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  • Dr.W.Samuel Legon avatar

    Let Us

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jul 11, 2021
     | 1,345 views

    Les us do as God leads to keep these things.

    LET US Fear HEBREWS 4:1Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. Labor HEBREWS 4:11Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief. Come Boldly ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Pray For Us

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 2, 2009
    based on 55 ratings
     | 12,188 views

    What are we to pray about? 1- Pray for the spreading of the message 2- Pray for the deliverance from evil people 3- Pray for the strengthening of God’s Spirit

    INTRO.- Prayer is the one of the great privileges that we have as Christians. People outside of Christ can only meditate, but we can talk to God, knowing He is there, listening, loving, etc. ILL.- A group of bats, hanging from the ceiling of a cave, discover a single bat STANDING upright below ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Mountains God Calls Us To Climb

    Contributed by Steve Kempton on Sep 22, 2006
    based on 34 ratings
     | 38,476 views

    Mountains in the Bible that God calls all leaders to climb. Clarity comes when you reach the summit

    Mountains God calls us to Climb. I do believe that there is great benefit in being both real and completely honest about the reality of Pastoral life and all it’s expectations and challenges. All of the events of the last 10 years of ministry, both good and bad, has aided both my own personal ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How To Fight Fire: God's Way

    Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 9, 2015
     | 7,491 views

    Trial

    Daniel 3:1-30 HOW TO FIGHT FIRE: GOD'S WAY I. CONSIDER THE FIRE V. 12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Four Tools We Need To Make It Through Times Of Trouble Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Feb 25, 2016
    based on 5 ratings
     | 15,220 views

    This message deals with four tools we can use from the book of James to get us through times of trial and persecution.

    FOUR TOOLS WE NEED TO MAKE IT THROUGH TIMES OF TRIAL JAMES 1:1-8 JAMES, A SERVANT OF GOD AND OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, TO THE TWELVE TRIBES SCATTERED AMONG THE NATIONS: GREETINGS. 2  CONSIDER IT PURE JOY, MY BROTHERS, WHENEVER YOU FACE TRIALS OF MANY KINDS, 3  BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT THE TESTING OF ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Storms Of Life

    Contributed by Tyler Hopkins on Aug 31, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,362 views

    I talk about how Jesus is with us through our storms and what we need to do in our storms.

    I want to open this sermon with the scripture from Mark 4:35-41,"35 As evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” 36 So they took Jesus in the boat and started out, leaving the crowds behind (although other boats followed). 37 But soon ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Rodney Johnson Sr., avatar

    God Will Use Unusual Circumstances To Bring Us To A Greater Level

    Contributed by Rodney Johnson Sr., on May 17, 2003
    based on 66 ratings
     | 8,078 views

    This text will show the believer the uniqueness of Divine ways.

    Introduction: God’s ways are not our ways. His dealings with mankind are a cause for wonder. In today’s text, we find God using a storm to bring His disciples to a greater level. Those who expect to grow should expect storms and difficulties. There is a saying that " no one can climb a smooth ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living For The Will Of God

    Contributed by Carl Palatino on Dec 9, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,099 views

    To bear trials, and to the encouragements to a holy life, notwithstanding in persecutions.

    LIVING FOR THE WILL OF GOD I Peter 4:1-6 Introduction: 1 Peter chapter 4 relates principally to the manner in which those to whom the apostle wrote ought to bear their trials, and to the encouragements to a holy life, notwithstanding their persecutions. Peter had commenced the subject in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Night God Didn’t Come Through

    Contributed by Bright Adeyeye on Feb 9, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,629 views

    Have you gone through a situation where you feel God hasn’t come through to help you?

    “6 And when Herod was about to bring him out, that night Peter was sleeping, bound with two chains between two soldiers; and the guards before the door were keeping the prison. 7 Now behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the prison; and he struck Peter on the side and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God's Light Calls Us To Fellowship Series

    Contributed by Paul Fredericks on Dec 22, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 8,133 views

    How can we experience genuine fellowship? By walking in His light!

    God’s Light Calls us to Fellowship Acts 9:26-31 – fellowship community 22 December 2002 Series – Christmas: A Celebration of Light! Introduction: Our series is simply, Christmas: A Celebration of Light! And throughout our series, we have been anchored by one main verse from the gospel of John - ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sermon # 21 - When God Is With Us Series

    Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Jun 5, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,279 views

    The assurance that God is with us is such a huge comfort in the life of a believer. As we study the life of some great men in the bible, we will understand how the presence of God transformed them and their situations.

    God was with Gideon The word of assurance that came from the Lord to Gideon as recorded in Judges 6:16, “The LORD replied, "I will be with you. You will defeat Midian as if it were only one man." (GW) Gideon was faced with an enormous task to fight against the Midianites. As the people ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Tim Carper avatar

    The Real Us

    Contributed by Tim Carper on Sep 8, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,819 views

    I want us to take a long hard look at ourselves this morning and glean some truths from Paul’s words. I want us to look at our condition, our need and what God has done to meet that need and then our response to God’s actions.

    We, at times, don’t like the real us! Now before you attack that statement, listen to the latest statistics from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons: since 1997 there has been an increase of 444 percent in the total number of elective cosmetic procedures. Surgical procedures have increased ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Terry Spriestersbach avatar

    God's Errands

    Contributed by Terry Spriestersbach on Jun 14, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,895 views

    Henry Ward Beecher wrote, “Difficulties are God’s errands and when we are sent upon them, we should esteem it a proof of God’s confidence.”

    GOD’S ERRANDS Who runs most of the errands at your house? Who is the one most likely to take that “short journey” to deliver something or pick up something? It seems as if a number of the errands one might run are often for someone else. We can spend more than half of our free time out running ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Brian Bill avatar

    When God Gets Our Attention Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Jan 15, 2012
    based on 6 ratings
     | 19,128 views

    A sense of dissatisfaction should lead us to find satisfaction in God alone.

    When God Gets Our Attention Malachi 1:5-11 Rev. Brian Bill 1/15/12 On Monday I went out to PCS to pick up our daughter Megan after school. I arrived a bit early and was chatting with some other parents when all of a sudden I heard a mom scream and point to the floor. I looked and saw a huge ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tyler Edwards avatar

    Use It Or Lose It Series

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Apr 16, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,811 views

    Why dont we use the gifts that God gives us?

    6: A Life of Meaning Series February 8th, 2008 Use it or Lose it I have a problem. I am really not very good with subtlety. When my wife started working for the news she was a reporter. Then there was an opening for a weekend anchor position. She was the newest reporter to the station so ...read more

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    Denomination: *other