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  • Dr. Ronald Shultz avatar

    Enduring Slander

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Apr 9, 2014
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     | 3,701 views

    It is hard to be mad at what someone said about you if it is true.

    "Everybody is slandered even the good." - Robert E. Lee 1 Peter 3:14-16 14 But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled; 15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Keep It Simple, Saint

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Aug 12, 2020
     | 2,281 views

    Do not make hard what God made simple and sincere!

    2 Corinthians 11:3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. While the Greek word haplotes can be translated a few ways, I think it is perfect to be simplicity in this verse. Christ came ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hearing God In The Whispers Of Life

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on May 26, 2020
     | 4,373 views

    There are many voices that make it hard to hear what God desires.

    Hearing God in the whisper 1 kings 19 Prayer- Introduction- Good morning everyone, glad that you are joining us this morning and taking time to hear the Word. It is almost 6 weeks that our life has been turned on edge and our Normal has been disrupted. In a lot of ways, I think normal needs ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Speaking With Boldness Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Nov 26, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,919 views

    Be bold and don’t fold when hard times come.

    Speaking with Boldness Acts 4:23-31 Rev. Brian Bill November 20, 2019 Last weekend we were encouraged to imitate the example of Peter and John in order to weather the waves of persecution that are headed our way. This was our main idea: We must keep speaking even when we’re told not to. We were ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Nothing Is Impossible With God

    Contributed by Dr. Casey Adams on Oct 11, 2018
     | 14,154 views

    This message posses the question "Is there anything too hard for God?"

    I. "THE THINGS WHICH ARE IMPOSSIBLE WITH MEN ARE POSSIBLE WITH GOD" A. This decisive pronouncement by our Lord came as God's answer to the disciples’ question: 1. Said they, "Who then can be saved?" - Luke 18:26 2. The question of the disciples came when they had listened to the conversation ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    A Pure Eye

    Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Sep 16, 2025
     | 52 views

    It is hard to see the good in the world when the bad gets the attention.

    A Pure Eye Luke 11:33 - 36 Rabbi Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz 33 “No one lights a lamp and puts it away in a cellar nor under a basket, but on the lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light. 34 “Your eye is the lamp of your body; when your eye is clear, your whole body also is full of ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • David Owens avatar

    Avoiding The Mistake Of Disobedience Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Aug 7, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 9,602 views

    To obey is better than sacrifice. Saul learned that lesson the hard way.

    Introduction: A. The story is told of a lady who went to the Post Office to mail a gift to a friend. 1. The clerk looked at the package and said, “Is there anything breakable in here?” 2. The woman immediately responded, “Yes, there is a Bible with all its commands in that box.” B. One man went ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Noah: The Consequence Of Obedience

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Nov 20, 2003
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     | 10,188 views

    Experience the consequence of obedience to God

    Sometime ago, I received an email titled, “Everything I need to know, I learned from Noah’s Ark.” Here are some of the lessons noted: 1. Don’t miss the boat. 2. Remember that we are all in the same boat. 3. Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the Ark. 4. Stay fit. When you’re 60 ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Prayer-Works Series

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Feb 16, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,320 views

    Why ‘work’ instead of ‘activity’ of prayer or ‘picnic’ of prayer? Why does ‘prayer concert’, or ‘prayer vigil’ sound so gray and bland? The answer is obvious. Prayer is hard work! It is rewarding; it is life-changing; but it is hard.

    We continue today on our topic, “Learning to serve in a Service-less Age”, more specifically looking at “The refurbished Life”. God refurbishes our lives, in part, through “The Habit of Prayer”. I confess my struggle with this topic. It is complex yet simple. So complex that we will not even begin ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    It Happened That Day!

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Apr 3, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,195 views

    Easter, Mary Magdalene and her encunter with the Risen Christ, how do we encounter him?

    Surprise, was this the main emotion on that Sunday morning? Mary a woman from the town of Magdala, This woman who owed her current reality to this man, this Jesus of Nazareth, the man who had freed her from seven demons, the brokenness and control that they had had over her life, she had been ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    The Face Of The Pilot

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Feb 6, 2010
    based on 232 ratings
     | 56,819 views

    The text relates the Transfiguration, the mountain top experience, to the glory "The Face" of Jesus the Pilot of our lives. Updated February 2022.

    A ship ...was in a serious storm... and in grave distress. The passengers ... were alarmed. One of them finally, ... against orders, .... went up to the main deck ... and made his way to the pilot house. The pilot was at the wheel, ... but seeing the man was greatly frightened; ... he gave ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Pergamum, The Compromising Church Series

    Contributed by John Oscar on Sep 1, 2024
     | 1,001 views

    Continuing the series, a sermon defending the objective truth found in the bible versus the experience-driven church services of today.

    The Compromising Church- Pergamum 7 Churches Of Revelation Series CCCAG, September 1st, 2024 Scripture: Revelation 2:12-17 Introduction- Brief Review 7 church’s PPT- talked about the two coastal cities, now going to the interior. I will have to apologize in advance, because I know I’m going to ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    That I May Know Him

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 14, 2025
     | 614 views

    The call to "know Him" is an invitation to a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ. It is a call to experience His resurrection power, share in His sufferings, and become like Him in every aspect.

    THAT I MAY KNOW HIM Scripture Text: Philippians 3:10 (KJV) - "That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death." By Rev Samuel Arimoro INTRODUCTION: The desire to know Christ is the heart of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    How To Access Higher Dimensions Of The Supernatural Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Sep 29, 2025
     | 79 views

    The supernatural is the believer’s inheritance, but accessing higher dimensions requires deeper intimacy with God, faith, and obedience.

    HOW TO ACCESS HIGHER DIMENSIONS OF THE SUPERNATURAL By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Your Past Is A Reference, Not A Residence

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Aug 14, 2025
     | 199 views

    Many people allow past mistakes, failures, or even successes to define their identity and limit their potential. Living in the past robs us of present opportunities and blinds us to the new things God wants to do.

    YOUR PAST IS A REFERENCE, NOT A RESIDENCE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Philippians 3:13-14 Key Verse: “Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God