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  • Ron Hicks avatar

    Encourage Yourself In The Lord

    Contributed by Ron Hicks on Sep 6, 2005
    based on 64 ratings
     | 19,066 views

    God could pour blessings upon you any time He pleases, but sometimes He wants you to come and get them yourself.

    ENCOURAGE YOURSELF IN THE LORD 1 Sam 30:1-7 30:1 And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire; 2 And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • OTIS NIXDORF avatar

    What God Is To Me

    Contributed by Otis Nixdorf on Nov 16, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,272 views

    An uplifting testimony of what God means to my life.

    What God is to Me (Isaiah 12 NIV) In that day you will say: "I will praise you, O LORD. Although you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you have comforted me. 2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD, is my strength and my song; he has ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Daniel DeVilder avatar

    How To Create A Unified Community Through God-Fearing. Series

    Contributed by Daniel Devilder on Nov 14, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,586 views

    How proper fearing of God (instead of forgetting him) can lead to a unified community. Nehemiahs revival met with internal obstacles as well as the external one

    Unity from Fear How to Create a Unified Community Through God-Fearing. (the main body is a bit sparse. But i hope with the opening thoughts and basic outline that this will help those working through Nehemiah. Unfortunately the main body was hand written and never got ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Called Out Of Darkness Into Light

    Contributed by Chuck Gohn on May 18, 2013
     | 9,802 views

    A sermon on what it means for a Christian to be called out of the darkness of the world (e.g., past behaviors, relationships, attitudes, etc.) and called into the Kingdom of the Son.

    About 11 years ago, I received my formal call into ministry. It wasn’t a call from a church. It wasn’t a call from a bishop. It wasn’t even a call from the Pope but that would have been nice. I considered it a direct call from God. You see, I had been struggling with where I ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    Being Salt And Light In The World Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jan 25, 2025
     | 862 views

    Jesus described His followers as the "salt of the earth" and the "light of the world." These metaphors highlight the believer's role in influencing the world positively and reflecting God’s glory.

    Title: BEING SALT AND LIGHT IN THE WORLD By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Matthew 5:13-16 "You are the salt of the earth... You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden." Supporting Texts: Philippians 2:15; Colossians 4:6; John 8:12; Ephesians ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Mark Aarssen avatar

    Come See The Everlasting Light

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Feb 4, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,521 views

    On New Year’s Day more than a billion people were looking to a light that was falling instead of rising and nearly all of these people were Gentiles who were looking in the wrong place for their hope and their joy.

    Message: Isaiah 60:1-6 Light figures prominently in New Years and at Christmas. Maybe you stayed up on New Year’s Eve to watch the “Ball Drop” from New York City. It’s a tradition that goes back to December 31, 1907. Ever since that first “Ball Drop” people ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Richard Francis avatar

    The Armour Of God - Protect Yourself

    Contributed by Richard Francis on Sep 5, 2006
    based on 31 ratings
     | 12,944 views

    Jesus supplies all of our needs in spiritual warfare, we need to know how to use the armour and weapons of God, he gives us his power, his might and his armour, how great is that not by our strength but his, Jesus is the source we trust in

    Clear and Present Danger: We are told “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. ” and that we are to put on the amour of God as the devil is or will be attacking us. Let me be very clear the devil does exist is real and is a clear and present and persistent danger. The big mistake ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    David And The Dwarf Series

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Oct 12, 2002
    based on 100 ratings
     | 15,833 views

    When you study the event of David vs Goliath closely you gain some valuable insight: that the real giant that day was not the one big in stature but the one who was completely sold out to God.

    DAVID AND THE DWARF 1 SAMUEL 17: 1-56 INTRODUCTION: The story of David and Goliath is one of the most popular in all the Bible. It is undoubtedly one of the greatest incidents in the life of this Godly man that we have chosen to study. It was a contrast of incredible proportions. Anybody ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Vera Hughes avatar

    Get Ready For A Shift!

    Contributed by Vera Hughes on Feb 20, 2008
    based on 45 ratings
     | 74,665 views

    Do you feel like you are in turbulent place in your life and nothing seems to be going right? I have good news for you! God is shifting you into a place of blessing! Get ready for a shift!

    Scriptures: Isaiah 40:1-5 Psalm 126:1-6 As we read in the scriptures, Isaiah was prophesying to a people who were in a backslidden state. They knew that they were the apple of God’s eye through the covenant that Abraham had with God. Abraham obeyed God and God counted him as righteous. Because ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Larry Jacobs avatar

    It's A Scary Time

    Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jul 1, 2006
    based on 47 ratings
     | 9,921 views

    We live in a scary time. People are worried about so many things. The Bible is being fulfilled on a daily basis. There are some things that we don’t have to be afraid.

    "IT’S A SCARY TIME" Luke 21:26-28 Luke 21:26-28 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Matthew Kratz avatar

    Discovering God's Will Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 5, 2020
     | 4,656 views

    In Ephesians 5:15-17, God shows us through the Apostle Paul shows us how to use biblical wisdom to discover the will of God. He shows us how to discover this through: 1) Understanding (Ephesians 5:15), 2) Occasion (Ephesians 5:16), 3) Action (Ephesians 5:17).

    Ephesians 5:15-17 [15] Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, [16] making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. [17] Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. (ESV) Most of us acknowledge that God has a plan for the life of every ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • I. Grant Spong avatar

    Is The Law Still Valid?

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Feb 5, 2017
     | 5,705 views

    Jesus discusses salt, light and law

    Intro In the sermon on the mount Jesus called us salt and light, then condemned whoever sets aside the least of God’s commands. Does that mean that Christians should put to death idolaters, Sabbath breakers, adulterers and those who dishonor their parents, sacrifice animals, be circumcised, rest ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brett Crosson avatar

    The Light Of Christmas The Way Of Christ Series

    Contributed by Brett Crosson on May 10, 2019
     | 3,054 views

    Christ came into this world to do some amazing things, and to show us the way to live. He wants us to be servants, to make sacrifices and to flow in the supernatural power of God. Peter did, Paul did, Philip did and so can you and I.

    Phil 2 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3 Do ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Michael Bartsch avatar

    Jesus Christ Is The Light Of The World

    Contributed by Michael Bartsch on Feb 26, 2008
    based on 12 ratings
     | 14,080 views

    Why was he born blind? Why can we see? This sermon celebrates the gifts of physical and spiritual sight.

    John 9:1-7,13-17,34-39 (NIV) As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • John Phillip R. Pesebre avatar

    The Nativity: Light Over Darkness Series

    Contributed by John Phillip R. Pesebre on Dec 3, 2012
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,514 views

    The birth of Jesus of Nazareth is the good news that the promised Messiah has arrived.

    Introduction Our gospel writer Luke is a very educated man. He was not just an ordinary doctor, "At the top was the equivalent of a surgeon general of the empire. He was by law a noble, a dux (duke) or a vicarius (vicar) of the emperor. He held the title of comes archiatorum, “count of the chief ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist