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  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Experiencing The Rest Of God

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 14, 2025
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    Jesus knew that the hypocrites in the crowd would accuse Him of playing God. So Our Lord asks, “what is easier for me to say, ‘your sins are forgiven’ or ‘arise and walk.’”

    Friday of the First Week in Course 2025 Psalm 29 is prescribed for all of us clerics as the first prayer of the Divine Office. It’s a very short history of the Israelites. It begins “come ring out our joy to the Lord; hail the Rock who saves us. Let us come before Him giving thanks; with songs let ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    God's Grace Supports Us: Working Hard For A Faithful God Series

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Vivek Gundimi on Mar 1, 2024
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    We all must receive grace in Christ because grace strengthens us from time to time in any given challenge and difficulty of life.

    Supported by Grace: Working hard for a faithful God Introduction: The phrase in v1, be strong is indeed an important encouragement. You also find this in the familiar OT passage of Joshua 1 where God encourages Joshua to be strong in taking Israel forward in their journey to the Promised ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Shawn Drake avatar

    The End Of A Difficult Relationship Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jan 22, 2023
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    This is the 12th Sermon in the Series "Israel's 2nd King". This Series is about King David.

    Series: Israel’s 2nd King- David [#12] THE END OF A DIFFICULT RELATIONSHIP 2 Samuel 1:1-12 Introduction: In our study of the 1st and 2nd Kings of Israel, we meet 2 men who chose very different paths. 1 Samuel ends with the death of Saul. He died on the battlefield along with 3 of his sons. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Marshall avatar

    How To Be Successful Series

    Contributed by Joseph Marshall on Jul 18, 2022
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    * I want to succeed in life – I don’t want to be a failure. I HATE failing. I want to succeed for the honour & glory of God. Don’t you? * What areas of life do YOU want to succeed in?

    Introduction: * I want to succeed in life – I don’t want to be a failure. I HATE failing. I want to succeed for the honour & glory of God. Don’t you? * What areas of life do YOU want to succeed in? • Marriage • Child-rearing • Business • Education • Finances • Prayer • Bible study • Soul ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dennis Fox avatar

    Here Am I Send Me

    Contributed by Dennis Fox on Aug 12, 2022
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    Are you willing to go when the Lord asks? Even when you know the job is hard? Would you go to preach to people who never wanted to hear you in the first place? That is exactly what Isaiah did.

    Send Me 30 May 2021 Richardson The truth hurts! Actually it really does. It’s documented that the truth hurts when it’s something you don’t want to hear. I read a really interesting article about how psychologists first studied this. In the early 50’s, Dorothy Martin, a Chicago homemaker ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Nettie J Pennington avatar

    Do Not Become Callous

    Contributed by Nettie J Pennington on Feb 24, 2025
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    Do not wander from the life in Christ.

    Father God, Lord Jesus, hallowed is your holy name. Thank you for mercy and grace. Lord Jesus, today, we ask that You sweep across this nation and create a clean heart and renewed spirit in everyone who calls You, Lord. I say a special prayer for those with a hardened heart: soften their hearts and ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Ricky Tuttle Thd avatar

    When The Axe Head Falls Off

    Contributed by Ricky Tuttle Thd on Jul 4, 2025
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    Today I would like to look at a text that can help us in our daily walk.

    “When The Axe Head Falls Off” 2 Kings 6:1-7 Today I would like to look at a text that can help us in our daily walk. Elisha was with the “sons of the prophets” or if you will Disciples. Looks like they are in Gilgal according to 2 Kings 4:38 “And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ronald Moore avatar

    Seek And You Shall Find: The Promise Of Prayer

    Contributed by Ronald Moore on Oct 24, 2023
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    Ask, Knock, seek. Prayer and our lives.

    Today, we gather to reflect on a profound and encouraging verse from the Gospel according to Matthew, chapter 7, verse 7, where Jesus imparts to us timeless wisdom: "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you." In these simple yet ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Johnny A. Palmer Jr. avatar

    I Hear You Knocking, But You Can't Come In!

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Apr 3, 2010
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    We can do without be sympathetic to the cult!

    Intro: 1. There was a song some years ago that went, “I hear you knocking…but you can’t come in!” 2. The cults will always come knocking on our door, but if we are wise we will not let them in. The essence of this little letter is: It is a Caution against Endorsing a Cult. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Brown avatar

    Looking Forward

    Contributed by Michael Brown on Jun 11, 2024
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    I wrote this to be a devotional I share at a local assisted living home where our church goes to do ministry

    Warn them that this devotional has a sad part but the sadness will illustrate the joy of God. We will start this time of study with what should be a simple question. Which one of you has lived your life without experiencing challenging times when you didn’t see the light at the end of the tunnel? ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Exodus - Part 9- "Fear Not The Obstacles In Your Path" Series

    Contributed by Randy Edwards on May 3, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,195 views

    Part 9 of our study of Exodus

    Exodus – The story of God’s presence Part 9 “Fear not the ob-stacles in your path” Exodus 15:22-27 I love the movie Oh Brother where art thou and quote it often In my opinion it is one of the funniest movies ever made Early on in the movie Everett- Pete and Delmar ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • D. Dewaine Phillips avatar

    Saved Through Persistence Series

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Mar 26, 2022
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     | 2,920 views

    Jesus loves us so much that He pursues us, and pleads with us to enter the kingdom and seek salvation. He knocks on the door to our heart. Jesus may knock on our heart’s door, but we need to be knocking on heaven’s gates!

    This evening’s message is taken from what is commonly called “A Friend Comes at Midnight.” In this particular passage, Jesus used a parable to relate a certain message about our need to continue knocking on the door. In Revelation 3:20, Jesus declared, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jonathan Powell avatar

    What To Do When You've Been Knocked On Your Backside

    Contributed by Jonathan Powell on Mar 22, 2013
     | 5,808 views

    Sermon based on the trials of life

    What To Do When You've Been Knocked Flat on Your Backside Psalm 61:1-4 Personal Testimony TEXT What to do? I. Cry out to God Cry out in the bad Cry out in the good Cry out when all hell is breaking loose Cry out when you just can't go on God already knows our situations. Friends He's ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Cramer avatar

    Keep Asking, Keep Seeking, Keep Knocking. Luke 11:8

    Contributed by David Cramer on Dec 28, 2024
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     | 872 views

    A Message about persevering in the life with live for a greater relationship with the Lord.

    Keep Asking, Keep Seeking, Keep Knocking. Stand with me and holdup your Bibles and repeat after me. This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I can do what it says I can do. I am going to learn how to be what it says I can be. Today I will learn more of the word of God. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Mike Fogerson avatar

    What The Baby In The Manger Didn't Do Series

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Aug 6, 2003
    based on 48 ratings
     | 12,582 views

    Christmas shows us that evil will ultimately be knocked out.

    "What The Baby In A Manger Didn’t Do" Christmas In The Real World Series December 15, 2002 FBC, Chester, Illinois Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction: A We sing it every year during this special season: "Joy to the World." The inspiration for this hymn came to Isaac Watts from ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist