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The Importance Of Prayer

Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on May 19, 2003

The cause of our fruitlessness is a lack of prayer

Text: Mark 11:12-26 Title: The importance of prayer. Introduction (Mark 11:12-14) In order to set the stage concerning the importance of prayer let us begin by observing three things. 1.Jesus is identified as being hungry “The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry.” (V12) ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:12-25

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Standing In The Gap Series

Contributed by Dr. Tom Badia on Feb 18, 2024

In Isaiah 59:16, God looked, but couldn’t find any intercessors for the people. Nobody stood in the gap for them. He was ready to hear and answer prayers according to His Word (Jer. 33:3), but no prayers were being offered.

Topic: Standing in the gap Objective: standing in the gap by getting in synq with our co-intercessors - the Risen and Living Christ and the Holy Spirit. In Isaiah 59:16, God looked, but couldn’t find any intercessors for the people. Nobody stood in the gap for them. He was ready to hear and ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 59:16

Surprising The World Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023

This sermon introduction discusses the anxiety some people feel towards evangelism, questioning if faith-sharing should be anxiety-inducing, and referencing Michael Frost's book "Surprise the World" which suggests that not everyone should be expected to evangelize in the same way.

Why does the word ‘evangelism’ cause some people so much anxiety? Do you get images of door-knocking or approaching strangers in shopping malls? Does it make you feel like you’re being turned into a reluctant recruitment officer for the church? Should faith-sharing really be anxiety producing? In ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 4:2-6, 1 Peter 3:15-16

Topics: Evangelism, Faith-Sharing, Anxiety

Sermon Series: Surprise The World

Born To Excel But Tied Down

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Sep 23, 2025

God created you to excel, but invisible limitations can keep you from fulfilling your divine purpose.

BORN TO EXCEL BUT TIED DOWN By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Genesis 49:3-4 Key Verse: “Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 49:3-4

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God Rested That Day

Contributed by Preacher Fo Real on Apr 13, 2007

Simple sermon on the creation

God rested that day. Genesis 1 – 3 I. The Spirit of God comes out of the dark, shapeless void to take an embryonic mass and breathe life into it. When God speaks, light comes into existence. The light conquers the dark, and then God rested that day. II. God made the sky to be beautiful and ...read more

Denomination: *other

What To Do When You Have Been Cheated

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

Many people struggle to overcome the temptation to take vengeance into their own hands.

Many people struggle to overcome the temptation to take vengeance into their own hands. However, Paul once wrote, "Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord. On the contrary: If your enemy is hungry, feed ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:19-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Know Thyself Series

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 26, 2009

This week we turn the focus on understanding ourselves and gaining emotional awareness so that we may know God. Four competancies will be shared to help us become emotionally aware so that we might be emotionally healthy spiritually.

Back to School Know Thyself Psalm 55:1-5, 16-17 October 25, 2009 This week and next week we are going to look at several emotional health competencies. These are qualities that emotionally healthy people cultivate and display. These give us plenty of things to work because none of us have all of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 55:1-5

Denomination: Church Of God

A New Vision Of Christ

Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Feb 26, 2017

A commitment to spiritual formation leads to a new vision of Christ, that allows us to say with absolute conviction, “I have seen the face of the pilot, and he smiled at me. He is at the helm. All is well.”

Robert Louis Stevenson tells of a ship, tossed by a violent storm, which threatened to drive it and its passengers to destruction along a rocky coast. In the midst of the terror, one daring man, contrary to orders, went to the main deck, making a dangerous passage to the pilothouse. He looked ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:1-9

Denomination: Other

Anticipate The King Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 2, 2020

1) The Reassurance of the Coming King (Malachi 3:1), 2) The Refining of the Coming King (Malachi 3:2-3) and finally 3) The Result of the Coming King (Malachi 3:4).

Malachi 3:1-4 [3:1]"Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the LORD of hosts. [2] But who can endure the day of his ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:1-4

Denomination: Other

Strategy Of Temptation: Undermine God's Authority

Contributed by Michael Mays on Jun 8, 2021

From the very beginning, Satan has been a master at distracting us from pursuing the One whose image we bear.

Strategy of Temptation: Undermine God’s Authority (2 Timothy 3:1–17; 4:1–4) Did God really say, “You must not eat from any tree in the garden?” - Genesis 3:1 The deaf community is one of the largest unreached groups. Fewer than 1 percent of deaf people call themselves Christians. Because the deaf ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-17, 2 Timothy 4:1-4

The Gift Of Love Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 19, 2019

In Malachi 3:1-4 we see the Father's "Gift of Love" in the promise of His Son through a series of predictions (i.e., announcements regarding the future). In verses 1-4 we can see love from (1) The Coming Lord (Malachi 3:1-2) and from (2) The Purifying Lord (Malachi 3:3–4).

Malachi 3:1-4 [3:1]"Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the LORD of hosts. [2] But who can endure the day of his ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:1-4

Denomination: Other

What’s In A Moniker? Series

Contributed by Monty Newton on Jan 9, 2011

God made Christ known to us as the "Son" of God.

Title: What’s In a Moniker? Text: Matthew 3:13-17 Thesis: God made Christ known as the “Son” of God. Epiphany Series: Encountering Christ in Epiphany • The First Sunday after Epiphany: Christ’s Identity. The First Sunday after Epiphany we encountered Christ at his baptism where God reveals to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Righteous Shall Flourish

Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Mar 2, 2016

The promise of God is upon every righteous believer to prosper in all areas of life. This prosperity is being likened to the flourishing of the palm tree.

THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL FLOURISH Study Text: Psalm 92:12 - 15 Introduction: - A righteous person is the one who has willfully and sincerely repented of his or her sins and has accepted the Lord Jesus as his or her Lord and personal Saviour (The Imputed Righteousness). - As a result of the imputed ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 92:12-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

What The Magi Found Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Dec 13, 2009

When the Wise Men arrived at the house where Mary tended the Christ Child, what did they find? If we seek the same One they sought, we also may anticipate finding what they found.

MATTHEW 2:9-11 WHAT THE MAGI FOUND “After listening to the king, [the wise men] went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:9-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Light Of Christmas

Contributed by Jason Zahn on Dec 27, 2001

Light and Christmas are a powerful combination that can only be fully acheived and enjoyed in the glow of the world’s One, True, Light, Jesus Christ.

“Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack frost nipping at your nose, Yuletide songs being sung by a choir, and folks dressed up like Eskimos. Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe, help to make the season bright. Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow will find it hard to sleep tonight.” I ...read more

Scripture: John 12:44-46

Denomination: Lutheran