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  • Juan J. Guerra avatar

    The Greatest Gift

    Contributed by Juan J. Guerra on Jun 6, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,866 views

    Christ meets the widow in Nain and doesn’t just look the other way like we are prone to do.

    THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL Announce and Read Text: Luke 7:12-15 Jesus had just come from Capernaum where he had seen great faith in the form of a centurion whose slave he healed. He walked into the town of Nain happy to see such faith and suddenly he is hit with compassion for a woman he didn’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Patience: 4th Fruit Of The Spirit

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 4, 2024
     | 741 views

    Patience strengthens the spirit; sweetens the temper; subdues pride, and bridles the tongue.We have need of patience.

    PATIENCE, LONG-SUFFERING: 4TH FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT 7/4/24 By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) Introduction about fruit: WE ARE STUDYING THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT FROM GALATIANS 5. LET US LOOK AT ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Patrick Agbonkpolor avatar

    God's Presence With Us.

    Contributed by Patrick Agbonkpolor on Oct 14, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,906 views

    Man is a stranger in this life.We need to lean on God for direction. We can only have His directive when His abiding presence be with us.

    GOD'S PRESENCE WITH US "And He said,My presence shall go with thee,and I will give thee rest" Exodus:33:14 What a reassuring and comforting words from LORD, even as we go through the journey of life. To set out on a journey into an unknown destination, one thing that is very ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Effective Prayer Meeting

    Contributed by Patrick Agbonkpolor on Oct 26, 2020
     | 11,392 views

    The effective prayer meeting is the one that produces results and brings solution to the issue at stake. Believers need to know the content and practice of result oriented prayer meeting.

    THE EFFECTIVE PRAYER MEETING TEXT: ACTS 4:23-31 "And when they had prayed,the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost and they spake the Word of God with boldness" (Act 4:31). The effectiveness of a prayer meeting is measured by ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Faith Principles To Build And Influence Lesson 2 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jun 29, 2023
     | 884 views

    Faith is learned in the crisis of a dark midnight experience when the leader is shut up to God only.

    1. Faith’s Crucible Principle: Crucible-Faith is learned in the crisis of a dark midnight experience when the leader is shut up to God only, and surrenders sin and selfishness to totally depend on God and find His direction, and discover His power. a. “These trials will show that your faith is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Miracle 4: Feeding The 5,000 Lesson 4 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 13, 2023
     | 1,765 views

    Jesus the Bread of Life and Feeding of 5,000.

    Jesus the Bread of Life John 6:1-14 Feeding the 5,000 A. INTRODUCTION 1. When did this miracle occur? Springtime. “The Passover, a feast for the Jews, was near” (v. 4). 2. Who was involved? Mostly men. “Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God . . . at the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Is The Meaning Of Hungering, Fasting And Touching God Introduction? Lesson 1 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 19, 2023
     | 1,280 views

    Fasting is described as a hungering for God’s presence or intervention.

    A. HUNGER TO KNOW GOD 1. Definition: The painful sensation, or state of weakness caused by need, or a craving appetite, or eager desire for food, or an empty physical feeling. Synonym: ravenous, famishing, starved. Slang: “hungry as a bear” or “starved to death.” 2. The process of fasting is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Is Church Attendance Important? There Is A Pandemic!

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Mar 16, 2021
     | 5,173 views

    The results of the pandemic have affected so much around us. Many are living in fear instead of faith. The temptation to forsake public worship or assembling together is stronger today than I have experienced before.

    Is Church Attendance Important? There is a Pandemic! Hebrew 10:23-25 “Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; 24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: 25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Affliction Of Naomi Series

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Oct 18, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,307 views

    The book of Ruth shows how God used three people to achieve his purpose. These three people had character and were true to God. It also tells the story of how God’s grace was given during a challenging time. We can see that Naomi used her life as a witness for God and it touch others.

    In verses 1-3: The story of Ruth happens at some point during the time of the judges. These were dull days for Israel, when "every man did that which was right in his own eyes" (Judges 17:6, 21:25). Regardless, during those dim and fiendish occasions, there were still some who followed ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Divinity Of Jesus

    Contributed by Jeff Hagan on Apr 28, 2022
     | 1,503 views

    Almost everyone believes Jesus really existed, but who do they say that he was/is?

    We have reached a point in history where there is virtually no need to argue for the existence of the person of Jesus. Even liberal scholars, theologians, historians and archaeologists now concede that the person of Jesus found in the Bible is an historical reality. However, the debate rages on to ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Justin Steckbauer avatar

    Twelve Points That Prove Christianity Is True

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 2, 2021
     | 3,147 views

    Can Christianity be proven? Contrary to popular belief that the Christian faith is based on unproven assumptions, there is actually a great deal of evidence for the Christian worldview.

    Can Christianity be proven? Contrary to popular belief that the Christian faith is based on unproven assumptions, there is actually a great deal of evidence for the Christian worldview. This is a twelve point reasoning process, in extremely short form, indicating a reasoning route beginning at ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Reconciliation, And Grace To Follow.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Feb 3, 2022
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,177 views

    Our reconciliation with God is made possible by the grace of God through the work of Christ. Having been reconciled, we are made the righteousness of God in Him. We are enabled, by the same grace of God, to follow God in the way of righteousness.

    RECONCILIATION, AND GRACE TO FOLLOW. 2 Corinthians 5:20-21; 2 Corinthians 6:1-10. As an ambassador for Christ, Paul was pleading with the Corinthians - on behalf of Christ - that they go on being reconciled to God (2 Corinthians 5:20). We may feel that this is unnecessary: if we are ‘called ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Connectivity To Divinity Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Apr 14, 2025
     | 616 views

    One of the greatest privileges of the believer is access to divine connection. Just as a branch cannot survive without being attached to the vine, so also no man can thrive without a connection to God.

    CONNECTIVITY TO DIVINITY By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: John 15:5 "I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing." Supporting Texts: James 4:8; Psalm 91:1; Isaiah 40:31; John 14:6; ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Parables Concerning The Kingdom, Part 2 (Matthew 13:24-58)

    Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Apr 18, 2025
     | 451 views

    The Lord Jesus continues to teach the people through the means of stories, or parables. Each parable presents a description of the coming kingdom and judgment.

    Matthew 13 contains a series of parables that are heard by the crowds, but only a few would take the effort to really hear, understand, and apply what the Lord Jesus was teaching. He has presented stories about good and bad soils that represent how people receive and apply the Word of God to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Functions Of The Anointing Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Apr 28, 2025
     | 1,041 views

    The anointing is the supernatural enablement that God gives to His people for specific purposes. It is not just a feeling or experience; it is the empowerment of the Holy Spirit to carry out divine assignments and fulfil destiny.

    THE FUNCTIONS OF THE ANOINTING By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Luke 4:18-19 "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God