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  • Stephen Sheane avatar

    Nehemiah 3 - Enemies Outside Series

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Mar 3, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,221 views

    To finnish the work we need to overcome discouragement, overcome fear and always be ready to resist the enemy.

    ENEMIES FROM OUTSIDE A few years ago I was invited to play basketball at the Union centre in Chicago. We were just an average bunch of guys trying to get some excercise. As we were warming up a guy came up and asked if his team could play against us. We said sure. They ended up being the farm ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    The Wise Men

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Dec 26, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,684 views

    The Wise Men saw the Light, followed the Light, and found Jesus.

    Text: “Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem” (Matthew 2:1). Who were the wise men? Where were they from? How did they receive the message? Why did they come? What did they bring with them? The name or term ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    A New Day To Begin Life Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 2, 2010
    based on 10 ratings
     | 10,154 views

    The Gospel of John states that God has sent the Word to us in Jesus. In him is the originator of good news about what life can be when we receive it in on his terms.

    Scripture The Advent and Christmas season focus on the coming and birth of Jesus Christ. We read and sing about the baby Jesus, angels, shepherds, infancy stories, and wise men. It is all marvelous stuff, but what does it really mean? Today’s Scripture text for the sermon explains it. John 1:1-18 ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    A Witness Of The Word Series

    Contributed by Ron Tuit on Nov 7, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,215 views

    John the Baptist was an important pivotal prophet who teaches us the principles of a true WITNESS and TESTIMONY.

    11 9 14 A Witness of the Word: John 1:6-8 We have been walking with John through the Gospel of John and meeting the Eternal Son of God who became the Son of Man. We have seen the Savior in the first five verses as the Eternal ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We Can!

    Contributed by Monty Newton on May 15, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,895 views

    We can overcome lifes trials and be powerful witnesses of the grace of God to others.

    Title: We can! Text: Acts 16:22-34 Thesis: We can overcome life’s trials and be powerful witnesses of the grace of God to others. Introduction In Shawshank Redemption, Andy Dufresne is wrongfully convicted of a crime and sent to prison. He is a model prisoner and was recruited by the Warden to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Submitted

    Contributed by Samuel Fulkerson on Jun 9, 2013
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    Submit unto God, Resist the devil and he will flee from you. = victory.

    Quotes: “The reason why many are still troubled, still seeking, still making little forward progress is because they haven't yet come to the end of themselves. We're still trying to give orders, and interfering with God's work within us. ” ― A.W. Tozer “You cannot fulfil ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    When The Going Gets Rough

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on May 15, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,522 views

    Sermon about what to do when things get tough in life.

    Theme: Text: 1 Kings 19:1-18 Introduction Tell the story of Elijah on Mt Carmel This story begins before chapter 19. Actually it begins in chapter 18. This is a very popular story because it shows the power and assurance of God in a awesome way. The challenge was laid. Elijah had ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Spiritual Stages Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Nov 11, 2012
    based on 14 ratings
     | 16,729 views

    Three groups of persons within the family of faith are addressed. What is said of each group doesn’t appear to be age related. These groups may represent different levels of Christian maturity within the community. We could call them three stages of spir

    1 JOHN 2: 12-14 [LIFE, LIGHT & LOVE SERIES] SPIRITUAL STAGES [Ephesians 6:10-20] In the introduction or prologue John indicated that the general purpose of his letter was to help believers mature into Christ-likeness. Having laid down the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Devil Came To Destroy And Not Give Life

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Feb 19, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,618 views

    How to overcome temtation

    A Reality Check on our Spiritual quality of life There have been messengers that have deceived many. Take back in 1930 in Germany. Their economy was still suffering from WWI and they needed someone to help them. Communism was a threat as well as unemployment. There came a man name Adolph Hitler. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Discouragement

    Contributed by Tom Feola on Jun 27, 2012
     | 10,997 views

    How to overcome Discouragement

    Discouragement Discouragement, we all have times of it. It comes at some of the weirdest time and we have to all fight it. Some seem to get it more than others, yet it doesn’t make us more or less spiritual. It’s a battle and we see that people in the Bible fought it and the word of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Jesus: Master, Mentor, And Minister

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Jun 26, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,163 views

    Matthew 4 shows how Jesus faced temptation, called disciples and entered his ministry. This lesson focuses on the meaning of Jesus’ temptation for us.

    In Matthew 4 we see that Jesus is the master, the mentor, and the minister sent from God. Right after Jesus was baptized he was led into the wilderness to be tempted by the Devil. This is a disturbing turn of events for anyone who thinks that becoming a Christian, being baptized into Christ, will ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Saw That Series

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Aug 26, 2012
     | 4,480 views

    Did you know at times we tend to view things wrongly? The good seems to be bad and bad seems to be good. Not all apples that look gorgeous and delicious on the outside are entirely tasty on the inside; at times the inner portion is rotten and also sour

    Saw that…. 1 King 19:3”when he saw that, he arose and ran for his life, and went to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there. 4 But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness…” Mightiest of achievements is ephemeral! Can I get your attention ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Lola Olanrewaju avatar

    Use Your Weapon

    Contributed by Lola Olanrewaju on Jan 21, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,828 views

    The moment you give your life to jesus you are not just saying " yes Lord"  you are literarily saying  let the battle begin.The battle we are in today is  not the battle of physical confrontation but a spiritual warfare that needs spiritual weapons.

    I believe some of us will be wondering why we need to use a weapon when  we are not a soldier. But we need to remember that we are soldiers in christ.  2 Corinth 10:4 says: "For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds" I  realised ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Bruce Lee avatar

    Job-Like Season

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on May 15, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,126 views

    Whatever trial, struggle, bad thing, brokenness, you are going thru is not permanent Whatever trial, struggle, bad thing, brokenness, you are going thru is not permanent. You are just in a Job-like Season. And seasons pass.

    Job-like Season “If my misery could be weighed and my troubles be put on the scales, 3 they would outweigh all the sands of the sea.” Job 6:2-3 Intro: In a village called Uz on the east side of Canaan…, there was a child born named Job. Directly east of Canaan was the land of Edom…, which is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Fear

    Contributed by John Mccormack on Apr 15, 2015
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     | 6,773 views

    ANXIETY IS DANGEROUS.

    FEAR OBSERVATION: THE BOOK OF PSALMS IS A COLLECTION OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY POEMS PINNED BY VARIOUS AUTHORS THROUGHOUT ISRAEL’S HISTORY. KING DAVID WROTE HALF OF THE PSALMS: VARIOUS AUTHORS PINNED THE REMAINDER. EXPRESSIONS OF MANY HUMAN EMOTIONS RUNS THROUGHOUT THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist