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  • Tesh Njokanma avatar

    Pray Until Your Morning Comes

    Contributed by Tesh Njokanma on Aug 17, 2016
    based on 10 ratings
     | 53,466 views

    There’s nothing permanent about what you are facing today. That problem will last for only a night, for only a season. But you must be ready to pray until you see your morning season

    One of the most encouraging passages in the Bible is Psalm 30:5. The verse reads: “For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favour lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for a night but joy comes in the morning”. No matter how long a problem may have gone on for, no matter how difficult ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Ultimate Adventure Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 28, 2016
    based on 10 ratings
     | 25,978 views

    What is the best way to get people to come to church? Is inviting good enough, or is there a better way?

    OPEN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI7ox_0j-Y0 (First 40 seconds) Back in early 1960s, President John F. Kennedy set a vision before America “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Biblical Model For Success In Ministry

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Aug 29, 2016
    based on 6 ratings
     | 20,930 views

    A sermon examining the success that is exemplified in the actions of the early church.

    A Biblical Model For Success In Ministry Acts 3:1-11 Almost every week I receive emails, electronic advertisements and brochures in the mail box pushing the "latest and greatest" church growth method. Each of these contain statistics and results of how this specific "program" was successful in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We Love To Be First

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Aug 30, 2016
     | 9,433 views

    Segmented Narrative sermon which follows a selfish/self-absorbed family that illustrates that "We Love to Be First"

    WE LOVE TO BE FIRST 3 JOHN 1:1-14 #mefirst THREAD: WE LOVE TO BE FIRST READ 3 John 1:1-14 “The elder, To my dear friend Gaius, whom I love in the truth. 2 Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well. 3 It ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Byron Sherman avatar

    Sin Accomodating Churches-4 Series

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Aug 30, 2016
     | 4,176 views

    4 of 7. Paul admonished the Corinthian church because they had allowed/accommodated heinous sin in their midst. The church must not tolerate/accommodate sin in their midst. But How are they to act against such? Sin Accommodating Churches skirt...

    SIN ACCOMODATING CHURCHES-IV—1Cor. 5:1-13 Attention: The Zika virus is a feared disease that is spread by mosquitoes. The insidious nature of the virus is heartbreaking. It’s damage is most notable in that the infants of infected pregnant women are born with microcephaly. It also causes other ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Derek Geldart avatar

    Being Reminded To Do Good

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Sep 3, 2016
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     | 11,936 views

    How does one reach a fallen world that glorifies sin? Is their a right and wrong way to preach the Gospel? In Paul's message to Titus we find that loving people and doing good deeds is the only way to reach them.

    BEING REMINDED TO DO GOOD TITUS 3:1-8 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 I want you to imagine what it must have been like to establish an early Christian church during a time period when beliefs were as diverse as the stars in the sky. Each time Rome conquered a place ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Hall avatar

    Famous Last Words:forgiveness Series

    Contributed by Mark Hall on Sep 4, 2016
    based on 2 ratings
     | 16,495 views

    Words of Jesus from the cross

    FAMOUS LAST WORDS Today we are standing on holy ground. Today we stand before the cross of Jesus Christ. At the cross, we see the Master of heaven and earth as He hangs between two thieves. We see the soldiers. We see the swelling crowd and we hear their mocking shouts. We see the cross stained ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • JEREMIAH MENYONGAI avatar

    The Power Of Discouragement Series

    Contributed by Jeremiah Menyongai on Sep 5, 2016
    based on 3 ratings
     | 20,153 views

    There is a plague sweeping churches, individuals, governments & nations. It’s not Ebola, Zika or West Nile Virus, cancer, or the flu. It’s called Epidemic of Discouragement. This outbreak is universal, deadly as the most dreaded disease. David faced it.

    SERIES: DAVID - A MAN AFTER GOD’S OWN HEART: Part 9: The Power Of Discouragement 1 Samuel 27:1 And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Miracles In The Desert Times Series

    Contributed by John Gullick on Feb 8, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,414 views

    A sermon using the Acts 8 account of Philip and the Ethiopian to show how God works miracles in the deert times

    Acts 8:26-40 English Standard Version (ESV) Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch 26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south[a] to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. 27 And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    True Humility Series

    Contributed by David Welch on Feb 8, 2018
     | 7,112 views

    Fifth in a series from Philippians dealing with maintaining the right attitude of humility

    REVIEW Paul wrote this letter from a Roman prison along with letters to the Jesus Followers at Ephesus and Colossae known as the “Prison Epistles (letters). By the frequency of reference, the overall theme of his letter seems to be joy. But not just joy, it is joy in the face of the obstacles and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    Joseph's Sale Into Slavery

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Feb 9, 2018
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,276 views

    Joseph's salient slavery in Genesis 37:2-36 teaches us that God used the evil deeds of Joseph's brothers as part of his plan to save his people.

    Scripture Today, I am beginning a new series of sermons that I am calling "Jacob's Descendants," based on Genesis 37-50. Most of this section of Genesis, however, deals with Joseph, Jacob's son, and it begins with his sale into slavery. Let's read about Joseph's sale into slavery in Genesis ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Sam McCormick avatar

    The Church Of The New Testament - Part 7c Series

    Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Feb 20, 2018
     | 48,984 views

    Part 7C, for the purpose of using space coveniently, combines the subjects--although not directly related--of (1) false Christs, prophets, and teachers and (2) various gifts and their accompanying functions.

    This 13-part series of classes has been many years in the making. About 25 years ago I began in earnest to examine the features, character and characteristics of the church as it existed in its earliest years. As I sometimes do, I kept my notes all along the way, and this series of classes is to a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Chuck Sligh avatar

    Life Is Not Always Fair, But God Is Always Faithful Series

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Feb 27, 2018
     | 16,935 views

    We will all face situations that are unfair and unjust. How should we as believers in a sovereign God respond. This sermon seeks to answer that question from the life of Paul.

    Life Is Not Always Fair, but God Is Always Faithful Acts Series Chuck Sligh February 25, 2018 NOTE: A PowerPoint presentation is available for this sermon by request at chucksligh@hotmail.com. Adapted from Michael McCartney's sermon "Fly High Acts part 24" on SermonCentral.com. TEXT: Acts 25:1-3 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Seth Lawson avatar

    Epic Fail - Peter's Denial

    Contributed by Seth Lawson on Mar 9, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,342 views

    Jesus gives Peter … and us … hope! Hope that failure is not final. There is hope even in the midst of our struggle that our faith would not fail and that we, as Peter, can turn once again back to the Lord.

    [Here is a link to a youtube video of me preaching this sermon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLFppHEJ0fY ] From their very first encounter, we see a special connection between Jesus and Peter. We find this in the Gospel of John chapter 1 and verse 42 where they first meet. It says that Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    The Centurion At The Feet Of Jesus Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 11, 2018
    based on 4 ratings
     | 25,213 views

    The story of this Centurion is listed in 3 of the Gospels because God wants us to see what he saw. What did the centurion see that day, and why did he cry out "Surely this was the Son of God"?

    In the days of Jesus the most feared soldiers on the face of the earth were those of the Legions Of Rome. These men were practically invincible. It seemed to no nation of the day could stand against them. And one of the reasons they were so powerful and so feared was because their armies were led ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ