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  • Chris Swanson avatar

    Why Are We To Teach Our Children To Obey God?

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Sep 27, 2023
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    To enable every age to learn how to obey God and to set their expectations in him, God directed that his laws and acts be instructed to children and that they ought to be passed from age to age.

    Monotheism is the faith in only one God. It was an unmistakable component of the Hebrew religion. Numerous old religions trusted in a large number of divine beings. However, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is the God of the entire earth, the only genuine God. This was a significant knowledge ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    When God Crosses His Hands

    Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Jan 17, 2024
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    One commentator writes about God’s crossed hands of blessing -- sometimes God chooses to bless that which we don’t expect Him to bless in our lives.

    TITLE: WHEN GOD CROSSES HIS HANDS SCRIPTURE: GENESIS 48:14 As we look at our text we read here where Joseph is presenting his two sons Ephraim and Manessah before his father JACOB/ISRAEL who by now can hardly see because of his advanced age. He is presented these two boys in whom he is going to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    No One Will Take My Place

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Feb 28, 2025
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    God has a divine assignment for each of us, and He expects us to fulfil it. However, when people fail in their calling, God can replace them with someone else.

    NO ONE WILL TAKE MY PLACE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Samuel 16:1 "And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Efren V. Narido avatar

    No Greater Reward

    Contributed by Efren V. Narido on Apr 14, 2024
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    Even during our time here on earth, we can already expect a reward from the Great Rewarder. So, what kind of reward can He give now?

    “After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: ‘Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.’ But Abram said, ‘O Lord GOD, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?’ And Abram said, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Stewards Of Christ

    Contributed by Shashi Marian on Feb 23, 2026
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    Stewardship is a responsible position in the Kingdom of God. It is important to understand the seriousness of the calling to Stewardship. The following few points in brief will explain how and what leads to be that Stewards whom God is expecting.

    Paul the Apostle in writing to the Corinthian Church talks about two important callings. We can see that in 1 Corinthians 4:1-2. Servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. There is a difference between Servants and Stewards. Servants are basically the ones who labor, the ones that are ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Get Up & Claim Your Inheritance!!!

    Contributed by Barry O Johnson on May 1, 2017
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    Today many Christians are "mentally unprepared" to enter their Promised Land and receive the inheritance their Father gave them before the foundation of the world. Joshua ! gives an O.T. example of what is expected of us in the N.T,

    Many Christians, including me, are not walking in the place where God can work through them to enforce what Jesus has already obtained for us – total and complete victory over Satan and his demonic kingdom. One of the primary reasons why we are not “doing the works Jesus did” – and I’m not even ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Prayer Of Jabez

    Contributed by David Seeley on Aug 4, 2004
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    What did Jabez expect from God when he prayed? What did he receive from God? Examine with me the prayer of Jabez and how his example of faith can help increase our faith.

    The Prayer of Jabez Text: I Chronicles 4:9-10 And Jabez was more honorable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow. And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    A Step Of Faith Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Feb 12, 2012
    based on 61 ratings
     | 38,113 views

    Stepping out in Faith can be pretty scary. There is so much apparent uncertainty, and often a lack of ability to see where our foot will land. Peter took some amazing steps of faith that led him to be able to walk on water! What are the things we can l

    Steps along Life’s Journey A Step of Faith – Sermon 2 Matthew 14:22-33 Taking a Step of Faith requires Courage (14:27) Desire (14:28) Obedience (14:29) Obedience to Jesus’ Commands appears Risky Dependence on our own wisdom actually is Risky Succeeding in a Step of Faith requires Perseverance ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Do The Do Series

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Sep 30, 2013
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     | 6,621 views

    We don't need to fill another notebook, with more outlines, of powerful truths, and wonderful insights, we do not suffer from a lack of correct heads, but what we need is to have more of a consumed heart, and more of walking out what we already know.

    Do the Do Today we are back in our series on James, and today probably more than any other message you will see why I chose for our series title, "James seeing things from the right perspective." Today we are going to talk about a subject that Jesus spoke on frequently, and in our text today James ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Love That Conquered A Hardened Heart

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on May 5, 2021
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     | 2,750 views

    The absentee prodigal father had a son who was becoming a prodigal son. ... the lack of a stable father figure in his life was having a negative impact on G (George Foreman... withheld and told later in the Paul Harvey style). It was G’s mother who held the family together.

    LOVE THAT CONQUERED A HARDENED HEART Text: I John 5:1 -6 1 John 5:1-6  Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child.  (2)  By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Walls Come Tumbling Down Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 15, 2023
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,557 views

    We are not called to save our buildings, but to conquer Satan's domain. We are to storm the gates of Hell. But, how can do we do that and how can we shake the foundations of people's indifference and bring down the walls of their lack of faith?

    Walls Come Tumbling Down OPEN: About 1400 B.C. (1400 years before Jesus was born of Mary) Israel crossed the Jordan River, following Joshua into Promised Land. The first city that Israel that came to was Jericho, and archaeologists tell us that Jericho was a massive fortress-city with walls as ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    This Is How We Blew It

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Jun 4, 2008
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,167 views

    I preached this sermon while filling the pulpit of a church seeking a pastor. It (the sermon) discusses how the Body of Christ is responsible for the state of our nation, but from a different angle than one might expect.

    This is How We Blew It Texts: Luke 18:8; 2nd Cor. 13:5; James 2:14-26 (and others) By: Kenny McKinley (Read Texts and open with prayer and thanksgiving) As I was praying and considering what to preach here today, I considered the fact that I was going to be in a church where I didn’t know any of ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Walking With Jesus In God's Plan

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Apr 26, 2011
     | 5,429 views

    We expect the big things from Jesus, and are thrilled with them. But here he is, doing a rather small miracle that seems a little out of place. But what is going on, and what can we learn from it?

    Passage: Matthew 21:18-22 Intro: We are getting a glimpse today into the everyday life of the two natures of Jesus Christ. 1. theologians will tell us that Jesus walked on the earth as a fully human being. 2. and at the same time, He was fully God. 3. so this little event of the withering ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Requirements? What About Grace?

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 15, 2010
     | 5,804 views

    Rearranging Micah 6 shows us that Micah had characterized the religiosity of Judah in ways that are comparable to our religiosity. But justice, compassion, and the humble walk are much more than we expected, and are our responses to grace.

    Takoma Park Baptist Church, Washington, DC August 24, 1986 Several years ago I went back to school for work on a graduate degree. Although I had been around schools and colleges and students all of my life, this was the first time in about a dozen years or so that I had actually enrolled in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Word 9: Truth Series

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Aug 7, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,278 views

    Fish fables, politicians, it seems acceptable and expecte for people to lie today. God clealy calls us to truth and Jesus echos it with be people of honesty and integrity. IF we are God’s people we should be known as people of truth!

    The Ten Commandments: Ten Words The World needs to hear Word Nine: Truth Intro: Long before the great fish fables, long before politician became a synonym for liar, liar, God gave this ninth word. “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” The original context of this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist