

    The gospel is not a call to do something, but an announcement of what has been done. The gospel is 100% good news. Good news that is for you.

    What Has Been Done. John 6:28-29NIV The gospel is not a call to do something, but an announcement of what has been done. The gospel is 100% good news. Good news that is for you. “The gospel is so good, you’ve got to tell somebody.” P.H The key in this life is to become a— victorious ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Everything Is Failing, But Nothing Has Failed

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 5, 2001
    based on 84 ratings
     | 7,917 views

    Sermon for Senior Adult Sunday; Joshua’s "retirement speech" identifies his sense of God’s promises kept and focuses on claiming the future for the next generation.

    Are you a little tired of all the pious platitudes about failure? You know, the folks who tell you that failure is a good thing because you will grow from failure and you will be a better person? I am a little tired of that. I do not want to grow from failure. I want to be a success. I do not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Larry Brincefield avatar

    The Time Has Come To Pray #3 Series

    Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Nov 12, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,810 views

    1. We should find our refuge in God. 2. Our Main Goal Is to Glorify God. 3. Eternal Life is impossible by any other way.

    October 22, 2003 Title: The Time Has Come to Pray Text: John 17:1-5 Introduction 1. The last few Wednesday Evenings, we have been looking at the "Lord’s Prayer"... not the one found in the middle of the Sermon on the Mount... where Jesus teaches the disciples to pray..."Our Father, who art in ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Let The Holy Spirit Help You Practice Self-Control In All Things

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 23, 2006
    based on 41 ratings
     | 38,311 views

    If anyone has ever observed a reckless driver they know the destructiveness that can effect the lives of thousands because of one out of control individual. Here are twelve ways the Holy Spirit and the word of God will help you practice greater self-contr

    Let the Holy Spirit Help You Practice Temperance in All Things Gal 5:22 - The fruit of the Spirit is self-control. We live in an age of moral relativism where people want to be free to do whatever they feel like doing. Millions struggle to control their feelings, finances, speech, lusts, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational