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  • Bishop William Bryant Wilmore, Jr. avatar

    Mastering Our Treasures In Order To Move Forward

    Contributed by Bishop William Bryant Wilmore, Jr. on Jul 7, 2003
    based on 79 ratings
     | 20,478 views

    Christ has given us certain treasures that we are to maximize in order to move forward in our faith.

    In this “The Parable of the Householder,” Jesus compares believers to “masters of the household.” The Lord wants us to recognize that He has placed us ‘in charge’ of our divinely-designed destiny. We are the masters of the ‘treasurers’ He has given us. Yes, God has granted us rich ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Perryman avatar

    Don't Let Your Environment Control You!

    Contributed by Mark Perryman on May 31, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 12,758 views

    Standing even when others won’t

    INTRO: A teenager had decided to quit high school, saying he was just fed up with it all. His &ther was trying to convince him to stay with it. “Son”, he said, “You just can’t quit. All the people who are remembered in history didn’t quit. Abe Lincoln, he didn’t quit. Douglas MacArthur, he didn’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    A New Tomorrow

    Contributed by Chris Surber on May 3, 2007
    based on 21 ratings
     | 7,084 views

    Be something far greater than an optimist. Be a faith filled doer of the will of God… do not wait for things to improve; improve them… do not wait for a new tomorrow… fill your heart with faith... and bring a new tomorrow into being.

    “A New Tomorrow” Revelation 21:1-6 Introduction They have a saying in Vienna, Austria: “The situation is hopeless, but not serious.” It’s an interesting contradiction in terms. Yet life is truly a mixture of optimism and pessimism, of hope and despair, of sunshine and shadow. Sometimes the same ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Kenneth Trent avatar

    Adrift In Life's Sargasso Sea

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Nov 18, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,192 views

    How do we connect the Sargasso Sea to our lives as Christians? Let’s consider some ways it might.

    ADRIFT IN LIFE’S SARGASSO SEA “We must pay more careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.” Hebrews 2:1 NIV The Sargasso Sea is the only sea in the world that has no coastline. It is located in the north Atlantic 20 o N to 35 o N and 30 o W to 70 o W, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Roper avatar

    Prisoners Of Fear

    Contributed by Mark Roper on Nov 20, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,281 views

    Many are held as prisoners because of fear!

    Prisoners of Fear Psalm 27:1 Many are held as prisoners because of fear! Shohoiya Yokowai spent 28 years of his life in prison. It was not a prison of bars & locks & wardens, but a self-imposed prison of fear. He was a Japanese soldier on the island of Guam during WW2. And when the American ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Mark Roper avatar

    Lies In Disguise—battling Temptation

    Contributed by Mark Roper on Nov 20, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,870 views

    Temptations may be bold, or subtle. Temptations may be good things to stand in the way of Devotion Temptations are for one purpose to destroy us

    Lies In Disguise—Battling Temptation Matthew 4:1-4:8 I think that we all understand what temptation is. There is a story told about a little boy in a grocery store that I think illustrates the nature of temptation. The boy was standing near an open box of peanut butter cookies. “Now then, ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Joe Sherrill avatar

    Jesus, The Great Victor

    Contributed by Joe Sherrill on Jan 1, 2006
    based on 37 ratings
     | 9,002 views

    Peter’s mother-in-law is healed.

    Mark 1:29-31 Jesus, The Great Victor One of the first Bible verses I learned as a child is found in Psalm 122. Doubtless many of you know it as well. "I was glad when they said unto me, let us go into the house of the Lord." Like the Psalmist, I too am glad to be in the house of the Lord on this ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • DR. ADE OYEYEMI avatar

    The Gift Of Holy Stubborness

    Contributed by Dr. Ade Oyeyemi on Feb 19, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,283 views

    Prayer is an arduous task, persistent prayer brings result. The fervent prayer of the righteous availeth much. Engaging in prayer means standing in the face of defeat while others are falling, prayer requires a determination to continue waiting on the Lor

    Among the vices mentioned in Galatians 5:19 are anger and stubbornness but these can be used in a holy way. Hatred of evil is considered a holy hatred, so is holy stubbornness that serves the purpose of carrying out an effort in a determined, persistent way until one prevails. Holy stubbornness is ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Bobby Stults avatar

    Paul Wraps Up His Letter Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Feb 20, 2013
     | 3,555 views

    Paul wraps up his letter to the church at Colossae by offering an example of how the Christian life should look, if lived out in the right manner!

    Colossians 4:1-6 [NLT] February 13, 2013 Oak Park Baptist Church – Wed Bible Study Series Colossians Bible Study Paul’s wraps up letter with Christian Bonding and Prayerful exhortation: Tychicus listed here in v1 was a faithful companion in the ministry with Paul. We find him listed in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Roper avatar

    Running Into The Arms Of God

    Contributed by Mark Roper on Jan 15, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,130 views

    Are you running into the arms of God with passion and excitement, or are you running into the arms of the world?

    Running into the Arms of God Topic: God is our refuge and strength Where are you going? Do you know the way? Why are you not there? Have you been distracted along the way? We all are running from something, We don’t want our past catching up with us, or we are trying to leave something ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Christopher Kennedy avatar

    Opening The Eyes Of The Blind

    Contributed by Christopher Kennedy on Jan 23, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,395 views

    Christ opens our eyes to see Him in the midst of a world of spiritual blindness.

    Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This morning I’d like to talk to you about a certain creature, a specimen you don’t see on the seminary campus very often. I’m talking about … an unbeliever. A non-Christian. Someone who does not have saving ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Mark D. Stetler avatar

    The Most Un-Fair Doctrine Known To Humanity

    Contributed by Mark D. Stetler on Feb 24, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,636 views

    The Fairness Doctrine? There is really nothing fair about it. It only goes so far. They won’t let us teach creation in the public schools. However, grace is really the most un-fair doctrine known to humanity. We get what we don’t deserve!

    The Most Un-Fair Doctrine Known to Humanity Selected Passages First radio, now the Web-Internet? Media analysts and bloggers are warning that fresh efforts to bring back the so-called Fairness Doctrine could go too far, following a report that one prominent politician is looking into ways to apply ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    #9 Understanding Love: Patience/Trust

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 24, 2016
     | 3,895 views

    This is #9 in a series on UNDERSTANDING LOVE: PATIENCE AND TRUST... We must realize there may be a great wall between where I am and God's plan of where He wants us to be. This wall will require patience to overcome and move in the plan of love.

    #9 UNDERSTANDING LOVE: PATIENCE IS COMPLETE TRUST. PATIENCE, TRUST AND FAITH KNOW THERE IS A WALL BETWEEN MY MIRACLE AND ME... WE SHALL OVERCOME By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. TEXT TO TRUST AND UNDERSTAND: 2 Chronicles 16:9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Steve Ely avatar

    Game Of Thrones - Pt. 3 - Mixture Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Aug 7, 2016
     | 6,092 views

    We talk, sing, and pray using the language of the Kingdom . . . words like Lord, King, and sovereign. However, citizenship in a democracy keeps us from understanding the throne.

    Game of Thrones Pt. 3 - Mixture Introduction After 1 year we have finally come to the final battle in the attack on the 5 principalities that I identified for us. We have fought isolation, poverty, hopelessness and apathy. Now we square off against compartmentalism. Compartmentalism is pervasive ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Senior Pastor Ndayiragije-Misigaro Joel avatar

    Prayer Of Zeal Series

    Contributed by Senior Pastor Ndayiragije-Misigaro Joel on Jun 6, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,451 views

    Prayer of zeal refers to a passionate and fervent prayer that is filled with enthusiasm and a strong desire to serve God. Zeal, on the other hand, is a deep and intense feeling of devotion or enthusiasm towards a cause or belief.

    PRAYER OF ZEAL Written by Senior Pastor Ndayiragije Misigaro Joel, June 6, 2023 1 Kings 19:13-14 When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” Then he said, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal