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    Destined To Win PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 1, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,980 views

    This sermon explores God's divine design for our lives, the importance of overcoming deceptive forces, and claiming the victory through faith in Christ Jesus.

    Good morning, dear brothers and sisters in Christ. It's a wonderful blessing to be here with you, assembled in unity and love, beneath the banner of our risen Savior. We come together, not as strangers, but as a family, bound by the shared grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Today, we find ourselves ...read more

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    Two Paths PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 21, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 882 views

    This sermon encourages believers to choose the path of righteousness, delight in God's law, and flourish like a tree planted by streams of water.

    Beloved, as we gather together today in the sanctuary of our Lord, we find ourselves standing at the crossroads of life, where the path of righteousness and the path of wickedness diverge. We stand, as it were, at the precipice of choice, where the echo of our decisions will reverberate through the ...read more

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    Compelled By Love PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 29, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 866 views

    Explores the compulsion to share the Gospel, the importance of contextualizing it for different audiences, and expressing love through our Christian witness.

    Good morning, beloved family of God. Welcome to another beautiful day that the Lord has made, a day where we gather together to delve into the rich, nourishing depths of His word. Today, we are going to be focusing on a passage from the apostle Paul's first letter to the Corinthians, specifically, ...read more

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    Stages Of Grief PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 3, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 716 views

    This sermon encourages us to lay our burdens at Jesus' feet, truly know God beyond just knowing about Him, and let His grace transform us.

    Welcome, dear friends, to another blessed gathering where we come together, not as mere individuals, but as a family united under the loving banner of our Lord Jesus Christ. We are here to share in the Word, to find solace and strength, to find guidance and grace, and above all, to find Jesus in ...read more

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    How To Live Through A Bad Day PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 19, 2024
    based on 4 ratings
     | 910 views

    This sermon explores Jesus' surrender and trust in God during suffering, encouraging believers to emulate His example in their own struggles and trials.

    Ladies and Gentlemen, brothers and sisters in Christ, we gather here today under the banner of our Savior's love, basking in the warmth of His grace, and standing firm in the truth of His word. We come together, not as separate individuals, but as one body, united in Christ, ready to feast on the ...read more

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    The Woman God Is Concerned About

    Contributed by James Dunn on Feb 1, 2002
    based on 54 ratings
     | 4,175 views

    Everyone of us experiences periods of grief in our lives which result in feelings of hopelessness. Pastor Dunn helps us to understand that God never leaves us or abandons us especially in our moment of need!

    The Woman God Is Concerned About 1 Samuel 1:9-28 Introduction: Author Edgar Jackson poignantly describes grief: Grief is a young widow trying to raise her three children, alone. Grief is the man so filled with shocked uncertainty and confusion that he strikes out at the nearest person. Grief is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Paradox Of Freedom

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Jun 30, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 4,067 views

    A simple message on learning how to set ourselves free through unconditional love.

    ON JULY 3, 1776, THE DAY BEFORE THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, GEORGE WASHINGTON WROTE A LETTER TO HIS WIFE, ANTICIPATING THE HARDSHIPS WHICH WOULD SOON OCCUR. HE WROTE, "IN A FEW DAYS, YOU WILL SEE A DECLARATION SETTING FORTH THE CAUSES WHICH HAVE IMPELLED US TO THIS MIGHTY ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Processes Of Maturity In Ministry

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 15, 2001
    based on 25 ratings
     | 2,868 views

    Processes of Maturity in Ministry

    Processes of Maturity in Ministry 1. Exposure - When the truth of the scriptures is revealed to people through teaching, life examples, films, conversations, power encounters, healing, answers to prayer, people are able to see the benefits of a mature relationship with Jesus Christ. The difficulty ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    When Its Convenient - When Its Not

    Contributed by Vance Elzinga on Sep 7, 2001
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,813 views

    A call to guide and encourage one another from Scripture.

    20010902a – 2 Timothy 4.1-8 “When It’s Convenient – When It’s Not” OPENING There are three things we need to do with the Word, when it is convenient and welcome and when it is not. We need to do these because people will gather (lit “heap up”) teachers who tell them what they want to hear. But ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Why Should We Hope In God?

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 78 ratings
     | 16,204 views

    Have you ever wondered why it is so important to hope in God? Many people place their hope in parents when they are young, in their peers when they are teenagers and in their careers as they mature. Most people learn too late about the futility of placing

    1. Have you ever wondered why it is so important to hope in God? Many people place their hope in parents when they are young, in their peers when they are teenagers and in their careers as they mature. Most people learn too late about the futility of placing their hope in anyone but Jesus Christ. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Praising God Energizes And Precludes Disobedience

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 30 ratings
     | 2,764 views

    Ask the Lord to use your personal and group praise to refresh memories of the fullness of Christ’s attributes, His empowering and His promise to guide us through the dark valleys of life.

    1. To praise God means to worship the Lord out of reverence, honor and the glory due to Him as our Creator. Praise should be prompted by love, gratitude and recognition of God’s holy attributes. We praise the Lord with our thoughts, feelings and actions. Jesus said, "Those who worship Him should ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Trouble With Sin

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 26 ratings
     | 3,704 views

    Sin can seem so innocent. Today we consider how even the smallest sin has great consequences for us.

    Introductory Considerations 1. Any example of someone committing a sin. (ie. teenager caught cheating and then reprimanded by parents). What’s the big deal. 2. What was the big deal with Adam and Eve taking a bite out of an apple or some other fruit? 3. Today the world looks at those things we ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    How To Feel Encouraged Despite Your Discouragement

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 27 ratings
     | 4,619 views

    Sometimes people feel depressed, disheartened and frustrated when those around them are bubbly.

    Sometimes people feel depressed, disheartened and frustrated when those around them are bubbly. Occasionally, clinical depression can be the cause of some feelings of dejection, but usually low feelings can be overcome. David was a man prone to depressed feelings like a lot of us. Once he wrote, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Winning The War In The Battle For Our Minds

    Contributed by Tyranne Mcmillan on May 4, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 10,903 views

    In the battlefield of our minds, we cannot allow satan to succeed in his campain to capture it, for a christian mind is a terrible thing to waste.

    A war is when two forces come together for combat. A war is usually caused by a particular action, or the two forces is fighting to possess a particular thing. To engage in warfare, one must be a disciplined soldier: one who is obedient, shows great devotion and has great expectation for ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    No Prayer, No Life;know Prayer Know Life! Series

    Contributed by Miguel Monge Jr. on Jul 26, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 4,014 views

    Prayer gets God’s work done! This sermon will help us learn to pray God’s way!

    Part 3 of the series; Getting in spiritual shape: No prayer, No Life; Know Prayer, Know Life Prayer- Most people associate prayer with trouble and hardship or when something is needed. I often had the idea that prayer was just that but throughout the years I have learned that prayer is more ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational