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  • Jessie Manuel avatar

    United We Stand: The Power Of Teamwork

    Contributed by Jessie Manuel on Nov 25, 2024
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    Words of King David in 2 Samuel 23:1-7. David was not only a king but also a warrior, poet, and musician. He knew the importance of working together as a team, and in our lives today, teamwork can make a significant difference.

    1. The Power of the Team: David’s Mighty Men Let’s start by talking about David’s mighty men. They were a group of his most loyal and skilled warriors who fought side by side with him. Together, they accomplished incredible feats that no single warrior could have achieved alone. Even in this ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Third Sunday In Advent (B C P). Series

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 2, 2024
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     | 772 views

    Sermons upon the Bible Readings of the Book of Common Prayer.

    Psalm 80:1-7, Isaiah 35:1-10, 1 Corinthians 4:1-5, Matthew 11:2-10 A). TURN US, SHINE FORTH, SAVE US. Psalm 80:1-7. Belief in the God of Israel is not blind faith, but an informed trust. One expression of our confidence that the LORD is in control of all things is to make our complaints known ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Joshua, The Fulfillment Of God's Promises. Series

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Feb 7, 2025
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    The people of Israel were slack in taking up their inheritance in The Promised Land, are we slackers also, not taking up the freedom we can have, the abundant life we can have in Christ Jesus?

    Back into the deep dive into scripture; Joshua. Joshua 14:1-6 and Joshua18:1-8. We had previously, last year, looked at Joshua and the defeat of Jericho, we had journeyed that far in the Old Testament, my first few sermons of 2025 were about living victoriously in Christ. But back to Joshua the ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    What Jesus’ Grief Over Jerusalem Reveals Series

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Mar 30, 2023
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    The reasons for grief are many, such as the loss of a loved one, the loss of health, or the letting go of a long-held dream. Dealing with a significant loss can be one of the most difficult times in a person's life. Jesus sees God’s dream for Jerusalem slipping away.

    Sermon: What Jesus’ Grief over Jerusalem Reveals Matthew 23:37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God’s messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn’t let me. 38 And now, look, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Return For Revival

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jun 13, 2024
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    The invitation was to live in the ways of God. It was an invitation to come back to the ways that the people knew were right. When Hosea uses the words “let us”, he speaks in clear terms here to communicate that those who needed to return to the LORD were not alone.

    OPENING ILLUSTRATION: Play the video “RESTORED.” Israel had wondered far away from its place of origin. As if a child lost in a store, she is drawn away by delights of the eye, sensual insights and an overwhelming urgency to seek her own way. She awakens; finding herself tossed into the gutter of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Trusting In God's Majesty And Providsion

    Contributed by Jung Lee on Mar 30, 2024
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    "Standing on a mountaintop at dawn, we're awed by the vastness of God's creation, reminding us of our valued place in His universe. Psalm 8:3-4 reflects on this, urging us to trust in God’s grand design for a fulfilled life."

    Introduction Imagine you're up high on a mountain just as the day starts, with the sky bursting into bright colors like a big, beautiful painting. Moments like this remind us how huge God's world is and how we, even though we might feel tiny, are important to Him. In Psalm 8:3-4, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Our Trust Makes Room For God’s Rewards Series

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Jun 11, 2023
     | 1,457 views

    - Do we live with the knowledge that God knows what He’s doing? From creation to this moment, God has been preparing us for redemption because what is to come is God’s wrath for our disobedience, because His holiness demands it. However, His grace provides a way through (or out of) it.

    Alpha and Omega, Part 22 Our Trust makes room for God’s Rewards Genesis 21:1-7; Genesis 22:1-18 Introduction - 2023 has had one primary “purpose”: To know there is a God! -- Continuing our series, “Alpha and Omega”; examining the beginning to the end - Last week we saw how we can ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Trust Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jun 16, 2023
     | 2,912 views

    David knew that God was worthy to be trusted and that God stood alone as his provider.

    INTRODUCTION • Today we begin a short series on the beautiful Psalm 23. • Psalm 23 is one of the better-known Psalms. • We probably hear this Psalm the most at funerals; we seek to comfort those who have lost loved ones. • Psalm 23 has so much more to offer than comfort over the loss of a loved ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Being A Light In The World Today

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jun 19, 2023
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    This world has a hard time talking to each other. conversations escalate and being the light in a dark world is tough but possible with the Lord's help

    Being a light in the world today Luke 11:33-36 Good Morning Everyone - it is really Good to see you and we are glad that you are! Prayer- (being a light) The Psalmist tells us; The word of God is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path… the light of God keeps us in a right relationship ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Seed Pearls

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 24, 2023
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     | 1,748 views

    Every act that you perform is a seed of one kind or another. Something will grow from it. What will your seeds produce?

    Wars have been fought over differences seemingly smaller than the contrasts we see between the five parables in this passage from Matthew’s gospel. There were riots in the streets of Constantinople during the 4th century over whether Jesus was of “like” substance with the father or “the same” ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Facial Recognition

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 5, 2023
     | 1,661 views

    If you have recognized yourselves in other people, then Jesus will recognize himself in you.

    I was adjusting the biometric ID on my phone while I was preparing this sermon and started thinking about the things like the algorithms used to identify users’ buying habits and then about how easy it is to access untold quantities of information about you just from plugging your name into your ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Christian's Certitude

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Mar 19, 2023
     | 1,403 views

    Where do we go when we die!

    The Christians Certitude 2 Corinthians 5:1 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: 3 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God’s Messenger And Its Little Scroll Series

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Sep 3, 2023
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    This message is a bit of a parenthesis (like Ch 7 was) … a pause to understand that time and events that have happened are that are still to come. God sends a mighty angel to speak to the Earth, and with he carries an incredible message for all.

    Alpha and Omega, Part 34, Revelation Part 11 God’s Messenger and its Little Scroll Revelation 10:1-11 and Revelation 11:1-2 Introduction - Been studying together, chapter by chapter, to understand God’s plan for creation - Last week, we saw the 5th and 6th trumpet (1st and 2nd terrors ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Greatest Harvest Known To Man Series

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Oct 30, 2023
     | 956 views

    Chapter 14 is a great encouragement and a preview of terror that sets anyone who doesn't know Christ on a collision course with a righteous God. The time to know Jesus is now, before there are no more chances!

    Alpha and Omega, Part 42, Revelation Part 19 The Greatest Harvest known to Man Revelation 14:9-20 Introduction - Been studying Revelation together, to understand God’s plan for creation -- REM: Redemption of sin is granted through Jesus; and yes, we have a choice - Last time, we explored the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    New Beginnings: A Deep Dive Into Scripture 2024. Series

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jan 19, 2024
     | 4,191 views

    In 2024 we have decided that a greater knowledge of scripture in a necessity, so here we go with an introduction to our congregation/Corps.

    New Beginnings Psalm 119:105: “Your word is a lamp?for my feet, ????a light?on my path.” We have a wee verse on our office wall that states, “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you start where you are and change the ending.” In life I am sure that there are many times ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army