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  • Imelda Mesa avatar

    From Darkness To Light

    Contributed by Imelda Mesa on Sep 27, 2022
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    IF CHRIST IS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD, then a world without CHRIST IS DARKNESS.

    All of us has a default hatred in darkness!!!! We don’t like being in the dark!!!! We don’t want to be in the dark!!! We get annoyed when we are put in a dark place! No one wants to be in dark! Yet, this is the dilemma of the world! This is the dilemma of human nature. We are in darkness! With ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    Beyond Grit: The God Who Brings Walls Down

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Jun 14, 2025
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    Move beyond human grit and trust in God’s power, showing through the fall of Jericho that walls of fear, hardship, and sin collapse not by strength or strategy, but through patient obedience and unwavering faith in the God.

    Beyond Grit: The God Who Brings Walls Down Joshua 6:1-20 "Sheer grit can only take you as far as your strength allows. But many walls only crumble through faith in the One who is able." Even though Abram was given the astonishing promise, “I will make you into a great nation, and I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Empowered To Live: The Work Of The Holy Spirit In The Life Of The Disciple Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Dec 12, 2025
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    The Holy Spirit – His deity, His work in conviction, repentance, regeneration, sanctification, and empowerment for ministry through the baptism in the Holy Spirit.

    Empowered to Live: The Work of the Holy Spirit in the Life of the Disciple Doctrinal Focus: The Holy Spirit – His deity, His work in conviction, repentance, regeneration, sanctification, and empowerment for ministry through the baptism in the Holy Spirit. Acts 1:4–8 (NLT): Once when he was eating ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Returning To Our Landmarks

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Aug 2, 2012
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    Our culture tells us to always look for the new and improved; the latest is always the greatest. Pastors are always on the lookout for new methods, new gimmicks, and worst of all, new doctrines. The Bible is full of warnings to God’s people that the popul

    Opening illustration: We who believe that God has absolute moral standards are viewed by some segments of society as intolerant simpletons. We are cautioned not to express our disapproval over certain immoral behavior. Television commentator Andy Rooney once announced his revulsion at the perverse ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Offerings: The Test Of Our Faith

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Feb 18, 2012
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    Perhaps nothing brings greater joy and also tests our relationship with God like offerings. Let's see how God used offerings as the ultimate test for His friend Abraham.

    A certain mom & dad worked hard and saved to pay for their son to go to college. He blew off his freshman year. He was irresponsible, didn't study, made terrible grades, squandered his money, & finally came back home. His parents told him, “If you decide to go back to school you’ll ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    It's Only A Test

    Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Oct 5, 2009
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    “All of life is a test.” Life indeed is full of tests, from the Cradle to the Grave, but Life iteslf is the most important test.

    Dr. Wayne A. Lawson Antioch Institutional Baptist Church Oklahoma City, OK 73105 Preached Sunday October 4, 2009 RevWLawson@aol.com TITLE: IT’S ONLY A TEST SCRIPTURE: GENESIS 22:1 / HEBREWS 11:8-11, 17-19 I am not sure that anyone this morning enjoyed taking Tests or Exams during our School ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Bemidbar "into The Wilderness" Series

    Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on Jun 12, 2025
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    Yahweh was going to personally lead the people. The journey began on a note of optimism and obedience, however, as the story develops, obedient Israel quickly became rebellious Israel.

    June 14, 2025 Israel was now a fully functioning nation. They had a center of worship, laws and a standing army. It was now time to leave Sinai. Yahweh was their Leader and he was going to personally lead them through the activity of the cloud. The journey began on a note of optimism and ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    The Life That Really Is Life

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Sep 30, 2019
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    Genuine and joyful life cannot be found in the pursuit of wealth and possessions. It can only be found within the true source of life: God and the kingdom of eternal light.

    September 29, 2019 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Lk. 16:19-31; I Tim. 6:6-19 The Life that Really Is Life Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. You can’t take it with you. There was a rich Texas oil man, and he wanted ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The World Is A Choir

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 25, 2025
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    Creation praises God constantly; every blessing flows from Him, inviting us to join heaven’s chorus with grateful hearts and joyful worship.

    Introduction — Hearing What We’ve Been Singing We have sung it so many times that it slips out of our mouths on autopilot. The ushers walk forward, the pastor nods, the pianist plays four familiar measures, and suddenly the congregation rises to its feet and a tiny hymn floats through the room. ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 21, 2025
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    God’s grace empowers joyful generosity, enabling believers to give willingly and abundantly, even in hardship, as an expression of trust and partnership in God’s work.

    Friends, welcome. Some of us walked in today with a full heart and a thin wallet. Others with a strong budget and a weary soul. God sees both. And right in the middle of our ordinary lives—with bills to pay, kids to raise, parents to care for, and newsfeeds that rattle the nerves—God offers a grace ...read more

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    What A Baptism Says

    Contributed by Scott Delashaw on Mar 31, 2010
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     | 2,984 views

    A 3 point sermon on the subject of baptism and what it says about those who are being baptized.

    What a Baptism Says * The example- Jn. 1:29-34 * The explanation- 1st Cor 15:1-4 & Rom 6:1-4 * The expectation- Matt 28:19 & Acts 2:38,47 & Acts 9:18 I. Someone has been saved * “saved” = approx 50 times in N.T. in relation to being rescued. * rescued from what? Sins power, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Slow Starters Are Not No Starters. Series

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 14, 2011
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    Abram is finally getting into gear and making some real spiritual progress.

    Intro: 1. Some things are slow starters. The first electric light was so dim that a candle was needed to see its socket; One of the first steamboats took 32 hours to chug its way from New York to Albany, a distance of 150 miles; Wilbur and Orville Writght's first airplane flight lasted only 12 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Outrageous Joy In Your Life

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Sep 27, 2022
     | 2,253 views

    Joy is a choose that this world has not made. they choose instead to find worldly happiness.

    Outrageous Joy in your life Phil 4:10-13 Good Morning online church glad to have you with us and be a part of Rosedale- I would like us to look at Paul and his pursuit of Joy instead of happiness. In the pursuit of happiness most give up Joy. Joy is what even more people lose in heart and then ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    In My Whole Life Nobody ... Part 3 Series

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Aug 14, 2001
    based on 128 ratings
     | 12,889 views

    Two weeks ago I began Part 1 of this 3-part sermon series by telling you about a conversation I had with a young lady. She had attended a particular church all her life but had never become a Christian.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED - 2016) TEXT: Acts 2:36-41; Acts 22:7-16; Romans 6:3-5 ILL. Two weeks ago I began this 3-part sermon series by telling about a conver-sation with a young lady I had never met before. To make a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    For Thou Hast Found Favor With God

    Contributed by Gino Cascieri on Apr 10, 2001
    based on 144 ratings
     | 6,289 views

    This messages examines why it was said of Mary,"For thou hast found favor with God."

    "For thou hast found favor with God" Text: Luke 1:26-38 Introduction: -As we remember our mothers on this first mother’s day of the new century. -I want us to go back 2,000 years and look at one of the greatest mother’s of all time. -I am speaking about Mary, the mother of Jesus. -We see in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist