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    What Is Your Wilderness? PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 29, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 902 views

    This sermon explores the power, purpose, and promise of God's Good News, emphasizing the essential role of the Holy Spirit in transforming hearts.

    Good morning, beloved in Christ. There's a certain kind of warmth that fills this room every time we gather together in fellowship, a warmth that can only be attributed to the love of God that binds us together as a family. I am always grateful for these moments we share, moments where we open our ...read more

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    To Whom Are They Terrorists?

    Contributed by Cooper Abrams Iii on Sep 17, 2001
    based on 52 ratings
     | 4,020 views

    Message taken from Psalm 27:1-6 addressing the fear caused by the event of September 11 and terrorism.

    To Whom Are They Terrorists? Psalm 27:1-6 September 16, 2001 by Cooper Abrams, Calvary Baptist Church, Tremonton, Utah Introduction: Most of America is focused on the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon by Arab terrorists. It is certainly a despicable and deplorable ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Claim Your Possession

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on May 13, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 14,011 views

    Paul told Timothy to lay hold on eternal life. We must claim our possession that the enemy stolen from us. Claim Your Possesion which is eternal life.

    ¡§Claim Your Possession¡¨ ¡§Lay Hold on Eternal Life¡¨ By Elder Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. Claim: - is a transitive verb, which means something is being done to something else- it literally means to ask for especially as a right, to take as the rightful owner of. Possession: - is the act of ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    Men We Are In Battle

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Nov 27, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 9,302 views

    This is a sermon preached on Men’s Day Targeted For African American Men. You can see the video or download the audio version at our website www.glenvillenewlife.com. There is a video on our website that goes with the sermon. See date 11-26-06 on our vide

    Men’ We’re In Battle Joshua 1:6-9 Ephesians 6:1-18 November 26, Men’s Day There is a reason that we live, and we act the way that we do as men. We do what we do because of what we believe about the world and about life. Have you ever believed a lie and acted upon it. I have. In college ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Who Turned On The Lights! Series

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 7, 2011
     | 6,931 views

    We were never meant to live in darkness so God turned on the lights.

    Intro: WHO TURNED ON THE LIGHTS! 1. The city of Rattenburg, Austria is in the dark from November to February each year. The city was built in the 1300’s behind a 3,000-foot mountain to protect it from ma-raud-ers [people in search of plunder]. Since the lack of winter sunshine was a small price to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Prayer Power & Spiritual Warfare Unveiled Series

    Contributed by James Wallace on Dec 28, 2020
     | 2,790 views

    The incredible power of prayer and it's effect on the Spiritual Battle is unveiled. How can we make a difference in the spiritual battle?

    One of the most intriguing, mysterious, ignored and probably abused topics in all of Scripture is the matter of spiritual warfare. One of the most important but puzzling issues in all of Scripture is prayer and spiritual breakthrough. It’s puzzling because we all have questions about prayer. How ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    Cosmic Conflict Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Sep 18, 2015
     | 8,335 views

    In order to overcome the evil one, believe that Jesus has already won the war and boldly declare your allegiance to Him.

    Jack Handey, in his book Fuzzy Memories, tells the story of a bully who demanded his lunch money every day when he was a child in school. Handey was smaller than the bully, so he simply gave the bully his money. “Then I decided to fight back,” Handey says. “I started taking ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Destruction Of Antichrist Armies Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Nov 28, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,924 views

    How will World Peace be realized? Opinions vary on this subject, but Zechariah 14:12-16 reveals what must happen. At his Second Coming, Christ will employ three weapons to put down rebellion and establish peace.

    Intro Our text today is from Zechariah 14:12-15. It describes the destruction of the Antichrist armies at the Battle of Armageddon. These verses fit chronologically after verse 3.i So, I want to read Zechariah 14:1-3 and then read the text. Zechariah 14 begins with this word from God to Jerusalem: ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    The Gift Of The Thorn

    Contributed by Dasol Kang on Sep 20, 2025
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     | 503 views

    Sometimes the greatest gifts God gives us are the weaknesses we would never choose for ourselves.

    INTRO If we took an inventory of everything that we say in our prayers, we would likely find that the vast majority of our prayers fall into one of two simple prayers. The first category is the “Gimmie” prayer. You know the “gimmie” prayer well. “Lord, gimme that parking spot right up front. And ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Longing For The Lord Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Mar 20, 2003
    based on 129 ratings
     | 34,742 views

    I want us to take a look at Psalm 42 in order to better understand the kind of depression that can hit us in the spiritual solar plexus.

    Longing for the Lord Last week we focused our attention on Psalm 32, and established the fact that our unconfessed sins can cause us physical problems. When we don’t confess we can experience distress. What we’ll learn this morning is that pain is not always a direct result of sin. Last Monday ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Omnipotent God

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Sep 26, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 19,833 views

    Our God is omnipotent. If’s He’s not, we cannot fully trust Him to do anything he promised.

    Omnipotent God: Is There Anything Too Hard For Him? TCF Sermon September 25, 2005 I want to start with a little demonstration here this morning. I have here a precious coin (it’s really just a quarter, but pretend with me). I have a friend who has entrusted this coin to me to keep and protect ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Rulers Disarmed Series

    Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 17, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,978 views

    God disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame by triumphing over them in Christ’s work at the cross.

    INTRODUCTION Please turn in your Bibles to Colossians chapter 2. We’ll read verse 15 this morning as we continue in the letter to the Colossians. This verse completes Paul’s paragraph in which he is helping the Colossian believers and us to understand all that we have in Christ; all that is true ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    War And Peace

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jan 18, 2019
     | 5,770 views

    A study in the book of 2 Chronicles 15: 1 – 19

    2 Chronicles 15: 1 – 19 War and Peace 15 Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded. 2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him: “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    The Power Of The Resurrection

    Contributed by Timothy Proctor Sr. D. Min on Mar 13, 2002
    based on 116 ratings
     | 83,933 views

    We only look at the resurrection as far as we can see it, oh but only look at it for what is really is. It’s was then, it is now, and it will forever will be right now. Know Jesus in the Power of the Resurrection.

    23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” 24 Martha answered, “I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.” 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; 26 and whoever lives and believes in me will ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Butterfly

    Contributed by Lindeal Greer on Nov 22, 2000
    based on 84 ratings
     | 14,301 views

    This is about the struggles that makes us grow.

    Butterfly A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours, as it struggled to force its body through the little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and it ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ