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  • Lorraine Greeff avatar

    To Keep, To Climb, To Fight

    Contributed by Lorraine Greeff on Feb 5, 2021
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     | 5,173 views

    I realize that this text is a very common text, is preached often. yet how many of us stay in the fight to finish it, can we say that we have truly finished the race,

    TO KEEP, TO CLIMB, TO FIGHT (So, to understand the text, we need to know that Paul and Timothy were speaking to each other as student and teacher with Paul trying to inspire and encourage but with warnings.) Turn with me to 2 Timothy 4:1-7. I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Joshua Blackmon avatar

    How To Keep The Victory

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Sep 29, 2021
     | 4,607 views

    This sermon is basically a commentary on 2 Peter 1:1-11

    How To Keep The Victory Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, Here we have both names of the apostle who was the first to preach the gospel following the birth of the church on the day of Pentecost. It is from the lips of Peter that we hear the words that define the new birth ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • JERRY GATSON avatar

    Keep Looking For The Signs

    Contributed by Jerry Gatson on Jan 11, 2006
    based on 41 ratings
     | 13,090 views

    There signs that follow a believer that proclaim and promote Jesus Christ as Lord. As a pastor, I’m looking for people to believe God with me, so I’m looking for the signs.

    Keep looking for the signs Mark 16:17-18 says, “These signs shall follow them that believe.” This lets us know that what we believe will ultimately materialize. I know bible teaches us to walk by faith and not by sight and to look not at the things which are seen but at the things which are not ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Dean Courtier avatar

    Keep In Step With God Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 21, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,081 views

    Knowing biblical principles is essential for living the Christian life as God desires. Perhaps the most important one to learn is to obey God and leave all the consequences to Him.

    Keep in step with God Knowing biblical principles is essential for living the Christian life as God desires. Perhaps the most important one to learn is to obey God and leave all the consequences to Him. And alongside it is another one that’s very important—learn to wait upon God for His timing. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Ken Harris avatar

    Giants, Keep On Coming"

    Contributed by Ken Harris on Jan 11, 2001
    based on 98 ratings
     | 11,610 views

    This sermon is designed to motivate the hearers to become victorious in their battles and WARS WITH GIANT SPIRITUAL STRUGGLES.

    U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris Fort Stewart, Georgia REFERENCES: Isaiah 40:31 (But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount with wings as eagles; they shall run,and not be weary and they sall walk and not faint); 1 Samuel 13:14 (“a man after God’s own heart); ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Ronald DeGraw avatar

    Keep Searching For The Baby

    Contributed by Ronald Degraw on Dec 21, 2001
    based on 49 ratings
     | 4,738 views

    The wise men spent perhaps 2 years after the birth of Christ to find Him. How long do we keep searching after Christmas is over?

    This past week my wife and I took down our Christmas decorations. We had to take down our tree, we were beginning to have more needles on the carpet then we had on the tree. So we went ahead and packed up the lights on the window, the decorations above the fireplace, the artificial tree we ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Dieuner Joseph avatar

    Keep Hope Alive

    Contributed by Dieuner Joseph on May 10, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 44,933 views

    To encourage believers not to lose hope no matter their circumstance.

    Rev. D. Joseph May 4, 2007 Text: Jer. 17:7; Blessed [is] the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. Topic: Keep Hope Alive INTRODUCTION Contrary to popular belief, Jesse Jackson did not coined the saying: ‘keep hope alive.’ The Bible has been admonishing and encouraging ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kevin L. Jones avatar

    Keep The Fire Burning

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Feb 20, 2020
    based on 6 ratings
     | 46,389 views

    A sermon addressing the need to stir up the gift that God has bestowed upon us.

    KEEP THE FIRE BURNING II Timothy 1:6-8 This time of year I am constantly burning brush, trees, leaves, and anything else that will ignite as we attempt to get the yard in order after months of neglect due to the cold weather. One spark has the ability to start a fire that will burn for hours. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • D Marion Clark avatar

    Keeping And Being Kept Series

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Jul 11, 2012
     | 3,658 views

    How does a pastor confront growing sin in his church?

    Introduction How does a pastor confront growing sin in his church? How does he arrest the sin’s spread and kill the virus? Jude presents a case study of one pastor’s effort. He has revealed the sin – perverting grace into sensuality and denying Christ’s lordship. He has ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Tony Searles avatar

    Keeping The Dream Alive

    Contributed by Tony Searles on Jul 7, 2001
    based on 230 ratings
     | 29,172 views

    Hope for continuing on in the faith, and in what God has planned for your life!

    Keeping The Dream Alive! “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9 Calvin Coolidge once said… Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Timm Meyer avatar

    "Keep The Unity Of The Spirit"

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Sep 11, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,932 views

    Pentecost 10(B) - Believers are reminded and encouraged to keep the unity of the Holy Spirit. God’s Spirit produces unity by faith. God’s gifts promote unity in faithful living.

    “KEEP THE UNITY OF THE SPIRIT” (Outline) July 20, 2008 -- PENTECOST 10 -- Ephesians 4:1-7,11-16 INTRO: Today’s text reminds us of the fact that we are saints in the Lord united together by our Christian faith. This is our confession in the Apostle’s Creed: “I believe in the holy ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Steven Simala Grant avatar

    Keep Love First

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jul 16, 2013
     | 6,492 views

    We love because God loves us.

    Thirteen years ago when I first started preaching, the scariest part of it was knowing that sometimes, people really do listen. It has been an incredible privilege, a humbling privilege, to be listened to by you. Thank you. What have you heard? I don’t know what you have heard, but I know ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Philip Harrelson avatar

    Fighting To Keep The Faith

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jan 6, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,987 views

    You have to remember that there will be a lot of battles in the earthly realm before you get to Heaven.

    1 Timothy 6:12 KJV Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. 2 Timothy 4:7-8 KJV I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: [8] Henceforth there is laid ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Monty Newton avatar

    Keeping The Story Alive

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Mar 21, 2008
     | 3,232 views

    In the telling and retelling of the Good News, we keep hope alive!

    Title: Keeping the Story Alive Text: I Corinthians 15:1-8 Thesis: In the telling and retelling of the Good News, we keep hope alive. Introduction Every year, early in the month of October, she set aside a day to plan her spring garden. She would get up early and if it was nasty weather, she ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    Keeping The Altar Burning

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jun 14, 2025
     | 87 views

    The command to keep the fire burning is not optional—it is essential for spiritual survival and effectiveness. When the fire burns, you remain sensitive to God, empowered for purpose, and protected from spiritual coldness.

    KEEPING THE ALTAR BURNING By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Leviticus 6:12-13 Supporting Texts: Romans 12:1, Hebrews 13:10, 1 Kings 18:30-39, Revelation 3:15-16, Psalm 51:17 INTRODUCTION: The altar is a spiritual meeting point where man offers sacrifices and God responds with His fire. In the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God