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  • Ed Warfield avatar

    The Spirit Of Burning

    Contributed by Ed Warfield on Feb 29, 2008
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     | 4,832 views

    God is speaking to a people who had become disassociated and disconnected. He is inviting us to participate in what He is about to do in our day.

    The Spirit of Burning - Malachi 3:1-4 Intro.: God, through the prophet Malachi, is speaking to a people who had become disassociated and disconnected. These verses are God’s thunderous response and, in essence, they are saying, “Get Ready!” It’s the message of preparation. Did you notice where the ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Fishers Of Men (January 22, 2017).

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Aug 14, 2020
     | 5,347 views

    After John the Baptizer was arrested, Jesus began His ministry. Jesus comes in and calls His disciples to be “fishers of men” against the backdrop of John the Baptizer’s arrest.

    FISHERS OF MEN Text: Matthew 4:12-23 Paul Harvey once said, “We’ve drifted away from being fishers of men to being keepers of the aquarium.” (Roy B. Zuck. ed. The Speaker’s Quote Book . Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 1997, p. 134). Is he right? Have we become keepers of ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    God's Own Among God's Strays

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 13, 2008
     | 3,289 views

    For the anniversary of the Lai Baptist Church of Gaithersburg, a Burmese congregation. You came as strangers, but God has made you His own. Now we American Christians, who have strayed from what we once were, need your passion among us.

    Sometimes people of differing cultures fail to understand one another. Sometimes people with differing backgrounds cannot grasp what others are all about. So they end up hurting one another, when, really, they need one another. If you do not understand your neighbor, and if your neighbor is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Come Unto Jesus

    Contributed by Monte Brown on Jan 30, 2009
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    This invitation is to anyone man, woman, or child to come unto Jesus, for he is the bread of life. Jesus extends the invitation to eat of the bread of life (John 6:51), to drink of the water of life (John 7:37), to enter the door of the good shepherd (Joh

    Come Unto Jesus John 6:51 Monte T. Brown January 2009 Introduction: This pronouncement exactly reiterates John 6:33, 35, 47, 48.My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world. Jesus refers here prophetically to His impending sacrifice upon the cross ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kerry Haynes avatar

    When A Little Guy Meets A Big God

    Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Oct 29, 2019
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     | 10,691 views

    Jesus reaches out to the smallest and the evilest among us with a very personal invitation. He calls us by name. He invites himself over. He desires nothing less than a radically changed life, submitted to him, and all for our good!

    Luke 19:1-10 When a Little Guy Meets a Big God Today’s passage is a very popular children’s Bible story, but it’s a lot more than that. It reveals the very heart of God: one who pursues each one of us to draw us into a loving personal relationship with him, and in so doing, to change our entire ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When A Little Guy Meets A Big God

    Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Nov 6, 2016
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     | 15,028 views

    Jesus reaches out to the smallest and the evilest among us with a very personal invitation. He calls us by name. He invites himself over. He desires nothing less than a radically changed life, submitted to him, and all for our good!

    Luke 19:1-10 When a Little Guy Meets a Big God Today’s passage is a very popular children’s Bible story, but it’s a lot more than that. It reveals the very heart of God: one who pursues each one of us to bring us into a loving personal relationship with him. I want to walk us ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Return For Revival

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jun 13, 2024
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     | 1,819 views

    The invitation was to live in the ways of God. It was an invitation to come back to the ways that the people knew were right. When Hosea uses the words “let us”, he speaks in clear terms here to communicate that those who needed to return to the LORD were not alone.

    OPENING ILLUSTRATION: Play the video “RESTORED.” Israel had wondered far away from its place of origin. As if a child lost in a store, she is drawn away by delights of the eye, sensual insights and an overwhelming urgency to seek her own way. She awakens; finding herself tossed into the gutter of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Go! And Do Not Listen To Lies - Jeremiah 23:16 Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 11, 2025
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     | 706 views

    We are surrounded by voices—news channels, social media influencers, politicians, friends, and even preachers. But not every voice that speaks with authority is a voice of truth. Some voices soothe, some voices flatter, but some voices deceive.

    Go! And Do Not Listen to Lies - Jeremiah 23:16 Introduction Church, I want to begin with a question: Whose voice are you listening to? In our world today, we are surrounded by voices—news channels, social media influencers, politicians, friends, and even preachers. But not every voice that ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Thanksgiving (Tagalog) PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 8, 2025
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    God’s compassion meets us in our deepest need, inviting us to respond with gratitude and faith that brings true wholeness in Christ.

    May kilala akong sampung kalalakihan na hindi mo agad mapapansin sa crowd. Hindi dahil sikat sila, kundi dahil sanay silang umiwas. Sanay silang manatili sa gilid, sa laylayan, sa malayo. Sa bawat paghinga, may kirot. Sa bawat araw, may pag-asa pa rin, pero payat na payat. Hanggang sa isang araw, ...read more

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    Crucifixion And Resurrection Series

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Apr 20, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 13,577 views

    Jesus invites us to share 1. In his death. 2. In his life. 3. In his resurrection.

    Richard Bandler tells about visiting a psychiatric hospital and dealing with a man who believed that he was Jesus Christ. He did not believe it in a spiritual sense, but literally. Bandler walked in to the room to meet this man, and said: “Are you Jesus?” “Yes, my son,” came the reply. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Mike Hays avatar

    Resting In The Promise Of God

    Contributed by Mike Hays on Dec 5, 2000
    based on 104 ratings
     | 11,262 views

    God invites us to enter into His rest now and to look forward to His perfect rest to come.

    Resting In The Promises of God! Hebrews 4:1-11 As we move into the Christmas Season everyone is gearing up for a month of high commitment and low energy. The stores are announcing that there is less than a month for you and me to get our Christmas shopping done. The ads are announcing that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Lynwood Morriss avatar

    Christ The Living Waters

    Contributed by Lynwood Morriss on Jul 19, 2003
    based on 367 ratings
     | 27,399 views

    When the most broken places of our hearts are exposed, Christ invites us to let him in.

    Introduction I’d like to introduce you to a woman, who is a lot like us. All of us before we come face to face with our Creator is like this woman. In listening to her story, we discover our own story. As we see her receive something from God. we ourselves learn to receive from God. I want to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson avatar

    5 Lent, Year B

    Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Mar 31, 2003
    based on 89 ratings
     | 16,157 views

    Once again, Jesus invites all would-be followers to join him in his way of the cross.

    Sermon for 5 Lent Yr B, 6/04/2003 Based on Jn. 12:20-33 Grace Lutheran Church, Medicine Hat, Alberta By Pastor Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson The old adage has it that: “Curiosity kills the cat.” Well, in today’s gospel, we learn of some Greeks, who were likely curious alright about this Jesus. After ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    911

    Contributed by Jack Warford on Sep 12, 2001
    based on 120 ratings
     | 6,116 views

    We are a shameless nation that has invited the anger of God, but there is hope in Him who we have angered.

    911 Zephaniah 2:1-3 (NLT) I truly believe that these numbers not only represent September 11, 2001 another day that will go down in infamy. But, I believe with all that makes me a child of God, this is an emergency call (911) from God saying we are in imminent danger of losing His protection for ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Come And Have Breakfast

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 22, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,100 views

    The invitation to breakfast intends to take us beyond the surface picture of an hour at a fireside having fishcakes and tea.

    From time to time, Glenys says something to me that is sweet to hear and extremely powerful. These words arrest me and make me sit and up and listen. Ladies, if you have a man that does not pay attention, you need this sentence because you will get the undivided attention you so desperately desire. ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army