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  • Ralph Andrus avatar

    07 Life Encounter: It's Reality Series

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on May 20, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,204 views

    LIVING IN REALITY ❶ Ps 44:1-3 Remember God Does Give Victory ❷ Ps 44:4-8 Remember God Is Worthy To Be Trusted ❸ Ps 44:9-26 - Remember It’s OK To Ask Why ❹ The Course of Action v. 1,6,8,17,18

    Ongoing Study of Rom 8:31-39 Rom 8:36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Ps 44:22 Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter. - Bed of roses is an English expression, which ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    08 Life Encounter: It's Conquest. Series

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on May 27, 2008
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    I. ENEMIES TO THE CONQUEST - II. THE CONQUEROR’S JOURNEY ❶. The Conquest In Jeopardy ❷. The Conqueror’s Action ❸. The Conqueror’s Instructions ❹. The Conqueror’s Prize

    Romans 8:37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. - Ever broken an arm or a hand, a leg or a finger? - Then you know how hard it suddenly becomes to do even the simplest tasks. - Ever try to tie your shoe with one hand? - Open a jar with one hand? - ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    09 Life Encounter: It's Persuasion Series

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jun 10, 2008
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    ❶ Unpersuaded ❷ The Persuasion ❸ Why Be Persuaded? ❹ Steps To Persuasion

    PEANUTS with Charlie Brown (CB) - Peanuts debuts in seven newspapers October 2, 1950 - Peanuts ran in over 2,600 newspapers - Readership of 355 million in 75 countries, and was translated into 21 languages. - Last Peanuts strip January 3, 2000 - Charles Schulz dies Feb. 12 - Charles Schultz, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Changing Light Bulbs

    Contributed by Mike Dubose on Feb 25, 2002
    based on 711 ratings
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    How many Christians does it take to change a light bulb? Jesus tries to explain this to Nicodemus and he couldn’t understand it? Do you?

    Changing Light Bulbs John 3: 1-17 February 24, 2002 Several weeks ago there was an email going around entitled “How many Christians does it take to change a light bulb,” I thought about that this week as I was preparing the message… You may have read the email or heard about ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Encountering The Resurrected Christ Series

    Contributed by C Jordan on Apr 12, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 9,977 views

    What if... Jesus really did rise from the dead? And what if... we can know Him in the power of His resurrection? When we encounter the resurrected Christ, everything changes.

    ENCOUNTERING THE RESURRECTED CHRIST OPENING TEXT: “Oh, that You would rend the heavens! That You would come down! That the mountains might shake at Your presence… When You did awesome things for which we did not look, You came down, The mountains shook at Your presence. For since the beginning of ...read more

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    Change Your Story Change Your Life

    Contributed by Bishop M. Christopher Wilson on Aug 28, 2012
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     | 16,870 views

    As we move through our lives, moment by moment, day by day, on sub-conscious levels each of us is telling ourselves a story that is most of the time contraindicative to what God's will is for us.

    2Co 10:4-5 KJV (4) (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) (5) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Winds Of Change

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Feb 23, 2019
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     | 15,999 views

    The natural winds of the Earth are a type and shadow of the various facets of God moving in the supernatural realm. The direction of the natural winds represents spiritual seasons and movements of the Holy Spirit on earth, including the storms of life.

    “He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth; he sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses.” (Psalm 135:7 NIV) The natural wind is the motion or flow of air or other gases that compose the atmosphere of the Earth. God created the atmosphere around the Earth to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Change

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 26, 2025
     | 236 views

    Change is one of the greatest evidences of God’s power. When God steps into a person’s life, transformation takes place.

    CHANGE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" Supporting Texts: Romans 12:2, Ezekiel 36:26, Isaiah 43:19, Philippians 1:6, Acts 9:1-22 INTRODUCTION There was once a man ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    God Is A Name Changer PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 5, 2023
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     | 1,367 views

    This sermon explores the transformative power of encountering God, using Jacob's struggle and name change as a metaphor for personal spiritual growth and identity.

    Welcome, dear friends! It's wonderful to see each of you here, gathered in fellowship, ready to open your hearts to the Word of God. It is a privilege to share this time with you, a moment we set aside to seek the wisdom of our Creator, to bask in His love, and to learn from His teachings. Today, ...read more

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    (Lesson 1) Jacob: Motivated By Fear

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 10, 2003
    based on 52 ratings
     | 2,730 views

    Jacob wrestled all night with God and wouldn’t let Him go. Because of Jacob’s tenacity, God blessed him and changed his name to Israel, i.e., a Prince with God.

    A. INTRODUCTION: GENESIS 32:22-32 What an encounter is not. 1. Not a greeting, i.e., when we talk to God. 2. Not a thought, i.e., when we meditate on God. 3. Not a meeting, i.e., our scheduled communion. 4. Not incidental, i.e., something we do every day. 5. Not an answer to prayer. B. WHAT ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Encountering The Presence Of The Lord

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Mar 12, 2023
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    We all experience a burning bush experience when God is trying to get our attention. Be still and listen to what God is saying, have an encounter with God that will change you in ways you never knew where possible.

    Encountering the Presence of the Lord By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. OPENING: - I like golf, I would play golf, watch golf on T.V., read about golf and I have even gone to several golf tournaments. When I lived in Florida, I went to the Honda Classic several years in a row there in Palm Beach ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    Change: Change We Can Believe In Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 26, 2012
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     | 6,385 views

    Learn from Barnabas. Know the power of encouragement and believe in the power of the Holy Spirit in changing lives. Don’t just look at who a person is, but who he can become in Christ.

    Paul wanted to go on a second missionary journey, to return the churches they had visited on the first journey. • He shared the plan with Barnabas, who suggested taking John Mark with them again, and a quarrel broke out. • Mark had travelled with them on the first journey (Acts 13:5 ‘as their ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Encounters, Defecting Your Giants

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Sep 2, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,667 views

    Here's several step in the right direction in defeating giants in your life.

    Encounters, Defecting Your Giants / I Samuel 17:31-40 Even though you are born-again, most must still battle giants throughout their lives. There are several lessons that can be applied from this Biblical story found in I Samuel chapter 17. 31.Then David’s question was reported to King ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Life-Changing Glory Of God

    Contributed by Scott Redmond on Sep 3, 2019
    based on 2 ratings
     | 21,392 views

    As Moses spoke to God face to face and was changed by His glory so that his face shown, how much more are we to become full of God's life-changing presence and bring His light and glory to the world around us?

    › INTRODUCTION After Moses encountered the glory of God by speaking face to face with God - he was never that same. Moses was hungry for God's presence so that he cried, "Show me thy glory!" What are the life-changing effects of God's glory and manifested presence? God filled ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Need For A Fresh Encounter With God Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 6, 2025
     | 358 views

    Every believer needs a fresh encounter with God to remain spiritually vibrant and effective. The hunger for more of God should never fade, for there is always a greater dimension of His presence to experience.

    THE NEED FOR A FRESH ENCOUNTER WITH GOD By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Exodus 33:18 "And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory." Supporting Texts: Isaiah 6:1-8, Acts 9:3-6, Genesis 32:24-30, Habakkuk 3:2, Psalm 63:1-2 INTRODUCTION A fresh encounter with God is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God