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  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    The God Who Specializes In Making A Way

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on May 31, 2025
     | 776 views

    Today’s message is to inspire hope and renew faith in the God who still makes a way. No matter what obstacle stands before you, believe that God is already working behind the scenes to create a path for your breakthrough.

    THE GOD WHO SPECIALIZES IN MAKING A WAY By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Isaiah 43:16-19 Supporting Texts: Exodus 14:21-22, John 14:6, Romans 8:28, Psalm 77:19 INTRODUCTION: Life often presents us with what seem to be impossible situations—moments when there appears to be no solution, no ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    He Will Make Your Paths Straight

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 31, 2001
    based on 224 ratings
     | 30,991 views

    The Bible teaches that prayer affects God & that prayer can affect circumstances.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER CENTRAL CHRISTIAN, BROWNSVILLE, TX A. I want to read a passage of scripture that you have probably heard many times, but I’m afraid we have generally failed to focus on what it is saying. Listen as I read Proverbs 3:5-6, "Trust in the Lord ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Michael Kell avatar

    3 Things That Make Jesus Cry

    Contributed by Michael Kell on Mar 27, 2001
    based on 129 ratings
     | 6,227 views

    Overview of the 3 times Jesus cried in Scripture. Purpose: Encouragement & Challenge Weak or Unsaved

    3 things that make Jesus cry Chronologically: 1.John 11:32-37 When everybody else around was weeping so was he John 11:4- knew that it would turn out for God’s Glory Cause of Jesus’ weeping: To see other people hurting, weeping We see other suffering and we empathize Jesus feels what we feel. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Alan Perkins avatar

    How Easter Makes Sense Of Christianity Series

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 29, 2001
    based on 354 ratings
     | 10,815 views

    Without the resurrection, nothing about Christianity makes sense. But with the resurrection, Christianity is the only thing that makes sense of life.

    I stand before you today, on this the holiest day of the Christian year, to declare that the Christian religion is utter nonsense. A huge mass of inconsistencies; a conglomeration of all that is absurd, ridiculous, incomprehensible, contradictory, unbelievable, incredible, and patently false. Allow ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Johnny Carver avatar

    God Makes A Way Where There Is No Way

    Contributed by Johnny Carver on Apr 8, 2002
    based on 115 ratings
     | 21,349 views

    God’s provision is displayed in this message when it seems like all hope is gone.

    Scripture: Exodus 14:1-31 Title: “God Makes A Way Where There Is No Way” Introduction: “Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord.” When things are really impossible it’s going to take God to work it out anyway! So you might as well stand still. Almost in the same breath Moses appears to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Joel W. Lohr avatar

    What Makes A Wise Man Wise?

    Contributed by Joel W. Lohr on Dec 17, 2001
    based on 58 ratings
     | 6,316 views

    Next sermon in the advent series dealing with the Wise Men and how we can and should relate to them with regard to seeking and approaching Christ.

    A visitor in a small Southern town comes across a beautiful Nativity scene. It was obvious that great skill and talent had gone into creating it. One small feature bothers the man - the three wise men are wearing firefighters helmets. Unable to come up with a reason or an explanation, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    Making Peace With The People In Your Past

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Dec 18, 2001
    based on 58 ratings
     | 3,611 views

    How to move toward forgiving those who have hurt you the most over the years.

    Forgiveness is hard. When somebody does something that cuts our heart or damages our feelings, it’s difficult to forgive. But the difficulty of forgiveness is exponentially harder when the person we are trying to forgive has been in our life for years. A father or a mother, a brother or ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Make Up Your Mind Series

    Contributed by Jim Mooney on Dec 30, 2000
    based on 232 ratings
     | 22,675 views

    This sermon will encourage Believers to become stable minded in a confused world.

    HOW TO MAKE UP YOUR MIND Growing Up Rather Than Giving Up - Part 3 James 1:5-11 I want us to look at what James has to say on "How to Make up Your Mind". Life is full of decisions and life is basically a series of choices we make every day. We have to evaluate, decide, draw conclusions. Frank ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Wayne Searls avatar

    Three Things That Make An Oustanding Mother

    Contributed by Wayne Searls on May 8, 2002
    based on 524 ratings
     | 45,719 views

    To motivate the hearer to seek the power of God to enable him/her to become a successful parent.

    THREE THINGS THAT MAKE AN OUTSTANDING MOTHER Luke 2:1-7 TEXT: And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. 3 So all went to be registered, everyone to his ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Randy Sceroler avatar

    Five Step To Making Biblical Decisions

    Contributed by Randy Sceroler on May 30, 2002
    based on 109 ratings
     | 11,988 views

    In Making decisions we need to ask ourselves 5 questions before we decide

    FIVE BIBLICAL STEPS WHEN MAKING A DECISION THAT WILL PLEASE THE LORD ASK YOURSELF 1. DOES IT VIOLATE CLEAR TEACHINGS OF THE BIBLE? (2 TIM3:16,17) A. The Bible is Inspired. B. The Bible is Instructive. C. The Bible is Intrusive. 2. DOES IT CAUSE MY BROTHER TO STUMBLE IN HIS FAITH? (1 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chris Talton avatar

    Making A Prisoner Into A Prince (Pt. 2)

    Contributed by Chris Talton on Jan 19, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,227 views

    This is the 2nd of 2 parts on how in one day, Joseph went from being a prisoner to a prince. It can happen just as radically in the life someone inprisoned to sin.

    Nov. 21, 1999 Gen. 41:1-40 Making a prisoner into a prince (pt. 2) 1. A prince tells it like it is even when the message is unpleasant ¡V WARNING! [Explain the interpretation of the dream ¡V ¡§I¡¦ve got good news, and I¡¦ve got bad news¡¨] The interpretation that Joseph gave to pharaoh of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Shafit avatar

    What Difference Does Christmas Make?

    Contributed by Paul Shafit on Jan 26, 2002
    based on 33 ratings
     | 3,827 views

    Christmas is God’s gift to mankind.

    Have you opened your christmas presents yet? Did you get what you were hoping for? In recent years Christmas has become more and more commercial, and for many it’s become no more than a reason for a family dinner or gathering with little or no thought for the reason for the season. What difference ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • William Fix avatar

    Does God Love, Love Making Series

    Contributed by William Fix on Feb 4, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,329 views

    Does God Love, Love Making? You cannot turn on secular television without seeing an ongoing solicitation that is sexual in nature. In most cases these are most likely a perversion of the sex that God approves of for man. But does He love, love making.

    We are in a series entitled does God really Love These Things and we have answered the question. Does God Love Laughter. God wants us to a full and abundant life full of hope, peace, and joy. Included in all of that is laughter. The Bible very clearly states that there is a time for laughter. I ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Dan Borchert avatar

    What Makes A Good Minister Of The Word?

    Contributed by Dan Borchert on Aug 30, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
     | 3,539 views

    We will look at how to become a good minister of God’s Word

    I Timothy 4:1-16 Becoming a good minister of the Word Introduction What make a good minister of the Word? (run with that Idea) I hope you have let God Shape you into what He wants. 3 requirements for making of a young ministers of the Word 1. Preaching the Word (1-6) 2. Practicing the Word ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • David Dunn avatar

    What Would Make Heaven Hell?

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 26, 2025
     | 168 views

    Heaven is joy only for hearts transformed by Jesus. Without holiness, God’s presence becomes torment. Christ alone gives us a heart fit for heaven.

    Heaven. The word alone sounds like comfort. Endless peace. Reunions. Rest. Joy without sorrow. Life without loss. Every funeral reminds us of it. Every aching heart hopes for it. If you asked the average person today what they believe about eternity, most would say something like, “Oh, sure, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist